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Sep. 2nd, 2011 12:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
issenlloSchool is: on the good days I say to myself, "I'll finish all my reading or die trying." On the bad days, "I'll finish all my reading or else." >_<
Um, right. Finally re-remembered that I can crosspost.
Infiltrate, Sherlock/John, Sherlock, by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ladyflowdi and mirrorskippy. Wherein Moriarty is, as expected, horrible. Long fic (which is why I have the AO3 link). Can't help thinking it's redundant of me to warn for death and violence and torture in this fic, given the fandom... not to mention the sex scenes. Oh well.
Also by the same writers:
a sequel The Love Song of Two Idiots, and another sequel, Speculation, which is a kidfic.
Secret Vulcan Mating Rituals, WIP, Kirk/Spock, reboot Star Trek, contains surprise Dr Who and surprise myth (I don't know enough fanon to judge whether Mormon tale equivalent has any fandom-ly basis anywhere or is the author's pure invention, sorry) but those probably shouldn't detract too much from the fic itself, by chase820
Had recently (before school started) finished watched Dong Yi, and despite some annoyance with the director's, er, directions, enjoyed it and would rec it to people who like period Korean drama. Sadly, I am not familiar with the historical backdrop of the series (something to check out when time permits), but I'm sure it would have increased my appreciation had I known.
One of the dissonances that I get when I watch Korean drama set in the olden days is how alien its familiar concepts are. For example, I'm used to taking for granted, say, Confucian concepts of society since those are in Chinese drama (period and modern to varying degrees) but in Korean drama, I'm more like "what d'you mean, this person is of low birth?" Not that such class issues do not arise in Chinese drama (or even Japanese dramas...) but it tends to be white-washed or ignored. Therefore, when an entire plot point in Dong Yi goes on about how Dong Yi should not be queen because she is of low birth, I stutter, "B-but...".
With that out of the way... my romantic sensibilities love the relationship between Dong Yi and the king. It's adorable but not saccharine, and intense in a very understated way. They understand and trust each other very well, and it works beautifully.
And those brilliant silk brocade skirts are gorgeous. I want one! Many! (I acknowledge the impracticality of long dresses but the aesthetics...) Yay for a great costume budget!
And actually, the real attraction to me is how Dong Yi goes about investigating crimes. She examines bodies, questions suspects, checks records and uses scientific methods to eliminate improbabilities. She gives that up for a while to be a concubine and produce a child and do some badass court-plotting for a while but at the end of the drama she goes back to detecting and standing up for justice, especially for the downtrodden. And while the king helps her and supports her (and he assists only by providing muscle; he doesn't take over), she does it because she wants to.
A woman detective in olden times. Love it.
Um, right. Finally re-remembered that I can crosspost.
Infiltrate, Sherlock/John, Sherlock, by
ladyflowdi and mirrorskippy. Wherein Moriarty is, as expected, horrible. Long fic (which is why I have the AO3 link). Can't help thinking it's redundant of me to warn for death and violence and torture in this fic, given the fandom... not to mention the sex scenes. Oh well. Also by the same writers:
a sequel The Love Song of Two Idiots, and another sequel, Speculation, which is a kidfic.
Secret Vulcan Mating Rituals, WIP, Kirk/Spock, reboot Star Trek, contains surprise Dr Who and surprise myth (I don't know enough fanon to judge whether Mormon tale equivalent has any fandom-ly basis anywhere or is the author's pure invention, sorry) but those probably shouldn't detract too much from the fic itself, by chase820
Had recently (before school started) finished watched Dong Yi, and despite some annoyance with the director's, er, directions, enjoyed it and would rec it to people who like period Korean drama. Sadly, I am not familiar with the historical backdrop of the series (something to check out when time permits), but I'm sure it would have increased my appreciation had I known.
One of the dissonances that I get when I watch Korean drama set in the olden days is how alien its familiar concepts are. For example, I'm used to taking for granted, say, Confucian concepts of society since those are in Chinese drama (period and modern to varying degrees) but in Korean drama, I'm more like "what d'you mean, this person is of low birth?" Not that such class issues do not arise in Chinese drama (or even Japanese dramas...) but it tends to be white-washed or ignored. Therefore, when an entire plot point in Dong Yi goes on about how Dong Yi should not be queen because she is of low birth, I stutter, "B-but...".
With that out of the way... my romantic sensibilities love the relationship between Dong Yi and the king. It's adorable but not saccharine, and intense in a very understated way. They understand and trust each other very well, and it works beautifully.
And those brilliant silk brocade skirts are gorgeous. I want one! Many! (I acknowledge the impracticality of long dresses but the aesthetics...) Yay for a great costume budget!
And actually, the real attraction to me is how Dong Yi goes about investigating crimes. She examines bodies, questions suspects, checks records and uses scientific methods to eliminate improbabilities. She gives that up for a while to be a concubine and produce a child and do some badass court-plotting for a while but at the end of the drama she goes back to detecting and standing up for justice, especially for the downtrodden. And while the king helps her and supports her (and he assists only by providing muscle; he doesn't take over), she does it because she wants to.
A woman detective in olden times. Love it.