The  hd_worldcup  reveals have finally been posted. I had a fabulous time reading and commenting, and I’d like to thank once more all the authors. In fact I still have a few fics to read, and I expect to do so in the following weeks. I had a few guesses right (generally the same as anybody else). Of course I couldn’t guess the fic  furiosity  wrote since I haven’t read it yet *headdesk*. I finally discovered who wrote "Did You Know I'm Naked Underneath This T-Shirt" And Other Great Hits: it was bribitribbit. I was right to imagine the author was also a Libertines’ fan :) And bravo to scrtkpr who wrote two fabulous fics Still Life in Wood and Parchment and the amazing Perfect Day.  I hope you don’t consider leaving fandom anymore. Finally, yes  frayach  did write Breaking all the Rules. I’m so happy.

 

On quite another topic, I realize I go to gigs almost once a week and I never review. I don’t think many people on my flist are interested but, well, yesterday was Mystery Jets and it was great.

 

Since everybody is doing this, I’d like to offer my small reclist for hd_worldcup: )

 

I must say however that I haven’t finished reading all the fics, which means I may add some other titles before the reveal…if I have the time *sigh* I must also clarify that there are fics that I didn’t read on purpose ie any fic that involved the death of Harry or Draco and more generally fics without at least a hopeful ending. As a consequence, I’ve probably read less fics from Team Canon than from any other team *sigh again*.

 

More generally I must emphasize that the fest was a real treat. I was amazed by the quality of the fics and art, and the obvious effort everybody had made to take up the challenge. I know some people found it was too much at a time, and that the fics were too long. Well, even though I was unable to keep my head above water, I won’t complain. I enjoy long fics (15k and more) and it’s a real pleasure for me to know that I’m going to spend some time in a particular universe. My only problem is that I have withdrawal symptoms between the fests :) I love to be in a land of plenty, where you have the luxury of choosing which fic you’re going to read first…

 

Finally, I was pleasantly surprised by Team Epilogue (I am a EWE girl at heart). I must confess that I was a bit prejudiced before the fest since I was already tired of the infidelity/divorce scenario and thought I couldn’t bear reading it anymore. In fact I was quite delighted to see that the authors not only succeeded in inventing totally new concepts, but that they often opted for the hopeful ending, which was rather unexpected (I suspect they found it so difficult to deal with the Epilogue AND introduce some H/D that they didn’t want their efforts to be in vain :))

 

So thank you so much to all the authors and artists and all the teams. As a reader, I had a great time and I truly hope it was the same for you.

 

Yes, it deals with bonding and slavery, but don't let that deter you, it's so much more than that: romantic, erotic, and strangely touching.

Yes, the premise seems unbelievable, but it works. It even feels, well, right.

Really, the only danger here is to become addicted. Go and read!