Those Leverage Recs I Promised Y'all.

[solarcat]

I promised, and so I shall deliver. ^^



To Begin! Some Gen!fic things. =3

Title: Handful of Bad Luck
Author: kenzimone
Rating: R
Warnings: Violence? Minor canon references that may or may not be spoilers (nothing spoilery for canon plots, anyway).
Why the Rec? This right here is why Gen!Fic exists. To showcase things like how awesome Eliot is. By... nearly drowning him. A lot. ...Well. >.> Anyway, Eliot is Batman, but you already knew that. <3
Link: http://typings.livejournal.com/14080.html

Title: The Boat Job (WIP)
Author: littlefairy78
Rating: T
Warnings: Language, violence. Whumpage.
Why the Rec? Gen fic that could edge into Eliot/Hardison territory if you squint sideways (so, very much like the show, in that respect... *g* ). Plenty of both Eliot!whumpage and Eliot!MoarAwesomeThanYouEveryone, which is just my kind of fic. It's unfortunately still a work in progress, but one which I am looking forward to more of. A lot. The prologue and first three chapters are currently published. If any of you are WIP-phobic, I'll be glad to let you know when this one gets finished. ^^
Link: http://littlefairy78.livejournal.com/5512.html

Title: The Joy of Cooking
Author: ljemanja
Rating: T
Warnings: Minor spoilers for The Wedding Job, set post-S1.
Why the Rec? Eliot-centric team!fic with cooking. Also, Parker is great in this! *bounces happily* I'm going to be re-reading this one a lot, I think. ^^
Link: http://ijemanja.livejournal.com/109303.html

Title: We're All Mad Here
Author: entangled_now
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Nah.
Why the Rec? Slice-of-Life fic, in which Eliot is surrounded by crazy people. =)
Link: http://community.livejournal.com/libraryofsol/83993.html

Title: Samson Ain't Got Nothing On Eliot
Author: snookscribbles
Rating: G
Warnings:
Why the Rec? Short, sweet, and lulz. All about Eliot's hair. <3
Link: http://snookscribbles.livejournal.com/27131.html



Be warned! From here on out, it's Eliot/Hardison all the way, bbs! <3

Title: Bad Habits and Dumb Luck
Author: laceymcbain
Rating: PG
Warnings: General series spoilers, Eliot abuse. =3
Why the Rec? And here we enter the slashy stuff, wherein everyone learns that I'm an Eliot/Hardison shipper. No, seriously. I ship it like burning. *ahem* Anyway, it's laceymcbain writing Eliot/Hardison fic with actual plot and everything! \0/
Link: http://laceymcbain.livejournal.com/238358.html

Title: Sweet Time
Author: facetofcathy
Rating: MA
Warnings: Porn. But with plot! ...Sort of. >.>
Why the Rec? See the warnings. Okay, okay, I'll be good. I like the ... morning-ness... of this fic. It's set in the morning, and it feels like morning. Also, the porn is just the right shade of hot, and also, I love Eliot. For many reasons, but also because he's actually quite sweet. ^^ Provided you don't, y'know, get on his bad side. XD
Link: http://facetofcathy.livejournal.com/55853.html

Title: The Way to a Man's Heart
Author: merle_p
Rating: R
Warnings: Nothing to worry about. Mentions of violence and sex.
Why the Rec? So. Um... I might have this kink for Chef!Eliot. A little. *ahem* >.> Anyway, this fulfills both my Chef!Eliot kink and my permanent squee for all things Eliot/Hardison, and it does it with style. <3
Link: http://merle-p.livejournal.com/9414.html

Title: Wherever the hell Bolivia is
Author: merle_p
Rating: R
Warnings: Sex & Violence. (I'm growing rather fond of this fandom... =3 )
Why the Rec? This one's got some nice character insights, and the parallel structure of the paragraphs in each section is very nicely executed.
Link: http://merle-p.livejournal.com/8767.html



In other news, I need Leverage icons. >.>

Comments

leverage!!

[laceymcbain.livejournal.com]

I'm totally with you (and WITH you) on the whole Eliot/Hardison thing. They have chemistry, baby! I just want more and more of them, and the fic is (as of yet) hard to find. I will write more - at the moment, I have the piece of one where Eliot ends up in Myanmar (where there's a price on his head) and the team goes in to save him! (Hardison leading the charge, of course.)

Re: leverage!!

[laceymcbain.livejournal.com]

There might be some other Eliot/Hardison (or at least some Eliot/Hardison/Parker) on my LJ memories list under Leverage. I'll see what I can find for you:

The Hole (or as I call it, "the one in the gay club with the Russians"): http://darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com/326479.html

Ooh, and I love this one: http://fools-game.livejournal.com/98121.html

Re: leverage!!

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

I was considering reccing the one in the gay club with the Russians! I did like it, but I felt like it had some pacing problems. Or, maybe not problems... issues? I dunno. :\ I liked it, but I wished the plot had been beefed up a bit more. WELL worth a read, though, I agree. Because... Gay club! Russians! Eliot and Hardison! \0/!

That second one I haven't read, but I will be doing so now! =D

Re: leverage!!

[laceymcbain.livejournal.com]

The thing I like about the gay club one is that, for the most part, Hardison and Eliot's voices ring really true.

Hey, does it bother you that Hardison automatically turned into Alec in fandom, though Nate only calls him that once during the entire season!?

Re: leverage!!

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

That is true. The characterization was quite good. I just felt like there was a chunk of plot missing from the center somewhere. :\ Eh. It may be that I need to go back and re-read again. (The fic will always hold a special place in my heart just for the club dancing, though, because that's always one of my favorite scenes to imagine for any ship of mine. *g*)

GOD YES! THANK YOU!!!! *clings* What's with that?? I don't get it! He's Hardison! EVERYONE calls him that, ALL the time! It's not even just a mission thing. Eliot is Eliot, Parker is Parker, Hardison is Hardison! I can see it being an intimacy thing, that once a relationship is established, the whole first-name thing may come into play, but in pre-slash? Actually, I don't even care so much when the characters use it; I hate when the narrator uses it, and moreso in fics that are other-character centric. I can see Hardison thinking of himself as "Alec", but Eliot thinking of him as "Alec" all the time is a much harder sell. :\

Re: leverage!!

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

SUCH chemistry! I mean, come on, people! I shipped it from like, the first ten minutes of The Nigerian Job and I've kept right on keepin' on. <333 The LOOKS! The threats of painful death! (We all know threats of painful death mean True Love.) Now, I know that everyone on Leverage is sleeping with everyone else, which is a massive part of why the show is So. Damn. Shiny. But the whole Nate/Eliot thing? I just... really? o_0 Because aside from that whole pool table discussion and that Eliot would really prefer that Nate not drink himself (and all of them, as a result) into oblivion... I suppose there was the moment with the beer, but... Hardison! Your icon alone should be enough to convince people that there is a ship here! \0/ *flails*

*ahem* Leverage might possibly be my new obsession and I might possibly be really happy to have people to babble about it with. >.>;;;

Re: leverage!!

[laceymcbain.livejournal.com]

YES!! I don't get the Nate/Eliot thing either, and I'm usually good at appreciating other people's ships, or at least seeing the seeds of them. I'll give them the pool table scene, but honestly, there are so many Hardison/Eliot moments. They fight! They sass one another. They argue like married folks. It's ridiculously fun. Eliot's super-touchy. He puts up with Hardison's weird tech ideas and his painting and Hardison is teaching him how to use Photoshop! Come on, people - it's ridiculously easy to ship these two.

(And honestly, when I saw it, I watched all 11 episodes that were out in about 2 days, then made another friend watch the same 11 episodes with me a few days later. I hear ya.)

Re: leverage!!

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

Yes! Exactly! Looking at the ships comparatively, in terms of what we have in canon, I pretty much don't get why we don't already have a massive party going on in the Eliot/Hardison wing of the fandom.

(And how much do I LOVE the Photoshop??? Plus, okay, not-so-dirty little not-so-secret: I really, really, really need good fic in which Eliot starts teaching Hardison hand-to-hand combat and then they end up having hot, sweaty sex on the gym mats. <3 I will have it, even if I end up having to write it myself. *is determined*)

Re: leverage!!

[laceymcbain.livejournal.com]

Yes! You must write!

But, also, you must read this fic: Eliot Fights a Bear (http://robinyj.livejournal.com/4770.html)

Seriously, the dialogue is hilarious. Hardison in nature, Eliot fighting a bear (you'll feel a little sorry for the bear). It's brilliant. *G*

Re: leverage!!

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

I WANT TO READ THIS FIC A WHOLE LOT. 0_0!!

I shall have to mull it over myself and see if any plot bunnies come to nibble. I would really, really love to write for them, so. (I'm introducing ocelotspots to the series, which is a brilliant excuse to re-watch all the episodes. =3 )

Re: leverage!!

[laceymcbain.livejournal.com]

When it's written, I promise I'll let you know! I've got about 2 pages written and a vague plot outline in my head.

Re: leverage!!

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

*dusts off her pom-poms* \0/