Five Times Takuya Tried to Get it On by honooko (Mimura/Tarou | R)

Fandom: Yamada Tarou Monogatari
Pairings/Characters: Mimura/Tarou
Rating: R
Wordcount: 1,700
Author: honooko
Website: abscondpress
Summary: Five times Takuya tried to get it on.
Why: Ah, Tarou and Takuya. The perfect combination of oblivious cuteness and infatuated subtlety. And that pretty much sums up why I love this fic. I loved Takuya's subtle attempts to get somewhere with Tarou about as much as I loved Tarou's innocent obliviousness. Seeing Takuya out of his depth is just so much fun, don't you think? And then seeing things finally work just makes it so much better. ♥

Five Times Takuya Tried to Get it On by honooko

Season of Courtship by Elizabeth B. (Darcy/Elizabeth | R)

Fandom: Pride and Prejudice
Pairings/Characters: Darcy/Elizabeth
Rating: R
Wordcount: ~43,000
Author: Elizabeth B.
Website: elizabethfanfic
Summary: The transition between engagement and marriage for Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy.
Why: I have a bit of a shameful confession to make concerning Pride and Prejudice. The truth is, I wasn't thrilled with it. I liked it, but it wasn't the greatest thing I had ever read. In fact, it wasn't even close. This story brought Pride and Prejudice up in my estimation. A lot, actually. The author writes in a style that hovers between the original and something more modern, and that really works for me. More importantly, she does a brilliant job of bringing the characters fully to life for me, especially Mr. Darcy. This story made me laugh and smile. It made me happy and it kept me reading as quickly as I could. (It also nearly killed me when my internet went out right before the final chapter. Gah, the suspense.) In short, this is a great story, and you should give it a try, especially if you liked the idea of the story, but the orginial book wasn't quite your cup of tea.

Season of Courtship by Elizabeth B.