tani_recs

Fandom: Weiss Kreuz
Pairings/Characters: Ken/Schuldich
Rating: R
Wordcount: 95,000
Spoilers: slight spoilers for the end of Kapitel
Author: Mami-san
Website: Patterns of Blood - Mami's fanfics
Summary: Through the looking glass and into the fire...Ken wakes up to find out his life could have been different, cleaner. Only how clean is it,and will it be worth the past he knows to live in this future?
Why: I have to admit, I have a bit of a fasination with stories like this that deal with alternate realities. I like seeing where the characters would end up, what they would be, and this story provides me with a lot of interesting possibilities. The fact that the story is Ken-centric is also a huge draw for me. Mami-san does a great job of characterizing my favorite character. I also really liked the idea behind the resolution of the story. It's an interesting one, and one that I think worked really well in the context of the story.

Alice by Mami-san

Fandom: Weiss Kreuz
Pairings/Characters: Aya-chan/Schuldich
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 17,700
Author: Jessi Albano
Website: The Domain of the Deity of War
Summary: "Princes, you realize, are terribly inconvenient creatures."
Why: As you may have noticed, this is a het story in a primarily yaoi fandom. However, don't go running away just yet! I read this story forever ago, and I'll admit I was kind of reluctant about it. I just kept seeing it pop up in recommendations, over and over and over again, until finally I gave up and gave it a chance. It's not a decision I regret. The author does a wonderful job of creating a connection between Schuldig and Aya-chan. The whole thing is subtly done, and I loved the fairytale elements to it. It's the only het I've ever read for the Weiss Kreuz fandom, but it's more than just the pairing that makes it unique. This story is gorgeous, from start to finish.

Scarlet Ribbons by Jessi Albano

Fandom: Weiss Kreuz
Pairings/Characters: Aya/Yohji
Rating: NC-17
Wordcount: ~7,200
Author: MistressRenet
Website: MistressRenet's House O' Insanity
Summary: This had to be the worst strip club in Japan. Maybe in the Eastern Hemisphere. AU Stripper!Aya fic.
Why: I clicked on this without reading what it was about, and then I nearly hit the back button when I realized that not only was it AU, which I wasn't really feeling in the mood for, but that it AU Stripper!Aya fic. However, as so often happens, my eyes started reading without my consent, and I was hooked. MistressRenet does a great job of shaping the AU so that it gives off the same feel as the series, and an even better job at portraying the characters in just the right way. Aya/Yohji is not a pairing I generally go looking for, but with fic like this, I probably should go looking more often!

Melting the Ice Queen by MistressRenet