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Strangely, Britney Spears' drunk marriage in Vegas has made me feel sympathetic towards the girl. She's still silly and talentless, but human. Plus, maybe the teasing over this will make the poor thing get some common sense, stat.

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First, everyone should go read Stealing Harry, a HP AU that is so adorable, I want to wrap it in a blanket and feed it hot chocolate.
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~foora/sam/secret1.htm
You have to manually change the chapter number in the URL, up to chapter 12, but it's worth it. Fluffy and cute and wishful, but also contains thought-provoking characterization, as interesting AUs often do.

The newest snippet is up here, and you should leave a review while you're there. (I'm on a reviewing kick, so watch out)

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I greatly prefer cheap chocolate to gourmet chocolate. Dove and Hershey's is simply better than Godiva in my opinion. Don't bother smiting me! My sisters will do so any minute now...

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I reviewed a Simon/Jayne fic earlier today, which would have been infinitely better if it had been left as friendship-only. It literally felt like the author stuck the sex onto the end to satisfy her own pairing inclinations. It saddens me, because I've enjoyed several other fics written by her and I know she sees the subtleties of these characters. In fandom, this happens far too often for my liking, as people fall prey to slashy subtext, the urge for pretty boy sex, and the idea that fighting=unrequited lust.

H/D is an especially heinous offender. I can't read any of the long fics I've got bookmarked because I'm sick to death of the fanonization of Draco. I love And I Get By by Silvia Kundera because the boys make friends without Draco losing his innate bastardly behavior, without Harry abandoning Ron and Hermione, without Rival!Love Syndrome, and without other assorted fandom cliches.

That is why I will continue reading the Draco Trilogy until it ends. She has singlehandedly turned Draco into a leather-wearing sex god, mauled Hermione's character and confidence, given the characters Mary Sue-like powers, mistreated Ron, and I have this horrible sick feeling in my stomach that it will end up slashy... But. The boys have such a gorgeous, intense, real friendship that I can't give it up.

That is why I love The Care and Feeding of Hobbits so much. I have been worn thin by passion and subtext and love that can't be. I want the quiet moments, the random conversations, the unspoken comprehension, the loves that bind but do not sneak off into the bushes for a quickie.

That is why Fall On Me makes my heart ache.

That is why I remember Legolas Shall Be For The Elves, despite the Frisbee of Anachronism Hell.

Help me out, ya'll. Where are all the friendship fics hiding? Surely I'm not alone in this...