Following my rec of the juicy [profile] jamwired's Softly Away. The beauteous belly dancing [personal profile] beeej asked for the other fics that made up my top 5. So without further ado:

Top 5 HL Fics That Make Me Cry/Hurt/Go Eeek!

1. One Thousand by [personal profile] amand_r:- The first time I read this fic it made me dry retch. That's how powerful it is. Even on a re-read it retains the power to shock and has the compelling qualities of a multiple car wreck. True. Macabre. Genius.

2. Softly Away:- Agonising and beautiful.

3. The Book of Lost Days By Taselby:- This fic will gouge your heart out with a blunt spoon. You can taste the almost happiness! Argh!

4. Glass Bells by [profile] tritorella:- I hate children. This fic made me weep buckets. I still haven't entirely forgiven the author. *wry grin*

5 Something Borrowed, Something Blue by Gillian Leeds:- This made me cry and go Eeek!. I think its the one fic that has had the most profound effect on how I *see* Methos.

I chose the above fics because they are one shots which are complete in themselves. I have read other fics, which I have had strong reactions to but they tend to be part of a series, which needs to be read in it's entirety to get the full effect. I'm thinking here in particular of Kite by my darling [personal profile] lastrega or And In The Morning by the horrifically talented [personal profile] hafital or ye-gods-the-pain Storm Front by the magnificent [personal profile] maygra which is the end chapter of her truly 'classic' Shield Brothers Arc. There are many more of course and no doubt in a few hours I'm going to want to add to this as I remember them but it will do for now.

So, what's your Top 5?

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There are maybe a half-dozen poor dead, dying Joe stories that are twistingly sad and well written. Jay Tryfanstone's "Waiting for Joe" was the most recent, and very affecting. Kat Allison's "Last Set Before Closing" and the story that won the judge's first for the BTE contest also come to mind.

I don't know, otherwise. I'm not fond of tear-jerkers; they make me angry, most of the time.
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