Detours Rec for The Fictionators Posted by Twi Sherry , Monday, March 22, 2010 at 3:11 AM, in

I was again given the honor to do a guest rec on The Fictionators for my very dear friend and online sis, Aciepey's story Detours. I really love this story and if you are not reading it, you should.  Let's get to my original rec which will explain why.

Story Summary:

Bella meets the gang in Forks when she is on her latest assignment as a travel nurse. She loves her nomadic lifestyle, or does she? Is there something, or someone who can convince her to put down roots?

When I first met my online sis, Aciepey in the Twilighted threads, we were both enthralled in another story, and we realized we must be long lost sis' because we agreed on everything. At the time, neither of us felt like we were writers in the least, so when she told me she had written a chapter for her first fic, I was very excited. But, now that we are nine chapters into this puppy I want to scream from the rooftops to get everyone to read it. So, when I was asked to do the guest rec for Detours, I was jumping up and down.

Detours introduces us to Bella, a traveling nurse, who enjoys her life plan of setting foot in each state before she settles down. Forks is her 13th assignment and she usually stays for about six months in each place. She has become a pro at moving, acclimating, and then moving on again. Because she is so used to this lifestyle, it is easy for Bella to make friends. The house she is renting from Rosalie, introduces her immediately to the Cullen clan, where she is instantly drawn into a relaxed and fun friendship with Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, and Jasper, who all happen upon her on moving day. As good neighbors do, they offer to help and she invites them all back for dinner later that week to thank them.

When Bella finds out that her best friend, Jake, is going to ask his girlfriend to marry him, it makes her question her whole life plan. She wonders what she is really looking for out of life, whether she is holding herself back from finding someone, and after experiencing the feelings of joy from spending only one day with the Cullens, she starts desiring to belong to a group herself. She ponders whether her mother has been right all of these years, and perhaps the independence she has prided herself on, has only been a way to isolate herself.

Enter Dr. Edward Cullen, and what a mighty fine entrance it is.

I made my way down the hall to the call room. It was very typical. Two sets of bunk beds, an alarm clock, a closet, a bathroom. I turned to lock the door and then put the fresh clothes on one of the beds. I reached for the hem of my soiled shirt and had taken it off when the bathroom door opened. My jaw hit the floor as I blushed and gawked at the god-like being that was standing in the doorway, still wet from his shower and one of those standard issue hospital towels slung low on his perfect hips.

As awkward as this first encounter could be, they are instantly drawn to one another and even end up flirting.

"Bye, Bella," he said, opening the door. Then he suddenly turned and winked at me. "You might want to lock this door. You never know who might come walking in on you." He let the door close behind him after giving me another one of those crooked smiles.

I rested my back against the door and slid down to the floor, locking it on the way down. That was one of the most embarrassing and thrilling moments of my life. Edward Cullen was indeed a very good looking individual. He was checking me out. Dare I say flirting?

Both Edward and Bella are pretty much swept off their feet by one another. They end up spending most of their free time together from that first encounter. We have an evening of laundry, that isn't just laundry when Edward steals some of Bella's undergarments, or does he? Hehehe, this chapter had me in stitches and the UST with these two is palpable from the beginning. It's chapter nine and only about a week of time has passed by, but Bella and Edward fill it with much action. There is a scene at a Target, that I swear will have you rolling on the floor. The art of flirting that these two have is relentless, in public and in private. But, even with all of this humor the feelings they have for each other are undeniable, and something neither of them expected. Secretly they are both already wondering what they will do when Bella's six months is over. I have to tell the truth, so am I.

Now the question that is on everyone's minds, are there lemons? Aciepey has cockblocked us a few times already, and she and I refer to the Cullen family as the Cullen Cockblockers because of this. Here are a few examples:

As I leaned back down to capture her mouth again, she arched her center toward me, the friction on my cock delightful and torturous at the same time. I shifted my weight to my left arm and trailed my free hand to her denim-clad pussy. I could feel the heat and the dampness of her body. As I placed my hand on the button of her shorts, I looked at her face. Bella arched an eyebrow at me and winked. My heartbeat roared in my ears as I rinned and undid the four buttons of her fly. I felt the waistband of her lace panties and noticed my impossibly hard cock stiffen even more. I looked once more at Bella's face as I slid my fingers under the fabric. Her mouth was open and she had one of her nipples between her thumb and forefinger, pulling and pinching. It was one of the hottest things I had ever seen. And then the fucking doorbell rang...

Bella padded off to the door, laughing. Five seconds later, I heard the distinct sound of my twin sister's voice. Damn! Cockblocked by a pixie!! I would never live this down. I situated a pillow strategically over my groin and proceeded to make like I was on the Rainbow Road.

And

Edward raised himself onto his elbows. I knew this was so that he could have the perfect view of the pleasure he was about to receive, and this knowledge sent a chill pulsing through my entire body. I stretched up with my left hand and gently scratched his chest as I bent my head toward his erection. I let the instinct that ruled my body whenever I was around him take over as I opened my mouth to taste the pre-cum that waited for me. I had friends who had argued about the taste of a man. Those who did not like it certainly had not tasted the magnificence that was Edward. As I wrapped my lips around his head and let my tongue dance around it, I heard Edward moan. His sounds encouraged me to take him further into my mouth, squeezing him gently near his base as I looked up at him. Edward's eyes were dark, hooded, making me wet all over again. I brought my mouth back up to the tip, concentrating my efforts on the sensitive skin there. Edward shifted to sit up, gently grasping the back of my head.

"Shit, Bella, that feels so fucking good," Edward said in a low voice. "Your mouth, so beautiful," he rasped.

I was certainly enjoying my new experience. Hearing his sexy words fall from his lips caused me to moan, which in turn made him tighten his hold on my head, threading his fingers through my hair. It was a fantastic sort of discomfort that served to heighten my arousal. The cycle of sensations we were having seemed to drive us both wild.

And then the fucking doorbell rang.

We both froze, not aware if we had been a bit vocal in our explorations. Like a bad, X-rated sitcom, his cock popped from my mouth as we looked at each other.

"Who the fuck would be here at…" I said, looking at my clock, "…7:30 on a Saturday?!"

I stood up and marched over to the window, near nudity be damned. I was pissed, even more so when I heard the heavy footsteps of my landlord on the porch and saw his red Jeep with the utility trailer being pulled behind it.

"Edward, I swear, there must be a knight in shining armor holding a pair of blue balls on the Cullen family crest to symbolize the cock-blocking that is your family's specialty."

Edward laughed, trying to stifle it. Neither of us was ready to face Emmett if he were to go all Ricky Ricardo on us, saying that we had some 'splainin' to do.

Gah, see I told you. I want to make a sign myself and put it on the door. "Do not Fucking disturb, we are Fucking." Did you hear that Aciepey? I'm making the sign as you read this.

I absolutely love Aciepey's style of writing. She brings wit and humor to very strong, mature characters. She has me laughing all the time with the characters, and then she has me squeeeeeeing and tingling soon after. Is there anything better than laughing followed by sexual playtime? I'd say not. She makes the Forks ER seem like an episode of Grey's Anatomy. The relationships she's built in only a few days transcend and complement the canon relationships we all love already. This is a Cullen family that loves each other, has lots of fun together, and well, I dare say, I would love to be a part of. So, it's no wonder that this has Bella questioning her plans for the future so soon. Hot Dr. Edward, would make anyone question their sanity if they chose to leave. So, everyone do yourself a favor and check out Detours by Aciepey, RTFN! You will NOT be disappointed.

How to Save a Life Rec for The Fictionators Posted by Twi Sherry , Monday, February 1, 2010 at 2:37 AM, in Labels: How to Save a Life, The Fictionators, Unholy.Obsession

So, recently I was given the exquiste honor to do a guest rec on The Fictionators for one of my favorite stories How to Save a Life.  I thought since this is supposed to be my rec's page I should post it here too.  This story just updated today and let me tell you, Unholy_Obsession is just brilliant to me.  This latest update was hard and it hurt, but I have to say that she deals with the toughest issues with such class and style, and I love her the more for it.  Without delaying any further, let me give you my review of How to Save a Life.

Story Summary:

Bella, Edward, Alice & crew. What's going on with Bella's new best friend's older brother, Edward? What exactly happened in his past that has turned the former golden boy into a shadow of himself?

When I first thought about how to rec How To Save A Life, I really just wanted to put – "Don’t waste your time reading this, go read the story right the fuck NOW!!" But, then I realized that would be doing this wonderful story a disservice. I need to express why I love it so much. It has quickly become my "stop whatever I’m doing because HTSAL just updated" story. I would tend to believe that you can tell from the mere title that there will be angst. I mean really, “How to Save a Life”, that has to mean someone’s on the brink of something terrible and someone is going to save them. So, going into the story, I expected it. I’ve never thought of myself as someone loving angst, but I’m learning quickly while surrounded by my non-angst loving friends, that I guess I do. But, I have to say, that angst for the sake of angst does not appeal to me, angst that is relative and necessary for character growth, plot movement, and has a satisfying ending, I’m standing behind that. Unholy_obsession knows how to tell a story so that you feel like you are right there experiencing everything with the characters.


The summary on Twilighted sets the stage for the journey – “When Bella Swan starts Junior year at Forks High School, she is grateful, yet puzzled, when the exuberant and popular Alice Cullen instantly befriends her. But soon, Bella discovers this high school harbors some dark ghosts of the past-- none of them more evident than Alice's sullen, rude and stoned brother... and Bella's lab partner, Edward. As Bella learns more about the tragic circumstances that rocked Edward's world less than one year ago, the more determined she becomes to save him and restore him to the person he used to be. The only question is, does Edward have enough left inside to want to save himself?"


I’m sure everyone’s heard the expression “a picture tells a thousand words”, and I earnestly believe that unholy_obsession’s words paint an enticing picture that captures you and drops you right in the midst of her characters lives, leaving you caring so deeply for them, that even when there may be something hard to get through or you don’t understand their actions, you can’t help but stay committed to seeing if indeed the life can be saved. There is wisdom of elders in her characters as well as the naivety of teens that keeps you completely enthralled.


Edward’s introduction to Bella is rather harsh, he’s rude, high, and tells his sister to “Fuck off”, but Bella is still drawn to him in the innate way that any Edward/Bella fan knows is always there. Here is the reaction to their first meeting:

“I glanced down, and realized at some point my hand had ended up pressed against my heart, which was still pounding in protest against my chest. I felt like I was having trouble breathing, as if the atmospheric pressure in the room had suddenly dropped, as if a thunderstorm had passed through and left cooler temperature along with broken branches in its wake. The music was still pounding around us, but now it seemed entirely incongruent, as if its cheery beat had no business in this place.

Alice finally looked up again, her eyes glistening with unshed tears of maybe sadness or anger or embarrassment. Maybe all three. "So yeah," she finally stated in a shaky whisper. "That's my brother. He has some...problems right now."

I looked through the doorway he had just passed through, as if indeed I could still feel his presence hovering around us, making us rigid, bringing us down. Problems. Yeah. I'd say so.”

Bella quickly realizes that the Edward she met is not who he used to be and so a mystery of what tragic event set Edward on a course of destruction ensues. When she sees a picture of Edward from the year before it further draws her into the familiar role of savior, albeit not one she searches for, but just finds her.

"Although, to say I recognized the face would be an incredible stretch, being that it looked so entirely different from the one I had glimpsed yesterday afternoon. His face was different, everything was different. His posture was casual and relaxed, and seemed to hold none of the tension that had hung around him at his house the day before. He looked a lot younger too, as if he had aged about three years in one. Maybe this was partially attributed to the fact that he was clean-shaven and his hair was close-cropped in this picture. Edward of last year looked much less...unkempt. He had an arm slung casually around the big, dark-haired guy standing next to him. His eyes were nearly closed, they were so scrunched up with laughter. Laughter. His mouth was open with it, full of it, as if the picture had been snapped mid-guffaw. I caught sight of my own reflection in the mirror again, and was startled to realize I was smiling with him. He just looked so damn happy and it was such a stark contrast to the image I had seen yesterday, that it made me smile. Even though somewhere in my chest, a slight pain constricted around my heart."

And so begins the journey to find out if this Edward still exists. Fate plays a small role providing Bella as Edward’s partner in Biology, so they have a certain amount of forced interaction, which serves as a foundation to build on and they do. Edward is very intrigued by Bella, because she doesn’t really take his bullshit. Sometimes she even gives it back to him. While most everyone else walks on eggshells around him, wondering when their old friend or loved one will return, Bella has no expectations. And this proves to be a breath of fresh air for Edward, one that he breathes in often, once he realizes how refreshing she can be.


One moment of realization that hit me hard was an early conversation Bella and Edward had about Wuthering Heights. I believe that unholy_obsession paralleled these two stories in a remarkable way when Bella is hit with the harsh realization that it’s very possible that fiction may be too close to reality.

I began gesturing with my hands, feeling desperate for him to understand that this was not a conclusion I arrived at lightly. That I was not simple. "It is harsh. It's harsh for Heathcliff and it's harsh for anyone reading the book. No one wants to conclude that about Heathcliff, everyone wants to conclude the opposite. But he doesn't ever let us. He never progresses, he never lets go, he never makes peace with his issues." I smacked my palm down on the table. "And that is tragic. Because no one wants to see that that's who he really is. No one wants to admit that these are not just misguided actions that aren't in keeping with the real Heathcliff, who may have a heart of gold. No one wants to acknowledge that there is no longer any trace of the good or innocent and that these aren't just actions but who he has really become."

Suddenly I sat up ramrod straight, my mouth falling open. I felt sick to my stomach as Alice's words from last week filtered back into my head.

"It was all so gradual...you watch someone behave a certain way and think it's just that, a behavior...when do you start realizing it's not, that it's an actual pattern, and it's not someone acting a certain way, but it's someone, some thing, that they've actually become?"

I don’t want to steer you wrong, there is a lot of back and forth as Bella penetrates the wall Edward has built, one inch at a time. Both of them struggle with their feelings for each other that they cannot deny, but the actions that keep them wondering if they can or even deserve to really be something they cannot define. Bella is very strong in this story, but has her own issues to deal with later on. This story delves into depression, drugs, guilt, pain, loss, and anger, but in my opinion, first and foremost this story exemplifies how human connection is really what gets us through the darkest times in our lives.


So, while this story is not about the lemons (although let me just tell you, I have a sneaking suspicion that when we do get one it’s going to be GOOD), moments like this make the struggled journey worth every dip in your heart you’ve experienced.

"The kiss exploded at that point, our mouths demanding as we sought each other out entirely, as I fought to consume him in the way that I had wanted to for so long. We pressed our mouths together and our bodies together and clung to each other desperately, fighting to get closer still, our tongues twisting together in a manner both rough and soft at the same time. At the feeling of Edward's body against mine, at the thrill of him inside my mouth, a fire of white hot longing raced through my entire body, fueled on by something I had never felt before. I pulled him even closer to me, pressing as hard as I could against his car and demanding that he press against me in the same way.

He pulled back to gasp for air, his breath again trembling in the night sky. He closed his eyes again at once, returning to me as quickly as possible, begging me to let him back inside. As he reached for me again, I felt his hand still shaking, trembling almost uncontrollably as he sought to hold onto me."

AND


"I had never felt a guy hard against me before. I had never felt him hard, against me, right there. My heart hammered against my breastbone, breathing escaped me entirely. I couldn't help myself, my hips moved on their own accord, pushing off of the machine that pulsed behind me, pressed back against his, my body making new, direct, more persistent contact with his.

Edward made a noise in my ear, somewhere between a gasp and a groan, as his body answered mine. "Bella..." he mumbled in my ear. He moved his hips one more time, rubbing against me. I clenched my eyes shut at the heightening of every sensation that I was already feeling."

AND

And so when I realized that Edward's frozen fingers were fumbling to push the button through the hole on the top of my pants, without hesitation, without asking, I did not stop him. He had to know at this point that he did not need to ask. My heart started fluttering unnaturally at this gesture, at the muted ragged sound of my zipper being inched down. It wasn't a bad sensation. I was nervous in a way that I couldn't articulate, but I wasn't scared. The increase in my heart rate and the tightening in my stomach at the realization of the fact that Edward was unzipping my pants seemed nothing but...wanted...in the moment.

This story is not complete yet, but I truly believe that when all is said and done, we will find that it is truly possible for one human to save another human, not from some physical near death experience, but actually from oneself, and this is why I am totally in love with How to Save a Life by Unholy_obsession.

Check it Out Posted by Twi Sherry , Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 3:03 PM, in Labels: ALE, Introduction. PicTease, LYLS, Tribute. YouTube

No, I still don't have a rec for you, but I promise I will have one soon.  I have to work on one for the Fictionators and I'll share it here when I do.  But, the LYLS and ALE Tribute is taking up most of my spare time, that is except for how RL is kicking my butt right now.


I'm super proud of myself for adding the column to the right which includes all of the youtube videos for the songs that inspired my one-shots.  I promise you if you listen to the songs first, you will appreciate the stories even more.


Don't forget to check out my sis Aciepey's recs and my bff Heather's recs, they keep up with that more often, click their names at the top of the screen.


Don't forget to check out TwiGirls Next Door, as well, to keep up with the goings on of all of us girls.


Don't forget the Tribute on the PicTease for LolaShoes LYLS and ALE.  The sequel is upon us soon.



I think I'm going to add a little box to the right that will at least share what stories I'm reading at the moment, I think that will be cool, look for that soon.


Hope everyone is getting some time off to spend with their families.

Bear with Me Posted by Twi Sherry , Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8:26 PM, in Labels: ALE, Favorite Quote, Introduction. PicTease, LYLS, Tribute

Ok, my girlfriends next door read a LOT more than I do, so I'll do my best. I'm thinking instead of weekly or goodness daily (thanks to Aciepey) rec's, I will probably just talk about what is pwning me. I'll probably dicuss the chapters that pwn me for the week. But, I'll try to remember to give you pretty pics in the process. And don't forget the PicTease. I'm looking forward to seeing the pics that people use as teasers for their stories, I'm sure I will have a harder time NOT reading their stories. It is a running joke between my sis, (Aciepey is my internet sis) and the fact that she rec's me a story almost every day, and the fact that I will probably die an old woman and still have a huge "to read" list.


Anyway, hope you have fun, and don't forget to follow me on twitter, subscribe here so you don't miss a thing, make sure you click all the links at the top and visit the other girls. They rock my world, so I'm sure they will rock yours too :)


Just to get us ready for the Tribute toLet Your Light Shine and A Life Extraordinary by LolaShoes, I am going to share my all time favorite quote from ALE.

Bella waking with a start on Isle Esme, not knowing where I am. Her body melts and her heart races when she sees me in the doorway. I feel her crushing love and it fits together with mine in a perfect set.


I looked down at her and her eyes were heavy with need. None of what just happened in the previous several minutes had done anything to diminish her state; her love day was positively consuming her.


“I love you beyond sanity, I needed you to know that,” she whispered these words and the images kept coming and coming and I couldn’t stop drinking them in. And then her voice was quiet, and I knew she was scared but still hungry for me, and I couldn’t speak because of the love that was filling my head. Her quiet, scared, hungry voice said: “Edward…do you wish I could take it back?”


Everything stopped then. Even the myriad of images. I don’t know, even now, if Aro froze, or if I froze or if time froze, but all I knew was that I had to fix her hurt, because she needed to know in this moment that I had never loved her more. That I couldn’t possibly know just five minutes ago that my love could double, triple. I was mad for her.


“Not in a million years. Not ever. Never say that again.” I knew my eyes were burning, I had worried that my intensity sometimes scared her, but I now knew it didn’t; she had to know that what was happening was completing everything I ever needed from her.

This to me was so pivotal for Edward.  I always felt like ALE was Edward and Bella learning that their love was equal to the others, and what better way than to give Edward what he needed to be able to finally see that.  Edward gave Bella immortality, which in my mind always spoke to the depths of his love for her, and this section in ALE to me spoke to the depths of Bella's love for Edward.  The most brilliant part of this was that although Edward longed to see inside Bella's mind, it was Bella's need for him to finally see her love for him through her own eyes that moved her to touch Aro.  Again, brilliance and a part of ALE that will always be very close to my heart.


I can't wait for the Tribute which starts on December 15th, I really hope everyone enjoys it.  You can click the PicTease link at the top of the blog.

Just Playing Around with a Cool New Gadget Posted by Twi Sherry , Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 10:55 PM, in Labels: Awesome, Cool Text