It's Cold Outside... Time To Read...

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

We had Writers' Choice yesterday, but today is good for recommending stories as well.
I was looking at the MFU Archive, one of the tried and true sites for MFU fiction, and found a series of stories based around the premise of the Return Movie.  You may be one of those who disdain the film, but I have taken inspiration from it in my own House of Vanya series.
hypatia_66 has a very satisfying and engaging take on it that I believe will make for a  pleasureable afternoon of reading for everyone who checks it out.
You can find her page HERE and the series is All In Honor.  Just a note, the last entry (part 5), is actually a prequel to the series, so it works if you read it first rather than leaving it to last; just my preference now that I've read it.

Comments

[hypatia-66.livejournal.com]

I'm flattered to have this series remembered from the Archive - thanks.
If anyone's interested, it is in a better sequence and complete, including a final story about the repair of the friendship, in AO3 at http://archiveofourown.org/series/802302

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I hadn't visited mfuarchive for quite a long time, although I used to post there regularly. I thoroughly enjoyed the series, I have a soft spot for the Return Movie premise, if not the film itself. Not enough of the partners together, and an unfortunate 80's atmosphere.
Thanks for the updated link.

[hypatia-66.livejournal.com]

I abandoned the mfuarchive too, and before reposting my various stories on LJ and AO3, I reedited them.

The film is awful. My final story in that sequence, "Shake hands forever", is partly an analysis of how bad it is. But I was interested to use its premise as a challenge to explain how on earth they got there from here.