Crack Hovercraft

"Denouement in Progress" by recrudescence (R)

2010-07-11T22:36:13Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Kurt, unrequited Finn/Kurt and pre-Puck/Kurt
Length: ~3,800 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: recrudescence
Why this must be read: An episode tag slash fix it to 1x20 "Theatricality" in which Burt's not home when Finn blows his gasket; in the aftermath of some ugly headbutting Kurt runs away to hide in the choir room where Puck turns out to have some surprisingly accurate insights.

When Puck finally glances at him, his eyes are almost mirthful. “You're not gonna sell me on this,” he says. “I can't wave a magic homo wand and make Finn take you to prom.”

“Stranger things have happened. I taught the entire football team some kickass choreography and we won. Consistently.” He bites the inside of his lip and stares at the floor, hesitantly taking a seat in another plastic chair. “I didn't think having to live with me would be that bad.”

For what seems like a very long time, there's no sound except for Puck alternating between “Aqualung” and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme with appreciable dexterity. “Living with someone you care about is fucking hell.” His eyes are on his fingers. Kurt's are narrowed, trying to seek out the other shoe before it drops. But Puck doesn't do anything other than frown. “Quinn doesn't look at me more than she has to. When she first moved in, she'd wander around wearing this big-ass bathrobe over her clothes like she thought I was gonna knock her up again with X-ray vision or something.”

“Like Finn getting dressed in the bathroom.” Kurt says it without thinking, then cringes and waits for Puck to howl with laughter. He doesn't. “I don't know what he thought would happen.”

“Accidental dick-up-ass syndrome is more common than you think.”

Kurt winces at the casual crudeness, but he can't shake the mental image it conjures. It sits fat on his nerves, making him feel uncomfortable and itchy, like having his fingers coated with layers of glue that can't be peeled away.

Denouement in Progress

_{Just a note that this'll be my last post to this comm. Future recs will probably be made at my journal until I find another more active place.
_{Not that I mean to say I think there are masses awaiting my posts here, I'm way too self-deprecating for that, honest!}}

"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by hyperemmalawlz (R)

2010-06-14T21:05:29Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Brittany/Santana, Finn/Kurt, Rachel/Quinn, Mike/Matt, Mercedes/Tina, Puck/Artie, Sue/Emma, Will
Length: ~2,500 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: hyperemmalawlz
Why this must be read:

In which McKinley High is hit by Gay Day (which is not unlike Groundhog Day with its stubborn refusal to be over) and some folks take to the opportunity to experiment like fish to water.

“So, do we need to, like... talk about this?”

“That would kind of against the point of this day, girl,” Mercedes answers, finally reaching for her own shirt. “Free same-sex hookups, I think that was the whole motivation behind this. No-one explained all that clearly.”

“Yeah. Still, it was, um, fun,” Tina answers nervously. Mercedes smiles.

“Thanks girl. Just checking, your boy isn't going to freak and kill me, is he?”

Tina shakes her head. “No. Artie gets how I'm bowing to peer pressure[.”]

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

"Misinformation" by blualbino (PG)

2010-06-13T20:31:10Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Will, Sue, Will/Finn
Length: ~2,400 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: blualbino
Why this must be read:

In which Sue tries to blackmail Will for inappropriately touching Finn, and while Will's certainly not giving in for an affair he's not even having he does go out of his way to make sure he doesn't do it again ~~on camera~~.

He felt sort of, well, stupid cornering a student for a secret parking lot hug, but the little grin on Finn's face makes up for it entirely.

Misinformation

"It's Not What It Looks Like" by tawg (PG)

2010-06-13T10:26:25Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Figgins, Puck, Tina, Mike, Santana, Rachel, Will/Finn
Length: ~1,000 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: tawg
Why this must be read:

Because it's wonderfully fun and almost crack-y with its humor, in which some members of the Glee Club set up to protect their own ~~happy gay couple~~.

“And so Mr Schue was checking for broken bones but Finn keeps so much crap in his pockets, you know? So it just made sense to get them out of the way, am I right?”

Principal Figgins said nothing.

“Which is why Finn had no pants on, and Mr Schue was touching his thigh when you walked in.” Mike added helpfully. “And why Finn was making those noises.”

It's Not What It Looks Like

"Touchin' On My" by micked18 (PG)

2010-06-04T11:20:06Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Quinn/Rachel
Length: 1:17 min.
Author on LJ/Author Website: micked18
Why this must be ~~read~~ seen:

In which there's awesome dance moves and flirting, good music and great editing. (And some clips from 1x21 'Funk'; spoiler warning ahoy!)

Touchin' On My

"Another Notch in a Designer Belt" by rockeandroll (PG)

2010-06-03T13:15:37Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Puck, Puck/Kurt
Length: ~5,000 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: halfeatenmoon
Why this must be read:

Because it's clever, in character, full of great humor, has a liberal dose of smart angst, and features Puck in a dress - a look which Kurt doesn't find hot, much to Puck's increasing frustration. What more could you ask for?

“Dude, burn. If you can’t get a kid who’s that gay to check you out, you ain’t half the stud you think you are.”

“That’s not what your mom said last night!” Puck shouted as he jogged away. The guy didn’t even turn around.

Puck turned back to watch Kurt again. He’d hung up his phone but he was tapping his feet and humming something, totally oblivious to football practice.

“Maybe he’s actually straight.”

Finn looked at him sympathetically. “Maybe you’re just not his type.”

Another Notch in a Designer Belt

"What You Have Is Never Everything You Want" by fuzzy_paint (NC-17)

2010-05-25T14:54:11Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Puck, Puck/Jesse (background Finn/Rachel)
Length: ~3,400 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: fuzzy_paint
Why this must be read:

In which Puck knows what he's got going on is messed up, Jesse is almost his match though kinda better at this messed up/messing others up thing, and Finn and Rachel are so lovebirds-in-friggin'-love Puck's glad he's not that messed up. Except he kinda is.
(Angsty with big unrequitedness and swimming in rivers of denial; that's all the warnings you get or need.)

This is it.

Rachel and Finn now, for good, and Puck -

There's nothing he can do about it, nothing but watch everything he won't admit he wants slip through his fingers yet again. Besides, Rachel looks so happy that her smile makes her look like she's in pain. It's not quite a stage smile - there's nothing staged about it - but it's close. He can't take that away from her. And Finn -

Whatever.

Puck glances over at the guy he blames for the fact that he even knows what a stage smile is. Jesse's not like Quinn, no brave face so they don't know she's already plotting to destroy them later. His blank face screams his entire emotional scale right now, watching dark hair flare as Rachel's spun around in Finn's arms.

What You Have Is Never Everything You Want

"Be With You" by tw-31988 (R)

2010-05-22T22:19:23Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Will/Bryan
Length: 1:27 min.
Author on LJ/Author Website: tw_31988
Why this must be ~~read~~ seen:

Because it's brilliant! Will Schuester and Bryan Ryan (from ep 1x19 'Dream On'), an R rating, and a plot - what more does a great vid need, I ask ya?

Be With You

"These Foolish Things" by of_hearts (PG)

2010-05-22T20:31:11Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Rachel, Rachel/Puck undertones and friendship
Length: ~3,900 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: of_hearts
Why this must be read:

In which Puck enlists Rachel's help in preparation for his big seduction number in ep 1x18 Laryngitis, there's clothes choosing and lovely, in character bantering, with a sweet cameo from Quinn. There's not many gen fics that I truly like, but this one's a keeper.

“Listen, I could care less who I have to date to get back to my place as top dog.” He turns around in his chair and rests his arm on the back of it. “You don’t get it ‘cause you’re not one of us.”

When her expression transforms into a mixture of sadness and anger, he rolls his chair out, spinning around to face her properly. He leans back and stretches his leg and playfully hits her shins.

“Dude, you know I didn’t mean it like that.”

“Then how did you mean it?”

He sighs and leans forward in his chair. “This chick’s the hot new thing on the Cheerios, okay? She made her way up from fucking nothing. Sometimes you just gotta ride the wave.”

“Which just gets back to my original point of you using sordid means to take advantage of an innocent girl to further your—”

“I don’t understand a single word you just said.”

She pauses for a second and laughs sadly to herself, looking up at the ceiling. “I’m well aware she can’t really stand me and that if our roles were reversed she may not say the same for me, but Mercedes – arch rival and all – doesn’t deserve that.”

“I know,” he looks down from the screen, thinking for a moment, “the chick is pretty decent.”

These Foolish Things

"the last beautiful girl in the world" by andbless_mybaby (NC-17)

2010-05-22T09:07:29Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Jesse/Quinn (Puck/Quinn, Jesse/Rachel, mild Finn/Quinn)
Length: 8,000
Author on LJ/Author Website: andbless_mybaby
Why this must be read:

Because it's a fantastic, insightful study on Quinn and everything she must be feeling as her pregnancy advances: the insecurities, the anger, the self-loathing. Because everybody's voices are incredibly spot-on. Because, if you find Quinn interesting, this fic delivers everything the back 9 episodes haven't so far.

She’s doing the best she can. She takes her prenatal vitamin, complete with an iron supplement that turns her stomach every morning. She goes to the doctor. She doesn’t flunk off the Honor Roll, even if pregnancy seems as good an excuse to become an academic slacker. She wears Spandex blends and a dress with polka dots because it was only ten dollars on clearance in the maternity section at Sears. She deserves something, she thinks. There isn’t anything else, so it will have to be this.

the last beautiful girl in the world

"Magical Shrinking Closets" by ficwritersanon (PG-13)

2010-05-19T21:19:19Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Puck, Finn/Puck
Length: ~1,600 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: ficwritersanon
Why this must be read:

In which there's a party at Rachel's with truth or dare, Finn is completely unfair and makes Puck try to get even drunker, and there might or might not have been a crush on Artie going on in the past. Mix together some angst, revelations, a closet that can't keep its size straight and a pinch of crack, then shake, don't stir.

He always figured Finn would be too freaked out to even talk to him again, let alone about this. "We're not chicks. We don't talk about stuff. Can't this be one of those things we pretend never happened, and it sits awkwardly between us until we can't look each other in the eye ever again?" He tries to look away to prove that they don't really need to meet each other's eyes to talk, but it turns out he's been staring at a framed print of kittens for the last five minutes. Which proves his point, really.

"No way. We have to talk, Puck. Is it true? Is it?

"Fuck you, okay?" Puck tries to storm out, but he still has no idea where he's going and he ends up in the closet, and then Finn's in there with him and it's hot and cramped and dark and something's poking him in the ass and he shouldn't be this turned on.

"Since you just ran into a closet to get away from me I'm pretty sure it's true.["]

Magical Shrinking Closets

"The Things You Discover When You Look At Him" by alexandripearl (NC-17)

2010-05-14T19:26:08Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Puck, Puck/Kurt
Length: ~1,500 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: alexandripearl
Why this must be read:

In which Kurt dresses as a girl for Opposites Day and Puck saves him from bullies and even himself; there's cross-dressing, dub-con kissage and very consensual fooling around later; and Puck may be a jerk, but not about ~~first times~~ that. ♥

“You’ve been protecting me all day.”

“So?” Puck sneers.

“That wasn’t an attack in the janitor’s closet. You weren’t trying to hurt me.”

“Does it matter?”

Kurt closes the distance between them and nods. “Yes.”

The Things You Discover When You Look At Him

"My Life, the Musical" by not-poignant (NC-17)

2010-05-10T20:06:48Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Rachel, Rachel/Jesse, Rachel/Puck
Length: ~5,100 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: not_poignant
Why this must be read:
In which Rachel's first time sucked so she's feeling down and out, Jesse is a douche, and Puck's amazing seduction skills might need some work but his skill-skills (you know what I mean) are proven to be more than good enough.

‘I think I’d like to be left alone.’ She said quietly.

‘Well, yeah, sure, clearly you’re not sitting here because you want the limelight. I’m just saying that...if he was any good at what he was doing, maybe he’d know that being new at something doesn’t always suck, and that he had just as much to do with what happened or went wrong or whatever as you did. We were all new at it once, y’know.’

‘Wise.’ She said, faintly mocking him, not really believing him, because he was Puck. She felt like she was being played again.

‘Don’t believe me. Whatever.’

My Life, the Musical

"A Song For Someone" by chicafrom3 (PG-13)

2010-05-10T13:16:50Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Matt, Matt/Santana (but not really), Santana/Puck and Santana/Brittany (for real this time)
Length: ~1,800 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: chicafrom3
Why this must be read:
Because I don't know if I've read many good stories in Matt's POV let alone one in which he's asexual, Santana is definitely not in love with two other people, and their relationship - which is just that and also anything but - is the kind that lasts a lifetime.

"[Santana]'s bisexual," [Matt] says. "Trust me, she likes sex with Puck way too much to be gay."

It's not until Rachel's expression falls that he realizes that it might have been kind of hurtful to bring up the Puck thing. But Rachel pushes on: "And what makes you so sure of that?"

"Uh, she told me, for one thing."

And it's not until that moment that he starts wondering if she tells him about her sexual escapades to make him jealous.

...well, if that was her goal, that backfired pretty majorly.

A Song For Someone

"Mathematical Blackmail" by the_reader (NC-17)

2010-05-08T08:31:19Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Artie, Puck/Artie, implied Puck/others
Length: ~3,600 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: outofbeta
Why this must be read:

Because Artie needs some loving too! And when Puck demands he do his homework and kidnaps him for that purpose, Artie starts to realize that getting a rough-and-tumble in the name of mathematics is not the worst thing in the world, by far.

"It must be nice to have a place of your own," he says without thinking, and Puck chuckles.
"Yeah, the girls all say that," and Artie finds himself blushing for reasons entirely passing understanding. "Gets kinda warm in here in the summer, though," he continues, and Artie opens his mouth to protest that despite his sweater he isn't warm at all, but then Puck reaches down and loops his fingers into the hemline of his T-shirt and pulls it off, all in one smooth motion, and suddenly Artie is that bit too warm

Mathematical Blackmail

"Clothes make the man, and I want to make you mine" by merle_p (PG-13)

2010-05-05T11:39:40Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Kurt, Puck/Kurt
Length: ~1,900 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: merle_p
Why this must be read:

In which Kurt in a Cheerio uniform (circa 1x15 'The Power of Madonna') causes an avalanche of Kurtsexual feelings in a bunch of manly high school jocks, and Kurt himself is justifiably freaked out by their (rather traumatizing) romantic advances.

When he opens his locker, there's a box of chocolates on top of the old Vogue issues, topped up with a fucking Hallmark card. He sighs and knocks his head against the nearest locker door, wondering if his father would allow him to switch schools if he tells him that he's being stalked by over forty big, muscular boys in varsity jackets.

Clothes make the man, and I want to make you mine

"The time Puck got everyone pregnant, because he's Just That Fucking Awesome" by Auchic (PG-13)

2010-05-05T11:02:32Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Puck, Puck/everyone (Rachel, Santana, Mercedes, Tina, Brittany, Kurt, Finn, Matt, Mike, Artie)
Length: ~1,200 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: auchic
Why this must be read:

Because a wonderful story which is PREG AND MPREG CRACK THAT CELEBRATES THE AWESOME SPAWNING POWERS OF THE PUCKZILLA DOESN'T COME ALONG ALL THAT OFTEN, OKAY? (Warning: the story contains high amounts of crack, pregnancies, male pregnancies (mpreg), and crack.)

“Oh, and Puck,” Mercedes says over her shoulder. “Santana told us that sex gives you more stretch marks, so we’re gonna have to stop fooling around. You know how it is.”

Oh, how fucking fabulous.

After two weeks, he’s almost ready to blow his head off. He’s never gone this long without sex before. And suddenly he’s fucking untouchable with all the other chicks in school, ‘cause no one else wants to get pregnant. It’s like they put out one of those STI warnings on him! How’s he supposed to get off if there’re no chicks to fuck?

Then again...

The time Puck got everyone pregnant, because he's Just That Fucking Awesome

"Sometimes All You Really Need Is a Friend" by deviant_dev (PG-13)

2010-04-29T20:05:39Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Kurt, Puck (friendship/pre-slash)
Length: ~1,200 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: deviant_dev
Why this must be read:

Because a good episode (1x16 'Home') tag with the beginnings of a wonderful friendship doesn't come along all that often.

"Why did you really come here?" he asks.

"I don't know," Puck says, shrugging. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay. That song was kind of intense, man."

"We're not even friends," Kurt says.

Puck shrugs. "Not yet," he says

Sometimes All You Really Need Is a Friend

"Ennui" by amaxdear (PG-13)

2010-04-26T13:09:23Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Kurt, Kurt/Puck
Length: ~3,700 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: amaxdear
Why this must be read:

I think in this case the author's summary says it all: After a long life of doing nothing, Kurt decides to go on the offense. He wants a boyfriend, and he’s going to get one. (Warning: contains spoilers for 1x15 in the notes, though the storyline does not follow the episode directly; it's more of a meandering parallel of awesomeness, really.)

In fact, if Kurt could get Puck to behave like a boyfriend, their relationship might actually work.

“--out?”

Kurt blinked, and briefly felt bad for ignoring Brittany. She was too innocent to be exposed to the real world, in which people didn’t always listen to what other people have to say.

“I’m sorry, what was that?” he asked, trying to sound like he was struck by her intelligence instead of trying to figure out what she had said.

“I mean, you’re a guy, right, so it wouldn’t be weird if you asked him out instead. You don’t have to wait for him to do anything.”

Ennui

"Of Birds and Bees" by meggers-27 (PG-13)

2010-04-24T16:02:35Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Rachel, Puck/Rachel
Length: ~2,000 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: meggers_27
Why this must be read:
In which Rachel decides to take Emma's advice and ask her Rabbi about her (episode 1x15 "The Power of Madonna" related) problem, but she runs into the Puckermans in the synagogue and gets a new perspective on it instead.

"You were really going to talk about doing the dirty with a Rabbi?"

Rachel peaks at him through her fingers cautiously. "Who else am I suppose to talk to?"

He pulls at her arm, tugging it away from her face. "Dude, Rabbi Greenburg ain't got shit on me. If you want to know about sex, I'm your man. I'm pretty much a love god."

She looks at him skeptically.

Of Birds and Bees

"Summer of 69" by bluejbird (NC-17)

2010-04-20T21:09:20Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Finn POV, Finn/Puck
Length: ~2700 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: bluejbird
Why this must be read:

Because every pairing needs a good, down and dirty PWP in which characterizations are spot on, and there are internal musings and epiphanies mixed in among some really, really good sex.

Finn thinks about how, sure, it’s a little bizarre to be staring down the length of their bodies to look at Puck, who’s face is right beside his dick, but it’s also really kind of awesome and more comfortable than Finn had expected.

He can’t help but give Puck what he’s sure is a dorky grin, but Puck grins back and says, “Come on, you’re not gonna leave a bro hanging, are you? Suck it up, dude!”

“Fuck off,” Finn says, and licks his lips before going back to work

Summer of 69

These Strange Steps Trace Us Back by ehasu (PG-13)

2010-04-18T15:53:12Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Rachel/Quinn, minor Brittany/Santana
Length: ~4000
Author on LJ/Author Website: ehasu
Why this must be read:

Set in the summer before junior year, it follows Quinn's lazy days with Brittany and Santana as her relationship with Rachel evolves from acquaintances, to friends, to more. There aren't any grand gestures or promises of eternal love, but it works. I'm sure even non-shippers would enjoy this one.

These Strange Steps Trace Us Back

On Forgiveness by lettersandliars (R)

2010-04-13T12:14:34Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Gen, Artie/Tina, Rachel/Finn
Length: ~7,000 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: lettersandliars
Why this must be read:

There aren't that many friendship fics in this fandom. There are even fewer fics dealing with somebody showing Rachel how to stop being a jerk. And that's exactly what this one's about. Almost by accident, Artie finds himself hanging out with Rachel on a regular basis. The rest of the glee kids are less than thrilled about it and try to bring Artie to his senses.

It's well-written, everybody is in character, and it made me wish it would play out like this on the show. It's also really really funny.

"This isn't over, Artie Abrams!" she yells after him, something in her voice sounding disturbingly like a promise. "I'm going to be the nicest person you've ever met!"

Artie is, quite understandably, terrified.

On Forgiveness, Or How Attempting to Keep Rachel Berry out of Your Immediate Circle of Friends Is Just Like Invading Troy, No, Really

"21 Things", a comment fic & "6 More Things" by starryskies/gleeful_beat (R)

2010-04-08T20:53:54Z

Main Characters or Pairings: multiple pairings and friendships
Length: ~3,800 words, each ficlet ~150 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: starryskies/gleeful_beat
Why this must be read:

Because herein everyone can find something they like - twenty-eight different unconnected but wonderful stories of around 150 words, each one with a different relationship in it, be it straight, gay or plain old friendship (and a foresome and an all-encompasing orgy; almost forgot those). I'm breaking 'em all down here for ya, so there's no surprises if some are not your cup of tea:

actual pairings: Rachel/Finn, Brittany/Mike, Matt/Mercedes, Will/Emma, Will/Terri, Finn/OMC (with Finn/Kurt UST), Finn/Will, Brittany/Santana, Kurt/Artie, Puck/Finn, Mike/Matt, Will/Sue, Finn/Brittany, Santana/Rachel, Brittany/Santana/Rachel/Quinn, and the whole Glee club (plus Will) in an orgy
unrequited and UST: Rachel/Puck, Puck/Kurt, Rachel/Will, Finn/Kurt (with established Finn/OMC)
pre-pairing: Quinn/Finn, Artie/Tina, Kurt/Mike
friendship: Quinn/Will, Quinn/Rachel, Brittany/Rachel, Brittany/Quinn

The ficlets are marked by "pairing", so it's easy to pick and choose if you're, well, picky. All the twenty-eight well written one of them. And if that isn't enough to tickle your fancy, you're one tough customer.

"21 Things" plus a comment ficlet & 6 More Things

"Done Drifting" by summerstorm (PG-13)

2010-04-05T19:11:19Z

Main Characters or Pairings: Santana, Santana/Tina
Length: ~600 words
Author on LJ/Author Website: summerstorm
Why this must be read:

I'd repeat the old adage that every rarepairing needs a good story, but it seems too cliche when this story is anything but.

"If you want to make out, you just have to say it."

"Uh," Tina stutters, then falls silent.

It's not a no.

Done Drifting