Maki Murakami's "Gravitation 1+2" (manga), #118, #119

I finally started reading "Gravitation" - and I can't get enough of this manga. It's really weird. I thought that the craziness would be too much for me but so far, I'm loving it!

Vol. 1: Crack pure, I tell you. Wacky stories, silly drawings - but there's something about the manga that makes me want to read more. I'm actually really curious about Yuki and Shuichi's romance, go figure. I mean, I already saw the anime but the manga is somehow more interesting, maybe because the characters seem richer, more alive. I'll be definitely continuing this series!

Vol. 2: The dub-con in this manga might be too much for some readers, but I don't mind stuff like that, especially not in manga. But dub-con aside, it's quite funny to watch Yuki be all mean to Shuichi because Shuichi makes him feel weird things - like the need to take care of Shuichi and make him happy. It's really a weird love affair, that's for sure.

NCIS fic rec!

GEN --> "Home Truths" by PrincessFi. Summary: Tony interviews a very special witness. Length: 6.800 words.

“I know my boss was in here talking to you. He’s been telling you that you should talk to us, because we’ll look after you, we can guarantee to keep you safe.” Tony paused, but the boy continued lining up the cars.

“But you’ve heard that before, and you and I both know it’s a crock of shit.”

I really like this fic. Through the interrogation of a child Tony reveals something about his own past. An interesting idea that would actually fit the show pretty well.

Shinobu Gotoh's "Secret Contract" (manga), #120

Story by Shinobu Gotoh, art by Kae Maruya. The story of Yuichi and Iori is quite sad as they are separated by supernatural circumstances - I admit that I even got teary-eyed in places - but the manga ends on a hopeful note so it's not really an unhappy ending, more like the story is left open ended and you can supply the ending you would like. The thing that catches your attention from the start though, is the art. Wow, the art is amazing, enthralling even I would say. I need to find other works by Kae Maruya!

NCIS:LA fic rec!

SLASH --> Sam/G: "Fixate" by Lucy. Summary: A missing scene from Search and Destroy. Length: 1.000 words.

Sam finished folding the paper creature and set it on the dash, satisfied.

G shifted the lollipop and picked up the origami. "Nice pigeon," he said.

Sam made a disgusted noise. "It's a _crane_."

G tilted his head, looking at it again. "Are you sure?"

Hilarious. G chews on his lollipops, Sam's getting annoyed, origami's abused XP