March 4, 2000 Audiotape by Francesca (Sentinel · slash · smut): So, if you read Sentinel slash fiction, you read Francesca, which makes this rec rather pointless for the converted. If you don't read Sentinel, this is unlikely to be the sole, definitive story that draws you in. For that, you might try her Nature series first. Or not. The Nature stories creates an AU universe that would definitely give you an interesting first impression of Sentinel fanon & canon. There are some other Francesca stories in the Sentinel Classics 101 area, if you'd like to check those out first.

Audiotape is from Francesca's 'Eye of the Beholder' series, not an AU as such, but one of several stories with a voyeurism theme. Voyeurism isn't one of my buttons, but these are all nice. This latest offering is written in Francesca's characteristic style, the language energetic and the plot centered, like most of her stand-alone works, on character epiphanies that lead to a first time. Read more...
 

March 4, 2000 Crystallize by torch (PM · slash · smutless): I've begun browsing Phantom Menace slash fic, and of course when you read in a new fandom you look first for the people you know can write. This story is a low-key grisaille that captures the zenlike restraint of Qui-Gon's character. Read more...
 

March 4, 2000 L'Histoire d'Obi by Lilith Sedai: (PM · slash · smut): The first time I read this was a devastatingly fine experience. Intelligent pacing allows this to build toward its goals in an erotic, dizzying way that makes the sex scenes particularly intense. This is a master/slave scenario with traditional elements of bondage, beating, branding, and adoring masochism. If these are your buttons, you will probably like this. To put it mildly. Read more...