ds_flashfiction | Now presenting: The DS Match Halftime Spectacular!

Break out the beer and the pigs-in-blankets (or the non-alcoholic and/or vegetarian equivalent): it's time for the DS Match Halftime Spectacular!

That's right! Posting of fic will resume on Saturday, Sept. 6, but during this brief break in the action, we invite you to join us for games, recs, a command musical performance by Paul Gross (you command, he performs, geddit?), and most importantly, a little extra time to read and vote on the fourteen fabulous fics that the Match has yielded so far!

For those of you who may be joining us in progress, here's the roster of fics that have appeared in the game to date:

For Team Reality:
The Harder They Fall (Fraser/Kowalski)
Suicide is Painless (Fraser/Kowalski, Kowalski/Stella)
The Best Thing To Say (Fraser/Kowalski)
Watchman (Fraser/Kowalski/Vecchio, beginnings of Welsh/Frannie)
C-Three-H-Five-(N-O-Three)-Three (Fraser/Kowalski)
Something To Look Forward To (Fraser/Vecchio)
Deep Colours Bleed (Fraser/Kowalski/Vecchio)

For Team Whimsy:
Lift (Kowalski/Vecchio, Fraser/Kowalski/Vecchio)
Notes on the Impossibility of Nirvana (Fraser/Vecchio)
I Am a Man Upon the Land (Fraser/Kowalski)
Strange Constellations (Kowalski/Vecchio)
The Heart's Compass (Fraser/Kowalski)
I can only (Fraser/Vecchio)
The Blue and the Dim and the Dark (Fraser/Kowalski)

If you're looking for a place to dig in, or if you've got a favorite(s) you'd like to wave some pompoms for, we'd like to direct you to the DS Match Recvitational, going on now and extending through the month of September over at

ds_recsredux. Prizes will be awarded for the top three reccers, so don't miss out!

We'll also have a few games running over at

ds_team_root, including Guess That Dialogue, Anagram City, and Pin the Tail On the Fic. Come play! (Reminder: Whimsy and Reality team members are eligible to play in these contests, we just request that you be discreet and not give away which fic is yours.)

And most importantly, have we mentioned fourteen fabulous fics? We have? Well, maybe we should put it another way:

*assumes cheerleader pose*

Ready… okay! When I say read, you say vote! Read! Vote! Read! Vote! When I say read, you say comment! Read! Comment! Read! Comment! GOOOOOO DS MATCH!

*cartwheels*

Got it? Excellent. :) Posting of fic will resume on Saturday, Sept. 6. Have fun!