The One With the One-Shot to Die For

Let's face it, there are a ton of fantastic Fic Rec sites (head over to our sidebar, pleasies) out there. But for some of our readers, who might just happen to be RL friends (*waves* HI!) and have not yet ventured into the glorious world that is fanfic, I thought I'd start out slow. We're sticking with Vamps again (not the aforementioned naughty vamp) but this time we're moving away from the "Canon" Cullens that I've previously rec'd and into a vampire world that's fairly AU (alternate universe).

So first up on our little journey away from Canon is a delicious one-shot titled Innocence is Dripping Red by EchoesOfTwilight. Submitted for the Darkward Vampfic Contest, it's INSANELY well-written, it's captivating, it's hot, and ladies....Edward doesn't hunt animals. You get me? (click to be linked)

Oh yes, this Edward is dark. And he's DELICIOUS.

He stalks the streets, feeding off the scum of society but he uses an very...shall we say...interesting method to get motivated. I won't give it all away, but he meets Bella in a club and things proceed from there. Bella's all hot and goth and confident. I imagine her a bit like this:

She knows her way around heavy metal.

"She stretched her lithe body up to speak in my ear, unaware that I would have heard her whisper from across the room.

“Dance with me.” Still her thoughts were drowned in the cacophony, but her words were beautiful.

Closing the distance between us, I nodded, swallowing the venom that pooled in my mouth. I could do this, I just had to be careful. Had to be gentle with this demon-goddess standing before me wrapped in lace and leather."

What's amazing to me about this one-shot is how Echoes manages to convey so much about her characters without being too wordy (the nature of the o/s, to be sure!) And she's able to snag your interest in the first paragraph and get you on board as fans of her Edward & Bella in such a short time frame. By the end, you're panting for more...

Who DIDN'T want to see Edward throw Bella on the chaise & devour her?

...and lucky for us, there actually IS more. In her Authors Note she writes: "I shamelessly whored Voyeurward out for the Fandom Gives Back sale, and to my utter shock EIGHT generous women paid for further chapters. Though I hope to keep the tone of the original O/S intact, there will also be a plot to this short fic and I am really excited about it."

So please, GO READ! Not only is it wonderfully written and different than anything I've read to date, ALL proceeds from the auction go to fight a very deserving cause. I'd love to know what you think, and don't forget to let the Author know, too! And yes, it's got bite.