Tuesday's Best~August 11th, 2009

Welcome to TwiSlash Unveiled


Just a few announcements before we get to the recommendations.

1. TwiSlash Unveiled is extremely proud to announce that two of our very own took home a Bellie. Val, aka The Master was nominated for Best Banner and was up against some very tough competition and DefinatelyStaying's fabulous story "The Forbidden Room" tied with Manyafandom's story "All I Ever Knew" for Best Slash.

We would like to congratulate all the winners and nominees on a job well done.

2. A few weeks ago the story "Closer to God" by dannie7786 was recommended to you. It's an AWESOME story, but unfortunately Dannie's FFnet account went a bit wacky and she had to delete the account and start from scratch. You can now find Dannie's stories listed under the pen name Domward's Mistress. Be sure to add her to alerts and leave Closer to God and her other stories some love, since with the move she lost all the reviews.

NOW FOR WHAT YOU ARE REALLY HERE FOR...
Tuesday's Picks of the Week

Tuesday's are for the best slash stories we can find and this Tuesday is no different. The TwiSlash girls are here to present you with a couple FUCKAWESOME tales that will get your heart to sing and your juices to flow.

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Donna's Pick of the Week...

Echos of You

by Rosalee Lorraine

What's this? A slash story that doesn't star Edward and Jasper as romantic interests. OH MY GOD! They do exist. HA HA HA!

That's right. This week's recommendation by yours truly is "Echos of You" by Rosealee Lorraine. Emmett is a boxer. A damn good boxer, but like any boxer they eventually meet their match. "Echos of You" opens with Jasper, distraught and waiting in the Emergency Room lobby for news on Emmett. When the news comes it's not good. The blow Emmett took has made him lose his memory. With the loss of his memory, Emmett refuses to accept the fact that he's gay, leaving Jasper devastated.

How do they cope? Does Emmett ever accept his sexuality? What happens to their relationship? Do they find love together again? Does Emmett return to boxing?

All these questions can be answered BY READING THE STORY! So, get to it. Go read "Echos of You". You won't be dissappointed. Of course, Rosalee Lorraine never disappoints. OH, DID I MENTION THAT THE STORY IS COMPLETE? Oh, I didn't. Well it is. ENJOY!

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The Master brings you...

Sketchbook Revelations

by PolkaDotMama

Some of you may have heard of a website called “Broke Straight Boys”, which has videos of men being gay for pay. In other words, they are paid a certain amount of money to perform sexual acts on other men; they start off small with mutual wanks, working into blow jobs, and eventually fucking. There are two ways to interpret “broke” in the title. First, the boys are usually monetarily broke and in need of fast cash. Second, the boy are ‘broke’ like a horse, their ways are tamed and they are broke into performing for the director. This site is a bit of a conundrum for me. I enjoy the fascination of watching supposedly straight boys go down on each other; seeing them get hard at something they never thought they would makes you consider- is arousal for them purely physical, no matter the partner, or is there a mental challenge they have to overcome to get turned on? Then, there is the curiosity as to why they are there to begin with; what is going on in their lives that drew them to such a place, to basically sell themselves for sex-and not sex they would typically enjoy. While these videos can be incredibly hot, they can sadden you as well. Knowing that most of the boys do not want to be there, willingly or not, sometimes you can see it in their face as they are about to suck a dick for the first time. That being said, my recommendation this week is largely based on just that type of site. “Sketchbook Revelations” by PolkaDotMama is the story of college students Jasper and Edward, both art majors, and their revelations along the way toward each other.

The story begins from Edward’s point-of-view; he is already out of the closet and is open about his sexuality. Edward is meeting Jasper, his roommate and friend, for coffee, as Jasper has a confession to make to Edward. A very nervous Jasper admits to Edward that he has performed for Broke Straight Boys, not once, but multiple times. He explains how he was in desperate need of money, and started off with mutual wanks with James. When James and Jasper’s videos become a hit, they are asked back to perform more, the money amount increasing each time, eventually leading to $1500 for Jasper to bottom for James. Jasper confesses these embarrassing details to Edward because Jasper enjoyed the sex, and is now curious, and asks Edward…does this make Jasper gay? Jasper also admits he now looks at Edward differently. In light of Jasper’s revelation to Edward, Edward confesses that he has been in love with Jasper for years, but has come to realize it will never happen, as Jasper was straight. He tells Jasper honestly not to fuck him over by playing with his emotions, that his heart cannot handle that kind of heartbreak. Jasper replies with a very heartfelt and gentle kiss.

As their relationship begins to progress into the physical intimacy stage, the story gets incredibly erotic with each new discovery. Edward is a talented boy and opens Jasper’s…er, eyes, to what is possible in a relationship with a man. They have always been close emotionally, but now they are able to express their feelings out loud and with certainty. Of course, with each revelation they uncover, another problem arises. Jasper still has financial concerns, they have an upcoming art show and most importantly, they need to eventually go public with their relationship. Jasper is still in the closet, although, thanks to a hot dance with Edward, where hands were roaming and lips were touching, they have ‘come out’ to their small group of friends. However, Jasper greatly fears telling his parents, especially his anti-gay father, about his sexuality. They decide to first inform Edward’s parents of their relationship-a practice round, so to say.

I highly recommend “Sketchbook Revelations” for a few reasons. The fascination with Broke Straight Boys is addressed, and damn, if Jasper DID have a video online-yea, totally downloading that shit! PolkaDotMama also brings forth a brilliant picture of their incredible artistic talent, Jasper’s love for typography and graphic design, and Edward’s devotion for cartoon illustration. The details she expresses in their craft is evidence of an admiration for art she must share with them, and this pseudo artist appreciates the love she has the boys express for their obsessions. Lastly, she writes their story with intelligence and humor, allowing the boys true voices to shine through. They are loving, erotic, and devoted to each other. They have many issues to still overcome, ones that will certainly cause some heartfail on one or both of them. While the heartfail has been strong for me this week, drowning me actually, I am pledging my faith in PolkaDotMama to pull the boys through and have their final revelation be one of utter love with lifelong happiness to each other.

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So, there you have it. Another Tuesday filled with TwiSlash Unveiled's picks of the week. Hopefully, you remembered your towel.

Stay tuned until Thursday for when we bring you Thursday's Read, Rate and Review. We have an absolutely fabulous story lined up for you.

Having seen a preview of DefinatelyStaying's Twi Me Up column for this Friday, I know all our kinky followers are going to be very, very happy.

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Also, don't forget about TwiSlash Unveiled's One Shot contest. The deadline for your Femme Slash story submissions is August 15th. For more information, click the link on the top right hand side of the page, or shoot us an email to twislash@gmail.com. We'll be happy to answer any questions you might have.

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Tuesday's Best~June 30th, 2009

Welcome to TwiSlash Unveiled

New and Improved

We're coming to you this week, sporting a new and improved look, but don't let that scare you. We will still have the hottest TwiSlash recommendations and reviews.

On the right you will find info on the TwiSlash authors as well as the description of our individual categories and the previous week's pick. This gets changed to the current week's pick every Thursday, but as an added new feature, there is a link at the bottom that if you click it you'll see all the past Picks of the Week. Pretty cool, huh?

On the left, you'll find TwiSlash Eye Candy and it has been updated with some serious hotness. This column also includes what we think are the TwiSlash fandom's top authors and our list of new Affiliates and related blogs are there, as well.

Make sure you surf around the site a bit and get to know us better. We hope you enjoy the new look and so, without further ado, TwiSlash Unveiled's Picks of the Week.

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Donna's Lesbian Lovers...

St Andrew's Place
by Lipsmacked

This week, I've chosen to recommend Lipsmacked's final fanfiction, St Andrew's Place. The story starts out as a Bella/Alice/Rosalie/Leah story, but it will eventually be a Bella/Leah story. I know totally out there since Leah hates Bella in canon, but open your pervy minds and let the awesomeness of this story wash over you.

Bella moves in with Rosalie, Alice and Leah, who have explained to Bella that they are all lovers and not only need a roommate to share the rent, but with the departure of Emily their fourth, they need a new lover as well. It's a lesbian girl's wet dream come true.

It doesn't take Bella, Alice and Rosalie long to get comfortable and that's when the action starts. Oh, the action! It's just...well...FUCKAWESOME from the very first encounter! It's hot and intense and had me searching for the towel I'd forgotten. (You've been warned.)

Leah had been absent when Bella arrived, but as Bella walks into the kitchen she sets eyes on Leah, in the flesh, for the first time and she's floored. In an author's note, Lipsmacked describes Leah as "Jake from SO with tits." (If you haven't read So Obvious, you need to. It's FUCKHOT and has some hot ass girly action with Jake in the middle.) The description of Leah from Bella's POV is so beautiful that I just had to share.

Leah. Was. Beautiful. Her voice, an incarnation of sex. Her picture had done her absolutely no justice. It didn't hurt that she was only wearing a black lace boy shorts and a black tank top, but her face and her body were simply stunning. Her lips were naturally plump and wide, accented by high cheek bones. In the dim light from the television I could see the deep brown pools of her eyes were speckled were gold. Her lashes were long and thick around her almond shaped eyes. She was toned, but perfectly soft in all the right places. Her breasts were large and full and her ass, my god her ass. She would have given the Williams sisters a run for their money. Just below the line of her panties, I could see a shape inked into her skin, parts of a tattoo on the crease of her hip.

This story is only four chapters long as of now, but those four chapters were posted within six days, so don't despair she's updating very quickly and as with all her stories, her updates are well worth the wait.

Check out the Twilighted thread for pictures and discussion. Don't forget to tell them who sent you.

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The Master's Boys...

Six Inches
By Rosalee Lorraine

When I started thinking of all the wonderful slash stories I could review or recommend on this blog, some of the obvious, more popular ones, of course, came to mind first. We really are in a great time of Twific for slash; as it is becoming slightly more accepted by readers. Yes, most still get squeamish by the thought of Jasper fucking Edward and not Alice (I, however, feel the opposite). There are a few slash stories out there, with little traffic, few reviews and yet, they are still worthy of our reading time. I hope that I find a few of these occasionally and that by recommending these lesser known stories, they might get a bit more recognition. This week’s recommendation is one of those lesser known stories with only thirteen reviews to date. “Six Inches” by Rosalee Lorraine is a one-shot that I would LOVE to see turned into a multi-chapter story.

Rosalee completely owned me with her Jasper. He is tentative, eager, and terrified all rolled up into one hot package. Edward was nervous, passionate, and caring, asking permission from Jasper before continuing, always putting his love before his physical desires.
My heart actually jumped with this statement:

His lips were close against my throat at he spoke, resulting in a strange, sexy, whispering sensation that made me want to pull him even closer, so that he was pressed against me, inside of me.

“No one has ever touched me the way you do.” Edward said softly.

Sigh. No, Edward, no one can ever touch you the way Jasper can. That shit is just fact. We can read and definitely enjoy other Twiguy pairings, but Jasper and Edward own the slash category.

Rosalee has done what is so hard to do one in one-shots. She develops emotions, as well as physical intimacy. Usually with one-shots, you get one or the other; the emotional declaration with perhaps, a kiss, or the quick ‘omg I love you let’s fuck’. While they do get, er, physical, this story is about so much more than sex. There are not so obvious declarations of love, loyalty and passion between Edward and Jasper, and loyalties to others brought into question. Rosalee wraps all these qualities up into beautiful, poetic phrases that you will want to read over and over again in delight.

I really cannot say enough about this story, I highly recommend reading it; and please leave Rosalee a review if you enjoy it. My one and only complaint about this story…it is only a one-shot.

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Rosella's Poly Pleasures...

No Rules Tonight
by Rosalee Lorraine

I was introduced to this author just this week by one of our top Twislash authors, so I rushed right over to check out what Rosalee had to offer, and I was very pleasantly surprised. I had been told her writing was incredible, but I had no idea just how good it would be. Every word flows easily into the next and the sensual ambiance she creates starts at the very beginning, making this one-shot very enticing and satisfying.

Jasper and Edward are a voyeuristic gay couple who have decided to fulfill their fetish by sleeping with a woman...together. Of course this woman is none other than Bella. Although we tend to see this threesome often, Rosalee finds a way to represent their passionate character traits in a way to make the whole situation more connected and beautiful.

By the time I reached the more hardcore elements of the lemon I was completely sucked into the story as it all played out like a movie in my mind, making it that much more arousing. Edward pulls in some surprising behavioral components that really add to the intensity already present in this tantalizing poly slash fic and it doesn't take away from the increasing passion you can feel coming from each of them. It intensifies it.

The love and respect between all parties involved truly makes this believable too, which is always something I personally look for in a good slash story. It helps pull everything together, creating the perfect atmosphere for a passionate, sexy and satisfying threesome.

If your craving a bit more time to get to know the characters, and enjoy male slash check out her short story Sexual Healing. This story has only four chapters and is told in the third person perspective. The featured pairing is Edward/Carlisle/Emmett. I couldn't decide which I liked most!

Go ahead and give these fics a chance, I promise you won't be disappointed. Just make sure to have your towel and toy of choice ready. ;-)

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Cella's Secret Craving...

The Brute
by kaiistar

Pissed
Angry
Degrading
Hot as fuck!

If the first three words in that list cause you to think the last phrase then maybe you have a craving for something a bit rougher this week, I know I sure do.
The Brute by kaiistar... 'wait did Cella just say kaiistar?'

Yep that's right the same writer that wrote the story I was not very fond of a couple of weeks ago also wrote this juicy little one shot. Every one has their niche and perhaps Domination Slash is hers.

The Brute is a short lemon that will help get your juices flowing. With less than one thousand words the story is very quick to dive straight into the smut, but with Carlisle barking out orders who needs foreplay?

The tale begins when Carlisle barges into Edward's room furious that little Alice has learned about their naughty play times, but how could she not know since she is a psychic. You would think the mind reading vampire would know better than to plan out his little escapades with Alice around.

That's right this short tale is all vamp so if you view Carlisle as too much of a dad to Edward when they are vamps be warned, but if the taboo of how they pretend to be father and son turn you on then go right on ahead and read.I promise not to tell.

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Well, there you have it, TwiSlash Unveiled's Picks of the Week! Leave us some love and let us know how you liked the stories and the new look of the blog. We also have a thread on Twilighted. Drop in and get a little dirty with us.

Have a great week and we'll see you on Thursday when Rosella and Cella give you a new story to sink your teeth into.