February 14th, 2004 
12:12 pm "Us": In Four Movements for Two Voices, by Aral Griffen (NC-17)
Fandom: due South
Pairing: Fraser/Kowalski
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] arallara
Author's Website: None, sadly.

Why this must be read:
This is one of my favorite first-time stories. It just feels so real -- the anticipation is palpable. I just re-read it and I'm still tingling. Here, have a nibble: )Aral only wrote two dS stories, which is a damn shame. (Pssst -- You can find the other one at due Slash. )

Happy Valentine's Day!


"Us": In Four Movements for Two Voices
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02:21 pm Cross-overs & Holiday Recs Wanted!!
Just a reminder: tomorrow is Crack Van Collisions, a.k.a. cross-over day.

On the 15th of each month we ask our fandom drivers to rec one fic that crosses over their fandom with another. (No, it is not required nor does it count against your 10 recs maximum!)

Please post crossovers in the following format:

Subject: Fandom/Fandom (Rating)

Title: Title by Author
Pairing: (no abbreviations, please)
Author on LJ:
Author Website:
Why this must be read:

(link to story)

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We're also still taking Valentine's themed recs, here. Everyone is welcome to link their favorites.

Happy Valentine's Day!
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06:18 pm Surface Tension by Salieri (PG-13)
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Pairing: Sam/Other, Sam/Teal'c (er, kind of)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] troyswann
Author Website: Outside the Box
Why this must be read:

All of Salieri's stories are wonderful, in many different ways - she's probably my favorite writer in the fandom when it comes to prose style - so choosing just one to recommend was... difficult. I came down on Surface Tension for four reasons:

1) It's relatively short;
2) It doesn't require any real knowledge of canon;
3) It features a strong Sam POV, something that is vanishingly rare in the subset of Stargate fanfic that I read;
4) and it lets me set up a paired recommendation with the story I'll be posting about tomorrow. (Aren't I the clever one!)

Spoilers beyond the cut )

Lastly, oh, the way this is written, the tightly-leashed desperation. It's wonderful. Go read it. Shoo.

Because he was Daniel and nervous, his gaze was itinerant, wandering over her head, to the numbers on the wall beside the door, the withering begonia in its pot on the porch rail, his shoes. Sam wanted to clasp his face between her hands and say, "Look." Instead, she twisted the rubber band around two fingers, tighter and tighter, until the fingertips were purple.

Surface Tension
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06:35 pm Many Loves by Jessica Walker (NC-17)
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairings: Spike/Drusilla, Spike/Angel(us), Spike/Buffy (unrequited)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] jess79
Author Website: Addiction
Why this is a must read:

Author's Summary -- A not-so-brief history of William the Bloody, including a hundred and twenty years, two girlfriends, three doomed obsessions, four continents, nine haircolors, four parties, three torture scenes, two blowjobs, twelve consecutive shots of whiskey, forty-three thousand eight hundred packs of cigarettes, and a car theft. Spoilers for BtVS "School Hard" through "The Gift."

There isn't much I can say about this fic because really, my words aren't enough. Jess delves into Spike's character and shows you what's there. This is Spike's brutality and passion. This is Spike's heart. This is Spike's grief and perseverance. This is Spike.

Many Loves
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07:23 pm Bad Wigs, Black Leather, and Guns by Auburn (R)
Fandom: ALIAS
Pairing: Sydney/Sark
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] auburnnothenna
Author Website: Allusions
Why this must be read: Humor is a rarity in the Alias fandom and this is the best of the lot. If that's not enough, then I only have one thing to say: Sark. In. Leather. Pants.

Bad Wigs, Black Leather, and Guns
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