October 6th, 2004 
01:07 am Temporality by D'Alaire, PG-13
Fandom: STAR TREK: VOYAGER
Pairing: Tom Paris/B'Elanna Torres, though that's beside the point
Author on LJ: ??
Author Website:D'A Green Room
Why this must be read:

Shattered was an amazing episode that triggered an outpouring of fic - most of them of the 'what if Janeway/Torres/Seven/Paris had been affected instead of Chakotay?' school. While there were some very enjoyable stories written with that premise, D'Alaire twisted the episode in another direction, managing to produce an AU that stayed beautifully within the episode. She gives us two decades of Voyager from Naomi Wildman's POV. Grim and funny and beautiful.

Temporality
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05:08 am Deepest and Hardest by Brighid (Rated PG)
I'll be on vacation until next Monday, but before I go I wanted to leave you with a rec.

Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] brighidestone
Author Website: The Brighid E. Stone Memorial Reading Room
Why this story must be read:

When I'm in a rift, what rift frame of mind and I want a gentle lyrical story I know I can always count on Brighid to have written the perfect thing for the occassion. As she says in the summary of this story: At the heart of the matter, it's about love.

I love this Lex. There was a point in time in the series that if events had happened differently, this might very well have been the young man we ended up with -- a take charge man filled with compassion and not above a little emotional blackmail in the right circumstances.



Be sure to leave feedback for the author if you enjoyed the story.
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04:36 pm Heat by Lora [Rated NC-17]
Fandom: Oz
Pairing: Beecher/Keller
Author on LJ: No
Author Website: None
Why this must be read:

Because it's one of the best AU Oz fics produced. On a very personal note, it was the fic that sold me on the idea of Oz AUs, demonstrating how the complexity of the characters can be maintained in a setting far away from the prison walls of Oswald. The core of the fic is the B/K relationship, but the author doesn't skimp on other characters, painting a very appealing portrait of Shirley Bellinger, and a poignant one of Mama Rebadow. Even the cat from hell, Chester, comes fully alive for us. As does the town itself, right down to the dry, summer heat.

Sadly, the author is no longer active in Oz fandom, but with this fic and the too scant handful of others, she provided some wonderful reading pleasure.

a sample of what you will find )

Heat
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07:51 pm Seven Stories About Dan Rydell, Four Of Which Are True, by Violet and Cinnamon (R)
Fandom: SPORTS NIGHT
Pairing: Dan/Casey, Dan/f, Dan/Rebecca
Author on LJ: Violet (or Luna, as she might be known to you) is at [livejournal.com profile] tangleofthorns. Cinnamon is at [livejournal.com profile] circusgirl
Author Website: http://www.sparkgirls.com/
Why this must be read:

I'm a big sucker for x-number-of-things stories anyway, but this one is just fabulous. It's got the interesting glimpses at stuff that could have happened, as well as a whole load of wonderful Dan characterisation. Plus, y'know, it's Sports Night, which equals snark and coolness, and even better it's Sports Night written by two of the most talented people I can think of, which means there's writing good enough to make a grown man cry, too. Missing out on this would be a real shame.

Seven Stories About Dan Rydell, Four Of Which Are True
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09:32 pm Standing Still by chelle (NC17)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Methos
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] mmmchelle
Author Website: Chelle's Nightstand
Why this must be read: For me, this story is like the literary equivalent of slow dancing in the dark. It's achingly beautiful, poignant, and romantic. Lovely dialog, and a slow, sweet build up to emotional, erotic sex. This one makes for sweet dreams.

here be a snippet )

Standing Still
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11:56 pm Dante's Prayer by Azar Suerte (PG-13)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Title: Dante's Prayer
Pairing: MSR, Scully/Skinner implied
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] azarsuerte
Author website: Probable Impossibilities
Why this must be read:

I'm not a huge fan of Post Colonization stories. I'm definitely not a big fan of MSR stories but Azar took both and crafted a fantastic story from the point of view of Dante Victoria Mulder. The daughter of Mulder & Scully. She shows us a potential view of a post Colonization world which is both interesting, heart breaking, alien and all too familiar. Dante has no knowledge of who her parents were Before but what she knows she learns through the eyes of her caretaker...a familiar face to us all calling himself by a new name.

It really is one of the best X-Files stories Azar ever produced and not one to be missed at all.

Dante's Prayer
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