December 24th, 2004 
03:50 am The Impossibility of J/C, by Ika (NC-17)
Fandom: BLAKE'S 7
  Pairing:  Cally/Jenna
  Author on LJ: nope
  Author Website: not up at the moment
  Why this must be read:

Hooray, it's Blake's 7 f/f! Ika writes the characters in her own inimitable style and hits you with words, actions, thoughts that are just *them*. This is a lovely little piece going through Cally's and Jenna's thoughts throughout their journey in the series, and beyond. All the actual J/C bits are told in flashbacks--there's a melancholy about the whole story (the title is indication enough), a yearning for happiness and stability that can't last, at least not in the B7 universe.

Ika is a great writer and uses the most *delicious* word images and phrases, I highly recommend all of her stuff (don't let the modern-style narration in some of them throw you off, the stories are *very* B7-y despite that). But for now, here's

The Impossibility of J/C.
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09:06 am Three Kings by Hth (R)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Ray Vecchio/Ray Kowalski
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] hth_the_first
Author Website: Hth

Why this must be read:
Well, I gave you a happy rec last time, so I thought I'd challenge you with a somber story that will make you reflect on the compromises necessary to maintain a relationship over the years. Anyone who's been married as long as I have (18 years) will know this from personal experience, as will anyone partnered with someone different enough in some way to challenge one's sense of self and expectations about life.

Part of Hth's What It Is I See In You series (which can be found here, this story can be read as a stand-alone established relationship story. In it, we see the Kowalski family through Vecchio's eyes. This is the promised holiday rec; there are several other stories I could have selected (listed here in my journal), but this one had the most depth, so it got the nod.

Three Kings
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11:48 am The Periodic Table of Wesley by Dana Woods (PG)
Fandom: ANGEL THE SERIES
Pairing: Fred/Wesley
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] danawoods
Author Website: Broken Symmetry
Why this must be read:

Yeah, I was supposed to be doing it all alphabetagammishly but it's Christmas Eve and I'm treating myself. More Fred, more Wes. Fred geeks out in Angst-town. This gives me a warm, contented feeling in my tummy. And Christmas is a time for families so what better than a fic set directly after Lineage? Nothing better, it's clear. The structure of this fic is wonderful. It really is the periodic table of Wesley. Fred observes Wesley, classifies him and the way he has changed over the years. It's not really shippy, this fic. It's about Fred. It's about her not truly knowing herself, and examining that realisation.

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The Periodic Table of Wesley
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03:29 pm If I Were Queen Of The Forest by Halrloprillalar (R)
Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: Many
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] prillalar
Author Website: prillalar.com
Why this must be read:

It would spoil the fun to write too much about this story! It is one of my favorite humor fics ever, and it makes me smile and laugh, even though I have read it many times. It's amusing, clever, well-written, and has something for almost every LotR slash fan!

If I Were Queen Of The Forest
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