Fandom: ALIAS
Pairing: Jack/Irina
Author on LJ: synaesthete7
Author Website: Here or here
Why this must be read: Jack and Irina intrigued me from the moment we learned that she was the double agent instead of Jack. When Lena Olin showed up I was lost. It's the history that gets to me. I like this fic because it takes a scene from the show and fleshes it out. This is an almost perfect glimpse into Irina, and how and why did Irina become Laura and how did it feel to go back? It keeps Irina perfectly in character, you can see the love she has for Jack but doesn't compromise herself.

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Sfumato

Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing:  Justin/Lance
Author on LJ: clumsygyrl
Author Website: Stargaze*n
Why this must be read:
Who doesn't love a story about being in love? or about the lambs? Fiona is one of the better writers around in this fandom in my opinion, and this story of her's is one of her best. Just give it a try, you won't regret it.

Being in love is a definite mindfuck. Being in love with one of your best friends is just plain stupid.

Mindfuck

Fandom: ANGEL THE SERIES
Pairing: Wesley/Angel
Author on LJ: spike21
Author Website: The Spike's Slash Pages
Why this must be read: This is another Wesleyfic, as it's Christmas. Clean: Wesley, slowly, deliberately, precisely, walks into his bathroom, washes his hands and has a wank. Wesley, with the possibility of Angel, the heading says. I love this fic for its wave, its surging crescendo of words, sensations, images, thoughts that crash over you urgently and then fall back. It's perfectly paced. It's a fucking orgasm and it made me feel dirty reading it. I love it. I hope you do too.

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Clean

Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Jim / Blair
Author's Website: none found
Author's on LJ: not found
Why this must be read: There are so many what-if's in the Sentinel. The first, most basic one is this: what if Blair didn't find Jim in the hospital? Usually when authors choose this what-if, Jim suffers for it. ( Read more... )

The Sentinel's Guide to Flexibility

Fandom : CLAMP – SERIES: X/Tokyo Babylon
Pairing : Seishirou/Subaru
Author on LJ: rackhamrose
Author Website: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/225060/
Why this must be read:

Seishirou and Subaru play an old game: tell two truths and one lie. Can they guess the truth, and if so what are the consequences?

This fic was written for the 1999 challenge: all fics submitted must be 1999 words exactly. It amazes me how she manages to fit such a detailed character piece into so few words. Its very simplicity is what makes it beautiful. The last line is the real kicker. It stilled my breath and made me gasp in the way only a perfectly executed ending can.

Simply wonderful!

Two Truths And A Lie

Fandom : CLAMP – SERIES: X/Tokyo Babylon
Pairing : Seishirou/Subaru
Author on LJ: inkpawprints
Author Website: Behold, The Void.
Why this must be read:

I know I have already recced two stories from this author, but really her work is so exceptional. They are the like gems of the TB/X fandom; a perfect representation of everything the X/Tokyo Babylon fandom is. Really a reader can glean so much understanding of the fandom just by reading her works.

Nukume is one of the most well thought out and well written TB AU’s I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I have seen a few stories that try to capture this type of atmosphere but Leareth’s has been the best realized one I have read to date. She takes the potential of the plot --Subaru understanding the future and working towards a happier end to the sad events of TB-- and fully realizes it.

Reading her work is almost like seeing pieces of the characters lives that the original authors (Clamp) left out or forgot to mention. She manages to capture perfectly the love/hate dynamic that Clamp first introduced us to in TB and does it so well that sometimes I forget her work is not cannon.

I know I run the risk of sounding freaky but the fact the Subaru loves Seishirou no matter how much evil he does, even when that evil is done to him is just so freaking amazing and romantic. To read Leareth's work is to relive in a new form the perfect moments that drew me to the TB/X fandom. And her Seishirou is so in character that he scares me in the sexy creepy obsessive bad guy way.


Nukume Dori

Fandom: THE O.C.
Pairing: Seth/Ryan
Author on LJ: hyperfocused
Author Website: Poetry, Fics, and Random Fandom Obsessions
Why this must be read:

This story is hot and evil, two things that I love in my fic. Both Seth and Ryan are equally clueless and wanting, while trying to go the subtle, manipulative route of getting their feelings across. Of course, it seems to be backfiring in the beginning.

It's a fun read that makes you just want to shake both Seth and Ryan until they realize they should be doing hot things together.

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So what are you waiting for? Go read! The Tease

Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Warren/Andrew
Author on LJ: fourleftxaviers
Author Website:
Why this must be read: Because this is great Warren/Andrew smut. And not just smut... watch for the tenderness at the end. Not woobified, just right and hot and a pleasure to read.

( Andrew's lips are parted and Warren leans in to kiss him. )

To Replace It With Sweetness

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