February 25th, 2005 
12:58 am The Spell of Aging by MollyTM (NC-17)
Fandom: THE OC
Pairing: Ryan/Theresa, Ryan/Eddie, Ryan/Marissa, Ryan/Luke, Ryan/Anna, Ryan/Seth
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] torchthisnow
Author Website: Riders on the Storm
Why this must be read: It’s beautifully written, capturing Ryan’s first time with many of the characters from the first season - from Theresa to Seth. It puts a whole new meaning to first time.

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The Spell of Aging
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01:24 am Kissing Girls by Paranoidkitten (PG)
Fandom: THE OC
Pairing: Marissa/Alex
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] paranoidkitten
Author Website: fiction
Why this must be read: Recently Marissa and Alex have been engaging in a full blown relationship even going as far as to live together. In canon they’re pretty together, even interesting opposed to Marissa’s storylines last season. She’s more relatable with someone like Alex. As the relationship is still being explored on screen in fanfic the possibilities are endless.

This story is short and sweet. From Marissa’s point of view she contemplates her feelings about Alex along with what it’s like to kiss her. That regardless if she’s with a guy or a girl it’s all about her feelings towards that person and she has feelings for Alex that go beyond exploration.

Kissing Girls
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02:27 am Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Mady Bay (unrated. Probably R-ish)
Title: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Fandom: The Magnificent Seven
Pairing: not really
Author On LJ: Not that I know of.
Author Website: Don't know of one.
Why this must be read:

Well, it's ATF AU again which is always a blast but it's slightly diabolical too. A few years after M7 went off the air, Eric Close (who played Vin on M7) landed a role in a Jerry Bruckheimer pilot for a series called "Without A Trace". The character, Martin Fitzgerald, is as far from Vin as one can get and still have the same face. Straightlaced, born into an affluent and influential family and as buttoned down and clean cut as one can get the key to the fun is, of course, he still has the same face. And when one considers the contrasts between Vin and Martin then thinks of the M7 ATF AU which puts Vin in a Federal job...

The crossover potential is too damn good to pass up. Mady uses this to her advantage in the story when Vin Tanner goes missing.

Twice.

This one is a good case story, a good mix of the two shoes, and the wink wink nudge nudge of the resemblance is played up for all it's worth. It's an absolute treat to read.

Wrong Place, Wrong Time (hosted at the Blackraptor archive I mentioned in the Overview)
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06:00 pm Friday Night Drive-in!
Attn. Drivers: Sorry for the late notice once again, but tonight - the last Friday of the month - is, in fact, Friday Night Drive-In, a.k.a. Fan Vid Recs. Feel free to post your vid rec over the weekend, however.

Reccers may post 1 vid rec for their fandom, formatted as follows:

Subject Line: VID REC: Fandom - Song Title

Vidder:
Musical artist:
Pairing:
Vidder on LJ:
Vidder's website:
Why this vid kicks ass:


Because the vidder community has some unique ownership issues, it’s important that reccers be extra careful when making vid recs. Depending on the vidder’s preferences regarding public access to their work, please link your rec in the appropriate manner:

1. If the video is publicly accessible, direct link to the web page the vid is linked on, or if it’s the vidder’s request, to the HTML splash page of their site.

or…

2. Link to the site with instructions on acquiring the password, if the site is protected – do not reveal the password yourselves.

or…

3. Provide contact info for the vidder if their vids are only available privately (tapes, dvd-R’s, collections, etc.).


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Hotlink, i.e. link directly to the video file rather than the webpage.
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07:55 pm Something About the Open Road by Oro (PG-13)
Fandom: THE WEST WING
Pairing: CJ/Toby
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] warlordkittens
Author Website: Click Here
Why this must be read:

Sometimes, you realise that there are people 'out there' who play with words the way some artists manipulate clay or paint with watercolours, able to produce the most beautiful and unique of results from the same raw materials as the rest of us. You wish that you were as capable, as artistic, and you never will be. Oro's use of words is enough to make this woman wish she was a tenth as talented, and this CJ-centric story is as good a piece of observation as you are ever likely to find outside of Sorkin's own words. Read and indulge

Something about the Open Road
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11:39 pm VID REC: The OC – Dare You To Move
Vidder: Elias
Musical artist: Switchfoot
Pairing: Marissa/Alex
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] elias012
Vidder's website: N/A
Why this vid kicks ass: The music goes along so well with the clips of Marissa and Alex’s relationship developing. It’s just extremely beautiful. You can’t help but fall into a puddle of mush when you reach the end of the music and clips.

Dare You To Move
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