February 27th, 2005 
11:02 am Six Lessons in Living in Sin by penknife (R)
Fandom: X-MEN MOVIEVERSE
Pairing: Xavier/Magneto
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] penknife
Author Website: Penknife to Paper

Why this must be read: Is it redundant at this point to rec [livejournal.com profile] penknife? possibly. She's been rec'ed before and if those didn't convince you to read all of her work I have no clue what's the matter with you. In the off chance it slipped your mind though...

Erik, Charles, life before the X-Men )
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07:24 pm Chances, by Angelfish Archivist (NC-17)
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Author on LJ: No
Author Website: No

Why this must be read: )

Chances
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07:59 pm Possession Arc by Paxnirvana (NC-17)
Fandom: WEISS KREUZ
Pairing: Youji/Aya
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] paxnirvana
Author Website: Paxnirvana's Circle of Hell

Why this must be read:

Because the stories are well-characterized and hot.

Which is possibly a bit short, so I'll add that they are woven nicely into the WK timeline (starting during the time before Aya kills Takatori and worked around the events during the middle of the anime), are also well-written, and occasionally made me laugh.

The only thing that irked me about them is that the author occasionally makes the characters use the term 'uke', which throws me every time I see it: 'uke' and 'seme' are (Japanese) fannish terms, no one outside of fandom will even know what they're referring to. My local copy of the story has the word replaced with 'bottom' - if this is a hot button for any of you, I recommend saving the stories and doing a search-and-replace before reading.

It took me all this month to read through my favorite Youji/Aya stories while trying to decide which one to rec, and I only realized yesterday that I had forgotten about this particular story. If I had remembered it earlier, I'd have written this rec nearly a month ago.

Possession (followed by Silence, Hold On, Elsewhere, Wait, Circle Part 1 and Circle Part 2)

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According to the webpage, there will be 2 more stories in this arc (and half of one is actually available), but the author seems to mostly write other fandoms now. I'd love to know how she was/is planning to end the arc, but it stands alone as it is quite nicely.
I must admit that I've never read any of her other stories, so I can't tell you how they compare with the Possession arc.
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11:21 pm VID REC: Highlander -- Opportunities
Vidder: Killa and Carol S.
Musical artist: The Pet Shop Boys
Pairing: Amanda, Methos, Duncan
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] killabeez and [livejournal.com profile] lapillus

Why this vid kicks ass:
This was the first vid I'd seen that created an AU: Methos, Amanda, and Duncan in a different, more carefree time, as partners in crime. It's witty, it's inventive, it's neatly done. It's the best vid featuring our favorite threesome I've seen. It will make you laugh and cheer.

ETA information from [livejournal.com profile] sockkpuppett
Carol S. vids are available at http://www.triptychvids.com (password required)
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