March 9th, 2005 
12:13 am Mere Anarchy by Speranza (NC-17)
Fandom: QUEER AS FOLK: UK
Pairing: Stuart/Vince
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] cesperanza
Author Website: speranza's fiction

Why this must be read:
Speranza is my other favorite QaFUK writer, and the reasons will be apparent if you read this story. It has the best Stuart characterization I've ever read--Stuart's acting out for a valid reason, charming his way out of trouble, and playing games to camouflage his feelings. The other reason I love "Mere Anarchy" is because this is post-series-two Stuart, who's not going to take it any more. The playful use of time is just right, artful without being pretentious, and this story has my favorite "revelation of love" scene ever.

Mere Anarchy
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12:51 am 'Vicarious' by Tessabeth (NC-17)
Fandom: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Pairing: Jack Sparrow/Will Turner
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] tessabeth
Author Website: None
Why this must be read: I'm not ordinarily a Jack/Will shipper, but [livejournal.com profile] tessabeth's stories make me believe, and this one, which is quite different and darker than her others, is also the most convincing scenario. As the esteemed author says in her introduction, ...what would reality look like? What would cursed eighteenth century pirates really be like, without the firm hand of Mr. Disney's lackeys? (Yeah, I know I'm into deeply oxymoronic territory here.) What would really make Will have sex with Jack? And her answer: Elizabeth at knifepoint.

A thoroughly unsavory premise, you might say, but in [livejournal.com profile] tessabeth's skilled hands it becomes a thing of beauty, an opportunity for Jack to teach, and Will to learn, how to endure even the darkest of experiences and find the good and the true at the heart of it.

As Jack says, "What we need to do...is get ourselves through tonight. And tomorrow, new things will happen, and chances may present themselves."

Vicarious

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05:49 am The Decay of Lying by Speranza (NC-17)
Fandom: QUEER AS FOLK: UK
Pairing: Stuart/Vince
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] cesperanza
Author Website: speranza's fiction

Why this must be read:
This story is entirely in the spirit of Davies' work: Speranza gives us hot sex, clever dialogue, fabulous characterization, queer politics, and action. It's amazing to me how the smut is seamlessly entwined with all the other elements.

The Decay of Lying
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11:31 am Summer's Rain by Peruvian Gypsy (PG)
Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read: Originally published in the zine Turned To Fire. This is one of those stories that I almost wish was longer, but it works perfectly being as short as it is. It shows the love between the two men, and the bond they share no matter what. It's got hurt/comfort, love, humor, and the ending makes me giggle every time I read it. It's serious and sappy at the same time. Stories this short tend to leave the reader wanting, but this one is so well written that you don't need any more explanation then what's given.

Summer's Rain
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02:24 pm All Our Yesterdays, by Melanie Joan Riley (PG)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Tessa
Author Website: The Seventh Dimension Archive
Why this must be read: Okay, I admit it; I'm a sucker for well-done kidfic, especially AUs where one character gets to raise the other. Now and then you just need a little smarm, and this one delivers.

All Our Yesterdays
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02:35 pm "The Dancing Series" by Karen (NC-17)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA 1978
Pairing: Starbuck/Apollo, Athena/Bojay
Author on LJ: None
Author Website: Utterly Different
Why this must be read: Karen's "Dancing Series" is another long, involved space opera, complete with betrayals, back-stabbing, jealousy, weddings, true love, gossip and, of course, hot sex...

The Dancing Series )

(My links go through to the first chapter of each episode. Click on the links at the bottom of each page to move onto the next chapter.)

1. Bitter Dance
2. Done With Dancing
3. Brand New Dance
4. Dancing Lessons From God
5. I'll Dance at Your Wedding
6. Let's Face the Music and Dance
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02:47 pm "Stimmed" by Ness (PG)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA 2003
Pairing: Kara/Lee
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] anr
Author Website: angstnromance.net
Why this must be read: The episode "33" is fast becoming a touchstone in this fandom--it has not only inspired a lot of stories, it has even inspired some really *good* stories. [livejournal.com profile] anr's "Stimmed" is one of the best...

Stimmed )

Stimmed
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