Fandom: QUEER AS FOLK: UK
Pairing: Stuart/Vince
Author on LJ: iamtheenemy
Author Website: Steph's stories on Across the Pond

Why this must be read:
Vince and Stuart go to the movies--this is a scenario that must have played out many times in their years together. Harry Potter fans should read it because you'll smile over the geekish pleasure Vince takes in being a fanboy. Non-nerds will appreciate the amused tolerance Stuart has for his fannishly obsessed friend. ;D

Display of Affection

Fandom: QUEER AS FOLK: UK
Pairing: Stuart/Vince
Author on LJ: dammitcarl
Author Website: the next stop is. or miss teen word power

Why this must be read:
It's Stuart and Vince at the movies again. I liked the emotional tone of this ficlet, and it's the only one Jess wrote in this fandom. You might not have come across it before, so I thought I'd mention it.

stuart in the land of the daleks

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Rari's List

Why this story must be read: No, this isn't an A/U. I am saving more of them for later. *g*

This is a regular story set in the Sentinel universe, a slice-of-life story, if you will. Blair is caught in a stairwell with a homophobic jerk who wants to harass him for his "lifestyle." But, Blair being Blair completely turns the tables on this idiot and by the end of their 'conversation,' has this guy eating out of the palm of his hand.

The story is from Jim's POV. He is listening to the conversation at the top of the stairwell, just in case the guy tries to hurt Blair. Overhearing what Blair has to say, makes Jim question the feelings has for his partner and not one, but two people change their outlook that day.

Here is an excerpt from the story, if this doesn't drag you in, I don't know what will!

( Teaser )



Epiphany in a Stairwell

Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: None
Author on LJ: thunderatiger
Author Website: Her ff.net profile
Why this must be read: It's a rare enough day that Gimli gets a fair shot at being the focus of a fanfic, and a rarer day still when he gets a chance to one-up Legolas. In While the Ring Went South Thundera Tiger manages to do both. Their initial wariness, a dislike that grows into a prank war which sends even Gandalf and Frodo to the end of their wits, and finally a grudging respect, once they are separated from the Fellowship and forced to rely on one another to find their way back.

Set during the early days of the Quest, this fic is basically a very, very long missing scene, covering their journey from Rivendell to Caradhras, and focusing on the growing bonds and tensions within the ranks of the Fellowship.

In the words of the author: "There's a two-week period that Tolkien says absolutely nothing about other than it rained and there were a few cliffs (we're getting to some cliffs, by the way). I decided that these two weeks would be perfect for character introspection. It's a transitional period for most of them, and I wanted to explore that a little by fleshing the story out through a missing scene fic. A rather long missing scene fic, that."

Don't be fooled; it's long and complex, focuses on each member of the Fellowship in turn, and manages to be light-hearted in one chapter, and edge of your seat suspenseful in the next.

( In which Aragorn and Boromir go Warg hunting – and use Bill for bait. )

While the Ring Went South