March 20th, 2005 
07:52 am Maybe Paul McGann Does Count by Neil Green (PG)
Fandom: QUEER AS FOLK: UK
Pairing: Stuart/Vince
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Neil Green's stories on Across the Pond

Why this must be read:
It's my fondness for Dr. Who that prompts me to rec this story. This is a short dialogue only piece, and it gives the reader a moment between Vince the uber anorak and his tolerant Stuart.

Maybe Paul McGann Does Count
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08:15 am Black Sheep Run by Minim Calibre (PG-13)
Fandom:  ANGEL: THE SERIES
Pairing:  None, really. 
Author on LJ:  [livejournal.com profile] minim_calibre
Author Website:  Recalibration
Why this must be read:
Minim has an excellent Connor voice, she's one of my favorite Fred writers, and this fic allows her to do both at once.  Taking place during the summer between seasons 3 and 4, Minim captures the feeling of that summer and the conflicts between Gunn, Fred, and Connor so well that I don't want the fic to end.

The sandwich is good; he can still smell her touch on the crust when he bites into it. Fred told him she spent five years in a hell dimension; she was trying to show him they had something in common. Connor looks out the window again, and wonders what it would be like to have a home he'd miss. Home as a place of comfort is an alien concept.

Black Sheep Run
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01:44 pm Battlestar Galactica Franchise
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07:42 pm Love In A Faithless Country by Alexandria (PG-13)
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Author on LJ: None
Author Website: Unknown
Why this must be read:

I don't really see Bodie as this insensitive, especially when it concerns Ray, yet the story still works for me. I suppose because people can hide things from themselves and do whatever it takes to steer clear of a situation that threatens. Bodie's reasons for being that way being explained also helps to make the situation more acceptable. And maybe you can run, but you can't hide as Bodie finds out for himself as Ray does everything he can, all with the best intentions, to get Bodie to see the light.

So even though Bodie is portrayed a bit more callous than I see him, and Ray is portrayed a bit more needy, this is still a story I can lose myself in time and time again, reveling in the angst of it all. And I do so love stories that make their friendship the glue that holds them together, being more inportant than the attraction or even the success of the partnership, being the reason for the attaction and the success of the partnership.


Love In A Faithless Country
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