October 22nd, 2005 
11:10 am El Hombre que Llora las Lágrimas de Sangre by Intuitive (PG-13)
Fandom: ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO
Pairing: Sands/OFC
Author on LJ: no
Author Website:fanfiction.net profile
Why this must be read:

This is the story that sucked me into the fandom. I'm such a fan now that it's almost hard for me to remember when I thought the movie sucked and almost walked out of the theater when I wasn't. Someone sent me a link to this when it was still a WIP and it made me see the immense potential for angsty fanfic in post-movie scenarios.

Sands is rescued in Culiacan by a mysterious woman who won't tell him her real name. She has reasons for this, and when he learns her family affiliations Sands believes she is selling him to a cartel for bounty money. El Mariachi appears and the three of them end up in the middle of cartel wars.

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At the end of this story, Intuitive says "End Part 1," so this could be considered a WIP. The storylines do all wrap up, but she gives a surprise ending with sudden, violent (this is OUaTiM, after all) canon character death. Just thought I should warn you.


El Hombre que Llora las Lágrimas de Sangre
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01:42 pm Dark Night by Evyg (PG-13)
Fandom: ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO
Pairing: Sands/El
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] evyg
Author Website:fanfiction.net profile
Why this must be read:

It's a lovely, sad, haunting story of El's grief over all his lost lovers, including the blind one who speaks to El in his head and returns to take him in the end. It's a good story to read as we slide toward Hallowe'en.

Dark Night
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03:32 pm Lies and Lessons by Coelogyne (PG-13)
Fandom: ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO
Pairing: Sands/El Mariachi
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] coelogyne
Author Website: fanfiction.net profile
Why this must be read:

Another well-written PWP vignette, this one with a theme and a point. It could almost be sweet if it were anyone but these guys. Sands seems to be El's prisoner, but . . .

"It isn't a sadistic urge that compels the Mariachi to keep the blind man here, it is compassion. It is something he had almost forgotten he possessed. Without compassion, the world is a heartless place and people live and die at others' hands, never having a choice.

For all his complaints, Sands is not a prisoner here. In fact, he could leave at any time and the Mariachi wouldn't lift a hand to stop him. The squabble about freedom is a necessary lie, told to each other around the real facts of the matter: neither is equipped for a normal life outside of this small town because their experiences, in different ways, have crippled them."

Good stuff in a small, tight package!

Lies and Lessons
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08:35 pm Tobias by Crystalaura (NC-17)
Fandom: OZ
Pairing: Beecher/Keller
Author on LJ: ??
Author Website: ??
Why this must be read:
This is a nice long AU fic, written for the old B/K movie challenge way back when. Chris is a cop who falls in love with a man in a painting, who everyone believes to be dead. This fic is great for when you're in the mood for something plotty - going beyond the love story with a mystery, a villian, a narrow escape and a happy ending - perfect! :) A very, very enjoyable read.

Tobias
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08:50 pm Chase All the Clouds From the Sky by Riley Cannon (G)
A double helping of recs tonight, since I've not had time to post lately.

Fandom: OZ
Pairing: Beecher/Keller
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] rileyc
Author Website: Author Page on Cellblock 5
Why this must be read:
Six words - Chris Keller reading Winnie the Pooh, *g*. This is just an adorably lovely piece of domestic fluff for when you feel like something happy and simple. Plus, it has the standard Riley Cannon banter (which we all love) with Chris and Toby comparing each other to Tigger and Pooh, which may very well be the cutest thing ever :)

Chase All the Clouds From the Sky
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09:16 pm Untitled, by Mirabile Dictu (G)
Fandom: LOTRIPS
Pairing: Billy Boyd/Viggo Mortensen
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] mirabile_dictu
Author Website: n/a
Why this must be read:

For one, there is not enough good Billy/Viggo out there. For another, there's a reason for that -- this is one pairing where, um, there is so little subtext you really have to suspend disbelief, which is why I'm reccing this. It's a slow, gentle, gradual piece that doesn't force the two of them to fall in love, just watches as they find their way toward each other. And Dom is such a presence although he never appears onstage.

Untitled




For the last, there is not enough feedback out there, and there is no reason for it.
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09:54 pm Lenitive by themoononastick (PG-13)
Fandom: LOST
Pairing: Charlie/Liam brother relationship (not incest)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] themoononastick
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] themoononastick's lj
Why this must be read: This is a short little character piece set from the POV of Charlie's brother, Liam. It's Liam's reflections on what he thinks, and hopes, Charlie's last moments of life were like before the plane crashed. It's short and anything but sweet, and it is one blinding example of the ripple effect that the crash had on the other survivors, the ones who lost loved ones on the plane. This fic is hot off the presses and packs a powerful punch in a few paragraphs. [livejournal.com profile] themoononastick is the person who really got me interested in the character of Charlie Pace, and her view inside of Liam Pace is just as addictive.

He prays that Charlie was high when it happened. )

Lenitive
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