November 10th, 2005 
02:58 am The Right Beholder by Rosemary (NC-17)
Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch, Starsky/OFC (brief)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] tiranog
Author Website: None

Why this story must be read: because Rosemary is probably my all-time favorite author in Starsky & Hutch fandom. Why? Her stories are imaginative, superbly written with incredible dialog and characterizations that make you wish you had thought of that idea. This story is no exception.

Set after Starsky gets shot in the episode, "Sweet Revenge," this is a gripping story about beauty being in the eye of the beholder. Just what makes a person attractive or appealing in another human's eyes?

For Starsky he finds out the hard way that people may not see beyond the scars on his body after his shooting. In fact, some women might think he's not so sexy anymore. (Bad original female character, bad!) However, in the end, Starsky knows he can always rely on Hutch for love and support because what truly matters is that Hutch sees the real Starsky and loves him --flaws and all.

A story that hits all my buttons about what true love should be about.



The Right Beholder
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09:51 am Change of Scenery by Josephine (PG-13)
Fandom: Star Trek: Enterprise
Pairing: Tucker/Sato
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lovellama
Author Website: Josephine's Enterprise Fan Fiction
Why this must be read:

This was apparently a take off of an RR that the author participated in, but it stands on its own feet just fine.

This is a fist kiss story. I love this story. It's sweet, romantic, and it just captures the moment perfectly.

Change of Scenery
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01:21 pm Practice Makes Perfect by Critterkeeper (G)
Fandom: INVISIBLE MAN
Pairing: None
Author Website: Story found at The Invisible Man Fanfiction Archive
Why this must be read:

Darien has counteragent to burn, for once, and makes the most of it. Critterkeeper actually takes a really lovely tack here, showing Darien revelling in his abilities instead of seeing them as a burden, and showing his friends what the world looks like through his eyes.

Practice Makes Perfect
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01:41 pm Typology by Miriam Heddy (NC-17)
Fandom: INVISIBLE MAN
Pairing: Fawkes/Hobbes
Author Website: Miriam Heddy's Little Corner of the Universe
Why this must be read:

Because sometimes it really sucks to put your heart out there for someone who doesn't love you back. A slow, bittersweet trip into unmarked territory.

"No, that was...that was good. I just--wanna try something. Don't look down, okay, or you'll freak."

Typology
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02:00 pm reaching out for human faith by claira (R)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA 2003
Pairing: Kara/Lee
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] stars_like_dust
Author Website: stars-like-dust.com
Why this must be read: Sometimes all sex can be is an affirmation of life, followed by a return to the realities of the chain of command. I like the casual need of this story.

reaching out for human faith
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02:06 pm A Box Called Time by Sage (NC-17)
Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Clark/Lex, Clark/Lois
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sageness
Author Website: Sage's Fiction Pages
Why this must be read: Clark's had two great loves in his life, and this story is all about what happens when he's forced to let go of one of them. Oh, this story hurts, and yet it's such a good read!

A Box Called Time (Warning: This is a death fic.)
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07:05 pm Keeping House by Neva (PG-13)
Fandom: X-Men Movieverse
Pairing: Gen. The Stryker family.
Author on LJ: Nevacaruso
Author Website: Neva
Why this must be read:

Oh, damn, this is good. Life in the Stryker household, as told from the POV of Jason's mother. This reminds me of Stephen King's writing. Teenage Jason, just expelled from the Xavier Institute, is scary as hell. Jason's mother just comes to life. You really feel her terror. Stories like this justify the existence of ff.net.

Keeping House
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07:52 pm Unfinished Business by Brenda Antrim (NC-17)
Fandom: X-Men Movieverse
Pairing: Scott/Jean, Charles/Jean, Scott/Logan
Author on LJ: Ramblin’ On
Author Website: Brenda Antrim’s Fan Fiction Archive
Why this must be read:

Brenda is a well-known and prolific author in many fandoms. She’s won a number of fannish awards and has been interviewed by mainstream media reporters on the topic of fanfic.

Brenda has a tough, blunt, unsentimental way of writing that I think lends itself to writing from the masculine POV. In “Unfinished Business,” a husband bent on revenge tracks Logan to the Institute. The man observes Logan’s interactions with Scott and decides to kill Scott first.

The title refers not only to the “unfinished business” between Logan and the man from his past, but also to the “unfinished business” between Logan and Scott at the end of X1.

I really like the way Brenda describes the growing attraction between Jean and Charles, a pairing which makes all kinds of sense to me. I like the way Brenda writes Logan. He’s a crass SOB, but likeable. And the way she writes the angry husband’s stream of thought is interesting. Note that Brenda doesn’t describe Scott’s mutant power correctly. In her story it is a laser beam, not a blast of concussive force.


Unfinished Business
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10:42 pm Surviving Normalcy by Jennifer-Oksana (PG-13)
Fandom: ALIAS
Pairing: Francie/ Syd, Syd/Anna Espinosa implied
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] jennyo
Author Website: http://www.imjustsayin.net/jennyo
Why this must be read: The author needs no introduction. I recommend this story above her others in the Alias fandom because she gives us that rare gem: the true and compelling Francie POV. Funny, sexy, embarrassing, painful. A sweet little story.

Surviving Normalcy
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11:19 pm Gods & Monsters by Maren (NC17)
Fandom: ANGEL
Pairing: Cordelia/Faith
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] marenfic
Author Website: Consummate Love
Why this must be read: Set post-NFA, Maren explores Faith's recklessness after she finds out what Angel's done. Faith travels throughout Central America, South America, and the Caribbean fighting demons and runs into some problems. Slight spoilers and quoted adult-situation text )

Overall, Maren weaves a beautiful, well-written story about the changing journeys of two women.

Gods & Monsters
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11:49 pm Immortal Pop Star, MiSTied by Lucy Hale (R)
Slash and Mary Sues and the boys of 'NSYNC being all funny and meta? Yes, please!

Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: Chris/Alana, Justin/Christney, Lance/Andrea, JC/Delilah, Chris/Joey
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lucyhale
Author Website: FuBitch Academy
Why this must be read: From your other crack van drivers in the past, you've gotten a lot of recs for sincere, moving, emotional fics. Well, I'm here to bring something a little different. I'm here to bring you raging sarcasm and insincerity. Hooray! There is a lot of really bad popslash out there. "A lot."* Fortunately for us, Lucy took some horrible slash and Mary Sue fic and made the boys of *NSYNC do commentary on it, in the style of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (MiSTied fic). What we get is the most hilarious real-time commentary on a truly terrible work. I was re-reading parts of it to do this summary, and I was nearly crying, I was laughing so hard. If you have time, hit up the rest of the MiSTied fics and especially the little piece where *NSYNC MiSTies their own song lyrics. Priceless.

* "A lot" in quotation marks refers to a part of *NSYNC's Making The Tour special where Chris discusses how many mistakes they make when doing rehearsals for an upcoming tour. It's very funny and you can even rent the DVD of Making the Tour and see for it yourself! < /PSA>

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Immortal Pop Star, MiSTied
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