A reminder: tomorrow is the 15th of the month and that means Crack Van Collisions, a.k.a. cross-over day.

Drivers, you may rec one fic that crosses over your fandom with another (no, this does not count against your maximum). Please post crossovers in the following format:

Subject: Fandom/Fandom (Rating)

Title: Title by Author
Pairing: (no abbreviations, please)
Author on LJ:
Author Website:
Why this must be read:

(link to story)

Thanks, all!

Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Hermione/Severus
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website:unknown
Why this must be read: It's really just a lovely adventure/romance.
“Well, Miss Granger, even incapacitated as you are, you are still causing me trouble.”
*sigh* v.romantic


Heart With No Companion by Michmak

Fandom: THE MAN FROM UNCLE
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ: dinahmt
Author Website: None
Why this must be read:

Like most readers of MFU fanfiction, I want to know what might have occured after the last picture of an episode has vanished from the screen: what was the aftermath of “The Master's Touch Affair”? Which durable effect could “Gurnius” have on the personal relations between the partners? Did “Children's Night” make Napoleon more aware of his feelings for Illya?

Fortunately, to fulfill these readers' demands, there are authors who like creating missing scenes or possible sequels. Among them Di T wrote some of the most shrewd and satisfying “missing parts”, like the emotional consequences of “Master's Touch” and a deliciously hot sex scene that could have taken place during “Shark”. The present story, published in the e-zine “Incognito”, answers the question you may have asked at the end of “Ultimate Computer”: What happened to “Filthy”?

Indeed, “Filthy” is Illya Kuryakine undercover in the Chaqua prison and we all know IK loves disguises and appears in many eps as a master of impersonation; However act playing may affect the actor and sometimes, when the play is really good, it affects the spectator as well. Here the fascinated spectator is Napoleon, of course. We'll see that, this time, with the help of some “uninvited guests”, the mutual perception of both men is going to be changed for ever.

Napoleon, suddenly, views his friend and partner with a fresh eye: "The lean and hungry look suits you. I was beginning to get quite fond of Filthy." But Illya is long to understand the advantage he could get from the situation, or perhaps he has become a little tired of playing games? “Illya had had enough of Filthy. Never mind what Napoleon said; he wanted rid of him and all that he brought with him. Filthy was dirty, sunburned, lousy and very, very hungry. It was time to move on. It was time to wash the last of Filthy down the plughole.“

Who will be the winner? Illya, the trustworthy partner and best mate? Filthy? “Shistiy”, the clean, smooth skinned creature issued from Napoleon's hands? Why not the real, deep buried, shy and loving man who hides under masks and acts?

Read and find the answer by yourself. That's a story I enjoyed to read the first time and enjoyed still more when I read it a second time before writing this presentation, because it's sweet and touching without being mushy, amusing and original, with a touch of weirdness while remaining plausible and because it offers a perfect balance between humour and sensibility. Moreover it's written...quite smoothly!

The Uninvited Guests Affair

Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: Not entirely applicable...
Author on LJ: sharelle
Author Website: N/K

Why this must be read:

I had put together a list of potential recs a few weeks ago, and had a good idea what I wanted to start off with this week, but then I stumbled across a new story that blew me away. It's covering what's become really familiar ground in just over a month--SERENITY aftermath fic--but with wonderful style. The first-person Mal voice works very well, and the whole "what's going to happen to (a certain crew member)?" plot is meaningful and sweet without being overly angsty. The imagery applied to the theme of what's broken and what's not gives the whole story a very real feeling.

Spoilers for SERENITY the Movie.

( Excerpt )


Broken Toys

Fandom: Enterprise
Title: Holy Angels Guard Thy Rest
Pairing: Reed/Sato
Author on LJ: mnemosyne23
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read: I'm a sucker for kick-butt Reed fics. This is Malcolm at his best, protecting his family and friends.

Author Summary: Malcolm returns to Enterprise after a supply run and finds the ship deserted. What has happened to the crew?

( Fic Warnings in case you don't want to be surprised )

Holy Angels Guard Thy Rest

Title: Water for the Dead by Leda
Pairing: Kara/Lee
Author on LJ: leda13
Author Website: None
Why this must be read: When I saw the fandoms crossed over in this story, my first reaction was "How the hell would you do *that*?" It turns out, if you are Leda, by cleverly turning one of the central premises of Dune to your own ends. Which pretty much left me kinda going... oh yeah!

Water for the Dead

Title: Manifest Destiny by Livia Penn
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Author on LJ: liviapenn
Author Website: Livia's Library
Why this must be read: This is a wonderful futurefic with elements from both Smallville and the Justice League. I love this story because it has an engrossing plot and an original resolution of the rift, plus it has kinda-evil Lex which is always, always a bonus, especially when he's not the main bad-entity in town and he ends up being all heroic.

Manifest Destiny

Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Title: Multiplicity
Pairing: That would be telling...
Author on LJ: brenantrim
Author Website: Brenda Antrim's Fan Fiction
Why this must be read:
This is a fascinating, complex adventure story that deals with several different SG-1s, all colliding. I'm amazed by the way Brenda Antrim manages to show us so much about the relationship dynamics in each team, without ever explicitly saying it. Every time I re-read it, I find something new.
Multiplicity

Also, hi! I'm Tafkar, and I'll be your reccer for the rest of the month. I apologize for the late start. I hope my choices make up for the delay!

Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairings: Merry/Pippin, Frodo/Sam, various
Author on LJ: rubynye
Author Website: To Hold A Star In Your Hand
Why this must be read: Rubynye knows how to mix and match hobbits to excellent effect and has written so many delicious hobbitpiles that it's hard to choose any one fic. This one, which is essentially a pre-quest Merry/Pippin PWP with a few provocative cameos, always makes me grin without fail (probably through the repeated application of the term 'proddy' to Pippin). Pippin writes Merry a love letter of his own peculiar style of flurried, randy mischief, and it has the inevitable effect.

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The Sick Note

Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: Frodo/Sam
Author on LJ: ?
Author Website: Fennelseed @ West of the Moon
Why this must be read: Fennelseed somehow manages to find the perfect balance between adorably naughty romance and utter crack as Frodo and Sam negotiate the purchase of certain favours; Frodo gives Sam a pay rise and Sam lets Frodo know exactly how he'd like to spend it. This is a very tender brand of pre-quest smut, complete with dirty talk, humour, angst and a happy resolution.

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Supply and Demand

Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: Frodo/Sam, Merry/Pippin, Ted/Lotho
Author on LJ: irisbleu
Author Website: Flowers in a Lightning Storm
Why this must be read: This is a very romantic pre-quest series which traces Frodo and Sam's roundabout courtship in a meandering and utterly mesmerising fashion. Frodo and Sam are almost treacle sweet on each other as they wend a long path through parental objections, awkward sex and annoying interruptions to something like a marriage. Adrienne combines a flair for wringing the emotional maximum out of an OTP with an intriguingly elusive style of writing where you need to pay as much attention to the space between the lines as to the words themselves.

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I - The Night Before
II - Fairer Than Most
III - Into His Own
Trying
IV - Blessings
V - Heirloom
Engagements