February 9th, 2006 
12:20 pm If You're Breathing by Sandy Justine (PG)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Neville
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sanj
Author Website:
Why this must be read:

Written for yultide two years ago, this story is set in what can now be considered an AU. But it only branches minorly, on the theory that the DA was still functioning, and Neville was still wary about fighting.

This story showcases excellent Neville characterization, and the relationship between Neville and Harry is sweet and insightful; while there is always that foreshadowing of eventual doom (as there should be in most good HP fics!) the story is a wonderful glimpse into Neville and Harry.

Neville almost didn't rejoin the Defense Association sixth year. The DA was more official now, with Professor Dumbledore checking in on meetings and Blaise Zabini from Slytherin hovering in the corners. He didn't like the way it made him feel about the rest of school -- as though school were just the way they passed the time while preparing for war.

But, as usual, he'd gone along anyway. Privately Neville thought this was how armies were really made -- you signed up because your friends were fighting. You signed up because you couldn't imagine the look of disgust on your gran's face if you didn't. You signed up because your father would have done, and your mother, too.

And because eventually, no matter how you hid, they'd come for you, too.


If You're Breathing
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02:53 pm Damaged by Arabia (NC-17)
Fandom: LOTRIPS
Pairing: Elijah Wood/Orlando Bloom
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] arabia764
Author Website: Fics by Arabia
Why this must be read: Heart-wrenching AU melodrama (in the best sense of the word), in which Elijah is "damaged goods" and Orlando becomes his salvation. This is such an enjoyable page-turner, with just the right amount of hurt/comfort.

There are also completed sequels, which you can find listed on the website.

Damaged
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08:47 pm In Dreams by Severina (NC-17)
Fandom: QUEER AS FOLK: US
Pairing: Ted/Justin
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] severina2001
Author Website: Here and Now
Why this must be read:

As far as I'm concerned, it's unrequited Ted/Justin week. Although it's a short week, since this is the only other finished Ted/Justin fic that I know of.

Luckily, it's by an awesome writer.

I recced her already here, and she's been recced here even before, anyway.

Quick backstory: Ted, who has always been insecure about his appearance, has plastic surgery in the fifth season of the show. And comes back looking... exactly the same. But, it has boosted his ego to Brian Kinney-ic proportions. This fic is a gap-filler for episode 509, based on when Brian said to Ted, "Fucking Christ, Theodore, is there anyone in this ‘burgh you haven’t boned since your extreme makeover?" Well, there is one person...

In Dreams
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09:05 pm Northern Light by Elaine Walker (NC-17)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Turnbull/Kowalski
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] cross_stitchery
Author Website: Elaine's Big Gay Fanfic Site
Why this must be read: Turnbull/RayK is a rarer but still somewhat popular pairing in the Due South fandom. This fic is one of my favorites of that pairing. Turnbull is often written as a doofus or adorably clueless, which is pretty much how he's shown in canon. In this sweet, angsty fic, he's written as an amiable, somewhat naive man who lacks confidence. He's in a relationship with Ray, but leaves him to return to Canada and a job as a real policeman. Ray, of course, is not happy...

Northern Light

Note: This story is a sequel to My Mountie's Keeper. You don't have to read it to follow the sequel, but I'd recommend it.
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10:02 pm Three by daygloparker (PG-13)
Fandom: LOST
Pairing: Jack/Kate
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] daygloparker
Author Website: as you sleep
Why this must be read:

Possibly THE creepiest fic I've ever read in my life. It's the kind that crawls under your skin and stays with you for days. There is a surreal, dreamlike quality to the writing that makes the story as a whole all the more eerie. An AU taking place after the events of "Do No Harm", where Jack and Kate are all that's left on the island.

And then one day, you'll wake up and you'll be completely alone.


Three
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10:17 pm go forward and walk under a brighter sky, by Tahlia (R)
Fandom: STARGATE: ATLANTIS
Pairing: Sheppard/Weir
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] daygloparker
Author Website: AsYouSleep.net
Why this must by read:

Every fandom can benefit from a good apocalypse, but a good apocalypse is not easy to write. Luckily for us, Tahlia hits the nail right on the head, and throws in some smut for good measure. She manages just the right level of bleak angst without crossing over into utter desolation, not to mention the best opening paragraph ever.

go forward and walk under a brighter sky
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