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Fandom: DC COMICS Pairing: Gen Author on LJ: basingstokeAuthor Website: http://www.ravenswing.com/~bas/Why this must be read: DC comics often brings the tangled, twisted relationships-- but if there is a pure BFF OTP in DC, it's Dick/Roy. Dick and Roy have known each other since boyhood, when Dick was Batman's sidekick and Roy was Green Arrow's. Both orphans with complicated, sometimes distant relationships to their mentors, they turned to each other and their fellow Teen Titans for support, becoming something close to family. Now Roy is leading a team of his own; he has old loyalties, new responsibilities, and a family of his own to take care of. Somehow, though, despite it all, he still manages to try and reach out to Dick. This story is a lovely, quick-moving portrait of just who Roy is, and just who he tries to be. Raised Up | | |
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Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. Pairing: Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin Author on LJ: viviana7Author Website: no, but you can find her fics on her LJ and the CaGM archiveWhy this must be read: Illya's night of innovative off-Broadway theatre is rudely interrupted by Mr. Waverly...and to make things worse, he's after Napoleon. Illya has the unenviable task of interrupting Napoleon's glamorous night of high-stakes poker at the rich end of town. When they discover Waverly only wanted Napoleon for a late-night briefing, they are left disgruntled at their ruined plans for the evening. Bickering ensues...and the start of an intriguing challenge. Vivid yet economical description draws the reader into the worlds inhabited by these two different personalities. Napoleon's generosity before the denouement is surprising yet very in-character. Illya's take-no-prisoners approach is him through and through. A deceptively simple story cut into sparkling brilliance by first-rate characterisation. Poker Night | | |
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Fandom: X-MEN COMICVERSE Pairing: The Beast/Jubilee Author on LJ: N/A Author Website: N/A Why this must be read: It's a totally bizarre pairing that Ramos actually makes work and I'm not even into smut. SRSLY. I’m not kidding. It works. Shhhhh...I know...shhhhhh. Just try it. ( Excerpt )Beauty Tips and the Beast | | |
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Fandom: Harry Potter Pairing: none Author on LJ: hesychasmAuthor Website: Jintian: Stories, Recs, and MusingsWhy this must be read:Well, I didn't necessarily mean to leave my month of recs on less than a positive note. But this is a great, deep gen that explores the way things might turn out, post-war, if certain people lived and others...did not. I find it moving because the balances of power and anger and fear have all shifted. Things are never as simple as they once were in school. Years later, as he sat alone on the Hogwarts Express, Draco's thoughts drifted back to all of these things, like debris pushed onto shore. Outside his window the land fell away from the tracks like the slow-moving surface of a sea, at once familiar and strange, pushing memories from hiding places and old dreams awake.
A curve in the tracks made the train lurch, shifting his weight to his hip. Pain shot through the joint -- he made his ritual damnation of Ron Weasley, and just as painfully wrenched himself away from the thought. He imagined Hogwarts' long, drafty corridors, the cold damp stone of the Slytherin dungeon, and dreaded the coming winter. To the Ghost | | |
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Fandom: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Pairing: Nick Stokes/Gil Grissom Author on LJ: kalimyreAuthor Website: Stories archived on CSI ForensicsWhy this must be read: I am thoroughly, emphatically NOT a Gil/Nick shipper. Something about the ship just doesn't work for me, be it the age difference or the father-and-son vibe I get from it. That being said, this fic made me so happy. I decided to read it because it's kalimyre and I trust her with SGA so I thought I'd give this fic a try too. So glad that I did. It's post-Gum Drops, and some more h/c with our favorite broken hero, Nick Stokes. Go. Read. Love. ( Excerpt )Deliverance | | |
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Fandom: STARGATE SG1 Pairing: Daniel/Cameron Author on LJ: dirty_diana Author Website: Shocking PinkWhy this must be read:
It isn't easy trying to replace a hero, but Cameron is determined to create his own role on the SG-1 team, even if he has to die trying. General Landry has lunch with him, once a week. Cameron chews carefully, and keeps his personnel files to the left of his plate. Mission files to the right.
"Mitchell, you settling in okay?"
"Yes, sir."
He's asked Cameron that every week for six months. When Cameron points that out, Landry only grins. "I figure if I keep asking, one day you might give me an answer that's true."
Walk on Water
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Fandom: DC COMICS Pairing: Barbara Gordon/Dinah Lance Author on LJ: joranAuthor Website: http://www.broodingdetective.comWhy this must be read:One of the recent major events in the DC universe was the death of Sue Dibny, which kicked off the 'Identity Crisis' miniseries. In 'Grip of the City' Rysler takes a moment to examine the reactions of Babs, Dinah and Helena. Although they don't always get along, the Birds of Prey pull together when they have to, and the story Rysler presents could fit in quite well as an issue of BOP that got lost somewhere along the way. There's no over-the-top angst or planets exploding, just three women doing their jobs as best they can in a time of crisis; this is one of the main reasons why I like the BOP comic book, and it's also why I like this story. Grip of the City | | |
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Fandom: BLAKE'S 7 Pairing: none Author on LJ: lazy_neutrino Author Website: none Why this must be read:
And now for something completely different for the last day of the month (which caught me unawares).
This is pure comedy, written for the Jarriere ficathon, and from his point of view. Jarriere is telling his story to the reader over a drink or two. We were on the road again, inspecting a bunch of travelling entertainers. That’s what I spent my time doing in those days, inspecting entertainers. You can scoff. Security was very tight. You never knew if this bunch or the next would turn out to be the bunch of lunatic terrorists who blew up the President. I suspect they were. Jarriere is dumped in a vat of ice-cream during a failed assassination attempt, and that's just the start. What do the circus performers have to hide from the President? I just want to know which one Tarrant was: the Bearded Lady, the Strongest Man in the Galaxy, or the Tarsian Warg-Strangler. The Neapolitan Affair | | |
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Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS Pairing: Gen - Frodo, Elrond Author on LJ: dienAuthor's website: Dien's GardenWhy this must be read:Because it's always difficult to leave, even when you cannot bear to stay. Here Frodo has made the choice to journey to the West, but here on the ship he is wondering and rethinking his decision and perhaps regretting it. This is a beautiful, lyrical peace, yet a quiet one. And Frodo is not the only one to miss what was left behind. Elrond may not have carried the one ring, but his ring has it's own burdens. The conversation between the two is an insightful, yet touching beginning to healing - and the use of Elrond's ring, Vilya, is inspired. ( Excerpt )The crossing | | |
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This is it for me, cats and kittens. It’s been a fun month. I hope y’all enjoyed these fics (or at least didn’t gag on them too much) as much as I enjoyed picking them out. Fandom: X-MEN COMICVERSE Pairing: Wolverine/Jubilee Author on LJ: N/A Author Website: N/A Why this must be read:This is yet another UXM #423 fic. It’s a short one, but I think it’s a really honest look at Logan and Jubilee. Whether you see their relationship as paternal, a working partnership or as Nabokovian, at its base, this is what it’s all about. She loves him. He leaves her. They both know it. Neither one of them can change it. So, they do what they do best. He pulls away. She makes jokes to make it easier for him. ( Excerpt )Even Butterflies Rest | | |
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Fandom: SUPERNATURAL Pairing: none Author on LJ: gekizetsu Author Website: http://gekizetsu.net/Why this fic must be read: A very intriguing take on the brothers being a draw for evil. Dean's body has been taken over by an entity, and while Dean is trapped within his own mind, the entity uses Dean's body to stalk Sam. The writing is top notch, and I waited with bated breath for the next installment when this fic was still in progress. At first, the room looked like the last hotel room he and Sam shared before he screwed the pooch and let the squatter in. That had faded the longer he was trapped. For awhile it had been bare altogether, and that had scared the hell out of him. He would wake and see bare echoing space and realize he had left himself very little internal clutter to arrange. Sure, it's hard to prepare to be trapped in one's own mind due to paranormal hijacking. Deanjacking. Fuckin' occupational hazard. But he should have had a backup plan. And Fools Shine On | | |
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Fandom: HIGHLANDER Pairing: Duncan/Methos, Duncan/Amanda Author on LJ: ev_vyAuthor Website:A Blue WarrenWhy this must be read: A wonderfully delicious story wherein Duncan finds himself contemplating Methos, the many-layered enigma...and not only contemplating. It is not only a hot first-time story, but a hot story with a special twist.Lovely. Double Trouble, Double Joy | | |
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Fandom: STARGATE: ATLANTIS Pairing: Sheppard/McKay Author on LJ: trinityofoneAuthor Website: Control Freaks in LoveWhy this must by read:If you're a Sheppard/McKay fan you'll love this, but even if you're not (and I'm speaking from experience here) there's still plenty to enjoy in this fic. Absolutely hilarious, with several laugh-out-loud moments. Something familiar from home shows up in Atlantis, and hilarity ensues. There's not actually all that much more I can tell you without ruining the surprise, so just check it out. Coming Soon to a Galaxy Near You! | | |
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Fandom: HIGHLANDER Pairing: Duncan/Methos, Duncan/Amanda Author on LJ: carenejeansAuthor Website:The Garret:The Sky ParlourWhy this must be read: This is an absolutely stunning remix of my previous rec. Layers upon layers and Ev_vy's hotness with a wonderful twist becomes even more dreamlike...I would happily get lost in such a dreamland! One For Sorrow, Two For Joy So now I'm giving the keys of the SUV back to Methos and wishing you all a beautiful spring! Driving was fun! | | |
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Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS Pairing: Hamfast/Bilbo, future Frodo/Sam implied Author on LJ: blackbird_songAuthor's website:Why this must be read:Because a story doesn't always begin with the first page of the book and hobbits lived, loved and lost long before Bilbo ever found the ring. This is the story of a treacherous and snowy night where Bilbo retrieves the Gamgee family to the safety of Bag End. But it's also a moment of acknowledgement, of loving someone, of being let go and of the life made rather than planned. The paralleling of Hamfast and Bilbo with Frodo and Sam just works. As does the shouting match between two stubborn old Hobbits - separated by so near and far a distance who may have found each other again. ( Excerpt ) Ties that bind | | |
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Fandom: SUPERNATURAL Pairing: Sam/Dean Author on LJ: travellerAuthor Website: buddhistpunkWhy this must be read: Because cee has written a fic so lyrical, so different, and so completely beautiful. This fic warrants a second or third read not because it is difficult to understand or hard to read, but because with each read you will notice yet another gem of a line that is just so good, you'll want to say it out loud. Twenty year old punk kid thinks he's Philo Beddoe or some goddamn thing and he's got this brother, this baby faced tall drink of water, and it's a goddamn good thing the brother never steps in, not that he has to, cuz that cocky little fucker, damn if he don't back it up. Two of 'em, never far apart, and god help us all if they ever stopped arguing long enough to fight back to back. God help us. the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep | | |
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This is my last rec for this month. It's been a pleasure driving the Atlantis van, and I hope you've enjoyed the recs.Fandom: STARGATE: ATLANTIS Pairing: Sheppard/Weir Author on LJ: mazilyAuthor Website: circlegirl dot comWhy this must by read:I had to come back to this pairing for my last rec, and this piece is a great example of the way I see Sheppard and Weir. They're a little dark, a little messed up, but they work. Oh yeah, and they're pretty hot. the more things change | | |
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