February 28th, 2006 
07:08 am Raised Up by Basingstoke (G)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Gen
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] basingstoke
Author 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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10:50 am Poker Night by Viviana (PG-13)
Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] viviana7
Author Website: no, but you can find her fics on her LJ and the CaGM archive

Why 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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02:13 pm Beauty Tips and the Beast by Ramos (NC-17)
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.



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Beauty Tips and the Beast
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02:26 pm To the Ghost by Jintian (R)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] hesychasm
Author Website: Jintian: Stories, Recs, and Musings
Why 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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05:14 pm Deliverance by kalimyre (PG)
Fandom: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Pairing: Nick Stokes/Gil Grissom
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kalimyre
Author Website: Stories archived on CSI Forensics
Why 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 [livejournal.com profile] 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.

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Deliverance
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05:24 pm Walk on Water by Dirty Diana (NC-17)
Fandom: STARGATE SG1
Pairing: Daniel/Cameron
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] dirty_diana
Author Website: Shocking Pink
Why 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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06:59 pm Grip of the City by Rysler (PG)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Barbara Gordon/Dinah Lance
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] joran
Author Website: http://www.broodingdetective.com
Why 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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07:45 pm The Neapolitan Affair by lazy_neutrino (G)

Fandom: BLAKE'S 7
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] 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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08:17 pm The crossing by Dien Alcyone (G)
Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: Gen - Frodo, Elrond
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] dien
Author's website: Dien's Garden
Why 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.

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The crossing
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09:27 pm Even Butterflies Rest by Connecticut Junkie (PG)
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.

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Even Butterflies Rest
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10:38 pm And Fools Shine On by b stearns (R)
Fandom: SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] 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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10:44 pm Double Trouble, Double Joy by Ev_vy (NC-17)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Methos, Duncan/Amanda
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] ev_vy
Author Website:A Blue Warren
Why 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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10:50 pm Coming Soon to a Galaxy Near You! by trinityofone (R)
Fandom: STARGATE: ATLANTIS
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] trinityofone
Author Website: Control Freaks in Love
Why 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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11:01 pm One For Sorrow, Two For Joy by Carene (NC-17) (remix of Double Trouble, Double Joy by Ev_vy)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Methos, Duncan/Amanda
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] carenejeans
Author Website:The Garret:The Sky Parlour
Why 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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11:05 pm Ties that bind by Blackbird Song (PG13)
Fandom: LORD OF THE RINGS
Pairing: Hamfast/Bilbo, future Frodo/Sam implied
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] blackbird_song
Author'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.

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Ties that bind
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11:07 pm the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep by cee (NC-17)
Fandom: SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Author on LJ: traveller
Author Website: buddhistpunk
Why 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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11:09 pm the more things change, by not jenny (R?)
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: [livejournal.com profile] mazily
Author Website: circlegirl dot com
Why 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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