Hello. This month I will rec fic that I find for my husband to read so we have something to talk about :-) Recommendations will be mostly gen, maybe a little Sam/Jack, and will probably contain a lot of humor.

Fandom: STARGATE: SG-1
Pairing: gen
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Bounty on Abydos Gate
Why this must be read: This is a short read that is entirely in character. The author's summary: "Jack's bored, watch out." is perfect. I really enjoy stories that take our characters and use their personalities (and the uniqueness of their world) to create humor; I think it is one of the best reasons to watch episodic television.

Whatcha Doin'?

Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: JC/Lance
Author on LJ: nopseud
Author Website: No pSeud's Archive
Why this must be read:
Because of the penguins! This story is hilarious, sweet and angsty all in that good soap opera way. But really, you should read it because of this:

But the penguins were still there in the back of his head, and they started muttering about not rocking the boat. JC decided that the penguins of the subconscious probably knew plenty about boats, so he opened another bag of chips instead.

How can you not want to read a story with lines like that?

However, the story does also have a very strong friendship theme to it, and beyond that? It's really, really hot.

Read The Wedding Cake Theory

Yes! It's my turn to rec Smallville! The show is pretty, but I'm here for the fiction, and the sheer talent in this fandom just staggers me. So let's go!

Fandom: Smallville
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Author on LJ: seperis
Author website: Illuminated Text
Why this must be read:

Jenn's been recc'd from here to eternity, with good reason. She's an incredible writer. I'd love to say, "Here's her website. Go read EVERYTHING.", but since that would probably be frowned upon, I'm choosing Closer to Breathing, which is the first of her stories I ever read. The premise is simple: Set in the first season, Lex gives a Christmas party and only Clark gets the message Lex is trying to send to the town. He leaves, Lex follows with brandy, smut ensues.

And yet. The build-up is slow, the descriptions are vivid and lush. Her Clark is exactly in-character; we feel his initial frustration and hurt, the goofiness from the brandy he drinks with Lex, the rush of freedom when he decides to take a chance. Her Lex is absolutely perfect; all edges and reserve and repressed pain, determined not to let himself take what he wants until he absolutely can't resist. It's brilliantly done.

Plus the sex will melt your screen. Everybody wins.

Check it out and let her know how much she rocks:

Closer to Breathing

Fandom: JEEVES & WOOSTER
Pairing: Jeeves/Bertie Wooster
Author on LJ: astolat
Author Website: Intimations
Why this must be read:

Jeeves is perturbed to such an extreme that Bertie's morning libations are disturbed. A blackmailer, missing pearls and indecent proposals are the order of the day - but Bertie rises to the occasion in Sherlockian fashion. Touching and hilarious.

( Ordinarily Jeeves manages to divine when I have awoken by some arcane method, likely of a kind man was Not Meant To Know. )

Jeeves and the Blessed Indiscretion