September 19th, 2006 
01:53 am Birds in Cages by watersword (PG)
Fandom: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Pairing: Elizabeth and Norrington
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] watersword
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] calligraphilia
Why this must be read:

Six weeks before her wedding to Will, Elizabeth visits Commodore Norrington to apologise. The interview is not easy for either of them.

Watersword has a deft touch with both dialogue and description – Norrington's drawing-room and its occupants are etched with precision and grace.

This story is a sombre little gem; sad, haunting and beautiful.

Birds in Cages (in her writing journal)
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02:18 pm Chill Wind by Cinel Durant (PG)
Fandom:  Highlander
Pairing:  Duncan/Methos (warning:  character death)
Author on LJ:  [profile] junoesk
Author website:  Cinel's Snuggery
Why this must be read:

Cinel is a true wordsmith, someone who chooses each word, each phrase, working and reworking them until more meaning and subtext and emotional punch is packed into a smaller space than almost any prose writer I know.  This particular story is a dangerous recommendation, I know, but sometimes the pain is so beautifully expressed that it almost feels good and is unquestionably cathartic.  This story was written for the incredible "A New POV"  zine, in which  the wonderful artist "X" did her unique magic on creating images from a lot of different fandoms.  Several writers who specialized in that fandom were asked to write short pieces from the point of view - not of any canon character - but of a bystander.  This is Cinel's entry.

Chill Wind

NOTE:  My link to "X"'s website isn't working.  If anyone knows it, please let me know and I'll edit this entry.
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03:52 pm The Blind Date by Merelyn25 (PG)
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Percy Weasley/Oliver Wood
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] merelyn
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:

This story is a playful romp set post-Hogwarts and written before OotP was released. In it, the twins have discovered that workaholic Percy is gay, and they decide to take matters into their own hands by setting him up with old Quidditch chum, Oliver Wood. The ruse doesn't work, at first, but it does serve to make Percy and Oliver friends. That doesn't satisfy the twins, and their scheming on their brother's behalf makes me laugh every time.

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The Blind Date
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04:01 pm Harry Potter and the Inconvenient Condition by Mirabella (R)
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] mirasfics
Author Website: The Guest Room
Why this must be read:

Basically, the story starts off with Harry getting turned into a vampire and waking up to find Draco Malfoy sitting on the edge of his hospital bed. It's not a dark story, because it turns out that being a vampire isn't that bad, except for the blood lust. But it just so happens that the person Harry lusts for the most is his nemesis, Draco Malfoy. It's so hot watching Draco tease Harry with what he knows Harry can't have, and even hotter when Draco himself gets caught up in the game.

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Harry Potter and the Inconvenient Condition
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06:18 pm Unspoken by Maygra (NC-17)
Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN ~ Modern Day AU
Threesome: Chris/Vin/Buck
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] maygra
Author Website: Maygra's Musings
Why this must be read:

Unspoken starts out describing a long, highly charged sexual encounter between Chris, Vin and Buck but ends up detailing issues of intimacy, trust and belonging. While all three men are enthusiastic participants in an established threesome there are still undercurrents of doubt running through even the most welcoming kiss or touch. It's interesting how the one who questions their relationship the least is also the most observant and how the least demanding one carries the deepest need.

...with him the odd man out. )

Maygra captures both the elbows and knees awkwardness of a threesome and also how difficult and wonderful it is to love more than one person. The last image of Buck and Vin is amazingly sweet and heartrending.

Unspoken
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08:41 pm Synesthesia by Haphazard Method (PG)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully UST
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] haphazardmethod
Author Website: Greetings from Haphazard Method

Why this must be read: This is a short, lyrical post-Amor Fati story that shows Scully tangled up in all that has happened to her and trying to see her way clear to what might happen next. Fascinated by the victim in her and Mulder's current case, a synesthete, whose unique brain chemistry enabled her to "see" sounds, Scully wonders what her own tendency to see the world in black and white might be causing her to miss.

If you could hear the bullet that hit you, what color would it be? Electric lime green dazzle? Bristling crimson streaked with black, perhaps. )

Synesthesia by Haphazard Method
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08:42 pm In a Castle Deep or a Fortress Strong by Geekwriter (NC-17)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Fraser/Kowalski
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] geekwriter143
Author Website: Indulgence

Why this must be read:
This is a lovely first time story, and it made me smile: Ray drunk dialing Fraser was a hoot. I thought Ray's "fight the good fight" speech was fantastic, and the lovin' was smokin' hot.

In a Castle Deep or a Fortress Strong
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08:49 pm Looking for a Place to Happen by BrooklineGirl (NC-17)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairings: Ray Vecchio/Ray Kowalski; RayK/Frannie Vecchio
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] brooklinegirl
Author Website: Happy Friend Box

Why this must be read:
This is another story that amused me along with offering hot loving. I think you'll enjoy it very much.

Looking for a Place to Happen
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09:57 pm Straight Blush by technosage (NC-17)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA 2003
Pairing: Kara/Cally, Helo/Racetrack, Chief/Cally, Helo/Kara implied
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] technosage
Author Website: at her lj
Why this must be read: It's more than PWP (though there certainly is a lot of lovely smutty talk and action). The background to this drunken Triad game coalesces around the memory of the dead crewman, Socinus. Entering the game from Cally's POV, the reader is drawn to her simultaneous goals of arousal and remembrance. This is hot, hot, hot, but it retains a heartbreaking core for all the hedonism.

Straight Blush
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