October 19th, 2006 
12:18 am Not Precisely Cupid by Verlaine (Rated R)
Fandom: Starsky and Hutch
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author: Verlaine

Why this story MUST be read:

Verlaine is an amazing versatile author and any post S VS H story draws me right in, especially one that says, "What if Kira had said yes at Huggy's at the end of the episode?" Too delicious to pass up. For sure.


Link to story:

http://meandthee.shahrazad.net/display.php?storyid=699
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02:30 am Empty Hallways by calvin_would (PG-13)
Fandom: BOONDOCK SAINTS
Pairing: Gen with some implied Connor/Murphy MacManus
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] calvin_would
Author Website: check her lj, though I can't find a list anywhere
Why this must be read: This is one of those fics that really will make you cry. I loved it the first time, and the next time, and still do now. It's set "quite a ways in the future", but somehow the characterization is dead on.

The hall is silent.

Now that I've conquored my internet issues, I've got a few rec's lined up.
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11:52 am records of the world by lil_neko (pg to pg13)
Fandom: BOONDOCK SAINTS
Pairing: Connor/Murphy MacManus
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lil_neko
Author Website: a here fic (all fandoms) is here
Why this must be read: because it's short but sweet (in a bitter way, a way that makes you frown, because really, isn't that the truth?) and written in her own, uniquely amazing way. I don't kno what you'd call her style, but it's amazing, and somehow it always comes together (and leaves you going "wait, that's the end?" even though the ending fits so right. Not usually happy, the fics always make you think, and this is no exception.

The world revolves around simple news, simple plans, simple minds, simple motivations, simple words, simple marketing, and one simple notion.
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06:56 pm Speak the living by Komos (PG13)
Fandom: STARGATE SG1
Pairing: Gen, Teal'c-centric.
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] paian
Author Website: enkomion
Why this must be read:

Because the last almost-decade that Teal'c has been amongst the Tau'ri is just a small fraction of time compared to the years he spent in the service of Apophis. Teal'c threw a lifetime's worth of connections away when he tossed O'Neill the staff weapon, and this story really does a good job of conveying the weight - the volume - of Teal'c's long history.

Concentrating mostly on Teal'c's interactions with the Serpent Guards under his command, it contrasts that with his differing relationships with the various members of SG1 and touches on Drey'auc and Ry'ac too. What strikes about this is the way that Jaffa/Goa'uld culture and history is deftly threaded through the fic. And the meditation as framing echoes with the striving of a Jaffa with no gods left to have faith in - the conversation with SG1 works to light up this piece.

Excerpt )

Speak the Living
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07:14 pm Aquinnah by Anjou (R/NC-17)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] anjoufic
Author Website: No Other...love stories for Mulder & Scully
Why this must be read:

I find it difficult to believe that no one has rec'd anything by Anjou as yet. This piece is something of an icon for me - a shining example of all that I think is good in fanfic. The prose is lyrical and richly textured. The cadence, the rhythm and flow of the language is hypnotic and lush. The story centres around Mulder's return to the place where he grew up, after the death of his mother. It is a beautifully worked tale of loss and love, and homecoming of more than one sort.

"He is just like the fox: a chameleon far smarter than all those who would prey upon him. Wouldn't you agree?"


Aquinnah.
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