November 18th, 2006 
10:21 am Called to Rise by D.L. Witherspoon (R)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Author on LJ: None known
Author Website: TV Lit 101
Pairing: Duncan/Methos
Why this must be read: The author has an unusual take on Methos. The characters and plot are drawn in bright, primary colors. This story is just fun!

This is the first in the "Restoration" series by D.L. Witherspoon. Duncan MacLeod and Methos are in an established relationship, and are both working as professors at Seacouver University. The university faculty, and their take on what the two Immortals are up to, still make me laugh. In "Called to Rise", Joe Dawson calls them with the dire news that another Dark Quickening has occured. The Watchers were hoping that the Highlander and his student Adam Pierson might be able to help.

A taste )
Read Called to Rise.
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02:24 pm Five Things Casey Does for Dan When he's Sad by laylee (G)
Fandom: SPORTS NIGHT
Pairing: Casey/Dan (gen)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] laylee
Author Website: N/A

Why this must be read: [personal profile] laylee, like [livejournal.com profile] out_there, is one of the few surviving veterans of what I think of as the second wave of Sports Night fandom – when the show went abroad, and into syndication, and was found by a new audience. Again like [livejournal.com profile] out_there, her interests have diverged, and RL has taken up far more than its fair share of time; but every so often she comes back and writes a Sports Night fic, that only serves to make us miss the good old days the more.

This, in a welcome break from the jackass!Casey which is currently in vogue in the fandom, is a sweet, affectionate portrait of pure friendship, and a love that finds expression in small acts of kindness and in simply being. It also pays homage to That Thing Danny Does With His Mouth, and that's never a bad thing in my book.

Gen, but with - possibly only visible to my biased eyes - slash subtext.

Five Things Casey Does for Dan When he's Sad
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