December 15th, 2006 
12:01 am Shades by Nyarth (NC-17)
Fandom: SANDMAN
Pairing: Corinthian/OMC
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] smirnoffmule
Author Website: Fangirl Therapy
Why this must be read:

This story is really not the typical story that I go for—the author warns for BDSM and (kinda) non-con which I'm usually a bit wary of—but when you've got a limited pool of fic to choose from you read everything. Which is great, because I'm very glad I read this. It's dangerous and dangerously sexy and I have to read the whole thing peaking from between my fingers, because I know that the other shoe is going to drop, but I don't quite know when. Beyond that, it's a great look at how characters stay the same, yet change, all at once, and the ending is ambiguous enough to keep you turning over the question of 'what next?' for a long long time.

Shades
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01:10 am Mad Scientist and Evil Henchmen Employment Agency by Amaltheia (G)

Fandom: MUTANT X
Character(s): Mason Eckhart
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] thedivinegoat
Author Website: The Shrine of the Divine Goat
Why this must be read:

This fic had me on the floor. Because it answers the question of how Mason Eckhart get his employees, replacements and what not.

Amaltheia has no problems at all with writing Mason Eckhart (can you see a pattern here? I love Mason) and the fic is believable.

Excerpt )

Mad Scientist and Evil Henchmen Employment Agency

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11:57 am Anthropomorfic (The Muppets)/Battlestar Galactica 2003 (PG)
When I first started putting this rec set together I had to make a hard decision: namely, would I include anthropomorfic stories from established fandoms (such as this one I recced on the van while driving for BSG03)? In the end I decided that as December was Small Fandom month, I could only rec stories with small-fandom protagonists. Which works out well, actually, as it means I can rec this delightful story about a muppet with a big destiny...

Title: Viper by [livejournal.com profile] fox1013
Pairing: None
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] fox1013
Author Website: Inner Geekdom
Why this must be read: Okay, so Pepe the Prawn? It turns out he's a kick-ass viper pilot. No seriously! Read on, and discover how he fearlessly does his bit to help the BSG crew battle the Cylons.

*wipes away tears of mirth*

Viper
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04:55 pm The Equalizer/Quantum Leap (NC-17)
Title: Circles by Anne Huff
Pairing: Robert/Control
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Blast Furnace
Why this must be read:

Circles is a dark and angsty crossover piece that delves into the character of Control as well as examining his and Robert’s relationship. Sam leaps into Control to fix something that happened 5 months previous to his arrival. I liked this fic because for once we’re not seeing things from Robert’s perspective and instead get some insight into Control’s thoughts and life.

Circles
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08:48 pm Yu Yu Hakusho/Harry Potter (PG-13)
Title: The Best Defense
Pairing: Kurama/Hiei, Yuusuke/Keiko, Kuwabara/Yukina
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] joishbishmyouga
Author Website:
Why this must be read:

Yeah, I know. Harry Potter crossovers are a dime a dozen, but The Best Defense has two votes in its favor. 1) Kurama is not the new DADA teacher and 2) there's a plot that does not involve giving Hermione a makeover.

This is one of those fics that I'm reccing mostly because everyone in the fandom has read it. It has its weaknesses, including a heavy reliance on endnotes and authornotes, but it does some interesting things with demonic mythology in both fandoms.

The Best Defense by JoIsBishMyouga
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10:09 pm The Pretender/Desperate Housewives (R)
Title: Play Pretend
Pairing: Gen - Lyle.
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] melanie_anne
Author Website: on ff.net

Why this must be read:

I know there's not been an anouncement made but the fifteenth is almost over here, so I thought I should get this in.

Set after Island of the Haunted, Lyle hangs out on Wisteria Lane, and his sister pays him a visit. It's a really simple premise, assuming that Mr Lyle is Mike Delfino (both played by the same actor), and a really great look at the Parker-Lyle dynamic in a situation that is both different and yet the same.

an excerpt )


Play Pretend
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