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Fandom: HOUSE Pairing: House/Wilson Author on LJ: thedeadparrotAuthor Website: thedeadparrot.comWhy this must be read:Summary: "In which Wilson turns thirty-eight and a half, thinks about kittens, and doesn't have a midlife crisis. But not necessarily in that order." This short (1600 words) story is a fandom and personal favorite. Excerpt: When he gets to work, Wilson locks himself in his office, doing his best to avoid House, though that isn't as effective as he'd like, since the balcony door doesn't have a lock, and he needs to leave his phone connected.
It takes one loud phone call asking if he's had sex on a beach yet before Wilson decides to hide out in the Oncology lounge, because there's only one door and it locks, and it's surprisingly easy to fake bad signal and/or a dying battery in there.
He naps on the couch, realizing that being thirty-eight and a half sucks far more than being thirty-eight.Things To Do Before You Die | |
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Fandom: POPSLASH Pairing: AJ/Howie Author on LJ: jainAuthor Website: A Wild SurmiseWhy this must be read: This one just hits the spot if you're having a bad day and need something to make you warm and fuzzy on the inside again. Howie is so, so lovable in this story, and the way he never sees just how much the people around him love him gives the heart-strings a little tug. The theme of the story is - of course - hair, and it's done so well, relating Howie's attempts at different hairstyles with his attempts to be accepted and appreciated. A really wonderful read. ( Excerpt )Hair | |
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Fandom: SUPERNATURAL Pairing: Dean/Sam Author on LJ: tabaquiAuthor's website: Some at Scarecrow Horses, but no central archive for SPN stories. Why this must be read:Another excellent AU fic, this time a dark and twisty re-imagining of the Winchester family. Everybody called them the Wolfpack – every hunter, at least. If John had gone a little darker after Mary's death, raised the boys completely off the reservation of "normal," instead of splintering apart they all three might have turned even further inward toward each other. Feral to the near-point of psychosis, sharp and dangerous as a naked blade, Sam and Dean still hunt alongside their father, and the three of them can pull down anything in their way. Told in excellent Ellen-voice as she deals with having them in the Roadhouse one night, the story rattles with tension, though it's darkly satisfying to know that this time the Winchesters won't be separated. Tabaqui completely taps into the primal brain for this one: your gut sends up warring signals of "guh" versus "back away very, very slowly." It's not often you get a story that's both strangely joyful and creepy as all get-out at the same time. Read this and feel your hackles go up from the very beginning; they'll be a long time coming back down. Wolfpack | |
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Fandom: NCIS Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo Author on LJ: kylielee1000Author Website: Kylielee SlashWhy this must be read:This story is a tag to the second season episode 'Doppleganger'. Most memorable for possibly the hottest scene I've seen on telly where everyone still is fully clothed. If you haven't seen it, all I can say is that it involves Gibbs and his boat. Kylie Lee takes said scene and re-writes (to a certain extent) as an episode tag. This time, it's Tony who is with him. The result is a scorchingly hot fic that brings to life what many must have thought watching said scene. Known, Unknown | |
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Fandom: NCIS Author on LJ matt51Pairing: Implied Gibbs/DiNozzo Author Website: Matt51 @ MTACWhy this must be read:WARNING - THIS IS A DEATHFIC I do not do deathfics. It is my one major squick. Even so, this guy writes like a dream. Everything is spot on, the language, the voices, the plot... which is why I took a chance and read this. It broke my heart, but it was well worth it. Written for the recent gibbstony_athon this story is a heartbreaker but it is so beautiful with it. I can't say anymore than if you love these two guys then give this a try. Have some hankies on standby (not to mention an episode like SWAK ready to go on the DVD player)because you're going to need them. Then to cheer yourself up, go read the rest of his stuff. Trust me on this;) Searching for Telos | |
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Fandom: NCIS Pairing: Tony/Abby Author on LJ: sandersyagerAuthor Website: None given Why this must be read:Bit of an insta-rec this one, but given the sensuality of the writing and the subject matter (anything to do with Tony and movies always gets my vote!) how could I not? Tony and Abby go to the movies, smut happens. Go read it, it's damn good and scorchingly hot! Matinee | |
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Before I launch into this - an apology. I leave on holiday in about ten minutes and I wanted to get my recs finished before I left for the fair city of Cardiff. So I apologise for the spam but I'm sure people will understand. Fandom: NCIS Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo Author on LJ: ingenius_incAuthor Website: Not known Why this must be read:For my last rec I wanted to share this story. It is simply a work of great beauty. The language is phenomenal, the characters are so damn true and the story is gorgeous (not to mention there is one scene than damn well nearly killed when I read it!). I wish I could say more than 'Go! Read! Love!' but I don't have the words right now. Just read and love this story and give feedback to the author (not the poster;)) I think she's now writing Torchwood but whatever she writes, I'll read it. Can't say fairer than that. Twelve Steps To UnderstandingThat (pretty much) wraps up the July recs for NCIS. I promise to park carefully at the Navy Yard and hope that my successor in the van has as much fun as I did rec'cing. If you're thinking about signing up - go for it! It's a lot of fun;) and there is always a need for the NCIS love to be spread. | |
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Fandom: THE SENTINEL Pairing: Jim and Blair Author on LJ: Unknown Author's Website: Stories archived at 852 Prospect Why this must be read: This is a perfect little story. Blair has been arrested on drugs charges; Jim calls Henri Brown to get him out of jail and take him home. Blair is tired and lets a secret slip. Gentle and lovely and beautifully written.Busted | |
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Fandom: HIGHLANDER Pairing: Duncan/Tessa Author Website: Story found at The Seventh-Dimension Highlander Fanfic ArchiveWhy this must be read:There is nothing so sweetly angstful as a hostage situation, especially one that occurs in a place that's supposed to be safe... "Just...talk to me," Richie said, shivering.
Tessa used one hand to secure the bandage, and with the other she rubbed Richie's arm to try to warm him. "What do you want to talk about?"
"Anything," he gasped, pressing his face further into the couch as Duncan started carefully wrapping the gauze around Richie's midsection.
"How about what you want to do when we get out of here?" she suggested. "Go to a movie? Or maybe the mall, so you can find a pretty girl to take out for a date," she teased.
Richie moved his head toward Tessa to look her in the eyes. "I just want to go home."
The simple honesty of the answer unexpectedly tugged at Duncan's heart. A little more than a year ago, Richie hadn't had a home. A Knock at the Door | |
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Fandom: HIGHLANDER Pairing: None Author Website: Story found at The Seventh-Dimension Highlander Fanfic ArchiveWhy this must be read:I'm not a member of "Clan Denial," those who believe in ignoring Richie's death. For better or for worse, canon is canon. That being said, I love it when a talented author finds a way to bring Richie back, somewhat the worse for wear, and this has always been one of my favorite stories in the fandom. Nothing Gold Can Stay | |
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Fandom: HIGHLANDER Pairing: None Author Website: Story found at The Seventh-Dimension Highlander Fanfic ArchiveWhy this must be read:In every episode, Highlander asks its fans for a suspension of disbelief, to imagine that chivalry is alive and well, that people could live forever... or that huge freaking broadswords can fit under form-fitting clothes or little leather jackets. Well, they can... with a little help. Storage Space | |
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Fandom: HIGHLANDER Pairing: None Author Website: Story found at The Seventh-Dimension Highlander Fanfic ArchiveWhy this must be read:"No, you're crazy. You want to die in front of a group of Watchers."
"Not permanently."
"And come back in front of them too. Oh, man, if you do that the whole organization will know that you're an immortal."
"Correction, they'll know that Adam Pierson is an immortal."Best Laid Plans | |
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Fandom: STAR WARS Pairing: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi Author on LJ: none known Author Website: LuvEwan's page on ff.netWhy this must be read:Insomnia brings brief illumination to a monumental rift between Master and former apprentice. An alternate universe piece, beginning from The Phantom Menace on. This is not slash, but the relationship it portrays between Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan is at least as powerful as any physical relationship could ever be. It's an AU where Qui-Gon didn't die on Naboo and took Anakin as his Padawan; Obi-Wan's knighting came, not after a battle with the Sith, but simply by Qui-Gon turning him loose to make room for Anakin. In every other TPM AU I've read where Qui-Gon survives, it's a very good thing for Obi-Wan. Would it really have been? A brief look at a destroyed relationship, free of melodrama. ( text )You're Nowhere | |
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Fandom: THE SENTINEL Pairing: n/a Author on LJ: Unknown Author's website: K Ryn's Tales of The Sentinel Why this must be read: Another early favourite of mine from when I first discovered this fandom. A huge, rollocking, rip-roaring, roller-coaster of an h/c-fest in which Jim and Blair are pursued across the desert by vindictive rednecks. Judgements | |
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Fandom: FARSCAPE Pairing: none/gen; Furlow Author on LJ: regala_electra Author Website: n/a; her Farscape fic is tagged hereWhy this must be read:This short fic is a series of five interconnected drabbles, which the author describes as "five different realities" but which can also be read as sequential, as the transitions and plot lines are smooth and logical. Furlow is a much-reviled character in Farscape fandom, largely due to her role in late season three's two-part episode Infinite Possibilities [spoilers for 3.14 IP: Daedalus Demands and 3.15 IP: Icarus Abides]. Regala Electra has done a marvelous job of portraying Furlow exactly as we saw her onscreen, as well as delivering a wonderfully satisfying bit of poetic justice in exactly five hundred words. Five Ways to Finish a Raslak | |
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This is my last rec for July. It's been a blast and I'm chuffed to see that others have signed up to continue reccing Farscape here at crack_van! ::leaves the keys in the ignition::Fandom: FARSCAPE Pairing: Aeryn Sun/John Crichton Author on LJ: thassaliaAuthor Website: n/a; most Farscape fic can be found here at Leviathan Why this must be read:Ben Browder & Claudia Black have stated (though woe! I forget where exactly - chat? or DVD commentary? ::headdesks::) that they played John & Aeryn from mid/late second season and onward as if the pair were intimately involved, which is certainly no stretch given Aeryn's suggestive reply to John at the end of 2.09 Out of Their Minds. But Aeryn and John are still learning about each other, tip-toeing around and screwing up and and neither of them makes it easy on the other, ever. Thea writes John/Aeryn with just the right mix of snark and sensitivity, angst and hope and an all-encompassing hotness that will leave you weak in the knees. So when she summarizes Heart Like a Wheel Means Racecar Dreams as "Porn. Just porn. And valentines." you *think* you know exactly what you're going to get - and you do get it, in spades, but so much more than you could have hoped for, too. ( Excerpt )Heart Like a Wheel Means Racecar Dreams | |
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Fandom: THE SENTINEL Pairing: n/a Author on LJ: Unknown Author's website: Destinies Entwined Why this must be read: Yet another old friend from my early days in this fandom. A beautifully written story that follows Jim and Blair’s developing friendship through the eyes of an elderly neighbour.
Following Jim’s life, from when he moved into the loft with Carolyn and through to TSbyBS, this is a very special little story that I can’t rec too highly.
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Fandom: SUPERNATURAL Pairing:none Author on LJ: cdeaconAuthor's website: deaconficWhy this must be read:We're coming down to the wire, and I'm hard pressed to pick which will be the last fics of the month to rec. I'm going with one last darkfic, and then the rest will be happier, promise. This is a tightly constructed piece of a downward spiral. We don't know quite what's up at the beginning, but piece by piece inexorably drops perfectly into place. Like the best horror movies, the author doesn't show us what we're (what Dean's) so afraid of until it's much too late. Dean said he'd do anything to keep his family together. He'd never imagined it'd be like this. You Will Not Die, It's Not Poison | |
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