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Fandom: BAND OF BROTHERS Pairing: Dick Winters/Lewis Nixon Author on LJ: pinkocracyAuthor Website: PinkopolisWhy this must be read:I tend to shy away from longer fics because all too often as the story progresses the wind deserts the sails. But if there's one thing I love it's to be proven wrong. It's one of my favorite portrayals of Nixon as well as one of my favorite uses of the second-person narrative in general, it's his own voice talking to you - whether drunk, sober or drunk again. The end result, I assure you, is quite simply fantastic. If you only get around to reading one chapter though, make sure it's three. At least you're an elitist. You'd have downed turpentine were it not for your pretentious palate, which became even more finicky under alcoholic duress. Your particulars.
Outside, light a cigarette, regroup. Strategize. What else did you want? You wanted Vat 69. You wanted the President to be alive again. You hadn't even voted for him, claiming he was going to turn America into a socialist wasteland. You wanted Vat 69, and you wanted Roosevelt to still be alive at Warm Springs.
Those two weren't going to happen. But at least you were out of that house, and there was a fourth thing you wanted.
"God, Lew…" with every piteous word, he sounds like he's praying for you.As You Walk Away | | |
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Fandom: DC COMICS Pairing: Dick Grayson/Clark Kent (Nightwing/Superman); Dick Grayson/Catalina Flores (Tarantula) Author on LJ: corinna_5Author Website: Fanfiction by Corinna Why this must be read:Well, Clark/Dick is my second-favorite pairing in DCverse, and it can be either sweet or angsty. This is the latter, and fans of hurt/comfort will like it. (Sometimes I feel guilty at enjoying reading about Dick's pain, but then he bleeds so gorgeously, metaphorically.) Marime | | |
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Fandom: DC COMICS Pairing: None; Dick Grayson (Nightwing) and Tim Drake (Robin) Author on LJ: stubbleglitterAuthor Website: mmm, sacrelicious Why this must be read:From the 2005 JBBS fest, this gen story has delightful Dick/Tim banter. I do think it's not all suffering and angst in the Batfamily, and these two guys have style, which has to come out when they are doing what they do best. Pound Foolish | | |
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Fandom: THE SENTINEL Pairing: Jim/Blair Author on LJ: arrow00Author Website: Artemis->Arrow Why this must be read: Jim is a man of few words whom we know through his actions rather than what he says. Voluble he’s not. All of which makes Jim’s pov irresistible to me. Most Jim pov fics have him unable to express his emotions yet still able to reflect on them. But in this fic, Jim is as taciturn to himself as he is to the outside world. This is soldier!Jim fic and it’s done as well as any I’ve ever seen. arrow00 has written the silent Jim I always wanted to read. He's quite glorious: as taciturn to himself as he is to the outside world, not considering his own feelings so much as reacting to them. You can really believe that this repressed man has been in covert ops, seeing and doing some very questionable things. The story also beautifully illustrates the perfect balance of the Jim/Blair relationship: Blair’s pushing forces Jim to reveal more than Jim is comfortable with, yet opening up to Blair usually brings him a sense of rightness and relief. And of course, being Jim, he can’t help respecting and loving Blair. ( A little taste... ) Acceptable Damages So far there are two more stories that follow on from this, Sense Memory and Scavengers. Both are brilliant. In fact, everything I’ve read by her is. | | |
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Fandom: HOUSE Pairing: House/Cuddy, House/Wilson/Cuddy Author on LJ: queenzuluAuthor website: Panfandom.caWhy this must be read:Today I wanted to read pr0n. Good, smokin' hot pr0n with plot and banter and sex toys. This series has it all. And then there's queenzulu's dom!Cuddy, who is hot beyond belief. The Power You're Supplying is House/Cuddy, taking off from 3.14 Insensitive, followed by Losing Control, which is also House/Cuddy. The last one in the series is Too Shy To Convey, which is House/Wilson/Cuddy, with gorgeous threesomeness. The Power You're Supplying Losing ControlToo Shy To Convey | | |
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Fandom: DC COMICS Pairing: Tim Drake/Kon-El (Robin/Superboy) Author on LJ: maragAuthor Website: Diversions and Digressions Why this must be read:Tim/Kon cuteness is exactly how I want to end my month of recs. Tim is as devious as in canon in this (whee! Stalkery!Tim!), and the "choose the ending" thing is amusing. (I of course liked the second one.) Shore to the Ocean | | |
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Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Pairing: Chris/Ezra Author on LJ: zekielAuthor Website: Zeke BlackWhy this must be read:Zeke Black produces some of the best characterised and descriptive pieces out there, and that comes from an encyclopaedic knowledge of the show. I always know that when I go to the site to read the fic it's going to be well-written, and with the tendency towards angst, a little heartbreaking sometimes. This one probably falls under very heartbreaking, but it all evens out in the end with a warm ending. Judged By Grace | | |
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fandom: Popslash pairing: Chris/Lance, Joey/Justin author on lj synchronik author website: Joe's Eats and Christian Bookshopwhy this must be read: Like a lot of people I know, synchronik's stories were my gateway to popslash. I started thinking about the ones that mean the most to me, and while that's pretty much all of them, This Side of the Pecos is at the top of the list. It's one of those stories that I could never read enough times back in the day, and rereading it now is a true joy. It's funny and hot and perfect. Everyone is in love with JC. Excerpt: JC showed up the next morning in jeans and an old blue t-shirt so tight you could almost see through it.
"I'm tellin' ya, he does this just to fuck with me," Lance muttered, gazing at JC through the gap in his fingers. "Us, to fuck with us," Justin said. Lance grinned at him.
"Look who's talking," Chris said. "Have you seen some of the shit you wear, man?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means you dress like a hooker," Joey said, sitting down with his cup of coffee.
"Does that make you his pimp?" Lance asked.
"Fuck off," Joey said, shoving at Chris' laughing face. This Side of the Pecos | | |
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Fandom: MISCELLANEOUS JOHNNY DEPP MOVIES (Nick of Time) Pairing: none Author on LJ: mojavedragonflyAuthor Website: at insane journalWhy this must be read: The movie ends with a Gordian knot of questions for law enforcement to unravel. Was Watson trying to kill the Governor? How was Officer Smith involved? Was his daughter really held hostage? What did the shoe-shine guy have to do with everything? This story picks up almost at the moment the movie ends, with a female LAPD officer trying to sort this all out and ignore how beautiful the suspect's eyes are and how sweet he is to his little girl. NICK OF TIME at IMDBYou'll notice I'm reccing my own story. Take that into account when you decide to read or not. But there are only a few of us writing much in this far-flung fandom, and I'm one of them. Overtime | | |
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Fandom: THE X-FILES Pairing: Mulder/Scully Author on LJ: unknown Author Website: fanfic by md1016 Why this must be read: The aliens arrive. Mulder and Scully get hitched. They join the Resistance. Scully loses her chip. Mulder loses it in general and runs off to God knows where to get her a new one. Then comes baby. Lotsa drama. And so on. Great post colonization fic, very interesting and I like the way this author deals with Scully's chip and infertility.
The Journal Series (Scroll until you find Journal 1999 and 2000) | | |
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