November 22nd, 2007 
07:57 am Diana and the Unicorn by Ugly Girl (NC-17)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Batman/Wonder Woman
Author on LJ: I don't know if she has one.
Author website: Meljean Brook's fic at JLA Unlimited
Why this must be read:

Because this is Batman/Wonder Woman at its best! Yeah, I have a not-so-secret love for this pairing :) But I think that this story is a great exploration of the two characters and it's not tied to canon at all, so everyone can enjoy it. Thsi fic is also a great combination of humor, romance, and angst. Oh...just go read it!

Read an excerpt )

Diana and the Unicorn
crack_van: (Default)
08:43 am The Sentinel Files by Delilah (R)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Gen fic is here, slash here, both at Brothers In Arms
Why this must be read:

This story is a cute, funny XO between TS and The X-Files' excellent-but-short-lived spin-off The Lone Gunmen. It's about what happens when Byers convinces the rest of the Lone Gunmen that Jim Ellison would make an excellent cover story. Unfortunately for them, Jim's life is obviously weird, especially with Naomi Sandburg in town, but not in any way they can use.

Delilah's writing is very conversational and smooth, and she has a wonderful ear for dialog. Here's a sample, from when Blair brings Bond (Jimmy Bond) to the loft:

and she said... )

BTW, Delilah doesn't provide a rating. I've estimated it as R-rated because there are graphic references to sex, but maybe 20 words total, and I'd read this to my school-aged children with minimal excising.

The Sentinel Files
crack_van: (Default)
10:10 pm Delicate Touch by Sally M (G)
Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Characters: Buck, Ezra. Gen
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sallymn
Author Website: Blackraptor and [livejournal.com profile] sallymn
Why this must be read:

Set at the end of the original thirty days, when the Seven each had to decide if they had done their duty or if they were going to stay on longer, Buck sits down and tries to figure out what Ezra's planning.

Delicate Touch by Sally M.
crack_van: (Default)
10:11 pm Another Night in Roswell by Elizabeth Rowandale (R)
Fandom: THE X FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] rowan_d
Author Website: @ tripod
Why this must be read:

This is the story of one night. It begins at the moment The Truth ends and weaves the story until the morning of the following day. It's about love and hurt and creating some kind of victory out of suffering. It's what I like to think happened after the cameras stopped rolling. Mulder and Scully are stripped down to their elements and built up into something even stronger than they were before. The characterisations are rich and complex. The dialogue is by turns raw, sly and sweet, but always real. This fic just has a great deal of emotional resonance for me and I hope it will for you too.

Nothing to hold her apart )

Read Another Night in Roswell.
crack_van: (Default)
10:34 pm Blood Red by Elly (NC-17)
Fandom : SMALLVILLE
Pairing : Chloe Sullivan/Clark Kent, Chloe Sullivan/Kal
Author Website : http://ellyfanfiction.blogspot.com/ and [livejournal.com profile] ellyfanfiction
Why this must be read : Elly is the great (and thankfully prolific) source of Chlark smut and Kaloe smut and this story is both. But while it's incredibly hot (and it is), there's much more to the story. Both characters have a lot to atone for and fix following the events of "Exodus" and during Clark's redK summer and this story deals with both of them facing betrayal, the consequences of their actions, and growing up. It's as painful as it is sensual and will stay with you for a long time to come.

Excerpt:

He was silent for another long moment, thinking of the way Jonathan Kent had stared at him in the hospital, then turned his back on him, as if he was a monster. He didn’t ever want anyone to look at him that way again. He didn’t want anyone to know his dark secret—that he wasn’t human at all, that he was an alien from another planet, who had apparently been sent here to rule the human race.

His own father had been scared of him, repulsed by him. He couldn’t expect anyone else to react differently. And the thought of Chloe backing away from him in horror made a knot of anxiety and pain tangle in his chest.

Screw it, he thought defiantly, shoving the anxiety away. He didn’t care what Chloe thought of him. He didn’t care what anyone thought of him. He was through caring.

He didn’t give a fuck about humans any more.


(Blood Red)
crack_van: (Default)
11:59 pm Naptime by Martha Wilson (G)
Fandom: STARGATE: ATLANTIS
Pairing: none (gen)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ltlj
Author Website: The LTLJverse
Why this must be read: This fairly short fic demonstrates -- in a very sweet but not sappy way -- the essence of the trust and friendship that has developed among Atlantis' premiere team. It's also pretty darn cute, funny -- Rodney's bit kills me -- and it features a priceless cameo by Jack O'Neill.

Naptime
crack_van: (Default)
This page was loaded Mar 25th 2026, 12:48 pm GMT.