December 23rd, 2007 
10:50 am The Otohime's Revenge by lysapadin [NC 17]
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Pairing: AU:[Rokkaku Chuu/St. Rudolph] Saeki Kojiroh/Fuji Yuuta, Amane "Davide" Hiruka/Kirobane "Bane" Harukaze and many, many others.
Author: [livejournal.com profile] lysapadin
Website: n/a
Length: 10-part serialized novel.
Rating: [NC17] Sex, language, violence.

Why this fic must be read:

Cameo appearances abound in this AU Crackfic wherein sailorboy, Saeki is fished out of the drink by smuggler, Yuuta after the dread pirate Yukimura sinks his lover, Tachibana Kissei's vessel and they struggle to outrun the Seigaku Navy commanded by Admiral Tezuka. Yukimura wants more blood and Yuuta is the next target. Lots of jolly rogering and other pursuits!

The Otohime's Revenge.
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11:31 am Songvid Oddities: Batman/Batman Returns/Smallville - Stay
Vidder: Ferd
Musical artist: Shakespeare's Sister
Pairing: Bruce Wayne/Lois Lane, Batman/Catwoman
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ferdalump
Vidder's website: Ferdalump on YouTube
Why this vid kicks ass: This songvid is technically the second of a matching pair, but I think it stands alone just fine (the other is available at the same splash page linked below, if you're interested). What I love about "Stay" is the way it melds the three different sources to create a love triangle between characters who share a universe (Batman/Superman) but never appear in the same show! This vid beautifully demonstrates just how much illusion there is in the art of editing. And also? That love triangles which include Catwoman are made of win.

Stay
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06:09 pm In What Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time by annakovsky (PG)
Fandom: FAKE NEWS RPF
Pairing: Stephen/Steve
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] annakovsky
Author Website: the speed of glaciers, maybe
Why this must be read:

There's a huge lack of Stephen/Steve fic in the Fake News fandom, which is surprising when a lot of the Even Stephven segments are very slashy. And whenever Steve Carell appears on The Daily Show, Stephen always has something to say about it. Yet that may be the reason why they're not written often since the show already fulfills us with enough. This fic takes place after Responsible Drinking - a segment in which Steve gets really drunk - and produces some humorous and endearing results.

In What Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
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06:34 pm Reasons, by Jen (PG-13)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Sam Tyler/Gene Hunt
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] taurenova
Author Website: Fruits of a Diseased Mind
Why this must be read:

Jen writes gorgeous fic in quite a few fandoms. This particular fic is lush and true to character and just a wonderful read. Here, Sam is being his usual picky-pain, but is rather drunk and not quite keeping his methods strictly on the job.

This fic is set post-1.08 and therefore contains spoilers for the first series only.

Excerpt )

Reasons
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09:30 pm The Same Place by tigerlady (NC-17)
Fandom: CRIMINAL MINDS
Pairing: Aaron Hotchner/John Blackwolf
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] shetiger (currently on hiatus)
Author Website: Tigerlady's Twisted Thoughts
Why this must be read:

As I said in the primer, there was mad chemistry between Hotch and John Blackwolf in 1x16 The Tribe. This story explores that chemistry, the places it could go were Hotch not bound so by duty.

One of the things I loved best about that episode was the similarity between Hotch and Blackwolf – both of them fiercely protective yet controlled, even as they came from two very different cultures.

Full disclosure: I beta read this story, before I'd ever seen an episode of Criminal Minds for grammar and syntax and general sense-making, as well as DC details. Then I read it again after I'd seen the first season, and it was like an entirely new story.

An excerpt )

The Same Place
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09:31 pm Morgan ficlet by lucyhale (PG-13)
Fandom: CRIMINAL MINDS
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lucyhale
Author Website: FuBitch Academy
Why this must be read:

Set after Profiler, Profiled, when abuse in Morgan's past was revealed to the entire team. He has to work through the shame and guilt and anger, and this story touches upon one way it could have happened. I love the way Gideon is portrayed here, and Morgan's reaction to his words.

Jason was blunt, always, and that's one of the things Derek appreciated most about him. Besides, of course, his brilliant way of thinking ahead of whatever unsubs they went after.

"The last thing you wanted was for us to find out this thing about you. Now we have. Either you didn't want to face it or you didn't want our opinions about you to change. Either way, it's something you should face now while it's fresh. No good letting it fester."



Morgan ficlet
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09:32 pm Individual Salience by beatriceeagle(PG-13)
Fandom: CRIMINAL MINDS
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] beatriceeagle
Author Website: none I could find
Why this must be read:

This story is set during 2x18 Jones, when a random moment, the brief mention of one word, is enough to thrust Reid back into the nightmare of his abduction by Tobias Henkel. It's short but powerful.

Reid wasn’t sure exactly how long after Georgia his brain had started kicking him when someone said “God.”


Individual Salience
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10:33 pm Past, present, future by Blakefancier (rated NC-17 for underage.)
Fandom: Drake's venture
Author on lj: [livejournal.com profile] blakefancier
Author's website: none that I know of.
Why this must be read: it's a reincarnation fic - once more. This one takes us in a very strange universe: a circus. Mrs Dee tries very hard to protect her young son Tommy from the supposedly bad influence of Frank, the farm boy who joined the circus to live an adventure... But you know how love is, don't you?

It's a hopeful, beautiful short fic. [livejournal.com profile] blakefancier's writing is very precise and the dialogues spot-on... There's magic and superstition and love.

an exerpt )

Go read past, present, future
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10:43 pm Transport of delight, by entropy house (rated R)
Fandom: Drake's venture
Pairing: Thomas/Francis (of a sort)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] entropy_house
Author's website: B7 and otherwise

Why this must be read: Do you love cats? Of course you do. So you will like this story where Franz (aka Francis in a previous life) is asked to perform a mission that will change his life. Meow!

No exerpt because it's short.

It's Transport of delight
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10:53 pm Well hung, by Shimere (NC-17; BDSM)
Fandom: Drake's venture
Pairing: Francis/Thomas (reincarnation fic)
Author on lj: [livejournal.com profile] shimere277
Author's website: index of fics here!
Why this should be read: Oooooh. This is hotter than hot. And tough. And there is leather and whips. You know nothing about the gay bikers' subculture in the 50'? You'll know everything here, and especially that SM here is not a joke. No safe words. That being said, the fic describes the meeting of one dom and his sub (guess who's who?) and their recognition. It will also leave you breathless with the powerful images the author manages to conjure and the beautiful descriptions of this very special environment.

an exerpt )

Mmmmm. Yes. Enter the Torpedo lounge!
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11:24 pm Sedentary Series by James (NC-17)
Fandom: EMERGENCY!
Pairing: Johnny Gage/Dr. Kel Brackett
Author on LJ: [profile] zortified 
Author Website: Gila's Cave
Why this must be read:

While the list of bad E! slash is much, much, much longer than the list of good, the Sedentary series definitely belongs to the second list.

It's a pairing that doesn't immediately come to mind: Johnny Gage and Kelly Bracket. Yet James somehow makes it work with a minimum of cringe-worthness:

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Sedentary
Motile
Pendulous
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