March 27th, 2008 
03:05 am Not The First Time by ELG (NC-17)
Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pairing: Chris/Vin
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] elgrey
Author Website: see above
Why this must be read: This is absolutely extraordinary. Vin spends the night with Chris, expecting sex and nothing more, and gets much more than he bargained for. So does the reader - ELG shows a wonderful grasp of character, history and dialogue. We also get hotness, swoon-worthy but never OTT intimations of love and above all an exquisitely beautiful writing style. So good, it makes me feel giddy!

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Not The First Time
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09:26 am Waiting for U-Day by executrix (PG)
Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: Mal, mostly but not entirely gen
Length: c 700 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] executrix
Why this must be read:

This is a sharp look at how Mal perceives his relationships with his crew. It is framed as a series of quick and witty pen-portraits which add up to an interesting insight into his character, and the frustration of being Malcolm Reynolds.

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Waiting For U-Day
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11:55 am Worth Her Weight by Marguerite (PG)
Fandom: X-FILES
Pairing: None
Length: Shortish story
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] megwriting
Author Website: http://4dw.net/marguerite/
Why this must be read:

There aren't enough good gen Skinner POV stories out there. There aren't enough good post-Fight-the-Future stories either. Happily, this fic fills both of those niches admirably. It draws Skinner as a strong, sympathetic character who is capable of relating to Mulder without shouting, and capable of talking about Scully without pining. With a light narrative touch that is by turns humorous and moving, it answers one of the most important questions left to us by the movie: how on earth did Mulder and Scully get back from Antarctica?

Thinking of him crawling on all fours, alone, through icy tunnels to save his partner makes my chest hurt. Damn the F.B.I., anyway; what does it know about loyalty and compassion?

Worth Her Weight
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07:25 pm Last One Standing by Gwyneth Rhys (PG-13)
Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pairing: Chris/Vin
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] gwyn_r
Author Website: Chez Gwyn
Why this must be read: Last One Standing sees Chris and Vin finally realise what they mean to each other just as the events of Nemesis threaten to tear them apart.

I really don't have enough superlatives to describe Gwyneth Rhys's writing and how much I love it. It's like she reaches in and grabs you by the heart, and you don't know until the end of the story (or possibly when you're thinking about it later - and you definitely will be thinking about it later) whether she's going to break it or make it go all flippy and gooey with joy - or do both at the same time.

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Last One Standing
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08:09 pm Friday Night Drive-In: Fanvid Recs!
Attn. Drivers: Tomorrow is the last Friday of the month, which means it's time for Friday Night Drive-In, a.k.a. Fan Vid Recs! Reccers may post 1 vid rec for their fandom, formatted as follows:

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09:34 pm Drivers Needed!
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