June 10th, 2008 
07:13 am Coda by Circulartime (NC-17)
Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Chloe Sullivan/Lex Luthor
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] circulartime
Author Website: CT Fics or Qiari
Why this must be read:

Although the pairing in this story is Chloe/Lex, this story is more about the friendship between Clark and Chloe. The ways is which a friendship can be damaged by each individual in the friendsihp is really the focus on this piece. This isn't a happy tale, not at all, but it's a realistic take on the way people destroy something that did mean a lot to them, in this case a friendship. [livejournal.com profile] circulartime does an excellent job at capturing this element. This is a must-read if you've ever thought that maybe the friendship between Chloe and Clark isn't necessarily all that healthy.

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Coda
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07:51 am King of the Boudoir by giddygeek (NC-17)
Fandom: BANDOM (Fall Out Boy)
Pairing: Pete Wentz/Patrick Stump
Length: 3800 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] giddygeek
Author Website: Giddygeek's fic tag on lj
Why this must be read:

The bandom van is taking a swing through the land of Fuck-or-Die/Sex Pollen this week, and we've reached our first stop! Apart from the sexy hijinks that come with any sex pollen story, this one gives a great and hilarious view of Pete and Patrick's relationship--Pete trying to drag Patrick into some insane scheme (i.e. having sex with him) and Patrick having absolutely none of it (...at first).

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King of the Boudoir
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05:18 pm Lipstick, by chaletian (G)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Gene/The Missus
Length: 769 words.
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] chaletian
Author Website: Squeenfic
Why this must be read: We never learn anything concrete about Gene's wife in canon. We don't know her name. We don't have any real sense of her relationship with Gene. Often, in Life on Mars fan fiction, she doesn't exist --- she ran off a long time ago, or she just isn't mentioned, and when she is, it's with bitterness, or regret.

So it's lovely when someone decides they'll write 'the Missus'. When we get to see her interaction with the Gene we know and love. I really enjoy this insightful study by [livejournal.com profile] chaletian. It says so much in few words.

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Lipstick
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11:19 pm Lunch Break by Arch_Schatten, G
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent around the edges.
Length: One-shot, 2200 words
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] arch_schatten
Author Website: List of All Her Stories
Why this must be read:

I could honestly spend the entire month reccing [livejournal.com profile] arch_schatten's stories. Her Bruce voice is one of the most unique ones in fandom. A lot of time is spent making Batman dark/crazy/evil/unsound in fic, and while that's understandable considering canon, it also gets old after a while. Arch_schatten's Batman manages to be dedicated without being a lunatic, and it's a lovely characterization that works so well.  The story is about Bruce taking a lunch break. There are no baddies to fight, no Robins in peril - just Bruce (not Batman and not "Brucie") on his lunch break relishing his city.  That allows the story to be pure Identity Porn at its very finest.

The story has shades of Bruce/Clark around the edges, and the Superman characterization is every bit as perfect as the Batman characterization. But at heart, this is a Bruce/Gotham story.  This story takes Bruce from being a mindless protector of the city he was born in, to being sincerely in love with his city. And [livejournal.com profile] arch_schatten describes Gotham so well and so accurately that you can't help but understand why.

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Lunch Break
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