June 23rd, 2008 
01:05 am Careless by dirty diana (R)
Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: Mal/Saffron
Length: short
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] dirty_diana
Author Website: Shocking Pink
Why this must be read: Three things that never happened between Mal and Saffron. Absolutely positively mind blowing. Each story is entirely plausible and well written and all it took was the first sentence to turn canon Mal/Saffron upside down:

He never trusted her. Not for a moment, not even on their wedding day (their second by her count, but not by his), when she stood facing him, in red, and smiled.

Careless
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02:59 am Past Life Regression by SassyInkPen (NC-17)
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Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: 36K
Author on LJ: [personal profile] sassyinkpen
Author Website: http://sassyinkpen.mediawood.net/

Why this must be read:  Because how can you not love a story that starts out with incense and absinthe and ends with a seduction?  

 

After a particularly tough case, Jim goes out for a beer with the guys.  He comes home to discover Blair has his own version of unwinding. . . 

 

~*~*~

Jim cleared his throat. "I thought you were coming home to rest."

 

Blair shrugged and swayed slightly, then turned and drifted back into the living room, moving in time to the music. "Nope...been dancing with the Green Fairy instead, man."

 

"The green-? Oh, christ, you're not doing drugs up here, are you? You could lose your badge for that."

 

Blair snorted and did a kind of full-body eye roll as he picked up a bottle off the table and waved it at Jim. "Absinthe, Jim. I'm drinking absinthe. Sit down, I'll make you one."

~*~*~

 

I like this story because Blair isn’t bitter about becoming a cop, but he wants to preserve the best parts of his past. He points out that he’s accommodated Jim’s needs for years.  This time, Blair asks Jim to “get wild” with him.  A sweet sultry story.


Past Life Regression 
 
(like the story? feedback to the author would be delightful!)
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04:59 pm Here Be Dragons! by MinervaFan (PG13)
Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: Sarah/Four UST
Length: 4665 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] minerva_fan
Author Website: MinervaFan's fics on Teaspoon
Why this must be read: It's an old idea of two people being forcibly married in order to get the parts they need on an alien planet. But there's a twist and it's amusing and heartbreaking in turn as we see Harry and the Doctor's feelings for Sarah and her feelings for both of them.

Excerpt )

Here Be Dragons!
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07:31 pm This Time, by princessofg. (NC-17)
Fandom: STARGATE SG-1
Pairing: Daniel/Jack/Sam/Teal'c
Length: ~ 3,060 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] princessofg
Author Website: None, as far as I know, but you can find her fanfiction in her lj's memories.

Why this must be read:

Many OT4 stories are pretty angsty, and while it's understandable it's nice to find a story where there's a little bit more romance. This has a slight meditative quality to it, but the warm and fuzzy is intersected with sharp and poignant descriptions.
I love how all of them are equals here, this isn't Daniel and Jack or Jack and Sam with side dishes, but it's all four of them together, sharing and giving.


Snippet. )



This Time.

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09:41 pm Nightingale by TheAmazingApe (NC-17)
Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Chloe Sullivan/Clark Kent
Length: ~6000 words
Author on LJ: sadly she's not here
Author Website: TheAmzaingape at Two of Us.
Why this must be read:

TheAmazingApe is probably best known for her series "Almost Clark", "Almost Chloe", and "Almost Chlois". While I definitely recommend those stories, the series isn't finished and is only found at KryptonSite. The series is also massive and can be overwhelming at first.

A nice introduction to TheAmazing Ape's amazing (bad pun, yes) writing is this story. It's another take on Chloe's meteor ability and what the future could hold for her. It's a angst-ridden tale featuring Chloe, who is consumed by her ability, and Clark, who desperately wants to find a way to save her but can't.

Nightingale
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