Fandom: CRIMINAL MINDS
Pairing: Spencer Reid/Derek Morgan
Length: 2,976 words
Author on LJ: why_me_why_not
Author Website: Fic List
Why this must be read:

While this story culminates in an exchange of blowjobs that is both erotic and tender, it is the dirty dancing that opens the story that really gets my motor running. I love the looseness of Reid's thoughts and his actions, and how turned on he gets. This story also showcases how sexy Morgan can be, and how seductive that is. I fell for him right there alongside Reid.


( He doesn't have to look to know it's Morgan pressing up against him, moving in time with the music, and the way his body reacts is like slipping into a fantasy about someone he never realized he wanted. )


Reciprocity by Tabby

Fandom: Hot Fuzz
Pairing: gen
Length: 2950 words
Author on LJ: annlarimer
Author Website: none
Why this must be read:
I must confess to having never heard of Ann Larimer, despite her apparent legendary status in all of fandom, before I started reading Hot Fuzz fanfic. I am glad of this because it allowed me the perspective of encountering her amazing stories with fresh eyes and no preconceived notions. In fact, I was a little disappointed to find her so popular already. I wanted to keep her my secret.

Why should you read this story? Because it will blow your mind into tiny, tiny pieces with its characterization of Danny Butterman as he struggles with events during and following the movie. Because for all her ability to eke hilarity out of any situation, Ann approaches the events of Danny's life, his relationship with his father, and his friendship with Nicholas with subtlety that gets under your skin and kind of lives there for a while. Because it is superbly written. Because the ending, may make you tear up a little. And because she manages to do all of this without falling into that fandom trap of "bleakness is a virtue" when dealing with serious subject matter.

( Sample the intro! )

A Boy's Book of Practical Magic to Mystify, Baffle and Entertain

As you may have guessed by now, this month's recs will be heavily Chad/Ryan, both because they're my OTP and because we have some amazing writers in this fandom. The first round of the swingathon Chad/Ryan fic exchange took place this summer, and it generated a month's worth of pretty great fic, including today's rec.

Fandom: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Pairing: Chad/Ryan
Length: 10,288 words
Author on LJ: fools_game
Author Website: Fic List
Why this must be read:

fools_game has written a grand total of two HSM fics, and both of them are incredible. I'm reccing this one today because it's a wonderfully honest look at high school dynamics, even at a high school as Disneyfied as East High. There are underaged drinking, random hooking up, and shenanigans in this story - just like in high school - but the characters still feel like the ones we know from the films. There's a Ryan who is likable and vulnerable, a Chad who is coming to terms with himself, and a cast of Wildcats who (while not getting that much page-time) feel more fully realized than they have in three whole movies. The ending doesn't tie up with a neat bow, but I was completely satisfied with it.

This is a excellent story that stands on its own, without relying on our usual fandom cliches (though the cliches can be great when done well). And because it's been posted only in the swingathon comm, it may have been overlooked by some fans. Whether you're wise in the ways of Chad/Ryan or brand new, I highly recommend this story.

( Excerpt )

Go. Read. Love. Tell the author.

Tipping the Kinsey Scale

Fandom: TOY SOLDIERS
Pairing: Billy Tepper/Joey Trotta
Length: 2000 words
Author on LJ: lelise
Why this must be read: This is one of only two pieces of fiction that lelise ever wrote in TS fandom, but, to this day, I consider it one of the best we have. In a little over two thousand words, she manages to capture a sequence of seemingly random moments that, when taken together, add up to a poignant and stunningly accurate portrayal of the Billy/Joey relationship. For all that the rating is only PG-13, the sex scene is surprisingly vivid. There's something to be said for choosing sensual language over the crudely graphic, which you wouldn't immediately assume to be effective in the case of a couple of teenage guys!

(As Things Are)

Fandom: PROS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 8,200~
Author on LJ: halotolerant
Author Website: Halotolerant at The Circuit Archive
Why this must be read: Because it hits every one of my kinks: 1)Tight Bodie POV. Here we get to see the chink in his armour (Doyle) becoming ‘essential’, whether Bodie knows it or not. 2) Forced flat-sharing ( be still my Curtain Fic heart) thanks to a CI5 cock-up. And 3) Flashbacks to Bodie’s days as a mercenary in Africa. All weaved into an exquisitely observed first-time story.

Sometimes, reeling out of some stake-out at three in the morning, or finishing a siege at ten, Bodie just wanted to clout Ray round the ear, because, fuckssake, you bring right and wrong into all of that, you're going to break.

Or maybe, Ray wouldn't?

Before he'd met Ray, he'd always assumed the man -- this policeman, this law-keeper -- would be weaker than him. And initially he'd seen what he thought was evidence of this -- guilt, health-food, cooking, high-maintenance hair and a tendency to ask birds how they felt.

But if Ray thought what he was doing was right -- never mind when he thought he was wrong and what an arse that was -- then he'd kill in a way Bodie couldn't imagine, because then his strength came from something more than self-preservation.

Bodie had swiftly found Ray fascinating.

Like Gravity

Hi everyone! This month I'm taking you on a magical mystery tour to the fair castle of Camelot, hot on the trail of the hottest new fandom around, Merlin.

Merlin is the newest, gayest incarnation of the Arthurian Cycle (and that's saying something, as the medieval versions are pretty darn gay, with all those "jousting" knights, thrusting swords, and long, long quests with nary a woman to be seen). The first season is just about to finish its run of thirteen episodes on the BBC. It's made for a general audience (think kids adventure show), so it's one of those fandoms you can share with anyone, from non-fans to friendshippers, to full-on slashers and het shippers.

( The Premise )
( The Characters )
( Fandom Resources )

Fandom: BEING HUMAN
Pairing: George/Mitchell
Length: Five part series
Author on LJ: entangled_now, fic journal is libraryofsol
Author Website: libraryofsol
Why this must be read: This is a fun series that starts pre-relationship and builds up to the relationship. Each part alternates between George and Mitchell as the narrator. The focus of each part is on one of the five senses and it's effect on the narrator. It's a fun series with a lot of humor and a bit of angst.

( excerpt from Senses: Smell )

Senses: Smell or The Senses series

Fandom: PRIMEVAL
Pairing: Nick/Stephen
Length: one-shot, ~2,200 words
Author on LJ: moonlettuce
Author Website: Sky Full of Stars
Why this must be read:

Because how could you possibly resist an hysterically funny, sexy, well characterised 'prehistoric sex pollen' story? Especially not one told from Lester's point of view.

Bloom