February 4th, 2009 
12:26 am Half-Lit World by maren (R)
Hey [livejournal.com profile] palmaceae here, this is my second time at the helm of the Buffyverse van. I'll be reccing mostly het and gen Angel fics, and past that there's no real focus other than an emphasis on older stuff, as my logic is that if I can remember a fic I read five years ago, it must have been really good. Here we go!

Fandom: ANGEL
Pairing: Faith/Angel
Length: 4,000+ words
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] marenfic
Author Website: skip the light fandango
Why this must be read: The vampire in question had slid into the front seat next to her. Except that it was still daylight and he wasn’t a vampire. This fic does a great job dealing with the ramifications of Not Fade Away and Angel after he shanshus. Maren humanizes Faith as she ups Angel's self loathing and angst levels. I read this fic years ago and I still remembered it this long after. Really superb, dark and tragic.

Half-Lit World
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12:57 am No Oceans Left by Melymbrosia (R)
Fandom: ANGEL
Pairing: Justine/Wesley
Length: 2,000+ words
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] untrue_accounts
Author Website: inauthentic prototype
Why this must be read: If there is one pairing in the Buffyverse that is absolutely devoid of any possible affectionate feelings, I would say that pairing is Justine/Wesley. This fic is rough, raw and brutal. Melymbrosia really gets into Justine's head and does an utterly fantastic job. And the closet, oh the closet. Amazing descriptions, I could totally see and smell and hear and feel this fic.

"You think your girlfriend'd be happy to know you keep a slave girl in your closet?"

He doesn't even flinch, damn him. "I rather think she'd be impressed."


No Oceans Left
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02:31 pm 5 Ways the Torchwood Team Ended Up with Ferrets by smallwaldo (PG-13)
Fandom: TORCHWOOD
Pairing: Gen
Length: One-shot in five parts
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] smallwaldo
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] smallwaldo
Why this must be read: I love "Five Things" fics, in general -- so, "Five Things" + ferrets + the absurdity that is Torchwood = I *had* to read (and rec) this fic.

I had to repress fits of giggles at my desk at some of the lines in this story, especially those involving Myfanwy. However, it was tiny, typing Owen!ferret which takes the prize for Best Crack. :)

5 Ways the Torchwood Team Ended Up with Ferrets

This story is also available as a podcast at [livejournal.com profile] amplificathon, the podfic community.
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02:40 pm Vitamin A by basingstoke (R)
Fandom: TORCHWOOD
Pairing: Gen
Length: One-shot
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] basingstoke
Author Website: Basingstoke's Home (incomplete)
Why this must be read: Oh, Torchwood. You are the only fandom that could have a story about one man spanking another and still be gen.
Owen needs discipline. Jack gives it to him. ::nods::

Vitamin A
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02:48 pm And Yet by sam_storyteller (PG)
Fandom: TORCHWOOD
Pairing: Ianto Jones/Lisa Hallett, Ianto Jones/Toshisko Sato, Ianto Jones/Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones/Rose Tyler
Length: One-shot in three parts
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] copperbadge
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] sam_storyteller
Warning: Contains a slight bit of Doctor Who canon
Why this must be read: Three ways that things were; three ways that things could have been. Each of these scenarios is so perfect, it hurts. The third one, in particular, gutted me. (This is the same author, by the way, who wrote Trying to Communicate, AKA the infamous Torchwood vs. LOLcat fic.)

And Yet
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08:45 pm Wemonade, Pees by duskdog717 (PG)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Booster/Ted, Kyle, Connor, Guy/Tora, Bea, Bruce, Dick, Ollie, Hal, Barry, Wally, Roy. Others mentioned in passing
Length: 7,041
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] duskdog717
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:

When's the last time reading a fic made you squee uncontrollably? If it's been so long you can't remember, this would be the perfect rec. Wemonade, Pees is the second in [livejournal.com profile] duskdog717's Cootieverse series, an AU where our superheroes are little children. Unlike the Justice League episode however the characters are not superheroes-made-tots, but normal children who live in the same neighbourhood. In this slice-of-life and absolutely adorablefic, Bruce Wayne's shiny new wheels start a chain reaction that eventually involves all the kids, and hilarity is had by all.

The news spread through the school like wildfire, and jealousy blossomed in dozens of innocent little hearts almost overnight: Bruce Wayne had gotten a Power Wheels car for his birthday. It was black. It was shiny. It could go in forward and reverse. And he was the only kid around who had one, so almost overnight, Bruce Wayne also became the most popular kid in the neighborhood.

Wemonade, Pees
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