February 7th, 2009 
06:25 am hiding your soul in your solitude by viennawaits (pg-13)
Fandom: SMALLVILLE
Pairing: Chloe/Davis
Length: 960 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] viennawaits
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] infishbowls
Why this must be read:

Although I do read and enjoy long, plot-filled stories, it's the short, character-driven vignettes that I love more than anything. This piece is one of those and it's excellent. Done from Davis's POV, and slightly AU given where this season has gone, it's a great piece exploring his side of things, especially in regards to his feelings and his relationship with Chloe. It's sparse and lyrical and altogether lovely. Nothing is overwritten and there is some wonderful use of language here. Chloe/Davis isn't the easiest pairing to write, but [livejournal.com profile] viennawaits does it justice here.

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hiding your soul in your solitude
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11:50 am Living After Midnight by thecryingwillow (R)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Owen Mercer
Length: 1,872
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] thecryingwillow
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:

As has been noted before, there is a dearth of Owen Mercer-centric fics. Perhaps part of this may have to do with the character's low-key presence in the current DC Comics continuity, as I don't doubt Owen has his share of fans. However if the name still doesn't ring a bell, Living After Midnight can be a window to the personality and the potential.

Living After Midnight
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01:58 pm Shadows of a Different Now by aeshna_uk (PG)
Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: None (Gen: Martha, Jack)
Length: 775
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] aeshna_uk
Author Website: Fic tag on LJ
Why this must be read:

Because if you think Martha Jones forgot about what she saw while walking the Earth, or that it didn't affect her, you thought wrong.

This story is an early morning phone conversation between Martha and Jack about what she saw during The Year That Wasn't, two people who still remember what happened and are forced to carry the burden of such painful memories. It's Jack comforting Martha like only he can, and Martha opening up about what happened to her, and even though it hurts, you know they'll get through the pain together. It's wonderful and heartbreaking in how beautiful it is. Go on and read it, and add it to your personal fanon collection now.

And she can hear it in his voice – that same faith, that belief that she knows will always be there for her, will be there long after she has gone to dust and the rest of the world has forgotten her name.

Shadows of a Different Now
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02:46 pm The Things We Wished For by the5thmarauder (PG)
Fandom: TORCHWOOD
Pairing: Elements of Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, but no more than your average episode. This fic features the whole team, except Myfanwy.
Length: One-shot
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] the5thmarauder
Author Website: None
Why this must be read: Torchwood isn't a show I generally associate with warm and fuzzy feelings. In addition, I do fully realize that I'm reccing a Christmas fic closer to St. Valentine's Day. However, this lovely fic works so well, it's worth the calendar wonkiness. (Also, December is for small fandoms.)

This story consists of ten ficlets about wishes--one for each team member, in the past and in the present. I love how each of the wishes captures the personality of the character so well: Toshiko feeling culturally out of place where ever she is living; Gwen managing to mess up yet still cause joy; Owen thinking he knows what he wants but quickly moving on to the next wish; Ianto being so anal-retentive that he still has his teddy bear from when he was five; and Jack having no real understanding of Christmas or its gift-giving traditions but still longing for its associated feelings of family and home.

The Things We Wished For
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06:52 pm Becoming Famliy by Stan Lee - FRM
Fandom – MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pairings – Chris/Buck
Length– 35,000 +
Author on LJ – unknown
Author’s website - author's stories archived on DnF http://dnf.slashcity.org/index.php

Why this must be read )

Becoming Family
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08:36 pm Yarnspinning by Jennifer-Oksana (R)
Fandom: ANGEL/BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Wesley/Lilah
Length: 2,000 words
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] jennyo
Author Website: Jennifer Oksana's
Why this must be read: Caleb tells a tale to one of his slayers. I love this fic because of the story it's originally based on - heck, I walk around with a black ribbon on my neck and freak people out for kicks. Jennyo writing a fic based on two things I love - this scary little story + Wesley/Lilah, makes me a very happy reader.

Once upon a time, in the days before Jasmine brought her love to the earth, and long before Jasmine’s father broke her head and caused us all to ache near to dyin’ for pain of losing Jasmine–the only good woman that ever there was–and love and beauty, there was a man. I’ve been told he was a good man, but what’s good mean?

Yarnspinning
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08:47 pm Scrimshawed by Voleuse (R)
Fandom: ANGEL
Pairing: gen
Length: very short
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] voleuse
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] moodfic
Why this must be read: Snippets of Justine and her time in the closet. Justine's attitude manages to persist even in the face of such treatment. I really wish voleuse had written more of this, because it packs such a punch in so few words.

Scrimshawed
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