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Fandom: DC COMICS Pairing: None, Ensemble, Ma Hunkel (Red Tornado I) PoV Length: 820 words Author on LJ: ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif) papersanctumAuthor Website: None Found Why this must be read:Ma Hunkel, the caretaker for the JSA headquarters provides caretaking for individual members as well. Ma has unique insight into her charges and papersanctum does a brilliant job at illustrating their individual personalities. This story is humorous, touching and right all at once. A pitch-perfect window into the JSA. ( Excerpt )Gotcha | | |
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Fandom: THE MAN FROM UNCLE Pairing: Napoleon/Illya, Illya/other Length: 20,000 words Author on LJ: unknown Author Website: U.N.C.L.E. File 40Why this must be read: Waverly assigns Illya to be the lure in a honeytrap of a professor who is also being blackmailed by THRUSH. Napoleon is to accompany his partner to Chicago and run the operation and the recordings. Neither man is comfortable with the assignment, but Illya is pragmatic as he was assigned such duties on occasion a decade earlier when he was with the KGB. Nataliya has a terrific writing style that draws you into the story and into Napoleon and Illya's thoughts. It reads with such a natural grace that you can see it in your minds eye as you read it and the characters feel spot on. When I found this story, I read it a couple of times. I think it's a gem of a story that is deserving of your attention. ( Take a peek ) The Chicago Affair | | |
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Fandom: LIFE ON MARS Pairing: Sam Tyler/Gene Hunt Length: 2100 words Author on LJ: jean_geanie Author Website: jean_geanie's fic listWhy this must be read: Sam isn't always at fault for causing his own angst. Usually he has some help. Sometimes, it comes from those he least expects. This is a brilliant "what if?" fic that will make you question who really is the madman. The fic is told from the aggressor's POV, though I'm sure he doesn't see it that way. In fact, he's doing what's best for Sam because Sam can't look after himself, not forever. Sam is ill and he's going to keep him safe. No warnings from the author. Never Leave
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Fandom: NCIS Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo, DiNozzo/OMC Length: ~ 20.500 words Author on LJ: chatonaAuthor Website: ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif) shorikuraiWhy this must be read:This is one of last year's NCIS Big Bang fics and yes, even though I was the main cheerleader while this fic was still a WIP, that is not the reason why I am reccing it. This story deals with the “What if?” scenario after 4x03 where Tony took the job in Spain after all. Now we've seen this scenario a few times but nobody quite handled it like chatona did. She gives each character time to meddle through all the hurt and disappointments of the past years all by themselves and in the process they heal. We get to see a strong side of Tony as leader we knew was there, the original characters introduced as his team in Spain find their way into your heart right from the start and even though his old team tries to lure him back to Washington, Tony stays firm and doesn't fall back into old patterns as I've seen many a writer make him do. Personally, I think fandom rarely deals in a sensible way with the fallout of how the team treats Tony and how fucked up all their relationships to each other actually are without writing it completely over the top. This story? Deals with all of it in a way that makes sense and you can't not love every time your heart aches. a thousand miles (mend what is broken) | | |
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Fandom: POPSLASH Pairing: Brian/Nick Length: 1,715 Author on LJ: musicboxgirlAuthor Website: Fic tagWhy this must be read: Kary burst into the popslash fandom towards the middle of last year, and it's been for the better! She has a way with words that makes you grin like a fool when you read her fic! ( Excerpt )Moments | | |
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Fandom: SMALLVILLE Pairing: Clark/Lex Length: 3800 words Author on LJ: Unknown Author Website: http://www.lalibrary.net/Why this must be read:This is what some people would call crack!fic and I’m okay with that. A lot of this story is a litte out of character for most everyone in it, but I’m a firm believer that when in fandom, you have to have fun first and foremost. It can’t always be a heart attack on a plate, there’s nothing wrong with care free, especially if it’s well written and just plain fun and hot to read. This is both of those. Fun, sexy and while out of character, a great read. ( Excerpt )The Highest Bidder | | |
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Fandom: TOUR OF DUTY Pairing: Myron Goldman/Johnny McKay Author on LJ: sassyinkpen Author website: Notes From the Underground, Sassy's Smut EmporiumWarnings: Non-Con. Why this must be read:You will find a variety of fiction in the Tour of Duty fandom. Everything from humourous (even though we have been told war isn't funny), friendship, hot-dirty-nastyness, and thought provoking. Yes, you will also find dark fic. This fic is not a happy fic. It's an extreme and disturbing "what if". It reflects a dark headspace that the characters in Tour of Duty can be as a consequence of war and as part of their character development in the series. The brutality of war is not glossed over in the series, and not in the fanfic within the fandom. The character of Johnny McKay is usually portrayed as a fun loving, girl (or boy) chasing chopper jock. But in this fic you can see darker sides of him, and that is what Sassy was exploring here. ( Excerpt )
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Fandom: MARVEL COMICS (Avengers) Pairing: Tony Stark/Steve Rogers Length: 4857 words Author on LJ: wired_lizardAuthor Website: The Letterblade LibraryWhy this must be read:Because there's a scene, where a naked Steve is riding armored!Tony piggyback down the corridors of a spaceship and shooting down Skrulls, that just gets more awesome every time I read it. The mental image, folks. Well, okay, also because it's an incredibly cathartic fix-it!fic for the Civil War arc (you know the bit. Or if you don't, go read the comicsverse section of the Marvel overview - you'll need it) - the characterization is fantastic (especially the Tony-voice), the writing is smooth, and the fix is plausible (you know, considering). It's also the first fic I ever read in the Avengers fandom and thus can totally be blamed for my current obsession adoration. --- The term prison lab applies, another portion of his mind notices, not just because it's Skrulls and that's pretty much their default, but because there's a tall, pale body on a worktable, sealed under glass. Snow White, bleeps one corner of his associative matrix. Identity confirmed, bleeps another. Identity confirmed. Identity confirmed. Everybody Got Naked and We Got Cap Back Day | | |
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Fandom: DUE SOUTH Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Vecchio Length: 20,000+ words Author on LJ: bakaknightAuthor Website: fic tagWhy this must be read: because it's a perfect slice of Vecchio's life in Vegas, how he not only survives there, but thrives there for a while, before falling back into his life in Chicago. bakaknight does an excellent job of showing us the truth behind a Las Vegas mobster, the rhythms of Armando Langoustini's life and the complicated relationships that twist through the Iguana family. Night Light is a complex, nuanced, and well-written story, one of the best delights of this past year's Seekrit Santa fic exchange. This is everything you've ever wanted in a Vecchio-in-Vegas story, even if you never knew it. ( Short excerpt... )Night Light | | |
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