March 11th, 2009 
12:56 am Things That One Tames by Innisfree (NC-17)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Length: 161K
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] innisfree
Author Website: gossamer page
Why this must be read: When Mulder catches Scully on what seems to be a date, misunderstandings and miscommunications abound. The story revolves around Mulder and the restaurant he frequents on Saturday nights for take out, an order that has an extra entree and two sets of napkins and utensils, so "the rest of the restaurant [would know] that he was clearly picking up food for both himself and some significant other waiting for him at home." How pathetic his life has become, reduced to trying to convince restaurant employees that he has someone waiting for him at home. Nice take on the standard post Two Fathers/One Son estrangement, and I was really getting into that restaurant and the bartender!

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Things That One Tames (scroll down page until you find the title towards the bottom)
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01:22 am The Ledger by Amal Nahurriyeh (PG-13)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: gen
Length: short
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] amalnahurriyeh
Author Website: fic list
Why this must be read: This is a totally brilliant fic that will require some thought on your part to understand. Amal has compiled the Lone Gunmen's ledger for Mulder and Scully, complete with gems such as the idiot tax (porn), fights between Mulder and Scully over who will foot the bill, and the faked death penalty. To figure out the entries, you'll have to use your brain, because the only clues Amal gives you are dates and several comments about the bill. Amal clearly put a lot of effort into writing this, and in a few succinct sentences manages to sum up the episodes perfectly. Very, very clever.

March 6, 1992. Detailed dossier prepared on person of interest: history of residence, undergraduate, graduate transcripts (see files), surveillance photos. Plans for continued surveillance made. JFB.

Paid, check #246, 3/9/1992. Cancel continued surveillance. FM

That blows. She's hot. F.


The Ledger
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09:43 am Exclusive Rights by paulaH (R)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM UNCLE
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Length: 95 K
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: her work can be found at Chrome and Gunmetal Madhouse
Why this must be read:  Napoleon and Illya are in an established relationship but have never promised to be exclusive to one another. Both men are wrestling with their feelings without communicating them to the other when Mr. Waverly asks them for a favor. It seems that Mrs. Waverly's club is holding a fund raiser, putting on a version of "The Dating Game" and she has requested Napoleon and Illya to participate. So begins a roller coaster ride full of angst, humor, longing, hope, jealousy and even Schrodinger's Cat.  The reader will simultaneously cheer each of the boys on as well as wanting to throttle them for knowing what they want but being too afraid to admit it. This is one of those stories that once you read it, you'll find yourself wanting to re-read it on a regular basis. It's just that much fun.

Exclusive Rights
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07:17 pm Second chances by Luna Dey
Fandom: Magnificent Seven
Pairing: Ezra/Mary
Length: Seven parts (Long)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lunadey

Why this must be read Ezra/Mary is definitely an unusual pairing for this fandom and the author sells it well.
She maps the relationship from sex between two lonely people in the beginning; to genuine caring and commitment at the end. Along the way a believable back story is provided for Ezra, and Mary's marriage and life with Stephen is fleshed out very well. The other members of the Seven play vital parts throughout the story, and Chris' journey in particular keeps the reader reading. Hope you enjoy it...

Chapter one: Under the cover of darkness
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10:12 pm 'Better Than Ice Cream' by puritybrown (PG)
Fandom: MARVEL COMICS (RUNAWAYS)
Pairing: Karolina Dean/Xavin
Length: 1599 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] puritybrown
Author Website: "my fanfic" tagged entries at [livejournal.com profile] puritybrown
Why this must be read:

It's a beautiful study of Karolina, Xavin and their relationship. Lovely metaphors, slowly dawning realizations, and ice cream on noses. With added Molly, because everything's better with Molly.

Xavin had pet names for her: "my bride", "splendid one", something in the Skrull language that came out in translation as "true form of the green snake that lives in the underwater caves of Tarnax VII", which Xavin assured her was very romantic even if it sounded ridiculous in English. Of all of them, Karolina's favourite was "beloved", because it was true: every time she looked in Xavin's eyes she could see Xavin's love for her.

Better Than Ice Cream
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11:18 pm Today We Are the Victors by Nightanddaze (NC-17)
Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Length: 4766 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] nightanddaze
Author Website: Unkown

Why this must be read:

Because this story is ridiculously sweet. The kind of understated sweet that makes your heart ache and not your stomach. The language is beautiful language, and there is a central metaphor that just fits Arthur perfectly. I love this story for the way it examines the loneliness of being Arthur, and how Merlin can alleviate that loneliness.


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Today We Are the Victors
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