June 12th, 2009 
12:48 am Vid Rec: Handlebars by flummery
Vidder: flummery
Musical artist: Flobots
Pairing: none (Ten-centric)
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] flummery
Vidder's website: flummery.org
Why this vid kicks ass: Ten is a creature of incalculable power and many contrasts. There's the wackiness and the snark, but then he'll change into something scary and Other, just like that. The vid captures all these aspects perfectly, with fantastically matched clips.

Handlebars
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01:43 pm Again, Again, Again by posyvanilla (R)
Fandom: MARVEL COMICS
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Length: ~6,500
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] posyvanilla
Author Website: more of posyvanilla's fic on lj
Summary: It was only after Tony got kidnapped by HYDRA that Steve realized just how important he was to him.
Why this must be read:

The opening scene features the (New) Avengers fighting dinosaurs. Really, this is all you need to know.

Again, Again, Again
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03:03 pm Cast a cold eye by 3scoremiles_10, (NC-17)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Methos, Kronos/Methos
Length: Medium length
Author on LJ: [personal profile] 3scoremiles_10
Author Website: None as far as I know
Why this must be read: Set at the end of rev 6:8, Duncan and Methos discover the cost of winning. This beautifully written story is wonderful exploration of the double quickening and the relationship between Duncan and Methos and Methos and Kronos. A dark and almost painful look into the psyche. I loved this so much I think I'll let it speak for itself.

A sample )

In 3 parts: part 1, part 2, part 3.

 


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05:28 pm Tip, Slide, Tumble by J.S. Cavalcante, to NC-17
There was no story on my back list of recs that I was more surprised hadn't been posted here than the one I'm recommending today; it's one I'd use to introduce a newbie to the fandom, since it's so respecting of canon and so three-dimensional.

Fandom:DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Ray Kowalski/Benton Fraser
Length: Novella
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] j_s_cavalcante
Author Website: J.S. Cavalcante at Due Slash Archive
Why this must be read: Because it lives and breathes and grows like a healthy thing does. Because all aspects of the plot are tightly integrated and recognizably human. Because every OC is well written, fully fleshed out, and wonderfully individual. Because Ray gets what he wants, and everyone else gets what they need (and Ray figures out how lucky he is, all things considered).

Ray felt the world tip, slide, tumble, then lurch back to something almost normal. His hand was pressed hard against the brick wall, holding him up. He didn't know whether he'd actually started to faint or only imagined it, 'cause his head was still kind of fuzzy. )

Tip, Slide, Tumble
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11:12 pm Shared by Sleeps With Coyotes (Worksafe)
Fandom: YAMI NO MATSUEI
Pairing: Terazuma/Wakaba
Length: 4275 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ciceqi
Author Website: Blood, Love & Rhetoric
Why this must be read:

Because it gives happiness to characters who don't get nearly enough of it. And it's happiness that is both genuine and believable. Terazumi and Kagan Kuroshungei (Terazuma's shikigami) are wonderfully written, of course, but it's Wakaba who steals the show. She knows what she wants, and she's not going to stop until she gets it.

Excerpt: )

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