July 7th, 2009 
12:03 pm Caught In the Rain by sarkywoman (PG13)
Fandom: HEROES
Pairing: Peter/Claude
Length: 1750
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sarkywoman
Author Website: sarkywoman’s fanfiction tag
Why this must be read: Without being sappy, this is the kind of fic that makes you squee with happiness inside by the end. It has so much heart! But it also addresses adult relationship issues, such as Claude’s feelings of entrapment, their personality differences, feelings of insecurity, etc. The Claude voice is hilariously and endearingly pitch-perfect. You can really hear his grumpy self thinking and saying all of these things, and slowly understanding why he’s with Peter, and why he can’t leave. Heartwarming and lovely.

Excerpt:

He never should have slept with the floppy-haired twat in the first place. Peter Petrelli wasn’t someone who could just have sex and leave it at that. He needed more. It was probably an Empath thing. Emotion leeches. They couldn’t just sleep with you, they had to make you happy and know that you were happy all the bloody time. No issue would escape them, no matter how minute. Out of tea? They could get you tea. But is it the tea you like? Did you want tea? Did you want a beer instead perhaps? Wait, why are you drinking alcohol so early in the day, are you upset with them? Maybe you’re an alcoholic. Is it trauma-related? Can they fix it?

Caught In the Rain
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12:06 pm All the Reasons Why by G.M. Atwater GEN
Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Characters: Buck, Chris, OFC
Length: Longish but worth it
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Blackraptor GEN
Why this must be read:

I honestly went looking for a good Chris story over at the Deathdogs site and lo and behold this is the first one listed under Chris stories. It just so happens to be a wonderful Buck story as well. Will wonders never cease! Anyway it has great characterization, wonderful dialog, and it's a sweet story. So for all the GEN readers, I give you

All the Reasons Why
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02:38 pm A Kiss Is Not Just A Kiss by Ashleigh Anpilova (PG-13)


Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Illya Kuryakin / Napoleon Solo
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] nakeisha
Author Website: Partners Forever
Word Count:  4,359

Why this must be read:
Illya could swear Napoleon wants to kiss him. He certainly wants to kiss Napoleon. Or he did until it actually happens, at which point he pulls away, causing Napoleon to become very confused.

I like this story because of the dialogue between the two men as they try to sort out just what they each want. There are some really lovely lines in it. Plus [livejournal.com profile] nakeisha has some great asides such as this one:
He began to stuff the contents of his pockets back into their rightful place, vaguely marveling as he did so that he managed to walk, let along run, dodge bullets, and carry out other gymnastic-like stunts given the amount he habitually carried.

Read an excerpt: )



A Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss

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03:23 pm Aerilon Girls Are Easy, by flowers4ophelia (R)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Pairing: Kara/Lee (Kara/Zak)
Length: five chapters on livejournal
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] flowrs4ophelia
Author Website: author uses tags; here's the bsg tag
Why this must be read: AU stories aren't something I seek out, but as this particular story proves, my attention can be held if the writing is done well. The point where it diverges from canon is that there is no cylon attack on the Colonial homeworlds. That changes a lot of things, naturally, but the basics of repressed pilots trying not to be in love with each other are still there.

I love this writer's prose. It's gorgeous. I'm also a fan of her dialogue--sure, there's banter, but there's also hurt and avoidance and anger. It's all done very well.

Aerilon Girls Are Easy (link goes to final chapter, which has links for all previous chapters)
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06:12 pm Previous Convictions by Elfbert (Brown Cortina)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Ray/Chris
Length: 70,000  across 27 chapters
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] elfbert 
Author Website:
Why this must be read: 


Considering that Ray is such an intriguing character in LoM, here's not a whole lot of Ray!fic out there.  Canon tells us that Ray was Gene's right hand man until Sam Tyler turned up.  He's portrayed as a totally unreconstructed blokey bloke who likes birds, booze and football and loathes Sam with a passion that few people could even aspire to.

Canon Ray, like Gene, is presented as a fully formed character but, also like Gene, we are given little or no information about Ray's past which leaves an awful lot of questions about the man totally unanswered.

In Previous Convictions Elf has given us a back story for Ray Carling that covers his life from a wild teenager until the time we first meet him in 1973, written with so much sympathy and obvious love for the character that, even if you're not Ray's biggest fan (and I know that there *are* people out there who don't much like him) you end up completely understanding Ray's motivations in his hatred for Sam and his total, unswerving loyalty to Gene.

It's a fantastic fic, well written and tightly plotted and a roller coaster of a ride through a fascinating character's life.

Link to all chapters here . . .  )
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08:45 pm The Carpathian Ridge, by Corbeaun (R)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Gen, Duncan, Methos, Joe
Length: about 8,600 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] corbeaun
Author Website: Corbeaun's Master Fic List

Why this must be read:

I am a big fan of AU stories, but in particular stories that change how Duncan and Methos meet. The memorable meeting from the series has been examined and reviewed and written of so many times, it's fascinating to see these two characters first impressions of each other under different circumstances. This story is gen and has a plenty of action, and evil immortal, and mysterious goings on. The dialogue is spot on and the characters feel true and the writing doesn't get in the way of the action. I only wish there was more. :) I rated it R for violence and blood.

The Carpathian Ridge
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