July 13th, 2009 
11:05 am Gods Above and Below, by amberleewriter (PG)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Darius, Marcus Constantine, Gen
Length: about 3700 words
Author on LJ: none
Author Website: Amberleewriter on HL Fiction

Why this must be read: How often are you going to run into a story featuring Darius and Marcus Constantine? The answer is not often, and too bad because they are in my opinion two of the more compelling minor characters from Highlander: The Series. These two characters never met in canon, but it seems likely that they did know each other in one context or another. In just a few words this story shows us the start of a complex and redemptive friendship.

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Gods Above and Below
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12:03 pm Too Much Has Changed by [livejournal.com profile] coldfiredragon
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Slade/Dick
Length: 5456 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] coldfiredragon
Author Website: her livejournal
Why this must be read: Her fics are often very dark, but also emotionally complex. This one is no exception. Set during Teen Titans issue #44, Slade has taken some of the Titans, both old and new, captive, in his attempt to get his children back. There's a pre-established relationship with Dick, and Slade uses every advantage against the former Robin, and then the ending is just emotionally draining. This is not a happy fic--there's non-con and graphic sex and a lot of angst. If that's your cup of tea, this fic is just plain wonderful. Read it and then every other dark fic she's written, most of them with this pairing.

an excerpt )

Too Much Has Changed
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07:09 pm How The Viper Jock Met The Choirboy (And It Didn't End In Tears), by Trovia (T)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Pairing: Starbuck/Chief friendship; mostly gen, with some references to Boomer/Tyrol
Length: 1100 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] trovia
Author Website: found a bsg fic tag
Why this must be read: Kara Thrace and Galen Tyrol friendship fic? Yeah... it's unusual. I liked the writer's idea on how this friendship could have started. Plus the story is just cute, with Kara helping advance the budding Boomer/Tyrol romance. (Set before season one.)

How The Viper Jock Met The Choirboy (And It Didn't End In Tears)
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07:29 pm A Family Tradition by Eoen
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Length: Medium/Long
Author on LJ: None
Author Website: Welcome to the Home of eoen and Kethry
Why this must be read:
"I am not a trouble-maker! Things just happen around me. I don't start fights or anything. It's not my fault people notice me!"
"You go out of your way to be noticed. Damn it, give me a straight answer! Why did you open that letter?"
"I had to." Tony's jaw clicked shut.


And thus starts Gibbs journey of discovering who Tony really is in this wonderful Post-SWAK fic by Eoen. As usual the author does a wonderful job of blending angst, comfort, and just a dash of sex in for a great reading experience that has you reading right through to the end in one go.

A Family Tradition
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09:26 pm Drop in the Ocean (NC17) by L
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: Kevin/Nick
Length: long
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] enoughoflove
Author Website: iheartsam
Why this must be read: I cannot believe no one has recced this story yet! I am sure you have all read it and reveled in it already, but for posterity's sake. In the author's words, a self-indulgent, melodramatic saga. It's a Kevin/Nick epic, from the initial turmoil of forbidden love to their first kiss, all the highs and lows of their relationship, the painful ending and rebirth. Melodramatic, and wonderfully saccharine, and so, so good! One of my favorite popslash stories that I have ever read, by far. Really, just, go read.


Drop in the Ocean



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