July 17th, 2009 
01:27 am Auld Acquaintance by Barbara Zuchegna (G)
Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Author on LJ: N/A
Author website: Unknown - this was on David McCallum Fans OnLine

Why this must be read:
I am not usually a big fan of AU stories, but I found this one compelling. What if Thrush now rules the world and Napoleon is working with them and against Illya?

The tone and mood of the story are just dark enough to fit the idea of Thrush in charge.

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Auld Acquaintance
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09:11 am Momentary Weakness, by prolix_allie (PG)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Pairing: Kara/Sam (references to Kara/Lee)
Length: about 1200 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] prolix_alllie
Author Website: fic list
Why this must be read: I enjoy episode insert fic quite a bit; this story fits in just after the events in 'Rapture' (mid-season three). [livejournal.com profile] prolix_allie has had at least one other story recced here, with good reason. Her characterization is so well-done, and Kara's not an easy character to portray. I was a big fan of Sam Anders in his relationship with Kara, and this captures why, without disregarding the importance of Kara's connection to Lee.

Momentary Weakness
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11:41 am Absence of Thought by [livejournal.com profile] darkdanc3r, NC17
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Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Rose/Tim
Length: 2067
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] darkdanc3r
Author Website: her livejournal
Why this must be read: This fic introduced me to both Tim and Rose (though I vaguely remembered them from DC Comics which I'd stopped reading around 1995 and this was 2006) and sent me scurrying for the issue of Teen Titans in which she was naked in his bed. The fic is hot and sweet and a bit desperate, but what it really is is the beginning of an unfinished long series of mostly Tim/Rose but with a bit of Dick/Roy thrown in. In the series, her Slade is wonderfully written as is Bruce. But, in this fic alone, it's the very hot sex and excellently written sparring scene which are the stars. For the rest of the series click on the "love around you" tag.


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Absence of Thought
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05:12 pm By Falling In and In by Aloysia Virgata (PG-13)
So sorry that I'm this late starting recs!! Real life got in the way :( I'll try to make up for it in the few days we have left.

Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Length: long
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] aloysiavirgata
Author Website: Under the Rug
Why this must be read: An entirely satisfying fic starting from DeadAlive and going AU from there. Aloysia does an amazing job balancing serious conversation with witty banter, just like the show. I love the way she deals with the Scully family, especially Charlie and his wife, and the way she writes William. Even though most of the story is about the everyday life of Mulder and Scully, with no particularly special events, I found it enthralling, right up until what I found to be an unexpected but interesting ending.

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By Falling In And In
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06:21 pm An Incredibly Unexciting Tale of Two People in Love by Jennifer Oksana (PG-13)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Length: 1,900 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] jennyo
Author Website: Jennifer Oksana's
Why this must be read: For starters, read it just for the title. Mulder and a very pregnant Scully have a conversation on the way to the supermarket when issues are brought up, little is resolved, but ice cream is involved.

“So this is life, hmm?” he asks me as we leave the hospital and I waddle to the passenger door of the car. “Two unemployed workaholics try to survive the rest of their life as dead-eyed suburbanites, complete with suburban sprog. Sounds like a sitcom.”

An Incredibly Unexciting Tale of Two People in Love
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10:02 pm The User's Guide and Manual to Count Dooku by Derek Metaltron [K+]
Fandom: STAR WARS [PT]
Pairing: -
Length: 1,356
Author on LJ: -
Author Website: Derek Metaltron @ ffn
Why this must be read: Okay, it's Count Dooku, crack humour, and totally hilarious. I'm not in the mood for writing a total literary-style paragraph about its epic awesomeness or significance in fandom (way to go, self), so have an excerpt, which says more than I ever could:

[FAQ]

Q: I’m hearing weird, soulful music sung by a woman whenever my Dooku Unit is speaking, but when I look around no one is there. Why does this happen?

A: Your Dooku Unit is most likely connected to the John Williams hook-up and has entered Everything Is Going As Planned Mode, and is most likely conversing with the Darth Sidious or Asajj Ventress units, whom your Dooku Unit is probably speaking to by hologram. To switch off the music, locate a Jedi Unit to have counter Light Side Music, or else order your Dooku Unit to enter This Was Not Expected Mode. Be aware that the presence of a General Grievous Unit in the same area can cause conflicting Dark Side Music to be heard. Under no circumstances have the Dooku Unit and the Grievous Unit be in the same area as the Darth Maul Unit all at once; not only will this cause a ‘Time Paradox’ override but the John Williams hook-up will explode from an overload of Dark Side Music.

The User's Guide and Manual to Count Dooku @ ffn
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11:34 pm Lead Me Not Into Temptation (PG) by Gillian Taylor
Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: none (hints of Doctor/Master)
Length: ~ 2000 words
Author on LJ[personal profile] dark_aegis 
Author's Website:  page at a Teaspoon and the Open Mind
Why this must be read: An AU where Professor Yana is killed before he has a chance to open his fob watch.  And the Doctor has to decide how far he would go not to be alone anymore. Absolutely belivable and brilliantly written, it presents the Doctor in all his complexity. 

Just like that, it's over. The Futurekind are gone, scared off by Jack's blaster and the sound of his sonic screwdriver. But that's not without cost. The rocket launched without any issue, yes, but Yana, the man behind the rocket and the man behind giving his people hope, is dead. Killed by the Futurekind because he wasn't fast enough to escape.



Lead Me Not Into Temptation

 
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