August 12th, 2009 
02:54 am But I Want To Be a Weasley by Deadwoodpecker (PG)
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Characters: Harry, Ginny, James II, assorted Weasleys
Length: 11,186 words
Author on LJ: -
Author Website: Fanfiction.net
Why this must be read:

At last, a decent next generation fic! It's one of the few fics featuring the new kids I've read that I actually like.

In this fic, Harry and company haven't let the kids in on all of Harry's heroics during his Hogwarts years. Harry's son, James, grows up hearing all these great things about the Weasleys and, as you can guess by the title, he decides that he wants to be a Weasley, too. So the elder Weasleys (plus Harry) sit him down for a story about a little boy who lived in a cupboard under the stairs.

But I Want To Be a Weasley
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08:11 am The Secret Word is Home by Meris (R)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon Solo / Illya Kuryakin
Length: 12K
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] meris
Author Website: Unknown but a lot of her stuff can be found on The Chrome and Gunmetal Madhouse
Why this must be read: A beautiful story from Illya's POV as he ruminates on life and has an epiphany about his relationship with Napoleon. As with all of her work, Meris is able to convey so much emotion with an economy of words. This story is both melancholy and hopeful, sad yet full of joy. Read this and you will understand.

The Secret Word is Home

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02:33 pm Hermione's Hero by orangeflavor (PG)
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Characters: Hermione, Sirius
Length: 2,168 words
Author on LJ: -
Author Website: Fanfiction.net
Why this must be read:

"It's easy to immortalize someone when they're everything you're not."

This is one of those fics that you come by only every once in a while. I think it's plausible and well written and completely under appreciated. It's a nice look into both Hermione's and Sirius' heads during their summer at Grimmauld Place.

Hermione's Hero
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05:27 pm Out of Pocket by goodbye2pisces (R)
Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: Tenth Doctor/Donna Noble
Length: 1,437 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] goodbye2pisces
Author Website: Masterlist of Stories on Livejournal
Why this must be read: The Doctor and Donna search for a condom. No, really. That's the entire plot of this cracky smut!fic, which also works, because the author *knows* she's writing a cracky smut!fic (or possibly a smutty crack!fic) and never becomes too serious.

The Doctor claims that he doesn't have any condoms on him: “I’m not Captain Kirk,” he says indignantly. “It isn’t as if I hop into bed with every green-skinned hussy I happen to run across, you know.”

Donna, like any sober female, has her doubts and begins to rummage through the Doctor's pockets, finding 900+ years worth of contents.

Out of Pocket
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05:49 pm Revenge In Two Parts by finkpishnets (R)
Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: Simm!Master/Rose Tyler
Length: In Two Parts
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] finkpishnets
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] ivoryxandxgold
Why this must be read: I was craving some Master/Rose (don't ask) but didn't want anything too schmoopy or where Rose's twu luv heals the Master of his evil.
This fic satisfied that craving, since it's wonderfully emotionally ambiguous dark!fic.

Revenge In Two Parts
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07:02 pm Aplogotheai by Eleanor Treymane (PG?)
Fandom: Magnificent Seven
Pairing: None. Vin, Ezra, Chris, Mary
Length: 1369
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author's website: The Magnificent Bedlam boys

Why this must be read: A box of books is delivered to Mary Travis and an apology ensues. Set after the events in "Achilles", this fic is a great character sketch of our four protagonists. I love the comfortableness of the relationship between Chris and Mary, and throughly enjoy Ezra's 'apology' and Vin's reception of it. The author manages to capture the interaction between two men who aren't used to talking about their emotions very well.

Apologotheai
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08:09 pm Something Warm by ava_jamison (NC-17)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Batman/Clark Kent
Length:3800
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ava_jamison
Author Website: LJ Tag
Why this must be read:

A badly injured Batman drives back to the cave, fading in and out of a dream he's had before. Perhaps as a someone who only has his dreams for release, he dreams Clark Kent is waiting for him to arrive and it is through Clark's knowing ministrations that the fantasy rips out the desires and the vulnerability of the man within the Batman suit. Skillfully written, Something Warm shimmers with the overwhelming tension of sexual longing.

Something Warm
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08:47 pm "Rest" by Chris (PG-13)
Fandom: BUFFY
Pairing: Spike/Buffy
Length: Dabble/Short fic
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Chris' archived stories on All About Spike
Why this must be read:

I know, again, a short fic, but this is a deep and intense little moment set immediately after Beneath You. And this one has some lines that just stick with you:


"She is overwhelmed. She should say something, but what possible response can there be? Words are the bane of her existence. They slip and slide, boomerangs of intent, casting accidental meaning in their wake."


Rest by Chris
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