November 9th, 2009 
12:00 am Shoot First, Apologize Later by Dira Sudis (NC-17)
Fandom: TORCHWOOD
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Length: 6,500 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] dsudis
Author Website: Words Words Words
Why this must be read: I love how this story dumps us into the middle of a fight, unravels to reveal a ridiculous misunderstanding, throws in some nicely entwined comedy and action, and just keeps ramping up from there. It also has Jack being, well, rather adorably Jack-ish, which understandably drives Ianto to bitchiness. Mmmmmm. I don't know about you, but bitchy Ianto is one of my favourite things, and [livejournal.com profile] dsudis writes him so well. :)

Shoot First, Apologize Later
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12:49 pm Untitled by [livejournal.com profile] constance_b (PG-13)
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Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Sam Tyler/Gene Hunt
Length: 3,000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] constance_b
Author Website: List of stories posted to [livejournal.com profile] lifein1973
Why this must be read:

There’s some speculation about Gene’s elusive Missus in the Life on Mars fandom. Gene mentions her a few times in canon but we never meet her and are not even told her first name. Some Sam/Gene ‘shippers ignore her existence, several throw in a line or two about her leaving Gene for one person or another but very few stories deal with the canonical fact of Gene’s marriage head-on. That’s exactly what [livejournal.com profile] constance_b does in this story and I think she does a beautiful job of explaining it through slash goggles *without* discrediting/ignoring/undervaluing Gene’s marriage. It’s also, perfectly, Sam & Gene.

The story is untitled and was written for [livejournal.com profile] martianholiday a couple of years ago although it is not a holiday story.


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01:33 pm Unfit for Vision by Elise Madrid NC-17
Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.

Pairing: Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin

Length: 98K

Author on LJ: Unknown

Author Website: www.chromeandgunmetal.com

Why this must be read: Napoleon has offended Illya and is trying desperately to gain his forgiveness. But Napoleon disappears and Illya is left to look for him and deal with Napoleon's offense. Elise Madrid writes a tight story, capturing the personalities of both men very well. The reactions of each are believable and the ending is just what you'd hope for. Enjoy!

Unfit for Vision
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09:38 pm Flirting in Code by Doyle (R)
Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Dawn/Kennedy
Length: ~1000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] doyle_sb4
Author Website: Hall of Mirrors
Why this must be read: I was unsure whether to rec this since Dawn and Kennedy are about the most unliked characters in BtVS, but I had to. It's written beautifully and the characterisation is spot on from the main characters down to the bit parts.

Best of all, it brings out the geek in me since, like Kennedy, I seriously dig geek chicks. Best of all, I love fics where Dawn is shown as capable and intelligent.

Kennedy blamed Willow. Dating rules said that even if it was a good break-up and you’d stayed friends and whatever, you had to blame your ex for everything, and wasn’t her Watcher always saying Kennedy needed to learn about following rules? She said that all the time, right between “there’s no ‘I’ in Slayer” and “ancient mystical samurai swords are not toys, Kennedy. No, not even if Santa left it for you.”

Willow had turned her onto geek chicks, so it was Willow’s fault that she was here a year later, watching Dawn catalogue books and wondering how bad - how good? - a response she’d get if she just threw her onto the library table and licked the nearest accessible piece of skin.


Flirting in Code
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09:59 pm Chloe Liked Olivia by marinarusalka (PG)
Fandom: MARVEL COMICS
Pairing: Gen
Length: 6,400 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] marinarusalka
Author Website: Marina's Homepage

Why this must be read: Pepper Potts runs into Christine Everhart at a book signing. It is awkward. They are formal. They find some common ground. They act like a pair of mature, intelligent adults, who have quite a bit in common. How often do you find that in your fiction? Action-adventure genre fiction, moreover.

Chloe Liked Olivia
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10:01 pm Innocent Smiles, by Emma Lea Marion (PG-13)
Fandom: Highlander
Pairing: none
Length: ~5K
Author on LJ: none, as far as I know
Author Website: Shores of Loch Shiel
Why this must be read: Highlander fics that explore the mystical are not rare. SImilarly, fics that explore what it's like for one of the characters after they become Immortal are not rare. What makes this one well worth reading is the mix of mysticism and myth. The author writes incredibly descriptive prose, lighting the story with both an Immortal mysticism and a Celtic one. She also answers just why Ramirez went to find Connor. At the same time, this is not just about Connor, but also Methos and his future.

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Innocent Smiles

Note Bene: this is the first part of a trilogy about Connor MacLeod. The others can be found here:
Hollow Bones (PG-13)
Nest of Arms (NC-17)
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