February 8th, 2010 
03:52 am Overload by Zelempa (NC-17)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: 17,248 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] zelempa 
Author Website: http://www.merples.com/index.shtml
Why this must be read:

This is such a great fic, in so many ways. It's set right after Sentoo Part 2, and it deals with what happens when Jim overloads in the same way that Alex did. The description of Blair taking care of Jim and Blair's subsequent anguish are heartbreaking and wonderful, and Zelempa does an amazing job of getting into Blair's head. I also love love *love* how thought-provoking it is about the relationship between sentinels and their guides, and I would love to see a continuation of this story! (Just had to get that in there. *g*)

I highly recommend this story, whether or not you typically read "Sentinel-Guide" stories. But be warned, you may want tissues!
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Overload at Artifact Storage Room 3

Overload at the author's website

I hope you all enjoy, and don't forget to feed the author!
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02:18 pm Half a Chance, Brooklinegirl, NC-17
This is another of those "I can't believe this story has never been recommended before" stories. It's one of the first I read in the fandom, by virtue of the author's name starting with "B," and I revisit it often. Also, extra props to this writer for having a very nice personal archive, with beautifully formatted stories.

Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Ray Kowalski/Benton Fraser
Length: 66K
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] brooklinegirl
Author Website: Happy Friend Box
Why this must be read: Because "Happy Ever After" isn't nearly as interesting as how two people with established careers and different personal needs and preferences can stay together through the years. Because compromise and creativity and respect for one another is as sexy as hell. Because every character in this teaming story is interesting and three-dimensional and in harmony with canon. Because it's written with wit and a full appreciation of the truth of the statement "life is what happens when you're making other plans."

He wasn't complaining. Ray was the last person to ask or expect anyone to change for him. No way, no how, not after Stella pulled that number on him. Fraser was who he was, and Ray loved who Fraser was, every freaky, risky, uptight part of him. )


Half a Chance

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03:36 pm Kansas by Now, by pwcorgigirl (TEEN)
Fandom: HOUSE
Pairing: Kutner/Hadley (Thirteen)
Length: 2,200 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] pwcorgigirl 
Author Website: Corgigirl's Fic Index
Why this must be read: Corgigirl took a pairing I'd never have thought of and made it completely believable, and beautiful, while not flinching away from the hard realities that would come along with it.  To my knowledge there's nothing else like this in the fandom, and the character insights are as astute as always with this author.  Written before "A Simple Explanation", this is set a few years into a future that is now thoroughly AU, with a quiet, delicate texture that makes you miss Kutner all over again.

Kansas by Now
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04:57 pm Faithful to Thee, Cynara by Jat Sapphire (NC-17)
Fandom:STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing:Starsky/Hutch
Length:155k
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] jat_sapphire
Author website:Most of her S&H fic is here: http://meandthee.shahrazad.net/author.php?authorid=19

Why this must be read:Because it's by Jat Sapphire, and she's one of the best. Because she doesn't fill in all the gaps; she trusts to the intelligence of her readers. Because it's long and plotty and angsty and hot and lovely. Because the love between the guys is so gorgeous and so understated.

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Faithful to Thee, Cynara
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07:21 pm One Coin, Two Sides by helen_c (NC-17)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (NEW)
Pairing: Kara/Lee
Length: two stand-alone fics. The first is about 6000
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] helen_c 
Author Website: Fanfic Archive
Why this must be read: “One Coin, Two Sides” features two different stories about the Fleet finding Earth. I’m going to focus on the first part. In this version of events, they have found our 21st century Earth and are trying to figure out what comes next. It is a sad yet funny look at the ridiculously bureaucratic machinations of this planet as Lee and Kara try to learn the ropes. Except for the second—and independent—part, which is just sad and not really funny at all.

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The Etat Civil office was actually second door to the left and third door to the right, and it took an embarrassingly long time for them to find it.

"We once traveled in deep space," Lee said through his teeth. "We found Kobol. We found Earth, for frak's sake."


One Coin, Two Sides
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11:26 pm Hunt and Tyler (Deceased) by Andromeda (PG-13)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Gen (Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt)
Length: 5240
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] m31andy
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] fiandyfic
Why this must be read: This is the funniest take I've read on Sam's fate as stipulated by Ashes to Ashes. It's a cracky piece of buddy-cop casefic, with excellent banter and humor, in spite of the fact that one of them is dead throughout. Perhaps Gene shouldn't be all that surprised that even death doesn't shut Sam up.

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Hunt and Tyler (Deceased)
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