February 10th, 2010 
11:04 am On the Fingers of One Hand by Prudence Dearly, PG
Due South may be "closed canon" but it is still a very active fandom; while I was getting stuff together to rec this story (written in October last), its author posted a new story.

Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Mostly gen, with mentions of Ray Vecchio/Stella Kowalski and Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Length: 2,496 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] prudence_dearly
Author Website: no single fic tag, but stories are tagged in her LJ under character names
Why this must be read: Because one of the most interesting questions in post-canon is how Ray Vecchio came back from undercover, how he lost the Bookman and regained his real identity, and this story looks at that hard question in a sensitive, humane way that is ultimately universally applicable to the perplexities of being a human being in a world where time is one-way and inexorable.

My Ma brought me up to thank God for my blessings, even when there weren’t that many – especially then, in fact. “Count your blessings, Raymond, and thank God,” she’d say, and then either slap me upside the head for being a whiney brat, or fold me into a hug if life really had just gone down the toilet.


On the Fingers of One Hand



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02:32 pm Whiskey by aebhel (NC-17)
*am focused now, I swear* :)


Fandom: CSI
Pairing: Nick/Greg
Length: 4549 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: aebhel
Why This Must Be Read: Longing!Greg is pretty standard for this fandom, about as standard as oblivious!Nick (in all his variations). But you know, these things are popular because some people write them really well.

This story is set after the early season episode "Overload" in which we're given the first real hint of Nicky manpain (and if you want, another good reason for why he's so private and repressed/closeted/oblivious). Nick is getting wasted in the seediest, scary redneck bar in Vegas and Greg is sent by Catherine to get him. Somehow they end up back at Greg's, on his kitchen floor, getting drunk (and getting closer).

For something with a dark background, the story itself is warm and sort of sparkly (kind of like a drink of whiskey, as a matter of fact. Dangerous and scary and burning at first and then you're just hot and smiling and sleepy. And smiling. Did I say smiling? Perhaps I'm not that focused yet).

Also, there's smut. The kind of hot, hot, HOT, yet touching and funny smut that can only mean Nick and Greg. (aw)

I humbly offer a teeny tiny excerpt:

"You always this impatient?"

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Greg said without thinking. When Nick glanced up at him, moonlight from the window above the sink reflecting in his eyes, his smile was almost shy.

"Yeah, actually. Yeah, I would."




Whiskey
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10:14 pm Promises to Keep by Time Testudinem (PG)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Gen, with mention of past Sam/Annie
Length: 2600
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] time_testudinem
Author Website: Fic Listed in the Lifein1973 Memories
Why this must be read: Like my last rec, this fic makes use of information about Sam's fate from Ashes to Ashes. It's both sweet and bittersweet, and plays nicely with the time-travel aspect of the show: a teenaged Sam Tyler meets a child who is his future self's son. There's also a lovely segment of Annie POV near the end, as she works out what is going on.

Excerpt )

Promises to Keep
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10:15 pm Haunted Memories by AuroraAbbie Snape (TEEN)
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: none
Length: longish
Author on LJ:    unknown                           
Author Website: AuroraAbbie Snape's page on FFnet
Why this must be read:

I happened to stumble across this fic a few weeks ago and loved it.  In 6th year Harry begins to have strange memories surface from his childhood...memories in which several unlikely other students feature in as well. Memories he just can't believe are true...but yet really wished they were. (And this is a pretty bad blurb...just go read it!!)

“Aw…Malfoy you look so adorable in this blue dress,” said Camilla, giggling.

“I forgot to burn that one,” he said, trying to grab in out of her hand.

“And Harry in green,” said Morgan taking the picture from Camilla.

“Why were we in dresses?” asked Harry, looking at Malfoy a little frightened.

“No idea but I bet it had something to do with the two of them and Pansy,” said Malfoy, looking between the two girls, who were still giggling. “And we were, what looks like, eight. We might not have known better.”

Haunted Memories
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