June 12th, 2010 
08:01 am Synchronicity by Zulu (R)
Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: Kaylee/Simon, River/Inara, Inara/Kaylee
Length: about 3,000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] queenzulu
Author Website: her AO3 Profile
Why this must be read: This is a post-BDM piece mainly focused on the shifts in crew relationships after that point. I think Zulu does a really wonderful job of making those relationship dynamics compelling and complex, and of making the changes feel like they grow very organically from canon. Zulu's truly exquisite River-voice is also well worth noting; it's not easy to render the full complicated blend of River's genius, instability, youth, and painful clairvoyance, but Zulu does it all justice. On top of that, and perhaps most of all, I love the gorgeous lyrical language that underlies so many of the lines.

read an excerpt )

Synchronicity
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08:55 am Play Winifred For Me by Bruttimabuoni (R)
Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ANGEL: THE SERIES
Pairing: Buffy/Fred(/Illyria)
Length: 1,011 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] brutti_ma_buoni
Author Website: just her lj
Why this must be read: With a grim future looming over them, Buffy and Illyira take shelter together, and Illyria offers comfort in the form of Fred. I find the sharp poignancy and palpable desperation of this fic very striking. I love stories about the last grasp for light and human warmth against the darkness; that guttering brightness shines so much the better for the contrast, I think. This is a fine example of one of those stories. The ending lines, especially with the reptition of the beginning frame of the introduction to build their power and Illyria's excellently chosen dialogue, are especially wonderfully wrenching and perfectly fitting.

read an excerpt )

Play Winifred For Me

ETA: Link fixed!
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01:32 pm Euphemism by [livejournal.com profile] harmonyangel (PG-13)
Fandom: NEWSIES
Pairing: Spot/Race
Length: 450 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] harmonyangel
Author Website: complete fic list
Why this must be read: Spot/Race is definitely one of the most popular pairings in Newsies fandom. Though very often written as angsty, the pairing is mostly beloved for the chemistry between the characters -- the combination of a tough-guy leader and a wise-cracking sidekick works well. Fanon usually presents the two of them as guys who seem to do nothing but fight and annoy each other, with a lot of chemistry just beneath the surface; in less than 500 words, Harmony completely nails that dynamic and why it works, with characterizations that pretty much explode off of the screen.

Euphemism
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08:12 pm Lost For Words by dream_in_grey (PG)
Fandom: Young Dracula
Pairing: Will Clarke / Ingrid Dracula
Length: c. 850
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] dream_in_grey 
Author Website: Fanfiction.net Account
Why this must be read:

There are surprisingly few Will / Ingrid stories about but, of those there are, this one really shines. You really get a feeling for how difficult it must be for Ingrid, having to navigate a path between wanting to be the perfect vampire, yet still being accosted by human emotion.

Click Me!
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08:52 pm Fatherhood by meyerlemon (T)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Pairing: Lee  Adama
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] meyerlemon 
Author Website: fic tag
Why this must be read:

In the miniseries, Roslin said "We need to start making babies."  Aside from the abortion plotline, the show didn't really deal with that.  Well, fanfic authors filled the gap, and this is one of the better ones.  Lee is, as we all know, the king of emo manpain, and so his response when he does his duty and contributes to the sperm bank is, well, angsty.  But it's restrained, and realistic, and heart-tugging.

snippet )

Fatherhood

There's a very good remix of it, too, Fatherhood (If Ever You Did Believe Remix) by [livejournal.com profile] poisontaster.
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11:42 pm Fixate by Lucy (G)
Fandom: NCIS: Los Angeles
Pairing: Sam Hanna/G. Callen (could be pre-slash)
Length: ~1000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lucylooo
Author Website: Lucy's Fic
Why this must be read: One of the easiest ways into a series for a fanfic writer is to imagine those in-between scenes. What happened during that commercial break? What didn't the audience see?

Here, Lucy sets the scene just prior to Sam and G's stakeout in the episode "Search and Destroy" (1.4) - you know the one that involves lollipops and origami? Yeah. Here's the "Before." You can imagine the "After."

A tiny teaser )

Read the story: Fixate

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