September 18th, 2010 
02:06 pm Balance by kuyashinaki (NC-17)
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Length: 9.827 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kuyashinaki 
Author Website: none that I know of
Why this must be read: After the events of "Boxed In" everything is coming to a head with Tony; the party snub (and lie) from Ziva, the unintended callous treatment from his co-workers, coupled with Tony's own insecurities and the fact that he has never allowed himself to properly grieve over the loss of Kate forces Tony to realize just how out of balance his life is. There have been so many remarkable stories written about the aftermath of the episode and I think this is one of the best. [livejournal.com profile] kuyashinaki handles Tony's emotional fall-out deftly as well as his long needed confrontation with Gibbs and eventual breakdown. If you haven't read it before, you're in for a treat; if you have, treat yourself again.

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Balance
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05:03 pm Catch and Release by zinke (PG-13)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (2003)
Pairing: Adama/Roslin
Length: 3600~
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] zinke
Author Website: Fic Journal
Why this must be read:

I’m a little biased about this one, as it was written for me for the 2009 [livejournal.com profile] adama_roslin Secret Santa exchange, but there’s no question that it deserves to be here. [livejournal.com profile] zinke is one of my favorite authors in the fandom, and this beautiful fic – a post-Daybreak AU where Laura’s cancer progresses more slowly, allowing her to spend some time on Earth – is her at her best. This understated and painfully honest glimpse into Adama, Roslin, and the life they’re learning to share is sweet but not saccharine. Plus, it makes fishing sexy!

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Catch and Release
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09:53 pm New Dawn Fades by [livejournal.com profile] omphalos (NC-17)
An epic fic for a lazy Sunday.

Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: Doctor/Master (Ten/Simm!Master), Ten/Jack Harkness, Jack/Romana
Length: 138,666 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] omphalos
Author Website: omphalos at the AO3
Why this must be read:

Set in the ever-popular AU from the end of New Who's season three, with the Master an unwilling captive aboard the TARDIS and the Doctor at his wit's end trying to keep him contained, New Dawn Fades charts a long and winding path for the two Time Lords that's plotty, smart, twisty, sometimes brutally dark, frequently devastatingly hot, full of snappy dialogue, and totally emotionally involving. Characters and plot points from classic episodes are woven together with the new series into a seamless, compelling story comprehensible even to Who newbies. It's a classic for the pairing, and the fandom, for good reason.

The Doctor's glare meets the Master's smirk at fifty paces, and the smirk wins the draw. It cheats, of course. )

New Dawn Fades
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