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. Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS Pairing: Bodie/Doyle Length: 2192 words Author on LJ: solosundanceAuthor Website: Several of her stories are posted here. Why this must be read:There are 57 episodes of The Professionals and along the way we meet many other people who work for CI5 besides Bodie and Doyle. Occasionally, someone will even write a story about one of those other characters. *g* Yes, Bodie and Doyle still make an appearance in this story and oh, what an appearance, but the star of the show is Betty, Cowley’s faithful secretary and defender of the gate. Jojo does a beautiful job of fleshing Betty out in to a shrewd, capable woman, imbuing her with a sense of humour as well as a sense of duty. It looks like any office Betty has ever worked in. The Olympia typewriter is as big and shiny as any. There’s as much stationery as anywhere else, letter-headed paper, fine-grain, snowy-white envelopes. Confidential pouches. Lots of those. Internal memo folders. Bics by the truckload, HB pencils, staple removers that she can never find fast enough to avoid ruination of her nails. Big metal filing cabinets banked across one wall. Typewriter ribbons in boxes. Her chair swivels smoothly.
Mr Cowley has taught her how to thumb back the hammer of a Browning Hi-Power revolver and fire it dead straight. Just in case.Betty Knows Best. | |
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Fandom: RUROUNI KENSHIN Pairing: Gen Kenshin and Megumi Length: 41k Author on LJ: n/a Author Website: FanFiction.netWhy this is a must read: Get ready for a roller coaster ride with this one. Hakubaikou takes us through Kenshin's grueling recovery after the epic battle with Shishio as Megumi comes to terms with her feelings for the two men in her life. It's touch and go for quite a while and we get to see just how skilled a doctor Megumi really is. And if the question of Kenshin's recovery isn't enough, news has reached Kenshin's friends that his life might be in danger from a completely new direction. Recovery is one of those stories that once you start reading, you won't want to stop. It could be it's own story arc all by itself as the whole cast, including Hiko, is present and well accounted for. Hakubaikou was also one of those fanfic authors who could write beautifully descriptive action scenes. Recovery | |
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Fandom: CW RPF Pairing: Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki Length: aprox. 104k Author on LJ: tinaliaAuthor Website: Why this must be read: This is a non-AU J2 or you know as non-AU can it be with the boys ending up together. The writer takes into consideration all the little details of the 2 main male protagonists and then writes a wonderful story around them, involving friends and family. If there was ever a story that I would want to be true in RL it would be this! It showcases some of the most amazing and silly sides of the boys, be it that they are half-straight (except gay for each other), stubborn, dedicated to their families, huge dorks and can we just replace canon with this already? :) And honestly people should dare Jensen or make him promise to do something, cause he keeps his promise *g* ( Here have a paragraph to see what it's about )Read the "Radio Wedding Verse" | |
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Apologies for not posting sooner. I've been rather unwell. Fandom: THE SENTINEL Pairing: none Length: 89 k Author on LJ: caariannaAuthor Website: http://www.wolfpanther.com/Why this must be read: I've always rather liked missing scenes and epilogues, stories that show us what we would have liked to have seen onscreen and didn't. I also like those crazy mixed up misunderstanding type stories, the ones where one of the guys does something that the other totally gets the wrong end of the stick of. This story gives both. A terrific missing scene/epilogue for The Debt and a Jim who totally misreads Blair's good intentions. Now That Larry Is Gone | |
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Fandom: DOCTOR WHO Pairing: Doctor/Master (Five/Ainley!Master, Eight/Jacobi!Master) Length: 6,117 and 11,328 words Author on LJ: araliasAuthor Website: Fic tag and page at TeaspoonWhy this must be read:At the end of "Planet of Fire," the Doctor allows something bad to happen to the Master. This is often presented as one of many turning points in their relationship, not only because of the Master's much debated line, "Won't you show mercy to your own...?" In "Wonderwall," aralias raises an interesting question: what might have happened if the Doctor had shown mercy? The Master's just promised him anything: what might an angry, sick at heart Five ask for? ( 'Ah,' the Doctor says, trying not to fidget under his gaze, 'I was wondering whether you would remember that. You have an excellent memory for slights, Master, but it’s often rather fallible when it comes to your own promises.' )What happens then? It's sweet and bittersweet and funny and touching, as an epically dysfunctional love affair gets a chance at both becoming functional and saving the universe. Wonderwall and its sequel, The Masterplan | |
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I'm on a roll *g* Fandom: THE SENTINEL Pairing: NONE Length: 12 part series Author on LJ: n/a Author Website: http://brothersinarmsfiction.com/delilah/delilah.htmlWhy this must be read:This is a wonderfully different AU series in which Blair is the protector as well the guide. We meet a totally different Jim and Blair here but there are still glimpses of the characters we know and love. There's some beautifully sensitive interaction as Jim and Blair get to know each other, a smattering of h/c for aficionados of that genre (like me) and a peek inside a different version of the Ellison family than most of us are used to seeing. Coming Up For Air | |
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Fandom: MARVEL UNIVERSE: IRON MAN MOVIEVERSE Pairing: Tony/Pepper, mentions of Pepper/OMC Length: 4,000 Author on LJ: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]Author Website: 'fic' tagWhy this must be read:Because this piece has a wonderful Pepper point of view on her relationship with Tony and why they won't take the next step and become something more, at least for now. Their dynamic is perfectly displayed in this story, and is a definite must read for fans of the pairing. ( Excerpt )Days Like These | |
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Fandom: LIFE ON MARS Pairing: Sam Tyler/Gene Hunt, Sam Tyler/Annie Cartwright Length: 1,200 words Author on LJ: hambelandjemimaAuthor Website: Hambel's List of FicWhy this must be read:We're heading fast towards what the Life on Mars fandom calls Porntober. There are several* reasons for this, but mostly it's due to the vast abundance of thigh-meltingly filthy porn posted during the October every year. This, in my very humble opinion, is No Bad Thing. So what's that got to do with the fic I'm reccing, I hear you ask? Well, way, way back in 2007, this was one of the very first entries in the very first Porntober stakes. And what a kick-off the Annual Porntoberfest got. It's unashamed porn. It's smoking hot. It's smoking hot, unashamed lift!porn. What more reasons do you need to read? ( Excerpt )BTW, just in case you *do* need another reason to read - it's also cracking good fun. Manhunt* Okay. I lied. It's just the one reason. But it's a good one. | |
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Fandom: NCIS Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo Length: around 3,600 words Author on LJ: seleneheart Author Website: Worlds Undreamed OfWhy this must be read: This is another Gibbs gut is telling him something is wrong stories, but what makes it stand apart from the rest is its quiet strength. Here Gibbs is a man of action, but it's a different kind of action than we're accustomed to - he's more tender, softer but he's still very much our awesomely gruff, uncommunicative Gibbs. This story has a wonderfully gentle rhythm to it throughout. It's just comforting. Make yourself a cup of hot chocolate and go curl up with this marvelous piece of fan fiction. Tony glances up to meet his eyes just once, and the bad feeling that has been lurking in Gibbs’ gut intensifies and coalesces.
Those hazel eyes give lie to everything else about him.
Unfortunately, Gibbs recognizes the look. He’s seen it in the mirror often enough. Tony is on the verge of defeat, of giving up and letting the darkness that lurks on the edges of civilization overwhelm him. They see things like this case all the time in the course of their work, but it looks like Tony is reaching the end of his ability to cope with it.
While Gibbs’ own despair had been the result of one single, life-shattering event, he suspects that Tony’s is an accumulation of things – loving and losing Jeanne, Jenny’s death, his exile afloat, and then finally Ziva’s anger and distrust which was coupled with months of worrying about her.
The idea of Tony being broken is suddenly the most repugnant thing Gibbs can imagine. He won’t allow it to happen. Not on his watch.Lay All My Love on You | |
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Fandom: DC COMICS Pairing: Conner Kent (Kon, Superboy)/Tim Drake (Robin) mentions of Kon/Cassie and slight Kon/OMC Length: 65,000 Author on LJ: iesika Author Website: DC tag Why this must be read: This is a story about feeling different in high school whether it’s because of your super powers or sexual orientation. Kon learns how to be himself and not just pretend to have a secret identity, he makes friends outside the super hero community and bonds more with Tim.
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Fandom: BANDOM Pairing: Gerard/Frank Length: 10,080 words Author on LJ: softlyforgottenAuthor Website: fic masterlist Why this must be read:This "after the band breaks up" story is one of the classics of the fandom. The trope easily lends itself to heartbreaking sadness but while this story does a have a certain bittersweet quality - particularly the first part - it's also hilariously funny and sweet and uncompromisingly real. It's a celebration of life and change with a wonderful atmosphere and great characterisations. ( Excerpt from the story... )That's The Way We Get By | |
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Fandom: DUE SOUTH Pairing: gen, Dief + Turtle Length: 1,453 words Author on LJ: etcetera_catAuthor Website: etcetera-cat's denWhy this must be read:After I finished yesterday's rec, I decided to go looking for more Dief fic, and lo! I was lucky enough to find this gem, posted just last month! It's got a fantastic Dief voice and it explains in such a fun, sweet way how Dief could befriend The Turtle in spite of the species barrier between them. But I've gotta say, although the fic's written primarily from Dief's perspective, The Turtle really steals the show for me at the end. ( Excerpt )Four Ways Dief Shows His Love For Turtle (And One That's Vice Versa) | |
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