October 13th, 2010 
01:10 am Martyrs Never Last This Long by [livejournal.com profile] out_there (R)
Fandom:WHITE COLLAR
Pairing: Neal/Peter/El, Mozzie
Length: 21,000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] out_there
Author Website: out_there on A03
Why this must be read: I have an abiding love for outsider-POV fic. This White Collar story is shaped around the intricacies of Neal, Peter, and El's relationship, but it's told strictly from Mozzie's perspective. [livejournal.com profile] out_there does such a great job capturing Mozzie's skewed voice that it was easy for me to hear him in my head as I read this. I think it's incredibly hard to use the voice of an outsider to tell the story of someone else's relationship- How do you get the emotional payoff that you would normally find with a direct telling? How do you keep the story relevant to the character telling it, if it centers on someone else? The answer, of course, is that you leave it in the hands of a clever writer, and you get this, the tale of how Mozzie learned to stop worrying, and love trust plot with The Suit and Mrs. Suit, to save Neal from his own (potentially) poor decisions.

I was particularly fond of the interaction between Mozzie and El- like the show itself, it's obvious here that Mozzie likes and respects her, and I dig that. Getting a peek at what Mozzie actually DOES, when Neal isn't pestering him for favours, was fun too.

'There's just one thing I want to know,' Mozzie says once they're out of June's house.  )

Martyrs Never Last This Long
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05:08 pm The Only On the Holidays Affair by Rosemary (NC-17)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon Solo / Illya Kuryakin
Length: 178 K
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] tiranog 
Author Website: Her stories are archived at The Chrome and Gunmetal Madhouse
Why this must be read: Set over the course of three different Christmases and three very different set of circumstances, "The Only On the Holidays Affair" is an angsty, first-time tale full of hurt and schloads of comfort for both Napoleon and Illya, which does make for a change. Rosemary is one of authors that once you start reading UNCLE fiction you'll find yourself not only devouring her work, but going back to read them over and over again. Never read her work before? Well, give yourself an early Christmas present and click on the link.

By the way, it also has one of my all-time favorite lines in fan fiction: "Solo had never had an erection aimed at him before. It took some getting used to." Whee!


The Only On the Holidays Affair
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05:39 pm Third Time Lucky by tutncleo(NC-17)
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Length: 3937
Author on LJ: http://tutncleo.webs.com or http://tutncleo.livejournal.com/
Author Website: http://www.squidge.org/peja/cgi-bin/viewuser.php?uid=4896
Although slash is implied, there is no 'action' going on during this story.
Why this must be read:

This is part of a series of oneshots called “The Home is…”. Some of them are funny, some tug at the heartstrings and some are just slices of life. This is the one I remember as an individual. It shows a caring Tony, and a gentle Gibbs. There are no cases or danger to make it notable, just an example of how a man who loves someone might try to show his love. Although slash is implied, it’s not graphic. The love being shown is not of a physical expression.

Third Time Lucky
Rest of the series: The Home is …”
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06:07 pm The Space Between by kaylbunny (R)
Fandom: CW RPF
Pairing: Misha/Alona, Alona/Vicki/Misha, Alona/Jensen/Misha, mention of Misha/Traci
Length: ~800
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kaylbunny
Author Website: Masterlist of Fic

I love everything about this fic. It's absolutely unique. Where else have you seen Misha/Alona? Where else have you seen such a take on Alona as a character?

The cadence to this fic is gorgeous. Plus, there's some lovely use of Misha's wife, and threesomes galore. It's short, but captures so much, and is brilliantly sexy.

Mini Teaser )

The Space Between
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