November 20th, 2010 
09:38 am Playing a Poor Hand Well by Steals_Thyme (R)
Fandom: WATCHMEN
Pairing: Rorschach/Nite Owl II
Length: 28K
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] steals_thyme
Author Website: Steals_thyme's Fic Masterlist
Why this must be read:

It has straight razor porn? Seriously, the fandom is blessed to have[livejournal.com profile] steals_thyme, who is not only a great artist, she is also a phenomenally good writer: her dialogue is sharp, completely in character and witty, she tells the story vividly and yet with subtlety, and, especially in this story, her superpower is UST that knocks you right over. In this story, Daniel falls into hard times and is forced to stay with Rorschach. This has fast become a classic in the fandom and another one that can be enjoyed with a passing knowledge of the two main characters: at one level, you can savor the emotions and humor conveyed through Dan's narrative perspective, complex relationship developing between these two and the depth of characterization, at another, the class differences this story highlights:

Wow. Well. No wonder he spent most of his time in Dan's kitchen.

"Excuse the mess," Rorschach says, in a tone that suggests he expects Dan to do anything but. He shrugs out of his trench and hangs it on the back of the door. "Wasn't expecting company."

Read the story here:
Playing a Poor Hand Well

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12:08 pm I think I made you up inside my head by starrystarry (PG/Green Cortina)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Sam Tyler/Annie Cartwright
Length: 775
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] _starrystarry
Author Website: LJ fics
Why this must be read: This is a beautiful exploration of Sam and Annie's developing relationship in the face of Sam's inability to believe in the one person to whom he's confessed his truth, and Annie's inability to believe what he's told her. There's some great banter between the pair of them, a warm undercurrent of true friendship despite all their problems, plus a soupçon of off-kilter oddness that makes for the best kind of Mars fic.

He talks about leaving like the words in a song. And she listens like it’s the only thing on the radio and she prefers noise to silence.

I think I made you up inside my head
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03:43 pm Sum of the Parts by starfirefic (NC-17)
Fandom: LIE TO ME
Pairing: background Cal/Zoe
Length: about 4000
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] starfirefic
Author Website: starfirefic
Why this must be read:

Summary from the fic: Cal's always known he's not a nice man - he could hardly do his job properly if he was. But he'd liked to think on some level that, on balance, he was at least a good one. Season 2 gave us a harder, edgier Cal. This fic examines Cal's thoughts before and during a key scene in the S2 premiere "The Core Of It". Sharp and harrowing like the scene in the episode, it adds another layer of understanding to Cal's psyche. Please heed the warnings on the fic.

Sum of the Parts
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