Alright, friends, I'm MF Luder and I'm finally here to start the Supernatural van going for this month. I mainly read Wincest and Dean/Cas, but don't be surprised if additional pairings show up or the occasional rare pair.

Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Length: ~800
Author on LJ: mikhale
Author Website: Tags

John Winchester, for all his faults, holds a strong place in my heart. No matter how misguided he was in bringing up Sam and Dean, he loved his sons. So this simple, beautiful tribute to him always makes me smile, even through the sorrow the boys feel.

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A thousand cranes

Sorry to be so laggardly but the job interview and the broken pipe under the sink sent me all ahoo. However, I am baaaack!



Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Leroy Jethro Gibbs/Donald "Ducky" Mallard
Length: about 500
Author on LJ: adriannacoylho
Author Website: http://adriannacoylho.livejournal.com/
Why this must be read:

adriannacoylho has given us many Gibbs/Ducky stories of all types; romantic, angsty, fluffy.
This one is AU and darn right creative and fun. I could imagine both Gibbs and Ducky in period clothes poking about the crime scenes; Ducky waxing even more long-windedly in the manner of speech of the era; Gibbs listening fondly.
The best mental picture is of the two on the deck of a wooden sailing ship heading off to their future together.
Enjoy!

Paper Trail

Fandom: STAR TREK RPF
Pairing: Karl Urban/Chris Pine
Length: ~4000
Author on LJ: 1297
Author Website: Masterpost
Why this must be read: Karl isn't sure when he began leaving the room to take Chris' calls. After Star Trek, Chris and Karl stay connected via phone. I love the evolution of the phone calls- the tease and tension throughout, and I adore that the author doesn't let us forget that Karl is married.

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We Don't Talk About Love
 

Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: none (mushy gen)
Length: short story
Author on LJ:unknown
Author Website: http://www.zebra3blt.net/TheBlintzStories.html
Why this must be read:
This is a fanfic spoof, and makes me laugh so hard I cry.

EXCERPT:

The two men held each other for seven and a half minutes until Hutch pulled away, wiping his eyes with the back of his hand because he had forgotten to wash his light blue handkerchief and didn’t want to carry one that didn’t precisely match the color of his eyes. “Hey, buddy,” he said, trying to achieve a light-hearted tone to his voice to change the mood some. “Take a look in this picnic basket. I have a surprise for you.”

Starsky’s eye’s lit up like a little kid at Christmas as he enthusiastically threw back to lid of the basket and began to plunder through the contents. “Oh, boy!” he shouted, triumphantly holding up a bottle of root beer in one hand and two slices of cold pizza in the other. “What a treat, Hutch! I can’t believe it! You think of everything.”

Hutch grinned broadly, secretly pleased at his partner’s praise. “You betcha. Why don’t you take the basket over to that picnic table and eat your breakfast while I go get something for me to eat? We can’t play a good game of volleyball on an empty stomach.”

Starsky obediently trotted off to the nearby picnic table and chose a spot out of the ever brightening rays of the sun so that he and Hutch wouldn’t be blinded by the light and therefore unable to play a decent game of volleyball. In the meantime, Hutch headed into the water, grateful for the storm the night before as it made it so much easier for him to harvest the seaweed that was floating in the shallow waves. He gathered up an armful and smiled a huge, toothy smile. There was nothing he liked better than fresh seaweed and it looked like today was going to be a red letter day. He took his prize catch back to the picnic area, stopping long enough to rinse his breakfast in the fresh water fountain so conveniently provided by the parks and recreation service.

The two detectives and best friends ate their respective breakfasts, complete with slices of tomato that Starsky had conveniently brought to surprise his partner, in companionable silence, each man concentrating on the day ahead and what it would take for them to win the volleyball trophy for the Ninth Precinct.

Of Volleyball and Friendship

FANDOM:  DUE SOUTH
Pairing: past Vecchio/Stella, gen Ray Vecchio, Benton Fraser, Ray Kowalski, Dief
Length:  mid-lenght
Author on LJ:  troyswann 
Author website:  Outside the Box

Why this must be read:

The writing, is beautiful, melodic, poetic, heartbreaking.  Kowalski and Fraser are very much themselves.  Vecchio's breakdown is realistic, sad, but Vecchio's strength is piercing through.  Kowalski and Fraser treat him with the friendship that is a hallmark of Due South, rather than with pity. 

Solstice

Fandom: BANDOM
Pairing: Ashlee Simpson/Pete Wentz
Length: ~ 1,800 words
Author on LJ: sinsense
Author websites: Their fic tag.

Why this must be read: I really love this portrayal of Ashlee, she seems so real and awesome.
Her and Pete's interaction is great, and I like how she sees him and changes her view, and how she fell in love.

Pure Texas

Fandom: THE OFFICE (US)
Pairing: Roy, Pam/Roy
Length: ficlet
Author on LJ: sophia_helix
Author Website: At MTT
Why this must be read:

I have no idea how this hilarious title ended up turning into such a lonely and heartsore little story, but it's stuck in my mind ever since I first read it. The 'What If' is intriguing, and the last line is pitch-perfect. You should really read everything this author has written - she has an exceptional talent for tone and understated emotion.

Dunder-Mifflin, This is Roy