December 7th, 2010 
12:59 am Circuitry of the Wolf by jendavis (PG-13)
Fandom: SANCTUARY
Pairing: Henry/OFC
Length: 1,430 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] jendavis
Author Website: Master Fic Post
Why this must be read: What happens when a werewolf imprints on someone - and they don't live happily ever after? jendavis takes a trope that has been massacred to death by Twilight and reinvents it, with fabulous results. Excellent Henry voice and nice to see the relationship between him and Bigfoot.

It's just a one-night stand that's stretched for fourteen years now.

Circuitry of the Wolf
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01:12 am I make love to you but you never notice by forensicirulan (R)
Fandom: SANCTUARY
Pairing: Helen/James
Length: 2,361 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] forensicirulan
Author Website: Fic Tag
Why this must be read: The first thing that drew me into this fic was the title. So few words, but the title almost functions as a story unto itself in all its heartbreaking glory. Great look into James' head and his thoughts on Helen. I love this depiction of their relationship, because I can't see it playing out any other way for James. And the ending that forensicirulan picks is just perfect - such subtle denial. Helen is too wrapped up in her head to see what's right in front of her, both literally and metaphorically.

I make love to you but you never notice
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01:28 am The Great Game by Ankaret (G)
Fandom: SANCTUARY
Pairing: Nikola/James friendship
Length: 3,154 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ankaret
Author Website: Ankaret @ AO3
Why this must be read: Nikola and James exchange letters throughout the decades following Nikola's "death" and continue a long running chess game. I love reading fics written in alternate formats such as entirely in letters. The snark is fantastic, the writing tight, the wit pointed and James and Nikola's voices come through oh so perfectly. I love how it takes them years just to finish a conversation, and lol at Nikola mocking James' nose.

You and I both remember the attack that you made on me in 1952, and how I was forced to drive you off with my sword-stick. (By the by, I was always fond of that sword-stick; if you chanced to keep it about the place after you finally pulled it out of your ribcage, please return it to me care of the London Sanctuary. If you did not keep it, no matter).

The Great Game
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09:29 am The Wall by sara-merry99 (PG)
Fandom: RIPTIDE
Pairing: Nick Ryder/Cody Allen
Length: 2000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sara_merry99
Author Website: Sara's Fanfiction

Why this must be read: This is an extremely hot little story in which Murray Bozinsky indulges his voyeuristic tendencies. Through his eyes we are able to watch Nick and Cody together at a very early point in their relationship.

It's hot, sweet and in-character throughout. Sara's an awesome writer, and brings the scene she has created here completely to life.

This is a story not to be missed.

The Wall
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09:41 am Jack Harkness, the Infinitely Prolonged by Travels in Time (G)
Fandom: HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY; TORCHWOOD
Pairing:Gen
Length: 500
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] travels_in_time
Author Website: their AO3 page
Why this must be read:

One sort of story that works really well in this fandom, as we’ve briefly explored already, is the sort where the main characters simply don’t appear at all.

So, enter Wowbagger, the Infinitely Prolonged. He’s on a mission, and that mission eventually has him crossing paths with Jack Harkness (as is bound to happen when both parties can apparently live for freaking ever).

Jack Harkness, the Infinitely Prolonged
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10:30 am The Only Ones by zelda_zee (NC17)
Hi! I'm aurilly, and I'll be reccing Lost again this December. Now that the series is over, I'll be reccing be a lot of post-finale fic, with lots of different pairings but also a lot of gen.

Fandom: LOST
Pairing: Kate/Sawyer/Claire
Length: 6100
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] zelda_zee
Author Website:
Why this must be read: This is a poignant story of how the three remaining original characters try to deal with everything after they return to the real world. It's really hard to make me get into OT3 relationships, but this one works better than any other I've read, where all three of them need this for very different reasons. The Kate in this story is one of the best version of Kate I've ever read, and the treatment of crazy Claire's rehabilitation is very sensitively and believably done.

The Only Ones
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03:46 pm Heart Breaking by steamshovelamama (PG13)
Fandom: PRIMEVAL
Pairing: Team, but with some Lester/Lyle(OC)
Length: 6,200
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] steamshovelmama
Author Website: None
Why this must be read: Primeval is a show that needs fix-its. Three character deaths in three series does make that something of a given. Fans were gutted by the loss of Nick Cutter and there have been a wide variety of fix its, but none have explored the subject in quite such visceral detail as this author. She puts her medical knowledge to stunning effect in a fic that had me completely gripped from the beginning. Primeval has given birth to a wide variety of original characters, mainly amongst the soldiers, and this is mostly told from the point of view of a Special Forces medic engaged in a desperate fight for Cutter’s life as he’s rushed to hospital. The story is time-stamped throughout with the inclusion of vivid medical details that add even more urgency to an already breathtaking story.

The story is here
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04:43 pm Solecism by Marguerite and Ryo Sen (YTEEN)
Fandom: THE WEST WING
Pairing: Josh/Donna, Ensemble
Length: 6,210
Author on LJ: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] and [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Author Website: Marguerite's Fiction | The Jo & Ryo Collective
Why this must be read:

Because how exactly did Josh convince Danny, Toby, Will, and Charlie to play the bad cops to his good cop and go pick up Donna? Marguerite and Ryo are two incredible authors and this collaboration nicely fills the gap left in Inauguration (Part I) and is a must-read for all fans of the show.

Excerpt )

Solecism
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06:29 pm Field of Blood and Stone, by inlovewithnight. (PG/PG-13)
Fandom: GENERATION KILL
Pairing: Gen; Doc Bryan, Poke Espera
Length: ~ 1,000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] inlovewithnight
Author websites:

Why this must be read: A lot of Generation Kill is pairing fic. This one is one of the gen gems.

The story is a character piece at its best. Both Doc and Poke are sharply drawn, we could have seen this on the show. And I really love Doc here, reflecting on what is happening.


Field of Blood and Stone

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06:48 pm Here Come The Fuzz - More Nick/Danny Fanart (R)
Fandom: HOT FUZZ:
Pairing: Nicholas/Danny
Image size: Large
Author: [livejournal.com profile] taconaco 
Location of fic: [livejournal.com profile] sandfordpolice 
Why this must be read:

Is it fan art, fan fic? No, it’s a comic strip! A rare thing in Hot Fuzzdom. And it is a…maz...ing, you will laugh your arse off. SFW, sort of…You know what? Maybe just read it at home.

The plot:

Danny has a bomb…in his bum! And there’s only one way to defuse it!



“There’s a bomb…in me bum!”
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08:50 pm On Lestrade's Flawed Heart, and Other Slightly Damaged Things by Thirdbird (R)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: Lestrade/Watson
Length: 8,410 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] thirdbird_fic
Author Website: More fic can be found here.
Why this must be read:
Lestrade and John notice each other. )

On Lestrade's Flawed Heart, and Other Slightly Damaged Things
and it's sequel, Triangulations (9474 words)
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09:57 pm Hired Muscle by Flamingo_bandit (G)
Fandom: WAREHOUSE 13
Pairing: Mrs. Frederic/pilot episode bodyguard
Length: 850
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] flamingo_bandit 


Why this must be read:

Crack alert!
This fic chronicles the love story between Mrs Fredric and her Bodyguard. I love when an author take a seldom seen character and brings them to the forefront and Flamingo_Bandit does it beautifully. Considering we only see the guy a couple of times and he has one if any lines this is excellently done.

Excerpt:
“My name is Mrs. Frederic,” she said, leaning forward. Her eyes were clever, glittering in the fluorescent light. “How would you like a job?”

Hired Muscle by Flamingo_Bandit

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10:31 pm Your Heart Is A Shaken Fist by dress without sleeves (R)
Fandom: The Losers
Pairing: Gen
Length: 5825
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ohladybegood
Author Website: Fiction Masterlist

Why this must be read:
I am such a sucker for origin stories, and The Losers fandom has several gorgeous ones. But this one is one of my utter favourites. It's about Cougar's family, Cougar's life, and how he became a Loser. And got his hat.

It's elegant, beautiful, and a delight. I was once going to write my own Cougar origin story, but I can't now, because this...this nails it for me.

Excerpt:
Two days later, on vacation in Mexico, he runs across a shop in the airport that sells cowboy hats. He hesitates, because Cougar doesn't really buy things for himself, especially not things like genuine leather cowboy hats, for God's sake, but Jensen's voice is in his head, clear and prodding, and he gives in.

"Idiota," he says for a third time as he hands over his credit card and puts the hat on his head, but this time he is talking to himself.


Your Heart Is A Shaken Fist
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