December 29th, 2010 
10:23 am Impact by Elf (NC-17)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: Lestrade/Mycroft
Length: 21,700 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] elfbert
Author Website: Fic Masterlist
Why this must be read:
Generally, fanfic is a short story genre with known setting and background, and thus can sometimes be short on atmospheric details. This story has a splendiferous feast of details that drag the reader in. The premise is that Mycroft's driver accidentally hits Lestrade on his motorcycle one evening. The characterization of the whole story is gorgeous and the relationship between the two progresses slowly and believably. Very enjoyable story, I highly recommend it!


Impact
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12:45 pm The Credulity of Youth by Sarah (PG-13)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: none (gen)
Length: a bit under 20,000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] trillsabells
Author Website: More fic by this author can be found on their LJ linked above.
Why this must be read:
Sherlock gets turned into a 5-year old child. Dodgy science for the win, because the image of Sherlock as a child is just all sorts of adorable. There is more mystery and several twists to the story than just that, but I don't want to spoil it. Just know that this story makes me want to snuggle it and left me grinning from ear to ear.

The Credulity of Youth
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01:31 pm The Library by a.loquita (K)
Fandom: SANCTUARY
Pairing: Helen/Bigfoot friendship
Length: 1,500 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] a_loquita
Author Website: a.loquita @ ff.net, Fanfic Masterlist
Why this must be read: A wonderful look at Helen and the Big Guy's relationship as well as Big Guy's love of reading and some nice backstory. a.loquita has the Big Guy down so perfectly with his taste in trashy books, and a very humorous scene about the Big Guy needing reading glasses.

She thought about putting her foot down when he discovered dime-store romance novels with bodice-ripping pictures on the front. No respectable library of hers was going to contain such books.

James laughed and her and told her to let the Big Guy be. If that was his worst flaw, she should be so lucky. Big Guy only grunted, gave her a satisfied and smug look (or as close to such a thing he could manage) and turned ahead to page 78 where he knew the action got really hot.


The Library
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01:45 pm 'Til Morning Light by Trialia (M)
Fandom: SANCTUARY
Pairing: Helen/Nikola
Length: 435 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] trialia
Author Website: Joy Unending, Trialia @ ff.net
Why this must be read: He'd forgotten what getting drunk could be like. A poignant little episode tag for Sleepers.

'Til Morning Light
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02:31 pm Five Times Helen Magnus Met Her Hero by skidmo (G)
Fandom: SANCTUARY
Pairing: none
Length: 1467 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] skidmo
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] skidmo_fic
Why this must be read: This fic was written for Yuletide 2010, and since the authors won't be revealed until Jan 1, I have no additional information to give as of yet. This was a bit discouraging, but since I don't know when I'll be able to rec Sanctuary again, I thought I should rec this fic even without knowing who the wonderful author is. Author added.

In this fic, Helen meets five famous historical figures, which follows perfectly in the footsteps of the show which loves to lob out all the awesome people Helen has met over the years. These meetings range from poignant and moving to loltastic and a tad scandalous.

Five Times Helen Magnus Met Her Hero
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02:37 pm Wednesdays by rebeccavoy (PG)
Fandom: SANCTUARY
Pairing: Helen/Will friendship
Length: 711 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] rebeccavoy
Author Website: rebeccavoy @ ff.net, Fanfic Index
Why this must be read: What if they hadn't been able to remove the beetle in Veritas? rebeccavoy answers that question with a short, heartbreaking look into the future.

Wednesdays
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02:54 pm Profile by artaxastra (G)
Fandom: SANCTUARY
Pairing: none (minor Helen/John)
Length: 773 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] artaxastra
Author Website: artaxastra @ AO3, Tag List
Why this must be read: Ok, I swear this is my last rec by artaxastra, but her stuff is just so good (and you should read all of her Sanctuary fics)! I couldn't leave this fic out. Like I said before, artaxastra keeps on coming up with these incredibly deep and insightful fics that shed so much light on the characters. This fic is an analysis of John and the Ripper by Will, and it's absolutely brilliant and makes complete sense. Of course Watson couldn't solve the case. I always thought that was because the idea of John being the killer was so ludicrous that he never considered it, but this explains it much more fully.

Profile
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03:01 pm Crossed in the places that you never knew to get through, by noelia_g. (R)
Fandom: GENERATION KILL
Pairing: Brad Colbert/Nate Fick, Ray Person/Walt Hasser
Length: ~ 33,100 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] noelia_g
Author websites:

Why this must be read: I'm so glad that [livejournal.com profile] noelia_g finished this story this month, just in time for me to rec it. I was reading as a WiP, and I cheered whenever a new chapter was posted.

This is an AU with demons and angels and humans, and it's just that awesome. I love the world-building, so intricate and fascinating. The characters are great too, and their interactions.

Crossed in the places that you never knew to get through

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03:06 pm The Things We Love and Lose by Rem (PG)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: none (gen)
Length: 4,028 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] urchinmoppet
Author Website: More fic can be found on her LJ linked above and her art can be found here.
Why this must be read:
John is Sherlock's teddy bear. This story is told from teddy!John's point-of-view and it is adorable and perfect and lovely. If you liked the Toy Story movies at all (or if you have even a semi-functioning heart), you'll like this.

The Things We Love and Lose
and here is a link to the original anonymous fill of this fic on the kinkmeme, where you can also see some really cute artwork of child!Sherlock and teddy!John by [livejournal.com profile] oinkwarrior
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04:39 pm In the Middle of the Woods by oddegg (NC17)
Fandom: PRIMEVAL
Pairing: Connor/Ryan
Length: 1,774
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] oddegg
Author Website: None
Why this must be read: [livejournal.com profile] oddegg has a wonderful knack of combining humour and hotness and she's at her best when she’s taken up residence in the head of Connor Temple, the team’s resident computer and dinosaur geek. Connor/Ryan is an unlikely pairing at first sight, and on screen they have very little direct interaction, but thanks to several fanfic writers they’ve become one of the fandom’s favourite pairings.

Link here
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05:30 pm & light is only now just breaking by allthingsholy (PG-13)
Fandom: THE BIG BANG THEORY
Pairing: Sheldon/Penny
Length: 22k
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] allthingsholy
Author Website: Fic Post
Why this must be read:

In this, another from the recent [livejournal.com profile] bigbangbigbang, Penny moves back home to take care of her mother, and Sheldon follows her. The result is a study of Penny--bright, bubbly Penny--but it's one that digs down and lays everything bare; here, she's alone, the strong one at a time when strength seems impossible, and on top of the troubles with her family she must also deal with Sheldon, who with little explanation has left the university and his work. Lyrical and utterly moving, this is one of the best character studies of Penny I've read.

an excerpt )

& light is only now just breaking
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06:58 pm Outside, Looking In by CaroDee (NC17)
Fandom: RIPTIDE
Pairing: Nick Ryder/Cody Allen, Murray Bozinsky
Length: 1700 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] carodee
Author Website: Carodee's Insatiable Site

Why this must be read:
This is one of the first fics I read in the Riptide fandom, and remains one of my favorites. It features Murray Bozinsky as accidental voyeur (well, audio voyeur) of Nick and Cody's relationship.

It's a beautiful picture of Nick and Cody together from an outside viewpoint. It's also a poignant moment for Murray, hearing what he doesn't have, and it's a small window into Murray's personal understanding of sexuality--his own and others--and what that might mean for the future.

Outside, Looking In
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08:31 pm The Paradox Series by wordstrings (NC-17)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: The series is around 56,000 words total (and who knows, there may one day be more!).
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] wordstrings
Author Website: Unknown.
Why this must be read:
There are stories in this fandom that have practically become canon in the mind of many readers. There are stories that have received gushing feedback. There are stories that have spawned fanon (yeah, I really don't know what is up with the Anderson-likes-dinosaurs thing) and stories of utter cracktasticness (lobsters, oy) that have thundered through the fandom like tsunamis. And then there is this series, which has outshone them all. This series has literally taken this fandom by storm.

This Sherlock is brilliantly, functionally insane. Fortunately, John's madness complements his. Just, god. Amazing stuff here. Highly, highly recommended, though not for the faint of heart.

Here is an Excerpt from the third story... )

An Act of Charity
The Paradox Suite
The Death and Resurrection of the English Language
Entirely Covered in Your Invisible Name
New Days to Throw Your Chains Away
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09:37 pm For God and Country by Not You (NC-17)
Fandom: RAFFLES / SHERLOCK HOLMES
Pairing: John Watson/Bunny Manders, Sherlock Holmes/A.J. Raffles
Length: over 10,000 words in 2 parts
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lawnnun
Why this must be read:

This is the most daring story in the Raffles's arsenal. Not only is it a crossover, it is also a frankly smuty story with very serious BDSM. There is a loose plot involving stealing the Junior Ganymede club book (a slight nod to P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster series), but I dare say you'll forget all about it by the time you get into part 2.

The author mixes up the pairings, putting Bunny and Raffles in a rather uncomfortable position in more ways than one, but we learn a great deal more about what makes them tick that way.

WARNING: Contains BDSM

For God and Country, part 1
For God and Country, part 2
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11:44 pm Caveat Emptor, or How Clay stopped ordering things on the internet, by Kelly Girl, R
Fandom: The Losers
Pairing: Clay/Jensen, after a fashion
Length: 3709
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kelly_girl

Why this must be read:
Clay needs tech support in his unit. There are tech robots you can buy. Clay clicks the "buy" button on the Jensen 6000, Tech Edition, and ends up with...the Jensen 6000, Triple X Edition.

Yes, Clay has purchased a sexbot. And the comedy hijinx ensue.

But what I love about this story is that it doesn't immediately fall into the clichés of your typical sex-robot story. There isn't any sex. Hell, there's barely kissing, and that's not about sex, that's about getting even. It's not a story about a sexbot - it's a story about being a team, no matter how weird the circumstances are.

And it works so ridiculously well on that level. Jensen is a robot, but he's also Jensen, Clay is always Clay, and if Jensen occasionally slips up and offers to blow Clay, well, that's just what happens.

Excerpt:
The next two days were busy as they prepared for the mission. Clay watched the team integrate Jensen into the group. When Clay had first had his brilliant idea he thought he’d just turn the tech off and on when they needed it. After their initial meeting and the download, he never even considered it.

Plus, he had the sneaking suspicion that Jensen would strenuously object if he tried. For a robot designed to obey his orders he sometimes seemed to interpret them as suggestions or advice. He also talked and talked about any and everything and was a little geeky. Okay, a lot geeky. Clay now knew more about Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars and something called ‘Jossverse,’ than he’d ever needed to know.


Caveat Emptor, or How Clay stopped ordering things on the internet
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