February 2nd, 2011 
01:02 am SLIPPERY SITUATION by Debra Hicks (R)
Oh dear, had a bit of a time getting the surveillance van started in this hideous cold weather. I need a bit of slashysomething to warm up, how about you?

Fandom: THE MAN FROM UNCLE
Pairing: Illya Kuryakin/Napoleon Solo
Length: short sweet bit about getting out of a spot of trouble
Author on LJ: not that I know about, sadly!
Author Website: you can find more of her work on File 40
Why this must be read: Illya is creative in difficult situations and elicits his partner's assistance to get out of a bind. And maybe back into one? This is just a happy little romp where Illya maybe learns a bit more than he anticipated, and you know he likes to use that to his advantage...

Slippery Situation

And please remember, if you enjoy this story, a comment to the author is all the payment they get! Show them some love!
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12:05 pm Echo by vatrixsta (not rated, PGish)
Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER / ANGEL: THE SERIES
Pairing: Cordelia Chase / Xander Harris
Length: One-shot (~3,350 words)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] vatrixsta (although the journal hasn't been updated in more than seven years)
Author Website: Vatrixsta at AO3 (last updated a bit over a year ago)

Why this must be read:
I'm a Buffy/Angel shipper at my core, but I have side love for Cordelia/Xander.  They're a delightfully unlikely pairing and (unlike most from either series) exist pretty much outside of the supernatural world.  Instead, the pairing plays strongly on the high school themes in which "Buffy" was rooted, and it does so with wit, a heap of chemistry, and a strong dose of emotions that anyone who's survived high school can relate to.

Vatrixsta's fics are always worthwhile in my experience, but in this one, she really shows where and how Cordelia and Xander shine together--the clever little barbs, the emotional confusion and raging hormones, and the underlying sense that they could've really been something if Angel hadn't needed a sidekick in L.A.  I always wished that the older and wise Cordy and Xander we knew in the last seasons of "Angel" and "Buffy" had had the chance to meet again--and here, we get a taste of that.

"You're an echo of my favorite day, dumbass," she snapped. "And I should have known you'd figure out some way to screw it up." ) 
 
Echo
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05:20 pm Inappropriate Behavior Series by entangled_now (NC-17)
I am Phred. I am he who lurks and I'm driving for NUMB3RS this month. I have some favorite authors and pairings but I won't recommend anything I don't think is some level of awesome.

Fandom: NUMB3RS
Pairing: Don/Colby, Charlie/Ian
Length: 13,082 over 8 stories.
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] entangled_now
Author Website: http://community.livejournal.com/libraryofsol
Why this must be read:

Do you want to discuss my kinks or did you want to work on getting us the hell out of here? )

(Unfortunately the Master post for this series has gone missing so these are the individual parts.)
The Inappropriate Ass Fondling Gun Story
The Inappropriate Bondage Story, Where Don Gets Wet
The Inappropriate Accidental Lubrication Story
The Inappropriate Surveillance Story In Which Everyone Denies Everything
The Inappropriate Nudity Story, Where Don Surprises Himself
The Inappropriate Fruit Story, Where Math Is Not Helpful
The Inappropriate Sex Education Story, Where No One Calls The Cops (NC-17)
Non-euphemistic Strawberries (Charlie/Ian, PG-13) This is really a coda to the rest of the stories.
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