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Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E Pairing: No pairing, told from OOC point of view Length: 1,774 Author on LJ:Spikesgirl58 NOTE: You will find both slash, gen and stories of her life here. I don’t know of an lj that is dedicated to “Uncle Charlie” but Spikesgirl is one and the same. Author Website:Uncle Charlie on Fan FictionWhy this must be read:Uncle Charlie has been writing fan fiction since the mid-60s and it shows. Her stores are well written and beautifully crafted. Even her accents are spot on. This story is taken from an intriguing series she got into called “Working Stiffs” in which various people with “ordinary” jobs at UNCLE have a slice of life story. This is the first one I read in which we don’t see life or death in front of us. Instead, we get a close look at a very human, very worried Illya Kuryakin from a janitor’s point of view. And the janitor proves that he may speak simply and have a “menial” job but that doesn’t mean he’s stupid. (Insert: “And believe you me, working in the cafeteria, you need to know how to keep your mouth shut, 'cause no one else is. You would not believe what folks talk about in the cafeteria…the canteen, my Dad woulda called it. They yap and yap and yap. If THRUSH ever got a hold of me, I could tell them things that would make their butts clench. Well, not that I'd ever tell them, of course; I'm just sayin'
Those lab fellas with their tippy-top secret thingies, for example, them guys can't keep their mouths shut for nothin'. They get around a table and it's like chickens circlin' a mess of corn. Cluck, cluck, cluck, we can do this and that and the next thing you know, they're spillin' their guts.”) Keepn’ It Clean Affair” | | |
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Hello! I will be your reccer for Harry Potter this month. As I did last time I recced for this fandom, I'm going to try and provide recs that fall into all sorts of categories, from gen to het to slash to moresomes. Fandom: HARRY POTTER Pairing: Harry/Luna, James/Lily Length: 23,220 Author on LJ: n/a Author Website: The Caitiff's FFN ProfileWhy this must be read: Who doesn't love a funny, cracktastic fic? The-Caitiff starts with the fairly formulaic plot of many post-OOTP independent!Harry fics: friendly and helpful goblins, a Harry that isn't going to take it anymore, an Order of the Phoenix that isn't really that bright, a plotting Dumbledore and a series of fortuitous events. Throw in some romance, a new mysterious 'Purple Lady' and time travel and you have this fantastic fic. Reading this always puts me in a better mood. ( snippet )Harry Potter and the Freak Parade can be read here | | |
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Fandom: SUPERNATURAL Pairing: Dean/Castiel Length: ~16,500 Author on LJ: ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif) the_ninth_bowAuthor Website: Fic Master ListWhy this must be read: I adore AUs in which the author explores angel lore in different ways to the show. In ‘Humanity Service’ the_ninth_bow does exactly that: in order to become a warrior of God, Castiel must first fulfil the service component of his training by finding a way in which to help humans. Add one part red-tape, a dash of culture shock, and a super-sized dose of Dean Winchester, and you have the perfect romantic meet-cute confection. Humanity Service | | |
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Fandom: LIFE ON MARS Pairing: Gene Hunt/Annie Cartwright Length: 9,990 Author on LJ: bluerosefairy and carla_scribbles Author Website: lifein1973 memories Why this must be read: Gene/Annie is a relatively rare pairing, but this fic will go a long way to convincing even our most ardent slash fans. Not only is it scorchingly hot, it has wonderful Annie characterization, while balancing perfectly Gene's gruffness and grudging affection. It acknowledges the many obstacles between them, and there is some delightful snark and sharp dialogue. God, he's a fucking bastard, and what she should be doing is slamming the car door in his face and heading up to her apartment. She shouldn't even still be considering this - not with the Guv, of all people - should be making a crack about drinking one too many martinis and planning how best to avoid him tomorrow. And Some of It Was True | | |
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Fandom: WATCHMENPairing: Dan/Laurie/Rorschach Length: ~7k total Author on LJ: theonlytwinAuthor's website: /tag/ficWhy this must be read:This fic's vivid, gorgeous, and hopeful; it's a love story and also a bit of an adventure, told engagingly out-of-order and evoking a great range of emotions in its course. The story begins with an alternate ending for the novel where Rorschach survives, and has to live in hiding with Dan and Laurie. All three characters are shown to be deeply flawed, not just Rorschach. One line calls them "a couple of intense, neurotic, repressed, violent, affection-starved individuals, and Rorschach." Since Watchmen was all about how the heroic can be contemptible, a favourite aim of Watchmen fanfic is to cherish or redeem the contemptible. That is what goes on in this fic: the characters are defeated fugitives leading squalid, makeshift lives, psychologically screwy as discussed above, and they tend to get on each other's nerves. But they're the heroes, and it's their love story. Life or its reverse
Three times Dan, Laurie and Rorschach need to hide
Moral Winter: In the city's shadow
Moral Winter: At the hue of the skies | | |
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Fandom: STAR WARS Pairings: Han/Leia, Luke/Leia, Lando/Mon Mothma Length: ~600 words Author on LJ: azephirinAuthor's Website: AO3 FiclistWhy this must be read:Because this story's steamy, that's why and along the way it draws fine character portraits in few words. This prolific author crafts a three-part story with intertwining themes, the section headings taken from Campbell's Hero With A Thousand Faces. It's a sublime mixture of PWP and scholarliness. The Meeting With The Goddess | | |
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