June 12th, 2011 
01:12 pm She Won't Forsake Me, by lozenger8 (G)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS UK
Pairing: Sam/Annie
Length: 489
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lozenger8
Author Website: lozenger8's master fic list on LJ; Loz's fanfic on AO3
Why this must be read: "In the spirit of April Fool's Day, feel free to prompt me with fic you think I'd never write," Loz suggested. I proposed a wingfic (a genre I know she doesn't, erm, generally care for). And she went ahead and wrote this masterpiece... as commentfic. To say more is to spoil it, except — it's not like any wingfic you've ever read before. It's subtle, and haunting, and it took my breath away.

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She Won't Forsake Me, by lozenger8
 
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01:47 pm Pipe Dreams (and other things you'd rather forget about in the morning) by iambickilomete (PG-13/R)
Fandom: STAR TREK: REBOOT
Pairing: None
Length: 1,055
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] iambickilometer
Author Website: iambickilometer’s ST fic tag
Why this must be read:

Author’s summary: In short, he's a wreck.

This story breaks my heart in so many ways. Jim’s fear and confusion are palpable, and there are the most poignant little nods to how much he loves his ship and his crew. It’s hard to say very much without giving something away, but beware: the ending may leave you reeling.

Pipe Dreams (and other things you'd rather forget about in the morning)
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01:57 pm Compliments Of The FBI by OnYourMark (PG-13)
Fandom: WHITE COLLAR
Pairing: Peter/Elizabeth
Length: ~8,000
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] pickyourmark
Author Website: Profile at AO3
Why this must be read:

The show has given us wonderful little snippets of how Peter and Elizabeth met and their life together pre-canon and I love how well this piece fills in some of the blanks. The Burkes are one of my favorite married couples on tv right now and this author really gets their dynamic and just how adorable Peter and Elizabeth are together.

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Compliments Of The FBI
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10:24 pm Picture Perfect by kappamaki33 (PG-13)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (NEW)
Pairing: Gaeta/Hoshi
Length: 30,000
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kappamaki33
Author Website: LJ fic sticky
Why this must be read:

Everyone's got that fic that you read and it just gets to you and sticks with you for a long time. This was that fic for me.

This is a season 4.5 AU, where Hoshi and Cottle have cottoned on to what Felix is up to and stop him. The dust has long since settled, the Fleet is still looking for a planet, and Gaeta and Hoshi are a settled married couple looking to start a family. But at the same time, Hoshi had a family before, back on Sagittaron, which we're told in canon is a very repressive Colony.

This is a very character-driven story, focusing heavily on Hoshi and his life before the attacks, as well as how he moves on to his life now. And why should you care about Hoshi, who is pretty much a name and a few lines of dialogue on the show? Because this version of him is warm and compelling, trying too desperately to hold on to what he loves and very, very human. This is also very much a story about being a gay parent in a repressive society and the expectations that Hoshi has for himself.


Picture Perfect on LiveJournal

(Disclaimer: I did do the art for this, but only because the story was so amazing.)
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11:52 pm The Dreams of Vampires Affair by LadyRa (RAC) (NC-17)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin
Length: 31k
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] ladyra 
Author Website: Visions of Pretty Boys Doing Naughty Things
Why this must be read:

This first-time fic falls into the "I can't believe it hasn't been recced before" category. Picking up from the end of The Bat Cave Affair (author provides a pre-fic synopsis, so don't worry if you've missed the ep!), In the author's words, "Illya's suffering odd side effects from one of the bat bites he got while a prisoner in Count Zark's bat cave." While it has an outrageous plot that could suitable for UNCLE at it's craziest and 'campiest' (not a bad thing at all!), this story is different in that it's dark and sensual and deeply bewitching.

The Dreams of Vampires Affair
The Dreams of Vampires Affair (gen version)
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