June 25th, 2011 
12:01 pm Things Without Remedy by Kel (PG)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: n/a
Length: 6,280 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] aslownight
Author Website: No, but everything is archived at Gossamer: Kel
Why this must be read: This is Kel's missing scene story for "Demons," which starts immediately after the confrontation between Mulder and his mother. Kel is best known for her humorous MSR but she can do serious stories, too. For last year's [livejournal.com profile] xf_is_love, Kel created an original, creepy back-story for the Mulder family, beginning with their marriage, Mulder's early childhood, and their move to Martha's Vineyard, continuing all the way to Samantha's abduction. Her portrait of Teena Mulder as a young wife and mother (she was only twenty when Mulder was born, according to canon) is complex and haunting.


Things Without Remedy
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04:02 pm Double Dutch by JS Cavalcante (G)
Fandom: dUE SOUTH

Pairing: (pre-slash) Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski (though it can certainly be read as gen)

Length: 982 words

Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] j_s_cavalcante

Author Website: Her AO3 page

Why this must be read:

Because, like the best fics in any fandom, you end up getting a lot more than the main story.

Told from Fraser's POV, we follow along as Fraser and RayK approach a group of teen girls playing in order to get some info regarding a criminal. When RayK does something unexpected, it gets Fraser piecing theories on RayK's history vs. what he thinks he knows about his partner.

Another cool thing about this fic is, ironically, how little whimsy there is in it. Especially when one takes into account how much magical realism was woven into the show's canon. The realistic approach (from the girls' wariness of police to the need for "keeping a front") is quite fitting for this story.

An excerpt )

Double Dutch (Link goes to AO3)
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06:19 pm Kisses and Colors by Karita Wyr (PG-13)


Fandom: STAR WARS
Pairing: Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi
Length: Short
Author on LJ: karitawyr
Author Website: n/a.
Why this must be read:

Seduction and confession, all in a few wondrous kisses.

Kisses and Colors
 


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08:28 pm Cold Snap by Pares (PG)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: ~ 1.800
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kormantic
Author Website: The Skalab - The Sugar Bowl (The Sentinel stories)
Why this must be read:

This is simply delightful. Jim and Blair, locked down in a basement, in a winter day. Then, stuff happens *g*
A sweet first time story, wonderfully written, that will make you smile, and sigh in contentment. No, really, this is the perfect story to make you happy.

This is what I'm talking about ):


Make yourself a big favor, and go to read Cold Snap. Later, go to tell Pares how happy she made you :D
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08:38 pm Lee Jordan and the Magnetic Attitude by nicodemusfleur (G) Community/Harry Potter
(It turns out when I schedule posts in Semagic, I should check to make sure they're *actually* scheduled. Apologies for the very late crossover!)

Fandom: COMMUNITY/HARRY POTTER
Pairing: None
Length: 4k
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] nicodemusfleur
Author Website: on LJ
Why this must be read:
Nicodemusfleur takes one of the interesting real-world facts about the Community cast - that Magnitude, a minor s2 character, is played by the same actor who played Lee Jordan in the Harry Potter movies - and spins it out into an imaginative and entertaining bridge between the two fictional worlds. Because both Magnitude and Lee are relatively ambiguous characters in their respective stories, there's a wealth of detail to be invented, both in the story and in writing it. Don't be surprised if you come out of this fic with new headcanon for both fandoms.

Lee Jordan and the Magnetic Attitude
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