June 27th, 2011 
02:39 pm The Proposal Game by [livejournal.com profile] misslucyjane PG
Fandom: SHERLOCK BBC
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 1300
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] misslucyjane
Author Website: Master List on LJ
Why this must be read:

This is an irresistibly adorable fic in which John and Sherlock keep proposing to each other to get free champagne. It's all a joke, or is it? With a premise like that, and snappy, clever writing, [livejournal.com profile] misslucyjane gives you an entertaining look at their sense of humor and evolving feelings.

The Propsal Game
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02:51 pm The Whore of Babylon Was a Very Nice Girl by [livejournal.com profile] out_there NC-17
Fandom: SHERLOCK BBC
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 33,038
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] out_there
Author Website: Master List on AO3
Why this must be read:

This fic is the opposite of virginal!Sherlock fic. But so much more. Okay, so Sherlock has slept with a lot of people, what's different about John? So many things, as it turns out, but the real epiphany is from John's POV, and it hits like a hammer. The writing is top-notch, the dialogue is convincing and the sex is sexy.

There are also insights like this:

"Even if I had no experience with other people, I still would have had ideas, thoughts, concepts of sex. In our society, surrounded by media that uses sex as both currency and product, it would be impossible not to have some preconceived ideas about sex. No one enters their first sexual relationship without some idea, some concept of what it should be and should mean. There is no blank page waiting for your desires to be written out in indelible ink; no complete innocent to be shaped by your needs alone." ~Sherlock

The Whore of Babylon Was a Very Nice Girl
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08:53 pm Think Outside the Box by Jael Lyn (PG-13)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~ 27.600
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] jael_lyn01
Author Website: Idol Pursuits
Why this must be read:

This takes place after TSbyBS, and Blair has join to Major Crimes. Shortly after this happens, Jim begins to act in a strange way. He's more silent, lashes at people, and, what scares Blair the most: he has lost his self-confidence. In an effort to avoid to have to suspend Jim, Simon sends him and Blair to a task forces seminar. But instead of getting better away from job's pressures, Jim gets worse. Blair is at lost, he has no clue what's wrong with his friend, and he is getting more and more afraid that he will lost Jim.
This story is a real thriller. We have a mystery, and lots of action. We have a wonderful characterization and a couple of OC very well done. And some nice hurt/comfort. *g*

This is what I'm talking about: )

Interesting, isn't it? Go and read Think Outside the Box, and let know the author what you think.
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09:03 pm Sherlock Holmes Franchise
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10:13 pm Mr. Rosso Goes to Hawaii by siria (NC-17)
Title: Mr. Rosso Goes to Hawaii
Pairing: Steve/Danny
Fandom(s): Hawaii Five-0 (new)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] siriaeve
Author Website: A03

Why this must be read:

Steve and Danny pose as a married couple, this time with a twist. Danny plays a mob boss from Jersey and Steve is the "little" wife. Chaos, of course, ensues. Simply marvelous.

Mr Rosso Goes to Hawaii
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11:34 pm The Curious Incident of the Drunk in the Nighttime, by margo_kim (PG-13)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS UK
Pairing: Annie and Litton (sort of)
Length: 1655
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] margo_kim
Author Website: Margo's LoM fanfiction on LJ
Why this must be read:

Full disclosure: I provided the prompt (Annie/Litton or Annie & Litton; courtship) for this story on [livejournal.com profile] martianholiday, so maybe I'm biased. But damn it, this is a beguiling little fic.

The always amazing [livejournal.com profile] margo_kim takes this most peculiar of pairings and whips up a story that is by turns funny, poignant, and more than a tad disturbing. The premise: Annie unexpectedly finds herself escorting home a drunken Litton who manages to be both creepy and pitiful. Margo's Annie is wistful, sharp-eyed and dignified ... and by the end of the story, I wanted to hoist her on my shoulders and carry her around like a conquering hero. She's fab.

And there's even a cameo by my favourite slash pairing: Vince/Geoff ♥

Excerpt from the story )

The Curious Incident of the Drunk in the Nighttime, by margo_kim
 
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