September 4th, 2011 
10:56 am Observe and Record by melannen (G)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER/Batman (comics)
Pairing: none on-screen
Length: 3,625 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] melannen, but this author is inactive on LJ and can instead be found on DreamWidth
Author Website: on Ao3
Why this must be read:

This little gem of a story is, quite simply, delightful. I had a grin on my face through reading it. OF COURSE a Timothy Drake in the world of Highlander would end up as a Watcher! How could our creepy little obsessive stalker-boy NOT!? Also, Richard Gracen, RICHARD GRACEN! Fusion between Richie Ryan and Dick Grayson, of course, but using the name Gracen (Elizabeth Gracen was the actor who played Amanda in Highlander). That is excellent, right there. This story is fun, witty, and the undercurrents are simply delicious. In a battle of wills between Methos and Batman, who would YOU bet on?

Observe and Record by melannen
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11:55 am A moment in the life of a convenience store clerk by anon (PG)
Fandom: WATCHMEN
Pairing: Jon/Laurie, though it's not the main focus of the story
Length: ~1000 words
Author on LJ: anonymous author
Author Website: Watchmen kinkmeme, round 5
Why this must be read:

One of the things I love about the Watchmen kinkmeme is that it's not only a good place to find porn, but also everything else, from gen to crack.

In this short story, Doctor Manhattan buys a twinkie. The premise is silly, but the fill is amazing - where the GN explored the idea of how the world of global politics might change if there really were a superhuman being around, this story explores how it might feel for the guy on the street to suddenly be confronted with that superhuman being. Buying a twinkie.

It's both insightful and really funny, so if you have 5 minutes to spare, read it.

A moment in the life of a convenience store clerk
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10:06 pm On the Couch by Charlie Kirby (G) AND Mind Game by Avery11 (G)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: None
Length: Approx 1400 words and 2700 words respectively
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] spikesgirl58 and [livejournal.com profile] avery11
Author Website: More stories by each author can be found on MFU Archive
Why this must be read: This pair of stories is a "call and response" fic, where the authors set up one cohesive premise and then each took an angle from a different one of the two U.N.C.L.E. agents' perspectives.

The tales show both agents in the midst of sessions with an U.N.C.L.E. psychiatrist after a particularly harrowing mission. Illya was captured and badly hurt, but Napoleon managed to rescue his friend. Just the usual? Not quite...

ON THE COUCH is Napoleon's session with the psychiatrist in which we find out he can't... or rather won't... sleep after the end of the mission. But why? Everything turned out okay in the end, right?

MIND GAME is Illya's session with the psychiatrist. He was rescued and, though hurt, the mission was completed successfully. So nothing out-of-the-ordinary to overly concern him, right?

The two stories juxtaposition each other beautifully, giving us a whole that evokes emotions involving personal guilt and feelings of possible betrayal both men initially keep hidden under the surface.

On the Couch
Mind Game
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11:07 pm Little Wooden Boy and the Belly of Love by new_kate (NC-17)
Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Length: 14,925
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] new_kate
Author Website: AO3
Warnings: Mild drugs and alcohol use, pegging, mention of mental illness, transgender issues (one of the characters is pre-op ftm)
Why this must be read:

Modern AU. Arthur moves to a a different city to start a new life and become a new man. On a whim he decides to share a flat with an attractive stranger, and quickly gets drawn into Merlin's odd little world.

God, I love this. I can't explain - the title says it all in a way. There is so much love in this fic, I can't tell you. The transgender issues are handled so sensitively and so brilliantly, I felt I'd learnt a lot just by reading it. Arthur is so heartbreakingly brave here, much more so than when he waves a sword around in other eras, imo. The emotions are all pitch perfect, the supporting characters all so real and Merlin is the caring centre of it all. Brilliant stuff.

Little Wooden Boy and the Belly of Love
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