Fandom: DCU--pretty much every Superman incarnation you can think of.
Pairing: Lois/Clark
Length: 136,226
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: TTH, FF.net,
Why this must be read:

An alternate Clark Kent finds himself flying a planeload of passengers from 1993 Metropolis into real world post-9/11 2008 Washington DC. How will he deal with this new, darker world?

It took me a while to decide which of ShayneT's fics I was going to rec, particularly since I missed crossover day.  Shayne has done some great humor fics, but in the end I decided to go with something serious (and long).  This fic is a visit-to-a-weird-planet-revisited type story, with a Clark Kent who was never Superman finding himself in a world where Superman is a comic book character.  And this fic is also a look at a post-9/11 world through the eyes of a pre-9/11 person.  But nothing is exactly what it seems at first.

It's a story about destiny, and hope, and figuring out what Superman is all about.  And it's an engaging story that pulls you along for 136k words to find out what happens in the end.  Both Clark and Lois have some growing to do before they can become the heroes they were meant to be.  Shayne does a great job of making us feel for them, and care about what happens to these two who are different than any version of them we know.

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Veritas

Fandom: FOOTBALL (SOCCER) RPF
Pairing: Carlos Marchena/David Silva (Raúl Albiol/David Silva, Álvaro Arbeloa/David Silva, David Villa/David Silva, Pepe Reina/David Silva, Fernando Torres/David Silva, Fernando Llorente/David Silva, Santi Cazorla/David Silva)
Length: ~11,000 words
Author on LJ: justkisa
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read: everybody likes a good gangbang, right? The characterization is wonderful and really delicately handled but I have to admit that I'm mainly drawn to the fact that it is ridiculously hot. (In the interests of full disclosure, let it be known upfront that I was the beta for this fic.)

Let's Hear It for the Boy

Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 4561 word count
Author on LJ: msmoat
Author Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/msmoat/pseuds/PFL
Why this must be read:Because I'm not usually keen on older lad stories, but this one made me stop and take notice. Not only are the voices spot on - I just found this Bodie's fuzzy memory so darn delightful. This is a keeper for me and your new delightful tidbit!


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Burning Bridges

Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: none really, but that's not the point
Length: 3500
Author on LJ: lindenharp
Author Website: on Teaspoon as RobinC on AO3
Why this must be read: This is a series of drabbles about the Year That Never Was. What makes it incredibly clever is that each drabble is written from the point of view of one of the nameless background characters we never hear from in canon – a dishwasher, a laundry officer, a stowaway, etc. Lindenharp manages to create a much more layered and multifaceted image of life on the Valiant than a fic focusing on the canon characters ever could.

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