October 8th, 2011 
10:20 am Like A River to the Sea by Kitty Fisher (Mature)
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: ~2600 words
Author on LJ: no
Author’s Stories: Automated Hatstand; The Circuit Archive
Why this must be read: a dark and emotional look at Doyle’s past

Kitty Fisher is another of my favorite Pro’s writers. Her stories are often dark, but she captures the lad’s characters better than almost anyone. Witness her description of Doyle in this excerpt:



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Kitty fisher is excellent at setting a mood and drawing out her reader’s emotions. Tell me you can read this not shed a tear…



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This is a bit of a rough, dark read; but it is well worth the effort. The ending satisfies without being contrived. Give it a shot!



Like a River to the Sea
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08:42 pm If We Couldn't Laugh (We Would All Go Insane) by sequitur_fic (G)
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: None. Gen team fic (focus on Gibbs and Tony)
Length: 1,080 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sequitur_fic
Author Website: on FF.Net
Why this must be read: After yesterday's angstfest, I think it's time for some awesome humor. This is one of my all-time fave fics in the humor category because it's hilarious and silly and plain funny in the typical NCIS way. You know how Tony sometimes does something completely senseless that, in hindsight, makes total sense? Driving his team mates crazy by being out of control, only for everyone to figure out afterwards that there was a good reason? Well, in this story, Tony takes his very own version of revenge for Gibbs leaving the team (and especially Tony) hanging when he took his Mexican sabbatical. In his very unique, very special way. And the best part? I can totally see it happen on the show! Run, don't walk, and read. You'll cry tears of laughter, I promise! :)

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If We Couldn't Laugh (We Would All Go Insane)
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10:53 pm All for Grace by Esteefee (PG)
Hi! I am [livejournal.com profile] tailoredshirt and I will be reccing Hawaii Five-0 fics this month. Apologies for the late start, but I will try to make up for it. I plan to rec a variety of pairings and ratings so that hopefully everyone will find something they like.

Fandom: HAWAII FIVE-0 (2010)
Pairing: Steve/Danny
Length: ~7500
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] esteefee
Author Website: On AO3
Why this must be read: This story is based on the following prompt: When Grace is kidnapped, Steve goes full-on ninja to rescue her. They can only send one person in to get her, so against all of his protective paternal instincts Danny has to trust Steve to do it, since he's the most capable. Bonus if Steve gets badly injured during all of this.

I admit that, like a lot of Steve/Danny shippers, I am a sucker for fics where Steve is protective of Danny's daughter Grace. This fic is a wonderful take on that trope. The emotions are well realized, and the ending is so satisfying. I have read this fic more than once and want to curl up inside of it every time.

All for Grace
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11:15 pm In Geneva by Sam Storyteller (PG-13)
Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing:Eleven/Brigadier
Length: medium
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] copperbadge, copperbadge, (personal) and sam_storyteller for fic.
Author Website: Extribulum (Extribulum)--not fannish, original writing
Why this must be read:

The Brigadier was awesome, and I was sad he never got to show up in New Who before the actor who played him died.  Here, in fic, it's never too late.  Also, Sam is a wonderful author and you should read all of his stuff.

This fic takes advantage of timey-wimeyness to tell a non-timey-wimey story.  You know at the end of the Big Bang, where the Doctor shows up at Amy and Rory's wedding reception and then goes to park his TARDIS and comes back?  This fic happens in the time he was gone--a minute or two to Amy and Rory, rather longer for the Doctor.  He goes back and visits the Brigadier.  And the interaction between the two is wonderful.

The Brigadier was a man who was a good friend of the Doctor who didn't end up traveling with him through time and space.  This is a wonderful character study of him, and his relationship with the Doctor, and a chance for a meeting that could never have happened otherwise.  There's nothing earth-shattering about this story, just a quiet time with an old friend.

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In Geneva
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