November 4th, 2011 
11:54 am One Piece At A Time by argosy (PG)
I'm MF Luder and I'll be this month's SGA van driver. I'm disgustingly excited about this, mainly because I've been missing the show a lot lately and thus began another series rewatch. Most of what you'll see this month is McShep in various forms. I hope you enjoy the trip!

Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Length: ~9,800
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] argosy
Author Website: Complete Fic List

In which Sheppard decides he needs to build something and refuses most everyone's help, where Teyla has a baby Sheppard is terrified of, and Rodney tries to figure out the puzzle that is Sheppard because Rodney has a need to solve every puzzle. And then there's some awesome Athosian detective work, gender (sex) switch, clueless!Rodney, and, of course, a happy ending.

The writing is sharp, not overly sappy, and amusing. You just kind of want to yell exasperatedly at Rodney because seriously, Sheppard and you have been dating all this time, how do you not see it?? But it's so damn cute and written in common every day (for Atlantis) moments that make it come together seamlessly and honest.

Mini-Teaser )

One Piece At A Time
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12:04 pm Breathe in the Air While You Still Can by elfin (Explicit)
Fandom: FRINGE
Pairing: Olivia Dunham/Frank Stanton
Length: 4250
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] crazylittleelf
Author Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/crazylittleelf/
Why this must be read:
This story has a beauty and a symmetry to it that you don't often find in fanfic where the plot takes a secondary role. Though it started out as a character study of Frank Stanton, it evolved into a longer piece with both excellent characterizations of Olivia and Frank, and a satisfying resolution for the series as a whole.

Read Breathe in the Air While You Still Can
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12:18 pm The `Scandal in Sandalia' Affair by Jomil S. V. Mulvey (R)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: Kuryakin/OFC (Het)
Length: 21,000 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Stories are posted on David McCallum Fans Online 

Why this must be read:
I picked this story to recommend for two reasons. The first is the lovely use of language by Jo Mulvey. I love how the author can turn a phrase:
Holster bulges were not only unfashionable, they could be misconstrued so easily. 

Here's a few more examples: )

The second reason is the intricate plot. The story begins with Illya bumping into a woman from his past - Jessie Taylor. Waverly wants an eye kept on her when she travels to Sandalia, but he doesn't want to officially assign Illya. Thus he orders the Russian not to go with Jessie, but unofficially he throws Illya to the wolves by telling Illya to go and investigate. Further complicating matters is the fact that Illya's not sure if Jessie's with the good guys or the bad guys at the moment as her allegiance tends to flip-flop.

And then she throws him a curve - she also orders him not to go to Sandalia. So naturally Illya just has to go...

The `Scandal in Sandalia' Affair
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05:11 pm Chain of Command by Callisto (NC-17)
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: approx. 3,600 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] callisto65
Author Website: http://www.callizz.org/
Why this must be read: Well, it's Callisto! Why else? Okay, maybe a bit of a taste would induce you to read Callisto's sexy, hot bit of fic. Doyle is in charge and Bodie does as he's ordered. I love Doyle in command and Bodie on his knees. Have I mentioned I love kink? :)

You know you want to read this... )

Chain of Command
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05:17 pm Miracles by anon (R)
Hello! I'll be taking a second turn at reccing for Watchmen this month! Last time I recced I went through my list of favorites and pulled out ones that, for the most part, weren't too AU or too smutty and had a good range of characters & pairings. I...likely won't stick to those same guidelines this time, so expect AUs and kinkmeme fics and lots of Dan/Rorschach. Starting with this rec :D

Fandom: WATCHMEN
Pairing: Nite Owl/Rorschach
Length: ~2200 words
Author on LJ: anonymous kinkmeme author
Author Website: n/a
Why this must be read:

After being very badly injured Dan ends up with a full-body robotic makeover. Robo-Dan is awesome - the descriptions of his new self paint a very cool picture - but this fics takes a bittersweet look at the idea of a machine slowly taking the place of a person. It plays off the idea that Dan is Rorschach's only friend very well; Rorschach's desperation to keep his partner human is both tragic and touching. With a lovely side of robo-sex!

The friendly chatter stopped. The creative inventing stopped. Too often, he said and did exactly no more than was required. It had disturbed Rorschach, to see his partner go from passionate for their cause to a barely responsive observer. The thought of losing Nite Owl to the same dispassionate logic as Dr. Manhattan had grated. What was the point of him living, surviving, if the part that mattered withered away inside the shell? He had tried to explain that and they had ended up arguing.

Miracles
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