January 7th, 2012 
08:05 am Internal Affairs by Mystic Whim (R or NC-17)

VRRRRROOOOM!
Here I am back in the Crack van, really enjoying my January run. I've just been drag-racing Starsky in his Torino, and, of course, he won.
Soooo...Here's my next fic rec!

Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch, Hutch/Other (pre-story)
Length: 20,521 words
Author on LJ:
http://mysticwhim.livejournal.com/
Author website: http://www.parkercenterplayground.com/
Why this must be read: Hutch is being investigated by internal affairs, because they have gotten some pictures of him and a senator together...in the act! This is the way Starsky finds out about Hutch's bi-sexuality. It's post SR and first encounter. The story is well-written and, in my opinion, a good read all around. Mystic Whim writes stories that are a bit out of the box, and I enjoy that. If you do, too, then give it a read!

Internal Affairs

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10:05 am Itemized and Numbered by sheafrotherdon (PG)
Fandom: HAWAII FIVE-0 (NEW)
Pairing: Steve/Danny
Length: 740 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sheafrotherdon
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:

A gut-punchingly powerful look at PTSD and the comfort that can be found in a loved one and reality. Sheafrotherdon is renowned for her emotional writing in SGA fandom where I first encountered her, and she brings that to the forefront with this piece. Steve wakes from a horrifying dream and Danny talks him through the aftermath, having Steve describe his current surroundings and basing him in the here and now. The sheer love that vibrates through this entire short story will just make you smile through the few tears that appear over Steve's ordeal. I guarantee that this is a fic that will stay with you.

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08:02 pm Your Protector by Exeterlinden (PG)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Characters: Bob Fraser, Caroline Fraser, Buck Frobisher
Length: 7500 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] exeterlinden
Author Website: AO3 page
Why this must be read: This story was written for me for a charity auction, so it's no surprise that it pushes my buttons so hard. I love the deep affection and trust and partnership between all three of them in this story, even if (or maybe because) it's mostly unspoken, and I also love the vivid descriptions of the winter and the hardships on Buck's journey.

Your Protector
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08:22 pm Fixing the Paperwork Problem by Tazy (teen)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Blair Sandburg/ Jim Ellison
Length: 32k
Author on LJ:
Author Website: http://www.852prospect.org/archive/cgi-bin/search.cgi?ShortResults=0&Title=&Author=tazy&Summary=&Date=0&SortBy=0&SortOrder=0&NumToList=0&FastSearch=0
Why this must be read:

I love the facets of Blair's character that are exposed in this story. This fascinating story has Blair as the wise officer to an energetic rookie cop. He is called in to make up for past favors and transport a suspicious cargo through a slow speed chase instead of working on the all the paperwork accumulated through good detective work. As a result of all of the tumult, Sandburg and Ellison are blessed with a way to fix the paperwork problem.

Excerpt:
"Right. We're just outside Lakebridge, the radio on this heap doesn't work, we're being followed by two guys in a white pickup and maybe by a guy in an old Datsun, and just to make it interesting, the oil light on this rig has started flickering on and off. Oh, and the guy with me graduated from the Academy last month. Not that I'm prejudiced here, seeing as how I've only been out a year myself, but I think it's a factor in the equation. If you know what I mean."

Fixing the Paperwork Problem
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08:29 pm Head Trauma, and Other Dating Concerns by [livejournal.com profile] circleswithin (PG)
Hello again! My apologies for the late start; I'll try to find some good scenic byways to make up for it. ;D

Fandom: WATCHMEN
Pairing: Dan/Rorschach (and Dan/Walter, kind of)
Length: 2640
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] circleswithin
Author Website: Circles Within Circles
Why this must be read:

This is one of the best "beginning of the relationship" D/R fics I've read. It places us sometime after their relationship changes from partners to...? Dan isn't sure, and Rorschach isn't saying. Any "Watchmen" fan already knows that these two have issues in spades, and this fic incorporates a number of them into a funny and poignant story that shows a wonderfully real glimpse of two all-too-human characters.

Head Trauma, and Other Dating Concerns

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11:44 pm Fandom Overview - Men's Professional Tennis RPS v 2.0
original draft January 7, 2012
updated draft on July 9, 2013


This is actually the second fandom overview for Men's Tennis RPS fandom.  The first overview was written back in 2007.  This is a fandom in which change is inevitable, as players usually retire around the age of thirty and there's always somebody new to replace them.. To paraphrase from the original overview, to make a list of all the players that are slashed would be quite difficult. It’s probably easiest to say that if they’re in the Top 100, they’re fair game though even that’s not a guarantee.


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