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Fandom: BANDOM Pairing: Alex Suarez/Ryland Blackinton Length: 9700 Author on LJ: inlovewithnightAuthor Website: by tags on inlovewithnight's journalWhy this must be read:It's a real-world AU -- everyone here is vividly recognisable, but spun ever so slightly differently. It has old friends reconnecting, obliviousness, getting by, and amazing food, not to mention a healthy dose of Gabe Saporta being just crazy enough you're not sure if he's just screwing with you. Banter, too -- there are too many fantastic, snappy lines to count. The relationship is foregrounded, but there's a strong secondary theme of friendships and non-romantic connections. Even if the pairing doesn't grab you, I'm serious: she writes a fantastic Gabe. ( Excerpt )Food of Love (Play On) at the bandomstuffsit comm, or on AO3 | | |
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Fandom: STAR WARS Pairing: Gen Length: 72,216 words Author on LJ: unknown Author Website: fanfiction.net profileWhy this must be read: One: the characters' voices are spot on, to a degree you'll rarely find outside the movies. Two: the premise is fascinating. Have you seen many - or any - well-written fics about Padmé trying to simultaneously be a Rebel leader and a single mother to Luke, and the conflicts that would inevitably arise between these two roles? The scenes where she pressures Obi-Wan into babysitting when she has to leave on missions are pricelessly dramatic and one hundred percent in character. When a Rebel Padmé fic is recced by someone who dislikes the very concept of Rebel Padmé, it's got to say a few things about the quality of the fic in question. ( Excerpt )Far More Than Rubies | | |
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Fandom: HOUSE M.D. Pairing: Wilson & House (sorta/sorta), Wilson/OFC-Sara (kinda/sorta) Length: ~1700 words Author on LJ: srsly_yesAuthor Website: Author's Fic on LJWhy this must be read: srsly_yes has given us some seriously epic AUs including the Blood Brothers 'verse and Karma on the Mississippi, but I've decided to rec my favorite of hers, a short, funny story that she wrote in response to deelaundry's post-7X12 "You Must Remember This" challenge: House gave Wilson ten days to "get back into it." What happens when the ten days are up, if Wilson doesn't? It turns out that Wilson's new companion, Sara, is everything that Wilson could want in a woman. And more. Fellow lovers of cats, in-jokes, and terrible puns, this crack fic's for you. Pig Mailman | | |
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Fandom: Football RPS Pairing: Freddie Ljungberg/Joe Cole Length: 12156 words Author on LJ: thedevilchickenWhy this must be read: From _runningmascaraReading fics about players on opposing teams is a personal favourite of mine. There’s nothing better than hate sex... except developing a relationship that can be seen as ‘taboo’. The author captures Freddie’s sex appeal perfectly and couples it with Joe’s quiet side. What begins as a rendezvous ends as a great story about a pseudo/one sided relationship. Joe’s personal struggles with needing to label what he has with Freddie is the original draw. From shana0809This fic left me with so many unanswered questions that it's sort of ridiculous in the best possible way. It's a compelling piece that's raw and confused and human and lovely for it. Even if you're not 100% sure who everyone is. It's got details and emotions and punch. It's definitely worth checking out. Unanswered | | |
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cuddyclothes is one of the reigning queens of House/Wilson crack, witness her contributions to "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and the "Gangster Paradise" chain fic. She also has a keen eye for the cliche in both canon and fanon and, as in many of her House post-ep fics, she skewers both mercilessly in "Epic Fic Is Epic." Every hoary House/Wilson trope is here, from Wilson's Sudden Discovery of Being Madly In Love With House After Twenty Years to my personal pet peeve, the Oncologist/Diagnostician Dichotomy. Warning: May cause tears of laughter - or shame - to burst from your chocolate brown circles. Epic Fic Is Epic | | |
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Fandom: GENERATION KILL Pairing: Brad Colbert/Nate Fick Length: 4235 Author on LJ: templemarkerAuthor Website: fiction archiveWhy this must be read:How do you make Generation Kill even gayer? By adding wrestling, of course! To keep the enlisted guys occupied during downtime, officers decide to have the guys wrestle. Brad gets pissy, Nate gets bossy and challenges him, and Brad has an entirely typical reaction to that. Also to Nate. As he does. templemarker is fantastic at writing Nate as the badass he is, a little sharp, a little dangerous, and that's reflected here. Full of biting wit, neither of the guys gives an inch. And holy hell, the insanely hot tension between them. Did I mention wrestling? JFC. ( Excerpt )Only Inaction | | |
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Fandom: The Vampire Diaries Pairing: Stefan/Elena Length: about 400 words Author on LJ: waltzmatildahAuthor Website: fic masterlistWhy this must be read: The prompt that inspired this fic speaks volumes by itself: I never meant to hurt you, you have to believe me. I wasn’t thinking about you at all. It is rare to find a Stefan piece that is this insightful and hard and honest and it is harder still to find a Stefan/Elena piece that is this deeply unapolegetic. It is a series of short glimpses of Stefan throughout his time with Elena, each one haunting and bleak in it's own way. From the very beginning, Stefan built this relationship around the ghosts that haunt him. He can't help it; he built himself around them too. This Ghost Train | | |
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