Fandom: INCEPTION
Title: Deja Fucking Deja Vu
Pairing: Nash/Arthur
Length: 5,887
Author on LJ: weatherfront
Author Website: author's fic journal
Why this must be read: Weatherfront's Inception fics speak for themselves. It's impossible to pick a single fic of hers to rec this month, so I'm not going to try. But if held at gunpoint, I'd have to go with this one, because in choosing to write about Nash--the sniveling, quickly-disposed-of architect from the beginning of the film--Weatherfront goes where few other members of the fandom have dared or cared, and shows us what it means to truly transform a minor character into a major revelation.

What makes "Deja Fucking Deja Vu" remarkable is not just that it's a devastating story thrillingly & unforgettably told, not just that it manages to make us empathize deeply with the unlikely/unlikable Nash, but that it shows us Arthur in one of the few critical perspectives we're offered in the film. And Arthur shines all the more, all the more heartbreakingly, amid Nash's cynicism and wry realism. It's a paradox that's as enthralling as it is heartclenching, and makes Nash's voice come alive with all the engaging 3-dimensionality he was denied in the film.

I suspect the reason more fans don't write about Nash is because this fic is a hard standard to match. But it's a brilliant standard, an amazing fic, and a perfect example of all the untold stories of Inception canon that are still waiting to be mined.

( That's how you end up sitting across the pavilion from a pair of dicks in suits called Cobb and Arthur. )

Deja Fucking Deja Vu

Fandom:STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing:none
Length:30232 words
Author on LJ:wightfaerie
Author Website:http://www.starskyhutcharchive.net/index.php

Why this must be read: This is a case story where a serial killer has been killing men. He tortures and rapes them and leaves the bodies in different places. One thing that stands out about the victims is all, but one have been tall, blond, blue eyed. The author warns that there is graphic scenes of rape, violence, bondage and torture.
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Fandom: STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE
Pairing: Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi
Length: 48k
Author on LJ: destina
Author Website: Star Wars FictionTold in three interwoven points of view, Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Adi Gallia, the Qui/Obi relationship start to finish.

Title: Satan Take The Wheel / Fall Like Lightning Down From Heaven
Fandom: Inception
Pairing: Arthur/Eames
Length: 25,382
Author: Blue Fish
Author Website: author's works on AO3
Why this must be read: One of the things Inception fandom frequently does is explore the effects of forging on Eames' personality--the psychology of having to literally become someone else, and the aftermath of having to hold a forge for a long time. This fic is a fill for the kink meme prompt, "Eames forges Satan." It's a complex look at Eames having trouble slipping out of a forge that takes over him completely, and even more than that, it's 25,000 fucking words of Arthur and Eames slipping inadvertently into a negotiated d/s relationship and discovering so much more about themselves in the process than either one of them ever imagined. It's hot and thorough and believable and in-character and knowledgeable and there's even a violet wand, and tons of Milton quoting that doesn't even seem out-of-place or cheesy given the subject matter.

The fic is divided into two parts from their different POVs--the first part deals more with the accidental roleplay as a result of Eames being unable to shake the forge, and the second part is a more self-aware experimentation; both parts are in-character and mesmerising.

( God wouldn't be able to lead him into temptation. )

Satan Take The Wheel / Fall Like Lightning Down From Heaven

Hello, all!

For my second rec, I bring you some memos. Yes, memos. Memos re: 7-Zark-7 and that unit's expected (and sometimes unexpected!) performance.

Fandom: Battle of The Planets
Pairing: None
Length: 508 words, 388 words.
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Ghost Owl on the Gatchaman Fanfic Archive
Why this must be read: Zark is annoying enough on the television screen. But can you imagine what it would be like if you actually had to work with him?

( Dear Dr. Anderson. )

Correspondence Received I

Correspondence Received II

Enjoy! :D

Fandom: THE AVENGERS (MOVIE!VERSE)
Pairing: Natasha (Fem!Tony) Stark/Steve Rogers, Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov, Natasha Stark (Fem!Tony)/Everyone
Length: 4k
Author on LJ: pprfaith
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:  When I first came across this fic, I was skeptical, only giving it a chance because it had the pairing of Hawkeye and the Black Widow tagged.  That pairing is mentioned with less then twenty words but I found that didn't care.  Why?  Because, pprfaith makes the already amazing character of Tony Stark more kickass and more sympathetic for readers to read and all as a female if I might add.  This story is not a self-insert disguised as a female character but a true blue character study of a canon character.  Sure, the character is missing some vital physical aspects but the personality, at its core, is there with a slight twist of situations that are marred with the tribulations of being a female.

red, red, gold

Fandom: DUE SOUTH (with Wristcutters: A Love Story)
Pairing: Renfield Turnbull/Ray Vecchio
Length: 2500 words
Author on LJ: exbex
Author Website: On Ao3

Why this must be read: Besides masterfully showing us an unfortunately underrated pairing, exbex takes the canon of Wristcutters and shows the reader a portrait of the afterlife that's different from anything you've seen before. Ray Vecchio and Renfield Turnbull meet after their seperate -- but not dissimilar or entirely unlinked -- ends and even in a world where it seems all of the afterlife has been reduced to shades of gray and in a pale imitation of living, somewhere in all that, they manage to find a tiny spark. A must-read for anyone who loves a good story where the underdogs get their chance.

Dead Guys Don't Always Finish Last by exbex

Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: none / gen (author says she considers it Gibbs/Tony but it can be absolutely read as gen/friendship so that's what I labelled it)
Length: about 1,200 words
Author on LJ: thefannishwaldo
Author website/archives: waldos_writings (on Dreamwidth)
Why this must be read: I love Waldo's stories. This story has to be my favorite though, for the simple fact that is portrays Tony the way I see him: strong, loyal to a fault, with a huge sense of justice. He's unapologetic and stubborn when it comes to protecting Gibbs -- even and especially when Gibbs has no clue about it.

(Punch Line)

Fandom: COMMUNITY
Pairing: Ensemble
Length: 2729 words
Author's Website: At AO3
Why this must be read: For the last several years, Yuletide has produced some amazing Community fanfiction. This story finds Abed writing fanfiction about the group (I know!), and hilariously plays around with different genres in the process. What makes me really adore this story, however, is the way that, in the end, all the meta-humor culminates in a sweet and real scene of friendship between Shirley and Abed.

Creative (Non)Fiction

Fandom: BANDOM
Pairing: None
Length: 1189
Author on LJ: inlovewithnight
Author Website: Archive of Our Own
Why this must be read:

There always needs to be more Cobra fics out there and inlovewithnight gives us a wonderful look into two of it's members: Alex and Ryland.

How can you not want to read about these two? They are adorable and full of alcohol.


( Excerpt Here )

In The Immortal Words of LMFAO (Party Rock Anthem)