July 1st, 2012 
07:05 am Failsafe by prochytes (NC-17)
Hello there! I'm [livejournal.com profile] merryghoul, and I'll be driving the Whoniverse Crack Van this month. I'll be reccing you some of my favorites from Classic Who and New Who later in the week (and month), but I'm dusting off the obnoxiously labeled SUV and starting off with Torchwood.

Fandom: TORCHWOOD
Pairing: Gwen Cooper/Suzie Costello
Length: 1089
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] prochytes
Author Website: on LJ
Why this must be read: This is my favorite Torchwood fic ever. Set during "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End" on Doctor Who (where Ianto and Gwen are being protected by a time lock Tosh perfected before her death), this fic has the perfect combination of darkness and smut and it captures the dynamic between Gwen and Suzie perfectly. Originally written for a round of [livejournal.com profile] dark_fest.

Excerpt )


Failsafe
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03:19 pm But Not As We Know It by [livejournal.com profile] spikeface (NC-17)
Hi everyone! My name is [livejournal.com profile] izzyfics, but you can call me Izzy, and I'll be driving the Star Trek Reboot Crack Van this month. Since I am an equal-opportunity fanfic reader, I will be reccing stories of all types of pairings and genres. I hope you will find something new to read and enjoy.

Starting off fast and hard (*snerk*) with an epic Mirrorverse fic:

Fandom: Star Trek (2009)
Pairing(s): Kirk/McCoy, Spock/McCoy, Kirk/Spock/McCoy
Length: Big Bang length (6 parts on lj)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] spikeface
Author Website: on LJ
Why this must be read: First of all, [livejournal.com profile] spikeface likes to take what you think you know about a situation and turn it on its heels. In this one, McCoy is the lone survivor of the regular-verse Enterprise being blown up and wakes up two months later on the ISS Enterprise. The best part of this scenario is that McCoy looks at the mirrorverse in a way that we would too--with disbelief and a sense of justice (but also longing to connect with the people he knows). Also, there is drama in the form of relationships from his old life and what was left behind of the late mirror!McCoy. Lots of angst and, of course, hot sex.

Excerpt involving a conversation between McCoy and Mirror!Chapel )

But Not As We Know It
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07:48 pm The Case of the Missing Fedora by Shannon (PG)
Hello all! I'm [livejournal.com profile] nenya_kanadka and I'll be driving the crack van in the Babylon 5 fandom for the month of July. We've got gen, het, slash, femslash, porn, AUs, silly fic...all for your pleasure right here on the Zocalo!

Thought I'd start out with something light (as the other drivers here are bringing the porn right away):


Fandom: BABYLON 5
Pairing: gen, ensemble
Length: 7300 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kungfuwaynewho
Author Website: more fic at journal: this machine will not communicate

Why this must be read:

Shannon writes a lot of John/Delenn (everything from Season 2 "first time" fic to dark AUs where the Minbari won the war), but this is something completely different: the adventures of Michael Garibaldi's hat! It's a silly, fun piece with Garibaldi pretending to be a noir detective while various members of the command staff (and ambassadors) lead him on a merry chase around the station. I can almost see this as the B-plot in an episode--it's just faintly more serious than the teddy bears. But not much!

Excerpt:

Night was falling... )

The Case of the Missing Fedora
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09:50 pm No Unicorns by Sebastian and HG (M)
Can you believe that they let me have the keys again, I know, they must be somewhat crazy, or they like living dangerously!! Buckle up 'cause I don't stop at red lights.


Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 9558 word count
Author on LJ:n/a
Author Website: http://hatstand.slashcity.net/aa/authors-s.html#sebastian or http://hatstand.slashcity.net/aa/authors-h.html#hg
Why this must be read:In an exchange of letters we see the relationship between Bodie and Doyle grow and change. A delightful piece that makes you smile to yourself as you read.


snippets )

No Unicorns
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10:51 pm The Land of Tears by Enigmaticblues. (Teen)
I'm back for my second round as a crack van reccer. I've got the keys, snacks, full tank of gas, Sentinel podfic on my Ipod, so let's do this road trip.

Laurie

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: None (Gen) Characters:Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg
Length: 6,600 words
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] enigmaticblues
Artist on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] beth
Author's website: Her page on AO3


Why this must be read:

Summary: After a tough case, Jim knows they need to get away.

“I did not know what to say to him. I felt awkward and blundering. I did not know how I could reach him, where I could overtake him and go on hand in hand with him once more.
It is such a secret place, the land of tears.”
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Written for the Sentinel Reverse Bang in 2012, Enigmaticblues took Beth's art, a lovely and peaceful beach scene with Jim and Blair caught in an intense moment, and lets us see Jim and Blair during a vulnerable time, the aftermath of a traumatic police case. Jim's been hurt, but it's Blair who needs to heal.

I liked the pace of the story, the sense that things between Jim and Blair need to unfold in their own time. There's guilt to deal with and physical injuries, there's a sense of the potential future they can have with each other if they'll reach for it.

At the beach house )

The Land of Tears (2012 Sentinel Reverse Bang website)
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