September 26th, 2012 
12:33 am Theme and Variations by mrspollifax (Teen)
Fandom: Fringe
Characters: Ella Dunham, Olivia Dunham, Rachel Dunham, Peter Bishop, Astrid Farnsworth, Walter Bishop
Length: 11,621
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] mrspollifax
Author Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/mrspollifax
Why this must be read: This is so good. I love the poor neglected little Grayverse and I love her Ella, too. This is such a substantial, meaty story. I love how she leaves us with the sense that Grayverse Ella is going to come out okay. She's a survivor. She's had to be.

Read Theme and Variations.
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08:43 am Kids Movies series by MySoFarAway (NC-17)
Fandom: THE AVENGERS
Pairing: Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers
Length: 76,994 total
Author on LJ: none that I know of
Author Website: FFN

Why this must be read: Before you read these, have some tissues or a hanky on hand. No really, go get them, I can wait. Okay, so Darcy steers Steve through the modern world using Disney movies. And they fall in love. Darcy also becomes a SHIELD agent, Steve's an idiot and oh the angst. It's beautiful and realistic and makes me cry every time I read it. In a good way.

Kids movies
In Between Days
Things We Learned From Wars
Pink and Gold

Don't forget to leave the author feedback!
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09:09 am Scullyplications by Scarlet Baldy
Fandom: THE X FILES
Pairing: Scully/fandom
Length: 7k
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Under the Rug
Why this must be read: A lovely vignette from our Heroine to us. One of my favorites for I think it encompasses everything we love about Scully.

Scullyplications
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09:10 am Patience by kaneko (NC-17)
Fandom: GENERATION KILL
Pairing: Brad Colbert/Nate Fick
Length: 1361
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kaneko
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:

I freely admit that I am throwing in super-hot porn just because I can. Also, the porn in GK fandom is scorching and I feel this should be shared. Here we've got Brad, Nate, and light bondage, all wholly in character. [livejournal.com profile] kaneko paints them beautifully, each trying to live up to that unattainable Recon ideal of perfect endurance, perfect control. As applied to sex. I approve. As always, she says a lot in few words, crafting desperation so tangible it'll make you shake.

Brad makes a pleased noise against the back of Nate's neck. The vibration sends sparks all the way down Nate's spine. Nate grits his teeth and makes himself ride it out. The urge to shove himself forward is almost unbearable. He squeezes his eyes shut and sees his bunk at OCS. He needs to move. He doesn't need to move. The needs of the body can be overcome.

Brad's teeth graze his shoulder. "Focus," he says.

Patience
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09:43 am Arizona Highways by Fialka
ETA: forgot a pairing.

Fandom: THE X FILES
Pairing: Mulder/other, Scully/other, Mulder/Scully
Length: 740k
Author on LJ: Rhapsody in Purple (lj)
Author Website: The Candybox
Why this must be read: So. Arizona Highways. One of the best casefiles ever written and quite frankly, filled with heartbreak for both of our Heroes, for what happens to one also happens to the other (there is angst, but it relates mostly to the case). Grab a hot drink and put some good music on, get comfy on your couch - this is one heck of a ride.


A wee teaser... )




Arizona Highways
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12:32 pm "An Ashes to Ashes Epilogue for Life on Mars Fans" by Xiilnek (G)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Sam/Gene
Length: 403 Words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] xiilnek
Author Website: Lifein1973 Masterlist
Why this must be read:

A short scene set after A2A showing Sam and Gene reunited. It highlights the strength of the bond the two formed in LoM, and Gene's emotional response to seeing Sam again after being apart for so long is heartwrenching. If you, like me, spent the duration of LoM's sequel watching Gene mournfully and waiting for something good to happen to him, then this won't disappoint. It reunites the LoM team and gives me many, many feelingssssss!

Warning: Considers A2A plotlines canon.

An Ashes to Ashes Epilogue for Life on Mars Fans
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12:44 pm A Very Empty Room by Yahtzee (Gen)
Fandom: Fringe
Characters: Alternate Olivia Dunham, Alternate Lincoln Lee
Length: 1122
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] yahtzee63
Author Website:
Why this must be read: This a subtle, sensitive exploration of one consequence the creation of the Amberverse had for Alt!livia. How is life different now that Peter has been erased from the timeline? What (or who) is now missing in her life and how would that feel to her? I was the lucky person who received this as a gift for the 2011 Fringe Secret Santa exchange.

Read A Very Empty Room.
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01:27 pm The Disappearance of Hutch, by Kassidyrae (Gen/R rated/violence, language)
Fandom:STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing:none
Length:Long, but not too long, just right!
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] kassidy62
Author Website:http://shslash.kassidyrae.com/fiction.html

b>Why this must be read: This story is so good. It's an alternate version of the episode “The Fix”. Kassidy fills in the missing of time in the episode, like what else was going on while Hutch was in the room with the two thugs after Monk left? She also introduces us to a new bad guy, badder than Ben Forest. This is riveting, and a must read. Please leave Kassidyrae some feed back at the email address that find at the top of the story. She needs to know just how good this story is.

Hutch, came a voice, sometime later. It whispered in his ear. His eyelids dragged open. What the hell are you doing? Givin’ up?

Starsk? Hutch struggled to sit up, full of wild hope, and surprised himself when he made it.

That’s it. Get up.

Coney stood, dropping the magazine onto the floor. “Time for your medicine, big guy?” Hutch didn’t even look his way. He was listening.

Up. You can do it. I got faith in you, buddy. Hutch leaned with his hands on the mattress and pushed up to stand, swaying, his hands still tied loosely before him. Coney watched with an amused smile, then walked over in front of Hutch.

Now. C’mon, now!

The Disappearance of Hutch
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02:09 pm Five Times Kyoko Did Not Expect Fannish Shipping Explosions by ryfkah (PG)
Fandom: SKIP BEAT!
Pairing: vaguely Kyoko/Ren and Kyoko/Kanae
Length: one-shot at 8,273 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] bookelfe
Author Website: AO3 works page
Why this must be read: Aside from bit characters chatting about how hot or cute a celebrity is, fandom has yet to play play a real role in canon--at least through volume 30. This fic grabs fannish shenanigans with both gleeful fists and runs with it. I did not realize how badly I wanted to see all those doramas until ryfkah wrote about them! And best of all, Kyoko finally FINALLY gets her dream role. :D [Set after the Heel siblings are introduced.]

Five Times Kyoko Did Not Expect Fannish Shipping Explosions
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07:59 pm (Sorry) I Could Not Travel Both by Sandrine (Teen)
Fandom: Fringe
Pairing: Peter Bishop/Alternate Olivia Dunham
Length: 3937
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sandrine
Author Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Sandrine
Why this must be read: What if Alt!livia gets sent on another mission to the other side, is trapped and can't ever go home. We know Peter still had feelings for Alt!livia. We know she still had feelings for him. This is the lovely, if melancholy, story of how she makes a new life for herself.

Read (Sorry) I Could Not Travel Both.
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08:36 pm Reality Check by sawsha12 (PG-13)
Fandom: INCEPTION
Pairing: Arthur/Eames
Length: ~16,580 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sawsha12
Author Website: Sawsha12's list of fic prompts and fills
Why this must be read: Last season Supernatural had an episode called The French Mistake wherein Sam and Dean end up in an alternate reality where they're the actors who play them on TV. This Inception fic borrows the same premise and runs with it. What if Arthur and Eames ended up in a place where everyone else thinks they're actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy? What if they're filming a movie called Inception?

The story is by turns funny, sweet, and tense as Arthur and Eames try to sort out who they're supposed to be in this new reality, and who they are to one another (in any reality). More importantly, they need to figure out if there's any way they can get back to the world they belong in before they're expected to carry on with the lives that Tom and Joe have established for themselves. There are some elements of RPF ... but it's really a story about Arthur and Eames.

'And…cut!' someone shouted from afar. 'Let’s try one more go at that, but this time I want Dileep to push Joe backwards.' )

On LJ: Reality Check, Part 1
Reality Check, Part 2

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09:16 pm The Lying Pinwheel by Metarie (PG)
Fandom: INCEPTION
Pairing: Ariadne/Robert
Length: ~2300 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Metarie's fiction
Why this must be read: I've always thought Robert is a fascinating character in Inception. He's someone we feel a little sorry for--he's being manipulated, after all--but at the same time, he's not immediately likable. No one really stops to consider (at least not for very long) how emotionally screwed up this guy might be even before they start messing around with his head.

When Robert Fischer catches sight of Ariadne in a hotel, he follows her, and they make a connection. What Ariadne's motivations might be aren't clear, which I think makes the story that much more interesting. Is it a coincidence? Is it another manipulation? Is she genuinely interested in Robert? And what happens when Robert's questions (and Ariadne's answers) lead to questions that reveal more and more of the truth?

In a fandom that tends to revel in its messy revenge stories, this is a nice introspective look at what learning the truth might mean for Robert, and whether knowing would make any difference at all.

[Robert] knows she's a total stranger, but somehow she's the most familiar thing he's seen all night. )

Read the story: The Lying Pinwheel

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11:03 pm Stranger at the Gate by bendingsignpost (explicit)
Fandom: SHERLOCK BBC
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Length: 85190 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] bendingsignpost
Author Website: songlin on AO3
Why this must be read:

This is the last in my trio of vampire fics for this time around. I wouldn't normally rec the same author twice in a month, but this story is so outstanding and so different from bendingsignpost's other vampire AU that I couldn't pass it up.

Stranger at the Gate offers a beautifully realized world in which vampires are not supernatural, but a part of the natural world. Sherlock comes from the South where they have an accepted role in the culture but he needs to travel to a fortified city where anyone entering is subjected to a test to expose vampires. John is the guard at the gate who offers Sherlock a kindness. What develops is at times disturbing, at times lovely, often thrilling, and ultimately everything a fan could want. Don't miss it.

Try a nibble... )

Stranger at the Gate
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