October 9th, 2012 
07:16 am The Caught on Video series by Crowswork (G)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: none
Length: short stories: range from 4-16K
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: at Wolfpup’s Den

Why this must be read: Just a bit of light-hearted humor incorporating a favorite American television genre: capturing events on video for laughs. In each story, something bizarre or dangerous (you know, the usual for Jim and Blair) happens. Sometime later, it ends up on television.

The last time I recommended Crowswork, it was for a very good but very heavy, involved casefic.  This time around, her humorous side gets the spotlight.. Enjoy

Designated Driver
Ya’ Big Ape
A Guide’s Work is Never Done
Slow Speed Chase
Souped-Up Hero

--magician’s mantra: make an author’s day.  Send feedback if you liked their story!
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01:46 pm Perfect by Sinope (R)
Fandom: AVENGERS
Pairing: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson, Clint Barton/Darcy Lewis (background)
Length: 8271 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] eponis
Author Website: Author's AO3 page
Why this must be read:

Let's start with the author's summary:
"But you were at least interested in men, right?"
In which Loki left Clint with an extra gift, and everything is perfect, right up until it isn't.

That's the part I'm leaving outside the cut, apart from saying "this is extremely smart and it should be read, but please read the author's warnings if you think you might need them!"

For the rest - i.e., if you want to be spoiled - click here: spoilers for 'Perfect' )

Perfect
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04:09 pm Podfic Rec: A General State of Affairs (NC-17), written by caeseria, read by kansouame.
This rec is a two-fer; the fic and the podfic. And having tried doing some podficcing myself, I can tell you that my respect for podfic readers and editors has soared, so don't forget to feed the reader as well as the author.

Fandom: Naruto
Pairing: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Genre: M/M slash, Action/Adventure.
Length: Podfic about 1 hour 15 mins, written fic about 10,000 words.
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] caeseria
Reader on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] kansouame
Warnings: Some violence.
Author Websites: Author on AO3.
Author's Summary: Determined not to fail his latest mission, Iruka sets out to deliver a vital scroll to General Hatake Kakashi of the Third Division.

Why this must be read: One of my favourite things in fic is people who perform competently in their given professions without suddenly becoming over-powered superheroes. This is a lovely look at ninjas at war, with all that that entails including distrust, jumpy allies and, just for the hell of it, some wonderfully hot 'this is what we're fighting for' sex.
Why this must be listened to: kansouame has one of those voices that you could just kick-back and listen to all day. Her pacing is lovely, her editing flawless and she allows the characters to speak through her in a very engaging way.

A General State of Affairs, written by caeseria, read by kansouame.
Podfic: http://www.audiofic.jinjurly.com/general-state-of-affairs
Text: http://archiveofourown.org/works/257712/chapters/402314
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08:20 pm Drawing Lines (G)
Fandom: TEEN WOLF
Pairing: none
Length: 900 circa
Author: GoddessofBirth
Why this must be read: missing scenes are a fav of mine. Usually I recs long fics, but this tag to episode 2x03 is a little masterpiece. There is a line that... wow, Jeff, you need to hire the writer here!

Excerpt )

Drawing Lines
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10:26 pm Orienteering for Dummies by epicycles (PG)
Fandom: MAN FROM UNCLE
Pairing: Napoleon Solo/Illya Kurkyakin
Length: ~1600 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] epicycles
Author Website: Fairly complete fic list
Why this must be read:

This story shimmers with affection: the author's affection for Napoleon and Illya, and Napoleon and Illya's affection for each other. Well, once you get past Illya's pre-emptive grumpiness that is and Napoleon devious plotting, you'll find they're really very fond of each other.

We join the two as Illya uses his compass and maps to find a path out of the wilderness where their plane crashed, while Napoleon makes use of his natural guile to plot a path to a slightly different goal... Clever and funny, but tapping a vein of real feeling, Orienteering for Dummies is exactly what you want to read. Now. Really, right now.

He was so patient, he was a stone. They folded the maps, gathered what supplies they could salvage from the remains of the aircraft, and headed for the river, all in silence.

He even waited while they walked a mile downstream to find the easiest crossing point. He waited until Illya was ankle-deep in freezing water before broaching the subject again; timing, after all, was everything.

"So, Illya."

"No."


Orienteering for Dummies
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