November 7th, 2012 
11:02 am "Their Last Night of Love: A Special Verity Presentation..." by Yahtzee (M)
Fandom: THE HUNGER GAMES
Pairing: Katniss/Peeta
Length: 5125 words
Author on LJ[livejournal.com profile] yahtzee63
Author Website: AO3 | Website

Why this must be read: Yahtzee is one of those authors where, if you've been in fandom for long enough, you must have read her work sooner or later, especially if you're into "Buffy." But I digress. "Their Last Night of Love: A Special Verity Presentation, Exclusively For Preferred Customers" is an AU tweak to Catching Fire that shows off the Capitol creepiness in all of its glory, as well as the small ways our Victors fight back. 
 
Given the extraordinary public support of your romance, we had wanted to allow the audience to share in every aspect of your upcoming marriage. And they were naturally excited to be present for not only your wedding, but also your wedding night. )

Their Last Night of Love: A Special Verity Presentation, Exclusively For Preferred Customers
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07:10 pm "Grapevine" by [livejournal.com profile] neutralize (PG-13)
Fandom: POKÉMON
Pairing: Gen
Length: 1871
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] neutralize
Author Website: Fanfic Master List
Why this must be read: This fic is just too much fun. It features the Kanto gym leaders, who promptly begin discussing their gyms and how they relate to their sex lives. Apart from the laughter-inducing anecdotes from the gym leaders, the advice they give Janine is simply hilarious. Not to mention the conclusion, which is really something else. If you're in the mood for a lighthearted, comical piece, then look no further! 

Excerpt: ”And then what happened?” )

"Grapevine"
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07:27 pm Coming Home (Show Me the Way) by Tatau: Mature
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairings: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Length: 29463
Author on LJ: http://users.livejournal.com/demon_bride_/

Author Website:http://tatauslibrary.wordpress.com/table-of-contents/

Why this must be read: This is exquisitely written, as one would expect of Tatau, and is one of the best post COTW slash stories that I've ever read. Tatau is superb at writing the complexity of human emotion, and exposing the insecurities from which misunderstandings arise. Her Fraser in this is beautifully, and heartrendingly portrayed, walking a fine line between despair and hope. I was utterly convinced by the emotional depth and intensity she portrayed, and its sensitive portrayal of RayK, from Fraser's pov. I would love to tell how things work out, but don't want to drop any spoilers! All I will say is that this is on my kindle, and I've read it... oh, three times at least, and will read it again.
Coming Home (Show Me the Way)
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07:33 pm Want to Kiss the Sky by romanticalgirl (Mature)
Fandom: BANDOM
Pairing: Gabe/Gerard
Length: 1,970 words
Author on LJ & DW: [livejournal.com profile] romanticalgirl / [personal profile] romantical
Author on AO3: [archiveofourown.org profile] romanticalgirl

Why this must be read: Gabe's been watching Gerard. This is such a wonderful and hot little story. I'm completely in love with this Gabe, he's such a douche but he isn't a bad guy, and his shameless interest in other people's psyches is both endearing and creepy.

Excerpt from the story... )

Want to Kiss the Sky (AO3) or here (LJ) or here (DW)
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07:43 pm "They Dream of Dancing" by Ride Forever: Mature
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Length: 1118 Tanka Poem
Author on LJ: http://ride-4ever.livejournal.com/

Author Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Ride_Forever/pseuds/Ride_Forever
Why this must be read: "They Dream of Dancing" is one of the first poems I read in the fandom, and stands out as one of the most accomplished from a purely literary standpoint. Ride is the mistress of verbal economy, and it really shows. As well as the technical accomplishment she achieves in the restrictive tanka form, and her use of offbeat rhythms and alliteration, including incantations in Inuktitut, it is also poignant, witty, and extremely erotic. Fraser in a silk kimono wielding a sword, a 'Ray seeking missile,' the two men boxing (again in silk... yet it still manages to be at times laugh out loud funny. How Ride achieves all this just over eleven hundred words is beyond me. Gorgeous.


They Dream of Dancing
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