January 25th, 2013 
11:05 am "gone to meet your maker" by mollivanders (T)
Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: John Connor / Allison Young, John Connor / Cameron
Length: ~2k words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] prefer_my_life
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read: It's frustrating when high-concept shows are canceled in the middle of their runs, and even more so when the creator doesn't have (or doesn't take) the opportunity to hint at how things would be resolved.* My personal post-"Born to Run" headcanon is that Sarah took John's as humanity's savior (a la [livejournal.com profile] irony_rocks's "White Rabbit," which has been recced here before), but if she was always going to be as Moses, this is the version of continuity I'd want to see. John Connor becomes the leader he was always supposed to be in a lot of fics, but this one takes into account his age, his strange relationship(s) with Allison/Cameron an what, exactly, Catherine Weaver and John Henry were more or less up to.

No, the worst part is his mom’s long dead and there’s nobody left to remind him that Cameron was just a machine. )
 
gone to meet your maker

*Seriously, has Josh Friedman or anyone explained what was going to happen had they stayed on the air?
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12:00 pm VID REC: Homestuck: [S] Exile Vilify by Yoccu
Fandom: HOMESTUCK
Pairing: n/a
Musical Artist: The National
Vidder on LJ: n/a
Vidder Website: On Tumblr
Why this must be watched:

(First, hope this goes through on the correct day - I'm out of town Thursday-Sunday, and am trying to postpone this post!)

Since Homestuck doesn't have a lot to work with, in terms of vidding, a fairly common form of fanwork is to take a song and draw static panels matching the lyrics. Some other fandoms do this as well, but I've never seen a set term for it. Often, the artist (or someone else) takes those panels & song and puts them on Youtube, sometimes with a small amount of animation.

Yoccu created a gorgeous vid here, outlining some of the moments of the troll session and illustrating them in her beautiful style. The panels match the lyrics perfectly, and the emotions of each panel really come through. It's a bit painful to watch - she did a great job of showing just how much hurt everyone was in.

The vid unsurprisingly has better pacing than the static panels, but both are worth a look, depending on which you enjoy.

[S] Exile Vilify on Youtube, static version on Tumblr
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03:07 pm Loss by Shayheyred (PG)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Length: 24K
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] shayheyred
Author Website: Shay's fic on AO3
Why this must be read:

There's lots of Fraser-musing in this fic where he examines his relationship with Ray Kowalski with his trademark blend of perceptive naievete. It precedes the emotionally gripping part of the story, which is Ray Kowalski processing a loss he didn't expect. I love that Shay wrote about this, and that she wrote it so that we feel his loss as well.

Loss
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04:22 pm VID REC: Opportunities by Killa
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Methos/Amanda
Musical Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] killabeez
Vidder Website: Unfortunately, no
Why this must be watched:

Earlier this month I recced a story, Sticks and Stones, that was a timestamp for an AU vid by [livejournal.com profile] killabeez in which Duncan, Methos and Amanda set off on a life of crime. I can’t believe there’s never been a rec for the vid on [livejournal.com profile] crack_van, so I decided to rectify that problem. Head right over and download this vid, but please honor Killa’s request to not upload it anywhere else.

Opportunities
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05:00 pm Vid Rec: Due South
Vidder : Sisabet
Musical artist: Laura Veirs
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Victoria Metcalf
Vidder on LJ:
Vidder's website: sisavids
Why this vid kicks ass: "The one with the polar bears." Sisabet has intercut canon with footage from documentaries to make a powerful statement about the relationship between Fraser and Victoria Metcalfe. It's incredibly chilling and incredibly good.

Icebound Stream on her site

Icebound Stream on YouTube
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09:08 pm With Half-Shut Eyes by teprometo Rated NC-17
Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Length: 32,373 words
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Mention of Pedophilia
Summary: What does wealthy regular in the coffee shop where Merlin works Arthur Pendragon want with Merlin and what does the perplexing note he leaves him mean? 
Why this must be read: This story gives us a nice working relationship between Merlin and Gwaine, a wonderful flat mate relationship between Merlin and Gwen, a nice friendship between Merlin and Will, and a hot and angsty budding relationship between Merlin and Arthur. The sex scenes alone are worth reading this for. 
Link: AO3
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Fandom: STARGATE SG-1
Pairing: Sam/Jack
Length: 2093
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] openended
Author Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/openended/
Why this must be read:

Sam, Jack, science and sex. Pretty much can't go wrong with that combination.

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