Fandom: HOMESTUCK
Pairing: Eridan/Feferi (moirails), Eridan/Sollux (kismesis)
Length: 30k
Author on LJ: roachpatrol, urban_anchorite
Author Website: On AO3 / On Tumblr and On AO3 / On Tumblr
Why this must be read:
This will be my last rec, and I'd like to thank the mods & the community for letting me rec this month! I had some surprise out-of-town visits happen, so I didn't rec as much as I'd have liked - I hope to rec again in the future, and get a chance to rec all those stories I love but missed. Now on to the fic...

One of the most popular fics and series in the Homestuck fandom, I actually hesitated a bit before deciding to rec this, under the assumption just about everyone has read this already. But in the end, I decided that if I was just getting into the fandom, I'd really want to know about this fantastic AU.

Hemostuck, the series The Fisher-Prince starts off, takes the canon troll blood caste system and flips it around - redbloods on top, seadwellers on the bottom. There are currently two fics in this series, and sadly, it's now on hiatus, so no clue if there will ever be more.

This fic focuses on Eridan in his position near the very bottom of the caste system and how his personality from canon would change - and stay the same - within that world. For a character that often comes across as annoying or pretentious in canon, it's fascinating to see how seeing him as an underdog changes your feelings for him.

Includes a healthy dose of danger, romance, and zombies.

Afterwards, go on to read the longer fic Lost Teeth Like White Jewels, the second of the series, which includes fewer zombies but more romance.

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The Fisher-Prince

Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: None
Length: 1146 words
Author on LJ: musesinspire
Author Website: Twisting the Hellmouth
Why this must be read: For my last rec of the month, I wanted to give you all one last crossover. I know the Terminator franchise predates the Buffyverse by over a decade, but for me, I never would have discovered or so loved the former without the latter. Plus, Sarah Connor would slay the crap out of any vampire foolish enough to cross her path, Called or no, and she's basically been doing the work of a Watcher as long as we've known her, right?  This isn't perhaps the best-written fic out there, but it's a damn good idea. (And if you want another quality rec before I sign off, loop back to Seven Sunday Mother-Daughter Mornings, which has already been recced here.)

( Remember; it’s in your best interests to keep John safe. )
 
She Is Destiny

Fandom: STARGATE SG-1
Pairing: none
Length: 5152 words
Author on LJ: rydra_wong
Author Website: http://rydra-wong.dreamwidth.org
Why this must be read:

This is Sha're's story, but one in which Sam is a solid presence, and Sha're's recovery from Amaunet's possession brings out Sam's own demons. And a bonus tentative, beautiful friendship between these two very different women.

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