January 31st, 2013 
05:58 am A Stitch in Time by Barb (R)
Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Length: 3,082 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] rahirah
Author Website: Barb's BtVS Fanfic
Why this must be read: This fic is part of Barb's ongoing universe, but stands alone really well, I think. In this story, an as-yet uninvolved Buffy and Spike run into an older version of themselves, who seem to have gotten a whole hell of a lot closer than expected. I love how excellently Barb captures Buffy's voice - both internal and external - in this story. Buffy is so delightfully herself here, as is Spike. Also, Barb perfectly strikes that awesome balance between light and dark that was always such a sterling hallmark of canon writing in Buffy.

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A Stitch in Time
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07:11 pm Chaos Theory by nanda, PG-13
Fandom: STARGATE SG-1
Pairing: Sam/Other, Sam/Jack
Length: 1832 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] nandamai
Author Website: http://nandamai.livejournal.com/
Why this must be read:

One of nanda's hallmarks is her ability to write Sam and Jack as realistic people, actual grown adults who have this thing between, but aren't consumed by it, as awkward as it sometimes gets. People who in fact had and have lives and relationships that don't include each other. Here she brings in a (likeable and well-fleshed-out) OC male friend-with-benefits of Sam's from grad school, and Jack finds out about them. And there's none of the melodramatic childish jealousy or out-of-proportion unrealistic expectations of broken commitments that would usually follow this scenario in most S/J fic. An utterly refreshing and sweet story with fantastic Sam characterization.

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Chaos Theory
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