May 8th, 2013 
07:03 am "To Belong Neither Here nor There" by maddie_amber (K+)
Fandom: FRINGE
Characters/Pairings: Peter Bishop
Length: 1932 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] maddie_amber
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:

Because in canon all we really get about how Peter feels about his short double universe hop is given to us in a brief exchange between him and Walter at the end of 2x23 "Over There Part 2," which while good isn't much. In Season 3 the ordeal is skipped over in favour of the new plot arc with Alt!Olivia and we never get anything more there. This fic leads on from that end of S2 moment and gives us a look into the conflict Peter must still feel about how both Walter's have changed his life now, as well as his regret for what has been done to not only him but the other world and his mother.

To Belong Neither Here nor There
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09:21 am Lucky Graveyard Boots (and a song to sing) by inlovewithnight (Teen)
Fandom: Bandom (My Chemical Romance, with cameos from other bands)
Pairing: Alicia Simmons/Mikey Way
Length: 4,994 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] inlovewithnight
Author Website: at the AO3
Why this must be read: It was written for [community profile] no_tags 2013, to the prompt of Alicia Way: Demon Hunter (retired). If that doesn't entice you... Seriously, this is an amazing story, and one of my favourites from that no_tags round.

Lucky Graveyard Boots (and a song to sing)

(Thanks for tagging ♥: bandom, fanfic)
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10:27 am "A Game of Equals" by Irony_Rocks (explicit)
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairing: River Song/The Doctor, Amy Pond/Rory Williams, Martha Jones/Mickey Smith, Ninth Doctor/Rose Tyler
Length: ~95K words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] irony_rocks
Author Website: Master list
Why this must be read: James Bond-style spy AU featuring the whole NewWho gang. Do I really need to say more? (In case I do: Irony's one of those authors who writes almost everything better than almost anyone, and this entry is no exception. When I found "A Game of Equals" for the first time, I literally disrupted my entire Sunday to keep reading it. That awesome. The translation of all the characters into a spy setting is delightful--I particularly love the code names to distinguish between the AU versions of the Doctors.)

He grinned. Oh, he already liked her. Shame he was going to have to throw her back in prison.  )

A Game of Equals
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02:23 pm like smoke across fire by escritoireazul
Fandom: TEEN WOLF
Pairing: Allison Argent/Erica Reyes, Lydia Martin, Melissa McCall, Scott McCall, Derek Hale
Length: 2400
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] escritoireazul
Author Website: At AO3
Why this must be read: This is a fabulous fic that gets us inside of Allison's head. It's not a pretty place in season 2 and the fans were left with a lot of questions about how Allison went from point A to point F. This fic addresses some of those issues as well as the smoking hot chemistry between Allison and Erica.

Erica drags her chair closer – too close – until her legs press against Allison’s, and the heat from her body makes Allison’s skin prickle. “Chemical reactions,” she murmurs, too low for anyone else to hear. “Mix and spark. Sometimes they fizzle out.” Warm breath against her neck, and when the hell did she get that close? “Sometimes they burn.”

It’s so wrong – werewolf hunter and werewolf, and she really loves Scott, even after everything – but for a second, all she wants to do is grab Erica and burn.

2.

Allison sits on the edge of her bed, feet tucked back into the shadows, watching the creep of moonlight across the roof and in through her window. Somewhere outside beneath that great white light, Scott runs, maybe with the others, and she can’t separate one terrible emotion from the next.

The moonlight catches the mirror, the sharp tips of her arrows scattered haphazardly across the desk, and it washes over her.

She is nothing like them, the monsters she knows and the ones she does not. She is nothing like them at all, and yet, the moon, so big and so bright, it makes her feel angry and strong. She knows what it does to them, the animals it calls, and her body wants to respond.

Hunter, hunted, and she is no prey.


like smoke across fire
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05:35 pm A Fine Death, by blacktop50 (PG)
Fandom: PERSON OF INTEREST
Pairing: none in forefront; background Carter/Reese and OMC/OMC
Length: 5000
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] blacktop50
Author Website: masterlist on LJ or fic posted to ff.net
Why this must be read: While [livejournal.com profile] blacktop50's stories often focus on Carter/Reese, many of her stories delve into other areas. "A Fine Death" mentions an established relationship, but it's more of a character study of Reese, and of the new number's life... and death.

Blacktop's usual gorgeous prose and interesting characters--both canon and original--make this worth the time to read, as well as the historical background used within the fic. (One character in the story is based loosely on Bayard Rustin.)

A Fine Death on LJ or on ff.net
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08:05 pm Art prompt fill by dangwhyme (teen)
I saw Iron Man 3 yesterday and it was AWESOME. But I was up late and now I'm tired, so you get the art rec I had waiting in the wings, because I already had the entry typed up and formatted.

Fandom: Avengers comic!verse
Pairing: None (gen)
Length: n/a
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] dangwhyme
Author Website: None that I could find

Author’s Summary: Art fill for a prompt:
Prompt #14: "Even you have to admit it's at least a little cool. I mean, just how often do you get to see a real live dragon in New York City?"
Universe: MA
Things you'd like to see: The entire team working together to save the day, accidental nudity of some sort.
Things you don't want: Anything too dark; character bashing of any sort.

Warning for non-sexual, non-frontal cartoon nudity.

Why this must be read: So, yes, there is a comment fic by me for this picture. I’m not reccing that. I'm reccing the hilarious cartoon by [livejournal.com profile] dangwhyme because this is probably my absolute favorite piece of fanart for anything Marvel comics or film related. My initial reaction to it went like this: So adorable. I love Wolverine ("Uh...I'm kinda stuck here") and the Hulk just hanging on ("Smash dragon!....Why dragon not smashed?"), poor Spidey just carried along for the ride ("Maybe I can grab the corner of that building if we just get close enough..."), Thor and Storm looking like they wish they could fly a little faster("Halt, thou dragon...oh crap oh crap oh crap fly away NOW!").

I think I may need to make this my computer background.


For the record, I did indeed make this picture my desktop background for a while.

Art by dangwhyme
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09:03 pm Whiskey Lullaby by hapakitsune (Teen, Gen)
Fandom: HOCKEY RPF
Pairing: None really, implied Jeff Carter/Mike Richards
Length: 3000
Author on LJ [livejournal.com profile] hapakitsune
Author Website: on AO3
Why this must be read:

While I'm a big fan of the 'reunited and it feels so good' storyline of Jeff Carter and Mike Richards because of its sheer awesome implausibility, I have to admit that Carter's epic sulk wasn't very pretty. Not many authors delve into the other side of that whole trade debacle to get the perspective of the team that Carts so thoroughly spurned, but hapakitsune does in this tale.

Told from the POV of Rick Nash, the man who was forced to deal with Carter, the story has a melancholy tone with Nash knowing he can't save Columbus and neither can Carter. Nash is the captain, so he tries to make things right, but events get away from him. This is a story about acceptance - of fate, of ineptitude, of loss - and struggling to succeed anyway.

Whiskey Lullaby
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10:38 pm Vicarious by Aldora89 (NC-17/Explicit)
Fandom: STAR TREK REBOOT
Pairing: Kirk/Spock with a McCoy assist
Length: ~5k
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] aldora89
Author Website: Aldora89's Master List on LJ
Why this must be read:

I didn’t MEAN to rec two works by the same author, but this fic is so damn HAWT, I had to. The setup: Jim, Bones and Spock get a little lit on Valentine’s Day and then there is sex. But, MAN WHAT SEX THERE IS: Jim convinces Bones to allow Spock to meld with him while Jim sexes up Bones.

Beyond the hotness, though, is Spock’s utter abandon and joy in at last getting to feel - both the physical sensations as well as Bones’ emotions - and in the process he is able to let his own inhibitions go and admit his love for Jim. And Bones, because he’s the best friend of ever obligingly lets Spock take control of his body and, in the process, helps these two crazy kids get together. Oh, and he gets ridden hard and put away wet as a bonus.

Basically, Bones is one great friend to have.

Here’s a snippet… )

Vicarious on LJ
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11:36 pm Thirty Minutes by K Hanna Korossy (PG)
Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH
Pairing: none
Length: approx. 4000 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author’s website: Is here. Many of her works are also at starskyhutcharchive.com (and the formatting may be a bit better).

K Hanna Korossy is a wonderful and prolific writer, and she excels at hurt/comfort. Thirty Minutes is a great example of her work. It’s a tightly written account of the first half hour after Starsky's been shot in a bank robbery -- told from Starsky's point of view as he fades between the grave reality of his rescue and dreamlike recollections of a falling-out with Hutch, all with the thirty-minute clock running.

From Thirty Minutes:

0:00
        He didn't realize at first he'd been shot.

        The blow hit him hard in the chest, unbalancing him, but Starsky had staggered on a few steps more before his mind caught up with his body.  That had been a bullet, not a random bump from the chaos of bodies around him.  He stared down in disbelief at the growing stain of red on his chest. I love this shirt.

        And then his knees unlocked and he toppled gracelessly onto the road.

Thirty Minutes
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11:48 pm "Losing Sleep" by Sugahlei (PG)
Fandom: NARUTO
Pairing: Naruto/Sasuke
Length: one-shot at 3,865 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sugahlei
Author Website: FF.net profile page has fic and links to three other fic archives and the author's LJ
Why this must be read: D'awww! This fic is a sweet, sticky gem. The author did a fine job of slowly shifting from Naruto simply wanting a full night's sleep to his wanting to comfort Sasuke from his nightmares, and then the gradual change to something more. I was particularly touched by Naruto worrying about Sasuke's reaction to the kyuubi inside him. This is great comfort fic, if you're feeling down and want to read something tender. [no canon spoilers beyond a brief mention of Sakura's specialty training]

Losing Sleep by Sugahlei
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