June 3rd, 2013 
07:31 am Mental by Boeshane42 (R)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Length: 18128
Author on LJ:
Author Website: Ao3
Why this must be read:
Sherlock Holmes is a patient in a closed psychiatric ward. John Watson is his new psychiatrist.

An alternate timeline fic where consulting-detective Sherlock is in a psychiatric ward, experiencing bouts of psychosis. John Watson is the former army-doctor who Mycroft hires on staff at the ward to keep an eye on Sherlock.

Sherlock, trapped at the ward, is still the difficult genius he can’t help being. But he seems a little more human in a situation where he is brought down with his weaknesses (the psychosis) so apparent and debilitating to his work. John starts out the reluctant wounded soldier, but he finds his footing quickly enough as he deals with Sherlock and tries to find ways to help him. It's like canon took a little step to the left of where they actually started.


Mental
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07:33 am A Mighty Dark Night by blue_fjords (R)
Fandom: SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: Dean/Cas
Length: 73813
Author on LJ:
Author Website: Ao3
Why this must be read:
Detective Dean Winchester meets Homeland Security Agent Castiel James over a corpse.

Cop!AU’s can work so well for Supernatural (considering the show sometimes feels like a procedural anyway), and this one is pretty plotty and has a pretty huge scope while all taking place in the “real world” (i.e. no magic or monsters).

Dean is a cop. Sam’s a lawyer. All the angels are working for homeland security. Everybody gets tangled up in a large criminal conspiracy that features most of the major Supernatural villains up to season 6. Bobby, Ellen, and Jo are like family. The way all the characters here mirror their canon counterparts makes everything seem so familiar and seem in-character as they live in a universe with a murder-mystery that feels like it takes a dozen twists and turns yet somehow resolves almost exactly like you’d expect it to (since you’re so familiar with the characters).

A Mighty Dark Night
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01:59 pm "Safety Zone" by saucydiva (PG)
Fandom: Parks and Recreation
Pairing: Leslie Knope/Ben Wyatt
Length: 5400 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] saucydiva
Author Website: Tumblr

Why this must be read: This is LIT-RALLY one of my all-time favorite Parksfics, featuring the whole gang, water balloons, hilarious hijinks, and a hefty dose of Leslie/Ben sexual tension. [livejournal.com profile] saucydiva is one of the fandom's best authors--she has a loving, pitch-perfect grasp of the characters and an ability to make even the most mundane moments laugh-out-loud funny.

We are having a party to eradicate Alzheimer’s! )

Safety Zone
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04:44 pm Revelations (G) and Purchase (G) by Kass
I’m so excited to be once again driving the Van. Before I start I have a PSA. As you may have heard, our beloved slash archive, 852 Prospect , has moved to Archive of Our Own . It is being maintained as an intact collection and will continue to be open to any authors who want to add to its slashy goodness.

As a result of the move, I’ve been reading in the archive more than usual, so I plan to highlight some of the stories found there.

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: 2200 and 500 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] kassrachel
Author Website: Fanworks by Kass and at AO3

Why this must be read: In canon, there are references to Blair’s Jewish roots, although he’s not observant. In my head canon, Blair has not forgotten his upbringing and, when he slows down enough, feels the tug of those roots. In Kass’ story, he decides to observe Shavuot (which coincidentally happened just a few weeks ago), and we feel his passion right along with him.

“Revelations” was posted at the 852 Prospect archive almost a decade ago. As a bonus, I’m also including Kass’ newest work in TS; a short but lovely Chanukah story written last year. It’s delightful to know that our boys still reach out to inspire an author, no matter how long she’s been writing. Enjoy.

Revelations and Purchase

--magician’s mantra: make an author’s day.  Send feedback if you liked their story! AO3 makes it easy.
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