June 23rd, 2013 
08:53 am Mosaic by Fluterbev (unrated)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: 2 K words
Author on LJ: http://fluterbev-fic.dreamwidth.org/
Author Website: at Artifact Storage Room 3 and at AO3

Why this must be read: It’s a gentle story of healing between two damaged men.

Post series, Blair is recovering from the repercussions of his press conference, and pondering whether to take Simon up on his offer to become a detective. Jim invites Blair to take a vacation to Italy with him. Reluctant because of his shaky financial position, Blair concedes because it seems to mean so much to Jim. They head to Ravenna, the mosaic capital of Europe.

Fluterbev has been recommended here many times, and justly so. This might be a less-well-known story, but it’s one of hers that’s close to my heart. I’m delighted that she’s added this and many other stories to the 852 collection. Enjoy.

Mosaic by Fluterbev (unrated)

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09:23 pm Betwixt and Between by ivywatcher (Teen)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: Gen
Length: 7294
Author on LJ: Author Website: Ao3
Why this must be read:
In Which: Mycroft's mother is dead, Sherlock has solved a case, and John Watson is still awake.

A quiet still fic from Mycroft’s pov. Mycroft gets a call in the middle of the night. Considering what his character thinks of ‘sentiment’ there’s going to be no outward explosion of emotions, even if he did love his mother. Instead, he goes to 221B, knowing he needs to inform Sherlock, but finding Sherlock finally asleep after a long case, he sits with John and just talks- about the case, about some childhood memories. Fic interspersed with bits of John’s write-up of the just completed case.

Betwixt and Between
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09:25 pm Some Kind of Courtship by Annie D (scaramouche) (NC-17)
Fandom: SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: Dean/Cas
Length: 24,230
Author on LJ:
Author Website: Ao3
Why this must be read:
(Or, two sociopaths walk into a slave auction...)

So, trigger warnings first- consent issues (technically not actually? ), sadism, murder, violence, ect. I’ve linked to the series page instead of the first chapter so anyone who needs to check for the warning tags the author used won’t have to jump right into the story. So I debated whether or not to rec this (especially considering the author has other good fic that isn’t as dark, but I guess this is where the extreme end of my personal biases really coloured my pick (especially since I’ve been binging on dark, twisted "psychopath" fics these past few months)- and considering how many people kudos-ed this, I figure there’s an audience for it out there.

An AU universe where the Winchesters run some shady business, Castiel might be an assassin, and Dean and Cas have some dark twisted needs that the other just happens to fulfill. It’s obsession and possessiveness and violent relationships taken to extremes with them egging each other further on all the way.

Some Kind of Courtship
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