July 21st, 2013 
07:11 am A Golden Opportunity by Dolimir (slash)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: 16375 words
Author on LJ: dolimir_k
Author Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Dolimir
Why this must be read: - At the start of this AU, Blair has not yet made contact with Jim. Urged by Eli Stoddard, who feels Blair needs to relax a bit, he writes a novel. He's heard rumours on campus about a new designer drug, Golden, so takes that for his plot...

Dolimir is an excellent writer who mixes canon with her storyline brilliantly. This is a well-paced story that shows Blair's strengths as well as his insecurities. It has a Jim who is a little more open than he often is in canon, but that, IMO, is a big plus. Like all of Dolimir's stories, this is a very satisfactory read.

Unfortunately Dolimir recently chose to drop out of fandom, at least for the time being. She'll be missed.

A Golden Opportunity
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02:04 pm Kissing for Amateurs by morganreid_fan (R)
Fandom: MEN'S PROFESSIONAL TENNIS RPS
Pairing: Novak Djokovic/Roger Federer
Length: 11,900
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] morganreid_fan
Author website: rogernovak_fan
Why this must be read: The pairing of Djokovic/Federer has a rather small but fierce following in fandom.  It has seemed over the years that Novak has a way of getting under Roger's skin in a way nobody (not even Nadal) can accomplish.  This author has a couple of series that are still in progress with this pairing but the fic that really comes to mind when I think of the dynamic is this story, written in 2010.  Novak decides the best way to get Roger is to debase himself and say he's the worst kisser in the world.  Roger does eventually give in, only for Novak to discover that Roger is, in fact, a very good teacher who is just not that good with relationships.

Kissing for Amateurs
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