July 26th, 2013 
12:42 am Stilinski's Home for Wayward Wolves - owlpostagain (PG/light R)
Fandom: TEEN WOLF
Pairing: Stiles/Derek
Length: 35197 words
Author on LJ: unknown, but she is on Tumblr
Author Website: AO3
Summary: In which Stiles Stilinski moves to Beacon Hills for his junior year of high school and accidentally adopts a pack of teenage werewolves.

Why this must be read: There's a whole stockpile of AUs in the Teen Wolf fandom, but this one seperates itself from the pack (see what I did there?) by being pretty unique. The summary pretty much says it all, this is a story of what would happen if Stiles hadn't been there during the first two seasons (ignoring, as the author says, that they'd probably all have died without him) and how he comes into the pack late.

There's a few other canon tweaks, mostly related to Peter, Jackson and Erica, but overall this is a highly enjoyable and amusing AU that paints a really interesting "how Stiles became part of the pack" picture.



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Stilinski's Home for Wayward Wolves
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10:10 am Love and Glory by Brooklinegirl (Mature)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Ray Vecchio/Suzanne Chapin (the agent from You Must Remember This)
Length: between 1000-2000 words?
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] brooklinegirl
Author Website: Happy Friend Box
Why this must be read: Because Special Agent Suzanne Chapin is awesome? It's a short and straight-forward story, set just before Ray steps into his role undercover.  It's a fulfillment of the hopelessly romantic premise of that episode, one last real, meaningful moment of connection between the two of them, that moment of beating the odds that Ray talks about at the end of the episode.  It's wonderfully bittersweet.

Love and Glory
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01:14 pm Happenstance by almitablanca (PG-13)
Fandom: MEN'S PROFESSIONAL TENNIS RPS
Pairings: Nicolas Almagro/David Ferrer plus assorted background Armada pairings
Length: ~ 20,000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] almitablanca

Author website: [livejournal.com profile] almitablanca
Why this must be read: A mundane office AU involving all sorts of Armada entanglements would be Total Win to begin with.  Even though I recced this author for something else earlier this month, she is one of the go-to authors when it comes to Armada fic - it was just a question of which fic to pick.  In the fic, Nico is an observer in the world, whether it's creating stories about other people on the Metro or doing the accounting work of people having more exciting personal lives.  So while Feliciano Lopez gets Nico to the point of being overworked and burnt out, Nico romanticizes about a particular artist on the Metro who seems to leave little pieces of his life behind.  Nico works so well in the lead role as he's usually the outsider when it comes to Armada hijinks anyway.

Happenstance
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05:31 pm VID REC: SHERLOCK BBC - You’re something like a phenomena – (Gen)
Vidder: Lozzeh13
Musical Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Length: 1:32
Vidder on LJ: N/A
Vidder’s Website: Youtube

Why this vid must be viewed:
If Sherlock was a rockstar, like Moffatt said, this could be his clip. Okay, Sherlock doesn't have this kind of soundtrack or listen to rock music, but, the more times I see this the more I appreciate how the vidder matched cinematography and music to capture exactly that energy of BBC's younger, action - but still totally canon - Sherlock.

You're something like a phenomena
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07:00 pm VID REC: INCEPTION – L.E.S. Artistes
Vidder: gabygal7
Musical Artist: santigold
Length: 3:09
Vidder on LJ:
Vidder’s Website: Youtube
Why this vid must be viewed:
character video on Arthur & Eames from Inception

And oldie, but such a goodie.
Character studies on Arthur and Eames throughout the movie. This is one of those fanvids where the song choice is perfect and helps tell the story- different verses in the lyrics seems to highlight their characters so perfectly and also manages to tie them together by hinting at what their relationship is/could be like.

L.E.S. Artistes
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07:01 pm VID REC: AVENGERS – In the Bullpen
Vidder: genusshrike
Musical Artist: Dessa
Length: 2:37
Vidder on LJ:
Vidder’s Website: DW
Why this vid must be viewed:
Black Widow FTW!

A fanvid that highlight anything and everything about Natasha’s awesomeness in The Avengers. Considering how Black Widow was one of the 2 characters who was solving all the obstacles in this movie, all of Natasha’s skills are on display here. Her physical ability, her intelligence, her acting skills. The song is so perfect for her because Natasha is probably the smallest person physically in most scenes, but she tends to own every room she’s in.


In the Bullpen
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08:02 pm Smile [fanvid] by Kat-Byrd (approx G)

Fandom: Starsky and Hutch
Pairing: none, slash goggles optional
Length: 2:36
Vidder: Kat-Byrd
Musical Artist: Uncle Cracker
Vidder on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sc_fossil
Author Website: Links to Kat-Byrd's vids/LilyK's fic can be found on SC_Fossil's LJ Profile Page
Why this must be viewed:

I tend to gravitate to the H/C side of fandom (you're so very shocked, I know) but I can appreciate the happy side, too. Really! And this is happy-making indeed. Starsky and Hutch face a lot of grim realities, but they get through the tough times because they have each other.

Even when you're gone
Somehow you come along
Just like a flower poking through that sidewalk crack
And just like that

Oh, you make me smile

Kat features a whole range of clips, some of our boys clowning around, some in "me and thee" moments, some even in not-funny situations, but she knows her material well, and pulls it all together into a lovely vid that leaves no doubt about the deep affection these men have for each other, on the job and off.

And if you still need a reason to watch? Man, they're so damn gorgeous when they smile :D

Smile

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10:38 pm VID REC: Hannibal - Roaring Lungs
Vidder: Frozensify
Musical Artist: Brian Eno
Length: 2:30
Vidder on LJ: ???
Vidder’s Website: youtube account
Why this vid must be viewed:

It's a gorgeous vid that really shows off the visuals and dreamlike tone of the show.

Roaring Lungs
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