August 11th, 2013 
04:03 pm Through the Glass by dentalfloss (teen and up)
Let's pretend I recced this on Friday, like I meant to...

Fandom: Avengers (2012)
Pairing: technically pre-slash for Clint/Coulson, but really just gen
Length: ~70,400
Author on LJ: Maybe? Idk.
Author Website: AO3 Dash

Why this must be read: I quibbled on this rec, not because it's not seriously brilliant, but because it doesn't contain the kind of recovery that I, personally, need in a fic. Then I told myself to get over myself, because this is ridiculously well executed and deserves to have one billion readers.

In this fic, through a series of events, Clint is held in indentured servitude of sort to SHIELD, but nobody at SHIELD knows that for years. This is an exceedingly good example of a fic about consent and agency, and the characters are all vivid in their own right.

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Through the Glass
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07:10 pm Doing It Right by arrow aka esteefee (Mature)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: 526 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] esteefee
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:

Author's Summary : It's heavy. It's Blair's gun.

I really liked seeing the change in Blair in this small piece from the free-spirited student we knew at series beginning. We can literally feel the weight of his decision to become a cop and protect his Sentinel. He exhibits a focus and maturity that was lacking earlier in the canon. Through the device of learning to clean his new gun and the contemplation on its use in defense of Jim, the audience really gets a grasp on how Blair has grown as an individual and a partner. That's a lot to accomplish in such a short piece and shows the writing chops of esteefee.

Doing It Right
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09:23 pm Your Daddy's Aim is True by thefourthvine (explicit)
Fandom: HOCKEY RPF
Pairing: Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews
Length: 15,000 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] thefourthvine
Author Website: thefourthvine's hockey fic at AO3
Why this must be read:

I'm going to do a couple of thematic recs, and the first theme is kidfic. In this one, Kane and Toews magically (yes magically) acquire a baby, and deal with it. Well. Pretty well all told. Better than I would with a surprise!baby, I suspect.

This is a well written, funny and touching fic.

"And who the fuck would name a baby Stanley?" he says. He actually wishes he'd had less to drink lately. His brain won't start.

"You," Johnny says. "You would."

"No I fucking wouldn't," Patrick says. Johnny just stares at him, flat-faced and yet still furious, and he remembers one night two years ago, hugging the Cup and promising to name his firstborn after it. "Not in a year we didn't
win," he says, and it sounds pathetic even to his ears.

Your Daddy's Aim is True
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10:02 pm Summer Camp by Syl (PG)
Fandom: STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES
Pairing: Kirk/OC
Length: 63,675 words
Author Website: Syl (fanfiction.net)
Summary: 14 year old Jimmy Kirk must fight against the forces of Kodos the Executioner!

Why this must be read: This fic is 100% my headcannon for the events on Tarsus IV, which is brought up in the TOS episode The Conscience of the King. It's an action story, an adventure, a teen-aged romance, and a great sci-fi story for anyone reading, regardless of previous TOS cannon knowledge. It explains a lot about the Jim Kirk we meet later on in his life, and I highly recommend it to anyone, regardless of their taste in Star Trek.

Summer Camp
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