September 8th, 2013 
11:36 am A Lost Family History of Cotton Candy and Carousels by chaletian (PG)
Sorry for the bit of a late start ... Stiles' Jeep was in the shop, but now we're back on the road and ready for a month of mainly Derek/Stiles recs. Come along for the ride!

Fandom: TEEN WOLF (TV)
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~ 4230 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] chaletian
Author Website: on AO3; The Fan Fictional Efforts of La Squeen
Why this must be read: A lot of stories that are marked Derek/Stiles aren't necessarily about that. In fact, I'd say this one is only even pre-slash if you squint the squintiest squint ever squinted. It's more about family and memories, that gut-wrenching moment when you are reconnected to your past, and suddenly you're both elated and miserable because for one instant you have the people you love back, but it makes their loss that much more painful.

Stiles is working a summer job at the library, and though he's stepped back from the werewolf shenanigans after Season 2, he can't help but reach out to Derek when he finds an old film in the archives. Of course, Stiles and Derek being who they are, Stiles can't give the footage to Derek directly, and Derek can't exactly say how much it means to him. (Boys!) The story also gives Peter a nice touch of humanity, and seems fitting for these end of summer days.

An Excerpt
[Stiles] freezes, crouched down by the DVD player, arm outstretched.

He’s pretty stupid. That’s all Stiles can think, eyes fixed on the screen. They always went to celebrate the Fourth of July, and those other DVDs had all had his dad sitting on the dais with Sheriff Ritter and the mayor, looking mostly bored out of his skull, so Stiles not realising – not even conceiving – that his
mother might be on there as well is stupid.

On AO3: A Lost Family History of Cotton Candy and Carousels

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12:13 pm Withstanding by Duluthgirl (Gen)
Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH
Pairing: none
Length: 1623
Author on LJ: duluthgirl
Author Website: http://starskyhutcharchive.net/viewuser.php?uid=258
Why this must be read: a poignant story of Hutch's terror and shock directly after Starsky's shooting in Sweet Revenge. Hutch can barely move, not even reach down to feel if Starsky has a pulse. I love this line: All Hutch could do was watch...and breathe. When life is stripped down to simply existing until the crisis is resolved, or at least Hutch finds out if Starsky will survive.


Withstanding
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12:36 pm Waters Edge by [livejournal.com profile] seal_girl (PG-13)
Fandom: STAR WARS
Characters: Anakin, Obi-Wan
Length: ~25k words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] seal_girl
Author Website: Fic Tags
Why this must be read:

Because it is a lead-in for Halloween, and is spooky. Written for [livejournal.com profile] spook_me, the atmosphere builds nicely to an intense climax. There is Obikin byplay, and the big question is this: Who or what is causing visitors to an out-of-the-way water world to disappear? Three chapters, each neatly linked to the next.

Waters Edge
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07:47 pm Sleeping Weather by Afropuff (Explicit)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: ~3k
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Afropuff's Story Page
Why this must be read:

This is a lovely little story about what Blair and Jim get up to on a rainy Cascade morning. I really enjoy stories where the boys are just puttering around the loft and living everyday life, and this one manages to be sweet and gentle while also being as hot as all get-out.

Sleeping Weather

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08:20 pm Partners 101 by Kerry2boys (gen)
Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH
Pairing: none
Length: 12522 words
Author on LJ:unknown
Author Website:http://starskyhutcharchive.net/viewuser.php?uid=292
Why this must be read: There are literally dozens of stories on how Starsky and Hutch met and became friends. This is a different version than I had ever read: the guys are not best buddies right out of the academy, in fact don't immediately click even after they are partnered as detectives under Captain Dobey. It takes a month of working the streets together and then a very volatile encounter with a former friend of Hutch's to cement the partnership. I was a little distracted by punctuation and spelling errors, but the same could be said of my early stories. I will keep my eye out for more of Kerry2boys' stories.


Partners101
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