September 24th, 2013 
08:24 pm Once More by Nikita (Teen+)
Fandom: STAR TREK: ALTERNATE ORIGINAL SERIES (also, THE ORIGINAL SERIES)
Pairing: Spock/Leonard McCoy, Spock/Alternate Leonard McCoy, Alternate Spock/Alternate Nyota Uhura
Length: 20,355 words
Author on LJ: (unknown)
Author Website: on AO3
Why this must be read:
Because this fic gets that the universes are DIFFERENT. Just because the original Spock never had a romantic relationship with Nyota doesn't mean that the alternate relationship is doomed to failure. And just because Spock loved his own Leonard McCoy doesn't make it true in this bold new universe. Except perhaps it does...

I like that this story focused a lot on Spock and his reaction to seeing the Vulcan of the universe he finds himself destroyed, his relationship to Sarek, and his ambivalence towards the alternates of his best friends, Jim Kirk and Leonard McCoy. I also like the focus on McCoy, too. Good reading, this!

Once More by Nikita
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08:44 pm The Best Picture of the Human Soul by SwissMiss (Teen+)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: John Watson/Sherlock HOlmes
Length: 5,776 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] swissmarg
Author Website: Masterlist of Fics and Recs, on AO3
Why this must be read:
I love and adore magical realism in fics, including all the soulbond counters, invisible linking ribbons, urban faeries, and the like. That made me predisposed to like this story, but the evocative and emotional imagery of the author's writing and the choice of magic are what hit home the most with me. In this fic, everyone has magical tattoos of the events in their lives that most affect them literally inked onto their skin. John has his full share of them, but it seems like Sherlock is an empty canvas. He's not.

LOVE this story, it's one for the re-read pile. Do check out the sequel, too.

The Best Picture of the Human Soul by SwissMiss
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