October 13th, 2013 
10:06 am when you breathe in you’ll lift like a balloon by torigates (R)
Fandom: NEW GIRL
Pairing: Jessica Day/Nick Miller
Length: ~5.5k
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] torigates
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:

ROAD TRIP FIC! The summer after the second season finale was primed for tons of excellent Nick/Jess road trip stories, and this is one of my favorites. It's beautiful and lovely and delicate but also realistic about weaving in all the issues and problems that Nick and Jess bring along with them.

when you breathe in you’ll lift like a balloon (AO3)
Nick is tired of saying no.

aka the one where Nick and Jess drive and fuck their way across America.
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04:45 pm The Traitorous Act Affair Chapter by Pactnmmt (Rating General)

Fandom: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Pairing: none
Length: 28,471
Author on LJ: Pactnmmt
Author Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Pactnmmt/pseuds/Pactnmmt

Why this must be read:
The story was three years in the making but well worth it. Pactnmmt didn't miss an emotion with this, the twist and turns kept the reader unsure of what would happen next and who is on whose side. Yet all through it all Napoleon and Illya never forgot the standards of UNCLE and their loyalty to the organization, each other, and Mr. Waverly. I have read few stories that I would want to read again and again but this is one of them.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/546951/chapters/973722
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06:14 pm Does Not All Go to One Place? (T)
Fandom: KUSHIEL'S LEGACY
Pairing: Melisande Shahrizai/Ptolemy Solon
Length: 1,103
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Meneldur on Fanfiction.net
Warnings: **Spoilers** through Kushiel's Mercy. Mild BDSM.
Why this must be read:

This is a wonderful look inside the mind of Melisande Shahrizai after all of the events of the first two trilogies. I really love this look into Melisande's characterization. I think this piece manages to both be true to book Melisande and beautifully provide further growth in her later years/the aftermath of the books.

Does Not All Go to One Place?


Less Spoilery Bonus Fic: I was torn between posting the above story and another good Melisande fic from Meneldur. If you want a fic that doesn't spoil the whole series, then please check out this nice little backstory, Let People Serve Thee.
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08:01 pm The Days Beyond by misspamela (NC-17)
Fandom: THE EAGLE
Pairing: Marcus/Esca
Length: ~13k
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] misspamela
Author Website: On AO3
Why this must be read:

I like this fic a lot because it gives us a look inside Esca's head whereas most fic tends to focus on Marcus' POV. Here you get to watch him go from dismissing all Romans to coming round to Marcus to the gradual development of the deep understanding they have of each other canonically. It also looks at the miserable situation Esca ends up in with regards to his knowledge of the eagle and the Ninth. Again, that's not something you see touched on often and the internal battle between his loyalty to his past and his loyalty to Marcus gives you a whole new perspective on his actions and motivations.


The Days Beyond
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08:21 pm The Forest of Dreams by Isis (NC-17)
Fandom: THE EAGLE
Pairing: Marcus/Esca
Length: ~4k
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] isiscolo
Author Website: On AO3
Why this must be read:

Okay so we've had some super intense AUs and some great canonfic and now it's time for the one to make you blush. I will quite happily admit that I love tentacle!fic and I love this one in particular because not only is the imagery scorchingly hot but it has this beautiful mythological feel to that fits so well with the canon. There's so much emotion in what goes unsaid and it mixes hot and sweet perfectly.


The Forest of Dreams
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08:36 pm $10 Says You're Wrong (from the "All Bets are Off" series) by BeBunny (Explicit)
Fandom: THE AVENGERS (MOVIEVERSE)
Pairing: Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov/Steve Rogers, Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov
Length: 5130
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] bebunny
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:

This fic is both a very hot and a little bit sweet (not cloyingly so) look at the ever-popular theme of Steve trying to adjust to life (and intimacy) in the 21st century. I love it because it highlights the established relationship between Clint and Natasha and how well they're in sync with one another, and deals with Steve's uncertainties about sex in the modern world rather than just painting him as prudish and disapproving. The movie-verse Steve Rogers is still young, still awkward around women in regards to dating, and now has to deal with being a world-wide celebrity and superhero on top of that. As [livejournal.com profile] bebunny says in the fic "performance anxiety doesn't begin to cover it". On the flipside, Clint and Natasha are shown as down to earth and forthright about their sexuality, and perfectly willing to share that with Steve in order to help him out.

It's the first part of a longer series that continues to show how their relationship develops and grows, and all the stories in it are worth a read.

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$10 Says You're Wrong
Author's Summary: When Tony plays a prank on Steve it's only meant to get a rise out of him, however it only serves to throw into light just how out of place Steve feels. Natasha is the one to see it for what it really is, but is there anything she and Clint can do to help?
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