Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: none
Length: 14,982
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: http://starskyhutcharchive.net/viewuser.php?uid=138

Why this must be read: Hutch is kidnapped and tortured by the brother of a guy he put into a mental institution, and who subsequently died from his treatment in the hospital. Starsky searches frantically and finally gets a lead. But will he get there in time? If you like a hurt Hutch, this h/c story is for you.

The Devil Dances at Night

Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Benton Fraser/Ray Vecchio, Ray Kowalski/Ray Vecchio
Length: 425 words
Author on LJ: jadelennox
Author Website: Author’s works on AO3
Why this must be read:

Tagged for stop_drop_porn during Blank Verse Blog Week, jadelennox rose to the challenge and wrote this poem. Porn written in verse is wonderful, wonderful thing.

A winter’s dream dissolves in summer’s night

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Blair Sandburg/Jim Ellison
Length: 4K words
Author on LJ: zelempa
Author Website: at AO3

Why this must be read: It’s a great combination of hot sex, high anxiety and major confusion.

The first scene opens with Jim tied to his bed; but he isn’t worried…much. Blair has convinced him to participate in some light bondage and, in the flush of their new relationship, Jim agrees. The only worrisome bit is that Blair wants to videotape them. Under Blair’s ministrations, Jim soon forgets his misgivings.

But they come back with a vengeance when he thinks that perhaps Blair might be detailing their love life in a chapter of the dissertation. And when he comes home unexpectedly, he’s convinced of it.

Zelempa wrote this story after being inspired by a screencap of Richard Burgi tied up in bed in his role as Karl in "Desperate Housewives". If you want to see the source of her inspiration, you can check Jane Davitt’s screencaps here.

Subject to Error by Zelempa (Explicit)

If you like this, take a moment to tell the author. You will absolutely make her day!

Fandom: SHERLOCK BBC
Pairing: Mycroft/Lestrade, Sherlock/John
Length: 119,371 in total
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: AO3
Author Warnings:None provided
Author Summary:No series summary but here is the first fic’s summary:
“In which Sherlock asks Mycroft for a favor.” That’s how it all starts.
Why this must be read:I am always on the look out for long fics or series and trying to find longer good fics of the Mycroft/Lestrade pairing is especially hard. One of my favorite series has already been recced here:At Least There’s The Football. But this a definite contender, enjoy!
Scotch Series

Fandom: THE AVENGERS (MOVIEVERSE)
Pairing: Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov
Length: 1099
Author on LJ: Unknown (there is a matching screen name, but nothing Avengers-related there or anything to connect them)
Author Website: Tumblr or AO3
Why this must be read:

This fic must be read because, well, it's scifigrl47, and I'm of the opinion all her fic is in the "must be read" pile. Most of it has been recced already, with good reason. She builds the best "team as family" world I've ever run into, has a deft hand with original characters (and bots!), and can bring the funny on the same page that she breaks your heart wide open.

I was thrilled to find out that this fic in particular hadn't been recced, since I wanted to highlight some of the best Clint/Natasha fic this month. "Before the Storm, There is Peace" captures (in just a relatively few words) some of the most quintessential elements that make Clint and Natasha's relationship so compelling - whether they're written as lovers, exes, "just partners", or soul mates (romantic or otherwise) Here they fill in each other's spaces and guard one anothers' backs. Here they bicker in the way that only those of long acquaintance do, are blindingly tender at one turn and then slip away from one another the next. In particular she's taking a look at them preparing for the Battle of New York (written before the movie aired, so there's a fair amount of guesstimation) but it could be before any moment of truth in any number of dangerous "we probably won't survive" sort of circumstances.

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Before the Storm, There is Peace
Author's Summary:

"This is nothing we were ever trained for."

If you have to die, die fighting. If you have to fall, fall because you were standing for something. And if you have to face impossible odds, you might as well do it with someone who knows just how impossible they are, but has your back anyway.

Or; only an ex would ask you why.