December 23rd, 2013 
07:39 am The Queen's Tale by Willowbough (G)
Fandom: Fairy Tales
Characters: Queen, King, Princesses
Length: 3K words
Author Website: at AO3

Why this must be read: We get to listen in as the Queen from one of our fairy tales tells her young daughters a bedtime story. As with the best stories, it's got interesting characters, a great plot and a nice dollop of the mysterious. Enjoy.

The Queen's Tale

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09:33 am Falling Down by HeartoftheWizard (General Audiences)
Fandom: SUITS
Pairing: Gen (Harvey, Mike)
Length: 1220
Author on LJ: not that I know of
Author Website: AO3 profile

Why this must be read: Harvey gets vertigo, but it's okay: Mike's there. Unlike a lot of h/c fics I've read from the Suits fandom, I personally find this story to be consistent with the show's characterization of them.



Harvey could practically hear the smirk in the kid's voice, and was just turning around to dismiss his cocky attitude, when the room suddenly tilted before his eyes. He had no control over his body as he fell sideways, the glass slipping from his hand and hitting the floor. The dark liquid quickly began to absorb into the carpet. The room continued to spin even as he lay stunned.

And then Mike was there, all deer-in-the-headlights, hands extended. Harvey noted with a wince that the knees of the kid's suit were in the puddle of wine.



Falling Down
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12:30 pm Endeavours Too Short of Desires by leiascully (PG)
Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing: Fox Mulder/Dana Scully
Length: ~ 4300 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] leiascully
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:

Far from being the soulmates other fans imagined, Mulder and Scully seemed like very different people to me. And while I loved watching their UST on the show, frankly, the RST in fanfic often bores me. In this retelling of the sixth season, [livejournal.com profile] leiascully captures Mulder's feelings of ambivalence toward Scully: wanting her, being annoyed by her, being annoyed by wanting her. He takes her away for the week-end, ostensibly to chase ghosts, sits with her in a hot tub—and does nothing!

He worries that he loves her by association. He worries that she tolerates him simply because she's used to him. In the daylight, in the office, their lives feel so ordinary. Two hired guns for the FBI, overeducated, underpaid, no scope at all for the kind of epic love he wants to believe they could share someday when they get around to saying it. When they find a safe space. "Son," says the bottom of the whiskey bottle some nights, "you're delusional."

He wants to believe.


Yes, indeed. That is the Moose and Squirrel I know and love.

Read Endeavours Too Short of Desires at her Livejournal | her AO3 account.
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01:54 pm When I'm Lost, Then There's You Series by unperfectwolf (Explicit Overall)
Fandom: HOCKEY RPF
Pairing: Jordan Eberle/Taylor Hall
Length: 15,357 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] unperfectwolf
Author Website: Author page on AO3
Why this must be read
It's a Jordan/Taylor romance in which Ebs doesn't play pro hockey due to an injury at 17. As an AU, it's detailed and credible, and the guys still have their magical friendship. ;)

When I'm lost, then there's you series:
the record stands (Explicit)
today you found the sun (Teen and Up)
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05:08 pm Coming To Yours by cyclogenesis (NC-17)
Fandom: ONE DIRECTION
Pairing: Harry Styles/Nick Grimshaw
Length: ~7,300 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] cyclogenesis
Author on AO3: cyclogenesis (addictedkitten)
Why this must be read:

Because just a few months after befriending his slightly age-inappropriate popstar crush, Nick had Harry up to his family's for Christmas, and that deserved to be immortalized in fic. Cyclogenesis' characterizations are always pitch-perfect, and this story is one of my favorites. Harry is odd and sweetly determined, and Nick has no idea what's hit him. Warnings for mistletoe and feelings.

21 December 2011 @Harry_Styles: @grimmers I hear I’m coming to yours for Christmas…is your dad gonna call me Henry Stars again?
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06:00 pm Be My Little Good Luck Charm by 100percentsassy (NC-17)
Fandom: ONE DIRECTION
Pairing: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
Length: ~35,000 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author on AO3: 100percentsassy
Why this must be read:

"In which Harry is a promising amateur golfer making his debut at the PGA Championship, and Louis is a Sky Sports anchor who would really rather be commentating on footie."

This is just an incredibly fun read. The best AU's play off canon dynamics, and while Louis' instant obsession with Harry is spot-on, it's the relationship between incorrigible-Louis-who-cannot-help-himself and his please-just-let's-be-professional co-anchor Liam that kind of steals the show.

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Be My Little Good Luck Charm
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08:16 pm The Tale of Jack by DancingGrimm (Explicit)
Fandom: Fairy Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk
Pairing/Characters: Jack/The Giant; Jack's mother, OCs
Length: 41K words
Author Website: at AO3

Why this must be read: It's an awesome 21st century retelling that is full of angst, adversity, and true love.

Jack Bean's life could not be much worse. His father has died, leaving large debts. His mother is ill and can no longer work. He was outed by a horrible teacher, who also spread lies about him, forcing Jack to drop out of high school. Because he has not completed his education and lives in a tiny village, he can't find a job and is forced into a life of prostitution. The icing on the very bad cake is the horrible teacher is now one of his meanest customers.

When he attempts to sell the family car, there's only one buyer: a strange man who gives him money that mysteriously turns into an old paper. Jack despairs his situation, but then notices that the paper is actually a map. He decides to follow it to a very tall tree. His life then gets better in some ways, and worse. Enjoy.

The Tale of Jack

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11:27 pm the consolation (prize) by annieoakley1 [PG]
Fandom: THE HUNGER GAMES
Pairing: Mrs. Mellark, Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark (Everlark)
Length: 1008 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] annie_oakley
Author Website: Author on AO3 | Author on FFN | Author on Tumblr
Why this must be read: Peeta's mother is a fairly prominent character in THG fan fiction. In this story set after the Victor Tour in Catching Fire but before the Quarter Quell announcement, Peeta and his mother share a moment that could almost be described as a rare moment of tenderness between the two of them…almost.



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the consolation (prize) by annieoakley1
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