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CSI

Fleeting Moments by Elialys (CSI: Las Vegas, Sara/Grissom, character death)
When grief blurs the line between memories and imagination, here's your last chance to say goodbye.
Brief, brutal, beautiful look at a different outcome for 'Living Doll'.

Stale Toothpaste (And Other Problems of Love) by Camilla Sandman (CSI: Las Vegas, Sara/Grissom)
Grissom snores. Sara leaves the toothpaste cap unscrewed.
Fluffy established relationship.

Fringe

Trickster Makes This World by Alice Starling (Fringe, Peter, Peter/Olivia, Alt!Livia, Lincoln)
On fatherhood and the art of the con; Peter comes downstairs one morning to find Olivia with unwelcome guests.
I love the idea of Peter as the Trickster. A glimpse of what first made me like Peter, the grittier side. Or at least the possibility of it.

Gilmore Girls

Minute Detail by Arianna555 (Gilmore Girls, Rory/Jess)
This is called tension. These are the facts: it's two words on a page. Rory sent the letter from LHCD.
Awesome look at Jess and Rory's dysfunctional relationship while they are both with other people. Jess broods with the best of them.

Taking Shots for Mother Nature by falseeyelashes (Gilmore Girls, Rory, Rory/Finn)
It's the alcohol and the decadence and the swimming pool; it's the Jay Gatsby and a date with destiny and it's the friends that aren't her own and Rory gets it now: she's become her mother without ever meaning to. AU Post-Season Five finale.
Rory at her season five dysfunctional best. Love it. (And yes, you read that pairing right.)

The Seven Deadly Sins: A Series of Lit Vignettes by abc79-de (Gilmore Girls, Rory/Jess)
A series of looks at moments we were robbed of in Season Three. A look at Rory and Jess being Rory and Jess.
Just what it says.

Harry Potter

Cyclic by Fair-Ithil (Harry Potter, Ron, Trio)
Fall holds your beginning, summer your end, and you've only just realized...Ron Weasley charts the seasons
Great, great lyrical look at Ron's side of things. Short and sweet.

Of Kissing and Karma by She's a Star (Harry Potter, Harry/Ginny)
Mistletoe has reared its ugly head during the sixth year Christmas holidays at Hogwarts, resulting in revolting displays of affection, and one Miss Ginny Weasley ain't gonna stand for it.
This is a cute little fic with great Ginny in it. Even if there are like an acre of author's notes at the top for some reason. Trust me, it's worth wading through to get to the fic itself.

SG-1

Plan C Series by missparker
Sam throws her back out the same week the Colonel is scheduled for his third knee surgery.
Very nice series of stories about Sam and Jack doing what we love best, pulling apart as hard as they can until they inevitably snap back together. Very nice angst and I just love the voices.

Yup, still reading like a crazy woman. I feel like all I ever post anymore are fic recs. Lol.

Roulette by kerlin (CSI, Sara/Grissom)
Pick a future. Any future.
This is a five things type fic, detailing five ways it could have gone between Sara and Grissom. Good, bad, and in between.

That common consolation by Zara Hemla (Fringe, Peter/Olivia)
Sometimes she looks at him sideways out of those eyes of hers and it's a kind of voltage, the kind he's been searching for all his life.
This is set a bit earlier, right after Olivia takes her first trip to see Bell on the other side. I really like Peter's view of Olivia in this.

Frequency by alchemyalice  (Fringe, Peter/Olivia)
Olivia speaks. Peter hears her.
Another great Peter-figures-out-he-has-the-wrong-Olivia fic.  (I never get tired of these.)

that home by melissa_pbfan  (Fringe, Peter/Olivia)
i'd rip reality in two and cross universes for you
Very short, but beautifully poetic glimpse of a different outcome for 'Jacksonville' and what follows. I like experimental, lyrical stuff like this. There really isn't enough of it out there.

Five Times Gaila and Sulu Save Each Other by igrockspock  (Star Trek Reboot, Gaila/Sulu)
Even tough, independent people need saving once in awhile. Gaila and Sulu save each other from fears and insecurities, tarantulas and Starfleet ration bars, failed simulations and lost promotions. And space pirates. Twice.
I love this type of fic, following two people over long periods of time as their relationships develop, and how at the core, these two are just really good friends and the romance is the part that comes and goes, but that they always seem to gravitate back towards each other. Plus. Gaila. And space pirates. I find the Orion culture endlessly fascinating.

Homework by penknife  (Sanctuary, Gen, Ashley)
Ashley does her homework.
A great glimpse at what childhood for Ashley may have been like.

Moving On and Biding Time by a_loquita  (Stargate SG-1, Sam/Jack)
She puts her head on his shoulder. He wonders if this is what it will be like.
This is a wonderful, quiet, achy fic about Jack and waiting. And what a toll it takes on him. (Yay, birthday fic!)

syxp  has not only added another edition to the Jack's Magic Penis Chronicles, but has also finally compiled them all in one easy post.

So, I've been watching a lot of CSI lately. Old CSI. You know, back when it was good. I swear I am falling in love with Sara/Grissom all over again. These two. Just. Eee! The angst! The competency porn! The way I've just realized that they rarely if ever actually touch, even when they are officially together, and how that gives the pairing that great high tension feeling, like reading Austen and nearly gasping when two characters share a lingering look or help someone up into a carriage. Man. Subtlety in my ship, how I love it. (In fact, the two times Sara and Grissom actually kiss on screen are probably the two most awkward moments between them ever. Lol. But the scene where he takes the camera from her and brushes his hand down her arm? I MELT. I could watch that on loop FOR ALL TIME.)

Anyway. I had a point. Yes. I have been searching yet again for that elusive, perfect GSR fic. And I may have found it. Though it is really more of a Grissom fic with bonus GSR.

The Wall by theohara  (CSI, Gil Grissom, Sara/Grissom, past Catherine/Grissom)
I just rec'd this over at het_reccers . An amazing character study of Grissom, with lovely portraits of his relationships with Sara, his parents, Catherine, Brass, Nick, the whole damn team. It really must be read. And even as a GSR fanatic myself, the Catherine/Grissom stuff not only didn't put me off, but makes so much damn sense. (I love, love, love, LOVE the Grissom POV of his first meetings with Catherine and Sara, the way he sees them. So beautiful, so true. Gah.) So, go read. Trust me.

Oh, and while I'm here, I've been meaning to rec this West Wing fic that a bunch of people have been reccing here and there.

Connection by lauriestein  (West Wing, Kate Harper, CJ Cregg, background Kate/Will)
This is that fic. The one about competent, powerful women being FRIENDS. And how Kate is surprised by it. Both by how cool CJ is and by having a genuine connection with a woman in an environment that might encourage competition and jealousies. I LOVE THIS FIC.

One for the ship_whores:

I’ve been doing a lot more broad fannish reading lately, skimming my way through various fandoms and pairings (mostly thanks to the awesomeness that is het_reccers ). Now, usually the thought of trying to read in a new fandom blind is enough to make me lie down until the impulse goes away, because facing The Pit or some such with no recs or point of reference can be a scary, scary thing. So I thought about writing a sort of a meme, to make it way less painful. Mainly, I just want to know everyone's absolute single favorite fic for all the pairings they've spent time reading. So, here we go.

The Meme: If someone was only ever going to read one fic for a particular pairing, which one would you want it to be? List your pairings and fandoms and pick one fic that you think could sell someone on the awesomesauce of your pairing. Then, list the pairings you would be curious/interested/eager to read a fic about that you just don’t know where to even start reading, and hopefully someone on your trusted flist will be able to provide a rec.

(Yes, I picked one Sam/Jack fic. And let me tell you, it was HARD. Plus, I had to, you know, read a bunch of my old favorites to choose. It is almost physically killing me to only put one. Lol. But in the end I picked one that had the angst, the stupid cute, and the resolution all tied into one.)

( My Ships and Fics Picks ) *     *     *
( Looking for fic...help a fangirl out. )

The Wall by theohara  (CSI, Gil Grissom, Sara/Grissom, past Catherine/Grissom)
I just rec'd this over at het_reccers . An amazing character study of Grissom, with lovely portraits of his relationships with Sara, his parents, Catherine, Brass, Nick, the whole damn team. It really must be read. And even as a GSR fanatic myself, the Catherine/Grissom stuff not only didn't put me off, but makes so much damn sense. (I love, love, love, LOVE the Grissom POV of his first meetings with Catherine and Sara, the way he sees them. So beautiful, so true. Gah.) So, go read. Trust me.

Roulette by kerlin (CSI, Sara/Grissom)
Pick a future. Any future.
This is a five things type fic, detailing five ways it could have gone between Sara and Grissom. Good, bad, and in between.

see, the luck i have by weatheredlaw  (CSI, Catherine)

Run, Sara, Run by Klee Wyck (Sara/Grissom)

Fleeting Moments by Elialys (CSI: Las Vegas, Sara/Grissom, character death)
When grief blurs the line between memories and imagination, here's your last chance to say goodbye.
Brief, brutal, beautiful look at a different outcome for 'Living Doll'.

Stale Toothpaste (And Other Problems of Love) by Camilla Sandman (CSI: Las Vegas, Sara/Grissom)
Grissom snores. Sara leaves the toothpaste cap unscrewed.
Fluffy established relationship.

Austen

Castle

CSI: Las Vegas

Firefly

Fringe

Gilmore Girls

Glee

Harry Potter

Leverage

Sanctuary

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate SG-1

Star Trek Reboot

Star Wars

The West Wing


All other fandoms:

Addams Family
The Bridal Path by Vyola (Addams Family, Wednesday/Joel)
To marry an Addams means taking marriage very seriously. After all, it is till death do you part. And even then, sometimes they come back.
Okay, so it's not like I'm this big Addam's Family fan or anything. I'm pretty sure I saw the movie a million years ago. But, god, I love Wednesday, the quirky worldview of the Addam's family, and their non-traditional romance. This is such a great little fic. Short, quirky, and definitely worth a read.


Bible
The Apple by kitausu  (Bible, Eve)

We Laugh Indoors by martyr4mylove4u  (Bible, Lilith [/adam, /lucifer]) 
SO AWESOME.


Bourne Identity
Survivor by .unique.curious.individual. (T, Marie-centric, Marie/Bourne)
She is Marie Helena Kreutz, and she is a survivor.

Breathe by fearlessfan (T, Marie/Bourne)
Filling in the space between.

Easier by medie   (Nicky/Jason)
Jason Bourne is one of my fictional boyfriends, because, hot and tragic, duh. But this fic is great because it's a Nicky fic about not quite knowing what the hell she is doing, with a dash of ship for flavor.


Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Echo by vatrixsta (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Xander, Cordelia, Xander/Cordelia)
Today is Cordelia's favorite day.
Yes, this fic is in first person, which is usually not my cup of tea, but this is so wonderfully done, capturing all my nostalgia for the first show I was ever fannish about, and the sheer joy that was Xander and Cordelia in their early snarky glory. Definitely worth a read.

Bunny, Bunny, Oxen Free by lowercase k (?)
I have a soft spot for Anya. This is post series finale, Buffy investigating when Anya unexpectedly shows up. It's short and quirky and is so the Anya I love. Gen.

Physical Presence by Mona (monanotlisa) (SGA/Buffy, Anya/Rodney)
Oh my goodness, you guys.  I have been craving Rodney/Anya fic since I signed up for the ucp_ficathon ages ago.  I even wished for a Rodney/Anya story for my Holiday Wish List.  And then, lo and behold, just as I had begun to lose hope, rositamia rec'd one over at stargateficrec.  All is right with the world once more.  Especially because it is funny, snarky and full of pop culture references.  If you have any Buffy love mixed in with your Stargate fannishness, go forth and read.


Burn Notice
Five Things Madeline Knows by myystic (Burn Notice--Madeline, Michael, Nate, Frank)
About her family.
This is a great look at my favorite character on Burn Notice. It gives us a great look at the Westen family, and shows so clearly just how much Madeline sees, and how much she pretends not to.

If you love Maddie, read the first part of this fic: The Last Smoke. (spoilers for season 3 finale).


Dollhouse
Identity Crisis 101 by irony_rocks   (Sierra/Victor)
No matter my issues with Dollhouse, I still love Sierra and Victor, and this fic is a great look at the fragmenting of identity, the brokeness of these liberated dolls, and what in their lives may actually anchor them.


Eureka
A Hand to Hold by jedibuttercup  (Eureka, Jack/Tess)
The first Jack/Tess fic I've managed to find, and it's short, but lovely. Tag to "Ship Happens"


Friday Night Lights
bright and clear by hardlygolden (Friday Night Lights--Tami/Eric)
"Eric Taylor," she declares, "you are my hero." Two decades later, he still is.
My love for these two is no secret. This is a great look at their lives together, and how much they love their family. Short and sweet with great characterizations.

There are Roads Left in Both of Our Shoes by likewinning  (Friday Night Lights, Julie Taylor)

Building Shelters by myrifique (Julie Taylor/Tim Riggins)
The pairing sounds odd, I know, but it works.


Greek Mythology
Moirai by prozacpark (Greek Mythology, Athena, Hera)
"that's the art of war, and she knows war." [Hera and Athena as allies in a war against Zeus.]
Even if you know nothing of Greek mythology, this is an awesome fic. Hera with a reason for the way she does things, Athena with a secret hidden agenda, and the ways these women find to work together behind the scenes. One of the tags for this story is 'women being awesome' and I couldn't agree more.

Five Futures Kassandra Saw and One She Could Not by prozacpark (Greek Mythology, Kassandra, Andromache, Helen, Klytemnestra)
to know your fate is to be a slave to it.
Oh, man. There is nothing I love more than fic that gives a story to the peripheral ladies of great manly tales (and AGENCY and PURPOSE). This story has that in spades.

Hid By Night and Every Fault Forgiven by kitausu  (Odyssey, Penelope)
OMG, so awesome.


Inception
walking on my skin again by seimaisin  (Inception, Ariadne, Ariadne/Arthur)
What makes me love this fic more than anything else? That this is really an Ariadne fic first, about her friendships and relationships, but most importantly, how she finds her own place in the world. Excellent inclusion of Eames, Cobb, Yusef, and even Mal. (God, I love where Mal goes in this fic. Love like whoa.)

daytime language by dropsofviolet  (Inception, Ariadne)

remember how you got here by kellifer_fic (Ariadne with bits of Ariadne/Arthur).
I swear, Kellifer is just incapable of getting a character voice wrong.


Inglorious Basterds
smoke in the blood by lesaut  (Inglorious Basterds, Shoshanna)
the stars are made of fire by penny_lane_42  (Inglorious Basterds, Shoshanna)


Ironman
That Time with the Dobermans (and the Hole in the Wall) by mspotts  (Tony/Pepper)
I never got quite as sucked up by Ironman as everyone else, but I love this fic. This is a Tony/Pepper I could easily get into. Hilarious Pepper voice that reads true.

The Priming Game by amonitrate (Ironman, Rhodey, Tony, Tony/Pepper if you really squint)
Rhodey wonders if from now on it's going to be Tony Before and Tony After.
This is a fill in for the time between when Tony is rescued out of the desert and when he lands back in America. Rhodey's POV on the changes that have come over Tony, the secrets he is clearly keeping, and the suspicions of the US Government that threaten to push Tony over the edge. Such a clear vision of the characters and their relationships as well at the way Tony is changed by his experience.


Lie To Me
Boundaries by teyla (Lie To Me--Cal, Emily, Zoe)
Proof is always better than trust. Or is it?
This is an amazing look at what Cal's job affects his relationships with his wife and daughter, no matter how hard he tries not to let them. This is also a great look at Emily, the ways she deals with Cal, how well she understands him, even when her attempt to get around him fail as always. This is an Emily trying to be her own woman with a father that makes it impossible. Great, great fic.

Honest When It Counts and it's sequel Conversations in a Holding Cell by lears_daughter . These are little Leverage/Lie To Me crossovers that are made of win. Gen.


Lord of the Rings
Hail The Queen by snowyofthenight  (Lord of the Rings, Eowyn)


Mulan
My Story is Not Like Yours by moirariordan  (Mulan, Mulan)


Pirates of the Caribbean
Like a Leaf on the Water by penknife  (Pirates of the Caribbean, Mistress Cheng)
They were both different people, once, or maybe they weren't that different after all.
Even if you have never seen PotC, or have no memory of the later movies all that much, you still need to read this fic. It's the story of the life of Mistress Cheng and how she becomes a great pirate lord. This is one amazing, well textured woman. Warning for many adult themes and situations. See fic heading info.

An Act of Outright Stupidity by randombattlecry  (Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack/Elizabeth)
Short and perfect. Read it.

A Tale Retold-At World's End by Laura H and Sal R (Pirate of the Caribbean, R, Jack/Elizabeth with various other pairings)
I'm not a huge Pirates fan, but I certainly loved the first two movies and surprisingly have a bit of a thing for Jack/Elizabeth. This epic fic takes all the characters from the movies, treats them all with interest and respect and conflict and gives them all a destiny and a part that makes sense. It is loooong, and wonderful and definitely pays off. I admit, the cahracterization of Elizabeth bugged me a bit in the beginning, but the author's evolve her so wonderfully and completely by the end that I totally forgave them. The story also treats Elizabeth/Will with respect and tenderness and believability and that is always a bonus to me when there is a love triangle. If you like Pirates and have an inkling for Jack/Elizabeth, you can't miss this epic, epic fic.
My biggest beef is that they didn't consistantly link from the end of one chapter to the beginning of the next, nor is there a comprehensive table of contents page or whatnot. So you have to dig through this tag some.

Shadow and the Soul by She's a Star (Elizabeth/Jack UST)
No idea how I found my way to this, but I love it to pieces.


Romeo and Juliet
a fleck on my porcelain skin by martyr4mylove4u  (Romeo and Juliet, Rosaline[/Juliet])
Love.


Saint Trinian's
Mama Who Bore Me by language_escapes (Saint Trinian's)
Ten stories about eleven St. Trinian's girls and the women who shaped them.
This is set in a specific version of this universe by this author that I love. (Having Chosen, So Defined). I think this fic even manages to blow that one out of the water. You know, even if you have never seen the St. Trinian movies, I think you really might enjoy this fic. It's about daughters and mothers and the paths we chose in this life. It's lovely and powerful, and way better than the original movies themselves which are amusingly bad, but make up for it in the idea they put forth.


Sleeping Beauty
Unhappily by lyrstzha  (Sleeping Beauty, PG-13)
I don’t care what you’ve heard; there were never any fairies involved.
An awesome retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale, only this time with snark and human error and ZOMBIES. I love the narrator's voice, and the story is just great. I like that idea that when you peel behind the disney-ification of fairytales there are much darker and grittier things hidden underneath. This fic is short and fun. Definitely give it a read. And feed the author!


Star Trek Voyager
Some Other Girl by alicamel   (ST: Voyager, Miral Paris) Oh, man. It's not easy being the daughter of heroes.


Thor
It's Electrifying by waketosleep (Thor, Darcy, Clint Barton, Jane, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Darcy/Clint)
Clint Barton is apparently an Avenger and a pretty good shot, but whatever, Darcy has a taser and no reluctance to use it. Clint is the damaged one if he finds that charming.
Oh lord, where to begin? The Darcy voice is awesome and sarcastic and just so wonderful as she faces off against Clint and hulks and even Tony Stark. Love this fic to pieces. (The caveat is that beyond Ironman, I know nothing of the comics world, but still enjoyed the hell out of this.)


True Grit
A Long Time Traveling Away From Home by lindentree  (True Grit, Mattie/LaBoeuf)
Proverbs 16:18 - "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." Mattie has one version of events. LaBoeuf has quite another.
This is not your traditional love story, but for these two would you really expect anything less? Lovely story telling and pacing and just overall so true to the characters and the source material. Great read.

We Have No Rodeo Clowns in Yell County by SarahT (True Grit, Mattie/LaBoeuf)
As I grew into a young lady, I was not much troubled with suitors.
Can't say I was all that certain about this pairing, but Mattie's voice is so well done I sort of didn't care.


Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
the catch is you stay and see what becomes of us by anythingbutgrey  (Carmen/Waldo)
I'm not kidding, guys. read this.


Wizard of Oz
poppies stretch for days by falseeyelashes  (Wizard of Oz+ZOMBIES, Dorothy, Dorothy/Tinman) I mean, zombies. Do you need another reason?


X-Men
Gravity by penknife  (X-Men, Rogue)
There are all kinds of weight. Rogue is learning that.
This is an awesome, awesome, awesome fic all about Rogue dealing with the voices left in her head, and the men she has touched. Love this.