Supernatural: gen, or very mild Dean/Sam slash.
Maygra brings the creepy more than a lot of authors in the Supernatural fandom, and it never fails to make me happy. This is a little less on the creepy side than on the oh hey that’s cool side.
June 12, 2006
the only people for me are the mad ones by ignipes; 3.500 words
Supernatural: Gen.
The Winchester version of a happy ending after they get the demon. This is gen but it could just as easily be labeled non-explicit slash. Such a lovely story, good characterization, interesting, well detailed.
and feel what it’s like to be new by flipmontigirl; 2.647 words
Supernatural: Dean/Sam.
Light on the slash and heavier on the introspection. This is a post-Devil’s Trap story with an angsty, lightly written touch.
and feel what it’s like to be new
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May 18, 2006
playing the game by baked goldfish; 3.200 words
The West Wing: gen, Toby and Leo centric.
This is cool. Toby and Leo on the campaign when Bartlett first runs. I like this because we see how Leo gets Josh on the campaign, and we see how Josh gets Sam and how Donna gets herself, and even how Toby gets CJ, but we never see Leo recruiting Toby so this is some good backstory. The voices are, if maybe not absolutely pitch perfect 100% of the time, pretty damned close. There are a lot of lines that I can just hear Leo saying and that is never a bad feeling.
Maui Gold by nutmeg; 6.319
House MD: House/Wilson.
These characters are so hard to get right and I’m always left with this incredibly pleased feeling when an authors just gets them. Written for the prompt: Wilson takes House home for dinner with the parents., there are some really fabulous lines in this, and the banter, like everything else, is spot on.
May 14, 2006
the world so high by niz4; 4.364 words
Supernatural: gen.
Niz4 has a solid Dean voice and weaves the perfect amount of meta into her stories.
“I don’t know Sam…” And he can hear it in your voice – didn’t mean for it to sound so bleak – it makes him turn to watch your face. “Sometimes I feel like the fight is already lost, the rest of the employees got their pink slips, and we just never got the memo…”
crossing the line by eighth horizon; 13.218 wods
Supernatural: gen.
I love that this is a fandom that gives good gen fic, This is exciting and well told, and Sam and Dean’s voices are spot on. There’s fantastic banter and a spooky bad guy and some really cool spell mythology.
May 9, 2006
smarana by starstillwonder; 2.657 words
WB rps: Jensen/Jared, Jeff.
The boys take a trip to India with Jeff. Quiet and atmospheric; beautifully written, evocative and real.
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April 30, 2006
under a haystack by emily brunson; 29.228 words
Supernatural: gen.
Dean gets cursed and turned into a seven year old kid. The author calls this crack!fic, and the premise totally is, but this is a surprisingly insightful and complex story for a premise as potentially one-dimensional as some writers may have made it. Emily Brunson is in no way shape or form that writer. We all wonder about exactly what Papa Winchester was teaching Dean when he was growing up and this story goes into that in some really interesting ways. Sam is amazing, sympathetic and perfect in the situation because this opens his eyes up to so many things about how Dean must have grown up (something he sure as hell never thought about from Dean’s perspective ever before.) Plus, Dean is pretty much the most adorable thing on the block no matter how old he is, and at seven I just want to pinch his cheeks and play flashlight tag with him until Sam comes to feed him dinner and glare at me like the over-protective brother he is.
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works in mysterious ways by lyra wing; 10.207 words
Supernatural: gen.
I love a good, solid gen fic and this is a great one. I especially love this because Lyra gives Dean superpowers and who the hell could resist pyro!Dean? note: I’ve linked to part 2 because there’s a link to part 1 from there.
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sever, mirror, and mend by lyra wing; 6.962 words
Supernatural: gen.
This isn’t a crossover per se but it takes some elements from Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy and puts them to very cool use. This is a really neat story.
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bargains by rusalka; 15.656 words
Supernatural: gen.
This is such a fantastic story. Dean and Sam go up against a colony of faeries and it’s just, so, so good. Also the last line? Cracked my shit up so much. The dialogue in this is especially good.
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April 25, 2006
the fine and subtle art of cardiology by pru; 8.325 words
House MD: House/Wilson
Sometimes, the fact that in her funny stories Pru makes all of her characters talk like teenagers annoys me and sometimes it makes me laugh. But the thing is, her stories are always, always entertaining no matter which feeling they inspire.
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April 23, 2006
the hero thing by nixa jane; 2.985 words
Stargate Atlantis: Sheppard/McKay
I really like this story. Rodney gets to be the hero for once.
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all the effects of intoxication by otter; 3.024 words
House MD: House/Wilson
I really love this tv show, and I like the idea of fic because the show is so slashy, but I’ve only sort of dabbled in the fic reading aspect, partially because I think these characters are all so defined that like The West Wing, it’s often hard to find good fic. This story is one of those good ones though.
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settling in by michelle k; 596 words
The West Wing: Josh/Will
This one is pretty short, but it’s definitely worth reading. In a fandom where the canon character’s voices are so distinct, and thus, harder for authors to capture, Michelle K. does a great job with them. As the title implies the story is about Will settling into his place in the West Wing, and the way this author writes, it feels like it could have actually taken place, between one show or another.
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five stories never filed by danny concannon by julian lee; 4.903 words
The West Wing: Danny/CJ, Danny/Josh.
I have to admit I’m a sucker for these stories. They’re an interesting challenge, 5 AUs in one go, and this story is no exception. Julian Lee has a really solid grasp on Danny’s character, and it’s really nice to see him fleshed out a bit more. Make sure to read the subject lines of each part because they really tie the stories together.
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the things you’ll never say by khohen; 1.245 words
The West Wing: gen, Leo-centric
Spoilers for Season 6, Episode 2: The Birnam Woods This episode killed me a little bit. Leo has always been at the heart of the West Wing, whether we saw it or not, and well, I guess I feel like this is how the episode should have been shot. (Or maybe I just think that this is what happened and we didn’t get to see it.) It’s hard for me to explain this story actually. It’s brilliant, and absolutely heartbreaking. Seriously, it gave me shivers.
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live free or die by jj taylor; 2.407 words
The West Wing: Josh/Matt Santos
Spoilers for mid season 6! This is set during the campaign, and it’s beautifully detailed in all the right ways. The author gives voice to Josh incredibly well. And the story is about Josh coming to grips with the important things, and dealing with his decision to stand by Matt Santos during the frustrating parts of the campaign as well as the parts he knew he was signing up for.
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boys of summer by violet and k; 3.383 words
The West Wing: Josh/Sam
Pretty good, but I don’t feel like they really nailed Josh and Sam’s voices. Never the less it’s worth a read.
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three times by august; 1.916 words
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the thinner the skin by jane st. claire; 2.175 words
The West Wing: Josh/Sam
Pretty short, a little schmoopy, interesting take on Josh and Sam’s history pre-west wing.
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things to do in cleveland when you’re overcoming denial by candle beck; 3.990 words
The West Wing: Sam/Josh
This is, I think, going to become one of those stories that I go back and reread when I need to read something that’s happy without being too sugary-sweet. The tension! I just wish it was longer, this one is good.
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atlantis publishing by lalejandra; 10.000 words
Stargate Atlantis: gen with some Sheppard/McKay in it.
I love AU’s and this is a really cool one. The Atlantis team as workers in the book publishing world and Ronan as the new hire. Everyone is perfectly themselves and there are so many lovely tongue-in-cheek Stargate Atlantis references. I really love this story.
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letter of credence by evangeline; 5.273 words
Stargate Atlantis: Sheppard/McKay
Written by a newcomer to the fandom, this story totally blew me away. It’s a gorgeous back-on-earth story that’s at times both painful and poignant. The voices are spot on.
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they’re advertising in the skies for people like us by throughadoor; 8.291 words
Stargate Atlantis: Sheppard/McKay
SGA fandom doesn’t have nearly enough quantum mirror fanfic. This story is helping to set that balance right. It’s brilliant and sort of painful to see how different the Sheppards are in the story when the John and Rodney we know stumble into an alternate universe where Sumner lives. A very, very cool what if story and a good take on a fandom that’s been as prolific as SGA has been.
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April 22, 2006
no myth by skoosiepants; 11.391 words
Stargate Atlantis: Sheppard/McKay
Omg it’s a John/Rodney retelling of sleeping beauty except neither of them is the princess and there’s dragon fighting and modern day snark and it’s really pretty fabulous.
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the uncertainty prinicple by vi; 2.337 words
Stargate Atlantis: Sheppard/McKay
I love authors who write backstory for John. He’s such a mystery and when an author can give me a good, believable backstory for him I really take it to heart. This is much more a John story than a John/Rodney story and it’s pretty cool.
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predictable by coreopsis; 1.906 words
Stargate Atlantis: Sheppard/McKay
A quick episode tag set after Duet. I love this story because it seamlessly builds slash into the canon and totally makes the Katie Brown thing make sense.
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the slow drag by madelyn; 2.117 words
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