Stargate SG-1: Jack/Daniel.
I really like princessofg’s Jack and Daniel. This story is set in early season 7 while Daniel is freshly de-ascended and is still regaining his memories. Lovely details.
November 16, 2006
lover come back by brighidestone; 9.938 words
Stargate Atlantis : Sheppard/McKay.
Written for the reel_sga challenge and based on the 1961 romantic comedy of the same name this is a complete romp of an AU. I love the set up and how well in character Brighid kept both Rodney and John even while transposing them into a completely different setting, there’s a nice weaving of canon into this story that really reminds me exactly why I love AUs so much.
June 12, 2006
safety check by lilysaid; 8.300 words
Stargate Atlantis RPS: Joe/David.
So I basically love lily’s writing no matter what; she’s written my other favorite sga rps story as well. She’s always, always, always fabulous on building plots and relationships and complexity. David is especially sympathetic in this, and I’m really just enamoured of the whole story really.
reminders of echoes by maygra; 5.993 words
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 5, 2006
an the first two don’t count by ladyjaida; 5.254 words
Supernatural: Dean/Sam.
Ladyjaida has always been particularly good with characterization in all of the fandoms I’ve read her in. Supernatural is no exception for that, Sam is very good in this.
in miles, in laughter, in strife by lyra; 7.466
Supernatural: Dean/Sam.
So canon tells us that a year passed from the beginning of the season to the end of it. And Lyra fills in the blanks between all of the episodes we saw and all of the other stuff that must have gone on off screen. At times funny and at times serious, but always imaginative. I think that’s probably how I would describe all of Lyra’s writing actually: imaginative. And the Supernatural universe lends itself to that perfectly.
no sleep til bedtime by sinistral; 9.731 words
WB rps: Jensen/Jared.
Oh this is quite possibly one of my favorites in the fandom so far. Set immediately before the Paley festival (where Jensen said in an interview that they’d only gotten 3 hours of sleep on the plane down to LA and an 18 hour shoot before that) there’s tired, sleepy hysteria, and insanely smutty sex with so much wanting and lust that the words just melt, and fabulous, fabulous characterization. Everything works and the pacing is fantastic, too.
May 23, 2006
late night television by elandrialore; 7.261 words
Stargate Atlantis RPS: Joe/David.
I really adore this story. The characterization is good but the pacing and the buildup and the intensity are what make this story so perfectly wonderful. Everything in the story fits together like tiny puzzle pieces; there are a ton of wonderful details, and the side cast is spot on.
a note on this rec: this entry was posted locked to the sga_rps livejournal community. I don’t usually rec friendslocked posts but since this is in an open community and not a personal journal I’m going to keep the rec, just don’t forget to join the community if you want to read it.
something to think about by quackaddict; 7.700 words
WB rps: Jensen/Jared.
Lengthy enough to be well paced and somewhat plotty, with a good Jared voice. Thoroughly enjoyable.
the flow of darkness by halfshell venus; 5.500 words
Supernatural: Dean/Sam.
Artful, plotty and well characterized. This is set in the near future probably, and is slightly AU as it has no mentions of the season 1 finale events. Sam’s powers are developing more, the boys take a case in Michigan. It’s creepy and detailed and well characterized; basically everything you can ask for in a Supernatural story, with a lovely slow burn of relationship building.
practical men of the world by esorlehcar; 7.609 words
Supernatural: Dean/Sam.
A companion piece to Stumbling Across Its Bleak Ending (previously recced here) this is that story from Sam’s perspective. The contrasts between the two stories are what make this for me (you know, aside from the excellent writing) because where that story is all about Dean’s having left Sam, this one is all about Sam’s determination to get him back. And it’s just gorgeous.
on the banks of the tiber by hope; 5.372 words
Supernatural: Dean/Sam.
This is fantastic; I love the slow reveal of what’s really going on, and Dean and Sam’s subtle shifts in personality and action as time passes. Also, I am a huge sucker for unreliable narrators and this story totally rocked that; I loved Dean’s perspective and how we learn what’s going on at the same time he does. It’s just such an effective narrative style for a story like this; wonderfully suspenseful. Plus! Werewolves!
and when they fall by fryadvocate; 5.307 words
Supernatural: Dean/Sam.
Complex and perfectly heartbreaking. I love an author who doesn’t flinch at writing the fucked up complicated parts of the Dean/Sam relationship, because it can’t possibly all be puppies and bunnies the way the fall lines are drawn in canon.
May 18, 2006
stumbling across its bleak ending by esorlehcar; 5.519 words
Supernatural: Sam/Dean.
Stories that go into the whole Dean wants Sam to stay, Sam wants to go conumdrum fascinate me, and this one feels incredibly true to how I think, things should play out if the boys are ever going to find some common ground (and, you know, if they were having the dirtywrong incestuous sex now and again, too.)
the hands series by poisontaster; 4.326 words
Supernatural: Sam/Dean.
While I haven’t loved all of poisontaster’s writing, (she tends to go the dark, incest can never be right and Dean’s a bad bad man for thinking about it route more often than I prefer) I really like this series. All three are short, pwp style stories with a heavy emphasis on the public sex kink which, dude, I can totally get behind. Jerk off sessions in bathrooms and crowded bars? Hell yes. So if you’re into that at all, you will probably like this series as much as I did.
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
an arrangement of parts by ana; 9.129 words
Firefly: Jayne/Simon.
Ana has written some of my favorite Firefly stories. This one is new to me, and totally charming as ever. Jayne and Simon are both wonderful, although I think this is a particularly good Simon in this. There are heists and build-up and snark, what more could you really ask for in a Firefly story. note: this is post Serenity.
it seemed like a good idea at the time by joyfulgirl; 6.974 words
WB rps: Jensen/Jared.
I love this because it’s Texas and Jared is fantastic and he speaks Spanish and this one is all about the slow seduction and frustration. It’s fabulous.
gulf coast highway by ethrosdemon; 5.614 words
WB rps: Christian Kane/Jensen Ackles.
My girl Kassie writes like no other. Every story is just riddled with amazing lines that could pretty much only come from her. She world-builds like no other, too. This story is heavy with the south and so atmospheric it fucking kills me. It also has the benefit of being incredibly fucking hot, and brilliantly characterized, as always.
crash by maygra; 8.528 words
Supernatural: gen.
A good post-Devil’s Trap story, note: this is, obviously, chock full of spoilers for the season 1 finale.
go the other way by sevenfists; 7.900 words
Supernatural: Sam/Dean.
Guh. Funny, and hot, with just a little bit of kink. I love authors who keep in touch with the fact that Sam and Dean are such boys all the time, with the little digs and the name calling and everything.
May 9, 2006
romance goes out the window with dad in the next room by merepersiflage; 6.143 words
Supernatural: Dean/Sam.
Set after Dead Man’s Blood there’s a lot of nice brotherly one-upmanship and some smokin hot sex, all with Papa Winchester in the next room. Bringing a whole new level of kink to the whole Wincest thing.
Romance Goes Out the Window With Dad in the Next Room and sequel And a Little Angst Flies in the Window of the Impala With Dad a Half Mile Up the Road
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give or take the subject or the verb by joyfulgirl; 9.038 words
Supernatural: Dean/Sam.
This has to be the best take on body switching in the fandom. It’s funny and introspective, and joyfulgirl just has so many fantastic lines that if I quoted them I’d end up having to quote everything, but it’s for moments like these that I love reading fanfic:
because all Dean ever wanted was for them to be together. Not this necessarily. The ‘how’ never really mattered to him. Just that Sam was there.
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a little superstitious now by estrella; 9.000 words
Supernatural: Dean/Sam.
Body-switching is one of my favorite fanfic clichés and this is totally the perfect take on it. Dean’s voice is fabulous and I really love this Sam. And anyone who can bring the humor along with the sex as well as estrella can is just too freaking cool for words.
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April 30, 2006
here comes the flood by rose emily; 7.989 words
WB rps: Tom/Michael, Jensen/Jared.
Uhm, this is really hot. Really, really hot. There’s veyeurism and stupid guy jokes and everything is so very good.
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On Taking It Like A Bitch And Ten Other Ways to Say I Love You by phaballa; 5.337 words
Supernatural/The O.C.: Dean, Seth/Ryan, Sam, little bit of Sam/Jess.
I am such a sucker for crossovers and this one is awesome. Seth Cohen is Sam’s Stanford roommate and it just goes from there. I love this a lot.
On Taking It Like A Bitch And Ten Other Ways to Say I Love You
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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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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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understood by keiko; 6.313 words
Stargate SG-1: Jack/Daniel
This was started in 2003 and finished just this March. It’s one of my favorite clichés, Jack gets telepathy after a mission, and while this isn’t my absolute favorite telepathy fic, it’s really good and very hot.
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April 23, 2006
a date, but no flowers by princessofg; 5.292 words
Stargate SG-1: Jack/Daniel.
First time fic, romantic and lovely without ever crossing the line into schmoopy or sacharrine. I really like Princessofg’s Jack and Daniel and I love that this story is just ansgty enough that you’re not quite sure where she’s going to take it.
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