2005-12-21

Entry tags:

What We Remember

Nick-Greg rec table

Claim: CSI, Nick/Greg
Title: What We Remember
Author: Caster (

helena_eternal)
Characters: Nick Stokes, Greg Sanders, Warrick Brown
Prompt: Friendship
Rating: PG
Length: medium
Brief summary: Warrick's a good friend and gives Nick and Greg the best gift he has to offer -- the strength of his observations. I love this because Caster conveys that not only are Nick and Greg attracted to one another, they're friends, first.
Link to the story: What We Remember

Entry tags:

Conspire, Three Steps Away

Nick-Greg rec table

Claim: CSI, Nick/Greg
Title: Conspire
Author:

kalimyre
Characters: Nick Stokes, Greg Sanders
Prompt: Sex
Rating: NC-17
Length: short
Brief summary: Kalimyre, probably best known for her fantastic work in the Stargate fandom, has written a lovely little PWP in which Nick is drenched in honey. Do you need any more reason than that? Greg sure doesn't.
Link to the story: Conspire

Claim: CSI, Nick/Greg
Title: Three Steps Away
Author: Fabella (aka

wistful_fever)
Characters: Nick Stokes, Greg Sanders, Catherine Willows, Gil Grissom, Gillian Stokes
Prompt: character study
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: Have you ever read a story that was just so right that it took your breath away? That's what this story did to me. It's kind of about how Nick copes with his broken relationship with Greg, and kind of about what happens before and after Grave Danger, but really it's about the kind of man Nick is at his core.
Link to the story: Three Steps Away

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Snow and After All

Claim: "Without a Trace," Jack/Samantha
Title: Snow
Author: Midnight Caller
Characters: Samantha Spade, Jack Malone.
Prompt: 48. Reccer's Choice.
Rating: R.
Length: Medium.

Brief summary: An intricate and gorgeously told story, where Jack and Samantha each brave a snowstorm to get to work, and then wind up at Samantha's apartment in bed, sharing stories about their pasts. There's an easy intimacy between the two of them, and their conversation is eerily prescient of the (clothed) one the show had them sharing in "Malone vs. Malone." The author blends the details of their seduction with the more mundane details of their work day -- all set against the backdrop of a snowstorm. The fic gives you chills and makes you hot at the same time.

Link to the story: Snow

Claim: "Without a Trace," Jack/Samantha
Title: After All
Author: Running Up Fawn
Characters: Samantha Spade, Jack Malone.
Prompt: 49. Reccer's Choice.
Rating: PG.
Length: Medium.

Brief summary: Both Samantha and Jack are at work on Christmas Eve, and share a phone conversation about being unhappy at Christmas. The metaphor of the two of them being on the phone when they're actually in the same office is not lost on the reader. It's emotional -- invoking the past and lamenting the present, and of course, honest and heartfelt. When the two of them actually share a kiss before going their separate ways for the holiday, it feels more like a promise than a regret.

Link to the story: After All

Entry tags:

"Know", "Love of His Life"

Claim: Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin
Title: Know
Author:

seperis &

josselin
Characters: Justin, Ethan
Prompt:35. Threesome.
Rating: unrated
Length: short/medium
Brief summary: Although Brian isn't in in the fic, his presence is felt throughout, and the fic is BJ at core. We get a look at Ethan as a person instead of villain and the way Justin migh have been whilst with him. And how he shifted to thinking of Brian during sex.

Link to the story: Know

Claim: Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin
Title: Love of His Life
Author:

julad
Characters: Everyone
Prompt:36. Family.
Rating: -
Length: Long
Brief summary: Post s3. Brian gets amnesia and it actually works. Everyone is tied in and we get a wonderful feel for the Liberty Avenue family as well as as a glimpses of Brian/Justin

Link to the story: Love of His Life

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"Trouble in Paradise" & "The Circular Argument"

My Big Damn Table

Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Trouble in Paradise"
Author: Adrienne, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 25. Kink.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: I couldn't imagine a more perfect kink for Aziraphale to have. It rings true, for all that it's odd. And oddly sexy.
Link to the story: Trouble in Paradise

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "The Circular Argument"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale, Adam
Prompt: 35. Threesome.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: A well-done threesome, because going into the fic I was certainly skeptical. But walking away from the fic I had to wonder why more people don't write about these three. Hot stuff.
Link to the story: The Circular Argument

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"Physics, groceries, and the homosexual agenda", "The Difference"

Claim: Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin
Title: The Difference
Author:

juteux
Characters: Brian, Justin, Ethan
Prompt: 47. Reccer's Choice
Rating: -
Length: Short
Brief summary: Showcases one of the differences between Brian and Justin. The story rings true and everyone is wonderfully written - no one is villified and the break-up/make-up arc of s2/3 is handled gracefully.
Link to the story: The Difference

Claim: Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin
Title: Physics, groceries, and the homosexual agenda
Author:

mintwitch
Characters: Brian, Justin, Collier
Prompt:30. Seduction.
Rating: -
Length: Short.
Brief summary: Amusing grocery fic, something that I could easily picture happening. The story and dialogue flows well and Collier doesn't strike me as stiff - something rarely seen characters sometimes can.

Link to the story: Physics, groceries, and the homosexual agenda

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"Bad Timing" & Untitled Christmas fic by windtossed

Claim: Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin
Title: Untitled
Author:

windtossed
Characters: Everyone
Prompt:42. Holiday.
Rating: -
Length: Short
Brief summary: A look at Brian and Justin's relationship, it just happens to

be Christmas too. I love that the story isn't completely focused on the holiday but

stays with the couple.

Link to the story: Untitled Christmas fic

Claim: Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin
Title: Bad Timing
Author: HollyIlex
Characters: Brian, Justin, Vince, Stuart
Prompt: 33. Crossover.
Rating: PG-13
Length: Medium
Brief summary:

Link to the story: Bad Timing

Entry tags:

"Raw", "Understand"

Claim: Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin
Title: Raw
Author:

burnitbackwards
Characters: Brian, Justin
Prompt: 01. First Time.
Rating: NC-17
Length: Medium
Brief summary: The first time they do it raw. And believe it or not, it's not a PWP. Wonderful writing and credible.

Link to the story: Raw

Claim: Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin
Title: Understand
Author:

darksylvia
Characters: Brian, Justin, Ethan
Prompt: 17. Jealousy.
Rating: NC-17
Length: Medium
Brief summary: Ethan wants to know why Justin went back to Brian, but he doesn't expect it to hurt this much. Seeing BJ from Ethan's perspective is always an interesting read and this fic retains credibility and suspense.

Link to the story: Understand

Entry tags:

"Meet the Queers", "Camp"

Claim: Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin
Title: Meet The Queers
Author:

lennongirl
Characters: Brian, Justin, Jennifer, Robert
Prompt:27. Original Character.
Rating: PG-13.
Length: Medium
Brief summary: Jennifer has found a man and wants to make sure he's alright with Justin being gay. Original and humorous and although Robert may not be the most fleshed out character he's interesting and believable.
Link to the story: Meet The Queers

Claim: Queer as Folk US, Brian/Justin
Title: Camp
Author: Verily
Characters: Brian, Michael, Justin, Daphne, Chris Hobbs
Prompt: 10. Fandom Cliche.
Rating: R
Length: Long
Brief summary: Undoubtedly one of the best cliché fics out there. I rarely care for them but this one is lovely and the way it unfolds is highly entertaining as well as believable.

Link to the story: Camp