Class of 2005

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My Sheppard/McKay rec50 table.

Claim: Stargate Atlantis: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Title: Class of 2005
Author: coreopsis (coreopsis)
Characters: Sheppard/McKay, Grodin/Zelenka, Elizabeth, Teyla, and others
Prompt: 10 - Fandom Cliche
Rating: Mature
Length: epic
Brief summary: Ah, the High School AU. There's just something about teenage Atlantis that draws authors to write it. Whether it's the chance for first love/true love, coming of age/coming out or 'the geek and the jock' big gay love story archetype, the end result is often a feeling of affectionate nostalgia and wistful longing which makes for a pretty heady read to me.

Plus it's really kinda cool to see what the authors do with the other characters, if the story is long enough to support it -- which this one is. It was posted as a WIP, so some things are not necessarily as smooth as they could be, but it is a very solid relationship-driven story.

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Link to the story: Class of 2005

Traditions, Earthly Lot

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My Table

Claim: House, general series
Title: Traditions
Author: Adrienne S.
Characters: House/Wilson, Cuddy
Prompt: 42.Holiday
Rating: PG-13
Length: short
Brief summary: House/Wilson is one of the most common pairings in the fandom, certainly the most common slash pairing, and yet I actually have a hard time finding stories with a House and Wilson I can recognize as the show's sarcastic dynamic duo. Forgoing maudlin angst or wide-eyed dewiness, these two guys go about New Year's in a way that no one else would or could- and without the convenient disposal of Wilson's wife.
Traditions

Claim: House, general series
Title: Earthly Lot
Author: Andrealyn
Characters: Chase, House
Prompt: 10.Fandom Cliche
Rating: PG-13
Length: short
Brief summary: The death of Rowan Chase and how his son dealt with it has been done, well, to death in the House fandom. This is the best use of it I've seen so far, with a unique but effective format and nicely understated emotions.
Earthly Lot

Tracking Time, Defensive Strategies

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My Table

Claim: House, general series
Title: Tracking Time
Author: Namaste
Characters: House, Wilson, Stacy
Prompt: 8.Friendship
Rating: PG
Length: Epic (by House fandom standards, anyway)
Brief summary: For all of you fans of "just because they're good friends doesn't mean they're shagging", this is the fic for you- or nearly anyone else, for that matter. It's long, it's note-perfect, it's the backstory of "this stupid, screwed-up friendship". It has humor, a bit of angst, and dialogue that could well have been written for the show.
Tracking Time

Claim: House, general series
Title: Defensive Strategies
Author: Milkshake Butterfly
Characters: House/Wilson, OFC
Prompt: 21.Epiphany
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: I had a long debate over which prompt to rec this under, because it suits several, and finally settled for "epiphany" because it has the best "Gosh, I think I'm attracted to (male character) epiphany I've ever read in any fandom. It's sweet, smart, and hilarious- you'll be snickering over the Velocibreasts for days, and may never be able to eat chocolate cake with a straight face again.

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Defensive Strategies

Ever After

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Claim: QAF UK: V/S
Title: Ever After & its companion Happy
Author: Caesar
Characters: Vince/OC & Stuart/OC
Prompt: 3. Angst
Rating: NC17
Length: epic
Brief summary: So realistic. Relationships are work, and if you don't make the effort - sometimes they tend to fade. A lovely story where Vince doesn't continue to run after Stuart forever. And Stuart is the one to deal with the consequences.
Link to the story: Ever After (and its companion piece Happy.)