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Supernatural

52 pickup by angelgazing
Dean learned card tricks to make him laugh, practicing in the passenger seat while Dad drove through the night, with cards that were worn and dirty at the edges. When they were younger, playing Texas Hold 'Em on cheap motel room bedspreads, Dean never let Sam win. Except for all the times he did. Sometimes, when Dean dreams, it's about the sound of socked-feet sliding over slick blankets, and piles of nickels and dimes falling down. Sometimes it's beer bottles crashing together. And sometimes, it's Sam laughing, his hand wrapped around the back of Dean's neck, thumb tucked up under Dean's ear like it's telling him a secret. Lovely, evocative first kiss for Sam and Dean.

Bulletproof by whereupon
Sam and Dean, doing the arguing until they're kissing thing. (wincest, obviously)

Dessertion by roque_clasique
Dean wakes up and there's a little girl in the Impala who wasn't there when he fell asleep. This is absolutely adorable and achy in the best way.

Form and Content by minim_calibre
Dean, Rhonda, and the pink satin panties, from Rhonda's POV. Lovely fleshing out of a character who's nothing but a one-line mention on the show.

Monkey See, Monkey Do by liptonrm
The Trickster takes young Jesse in hand (not like that!). With hilarious footnotes.

no strings to bind your hands by gatorgrrrl
"If this is out of pity or…or something…" It hurts him to say those words, she knows. Despite everything, he still has his pride. He needs comfort like everyone else—like she does—but he'll never admit it. / Walking over to him, she snakes her hands beneath his flannel shirt and rests them on his hips, the body-warmed fabric brushing over her skin. He's tense beneath her hands and she leans in, pressing her nose to his chest. "It's not pity, Dean," she says, her lips brushing against his t-shirt. / She really wants him to touch her. Fantastic, achy post 5.02 Dean/Ellen, hot and shot through with heartache and hope.

Secretly? He Kinda Liked It by dramaphile
Ridiculously hot Dean/Rhonda Hurley/pink satin panties porn.

That's Why a Duck by dotfic
Winchester prank war! Awesome!

Two Fingers by twasadark
Lovely snippet of post 5.02 Dean/Ellen. When she straightens and turns, he's right there, and the space he takes up is large and warm and decidedly, unmistakably male. "Sit with me. Have a pull on the bottle." She freezes at the sound of his voice, low and unmistakable. She's been around the block a time or two, after all. It's just … well, it's been awhile since she heard a man sound like that around her.

Warranty by autumn_lilacs
[S]he's got the best warranty program in the world. It's not written down on some paper, filed away where the owner can't even remember where he put it. Her warranty contract is written in blood, sweat and tears. In her contract there is no such thing as totaled. That word doesn't exist in the Winchesters' vocabulary. *sniffle* The Impala in early s2.

We Mortals Be by debbiel66
*sniffle* Sam and Dean get trapped in a fairy glamour with their younger selves, and it reminds them of who they used to be and maybe how they can repair their relationship. Oh, boys...

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Crossovers

Supernatural/Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Exiles by nwhepcat
Sam and Oz in the pocket universe of Mystery Spot. Good, in-depth look at Oz, and a sharp read of crazy!Mystery Spot!Sam from Oz's POV, plus a sweet Oz/OFC romance.

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Supernatural/Scooby-Doo

we got some work to do now by atimi
Sam and Dean meet Velma and Daphne and Fred and Shaggy. Hilarity (and sex) ensues. *dies laughing*

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Supernatural/Leverage/Torchwood

How Ianto Jones Quits His Job and Decides to Take Over the World (Without the Help of a Kangaroo Army) by sparky77
"You know, it's not a secret organization if you have your name and the name of your organization actually in the e-mail." A few days later Hardison gets the following e-mail from i.jones@supersecrethushhushorganization.com: Maybe that's all part of our plan. Hardison replies with: Don't even try. I looked. There's nothing there. All you guys do is kill aliens and send filthy e-mails to each other. I have never watched Torchwood, but the combined AWESOME of DEAN and HARDISON is too much to resist. (There is past Dean/Castiel, which squicks me hard, but it's not enough to really be bothersome.) Dean/Hardison/Ianto and hilarity, in various combinations.

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Castle

The Way the Lights Went Out by medie
"This is wrong, Kate. This isn't how the story's supposed to go. I keep looking for the heroic last minute save. The storm magically averted. The team of scientists, stroppy and heroic, working tirelessly to save us all." Kate looks at her computer again and the latest meteorological update. The system is worldwide, weather patterns disrupted everywhere. The scientists, stroppy and heroic or no, are all a little busy. Castle and Beckett weather an apocalypse.

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Star Trek Reboot

No Dead End In Sight by northatlantic
Somewhat to his bemusement, sharing accommodations has actually been a reasonably positive experience thus far. Jim has his irritating quirks, including a complete disregard for personal space, inability to not read over Leonard's shoulder, providing commentary while watching vids and talking with his mouth full. But on the plus side, he keeps his side of the room picked up, goes elsewhere to party, doesn't ask personal questions, has decent taste in music and is surprisingly well-read. If he HAS to have a roommate, he could have done a lot worse. Wonderful backstory for McCoy, explaining how he can already be a hotshot doctor and only be a few years older than Kirk.

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Crossovers

Criminal Minds/Supernatural

The Time Has Come to Be Gone by jujuberry136
A really enjoyable SPN/Criminal Minds crossover - the writing is a little clunky, and it doesn't take into account the state of Sam and Dean's relationship in early season 5, but the outsider POV on Sam and Dean, plus the interaction between the BAU team and the Winchesters, is a lot of fun.

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Supernatural

As We Know It by roque_clasique
"Fuck mankind!" / "And womenkind," Sam says, waggles a finger, trying to be fair and non gender-specific. "Fuck womenkind, too." / Dean cuffs him on the back of the head. "What, I teach you nothin', Sam? You can fuck mankind – but you gotta make love to womenkind. Show the ladies some respec', huh?" Sam and Dean get their drink on after they save the world. Adorable. *happy sigh*

Come Due by utsusemia
I tried, you want to say. I tried everything I could, and nothing worked. But you can see it in his eyes: you didn't try hard enough. You just failed, all over again. After that, you suck Ruby's blood like a fucking vampire, and you don't care. This time you won't fail. This time you'll save him. You'll save the world. Absolutely heartbreaking look at Sam, post 4.22. The second person POV really works here.

Living Vicariously by debbiel66
In the aftermath of 4.22, Sam starts seeing dead people. Well, more than usual. Dean tries to deal. Lovely bit of reconciliation between them. Also, I really like Sam hanging out with Chuck.

Palimpsest by innie_darling
That was twice now that Zachariah had tried to reduce Dean into an eating-and-fucking golem, a mindless beast that could be controlled with fresh meat and other, more delectable flesh. / Zachariah hadn't counted on his little helper, his mud-monkey, his weapon of choice having a memory, or at least fragments of one that he could slide together to stay whole, stay strong, even after his descent into hell, where he was harrowed for longer than he'd been alive. / And Dean remembered. Maybe not everything, maybe not always clearly, but that simply meant he was human. Sam, Dean, Castiel and bumper cars. Adorable.

The Stars of His Army by smilla
Interesting, heartbreaking story in which Dean's not the weapon, he's the trap. AU from 4.22

This old world is rough by dotfic
Lovely, melancholy Dean/Ellen set in the interstices of 5.02.

True Believer by debbiel66
Interesting story that casts Ruby and Azazel as Sam's shadow parents, watching over him and waiting for him to come into his own. Especially chilling are Azazel's reasons for leaving him with John.

The Waffle Option Initiative by angelgazing
Dean sighed, and did exactly what he'd been doing since Sam was seven and huffing because Dean was telling him it was bedtime. He caved. He did his level best to look innocent as he stepped on Sam's toes on the way to the door, though. Sam and Dean stop for waffles. Hilarity ensues.

we two by mimblexwimble
Gorgeous, lyrical look at s1 Sam realizing that maybe he wants to stay, wants to hunt. Lovely.

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Harry Potter

Along the Way by edenfalling
The world is still so far from perfect, but there are other things you care about now, things you should have paid more attention to all along. Somebody still has to change the world. But you don't have to do it all, and you don't have to do it alone. Wonderful look at Hermione over the years, after the war.

Anatomy of a Prank by xylodemon
Their first proper prank had taken place in their fourth month of school. Remus considered it proper because it had been a collective effort and marginally successful. It had also been a premeditated attack, rather than a random act brought on by boredom, circumstance, and Sirius' chronic inability to behave normally. On that landmark occasion, Remus had learned three rather important things: Sirius was madder than a cupboard full of Jarveys, James' sense of adventure was really just a death wish in a nice set of robes, and no good could possibly come from messing with two bags of itching powder, a breeding pair of Bowtruckles, and an impossibly large brassiere in the same afternoon. SO FREAKING AWESOME AND HILARIOUS! Totally nails James & Sirius's gleeful anarchy, and Remus & Peter's slightly stealthier penchant for mischief. I love the running gags that are never explained, and the many and varied descriptions of James's hair. *hearts*

Caesura by shadowenangel
Oh, Fred. Oh, George.... Professor McGonagall did not see the ghost until more than a year after his first appearance. She stopped dead in her tracks and stared, horrified, as he came drifting past. / "It can't be," she whispered, voice low and rough with grief and disbelief.

Reservoirs by rosemaryandrue
This was written over the month of August for dogdaysofsummer and it takes place the summer before the Marauders' final year at Hogwarts. Sirius gets disinherited, Dumbledore is missing, and MWPP+Lily go on a quest to find him, and have adventures along the way. With many lovely Remus/Sirius and James/Lily moments. (This links to the last part, which has links to all previous parts at the top.)

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Middleman

The Job Description Actuality by The Blue Raven
Wendy comes home in bad shape, and Lacey decides she and the Middleman need to talk. Lovely.

Just Words and a Tune by hematitebadger
Ten wonderful little slices of life with the Middleman and Wendy.

Make a Feast Out of Trouble by voleuse
The problem with living in a building filled with other young, photogenic artists was, Wendy knew, that idealistic rebel very easily devolved into pretentious jerkwad. Lovely slice of Wendy/Lacey. Sigh.

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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Immutability by templemarker
Sarah and Ellison directly after the end of season 2. Lovely, with a spot-on Sarah voice.

Paradise by edonohana
Five ways things could have worked out for Riley and Jesse. Short, sharp, and tragic.

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Star Trek Reboot

Farewell Transmission by dafnap
Beautiful, heartbreaking look at Uhura in the aftermath of the film.

A Future of Friends and Maybes by tielan
Nyota is determined that, like her namesake, she will shine. Lovely look at Uhura.

One Last Night On Earth by northatlantic
"Jim. I do know why you did what you did for the Kobayashi Maru, now. It is why I do not think you cheated. You passed your first time, for the record. It was an acceptable mark, and as the Kobayashi Maru is a pass/fail exercise, you were not able to improve upon it for purposes of your transcript. It is why I should have realized earlier that you were...attempting to achieve something else, when you insisted on retaking it." Achingly lovely look at the crew, mourning, from Spock's POV.

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Bones

Booth Surpasses Biological Imperative by lovelythings
Hot, sweet, Booth/Brennan with a spot-on Brennan voice. Lovely.

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Dark Angel

What You Want (I'll Take It) by ranalore
Ridiculously hot, porny Max/Alec heatfic. Awesome.

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Leverage

On belay by dotfic
Adorable Parker/Hardison/Eliot story.

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Psych

Liberty Challenged by angelgazing
Sometimes, Gus daydreams about having a new best friend. Most of the time, he can comfort himself from the trials of Life as Shawn Spencer's Best Friend with thoughts of a tell-all book, or by planning a trip to Vegas where they don't nearly get their kneecaps broken. When it gets tough, he just thinks about how popular his blog would be if he started telling all of Shawn's secrets, like how he's read all the Twilight books, and kind of thinks Robert Pattinson is dreamy. ♥ Gus/Shawn FTW!

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Sports Night

Snowstorms and Other Forces of Nature by nestra
"I am trapped in your apartment, I have no shoes, and I have the worst hangover I've had since college. I'm stealing eight pairs of your socks." There's a snowstorm, the power goes out, and Dana, Dan and Casey end up in bed together. Adorable and hilarious and very them. *heart*

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Firefly

Leave of Absence by zoewarren
She was wading through paperwork and discharge formalities when Simon's surgeon approached, bowed over her hand, asked if he might be permitted to book some of her time. He was polite, respectable, well groomed. Alliance. The revulsion she felt, the rage, was overwhelming. She put a pretty smile on her rejection, a well-trained silver tongue. He left feeling he'd been paid a better compliment than if she'd accepted. She swallowed bile as he walked away. Inara, making her choices, in the aftermath of Miranda. Lovely.

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Friday Night Lights

Three Movements by innie_darling
Brief, lovely look at Julie Taylor and three moments she was awesome.

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Narnia

Now We Are Sixteen by athousandwinds
In the afternoons, Lucy usually took care of what Peter called "handwriting practice" and she called bumf. Susan didn't like that. It was not an activity she enjoyed, but between Peter galloping off to parts unknown and Su being gracious and Ed sitting in court, they all said they didn't have the time to do any paperwork. Hmph. Lucy plonked herself down at her desk and attacked her list of Things to Do. A day in the life of the Pevensies, kings and queens of Narnias. Lovely.

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Supernatural

Building Dean Van Halen by caffienekitty
"I nearly bought a VW van, you know," John said, slurring a little from pain, exhaustion, and the only available anesthetic. / Bobby smirked at John, making sure his shoulder was just dislocated and not broken. "That so." / "Best thing I ever didn't do. Some guy, Van Halen, he told me I should get the Impala instead." / "Yeah? / "Yeah. I think..." Memory swam to the surface. "Bobby, I think he was a hunter. Thought he was nuts back then, he asked about cold spots and cattle mutilations and crap." / "Coulda been I guess. Hunting goes a long way back." John figures it out, just pre-season 1. Heartbreaking.

Devil's Rope by harrigan
I enjoyed this pre-series look at how much, when push comes to shove, Sam is willing to sacrifice to save Dean. Interesting hunt, and a nice look at John and Dean as well.

First We Take It Easy by dotfic
Sam: one head wound, one dislocated shoulder, one sprained ankle. / Dean: two cracked ribs, one deep gash in his leg, two broken fingers. / Apocalypse: averted. / Dean thought they'd gotten off easy. Lovely futurefic in which the boys take some time to heal after averting the apocalypse.

Finding Wednesday by [anonymous]
That was stirring up trouble, Dean figured. He'd decided that while he was sitting there alone: that he was eight years old, and he could do what he could do, and he couldn't do what he couldn't do. Getting PO'ed because he couldn't drive, or go out with Dad went he went after the bad things, or make decisions about where they went or when – that wouldn't accomplish anything. He was a kid. Takes what could have been a really sappy premise - 8yo Dean saves a kitten and nurses it back to health - and knocks it out of the park.

Like a Fiddle by krisomniac
"They played us good, didn't they." / Sam smiled. "Yeah, they did." / "And now we have an apocalypse to stop?" / Sam ran a hand through his messy sweat-dry hair. "Looks like." / "So it's just another day at the office." Boys! lovely coda for 4.22.

Lorax Lessons by [anonymous]
Hee! Dean + Sam + an ice cream truck = ADORKABLE.

Never Slapped Five with God: 44 lines about 22 deaths by angelgazing
The brief lives and many deaths of Castiel, Angel of the Lord. So what if Castiel is like Kenny from South Park? *dies* (er, pun completely intended) SO AWESOME! (also, in the interests of full disclosure, written at my instigation and betaed by me.)

Palindromes by [anonymous]
Sharp, heartbreaking AU in which John dies and Mary survives to teach her boys to hunt. The thing about unconditional love, Sam had decided, surrounded by Freud and Hume and all the deconstructions, classifications, bifurcations, iterations, semantics of the heady psychoanalysis of academia - or perhaps in spite of all those things - was that if he didn’t hate the person he loved, it probably wasn't unconditional love at all. Everyone despises something, some failure, some constriction, something human about those they love most. / It was easy to think in such abstractions, so far removed from the irresistible, overpowering combined gravity of mom and Dean. He realizes this now. / Sam shifts minutely against the leather, sees Dean start, and wonders vaguely if he would hate his father too, if he were still alive.

A Perfect Day by [anonymous]
Exceptionally adorable story of the first time Dean drove the Impala. Dean/Impala=OTP!

Running on Empty by [anonymous]
On his own and short of cash, Dean takes a job as a roadie for an up and coming band. I enjoyed this a lot.

Talk To Me by [anonymous]
A day in the life of Bobby Singer. Bobby, being awesome at what he does! Very cool.

There Is Nothing Frightening by tripoli8
Dean had barely even started to work out what had really been going on since he sold his soul, but he'd already decided that absolutely none of it had been made better by the two of them constantly trying to game each other. When he stopped to think about it, he had no idea how he'd managed to second-guess the motives behind Sam's every move for most of the past two years; it was so goddamned tiring. Really interesting post-ep for 4.22.

When in Arbuckle by debbiel66
Lovely look at Sam and Dean as teenagers, with Sam already planning his escape, and Dean knowing something big is coming but not knowing what to do about it. Dean's not sure what's bothering him. It's almost like he wants something but doesn't know how to put it into words. He's never really thought much about what he wants because it's always been fairly simple. Dean wants Dad to be proud of him, and he wants Sammy to be safe and happy. He wants to find the thing that killed Mom, and he wants to help as many people as he can along the way. / And Dean also wants to watch the world go by from his own front yard. It's weird, but Dean wouldn't mind staying in Arbuckle a little bit longer. / But Dean's not Sam. No good can come from thinking about what can't be. What Dean does have is Sam and Dad. And that's enough - it's always been more than enough, and there's no reason that can't stay the same.

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Crossovers

Psych/The Office (US)

Pennsylvania by fearlessfan
Adorable crossover in which Gus and Shawn go to Scranton to solve a mystery at Dunder Mifflin. Gus/Shawn=OTP! *heart*

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Supernatural/Leverage

And Today We Have Naming of Parts by medjai_trowa
How Eliot Spencer got his name. Lovely SPN/Leverage crossover with wee!Eliot encountering the Winchesters.

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Supernatural/Criminal Minds

This Bitter Earth by [anonymous]
Highly enjoyable SPN/CM crossover in which the Winchesters and the BAU investigate the same case. "Anybody else, I'd say we were dealing with copycats or just a huge coincidence. But those guys escaped custody at least twice that I know of, and Dean Winchester's already faked his own death once before." / "There wasn't much left to find after that explosion in Colorado." Hotch folded his arms across his chest, somehow managed to look even more serious than usual. "You think they engineered the whole thing and escaped again?" / Morgan shrugged. "Possible." / "Well," Reid said with a laugh, "at least we can be sure they weren't resurrected."

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Supernatural/Veronica Mars

This River’s Full of Lost Sharks by [anonymous]
Fantastic SPN/VMars crossover. Missouri sends Sam and Dean to Neptune to stop a zombie uprising. They fall in with Veronica and Logan and the rest of the Neptune crew. Really well done blending of the two verses, drawing the parallels neatly without hitting the reader over the head with them. I enjoyed this a lot.

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Supernatural/Good Omens

Albion Rhapsody by tears_of_nienna
Hee! Adorable GO/SPN crossover in which Dean takes Sam to London and they have a run-in with a more congenial angel-demon pair.

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Supernatural/Pushing Daisies

With Kindness by entangled_now
Dean takes Sam to see the Pie Maker. Lovely and achy.

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Iron Man

Cheeseburger First by amonitrate
Heartbreakingly poignant story of Tony's first day back from Afghanistan, from Happy's POV.

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Leverage

Did you write the book of love? by ignipes
"Nate told me to talk to you," she says. / Eliot perks up immediately. "We got a job?" / "No," says Parker. "He told me to ask you about the birds and the bees." Adorkable, hilarious Parker/Hardison.

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The Middleman

but the rest of us do what we must in constant compromise by corellianjedi
In the aftermath of "The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse," Wendy helps the Middleman deal. *sniffle* Achy and lovely and full of their awesome friendship. (spoilery for the unfilmed 13th episode/graphic novel/table read at SDCC)

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Being Human

The Adventure Starts Here by angelgazing
She remembers tying towels around her shoulders when she was a child, running in circles as they flapped behind her. She remembers feeling like she could fly. / George doesn't look away, even as his cheeks go pink. / She remembers it feeling like this. Soft and lovely. Annie loves her boys. Sigh.

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The Big Bang Theory

The Failure of Einstein's Universe by annakovsky
Penny/Sheldon that actually, shockingly works - nails both characters' voices, takes Sheldon's deal (or lack thereof) into account, and seriously, pretending to be a couple is always awesome. Really well done.

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Castle

Accomplices by lokei
Adorable snippet of Castle bantering with his daughter.

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Harry Potter

All The Umbrellas In London by such_heights
Remus ducks his head, embarrassed but laughing, because this is it, his ridiculous, brilliant life: sudden rainstorms and magical umbrellas, good friends and mad adventures, Sirius and all the chaos he brings whirling in his wake. He glances up at the sky, where the clouds are turning white and fluffy. It looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. *happy sigh*

sweets by xylodemon
"Here, that's meant to go in the tart, not on it." / James huffed loudly. "Your mum's a tart." / Sirius' mouth twitched, but he grabbed another peach rather than rising to the bait. Remus was not surprised; Sirius was all for a good game of your mum under normal circumstances, but he firmly believed that Mrs Potter walked on water. Boys! Baking and bantering! James figures out that Sirius and Remus are together. ♥

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Star Trek Reboot

Captain's Log (Draft) by mint_amaretto
The entire crew of the Enterprise gets age-regressed. Hilarious look at Kirk's captain's log during the adventure.

Collecting Fallout from the Blast by northatlantic
George Kirk's son, a genius, a heavy-fisted brawler, a drunk, a cynic. A trainwreck. But there's something desperate and bright beneath it, something that refused to acknowledge something as plebian as odds, as mortal as getting the shit kicked out of him. Gorgeous, heartbreaking look at Jim Kirk, growing up. *sniffle*

It's All in the Delivery by july_july_july
"I have unfucked the transporter." Kirk and Uhura are being held at knifepoint by space pirates. And then the real trouble starts. Absolutely HILARIOUS and DARLING at the same time. Uhura for the win!

The Language of Grief by rosenskimmer
As Spock turns toward him, where Chekov expects to see a comfortable control, a Vulcan sensibility of logic, a benediction of knowledge from the one who seems to have forgotten more than Chekov can ever know, there is nothing. And all the tactical strategies he’s learned, all the technical manuals he’s memorized, all the sonnets and monologues and songs he can recite, they’re useless here, in this pivotal moment. The language of grief is something Star Fleet cannot teach him. Beautiful and heartbreaking.

Somatosensory by northatlantic
Soft and lovely Kirk/McCoy. *happy sigh*

we are air by _seven_crows
Five anniversaries and birthdays of the Enterprise crew. Hilariously funny right up until it hits you with the heartbreak. Lovely.

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Middleman

Apocalypse Now and Then by monimala
"Ida has picked up several interesting tidbits on the H.E.Y.D.A.R.," he informs. "Apparently the sky commenced falling at roughly 0600 hours, shortly after reports that temperature in a small southeastern Michigan town called Hell had reached critically cold proportions, especially unusual seeing as it's July." / "Wait." She stops with her vest stuck halfway around her head, voice muffled by the slippery black cloth. "Are you saying that Hell literally froze over?" / "Yes, Dubbie, I am." Hee! WW and MM take on the apocalypse.

the global zed head apocalypse by corellianjedi
Fantastic fusion with World War Z. What do Wendy and the Middleman do during the zombie apocalypse? Heartbreaking and hopeful in equal measures.

The Red Velvet Sensei Spectacle by nonky
Lacey feeds Sensei Ping some (vegan) red velvet cake. Hilarity ensues.

This Is Where It Starts by marymac
Wonderful look at how Wendy and Lacey met and became BFF. I especially like the asides about Wendy's mom, and the way Noser's appearances are threaded through the whole thing.

War Stories by hematitebadger
Roxy helps Wendy do some research, and they find some time to chat. I really enjoyed this, and she has Roxy's voice spot on.

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Supernatural

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Star Trek Reboot

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The Princess Bride

The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Westley and Buttercup by atrata
Absolutely heartbreaking and note-perfect. This is not the happy ending Westley was hoping for.

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Pushing Daisies

We Go In Waves by entangled_now
The end of the world, Pushing Daisies-style. The biblical plagues hit Coeur d'Coeurs, and Ned's afraid it's his fault. Fantastic Olive voice.

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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

These Things My Mother Taught Me by halcyon_shift
Absolutely fantastic look at what John's life might have been like in the future, if we got a season 3. and Like Locked Rooms, the equally fantastic sequel. I especially love John's interaction with Derek here. Totally makes me miss the show. "If you're going to kill me, kill me. Otherwise we need to figure out what's here and what we can use. There'll be more than this; my mom shows love with pancakes and superior firepower." / Derek's gun lowers. "I can see that." / "The pancakes aren't great, but the hollow points make up for it."

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Dark Angel

Escape, evade, whatever. by minim_calibre
Adorable, bantery Max/Alec. *heart*

The Hubbert Curve (And all the robins bring remix) by minim_calibre
"Try not to get into trouble all by your lonesome. Last thing I need is to have to save your ass 'cause I let it out of my sight." / "I promise, Max, any trouble my ass needs to get into will just have to wait until we can get into it together." / The pause was halfway to awkward before she found her tongue. "Tell you what: you buy the first round tonight, I'll pretend you never said that." / He agreed with haste. "Deal." Remix of The Hubbert Peak from a wonderfully matter-of-fact Max's POV. *heart*

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Leverage

The Chainsaw Job by annerbhp
Eliot, Parker, and Hardison take on the zombie apocalypse. AWESOME.

Traceroute of a Retrieval Specialist by facetofcathy
Enjoyable Hardison/Eliot story that shows where Eliot was during the six month separation.

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Bones

Strangers by zerodetorres
"I know we were close," he says without looking up. "We loved each other very much, didn't we?" / "Booth." / "I know this because everybody else is ready to let go and start over, but you're not." He lifts his head, apologetic. "I'm sorry I don't remember the things you find worth holding on to," he says quietly. Sniffly good Booth/Brennan in the wake of the season finale.

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Burn Notice

Brain Drain by florahart
Michael v. zombies, with a cool OC, timely help from Fi and Sam, and note-perfect voiceovers.

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Firefly

Love you good and strong (while our love is good and young) by wintercreek
Really lovely bit of Kaylee/Inara.

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