10October
Kate, Short for Kevin, by moonythestrals
WC, Neal/Peter, I’d call it OT3, awesome look at the growing relationship between Neal, Peter, and Elizabeth
“You’ve gotten so good at flirting with men, honey,” Elizabeth says, tightening the knot of Peter’s tie. She sounds proud.
untitled snippet, by moonythestrals
WC, Peter/Neal/Elizabeth, OT3 snippet, Elizabeth does the math
“I think I’m shocked that I’m not shocked,” Elizabeth admits.
The Challenge and the Chase, by the_con_cept
WC, Neal/Peter, Neal flirts with Peter over birthday cards
Peter was used to getting birthday cards from Neal. What he wasn’t used to was showing up to find Neal and his birthday card, sitting there in the living room like they owned the place.
Letters From Maximum Security (Drawing Strength), by sausuge
WC, Neal and Peter’s correspondence while Neal was in prison
The first time he sent a birthday card to Special Agent Peter Burke, it was meant to be a joke.
What Doesn’t Itch, by cestmoi1
WC, companion fic to A Well-Dressed Man, Neal has to wear Peter’s favorite suit to some event
Neal cringed once again as he regarded his reflection. It was practically…criminal, really, the things he was forced to endure for the FBI some days.
A Well-Dressed Man, by cestmoi1
WC, Neal helps Peter buy a suit for an FBI function
“You can’t wear the same suit to a formal dinner with the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that you wear every day to catch criminals. It just isn’t done.”
untitled ficlet, by oh_mcgee
WC, Peter/Neal, a short ficlet about Neal, Peter, the Hat, and how June and Elizabeth are awesome
The second thing you need to know is that there’s an exception to every rule.
Only Good for Legends, 3/5, by leupagus
STR, Kirk/Spock, Kirk is okay!, Det. Spock moves back to San Francisco, Jim follows him
“Daddy said I couldn’t call you Uncle Jimmy because that’d give him an aneurysm,” Joanna tells him. “But he said it was okay to call *you* Aunt Mandy,” she says to Spock’s mother, “So it must be okay to call *you* Aunt Jimmy.”
stars of the seraphim, by starandrea
SPN, Dean, Sam, Castiel, and Anna talk about falling
Castiel sounded almost irritable when he said, “Not everything is about Dean.”
Blame It On The Ladies Home Journal, by ripsacooper
Psych, Shawn/Carlton, Carlton’s trying to sleep, Shawn won’t let him
He had five hours to catch some shut eye before he had to get up to catch his pre-dawn flight to the law enforcement conference in Boston, and damn it, he needed his sleep.
Cultural Exchange, by lamardeuse
SGA, John/Rodney, Woolsey tells everyone they have to get an artistic hobby, John teaches Rodney to play guitar
“I’m sorry, you want us to what?” Rodney asked, because he must have misheard. It was the only explanation.
Lucky, by cherrybina
STR, Kirk/Spock, Kirk overhears Enterprise crewmembers talking about the hottest person on the ship
“Guess what I overheard tonight,” Jim says, setting aside his PADD.
Anything Worth Dying For, by waldorph
SPN, Dean/Castiel, long plotty apocafic, rebel angels rapture people to safehouses, Sam and Dean save the world
She smiles at their thunderstruck expressions. “I remember what it is to be human,” she says. “I can make plans.”
Cherries, by libraryofsol
SPN, Dean/Castiel, Castiel brings Dean a pie for averting the apocalypse
The world eventually stops falling apart, at three in the morning.
There’s a Design, by dsudis
SPN, Dean/Castiel, Castiel transfers some of himself to Dean
“I need you to be all right,” Castiel said, because angels did not lie, even if they disguised themselves, even if they left out the vast majority of the truth.
Tea and Scones, by Claire
SPN, Dean/Castiel, xover with Good Omens, Castiel meets with Aziraphale every week for tea
Castiel blushes and Aziraphale laughs, low and melodic and the flowers on one of the trees outside start to bloom early.
A Subtler Seduction, by pandarus
SPN, Ruby keeps helping, Dean can’t not give her a chance
“I just – look, Cas, she says she used to be human. Is that true?”
Like Wile E. Coyote, by sparky77
SPN, Dean/Castiel, Castiel thinks about falling, Anna talks about Loony Toons
“It’s a cartoon, Anna,” Castiel protests. “For children and for Dean.”
Quarters, by trinityofone
SPN, Dean/Castiel, Sam/Ruby, the four of them travel around together, swear jar
Four people in the Impala? Did. Not. Work. There was not a single tolerable configuration.
Spilt Milk, by sparky77
SPN, Dean/Castiel, Sam tries to figure out how to get Dean and Cas together
He wants to ask Castiel if he’s ever deliberately knocked over a glass of milk just to see Dean laugh.
How Ianto Jones Quits His Job and Decides to Take Over the World (Without the Help of a Kangaroo Army), by sparky77
SPN/TW/Leverage, Dean/Ianto/Hardison, they all meet on IM and compare notes about killing people, funny
It’s all going along okay until Hardison gets a very politely worded e-mail from ianto.jones@torchwood.com asking him to please stop hacking their e-mail because it’s upsetting his boss who is difficult enough on a good day.
A Wincest Story, by trinityofone
SPN, Dean/Castiel, Castiel is adopted into the family, Sam correctly predicts it’ll all go wrong somehow
Sam couldn’t shake the feeling that this was somehow going to come back and bite them in the ass.
The Knights Have a Thousand Eyes, by stakeaclaim
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, long (link is to master post), Arthur & Merlin with a lot of knight training thrown in
He was about to inform Bedevere that he was the most graceless, uncoordinated person in Camelot. And then he remembered Merlin, and in all honesty couldn’t bring such himself to utter such a falsehood.
Hustler meets Hustler, by pheebs1
SPN/Psych, Shawn bets Gus he can win money playing pool with Dean (Sam’s there too)
“Nice sneakers man,” Gus tells Sam.
Love, the Antichrist, by starandrea
SPN, post-5.06, Jesse makes everyone write Valentine’s to each other
“Dean,” Cas said, apparently serious. “What is your favorite color?”
Give and Take, by rinaandorithain
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, AU of 3 key series 1 eps (Sophia, Ealdor, Isle of the Blessed), Arthur finds out about the magic
“Oh right. Well, maybe the truth is overrated,” Merlin mused. “I’m sure we could come up with some other explanation.”
Part 2/2
Ask me no questions, by black_eyedgirl
Psych/Iron Man, Shawn/Tony, Shawn fills in as a temp assistant for Tony Stark
“Or maybe the temp agency sent me. That’s option B. Less interesting, more truthful. Isn’t it weird the way that happens?”
Not Not-Safe, by rispacooper
Psych, Shawn/Carlton, Shawn breaks down after the bank episode
With Gus in bed, safe and in bed, in PJs even, and the night time stretching out long and dark ahead of him, Shawn realizes that he can’t stop shaking.
New Sheriff in Town, by dlasta and rispacooper
Psych, Shawn/Carlton, crack!fic, Shawn sells sexytoys from their shared home, Carlton finds out
The sirens outside are getting closer, and oh, is Lassi not going to like explaining to them just how the Hendersons had stopped the thief.
It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humiliation, by dlasta
Psych, Shawn/Carlton, Carlton lets something slip at the station and decides he’s okay with it
It’s hard to even appear like he’s paying attention.
And So By Adventure, by anoyo
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin’s magic is forcibly revealed and he ends up far away by accident, then comes back
While this was definitely a good thing for getting back to Camelot in this lifetime, Merlin was mildly annoyed that his subconscious was apparently a better sorcerer than he was.
Something Fragile, by ras_elased
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, modern AU, art gallery owner Arthur meets bartender/stripper Merlin at a bar, then at the gallery
“Wait—is that my tie?”
Jurisdiction, by rispacooper
Psych, Shawn/Carlton, Shawn gets in trouble in another city, Carlton comes after him, read the warnings
“I don’t know what—if any—authority you have in Santa Barbara, but you and your visions have no jurisdiction here.”
Gus Has a Bad Feeling About This (Totally Like Han Solo, Only Hotter), by apple_pi
Psych, Shawn tells Gus about his new crush on Lassiter (see title)
On Day Four of “Lassiter Love Watch,” Shawn wafted into the office late in the morning. “He’s so pretty, Gus,” Shawn sighed, and Gus dropped his head to his desk.
It’s Not Goodbye, If You Don’t Say It, by nixa_jane
Psych, backstory, Shawn took off at the same time Gus left for college
Gus had believed him the same way he still half-believed all of the crazy lies that Shawn told: it was more fun that way.
There Are No Small Cases, Just Small Psychics (And Gusters, by nixa_jane
Psych, Shawn and Gus find a music box thief for a little girl, Gus knows text-speak
“No, I visited her MySpace page, she put it on the flier,” Shawn said.
Five Ways That Lassi Might Figure Out How Shawn is a Big Fake Faker (And One Way He Really Does), by rispacooper
Psych, Shawn/Carlton, I was a little confused about how/if the sections fit together, but still liked it
That was like saying he was missing, had missed Spencer. He wasn’t and he hadn’t; he was just bored.
Borne By Wind, We Southward Blow, by misswinterhill
TW, Ianto’s backstory, up through CoE day1, “how sometimes a life can become entangled with a piece of fiction”
Ianto sat, curled up behind the bookcases in the Local Studies section, back where nobody went.
Ten Sephirot, Nine and a Half Fingers, Eight Nights, 44 Presidents, by Vulgarweed
Political RPS, Barack/Rahm, pre- and post-election scenes
The world is watching Chicago, and Chicago performs well: a mighty howl of joy that echoes out across the lake and from there on into the aether, it was probably heard on the space station, where it rattled the gates of heaven.
déaðbǽrlic íegstréam, by shinetheway
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin falls off his horse (and off a bridge) into a raging river, Arthur rescues him
Merlin’s gift, apparently, was to be in the absolute wrong place at the absolute wrong time.
Curses!, by gold_macaw
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin is cursed and will die if he doesn’t have sex with Arthur
In the morning, Gaius said: “I’ve been doing some research.”
Lust in disguise, by Mystic
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Morgana has a masquerade ball, Arthur and Merlin make out in a hallway
“You can thank me later for having this fantastic idea.”
And this morning we had pancakes, by wanttobeatree
SPN RPS, J2, Jared and Jensen move in together; it takes them longer to catch a clue than Jared’s mom
About a week after Jensen moves in, Jared’s mom sends them a waffle iron. It comes in a bow-wrapped box with a greeting card on which fluffy kittens are hugging or playing or maybe striving for second base, it’s hard to say.
A is for Atlantis, by penknife
SGA, John (with the help of Rodney and Ronon) writes an alphabet book for Torren
B is for bear, not that we have any in the Pegasus galaxy.
The Accident, by shinetheway
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin accidentally turns Arthur into a dog, Arthur chews on his shoes
Merlin had learned the hard way that magic was not always reliable.
In Shining Armor, by cherrybina
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin overhears mean gossip about himself, Arthur steps in
The sound of voices carried through one of the adjoining stalls, but he didn’t pay much attention until he heard something that made him sit up straight in surprise.
Pros and Cons, by ravenflight21
Merlin, Merlin/Arthur, Arthur’s engaged to a princess when a misunderstanding gives him a way to get out of it
He forced himself not to jump to conclusions – after all, sleeping together didn’t have to mean anything else.
It Starts With, It Ends With, by x_carnivale_x
STR RPS, Chris/Zach, Chris steals all of Zach’s hair care products
If Zach wants them back, this is going to be fucking Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark kind of shit, he’s going to have to work for them.
Girl, You’re Like a Weird Vacation, by leupagus
STR, Kirk/girl!Spock, Kirk and co. go to Risa for shore leave, currently WIP
It takes a lot of persuading to get “Spock” and “shore leave” to interact on any meaningful level.
The Tin Box: A Story With Pictures, by sam_storyteller
TW, Jack has photographs of himself through history, and a story for every one
The writing on the paper was familiar, though time had faded the memory somewhat.
Do the Contracts of Traditional Curses Allow for These Kinds of Exceptions?, by conclusivelead
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, fairy tale AU, Merlin meets frog!Arthur, who wants a kiss
“You do realize you must be a Frog for a reason, right?” Merlin asked.
With Flaming Sword, by tetsubinatu
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Arthur and Merlin get kidnapped and Merlin reveals his magic to free them, Arthur angsts
They’d woken to knives at their throats and not a chance of escape.
A Question of Compromise, by Dark rose
SGA RPS, David/Jason(/John), in the Kept Boy AU, David and Jason acquire John as their new body slave
A Kept Boy AU, by poisontaster (SPN RPS)
What We Keep community (other stories in same universe)
The New Doctor, by rotrude
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, the Pendragons own mills, Merlin’s a doctor, he and Arthur have an unlikely romance
“It’s us or them, Arthur,” Uther reminded his son sternly, leaning forward into the chair, as if physical proximity might help the message to better sink in.
Actions Speak Louder, by jade_dragoness
STR, Kirk/Spock, Kirk is captured by slavers, Spock comes to rescue him, against Starfleet orders
“Humans do have a saying: actions speak louder than words,” said Spock solemnly.
This Hide-and-Seek Makes Me an Addict: A Most Excellent Tale in Four Parts, by syllic
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, bandom AU, Arthur and Merlin find each other again, silly
Arthur would admit—only to Merlin—to a certain degree of confusion regarding the purpose of this particular run of his life, but though he was uncertain what it was he was supposed to be doing, he was fairly clear on the point that he was not supposed to do it without Merlin.
The Stages of Grief In Regard To The Zombpocalypse, by leupagus
STR RPF, Zach/Chris, Zach comes to get Chris after the zombpocalypse
“It bothers me, on some fundamental level, that the cell phones haven’t stopped working,” Zach said.
Practice, by anonymous
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, PWP from the kinkme_merlin meme
“Stop grinning,” Arthur ordered.
the stuff of trashy romance novels, by aerowank
Merlin RPS, Bradley/Colin, 30+ ficlets from slash table prompts, scenes from their lives together
When the first batch of bread is finished, half-burnt with too much shortening, they eat bites of it off their fingers, and sit with their legs folded on the kitchen floor.
Inevitable Reality, by solarbaby614
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, based on the movie Crybaby, Arthur’s a knight and Merlin’s a druid, they go to high school together
“Using magic isn’t illegal, no matter what people around here want to think.”
Bright, young thing, by olympia_m
SPN, Castiel is a plant (no, really!), Anna gives him to Dean and Sam to look after
“Be kind.” Anna smiled. “And no swearing.”
When All Is Said and Done, by spacemonkey_699
SPN, Dean/Castiel, the archangels write a romance novel to apologize to Castiel (it was that or a fruit basket)
“You simply type in what you wish to search for, and the internet provides the answer. It knows all, Michael,” Raphael said.
Sleepless, by anonymous
STR RPS, Zach/Chris, Chris has insomnia and his parents think he’s a junkie
“Why? It’s three in the morning. Nobody should be thinking at three in the morning. Especially actors. Why are you even up?”
Kitty!, by ramtops_witch
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin gets turned into a man-cat, and cuddles Arthur a lot
He’d have to tell his father his idiot servant had been cursed. They would have to hunt down the sorcerer who….turned…manservants into cats… Arthur really wasn’t sure why you would turn someone into a cat-person.
Spirit Well, by danse_amore
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin reveals his magic to Arthur, who doesn’t take it well at first
“Arthur,” he says again, and Arthur blinks at him, his hair wild from sleep, his cheek creased from his pillow. “I want to show you something.”
How To Get Lucky, by fitzette
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, bondage, stocks at night, PWP
Arthur chose this night specifically, knowing the Solstice Feast would go on well into the night, that darkness would come early and that it would be too cold for anyone sane to venture outside.
The Man Who Would Be King, by didzease
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, AU, Arthur gets lost in the forest, meets Merlin, & learns stuff
Arthur decided that, now he had admitted he was lost anyway, he might as well go look for help.
steampunk AU, by astolat
AI RPS, Adam/Kris, steampunk AU, King Adam meets squire’s son Kris at court
“The king really wants everyone dressed like this?” Kris said, staring up at the ceiling, feeling half-strangled.
Part 2, Part 3
The Devilstone Registry, by xbeyondinsanex
AI RPS, Adam/Kris, old west steampunk AU, Adam’s a crazy scientist, Kris is a gunslinger hired to protect him
Kris nodded knowingly. For some reason, misunderstandings happened a lot around him.
Writ in Water, by sam_storyteller
TW, Jack/Ianto, Ianto finds a board game that lets him travel in time & sees the consequences
He hesitated as he set the last piece down. He was sure there had been nine in total, but now there were ten on the board.
The Once and Future Pain in My Ass, by ras_elased
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Dresden Files xover, Merlin goes to Harry to help him find Arthur
“This has got to be the worst ambush ever. I’m feeling a little insulted, actually.”
To Wake and Reach For Hands That Are Not There, by mithrel
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin accidentally-on-purpose winds up in Arthur’s dreams, then makes it real
He didn’t mean to do it. The first time had been a total accident.
If Wishes Were Horses, by takadainmate
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin has a bad day, then runs into Arthur at a tavern
There was a place Merlin liked to go after days like this.
Lust Potion Number Nine, by lesyeuxverts
HP, HP/SS, post-war, the Ministry makes everyone get married & have kids, Severus makes potions, Harry takes them
Harry Potter was the last person Severus expected to need this particular potion, but the Ministry’s Propagation and Restoration Emergency Guidelines have them both trapped in lives they don’t particularly want to lead.
Harry Potter and His Incredible, Dumb Luck!, by eeyore9990
HP, HP/SS, Severus needs help to cure himself from Nagini’s poison, he and Harry go to Brazil & meet a lost tribe
Harry stood on the damp pavement in front of number twelve, Grimmauld Place, waiting for… someone.
Timely Actions, by odogoddess
HP, HP/SS, post-battle, Severus is sent back in time and physically de-aged, then comes back (still de-aged)
He lifted his arms and shoved his sleeves back and froze. His hands were different.
Wicked Game, by unbroken_halo
HP, HP/SS, Harry & Severus are caught up in their own game
Harry thought about the rendezvous with Snape, and how they had begun. Something so simple and yet, so complicated as well.
Unrequited, by Nenya Entwhistle
HP, HP/SS, historical AU, “Severus Snape is Lord Harry Potter’s tutor”
Potter deliberately walked toward him and leaned up on his tiptoes to kiss the corner of Severus’ mouth. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”
The Weight We Carry, by atypicalsnowman
HP, HP/SS, after the battle of Hogwarts, Harry’s not ready to find something else to live for, & gets trapped in his own mind, Severus comes to rescue him
He simply took a step closer to the stone and laid a hand over her name, muttering, “I’m trying, Lily.”
Bite Me!, by Eeyore9990
HP, HP/SS, 7th year, Snape’s a vampire and can hear Harry’s thoughts, they make a deal
“If you don’t know what you did to deserve detention, then why didn’t you say anything?”
Rapture, by mia_ugly
HP, HP/SS, a watch from Dumbledore sends Harry back in time to meet Severus at various points in his life, angst
There is a time much later, much much later, when Harry will ask Hermione how to begin.
Sing a Mad Rebellion, by femmequixotic
HP, HP/SS, post-war, the London Coalition is worse than Voldemort, the rebellion tries to recruit Harry
The State Security Forces come not in the middle of a dark night as one might expect, but on a bright, sunshiny Sunday morning just after the sausages are set on the kitchen table.
The Thaw, by rurounihime
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, Merlin falls in an icy river and Arthur saves him, then panics when he’s not breathing
His hands felt frozen, but not more so than Merlin’s chest beneath them, and the panic that had first sent him into the flooded river was rising like a bubble in his throat.
love, in the time of sorcery & other things that give bradley a headache, by schmoooop
Merlin RPS, Bradley/Colin, pining!Bradley and oblivious!Colin, silly
The BBC had this notion that if the WB could upturn the entire DC universe and give it raw homoerotic undertones, then there was nothing stopping them from taking a well-respected legend, ripping it to pieces, and giving it a certain amount of cleavage appropriate to the medieval period and conscientious of the feminists that constituted 12% of the audience demographic.
Shift, by rose_walker22
Merlin, Merlin/Arthur, retelling of Transformers, very faithful to the movie, Merlin as Sam, Arthur as Mikaela
As they were talking, no-one noticed a blue car drive into the quad and park itself next to a yellow Camero.
Walking in Your Landscape, by zarah5
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, an explanation of Arthur’s behavior at the start of S2
“I’m just thinking about how Arthur’s been insufferable to *everyone* while you and Gaius were gone and no one knew where you were.”
Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead, by dozybean
Merlin, xover, silly fic, Merlin, the Doctor, and Jack Harkness get drunk in a bar and complain about living forever
A wide grin spread across the newcomer’s face. “Merlin!” he exclaimed. “Fancy meeting you here!”
A Color For Every Desire, by phreakycat
Merlin, Arthur/Merlin, modern AU, the “shag bands” story, Merlin & Arthur work in a bar
Merlin holds up his wrist and turns it a little so that Arthur can see the minute flecks of silver glitter suspended in the plastic.