Title: A River Bends by Neko
Fandom: Without A Trace
Pairing: Danny/Martin
Categories: Romance, Angst
Length: Long - An arc of nineteen short stories totalling 37,500+ words
Warning: Author warns for 'sexual content'
Rating: NC-17

Author on LJ: this is love, this is porn
Website: nekosmuse. Click on 'fanfic' and 'Without A Trace' and scroll down the menu; the A River Bends series is listed separately.

Summary: He can almost taste the gunpowder.

Review: It wouldn’t be giving too much away about the plot of A River Bends to say that this is an example of the kind of story which starts off with sex and ends up with love. Danny is watching Martin at a firing range one day when he is overwhelmed with lust for him and before either one of them has time to work out what's happening they're having sex right there and then. Moreover, they go on to have sex in and around their workplace several more times throughout the first half of the story.

I need to be honest here and say that in my opinion this indiscretion is the least satisfactory aspect of the story. I can just about buy them getting it on at work once, but they are both sensible adults and FBI agents into the bargain and that means that they should know the value of self-control. In this respect, A River Bends almost strays over the line into porno movie territory where everybody humps everybody anywhere they like and never considers the consequences.

Fortunately, however, at around the mid-way point the author and her characters see sense. Or, rather, sense is seen on their behalf. They have been caught on a security camera - as they should have expected, of course - and everybody in the building knows what they've been doing. They are suspended from duty, and Martin pulls strings with his father to make sure Danny isn't punished unduly - although, inevitably, they have to be separated.

The remainder of the story deals with how they cope with this development, and how it affects their feelings for one another. The sex is still mind-blowingly wonderful whenever they are together, but there is a good deal of angsting when they are apart. None of it is given very much context, and the remainder of the characters - Jack, Samantha, Vivian and Martin's father - only wander through long enough to make the occasional relevant remark.

I have a feeling this started out as one steamy hot sex story and grew a plot at a much later stage, and considering that it was published in 2004 it would be interesting to know if the author would take the same approach now. Nevertheless for all its flaws this is one of the classics of the fandom; it could have done with a little more character development and some indication that the guys had more in common than just the sex, but the conclusion is a satisfying one and the whole story arc will very well reward the attention of the reader.

Link: Squeeze and Release - the first story in the sequence.

NB: I accidentally (briefly) posted the wrong version of this rec last week but was kindly saved from my folly by our illustrious mod, Jane. This is the correct version, thank goodness! (Saved by 'Recapalooza'!)

Title: A River Bends by Neko
Fandom: Without A Trace
Pairing: Danny/Martin
Categories: Romance, Angst
Length: Long - An arc of nineteen short stories totalling 37,500+ words
Warning: Author warns for 'sexual content'
Rating: NC-17

Author on LJ: this is love, this is porn
Website: nekosmuse. Click on 'fanfic' and 'Without A Trace' and scroll down the menu; the A River Bends series is listed separately.

Summary: He can almost taste the gunpowder.

Review: It wouldn’t be giving too much away about the plot of A River Bends to say that this is an example of the kind of story which starts off with sex and ends up with love. Danny is watching Martin at a firing range one day when he is overwhelmed with lust for him and before either one of them has time to work out what's happening they're having sex right there and then. Moreover, they go on to have sex in and around their workplace several more times throughout the first half of the story.

I need to be honest here and say that in my opinion this indiscretion is the least satisfactory aspect of the story. I can just about buy them getting it on at work once, but they are both sensible adults and FBI agents into the bargain and that means that they should know the value of self-control. In this respect, A River Bends almost strays over the line into porno movie territory where everybody humps everybody anywhere they like and never considers the consequences.

Fortunately, however, at around the mid-way point the author and her characters see sense. Or, rather, sense is seen on their behalf. They have been caught on a security camera - as they should have expected, of course - and everybody in the building knows what they've been doing. They are suspended from duty, and Martin pulls strings with his father to make sure Danny isn't punished unduly - although, inevitably, they have to be separated.

The remainder of the story deals with how they cope with this development, and how it affects their feelings for one another. The sex is still mind-blowingly wonderful whenever they are together, but there is a good deal of angsting when they are apart. None of it is given very much context, and the remainder of the characters - Jack, Samantha, Vivian and Martin's father - only wander through long enough to make the occasional relevant remark.

I have a feeling this started out as one steamy hot sex story and grew a plot at a much later stage, and considering that it was published in 2004 it would be interesting to know if the author would take the same approach now. Nevertheless for all its flaws this is one of the classics of the fandom; it could have done with a little more character development and some indication that the guys had more in common than just the sex, but the conclusion is a satisfying one and the whole story arc will very well reward the attention of the reader.

Link: Squeeze and Release - the first story in the sequence.

NB: I accidentally (briefly) posted the wrong version of this rec last week but was kindly saved from my folly by our illustrious mod, Jane. This is the correct version, thank goodness! (Saved by 'Recapalooza'!)

Title: A River Bends by Neko
Fandom: Without A Trace
Pairing: Danny/Martin
Categories: Romance, Angst
Length: Long - An arc of nineteen short stories totalling 37,500+ words
Warning: Author warns for 'sexual content'
Rating: NC-17

Author on LJ: this is love, this is porn
Website: nekosmuse. Click on 'fanfic' and 'Without A Trace' and scroll down the menu; the A River Bends series is listed separately.

Summary: He can almost taste the gunpowder.

Review: It wouldn’t be giving too much away about the plot of A River Bends to say that this is an example of the kind of story which starts off with sex and ends up with love. Danny is watching Martin at a firing range one day when he is overwhelmed with lust for him and before either one of them has time to work out what's happening they're having sex right there and then. Moreover, they go on to have sex in and around their workplace several more times throughout the first half of the story.

I need to be honest here and say that in my opinion this indiscretion is the least satisfactory aspect of the story. I can just about buy them getting it on at work once, but they are both sensible adults and FBI agents into the bargain and that means that they should know the value of self-control. In this respect, A River Bends almost strays over the line into porno movie territory where everybody humps everybody anywhere they like and never considers the consequences.

Fortunately, however, at around the mid-way point the author and her characters see sense. Or, rather, sense is seen on their behalf. They have been caught on a security camera - as they should have expected, of course - and everybody in the building knows what they've been doing. They are suspended from duty, and Martin pulls strings with his father to make sure Danny isn't punished unduly - although, inevitably, they have to be separated.

The remainder of the story deals with how they cope with this development, and how it affects their feelings for one another. The sex is still mind-blowingly wonderful whenever they are together, but there is a good deal of angsting when they are apart. None of it is given very much context, and the remainder of the characters - Jack, Samantha, Vivian and Martin's father - only wander through long enough to make the occasional relevant remark.

I have a feeling this started out as one steamy hot sex story and grew a plot at a much later stage, and considering that it was published in 2004 it would be interesting to know if the author would take the same approach now. Nevertheless for all its flaws this is one of the classics of the fandom; it could have done with a little more character development and some indication that the guys had more in common than just the sex, but the conclusion is a satisfying one and the whole story arc will very well reward the attention of the reader.

Link: Squeeze and Release - the first story in the sequence.

NB: I accidentally (briefly) posted the wrong version of this rec last week but was kindly saved from my folly by our illustrious mod, Jane. This is the correct version, thank goodness! (Saved by 'Recapalooza'!)

Title: A River Bends by Neko
Fandom: Without A Trace
Pairing: Danny/Martin
Categories: Romance, Angst
Length: Long - An arc of nineteen short stories totalling 37,500+ words
Warning: Author warns for 'sexual content'
Rating: NC-17

Author on LJ: this is love, this is porn
Website: nekosmuse. Click on 'fanfic' and 'Without A Trace' and scroll down the menu; the A River Bends series is listed separately.

Summary: He can almost taste the gunpowder.

Review: It wouldn’t be giving too much away about the plot of A River Bends to say that this is an example of the kind of story which starts off with sex and ends up with love. Danny is watching Martin at a firing range one day when he is overwhelmed with lust for him and before either one of them has time to work out what's happening they're having sex right there and then. Moreover, they go on to have sex in and around their workplace several more times throughout the first half of the story.

I need to be honest here and say that in my opinion this indiscretion is the least satisfactory aspect of the story. I can just about buy them getting it on at work once, but they are both sensible adults and FBI agents into the bargain and that means that they should know the value of self-control. In this respect, A River Bends almost strays over the line into porno movie territory where everybody humps everybody anywhere they like and never considers the consequences.

Fortunately, however, at around the mid-way point the author and her characters see sense. Or, rather, sense is seen on their behalf. They have been caught on a security camera - as they should have expected, of course - and everybody in the building knows what they've been doing. They are suspended from duty, and Martin pulls strings with his father to make sure Danny isn't punished unduly - although, inevitably, they have to be separated.

The remainder of the story deals with how they cope with this development, and how it affects their feelings for one another. The sex is still mind-blowingly wonderful whenever they are together, but there is a good deal of angsting when they are apart. None of it is given very much context, and the remainder of the characters - Jack, Samantha, Vivian and Martin's father - only wander through long enough to make the occasional relevant remark.

I have a feeling this started out as one steamy hot sex story and grew a plot at a much later stage, and considering that it was published in 2004 it would be interesting to know if the author would take the same approach now. Nevertheless for all its flaws this is one of the classics of the fandom; it could have done with a little more character development and some indication that the guys had more in common than just the sex, but the conclusion is a satisfying one and the whole story arc will very well reward the attention of the reader.

Link: Squeeze and Release - the first story in the sequence.

NB: I accidentally (briefly) posted the wrong version of this rec last week but was kindly saved from my folly by our illustrious mod, Jane. This is the correct version, thank goodness! (Saved by 'Recapalooza'!)

Title: A River Bends by Neko
Fandom: Without A Trace
Pairing: Danny/Martin
Categories: Romance, Angst
Length: Long - An arc of nineteen short stories totalling 37,500+ words
Warning: Author warns for 'sexual content'
Rating: NC-17

Author on LJ: this is love, this is porn
Website: nekosmuse. Click on 'fanfic' and 'Without A Trace' and scroll down the menu; the A River Bends series is listed separately.

Summary: He can almost taste the gunpowder.

Review: It wouldn’t be giving too much away about the plot of A River Bends to say that this is an example of the kind of story which starts off with sex and ends up with love. Danny is watching Martin at a firing range one day when he is overwhelmed with lust for him and before either one of them has time to work out what's happening they're having sex right there and then. Moreover, they go on to have sex in and around their workplace several more times throughout the first half of the story.

I need to be honest here and say that in my opinion this indiscretion is the least satisfactory aspect of the story. I can just about buy them getting it on at work once, but they are both sensible adults and FBI agents into the bargain and that means that they should know the value of self-control. In this respect, A River Bends almost strays over the line into porno movie territory where everybody humps everybody anywhere they like and never considers the consequences.

Fortunately, however, at around the mid-way point the author and her characters see sense. Or, rather, sense is seen on their behalf. They have been caught on a security camera - as they should have expected, of course - and everybody in the building knows what they've been doing. They are suspended from duty, and Martin pulls strings with his father to make sure Danny isn't punished unduly - although, inevitably, they have to be separated.

The remainder of the story deals with how they cope with this development, and how it affects their feelings for one another. The sex is still mind-blowingly wonderful whenever they are together, but there is a good deal of angsting when they are apart. None of it is given very much context, and the remainder of the characters - Jack, Samantha, Vivian and Martin's father - only wander through long enough to make the occasional relevant remark.

I have a feeling this started out as one steamy hot sex story and grew a plot at a much later stage, and considering that it was published in 2004 it would be interesting to know if the author would take the same approach now. Nevertheless for all its flaws this is one of the classics of the fandom; it could have done with a little more character development and some indication that the guys had more in common than just the sex, but the conclusion is a satisfying one and the whole story arc will very well reward the attention of the reader.

Link: Squeeze and Release - the first story in the sequence.

NB: I accidentally (briefly) posted the wrong version of this rec last week but was kindly saved from my folly by our illustrious mod, Jane. This is the correct version, thank goodness! (Saved by 'Recapalooza'!)

Title: A River Bends by Neko
Fandom: Without A Trace
Pairing: Danny/Martin
Categories: Romance, Angst
Length: Long - An arc of nineteen short stories totalling 37,500+ words
Warning: Author warns for 'sexual content'
Rating: NC-17

Author on LJ: this is love, this is porn
Website: nekosmuse. Click on 'fanfic' and 'Without A Trace' and scroll down the menu; the A River Bends series is listed separately.

Summary: He can almost taste the gunpowder.

Review: It wouldn’t be giving too much away about the plot of A River Bends to say that this is an example of the kind of story which starts off with sex and ends up with love. Danny is watching Martin at a firing range one day when he is overwhelmed with lust for him and before either one of them has time to work out what's happening they're having sex right there and then. Moreover, they go on to have sex in and around their workplace several more times throughout the first half of the story.

I need to be honest here and say that in my opinion this indiscretion is the least satisfactory aspect of the story. I can just about buy them getting it on at work once, but they are both sensible adults and FBI agents into the bargain and that means that they should know the value of self-control. In this respect, A River Bends almost strays over the line into porno movie territory where everybody humps everybody anywhere they like and never considers the consequences.

Fortunately, however, at around the mid-way point the author and her characters see sense. Or, rather, sense is seen on their behalf. They have been caught on a security camera - as they should have expected, of course - and everybody in the building knows what they've been doing. They are suspended from duty, and Martin pulls strings with his father to make sure Danny isn't punished unduly - although, inevitably, they have to be separated.

The remainder of the story deals with how they cope with this development, and how it affects their feelings for one another. The sex is still mind-blowingly wonderful whenever they are together, but there is a good deal of angsting when they are apart. None of it is given very much context, and the remainder of the characters - Jack, Samantha, Vivian and Martin's father - only wander through long enough to make the occasional relevant remark.

I have a feeling this started out as one steamy hot sex story and grew a plot at a much later stage, and considering that it was published in 2004 it would be interesting to know if the author would take the same approach now. Nevertheless for all its flaws this is one of the classics of the fandom; it could have done with a little more character development and some indication that the guys had more in common than just the sex, but the conclusion is a satisfying one and the whole story arc will very well reward the attention of the reader.

Link: Squeeze and Release - the first story in the sequence.

NB: I accidentally (briefly) posted the wrong version of this rec last week but was kindly saved from my folly by our illustrious mod, Jane. This is the correct version, thank goodness! (Saved by 'Recapalooza'!)

And now time for phase two of Recapalooza: Our Readers Are Our Reccers! We had a fantastic response to this post, so there'll be lots of recs posted this week (and some of our regular reccers might even be stopping by to add a bonus rec or two:) Thus, in no particular order, recs from our readers!

Recced by lolitakun.

Title: Let Us Compare Mythologies
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared Padalecki/Jensen Ackles
Categories: AU, Romance, Fluff, Humor
Length: Long (~17,300 words)
Warnings: cavity-inducing, feel-good sweetness

Author on LJ: cjmarlowe
Website:

Summary: Jensen Ackles, award-winning author, is experiencing the longest writing dry spell of his life until he spots a good-looking stranger in a bookstore window and suddenly everything changes.

Review:
This is a highly enjoyable AU, with some killer lines, and a warm-fuzzies inducing romance between two people watching each other in the windows, both too shy to make a move. I think this quote sums it up perfectly:

"Padalecki," said Jensen, his eyes widening. "That makes
so much more...." Then he gave him another smile that was crooked but
clearly genuine. "So you're not using the bookstore to supplement your
education because your alcoholic mother drank up the college fund?"

Jared opened his mouth to protest, then got it, he got what Jensen was
telling him. "Does that mean you're not recovering from the untimely
demise of your true love and nursing a crush on a lonely barista,
using your exquisite writing to try to speak to her?"

This is a fluffy, enjoyable read for a rainy afternoon.

Let Us Compare
Mythologies

And now time for phase two of Recapalooza: Our Readers Are Our Reccers! We had a fantastic response to this post, so there'll be lots of recs posted this week (and some of our regular reccers might even be stopping by to add a bonus rec or two:) Thus, in no particular order, recs from our readers!

Recced by lolitakun.

Title: Let Us Compare Mythologies
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared Padalecki/Jensen Ackles
Categories: AU, Romance, Fluff, Humor
Length: Long (~17,300 words)
Warnings: cavity-inducing, feel-good sweetness

Author on LJ: cjmarlowe
Website:

Summary: Jensen Ackles, award-winning author, is experiencing the longest writing dry spell of his life until he spots a good-looking stranger in a bookstore window and suddenly everything changes.

Review:
This is a highly enjoyable AU, with some killer lines, and a warm-fuzzies inducing romance between two people watching each other in the windows, both too shy to make a move. I think this quote sums it up perfectly:

"Padalecki," said Jensen, his eyes widening. "That makes
so much more...." Then he gave him another smile that was crooked but
clearly genuine. "So you're not using the bookstore to supplement your
education because your alcoholic mother drank up the college fund?"

Jared opened his mouth to protest, then got it, he got what Jensen was
telling him. "Does that mean you're not recovering from the untimely
demise of your true love and nursing a crush on a lonely barista,
using your exquisite writing to try to speak to her?"

This is a fluffy, enjoyable read for a rainy afternoon.

Let Us Compare
Mythologies

And now time for phase two of Recapalooza: Our Readers Are Our Reccers! We had a fantastic response to this post, so there'll be lots of recs posted this week (and some of our regular reccers might even be stopping by to add a bonus rec or two:) Thus, in no particular order, recs from our readers!

Recced by lolitakun.

Title: Let Us Compare Mythologies
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared Padalecki/Jensen Ackles
Categories: AU, Romance, Fluff, Humor
Length: Long (~17,300 words)
Warnings: cavity-inducing, feel-good sweetness

Author on LJ: cjmarlowe
Website:

Summary: Jensen Ackles, award-winning author, is experiencing the longest writing dry spell of his life until he spots a good-looking stranger in a bookstore window and suddenly everything changes.

Review:
This is a highly enjoyable AU, with some killer lines, and a warm-fuzzies inducing romance between two people watching each other in the windows, both too shy to make a move. I think this quote sums it up perfectly:

"Padalecki," said Jensen, his eyes widening. "That makes
so much more...." Then he gave him another smile that was crooked but
clearly genuine. "So you're not using the bookstore to supplement your
education because your alcoholic mother drank up the college fund?"

Jared opened his mouth to protest, then got it, he got what Jensen was
telling him. "Does that mean you're not recovering from the untimely
demise of your true love and nursing a crush on a lonely barista,
using your exquisite writing to try to speak to her?"

This is a fluffy, enjoyable read for a rainy afternoon.

Let Us Compare
Mythologies

And now time for phase two of Recapalooza: Our Readers Are Our Reccers! We had a fantastic response to this post, so there'll be lots of recs posted this week (and some of our regular reccers might even be stopping by to add a bonus rec or two:) Thus, in no particular order, recs from our readers!

Recced by lolitakun.

Title: Let Us Compare Mythologies
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared Padalecki/Jensen Ackles
Categories: AU, Romance, Fluff, Humor
Length: Long (~17,300 words)
Warnings: cavity-inducing, feel-good sweetness

Author on LJ: cjmarlowe
Website:

Summary: Jensen Ackles, award-winning author, is experiencing the longest writing dry spell of his life until he spots a good-looking stranger in a bookstore window and suddenly everything changes.

Review:
This is a highly enjoyable AU, with some killer lines, and a warm-fuzzies inducing romance between two people watching each other in the windows, both too shy to make a move. I think this quote sums it up perfectly:

"Padalecki," said Jensen, his eyes widening. "That makes
so much more...." Then he gave him another smile that was crooked but
clearly genuine. "So you're not using the bookstore to supplement your
education because your alcoholic mother drank up the college fund?"

Jared opened his mouth to protest, then got it, he got what Jensen was
telling him. "Does that mean you're not recovering from the untimely
demise of your true love and nursing a crush on a lonely barista,
using your exquisite writing to try to speak to her?"

This is a fluffy, enjoyable read for a rainy afternoon.

Let Us Compare
Mythologies

And now time for phase two of Recapalooza: Our Readers Are Our Reccers! We had a fantastic response to this post, so there'll be lots of recs posted this week (and some of our regular reccers might even be stopping by to add a bonus rec or two:) Thus, in no particular order, recs from our readers!

Recced by lolitakun.

Title: Let Us Compare Mythologies
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared Padalecki/Jensen Ackles
Categories: AU, Romance, Fluff, Humor
Length: Long (~17,300 words)
Warnings: cavity-inducing, feel-good sweetness

Author on LJ: cjmarlowe
Website:

Summary: Jensen Ackles, award-winning author, is experiencing the longest writing dry spell of his life until he spots a good-looking stranger in a bookstore window and suddenly everything changes.

Review:
This is a highly enjoyable AU, with some killer lines, and a warm-fuzzies inducing romance between two people watching each other in the windows, both too shy to make a move. I think this quote sums it up perfectly:

"Padalecki," said Jensen, his eyes widening. "That makes
so much more...." Then he gave him another smile that was crooked but
clearly genuine. "So you're not using the bookstore to supplement your
education because your alcoholic mother drank up the college fund?"

Jared opened his mouth to protest, then got it, he got what Jensen was
telling him. "Does that mean you're not recovering from the untimely
demise of your true love and nursing a crush on a lonely barista,
using your exquisite writing to try to speak to her?"

This is a fluffy, enjoyable read for a rainy afternoon.

Let Us Compare
Mythologies

And now time for phase two of Recapalooza: Our Readers Are Our Reccers! We had a fantastic response to this post, so there'll be lots of recs posted this week (and some of our regular reccers might even be stopping by to add a bonus rec or two:) Thus, in no particular order, recs from our readers!

Recced by lolitakun.

Title: Let Us Compare Mythologies
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared Padalecki/Jensen Ackles
Categories: AU, Romance, Fluff, Humor
Length: Long (~17,300 words)
Warnings: cavity-inducing, feel-good sweetness

Author on LJ: cjmarlowe
Website:

Summary: Jensen Ackles, award-winning author, is experiencing the longest writing dry spell of his life until he spots a good-looking stranger in a bookstore window and suddenly everything changes.

Review:
This is a highly enjoyable AU, with some killer lines, and a warm-fuzzies inducing romance between two people watching each other in the windows, both too shy to make a move. I think this quote sums it up perfectly:

"Padalecki," said Jensen, his eyes widening. "That makes
so much more...." Then he gave him another smile that was crooked but
clearly genuine. "So you're not using the bookstore to supplement your
education because your alcoholic mother drank up the college fund?"

Jared opened his mouth to protest, then got it, he got what Jensen was
telling him. "Does that mean you're not recovering from the untimely
demise of your true love and nursing a crush on a lonely barista,
using your exquisite writing to try to speak to her?"

This is a fluffy, enjoyable read for a rainy afternoon.

Let Us Compare
Mythologies

Recced by jenna_marianne .

Title: A Ring in the Black Sea by Basingstoke (NC-17)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Torchwood
Pairing: Teyla Emmagan/Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, (a tiny bit of Rodney McKay/Toshiko Sato)
Categories: crossover, family, kids
Length: Medium (6,633 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: basingstoke 
Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Basingstoke

Review:
The Stargate Atlantis primary team runs into a peculiar stranger while out on a mission, Jack Harkness. They help in out of a sticky situation and Teyla and Jack bond over shared Pegasus grief rituals and spend and evening together. Two years later, Teyla requests that Atlantis contact Jack so a naming ritual can be performed for their daughter. Jack and the Torchwood team visit.

The story amazingly is able to merge the Torchwood and Stargate Atlantis 'verses perfectly, and tell a sweet story with an interesting take on Pegasus galaxy culture. Well worth the read.

A Ring in the Black Sea

Recced by jenna_marianne .

Title: A Ring in the Black Sea by Basingstoke (NC-17)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Torchwood
Pairing: Teyla Emmagan/Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, (a tiny bit of Rodney McKay/Toshiko Sato)
Categories: crossover, family, kids
Length: Medium (6,633 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: basingstoke 
Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Basingstoke

Review:
The Stargate Atlantis primary team runs into a peculiar stranger while out on a mission, Jack Harkness. They help in out of a sticky situation and Teyla and Jack bond over shared Pegasus grief rituals and spend and evening together. Two years later, Teyla requests that Atlantis contact Jack so a naming ritual can be performed for their daughter. Jack and the Torchwood team visit.

The story amazingly is able to merge the Torchwood and Stargate Atlantis 'verses perfectly, and tell a sweet story with an interesting take on Pegasus galaxy culture. Well worth the read.

A Ring in the Black Sea

Recced by jenna_marianne .

Title: A Ring in the Black Sea by Basingstoke (NC-17)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Torchwood
Pairing: Teyla Emmagan/Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, (a tiny bit of Rodney McKay/Toshiko Sato)
Categories: crossover, family, kids
Length: Medium (6,633 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: basingstoke 
Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Basingstoke

Review:
The Stargate Atlantis primary team runs into a peculiar stranger while out on a mission, Jack Harkness. They help in out of a sticky situation and Teyla and Jack bond over shared Pegasus grief rituals and spend and evening together. Two years later, Teyla requests that Atlantis contact Jack so a naming ritual can be performed for their daughter. Jack and the Torchwood team visit.

The story amazingly is able to merge the Torchwood and Stargate Atlantis 'verses perfectly, and tell a sweet story with an interesting take on Pegasus galaxy culture. Well worth the read.

A Ring in the Black Sea

Recced by jenna_marianne .

Title: A Ring in the Black Sea by Basingstoke (NC-17)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Torchwood
Pairing: Teyla Emmagan/Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, (a tiny bit of Rodney McKay/Toshiko Sato)
Categories: crossover, family, kids
Length: Medium (6,633 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: basingstoke 
Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Basingstoke

Review:
The Stargate Atlantis primary team runs into a peculiar stranger while out on a mission, Jack Harkness. They help in out of a sticky situation and Teyla and Jack bond over shared Pegasus grief rituals and spend and evening together. Two years later, Teyla requests that Atlantis contact Jack so a naming ritual can be performed for their daughter. Jack and the Torchwood team visit.

The story amazingly is able to merge the Torchwood and Stargate Atlantis 'verses perfectly, and tell a sweet story with an interesting take on Pegasus galaxy culture. Well worth the read.

A Ring in the Black Sea

Recced by jenna_marianne .

Title: A Ring in the Black Sea by Basingstoke (NC-17)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Torchwood
Pairing: Teyla Emmagan/Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, (a tiny bit of Rodney McKay/Toshiko Sato)
Categories: crossover, family, kids
Length: Medium (6,633 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: basingstoke 
Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Basingstoke

Review:
The Stargate Atlantis primary team runs into a peculiar stranger while out on a mission, Jack Harkness. They help in out of a sticky situation and Teyla and Jack bond over shared Pegasus grief rituals and spend and evening together. Two years later, Teyla requests that Atlantis contact Jack so a naming ritual can be performed for their daughter. Jack and the Torchwood team visit.

The story amazingly is able to merge the Torchwood and Stargate Atlantis 'verses perfectly, and tell a sweet story with an interesting take on Pegasus galaxy culture. Well worth the read.

A Ring in the Black Sea

Recced by jenna_marianne .

Title: A Ring in the Black Sea by Basingstoke (NC-17)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Torchwood
Pairing: Teyla Emmagan/Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, (a tiny bit of Rodney McKay/Toshiko Sato)
Categories: crossover, family, kids
Length: Medium (6,633 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: basingstoke 
Website: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Basingstoke

Review:
The Stargate Atlantis primary team runs into a peculiar stranger while out on a mission, Jack Harkness. They help in out of a sticky situation and Teyla and Jack bond over shared Pegasus grief rituals and spend and evening together. Two years later, Teyla requests that Atlantis contact Jack so a naming ritual can be performed for their daughter. Jack and the Torchwood team visit.

The story amazingly is able to merge the Torchwood and Stargate Atlantis 'verses perfectly, and tell a sweet story with an interesting take on Pegasus galaxy culture. Well worth the read.

A Ring in the Black Sea

Recced by cheetahanabel 

Title: In From the Cold by Savory Truffle and Reremouse
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander/William, Xander/William, Spike/Xander
Categories: angst, au, family, homeless, hurt/comfort, romance
Length: Epic (~50,000 with two short stories in the ‘verse)
Warnings: incest (actually, twincest), lots of hurt before the comfort

Authors on LJ: trufflemouse 
Website: n/a

Review:
Xander works at a fast food joint. A homeless William comes in to get out of the cold, writing poetry. It doesn’t take long for Xander to fall head over heels for him. On the night after their first kiss, Xander runs into him again, only this guy is a leather wearing, cigarette smoking bad-ass. You guessed it, this is actually his twin brother, Spike.

In the Buffy fandom, there’s nothing I love so much as human au’s and ensemble pieces, and this story is an excellent example of both of these. If you think Xander as a gay burger slinger is entertaining, just imagine how great his manager Faith and her girlfriend Buffy are. This is a great example of homeless fic, too, in the sense that neither of the boys are prostituting themselves for money. The hurt/comfort in the beginning of the fic is great, and the Xander/Spike relationship is dynamite. The incest isn’t quite as annoying as the average incest fic since William and Spike are actually the same character in the series. All in all, this is an amusing, fun read.

In From the Cold

Recced by cheetahanabel 

Title: In From the Cold by Savory Truffle and Reremouse
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander/William, Xander/William, Spike/Xander
Categories: angst, au, family, homeless, hurt/comfort, romance
Length: Epic (~50,000 with two short stories in the ‘verse)
Warnings: incest (actually, twincest), lots of hurt before the comfort

Authors on LJ: trufflemouse 
Website: n/a

Review:
Xander works at a fast food joint. A homeless William comes in to get out of the cold, writing poetry. It doesn’t take long for Xander to fall head over heels for him. On the night after their first kiss, Xander runs into him again, only this guy is a leather wearing, cigarette smoking bad-ass. You guessed it, this is actually his twin brother, Spike.

In the Buffy fandom, there’s nothing I love so much as human au’s and ensemble pieces, and this story is an excellent example of both of these. If you think Xander as a gay burger slinger is entertaining, just imagine how great his manager Faith and her girlfriend Buffy are. This is a great example of homeless fic, too, in the sense that neither of the boys are prostituting themselves for money. The hurt/comfort in the beginning of the fic is great, and the Xander/Spike relationship is dynamite. The incest isn’t quite as annoying as the average incest fic since William and Spike are actually the same character in the series. All in all, this is an amusing, fun read.

In From the Cold

Recced by cheetahanabel 

Title: In From the Cold by Savory Truffle and Reremouse
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander/William, Xander/William, Spike/Xander
Categories: angst, au, family, homeless, hurt/comfort, romance
Length: Epic (~50,000 with two short stories in the ‘verse)
Warnings: incest (actually, twincest), lots of hurt before the comfort

Authors on LJ: trufflemouse 
Website: n/a

Review:
Xander works at a fast food joint. A homeless William comes in to get out of the cold, writing poetry. It doesn’t take long for Xander to fall head over heels for him. On the night after their first kiss, Xander runs into him again, only this guy is a leather wearing, cigarette smoking bad-ass. You guessed it, this is actually his twin brother, Spike.

In the Buffy fandom, there’s nothing I love so much as human au’s and ensemble pieces, and this story is an excellent example of both of these. If you think Xander as a gay burger slinger is entertaining, just imagine how great his manager Faith and her girlfriend Buffy are. This is a great example of homeless fic, too, in the sense that neither of the boys are prostituting themselves for money. The hurt/comfort in the beginning of the fic is great, and the Xander/Spike relationship is dynamite. The incest isn’t quite as annoying as the average incest fic since William and Spike are actually the same character in the series. All in all, this is an amusing, fun read.

In From the Cold

Recced by cheetahanabel 

Title: In From the Cold by Savory Truffle and Reremouse
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander/William, Xander/William, Spike/Xander
Categories: angst, au, family, homeless, hurt/comfort, romance
Length: Epic (~50,000 with two short stories in the ‘verse)
Warnings: incest (actually, twincest), lots of hurt before the comfort

Authors on LJ: trufflemouse 
Website: n/a

Review:
Xander works at a fast food joint. A homeless William comes in to get out of the cold, writing poetry. It doesn’t take long for Xander to fall head over heels for him. On the night after their first kiss, Xander runs into him again, only this guy is a leather wearing, cigarette smoking bad-ass. You guessed it, this is actually his twin brother, Spike.

In the Buffy fandom, there’s nothing I love so much as human au’s and ensemble pieces, and this story is an excellent example of both of these. If you think Xander as a gay burger slinger is entertaining, just imagine how great his manager Faith and her girlfriend Buffy are. This is a great example of homeless fic, too, in the sense that neither of the boys are prostituting themselves for money. The hurt/comfort in the beginning of the fic is great, and the Xander/Spike relationship is dynamite. The incest isn’t quite as annoying as the average incest fic since William and Spike are actually the same character in the series. All in all, this is an amusing, fun read.

In From the Cold

Recced by cheetahanabel 

Title: In From the Cold by Savory Truffle and Reremouse
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander/William, Xander/William, Spike/Xander
Categories: angst, au, family, homeless, hurt/comfort, romance
Length: Epic (~50,000 with two short stories in the ‘verse)
Warnings: incest (actually, twincest), lots of hurt before the comfort

Authors on LJ: trufflemouse 
Website: n/a

Review:
Xander works at a fast food joint. A homeless William comes in to get out of the cold, writing poetry. It doesn’t take long for Xander to fall head over heels for him. On the night after their first kiss, Xander runs into him again, only this guy is a leather wearing, cigarette smoking bad-ass. You guessed it, this is actually his twin brother, Spike.

In the Buffy fandom, there’s nothing I love so much as human au’s and ensemble pieces, and this story is an excellent example of both of these. If you think Xander as a gay burger slinger is entertaining, just imagine how great his manager Faith and her girlfriend Buffy are. This is a great example of homeless fic, too, in the sense that neither of the boys are prostituting themselves for money. The hurt/comfort in the beginning of the fic is great, and the Xander/Spike relationship is dynamite. The incest isn’t quite as annoying as the average incest fic since William and Spike are actually the same character in the series. All in all, this is an amusing, fun read.

In From the Cold

Recced by cheetahanabel 

Title: In From the Cold by Savory Truffle and Reremouse
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander/William, Xander/William, Spike/Xander
Categories: angst, au, family, homeless, hurt/comfort, romance
Length: Epic (~50,000 with two short stories in the ‘verse)
Warnings: incest (actually, twincest), lots of hurt before the comfort

Authors on LJ: trufflemouse 
Website: n/a

Review:
Xander works at a fast food joint. A homeless William comes in to get out of the cold, writing poetry. It doesn’t take long for Xander to fall head over heels for him. On the night after their first kiss, Xander runs into him again, only this guy is a leather wearing, cigarette smoking bad-ass. You guessed it, this is actually his twin brother, Spike.

In the Buffy fandom, there’s nothing I love so much as human au’s and ensemble pieces, and this story is an excellent example of both of these. If you think Xander as a gay burger slinger is entertaining, just imagine how great his manager Faith and her girlfriend Buffy are. This is a great example of homeless fic, too, in the sense that neither of the boys are prostituting themselves for money. The hurt/comfort in the beginning of the fic is great, and the Xander/Spike relationship is dynamite. The incest isn’t quite as annoying as the average incest fic since William and Spike are actually the same character in the series. All in all, this is an amusing, fun read.

In From the Cold