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Fandom:  Oz
Title: Scent
Author: ozsaur
Genre: Slash, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, First Time
Pairing: Tobias Beecher/Andy Schillinger
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Consent Issues/Non-Con
Spoilers: Season 3, Episode 5 - US Male

Notes: This is one of my favorite pairings in Oz...as odd as it seems.  He was only on for a short time, but Andy made quite an impact on me.  There's very little fic with him in it, so I'm always eager to read them when I find them.  This one has just the right amount of disillusioned and bitter Beecher and hurt and angry, but eager to please young Andy.  This fic sends chills up my spine. 


Excerpt:

( But the scent was there, milk and sunshine )



I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom:  X-Files
Title: Out of the Dark                
Author: Kassandra
Genre: Slash, Some Het, Case File, Novel-length, First Time, Action/Adventure, Angst
Pairing/Characters: Skinner/Mulder, Mulder/OC, Mulder/Others, Mulder/Scully Friendship
Rating: NC17
Warnings: BDSM, Dom/sub, Bondage, Violence, Fisting, Kink, Non-Con, Questionable Consent
Spoilers: None?

Notes: Mulder is going over the deep end.  Trouble at work, trouble with his partner who seems to be slipping away from him more every day.  He needs a break - a way to escape the inside of his own head for a while.  When Frohike sets him up for the vacation of his life at a sexual Fantasy Island, he thinks he may have just found the way to make it work.  But instead he finds himself getting sucked further and further into a lifestyle he can't keep up with and still maintain his sanity.   When things take a turn into danger, he ends up relying on Skinner, of all people, to help him sort out the mess his life has become, and find a way to separate himself from the obsessions that attract him, and could lead to his death.

This is a novel length fic, and I got so absorbed into it, that I finished it, and immediately turned around and read it again.  The characters were believeable, and well written - especially the original characters, even the villians, and I'll be damned if there isn't one hell of a lot of very erotic sex in this fic, too.  But be aware, most of the sex has some elements of D/s, bondage or other BDSM practices, although most of it goes no further than tethers and blindfolds.  However there is enough that goes past that to warn you about it.  And there's a fair amount of questional consent issues, as well. 

So you know...this is the fic that got me going in the X-Files Fandom.  I'd watched the show off and on, nothing much, but the fic I'd read all featured Krycek, and although I liked him, I didn't really get the Mulder/Krycek vibe.  Well, I found the vibe that does work...Skinner/Mulder and throwing in some Dom/sub issues will cinch the deal for me pretty much every time.   And it's all Kassandra's fault. 


Excerpt:

( Caitlin, this is Fox, our newest guest. )



I rate this fic:  Pretty Damn Good

Fandom: NCIS
Title: Living With It
Author: Skripka  (skripka)
Genre: Slash, Angst, First Time
Pairing/Characters: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Twilight and Dead Man Talking

Notes: Gibbs grabs Tony and they start driving.  Tony's not sure what's going on, but he knows he needs to be there for Gibbs.  Set after Twilight as everyone at the office tries to deal with the consequences, and find a way to get Ari.   A short piece, but intense, and I liked it a lot.  Besides, it's got clothed frottage - one of my favorite kinks. 


Excerpt:

( Tony's car was parked in the garage. )


I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom: NCIS/Stargate SG-1 Crossover
Title: Stardust
Author: Kikkimax  (kikkimax)
Genre: PreSlash, Angst, Crossover, Case File, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship
Pairing/Characters: Daniel/Tony, Gibbs, Kate, Abby, Ducky, O'Neill
Rating: R
Warnings: Talk of Torture
Spoilers: NCIS: Takes Place at the end of Season 1.
                Stargate SG-1: Takes place after Evolution, Part 2, Season Seven

Notes: Gibbs and his team are called in for an unusual murder case, and the only witness is the man the dead men had handcuffed to a chair at the time, surrounded by implements of torture.  The only problem?  An unfortunate case of amnesia: he can't remember a thing.  The team take him into protective custody as a material witness, while they try to help "John" (Doe) jog his memory.  The problem is,  the only flashes of memory he *does* have include watching a large, deadly firefight which includes a pyramid shaped "Spaceship." 

I'd never seen NCIS when I read this fic, and had absolutely no idea who they were.  By the time the fic was over (and it's a fairly long fic), I really wanted to know more about those guys.  That's when I started watching NCIS.  Yes, you have Kikkimax to blame for my current obsession with NCIS.  It's all her fault, okay?  Both casts are well drawn, perfectly believable and enjoyable characters, even if you don't get to see near as much of  SG-1 as you do NCIS.   Well, except for Daniel.  The plot is good and solid, the descriptions fascinating, and I can see why both the Stargate Fan Awards and the NCIS FanFic Awards voted this fic top Crossover. 

Excerpt: (Remember: "John Doe" is the name their amnesiac witness is going by.)

( Gibbs threw out a hand to stop Tony )


I rate this fic: Damn Good Fic

Fandom:  Stargate SG-1
Title: An Echo of Freedom
Author: Quinn
Genre: Slash, Angst, AU, Hurt/Comfort
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Non-Con, Violence, Issues of Consent
Spoilers: None

Notes: This story takes place in an Alternate Universe where the military has a stronger presence both in life in general, and the Stargate in specific.  The military stuck around and estabilshed a base on Abydos, and when in a huge battle between the Goa'uld and the military, a good portion of the human population of the planet were destroyed or left homeless, Daniel opted to stay and help care for the surviors instead of return to Earth.  He was branded as a traitor, and is now the property of the man who turned him in - Colonel Jack O'Neill. 

Daniel struggles to keep his sanity and dignity in a world where his entire life is controled by the military, and his very survival is in the hands of those he hates and despises.  He's protected (in some ways) by O'Neill, but his status as a prisoner, leaves him open to abuse and mistreatment, accepted by all as his due for his "betrayal" of his own race.   Every night he dreams of his wife and freedom, only to wake to a world of despair from which he sees no chance of escape, except death.

I love this story.  It's bleak, and filled with horror, but Daniel's struggles to keep his dignity, and Jack's efforts to find a way to reach through to him, make this Universe real to me.  There really can be no truly happy ending, here, Daniel is always going to be a prisoner - no matter what happens.  But you hope all the way through that the two can at least find some balance that can keep them both alive and help them find some peace in their lives. 

For some reason, Quinn has taken her fiction off Area 52, but I found  this copy on The Angst Archive, thank goodness.  I saved a copy for myself.  I really don't want to lose this fic.  Quinn used to have more fic on Area 52.  If anyone knows of a website, or another archive where more of her fic is kept, please let me know!

Excerpt:

( Daniel rolled over and pushed himself up from the mattress. )



I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom:  Firefly
Title: A Good Idea
Author: Eleanor K  (emungere)
Genre: Slash, First Time, Angst
Pairing: Mal/Jayne
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Slight mention of Torture
Spoilers: Minor spoilers for Episode 9 - Out Of Gas

Notes: This fic is backstory - how Jayne ends up on Serenity, and the beginning of the relationship between Mal and Jayne.  It seems very much in character for both of them, with a great side plot of Wash and Zoe just becoming a couple, and Kaylee being her usual irrepressible self.  The whole thing just fits perfectly - if Mal and Jayne were canon, this could very easily be how it would have happened.  And it makes me smile.  There's just not enough Mal/Jayne fic out there.  :::stamps foot:::  Dammit.

Excerpt:
( When Wash asks him to pass the rolls )



I rate this fic: I Like This Fic

Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Title: Intersections
Author: Kaneko  (kaneko)
Genre: First Time, AU, Slash, Angst, Humor
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Rating: NC17
Warnings: none
Spoilers: Through Season 1, Rising

Notes: This is a great AU.  It gives wonderfully detailed backstory for both Sheppard and McKay, with richly written original characters like both Rodney's and John's mothers.  You know where McKay gets his social skills once you've met his mother.  And why John has no one he wants to communicate with back on Earth, when you meet his.  And I love the way John and McKay get together, here.  Everything makes sense.  Well written.  Funny.  It's long, but I've read it three or four times at least.  Worth the effort.


Excerpt:

( Rodney once got a black mark for doing Evan Johnson's math homework in Grade Five. )




I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom: The Man from UNCLE
Title: Pretender
Author: Ardent  (ardent_muses)
Genre: Slash, Angst
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None

Notes: Napoleon has a nice arrangement with his partner.   He's comfortable with the level of commitment, or lack thereof, but at the same time, he wants more from Illya.  But Illya is not happy with things the way they are, and he sends Napoleon packing, to find his "comfort" elsewhere.  But is that really what Napoleon wants? 

Poor Napoleon...he just doesn't know what he wants.  It's a simple story, straight-forward, and I find myself coming back to it time and again.  It's short enough to almost call it Smut.  But there's a lot of emotion and a rather large chunk of self-discovery going on here in this small fic, so it's not at all what it first seems.

Excerpt:

( He'd started it in a hotel room just as shabby as this one )


I rate this fic: Pretty Dann Good

Fandom: Oz
Series: The Palm of God's Hand
Titles: The Palm of God's Hand, The Palm of God's Hand  II: Lord of the Dance
Author: Nicole S.
Genre: Slash, Angst, First Time, Hurt/Comfort
Pairing: Beecher/ O'Reily
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Through Season 2, Episode 1, The Tip

Notes: The Palm of God's Hand takes a closer look at the somewhat intimate relationship that Beecher and O'Reily seemed to share during the first Season of the show.  Always touching each other, getting high, wrapped around each other, enjoying their time together.  Part II deals with the time directly before and during the riot at the end of Season One, and the way that impacted their relationship after the riot. 

Having spent close up and personal time with my betas, I kind of wish I could  have shared them with Nicole - she tends to switch tenses, and wander a bit on occasion, but it doesn't hurt my enjoyment of her fic.  You can feel the way Beecher and O'Reily enjoy themselves together, she captures their fun and exuberance, slipping in and out of intimacy easily with the aid of the drugs - and always in character.  It just feels right.

Excerpt:

( When he got out of the hole )

I rate this fic:  I Like This One

Fandom:  Oz
Title: 23 Leroy Street
Author: Dorilon  (callmerizzo)
Genre: Slash, AU, Angst
Pairing: Beecher/Keller, Beecher/OC, Keller/OC
Rating: NC17 (most of the time)
Warnings: WIP, Rough Sex, Some Bondage
Spoilers: Dori tosses the canon out the window around Season Two, Episode 3  Great Men

Notes: In this version, Keller never got arrested.  Beecher and Schillinger continue trying to kill each other, and screwing up each other's lives, but eventually, Beecher gets paroled.  He finds it difficult dealing with life on the outside.  He finds his own unique ways to deal with the pressures of the Real World.  I love this Alternate Universe.  I think this is my favorite interpretation of Toby outside of canon.  He's real, raw, and full of pain, and looking for some way to ease it.  It just seems to work for me.

It is a WIP.  I don't like to rec WIPs, but I just love the first chapters of this so much.  I can just read them over and over, and I have, even before I knew she was still writing it, (although at a rather slow pace.)  I don't care.  I'll take what I can get.

Excerpt:

( A late Friday night in an early September )



I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Goood 

Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Title: For Now
Author: Komos  (paian)
Genre: Slash, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, First Time
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC17
Warnings: alludes past torture
Spoilers: Set after Season 7, Episode 12 - Evolution Pt. 2

Notes: This is an incredible story.  Beautifully written, incredibly detailed and the characters are so well drawn.  Jack is the ex-BlackOps Colonel that I love to read about.  Professional, hard-edged, strong but capable of caring and love - she's written him just the way I like him.  The way he and Daniel communicate with just a touch, a look, a lift of the eyebrow, fingers on a racing pulse, and everything is clear to them.  But not just beautiful - damn is it hot, too!  

If you haven't read this, you really should.  And don't be scared off by the fact that she says it's the beginning of a longer fic.  It's perfectly complete as is.  And once you've read it, you'll be glad she has more in mind.  You want to see more of these two.  You miss them when they're gone.  Sign of a good fic, in my book. 

The excerpt  bellow gives us a glimpse of  yet another side of Komos, her humor, and her excellent ear, capturing everyone's voices just as clearly as she does Jack's and Daniel's.  In the scene before this one, Jack has been taking out his anger on the innocent gym equipment, since the men who tortured Daniel are dead, and beyond his reach.  Then Teal'c shows up and helps him get rid of his aggressions.

Excerpt:

( Daniel half-woke to hear Janet's voice, Jack's, Teal'c's. )



I rate this fic: This Is The Best Shit

Fandom:  Oz
Title: Jailbait
Author: rustler
Genre: Slash, Angst
Pairing: Vern Schillinger/Chris Keller
Rating: NC17
Warnings: violence, non-con, sex with a minor
Spoilers: Pre-Oz, but explains some situations from Season Two

Notes: There's always talk about how Keller and Vern ended up together in Lardner Prison, back when Keller was just a boy of 17.  Vern has just been riding his way through prison, but he gets a wake-up call, and realizes he can control his own fate, if he doesn't let it slip through his hands.   Probably one of my favorite Oz fic of all time.  

Excerpt:

( What's happening? )

I rate this fic: This Is The Best Shit

Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Title: Forced Perspectives
Author: tenaya
Genre: Slash, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, First Time
Pairing:  Daniel/OMC, Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Non-Con
Spoilers: Through Season 3, Episode 7: Point of View

Notes: Daniel is kidnapped by an Alternate Universe Jack O'Neill by way of the Quantum Mirror. You know, I really like this fic, but I often feel that at the end, Daniel's behavior is a little bit off.  But that's just me, and it obviously doesn't stop me from reading it all the time, so I'm probably being a bit nit-picky, here.  After all, Daniel's been through a hell of a lot in the last two days, how the hell would I know how he'd act?  Anyway, it's definitely worth reading...more than once.

Excerpt:

( Hey! )


I rate this fic: I Like This One

Fandom: NCIS
Titles: Between Good And Better & The Trick Is Not Minding
Author: twoweevils 
Genre: Slash, First Time, PWP, Case File, Angst  
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Right after Season 2, ep. 18 - Bikini Wax

Notes: Between Good And Better has got probably my favorite phone sex scene of all time.  Especially when you consider that neither one knows what the other is doing until the very end.  The sequel has an actual plot and stuff, which, as you all know, gets in the way of the smut, but is actually kind of fun, and there is, of course, smut as well. I like them both, but I love Between Good And Better. It makes me sweat.

Excerpt: (From: From Good To Better)

( This is Gibbs. )


I rate this fic:  Pretty Damn Good 
Plus,The Dusty Seal of Approval for:  Superior Phone Sex!

Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Title: The Appearance of Objects in Depth
Author: Komos  (paian)
Genre: Slash, Established Relationship, Angst, First Time, Friendship, Torture, Non-Con
Pairing/Characters: Sam Carter, Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC17
Warnings: graphic retelling of Torture/Rape; voyeurism
Spoilers: Through Season Eight

Notes: Carter is kidnapped and shown in graphic detail exactly why she should not be loyal to General O'Neill or Stargate Command.  Excellent portrayal of Sam Carter.  She's a full, rounded character, with conflicting emotions, and an unwavering faith in her friends.  An intense fic, but well worth the read.  (For that matter, everything by paian is.)

Oh, yeah, and the sex is freakin' hot! The following excerpt gives you a taste of the scene in which Jack and Daniel have the most intense session of clothed frottage (without moving!) that I think I've ever read - ever.


Excerpt:

( To surveillance, it would look like a prolonged hug )


I rate this fic: This Is The Best Shit

Fandom: NCIS 
Title: Setting The Scene
Author: Rebecca  (blueraccoon)
Genre: Slash, First Time, Angst, Case File
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Dom/sub, Light Bondage
Spoilers: None

Notes:  During a  murder investigation involving BDSM, Tony reveals a bit more knowledge of "The Scene" than the rest of the crew expects.  One of the best parts of the story is the way Kate reacts to  Tony's revelations.  I like how casual Tony is about it all, because being up tight and secretive would have played right into Kate's uptight attitude. I'm always more interested in the personal stories than I am in the casefiles, but this has a bit of both - which is pretty cool. There's an interesting Original Character, which I actually would have liked to see more of. And of course it's a first time fic - my favorite. Written for the Kink and Cliche Challenge, and Rebecca's cliche prompt?  A stressful case rattles the detectives and/or clues them in.  And her kink prompt?  Handcuffs.  She managed to work both in one story.  Go her.


Excerpt:

( So, Kate said, leaning back in her chair. )


I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom:  Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Title: Midnight Cowboys
Author: Velvet Glove (velvetglove)
Genre:  Slash, Angst, Film
Pairing: Billy/George
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Through the end of both the book and the movie.

Notes: The story behind the friendship between Billy and his best friend George.  Very melancholy, but nice and hot, because you know if it's a story of Billy's, it's got to be hot, doesn't it?  

Excerpt:   (  A flat-black Camaro )

I rate this fic: I Like This One