life is ours, we live it our way

Bones

five things Booth thinks about when he's driving home at night by fahye
Even the crappiest days come to an end. So now he's on his way home listening to the engine sing steak steak steak with occasional interjections from the indicator which sound like beer beer beer because there's a bottle waiting for him at home, too, a bottle of ice-cold beer that's going to hit the back of his throat before it has time to warm up even the tiniest bit. Awesome look at Booth, and through him, Brennan.

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Iron Man

Firefighter by awanderingbard
"You must be Pepper Potts. You are very tall. I like your shoes. You could probably kill someone with those heels. Come in." / He turned and walked away. She followed after him, her shoes echoing loudly in the cavernous space. / "Virginia," she said, hurrying to catch up. "Virginia Potts." / He stopped, suddenly and she nearly ran into him. "Are you sure? 'Cause I thought Obi said 'Pepper'. I like Pepper. Pepper is cute, it's fun. It sounds like a 1930's detective's girlfriend. Pepper is the reason you got this interview." / "Pepper is a nickname," she explained. "You can call me Pepper, if you want, sir." / "Don't be ridiculous," he said. "That would be completely unprofessional. I'll call you Miss Potts." Pepper's job interview. Adorable.

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Middleman

The Juice Box (Truth Bomb) Debacle by cereal
"You are far, far from an open book, ace. I'm just saying, it doesn't worry you that I could ask, oh, say, about girls? You wouldn't flinch?" / "If these girls were a part of the San Dimas Junior High Student Council Spirit Death Squad, I may very well flinch a little. They are tougher than they look." A truth bomb goes off in the locker room, while Wendy and the Middleman are stuck inside. Adorable.

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wait in broken pieces on the floor

Sarah Connor Chronicles

Eschatology by charlie_d_blue
John still see echoes of Cameron everywhere. Not just in the face of Allison, which he can barely stand to look at; a face so full of emotion and movement that it grates on his nerves, sends shudders of wrongness down his spine. The girl from Palmdale is a constant reminder that Cameron stole Allison's skin, that she is (was) a changeling, a kind of advanced Frankenstein that was only ever crafted after living flesh. It troubles him that even after everything, he still considers that body Cameron's, that somewhere deep and visceral, he feels that Cameron's right to that shape and form supersedes Allison's own. Chilling, perfect look at John in the world after the s2 finale.

Every Time Is the First Time by vehemently
THERE ARE AS MANY DEREKS AS THERE ARE POSSIBLE FUTURES. John knuckles sleep out of his eyes. "That's a lot," he says out loud. INFINITY IS A LOT, says the intelligence. John, on the run with Cameron (and John Henry), and he keeps sending Derek back. Fascinating and fantastic. And not a little chilling.

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i was the one who came running when you were lonely

Crossovers

Supernatural/Criminal Minds

Defect by kikkimax
Late season 3 AU. To keep himself out of trouble, Dean lets himself get caught by the FBI. So much awesome in this story. Dean bonding with Reid and Gideon and flirting with Garcia. *hearts* And its awesome sequel, Hell, and Back, in which Dean's not doing so well upon his return from hell, and Sam thinks talking to Jason Gideon will help. I enjoyed both of these stories a lot.

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Supernatural/Harry Potter

January Girl by parenthetical
Highly enjoyable SPN/HP crossover, where the war against Voldemort isn't over and while Dean's on a hunt (while Sam's at Stanford), he runs into Luna and ends up teaming up with her on the search for a horcrux. Really wonderful characterization and interaction between them (a little British for Dean in places, but not too jarring).

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i was in another lifetime, one of toil and blood

So I apparently have a weakness for gen team humor fic in this fandom. And McCoy, but I knew about that part.

Star Trek XI (Reboot)

and you take me the way i am by londondrowning
It's kind of strange, being friends with a woman, with no sexual charge underneath it. Jim doesn't have that much experience in making friends. Especially not with a woman. But Bones is cranky and sarcastic, and she can trash talk him all day long, but underneath the gruffness, he knows that she likes him. Knows she respects him, and it's more than mutual. Excellent girl!Bones/Kirk story - they're BFF and something more. ♥

A Brief History of Lt (j.g.) Gaila Aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC 1701) by taraljc
Exactly what it says on the tin. Lovely. For a character who was barely in the movie, I love all the fic about Gaila.

cut and fucking paste by crimsonclad
"Why did you never inform me of-- of what you know about me?" Spock doesn't get flustered too often, or vague, so Jim reluctantly guesses that he's talking about the potentially creepy erotic dreams he's been having for, oh, six months. / "Hey, not about you! Exactly! Most of that is about...you know, the other you. Grandpa you. And it isn't me, anyway, it's the dead long lost me who was exactly like me in every way." Hee! The mindmeld is fucking with Kirk's head. I enjoyed this a lot. And its sequel, edit: "Mr. Scott. What is the one thing I hate more than anything else in the entire universe?" / Cringing, Scotty's eyes turn even more apologetic than before. "Having your pain and personal life being made into fodder for the shipwide gossip mill, sir?" / Jim feels his expression turn baffled. "Dude, have we met? No, fuck, I hate being left out of the loop, you know that! Look, I get that the crew wants to gossip about their senior officers. That's cool-- fun tradition. But Scotty! I thought we were Delta Vega bros forever! We almost got tattoos together! Forward me all the good stuff, okay? No one's going to get in trouble, jeez. Unless they say racist shit about Vulcans, because, you know, fuck that noise." / Scotty frowns. "You-- want to be in the loop. Of gossip. About you." Hilarious.

the doctor is out by malleablyfic
Some people, when they study medicine, develop a mild form of hypochondria. It's understandable. Suddenly being informed of all the myriad ways you could die - of all the ways the human body can break down - well, it can be a little disconcerting. McCoy never considered himself particularly soft, though there are certain things - flying objects (particularly being in them), snakes, constricted spaces and clowns - that rattle him and do fit the symptomatic bill for being dubbed "phobias". Which is of course ironic given his current situation - working in a small, constrictive flying thing with a bunch of clowns. Damn space. Damn Starfleet. Damn it all to hell. I enjoyed this look at McCoy a lot (could use a good beta).

First Time by moryssa
Lovely look at Uhura and Gaila's friendship.

the fistbump is non-optional by mekosuchinae
"In brief, Mr Spock," Kirk said. "Can you bust us out?" / Spock sighed. "Correct," he said. "I am capable of 'busting us out.'" / "Dude," Kirk said, hefting his fist. "Fistbump." / "I apologize, Captain, but I must refrain," said Spock. "I have seen where your hands have been and until you have sterilized the effected areas, preferably on a subdermal level, I do not wish to be in contact with any portion of your anatomy." Ahahahahaha! *dies* Kirk, Bones and Spock in rare form.

A Formal Dance in the Bowling Alley by loneraven
Wonderful look at the crew of the Enterprise, through the eyes of their new captain. Great Kirk voice, too.

Four Times Jim Kirk and Lenore McCoy Didn't Fuck by telesilla
girl!Bones pegs Kirk. *glee*

his keeper by mekosuchinae
Bones has to rescue Kirk after a drunken night out. Hilarity ensues. Really gets McCoy's voice right.

How to Avoid Kicking Puppies and Other Valuable Lessons in Leadership by sparky77
Kirk slouches in his chair and sighs. McCoy will give him this; the man is a champion at slouching. There's something about the way he slouches that seems to be saying, 'I could be sitting straight, but the universe just couldn't handle the awesomeness of me being fully upright in this chair.' It's a lot to say in just the way he sits. It's impressive. Ahahahahahaha! Kirk tries to be an authority figure, with hilarious results.

It Takes A Village by chaletian
"Live with it, Captain. You got any idea of the paperwork Starfleet'll make me fill out if you die on this godforsaken tin can? I'm keeping you alive till you're eighty." / "Fine, mom," says Jim, and McCoy scowls. / "No more swords." / There's always more swords. Adorable look at life on the Enterprise from McCoy's POV. And its various sequels: Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Post-Pubescent Russians Do It, in which Kirk attempts to give Chekov The Talk and hilarity ensues. There's more hilarity in Faites Vos Jeux // Rien Ne Va Plus: It's not like anyone on Enterprise has a gambling problem – except maybe Scotty and his incomprehensible belief in his own talents at poker – but there's always someone willing to take a bet Hee! And This Story Is Not Humorous, which is about Spock, learning to fit in (not that he'd admit he was doing any such thing). Spock reflects, as he mounts the transporter pad, that he is aware of many of the 'in-jokes' on Enterprise. It is a novel experience. He is not sure how he feels about it.

Me And Crazy Janey by cidercupcakes
Hot, cute girl!Kirk/Bones story.

Murphy's Law of Jim Kirk Diplomacy by _seven_crows
"Gonna stitch me up?" asks Kirk. / "That's the plan," says McCoy. / "Without anesthetic?" / "You see any anesthetic?" asks McCoy. "If it makes you feel any better, it won't hurt worse than anything that's already happened to you." / "Somehow that's not very comforting," says Kirk, wincing as McCoy begins to stitch. After a diplomatic mission goes wrong, Kirk, Spock and McCoy wait in a damaged shuttle for the Enterprise to pick them up. Lovely, funny look at the growing friendship between them.

notes on captaining a starship by calapine
"I want to know every detail about my ship, Lieutenant, every nuance, every quirk. I want to be able to find my way round blindfolded and know what speed she's going by the vibrations in the deck-plating. And that includes knowing how the communications console works." Adorable look at Kirk learning to be a captain.


Paradise Found by skywaterblue
There were a dizzying number of Federation ships and stations she was passed through, one human hand guiding her shoulder to her next caretaker. They were all women, though, that she remembers - that and at the time she thought they must all be different species to be so many colors. She doesn't even remember their names because it was back when English still sounded like gibberish and they hadn't found a portable translator unit that knew Orion. Lovely, achy backstory for Gaila.

Parts of a Whole by schweinsty
His friends have got his back. He doesn't need more of a guarantee than that. Lovely look at the crew of the Enterprise.

Taking the slower path (we'll get there in the end) by black_eyedgirl
He is somewhat reluctant to admit it, but he and Spock still aren't actually friends. Jim doesn't fight with him any more – they work together well enough on the bridge, and there have been no punches thrown since that first time. When he turns to Spock after Scotty (or, God help him, Chekov) has explained something that would be incomprehensible even without the accent, Spock translates. He's even lost about fifty-percent of the mild condescension. Jim can deal with the other fifty-percent; he's had enough women berate him for his arrogance to understand a healthy pride in your own abilities. Wonderful look at Kirk's first year as captain of the Enterprise, and his growing friendship with Spock. I especially like the crew interaction.

Things Unsaid by idea_of_sarcasm
Four times Spock Couldn't Say 'I love you'; One time he tried (and one time he did). Utterly gorgeous look at Spock and his relationships through the years.

A Thousand Words for Snow by taraljc
Vulcans have no word for "lover". Gorgeous meditation on language and love from Uhura's POV.

The Word for World Is-- by laurajv
Humans would've named the planet New Earth and the places things like New Africa or New Russia. Vulcans did no such thing; they named the planet Vik: the well in the desert. They named the continents Ashv'cezh, Laktra, and Vrekasht: Revenge, Grief, and Outcast. Lovely meditation on how the Vulcans might rebuild.

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how the endless road unwinds you

Supernatural

and all things nice by kellifer_fic
Dean didn't think he would ever have been in a position where Sam having boobs wasn't the worst thing about a curse. A funny, sweet twist on the usual "one of the boys gets turned into a girl" trope.

At the start of all things by dotfic
Just like Palo Alto, only the fire is blinding and cool, and Dean has to work harder, use his full body weight to shove, muscles in his arms straining, pulling Sam towards the crypt door. In Palo Alto, he'd been able to lift Sam. *sniffle* Oh, boys... Lovely, achy coda to 4.22.

Bounded in a Nutshell by teand
Sam and Dean, in the aftermath of averting the apocalypse. Oh, boys. *smishes them*

Coin by whereupon
Outside the sky is the same steel grey of the tray that housed the body, and Dean is still too pale. Sam wants to know what it was, wants to know why. Wants to know if he remembers now, if he remembers being torn apart, having his heart ripped from his body. If he remembers choking on his own blood and how long it took to die. / It's not fair that Dean won't tell him. Dean did it for him and won't tell him anything, denies that he remembers, pretends the nightmares are nothing. / Dean did it for him and he won't let Sam help at all. Sharp, heartbreaking story set after Yellow Fever; good look into Sam's head in early season 4.

Got Your Back by embroiderama
Dean worries himself sick after the shtriga attack on Sam. Should be read with the sequel, Getting Home, which features wee!Sammy as the best little brother ever. Oh, boys...

Hairstreaks and Metalmarks by innie_darling
Kids are disappearing, so Dean goes undercover to find out what's taking them. Lovely and melancholy.

Hard As It Seems by lavendergaia
Mary is sorry too. She's sorry every day that she wakes up alone and wonders what life could be like if she didn't let her pride overwhelm her happiness. Mary doesn't take the deal. Smart, painful and true.

Have a Sip in the Sunshine by apgeeksout
Kentucky has a Derby, Sam has a birthday, and Dean has a betting philosophy. Sigh. A happy moment before Sam leaves for Stanford. Oh, boys...

I wanna see the others on the big top five by irnan
Here's the thing: Dean really likes Bruce Springsteen. It's a terrible thing to admit for someone who wears a battered leather jacket and drives a Chevy Impala and has this Midwestern drawl thing goin' on that he can't seem to get rid of, although he's also the first to admit he's never tried too hard, but the fact is that liking Springsteen makes him, as Sammy would put it, a walking cliché of an American blue collar working class guy, and Dean hates being a cliché. Dean, in a record store, musing about music and life.

Jig Is Up, News Is Out by desertport
Sam has always prided himself on Not Freaking Out. Dad hands you a Glock and says be careful not to shoot your brother when you take down the closet monster? Well, either you freak out or you don't, and Sam had not. Adorable post-Nightshifter coda in which Dean is, well, Dean and Sam is certainly not freaking out.

Legerdemain by dreamlittleyo
"I don't know how I'm doing it," he says. His shoulders are stiff as he shrugs. "Some kind of subconscious suggestion, maybe? All I know is the world is suddenly bending over backward to give me what I want." Dean snorts and says, "Dude. If these are your secret desires, you're even more boring than I thought." Aw, boys. Sam's powers come with an unexpected side effect they both have to deal with. Lovely. (wincest)

Like you used to do by kathickers
really lovely look at girl!Sam, growing up and circling away and then back to Dean, always back to Dean. I enjoyed this a lot. The line's getting shorter and she starts getting butterflies in her tummy. She thinks about going to play on the swings instead, but Dean had told her that tummy butterflies only flutter when they can't breathe, and if she just takes a few big breaths, they'll settle down and go back to sleep. She takes four big breaths before it's her turn to climb the ladder. (girl!Sam/Dean)

others can pick and choose if you can't by ephemerall
It scares her sometimes how little she can get enough of Dean, and it terrifies her to think about what that means for the rest of her life. Lovely bit of girl!Sam/Dean, just prior to her leaving for Stanford.

Outside the Storm by vanillafluffy
Sam and Dean come down with the flu, and John isn't quite sure how to deal. Lovely look at the boys when they're young that also ties into the larger world of the show.

Sam's Best Friends He Doesn't Know About by clex_monkie89
It's lovely to think about all the people Sam's helped helping him out in their own ways, while he's at Stanford.

Shop Life by infraredphaeton
Jack is the cool older uncle that Darryl never had, has been since he'd skulked his way into Jack's shop at the age of thirteen, totally determined that whatever had killed his aunt sure as shit wasn't gonna kill his little brother. Jack'd taken one look at him, raised an eyebrow, and said, matter of fact, "werewolf?" Cool outsider POV futurefic. Ignore the dialogue formatting issues.

so many of them by velvetine01
Soft, slow, lovely first time fic. (Wincest, rated R, but I think it's a pg-13 at most)

This Is How It Is by cofax7
Time moves forward. Some things change: other things don't. That's how life is, when the world doesn't end. Oh, I needed that after 4.21. Sam and Dean, after it's all over, finding each other again. Oh, boys...

Walking Backwards by paxlux
All the traveling without hunting makes Sam nervous. As if he's guilty of shirking something. As if he's forgotten something. As if he's forgetting. Achingly gorgeous look at Sam on the road as he makes his way to Stanford.

with chains upon my feet by velvetine01
Dean doesn't remember when Sammy got this beautiful. He could swear it was an overnight occurrence, like she went to bed a lanky teenaged girl with flat hair and a flatter chest, and woke up with more curves than a coke bottle and a silently defiant expression plastered on the stricter lines of her face. The soft, babyish curve of her jaw turned razor sharp like her cheekbones, the slow slope of her brow set with in permanent concentration are all new, are all damningly pretty in their own way. Sharp, achy girl!Sam/Dean UST.

With Wandering Steps and Slow by patita_fea
"Why'd you come to me?" / "Because I thought you would let me." / "And if I hadn't?" / Anna takes a moment before she answers. "I never thought it through that far." / Dean rolls his eyes in disgust. Achingly lovely look at Dean in the aftermath, from Anna's POV.

you and me and the pillows make three by wanttobeatree
Because pillow forts are ALWAYS the right answer, even when you're dealing with the apocalypse. Aw, boys.

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