still so far out of reach

Castle

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

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Star Trek Reboot

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

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and thinking of ways to get back home

Crossovers

Supernatural/Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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

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Supernatural/Scooby-Doo

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

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Supernatural/Leverage/Torchwood

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

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i was the kind of boy the devil would offer a smoke or a drink

Supernatural

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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