Unfit for Society Recs

Bones

The Truth in the Lie by erinya
She makes him feel so stupid, sometimes. Her cold analysis makes the articles of his faith sound small and silly. Pitiful under that harsh light, like bones on a table: neatly deconstructed, categorized, explained. Does it have to be dead before she can see the meaning in it? Lovely ficlet in which Booth ruminates on his feelings for Brennan.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

on this night of all nights by ladyofthelog
The Scoobies and the potentials are determined to give Willow the seder she wants even though Sunnydale is rapidly becoming a ghost town. Lovely and bittersweet.

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Castle

Five Things That Never Happened to Nikki Heat...and One That Happened to Kate Beckett by fialka
Exactly what it says on the tin. Castle writes some Heat/Rook fanfic, and then he and Beckett have a conversation.

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Community

The High School After High School by neigedens
Troy goes missing. Annie and Abed team up to find out what happened to him. Really excellent - captures both the voices and the feel of the show completely, with bonus Troy/Abed makeouts.

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Bones

Next to Me Is All That You Need to Be by lovelythings
"Booth..." she starts and then lets her voice trail off. She stands there for a minute with a tiny little smile on her face and shrugs. "I was wrong."

There's too much space between them. He crosses the room to stand in front of her, staring straight into her eyes. "That doesn't sound like you."

"No," she says, "it's me. I was wrong."

"I'll mark it on the calendar," he says.

oh my heart. This is totally how it has to go. If the show doesn't provide, this will totally be my canon. *happy sigh*

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Dark Angel

Where Angels Fear by Stand In Girl
Max doesn't deal well with her feelings for Alec.

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Firefly

Unnatural Selection by mousewitchy
He is something more than human, now. All of his impurities, his human failings have been washed away, purged in the heat of the divine wrath that filled him. A burning fire, the ultimate test of his soul, and it didn’t leave room for anything else.

He is the hand of God. He is here to purify the masses, the same way he was purified himself. He will take their sins and weaknesses in unto himself and leave them nothing but the righteous, cleansing fury that fills him even now. His cup overfloweth.

It is better this way. He is better, now. Gone are the petty human failings that had once defined him; gone are the trifling and troublesome worries that plagued him. He is more now, he is stronger. He is drunk on the glory of his own existence.

Exceptionally creepy story of the crew of Serenity waiting out a Reaver attack post-movie.

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Being Human

Everything Arrives at the Light by troyswann
Mitchell and Annie give George Hanukkah, even though he thinks he doesn't deserve it. Lovely.

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Bones

This Space Intentionally Left Blank by kita0610
(And oh, you remember now, this is what she does: she reads the dead like Braille, like ancient hieroglyphs, she interprets the space and silence of things long gone, then whispers all of their secrets back to you, in words you can understand.) Lovely, delicate look at Booth dealing with his amnesia, trying to fit himself back into the life he doesn't remember.

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Dark Angel

Dogs of War by aflightoffancy
Sequel to "Loose the Hounds" (previously recced). Someone's discovered hidden triggers in some of the transgenics, causing missions to go bad just when things were starting to work out. Interesting plot with some good Max/Alec angst (and the usual whumpage *sigh*).

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Friday Night Lights

Not Flesh and Blood by queenofthorns
Eric would rather spend an afternoon getting relationship advice Mac Magill than let the truth out of the deepest, darkest corner of his unspoken thoughts: he loves his boys. All of 'em, jackasses and smartasses, benchwarmers and superstars. He loves them for their occasional moments of sweetness and their constant low-level idiocy; he loves them for the boys they are and for the men they might become. But there are only two of them who've ever made Eric think If I had a son, this is who I'd want him to be. One was Jason Street. The other is hunched over a plate of untouched food, Eric's daughter by his side, politely listening to Buddy Garrity say something or other that's totally out of place. This totally made me bawl my face off at work (much like the episode [spoilers for 4.05 "the Son"]). Fathers and sons, Coach Taylor and Matt Saracen, in the aftermath. *sniffle*

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Bones

Strangers by zerodetorres
"I know we were close," he says without looking up. "We loved each other very much, didn't we?" / "Booth." / "I know this because everybody else is ready to let go and start over, but you're not." He lifts his head, apologetic. "I'm sorry I don't remember the things you find worth holding on to," he says quietly. Sniffly good Booth/Brennan in the wake of the season finale.

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Burn Notice

Brain Drain by florahart
Michael v. zombies, with a cool OC, timely help from Fi and Sam, and note-perfect voiceovers.

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Firefly

Love you good and strong (while our love is good and young) by wintercreek
Really lovely bit of Kaylee/Inara.

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Bones

moments like these (and many in between) by torigates
Brennan used to think there were a number of ways this could happen between them. In the end, when it comes down to it, really comes down to it, there’s only one: when Brennan kissed Booth, he kissed her back. Lovely, hot first kiss between Booth and Brennan. Really gets her voice right. *happy sigh*

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Battlestar Galactica

But You And I, We've Been Through That by butterflykiki
Laura and Kara watch over their people. Lovely. (finale spoilers)

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Bones

Listening to Body Heat by k.
Lovely snapshot of some Booth/Brennan UST, with a pitch-perfect Brennan voice. Written for me in the catchallathon. *heart*

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Chuck

Cross Your Heart And Hope by mardia
Four ways Ellie finds out Chuck is the intersect. So cool!

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Sports Night

In Which the BCS Makes No Sense, Colt Brennan's Hair Looks Stupid, and Dana Has Big Plans to Live Simple by
"Danny," Isaac says, "the University of Hawaii is not going to the BCS. They're going to do well all season and get left out in the end. No one really wants to see them in New Orleans." "That's a pretty harsh judgment of the BCS voters," Casey says, sticking his head in through the open doorway. "You're saying they'll pick tradition over genuine talent?" Isaac waits. "Good point," Casey says, and ducks back out. Hee! Sounds just like an episode.

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Bones

(You and) Things Like You by Punk and Sab
Fantastic Booth/Brennan that gets the voices and the humor just right, and the banter in the car at the end is hilarious. *hearts*

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Friday Night Lights

There Was This One Time by turnonmyheels
Lovely, sweetly funny story about how Jean (the cute geek with the crush on Landry in season 2) tutors Tim, and gets a whole lot more in the bargain.

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The Office

this crazy feeling deep inside by irishmizzy
The perfect follow-up to "Goodbye Toby" - reads just like an episode and gets all the voices right.

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Bones

Hit the Ground by fialka
Lately, he's begun to wonder what Brennan would be like in bed. Lovely, insightful, bittersweet Booth/Brennan.

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Ocean's Eleven

Roman Holiday by shrift
Rusty has a break-up ritual. Danny helps him through it. Adorable.

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Some Kind of Wonderful

Love Is the Light in Your Face by thistlerose
Lovely coda to the movie, picking up with Keith and Watts the morning after.

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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

A Human Reaction by Jayne Leitch
Sharp, creepy, smart coda to "Demon Hand." Derek can't stop cleaning the guns, and Cameron watches him, and they have a (really creepy yet hot) moment.

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Bones

Curriculum Vitae by Iseult Variante
Wonderful look at how where Angela's been has helped her become who she is.

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Chuck

Casey vs. The Dorks by Northlight
Captures the breezy tone of the series perfectly. Adorable.

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Northern Exposure

Strangers in a Strange Land by Hyperfocused
10 brief yet perfect crossovers with NE, including SPN, SN, Pushing Daisies, Gilmore Girls, and HP. Awesomely adorable.

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Studio 60

Five Things That Never Happened To Matthew Albie and Daniel Tripp in Hollywood, CA by Yuletide Fairy
If only the show had been this clever and funny. Gets the voices just right.

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Ugly Betty

Setting the Record Straight by Semmi
*claps with glee* Marc mentors Justin and has a serious conversation with Cliff. With comic book references! So much love for this!

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Bones
Applications by tesla321
Wonderfully in character Booth & Brennan story. I love how she researches the pop culture references so she can use them in the argument.

"Scully is a fictional character, you know," Brennan said.

"So why do you keep bringing her up?"

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Grey's Anatomy
Changing the Size of Your Soul by zahra
Of course, he should be in bed, and so should she. Just not together. Awesome Alex/Callie with some Alex/Addison implications.

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