Title: Wild Honey
Author: Sanj
Pairing: Idgie/Ruth
Spoilers: movieverse
Summary: Even a bee-charmer can be charmed by someone she loves.
Link: Wild Honey
Why: Because every character's voice was so pitch-perfect it took my breath away, and because it brought back the love story that the movie left out.

Title: Incredible Luck, Annoying Charm
Author: Ana
Pairing: Teal'c/Vala friendship
Spoilers: "Beachhead"
Summary: Two aliens bond over those annoying Tau'ri and one of their stupid games.
Link: Incredible Luck, Annoying Charm
Why: Dude--Teal'c and Vala talking about those nonsensical Tau'ri...what's not to love?

Title: The Right Thing to Do
Author: Miera
Pairing: none
Spoilers: "Critical Mass"
Summary: Elizabeth reevaluates the choices she made to save her city.
Link: The Right Thing to Do
Why: Miera is one of my favorite Elizabeth Weir writers for a reason--fic like this. This is *exactly* the scene I needed to read after "Critical Mass," when I was so angry with the character she almost lost her status as my favorite. This scene--and others like it, if not as too the point, in later episodes--are what saved her for me.

Title: Seachange
Author: alyse
Pairing: Sheppard/Weir/McKay UST
Spoilers: through "Hot Zone"
Summary: Elizabeth thought they'd be home by Christmas.
Link: Seachange
Why: This lovely piece meanders its way from the day of departure to the first Christmas on Atlantis, slowing down around "The Storm" and "The Eye" to give us a beautiful little bit of post-ep bonding between S/W/M. It doesn't really have a plot, but as slice-of-life fic goes, this is one of the best I've ever read even without the delicious OT3 bits. :-)

Title: Here and There
Author: angelqueen04
Pairing: hints of Sheppard/Weir and Daniel/Vala
Spoilers: "The Return" part I
Summary: It's one thing to spend time with the members of SG-1 separately...it's quite another to hang out with the team.
Link: Here and There
Why: A wonderful little collection of missing scenes from "The Return," not to mention a great example of why your writing teacher always told you to show not tell--because it turns out stuff like this.

Title: Didn't Do Nothing
Author: fififolle
Pairing: none
Spoilers: 1x01 - "Everything Changes" and 1x03 - "Ghost Machine"
Summary: Toshiko finds out just why Owen was so affected by his experience.
Link: Didn't Do Nothing
Why: Because if this scene had been in the episode, it would have totally redeemed Owen for me.

Title: Tread But Lightly (In These Cruel Shoes)
Author: LilacFree
Pairing: none
Spoilers: "Castrovalva"
Summary: Every culture has their fairy tales...but not every fairy tale has a happy ending.
Link: Tread But Lightly (In These Cruel Shoes)
Why: A beautifully poignant, bittersweet look at the beginning of Tegan and Nyssa's friendship.

Title: First-Hand Knowledge
Author: AstroGirl
Pairing: none
Spoilers: "The Christmas Invasion"
Summary: The adventures of the Doctor's hand. Sortof.
Link: First-Hand Knowledge
Why: A loveably eccentric narrator, a fun plot, a nifty storytelling device, and mad science! ;-)

Title: Applied Psychology
Author: rebecca
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo/Abby
Spoilers: up to and including "Hiatus" as of the latest installment
Summary: They need each other--it's as simple and as complex as that.
Link: Applied Psychology
Why: Part of me honestly doesn't know why I keep coming back to this series--yes, I have a threesome kink, but the other kinks in the series are things I would usually avoid. (Though I've never tested that theory *g*, I strongly suspect that my sexual style will be about as vanilla as they come. *g*) But all I can say is...in a way I can't quite explain to myself, it works for the characters. Especially the way rebecca writes them all so beautifully in character. Oh, and ZOMG *HOT*! (That reminds me, keep the kiddies away from this one--it's *very* NC-17!)

Title: Evolution
Author: Domenika Marzione
Pairing: Ronon/Teyla and Ford/Teyla (implied) friendship
Spoilers: "The Hive"
Summary: Ronon and Teyla discuss Ford.
Link: Evolution
Why: I've loved Teyla's dynamic with both Ronon and Ford from the beginning, and this is just a beautifully bittersweet look at both--one friendship waxing, one sadly waning.

Title: Draw
Author: Regann
Pairing: Weir/Caldwell UST
Spoilers: "Conversion"
Summary: Sometimes being a gracious loser depends on the battlefield.
Link: Draw
Why: It's believable, in character, and as bonus has a well-executed chess metaphor. *grin*

Title: Sonata for Two
Author: Helsinkibaby (Jeanine)
Pairing: teeny bit of Beckett/Cadman UST, but nothing major
Spoilers: "Duet"
Summary: McKay discovers that he and Cadman have something in common after all.
Link: Sonata for Two
Why: For two reasons: 1) because this scene seriously should've been in the episode, and 2) because I can always tell from the way Jeanine writes about music that she's a musician herself--the love comes through that clearly.

Title: War Zones
Author: Mandy's Bitch
Pairing: Sheppard/Weir (sortof)
Spoilers: "The Siege"
Summary: Elizabeth survives.
Link: War Zones
Why: Because some of the most thoughtful, thought-provoking Sheppard/Weir fic out there are the stories about why it wouldn't work--in this case, because it comes down to a choice for Elizabeth: between losing John Sheppard or losing herself.

Title: Storm Damage
Author: kate98
Grouping: Sheppard/Weir/McKay friendship/UST
Spoilers: "The Storm"/"The Eye"
Link: Storm Damage
Why: One of the best things about "The Storm"/"The Eye" was the Sheppard/Weir/McKay dynamic at its best, a level later eps have never quite achieved for the trio. :-/ This is an absolutely gorgeous look at that dynamic in the aftermath of those episodes.

Title: Soul and Sanity
Author: Mouth on Legs
Pairing: Nine/Rose and Five/Tegan implied
Spoilers: "Father's Day"
Summary: What if the Doctor and Rose needed a little help saving the world from the Reapers?
Link: Soul and Sanity
Why: New fandom, why not start off with the best fic of a lot of great stuff I've read in it so far? :-) Took my favorite episode of the Ninth Doctor's era and made it even better--if that's not a rec, I don't know what is!

Title: Making New
Author: Tielan
Pairing: none
Spoilers: Serenity (movie)
Summary: Inara does her part to help rebuild Serenity.
Link: Making New
Why: It's a quiet, lovely character study of Inara in the aftermath of Miranda, with just the right amount of Inara/Zoe friendship thrown in.

Title: Jack of Spades
Author: Domenika Marzione
Pairing: none
Spoilers: nothing past "The Eye"
Summary: They've finally seen the real John Sheppard.
Link: Jack of Spades
Why: I'm a Sheppard/Weir 'shipper and this didn't change that, but it did provide an all too plausible reason why it *wouldn't* ever work. Very thought-provoking without at any point seeming to attack the 'ship or either character.

Title: Meaning
Author: Jeanine
Pairing: Daniel/Sam, Sam/Pete
Spoilers: "Sacrifices"
Summary: It didn't mean anything...it can't.
Link: Meaning
Why: This is why Jeanine is one of my favorite Sam/Daniel authors (too bad she doesn't write them much anymore!)--because no one else could capture SO perfectly that squeeful moment in the Gate Room and what it did mean to every single S/D 'shipper out there. ;-)

Title: Nerd TV
Author: Celli
Pairing: none, Tony/McGee friendship
Spoilers: "Probie"
Summary: McGee introduces Tony to Doctor Who.
Link: Nerd TV
Why: Because McGee trying to get rid of Tony by making him sit through Dr. Who is hilarious, especially since I've only recently been introduced to the series myself and therefore identify. *grin*

Title: Dear Annie
Author: Mara
Pairing: none, although some hints of UST if you squint
Spoilers: through "The Expanse"
Summary: Hoshi writes home to a friend.
Link: Dear Annie
Why: This series made SENSE of seasons 1 and 2 of Enterprise--'nuff said.