Title: As Time Goes By
Author: Yahtzee
Pairing: Buffy/Angel, Angel/Cordelia, Wes/Fred
Spoilers: early S3
Summary: The world has gone to hell, and a disillusioned Cordelia may just hold the key to saving it, but whose side is she on?
Link: As Time Goes By
Why: You know those fics where someone takes the plot of a classic movie and rewrites it using characters and settings from another fandom? Yeah. This is one of those. Quite possibly the best one ever written--a post-demon-apocalyptic version of Casablanca with Cordy in Rick's shoes.

Title: The Last Virtue
Author: Yahtzee
Pairing: Fred/Gunn
Spoilers: nothing past the middle of S3, I think
Summary: Gunn struggles to come to grips with a world spiraling out of control during the holiday season.
Link: The Last Virtue
Why: Because Yahtzee writes amazing Gunn, and because it's the only Kwanzaa fic I've ever read and that just makes it doubly cool. :-)

Title: Destination Unknown
Author: Yahtzee
Pairing: Buffy/Giles, Angel/Cordelia
Spoilers: S6, possibly 7
Summary: When Buffy comes to England, ostensibly to get Giles' input on a mysterious crystal, the two are forced to confront some difficult truths about their relationship.
Link: Destination Unknown
Why: Because this is quite literally the ONLY Buffy/Giles fic I've ever read that made the pairing work for me, and considering how much I generally don't like them as a couple, that says a lot about the fic.

Title: Gilead
Author: Yahtzee
Pairing: Mulder/Scully
Spoilers: the show's over--does it matter anymore? ;-)
Summary: Two people find each other again in a broken world, but can they save each other too?
Link: Gilead
Why: Because while I would never have thought of this crossover, it works so well it's scary and the result is one of the best apocalyptic XF fics ever not to include aliens. *g*

Title: Thirty-One Not-Hyperlinked Flashforwards
Author: boundbyspells
Pairing: Lily/Marshall
Spoilers: mid-season 2 to be on the safe side
Summary: Of course the real question is why was Marshall reading Pride and Prejudice anyway?
Link: Thirty-One Not-Hyperlinked Flashforwards
Why: Dude, it's HIMYM fic! And *good* HIMYM fic! Read the non-linear version first--it'll have you completely confused, but make the pay-off of the linear version that much cooler. *grin*

Title: Five, er, Six Reports Nathan Stark Wishes Never Crossed His Desk
Author: Merlin Missy
Pairing: negligible mentions of Carter/Allison, Carter/Stark, Stark/Allison
Spoilers: um...I have no idea
Summary: See title.
Link: Five, er, Six Reports Nathan Stark Wishes Never Crossed His Desk
Why: I *loved* the madcap, black humor of Eureka's pilot. I stopped watching when it started trying to take itself too seriously (although I really should check and see if they ever got over that), but this story had everything I loved about the series in it, and nothing I didn't. Also a couple of the most *fantastic* crossovers. :-)

Title: Companion
Author: Bangles
Pairing: Sidonie/Imriel, Sidonie/Maslin, Imriel/other
Spoilers: Kushiel's Scion
Summary: Since the day Sidonie was born, Imriel has always been part of her life.
Link: Companion
Why: Kushiel's Legacy is one of the most sweeping, most elaborate and elegant alternate history (*extremely* alternate) series of novels ever written, and it's a rare fanfic author who can capture the archaic language and undercurrent of sensuality of the series as well as Bangles did here.

Title: The Bridal Path
Author: Vyola
Pairing: Joel/Wednesday, Gomez/Morticia, Fester/Dementia
Spoilers: Addams Family Values
Summary: Couples who vow only 'til death do them part lack ambition.
Link: The Bridal Path
Why: Another absolutely snicker-worthy glimpse at Joel and Wednesday's possible future together. Man, now I want to go rewatch the movie.

Title: Addams Family Therapy
Author: bucketmouse
Pairing: Joel/Wednesday, Gomez/Morticia, Itt/Margaret
Spoilers: Addams Family Values
Summary: It takes a hardy soul to marry and Addams...but even hardy souls can use a little help every now and then.
Link: Addams Family Therapy
Why: Joel Glicker is a perfect POV character, because he's us--the outsider drawn into the Addams' world--and I love how different authors have dealt with his acclimation into the family. *g*

Title: Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas
Author: Havoc
Pairing: Gomez/Morticia, Joel/Wednesday
Spoilers: Addams' Family Values
Summary: Joel's Jewish, so why is he spending Christmas with the Addamses?
Link: Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas
Why: Because it cracked me up. What a perfect Addams family Christmas!

Title: Orientation Memo
Author: chasingkerouac
Pairing: a hint of Carson/Cadman
Spoilers: nothing past "Duet"
Summary: Dr. Kate Heightmeyer and Lt. Laura Cadman let a few new (female) recruits know what to expect on Atlantis.
Link: Orientation Memo
Why: Absolutely delightful, oh-so-very true, and features a pair of wonderful but woefully underused recurring ladies. :-)

Title: Too Good
Author: Tielan
Pairing: Simon/Elizabeth
Spoilers: "Intruder" at the latest
Summary: It's never easy loving someone who's meant for greater things.
Link: Too Good
Why: Because most SGA fic makes Simon Wallace out to be an irredeemable bastard, and IMO that's an unfair characterization--obviously Elizabeth saw *something* in him, and besides, she left him first. Tielan and I don't agree on many things...but if I'd ever gotten around to writing the Simon/Elizabeth pre-series epic I wanted to do, it would've felt a lot like this. :-)

Title: Contradictions
Author: Christi
Pairing Grouping: Beckett/Cadman/McKay
Spoilers: "Duet" and "Critical Mass" to be on the safe side
Summary: Something simple becomes complicated and something complicated becomes simple, if only for a moment.
Link: Contradictions
Why: Because holy CRAP, that is hot! And profound. And did I mention that this is my *other* Atlantis OT3? *fans self*

Title: Written on the Body
Author: Alizarin
Pairing: Mal/Inara
Spoilers: set after "Serenity" (the movie, not the ep)
Summary: Inara discovers the power of permanence.
Link: Written on the Body
Why: This story has a fantastic extended metaphor in Inara's attitude towards writing and how it changes. And I don't want to say more than that lest I ruin it. :-)

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.

Thought about classifying this one as a Torchwood crossover, but since it's set pre-"The Empty Child"...it seemed silly to do it just 'cause it's Jack. *g*

Title: Everybody Wants You
Author: aces
Pairing: Jack/everyone
Spoilers: for pretty much the entire series (all 43 seasons plus some books/audios)
Summary: Jack shags just about every companion the Doctor ever had.
Link: Everybody Wants You
Why: Because it cracks me up and yet is totally believable, not to mention HOT. And because there's Jack/Nyssa!

Title: Stuck in Traffic at the Magic Roundabout
Author: xwingace
Pairing: Jack/various, of course *g*
Spoilers: Torchwood: "Everything Changes", Doctor Who: through "The Parting of the Ways"
Summary: Immortality's a bitch...especially when you used to be a time traveler.
Link: Stuck in Traffic at the Magic Roundabout
Why: Best explanation ever for Jack's missing two years. *g*

Title: untitled
Author: JM Torres
Pairing: Nine/Rose/Jack
Spoilers: Who--"Parting of the Ways"; Torchwood--"Everything Changes"
Summary: One thing Jack's background left him completely unprepared for.
Link: untitled
Why: Because it was inevitable that people would use that line as a jumping off point for fic...but I can't imagine it being done better or more believably than in this fic. :-)

New fandom with a whole whack of new recs, so I don't get as far behind as I am on some of my other fandoms. *g*

Title: Workout Routine
Author: Mydeira
Pairing: Jack/several, Jack/Ianto implied
Spoilers: "Everything Changes" and "Day One" to be on the safe side
Summary: Jack doesn't do anything quite like your average 21st Century human...so why should working out be any different? ;-)
Link: Workout Routine
Why: It's hilarious and perfectly in character for everyone. *g*