Supernatural

And Won the Soul's Rest by concernedlily
Really interesting AU set in the middle ages, where Sam is a monk and Dean is a mercenary, and the YED is still after Sam. The dialogue straddles the line between too modern and just different enough to be believably archaic, and the artwork is lovely.

Animals in Cellophane by smilla02
Sometimes Dean wishes he could close his eyes and see nothing ever again, but he's glad that whatever it is, it doesn't work when he looks himself in the mirror. Dark, hard and heartbreaking. Dean's back, but he's not the same.

backseat drivers by wanttobeatree
Girls, John decides, would definitely have less toilet humour. The Winchesters are stuck in a traffic jam and Sam and Dean won't stop talking and it's driving John a little nuts. Utterly adorable.

Debts and Promises by annkiri
I really enjoyed this story, the way the past informs the present and the slow way the story unfolds. I wish the bit about Jess being a replacement for Dean wasn't there, but otherwise, I really liked this, esp. Dean's journal entries. (wincest)

Duty and Mirages by leonidasden
Heartbreaking and suspenseful story about a hunt that finds the Winchesters, rather than the other way around. Dean is, of course, heartbreaking and awesome all at once.

Fire or Fire by lemmealone
Sam's gotten Dean back from hell, and slowly he puts him back together. I love Sam's strength here, how he cares for Dean, and how Dean is slowly coming back to himself. The casefile is cool, too. And Bobby and Ellen are wonderful.

In the Land of Milk and Honey, You Must Put Them On the Table by newredshoes
Short, sharp look at what happens immediately post-No Rest for the Wicked. Sam has to deal. He's not alone.

In the Unlikeliest Places by K Hanna Korossy
Adorable outside POV of the Winchesters - a nosy neighbor ends up helping Dean out when Sam gets kidnapped. Ignore the fact that the author apparently (wrongly) thinks Dean's hair is blond.

In Totus Tamen Nomen by teand
Bobby and Sam in the aftermath of No Rest for the Wicked. "I have no intention of dying for Dean. I'm planning on making him live for me." // "Send the sentiment to Hallmark, son."

Over Yonder in a Minor Key by annalazarus
While Dean and Sam are lying low, Sam hooks up with a girl, and then with Dean. I really like how natural the progression felt - it was awkward but believable for them, and also how real Tess is. (Wincest)

Pray Your Gods by apreludetoanend
he'd suddenly thought of Layla, wished he'd asked her how. How to have faith, how to believe, when the miracles don't happen at all. Heartbreakingly beautiful. Layla dies on a Wednesday, and Dean grieves.

Product Misplacement by caffienekitty
"Demonic mac and cheese, Sam? Seriously?" // "It fell out of the sky, Dean. It smells like sulfur. This is atypical macaroni behavior." *dies laughing*

A Thin Chain of Next Moments by batyatoon dotfic
AU in which Dean makes the deal for John in Crossroad Blues, and has ten years to live. Beautifully done and heartbreaking.

Thirty Days by kellifer_fic
Dean gives Sam a month to work on breaking the deal. Heartbreaking and believable. Oh, Dean...

Three Gifts by destina
Three Gifts Sam Gave Dean (whether he wanted them, or not) A little bit adorable, a lot heartbreaking. *sniffle* Oh, boys...

Treat Her Like a Lady by causeways
Dean is cursed into wining and dining, well, Sam. Hilarious. (Wincest)

A Week in Stanford by K Hanna Korossy
Slowly unfolding look at the week after Jess died, from Sam's grief-stricken POV. Lovely and sad.

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Iron Man

Being of Sound Mind and No Body by hackthis
"Don't even think about," Tony says, [...] "I've seen Terminator eighteen times, and I know where your kill switch is." Tony helps Jarvis learn things. Hilarious.

Employer/Employee Relations by hackthis
"I didn't peg you for the sadistic type when I hired you." //"It's something I've cultivated under your tutelage." // "That's kinky, Potts. Really. Are you trying to get me excited?" awesome Tony/Pepper UST. Pepper's voice is spot-on.

Follow Your Shame by atrata
She hates herself for this, a little -- not for wanting to get laid, but for thinking Tony would be different with her -- but it doesn't seem to matter. Fantastic, fucked up Tony/Pepper, sort of. Feels true to their fucked up co-dependency. Hot and wistful.

Four Times Pepper Potts Saved the World (and One Time She Didn't) by th_esaurus
Funny, smart, sweet and heartbreaking in turn. Tony is charming and exasperating, and Pepper deals as best she can.

Grease-stained by nekare
Wonderfully bittersweet and in-character Tony/Pepper. [...] Jarvis has since developed a personality of its own, and is only a few steps away from becoming sentient, sometimes, Tony wonders if he's really not just talking to himself all the time.

he was always better at sleight of hand by elsi_dissapear
Delicate, bittersweet, evocative Tony/Pepper full of UST and pining.

off the record (off the map) by riko
Tony can be perplexing and changeable like seasons and traffic lights. He has a thousand variations, specific personas for specific people and situations, and Pepper can picture him switching between these different Tonys as circumstances warrant. Lovely.

One Night Stand by svilleficrecs
The thing that he doesn't remember is that when he was 26 and she was 19, he picked her up and they did the sorts of things that one does when one is a beautiful, tipsy young woman brought home by playboy wunderkind Tony Stark. I totally believe this back story for Tony and Pepper.

People Who Know My Sins by atrata
She's used to being the eye of the storm that is Tony Stark's life, and in moments like this, when the storm has passed and all she can see is the unending, grueling aftermath, she doesn't like it. It feels like her skin is on backwards. Achy.

Real Friends Help You Get Naked by hackthis
Various times Tony gets stuck in the suit and needs help getting out. Absurdly hilarious, with spot-on voices.

A Small and 100% Innocent Token of Gratitude by svilleficrecs
"I mean that I might be in love with you. Rhodey thinks I am. For Christ's sake, *Jarvis* even thinks I am." / "Jarvis has an opinion on this?" / "Please. Jarvis has an opinion on everything." The one with the footrubs. You know what I mean.

Successful Secrets of the Sexual Kind by atrata
Five times Tony and Pepper don't have sex, but think about it anyway. Exceptionally hot, and bittersweet, and the ending is heartbreaking, because you know it's better if they don't get together, but it'd be really hot if they did.

There is No 'Me' Without We by hackthis
Every boy's first love should be his mom. Lovely, achy look at Tony and why he is the way he is.

Three Men and a Lady (and Her Boss) by hackthis
Tony is brilliant and selfish and loyal, but he's also an awesome punch line. Pepper and the men in her life, and how all roads lead back to Tony. Smart and funny and just a tiny bit wistful.

The Trouble With Jarvis by dotfic
Jarvis develops a glitch. Pepper commiserates. Poor Jarvis. I do love him and Pepper bonding over Tony's obliviousness.

Turning Your Orbit Around by atrata
Five terribly inappropriate gifts Tony Stark has given. It starts off hilarious and just keeps getting funnier.

untitled Iron Man ficlet by riko
Tony and Pepper in a bookstore. Banter ensues. Adorable. Tony spends at least half this time reading out the dust-jacket blurbs on the books in stupid voices, and he gathers a pretty large following of children thanks to this performance.

Well Heeled by amonitrate
Pepper's exasperated with Tony, and Tony's not sure why, or how to fix it. Lovely, and feels really true to the voices and relationship.

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Crossovers

Battlestar Galactica/The Sarah Connor Chronicles

To Hell and Back (For This) by kalesbohan
Really interesting, mindbending story of the Galactica coming to earth to find Skynet in charge, and Kara joining John Connor's rebellion, and hooking up with Derek Reese.

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Harry Potter/Narnia

A Year in Their Courts by animus_wyrmis
Hermione stumbles through an old wardrobe at Hogwarts and ends up in Narnia, where she falls in love with Peter. Beautifully done, wistful and sweet.

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Iron Man/Spider-Man

Paparazzo by basingstoke
"You pulled that straight from your crotch and used it on my face." // Yes. "No!" Awesomely hilarious Tony Stark/Peter Parker. Their flirty banter is all about SCIENCE.

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Supernatural/Good Omens

A Backdoor to Hell by oxoniensis
Adorable GO/SPN crossover in which Sam Winchester goes to Aziraphale and Crowley for help getting Dean out of hell.

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Supernatural/Iron Man

Ghost in the Machine and In the Wires by dotfic
Ficlet and sequel in which Tony's suit is haunted. Who's he gonna call? Hee! Dean + haunted suit + Jarvis = hilarity.

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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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Battlestar Galactica

Daybreak by palmetto
Post-Revelations story showing how the human-Cylon alliance is working out. Really nice Kara/Sam interaction.

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Dark Angel

Surrender by alethialia
Wonderful, hot Max/Alec dealing with the aftermath of Max's heat. "Dollars to donuts it was the best sex you've ever had. You're afraid of how strongly you felt? You didn't expect it to be like that, and now you don't know how to act. Because you want more."

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Indiana Jones

Passing Through History by Laura Smith
Mutt doesn't really believe his mom's stories about this guy named Indiana Jones. *hearts*

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Iron Man (movieverse)

The Award for Outstanding Unachievement in a Superhero goes to… by seriousfic
Hee! I really like the Tony-Rhodey banter here, as well as the Tony/Pepper.

Blame the Coffee by queen_haq
Adorably bantery flirty Tony/Pepper. "What would you do if I kissed you right now?" "You wouldn't." "How can you be so sure?" "Because you know I would quit if you did." "I know no such thing." "Liar." and the sequel: The Little Black Dress, full of more adorable Tony/Pepper banter as Tony's page interrupts Pepper's date. They are so totally the new Josh/Donna. *hearts*

Coming Out of His Shell by confusedkayt
Pepper helps Tony out of the suit. Adorably bantery and full of UST.

a distant sort of connection by elsi_dissapear
Like a marionette she complies. Bends under the pressure and under his gaze, under the gentle curve of his mouth around the letters of her name, and she tries not to break. Gorgeous, lyrical, bittersweet Pepper POV.

Don't Wait Up by jadedletters
The three months Tony's held captive, from Pepper's POV. Lovely. (The writing's a little clunky in spots, but totally readable.)

Five Rumors About Tony Stark That Aren't (Entirely) True by usually_a_witch
>And without the camera's evidence, it is Mr. Stark's word against his when he suggests that this was in fact a "tender life-changing moment" between Mr. Stark and his creation and Ms. Potts and Lt. Col. Rhodes could "never understand their love." Hilariously brilliant.

Four Times Pepper Considered Quitting and the One Time She Did by seren_ccd
Exactly what the title says. Nice look at Pepper leading into the movie.

four unconnected Iron Man ficlets by dorkorific
Four lovely ficlets about what it must be like to be Pepper Potts.

His Girl Friday. Or Saturday. Maybe Sunday. by hackthis
How Pepper Potts got her job. Really captures the humdrum horror of job-hunting, Pepper's personality, and her sparky dynamic with Tony. Lovely.

It Takes a Village to Raise a Tony Stark by hackthis
Tony Stark in all his charming yet dysfunctional glory, with Jarvis, Rhodey, Happy, and Pepper along for the ride. This made my heart so happy. *sigh*

Miscellaneous Is Always the Largest Category by splash_the_cat
Hee! Tony calls Pepper to get him out of a sticky situation. At 3am. Pepper is not happy. Bantery and cute.

Of Pressure by dafnap
"It's not actually a compliment. You know that, right?" Ouch. Sharp look at Tony (and Pepper) that lays bare his insecurities and cuts like a knife.

Posthuman by gabby_silang
"Potts, did I just promise to feed the hungry?" Lovely look at Tony Stark and how he might just save the world.

Proof by gabby_silang
Tony/Pepper that's full of witty banter and UST. He makes her a robot, and she's tempted to give in to his invitation. Wonderful.

A Proposal. Maybe. by seren_ccd
This is full of flirty, bantery UST, but it takes a nice turn for the serious in the middle - Tony would come up with that joking-but-not-really solution, and Pepper would be tempted. Lovely.

Spicy by seren_ccd
Flirty, bantery Tony/Pepper UST. adorable.

Tony and Pepper Go to Target by aj
Tony and Pepper go to Target. Hilarity ensues. Seriously adorable.

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Supernatural

the broken hand we learned to lean on by lyra_wing
Quiet, hopeful apocafic. Dean wakes up and the world has ended, and he has to find his way back to Sam. He picks up a couple of friends along the way. Lovely and wistful.

But for me you would make an exception. by elohvee
Short, bittersweet Dean/OFC story. Lovely. This is how any relationship with Dean would have to be, I think.

...Favors the Brave by devilpiglet
"Sounds like a plan." A pause, and Dean reconsiders. "Well, it sounds like one of our plans." Sam can't get Dean out of his deal, so he does something else. Heartbreaking and funny and so very them.

In God's Eyes by eloise_bright
John plans to give the Impala to Dean. The difference between what the gift means to John, and what it will mean to Dean, is absolutely heartbreaking, and totally believable.

just like by ultraviolet9a
Maggie from Ghostfacers calls Sam for help after everything goes wrong. Heartbreaking and believable.

Little Drummer Boy by reading1066
The story of why John didn't show up for Christmas in AVSC, and how Bobby takes care of the boys when he's gone. *sniffle* Oh, boys...

A Little Less Conversation by 1hionlife
Set sometime in season 1, Sam convinces Dean to help out a kid who needs a ride, and grows up a little in the process. Spare and sad.

Night of the Zombie PC by guede_mazaka
Sam's laptop is possessed. Hilarity ensues.

Palo Alto Normality Blues by pyrebi
His brother is leather and talismans and sweat and gunsmoke, and that's just not who he is anymore. Sam at Stanford, trying to remake himself as normal. Chilling and sad.

Salvation Lets Their Wings Unfold by raynos
Really interesting take on Mary, and how Sam and Dean are like her. Nicely done. That Story (The Transformations Remix) by sophiap is the remix, from John's perspective. I really like the John/Mary here, and also the way she uses repetition and narrative in the story - this is a story about telling stories, and how they limn the truth.

thought I could let you go in grace by jadedpen
It's not something they talk about, ever. It exists outside the rest of their lives, a little like fake identities and fleeting platinum credit, not quite real but...useful. Necessary sometimes. Just another secret to keep. Intense, sad, evocative. (Wincest)

You're Gonna Be the One Who Saves Me (the Oasis Remix) by angelgazing
"Some things," he says, and looks Dean in the eye and looks so lost that Dean doesn't know how to answer, "are bigger than we are." But Dean already knew that. Lovely. (original previously recced)

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The Office

Disco Night by sloanesomething
Adorable, heart-clenchy Jim/Pam (au-ish)

How He Knew That by edeainfj
Lovely backstory for a sweet Jim/Pam moment. Oh, Jim, how are you so awesome?

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Crossovers

Battlestar Galactica/The West Wing

Counterpoint by anjali_organna
Really cool little BSG/TWW crossover. Jed's voice, in particular, is spot-on.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer/The Office/Veronica Mars/Supernatural/Bridget Jones

5 Characters That Never Were The Slayer by crackers4jenn
Lorelai Gilmore, Dean Winchester, Logan Echolls, Dwight Schrute, and Bridget Jones. HILARITY.

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Supernatural/Discworld

And All But He Departed by kellifer_fic
Sam + DEATH = hilarity and heartclenchy. "You're Death? [...] As in the Death?" // "More like Death-in-training."

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Supernatural/Firefly

strawberry fields by ultraviolet9a
She isn’t his first lay, but she is his first love Dean and Kaylee, strawberries and the long hot summer. Sweet and beautiful and heartbreaking. *sigh*
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Supernatural/Gilmore Girls

Leaving Stars Hollow by lemur710
A heartbreaking look at how Sam tried to live Dean Forrester's life. The ending is a real kick in the gut.

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Battlestar Galactica

Three-Letter Words For Diplomacy by tellitslant and pirateygoodness
Hot, sad Kara/Natalie.

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Harry Potter

Like Any Other Night by rose71
"Merlin knows, you’ve teased him often enough about his lack of interest in girls." // "What do you mean, girls? [...] I can't believe he said that he doesn’t like Quidditch!" Adorable story about how Remus comes out and how it doesn't actually change anything with his friends.

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Lucifer

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Elaine asks Lucifer about sex. Lovely and fraught, as all their interactions should be.

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The Sarah Connor Chronicles

to keep above the water by fated_addiction
Breakfast at the Connors'. Derek is so fucked and he knows it. Shivery, creepy Derek/Cameron.

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Supernatural

Breathe On, Sister by vee_fic
Early morning on the LIE, Sam and Dean stop to rescue some people from a fire.
And the remix: Breathe On, Sister (They Pass Me By remix) by wanttobeatree
In which Henriksen interviews the people Sam and Dean rescued. He tries to put together the pieces and keeps coming up with nothing that makes sense.

Carriage Return by zooey_glass04
Quiet, understated look at Sam and Dean before Stanford, through the various typewriters (seriously) they own over the years. Possibly my own nostalgia for my dad's manual Underwood makes this story resonate for me.

A Fierce Green Fire (The Ragged They Come Remix) by sasha_davidovna and the original: What You Got Your Hands On Is by newredshoes
Anyway you look at it, Dean + zombie coyotes = good times

Epilogues (The Winding Roads Remix) by sullensiren
It's the religion of the road - drive hard enough and far enough and everything comes full circle and you'll find your faith right back where you lost it again. Dean used to know that, and because he did, so did she. The Impala gets her own ending.

Maison Belle by buffyaddict13
Dean's dead. Again. Dean is always dying. And that's when he realizes it's always been Tuesday. It's always going to be Tuesday. Enjoyably tense casefile that ties into Sam saving Dean from hell.

Non Sequitur (The Keep the Car Running Remix) by luzdeestrellas
It's him and Sam, taking a shot at the impossible, making hope where there's none to be had, and maybe that's kind of a miracle on its own. Sam saves Dean. lovely. (wincest) The original story, Non Sequitur by silverpenlight, is also quite enjoyable.

Plant Your Flag On a Fault Line by tripoli8
Dean could talk his way across the whole country with stuff like that. The drive back to South Dakota alone is like their own personal Weird America, invisible ink, why they always do this or never go there; in-jokes and over-told anecdotes that are interesting only to them. Dean makes a new life for Sam to live when he's gone. Beautiful and heartbreaking and suffused with love.

The Song Remains The Same (Ten Years Gone Remix) by soundingsea
Lovely, wistful John/Mary/(Impala). All he sees from under the car is a shapely pair of legs. Curves in all the right places, just like this Chevy.

Stitches and Scars (The Sewn Up Tight Remix) by luzdeestrellas
Scars and stories and a lovely, fraught first kiss. "It's gonna scar," he says. // Sam says, "Yeah," like Dean's just said the sky is blue, or he really likes his car. (wincest)

There Is No Such Place by ygrawn
Dean does not believe they are rudderless. There is an internal rhythm and logic to their lives. They do have traditions and rituals, a shared history, a purpose to their days and nights. They are a nation-state of two, with a language and culture entirely their own. Beautiful, achy, quiet snapshots of life on the road and how they've made it home.

Three Months (the kiss addiction remix) by merryish
"Did you just put me on the couch for being crap at a gay incestuous relationship we're not even having?" // "Oh, I think we're having it. Thanks to you being an ass, we're just not enjoying it." This is hilarious and adorable. (wincest)

untitled no. 9 by likespoons
you love your brother more than the perfect corner shot, the weight of a gun in your hands, the salt-sting that reminds you that you are alive. Tight, lyrical, gorgeous snapshot of Dean. (wincest)

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Dark Angel

in the present tense by whereupon
Little girl lost, Alec thinks, and how can she think she’s different than the rest of them? They’re all broken; they all have faultlines beneath their skin. heartbreaking and true Max/Alec

Maybe You Just Missed the Sun by impertinence
Fantastic look at Alec and Max and how they learned to be who they are. The last lesson Manticore ever taught him was that we all are who we pretend to be.

A Mind that Knows Itself by impertinence
That’s the problem with Alec, she thinks. Too many variables. She can't figure anything out, so for a long time they go nowhere. Excellent Max/Alec.

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Crossovers

Batman Begins/Ugly Betty

Betty and the Bat by wrigleyfield
Alfred hires Betty Suarez to be Bruce Wayne's new assistant. "I think I'm almost glad that this is it. I-I mean, when it comes to rich people doing weird things, this has got to be normal. A-At least it's… useful." I am not sure if this is complete or if it's going to continue, but it reaches a fairly satisfying end point, as it stands, and it's all pretty freaking adorable.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Harry Potter

Every Farthing of the Cost (Dingoes Ate My Baby remix) by meredevachon
The original is one of my favorite crossovers, and this remix is a lovely look at the story from Oz's pov.

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Supernatural/American Gods

The Great God Pan Is as Dead as Disco by sophiap
Really fantastic crossover with "American Gods" - captures the feel of the book really well. Mr. Nancy and the nameless Trickster bet and speculate about the Winchesters, who don't realize they've caught the eye of some older gods.

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Supernatural/Gilmore Girls

You Don't Have to Be Crazy to Work Here (But It Helps) by kellifer_fic
Adorable Sam Winchester/Jess Mariano story (yes, you read that right), where they work in a record shop together the summer after Sam's freshman year at Stanford.

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Supernatural/Sandman

The Only Thing We Have To Fear (The All In The Family Overdub) by hossgal
Fantastic remix from Death's POV, really captures all the Endless, and I especially love the relationship Death and Dean develop, and the confrontation between Death and Desire. Really excellent work. *hearts*

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Supernatural/Smallville

Its Hour Come Round (The Paradigm Shift Remix) by medie
Lovely look at Chloe as she uncovers the truth about Sam and the supernatural, and introduces him to aliens in the process.

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Gilmore Girls

Something Borrowed, Something Blue by amidalashari
Luke and Lorelai give it another whirl. I really like how this story captures the anxiety underlying Lorelai's quick and witty banter.

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Pushing Daisies

Dark Things by Nina
"Chuck, I don't know if I can keep myself from touching you." Lovely, atmospheric, bittersweet.

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Sandman

Sleep for Grief by Melymbrosia
There's a building ahead of you, its windows smashed and its roof burning, and you know that it's a library, and that there's nothing you can do to save it. An older story (I thought I'd recced it already), powerful and heartbreaking.

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