"Lost At Sea" by LittleMender, rating - T

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Fandom Category: The Mentalist

Pairing: Teresa Lisbon/Patrick Jane

Fic Title: Lost At Sea

Author: LittleMender

Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6883041/1/Lost_at_Sea

Rating/Warning(s): T

Genre: Drama/Romance

WIP?: No

Why This Must Be Read: I LOVE this fic. It addresses what could happen if Minelli informed Lisbon that he had given Jane that list of suspects - SPOILERS for most of season 3 but takes a left turn well before "Redacted". It is complex and long - complete at 19 chapters. Not only does it feature excellent characterizations of Jane and Lisbon, but also makes LaRoche a decent leader, and introduces one of my favorite Original Characters ever (but I'll leave that for the reader to discover).

Here are bits of the reviews I left for it at FFN:

"This story captures one of the relatively small handful of ways that the essential conflict between Jane and Lisbon could be resolved - if the writers do not take the easy way out, and foolishly romanticize Jane's relative morality."

"This author has a propensity for forcing these two to confront the painful realities (um, yeah, ironic isn't it? reality in a work of fiction based on a work of fiction in a different medium) inherent in their situation - those painful realities that so many fic writers ignore, make light of, or mis-handle entirely, in favor of going straight to the fluff of a happy ending (double entendre intended). LittleMender pushes the hot buttons, and she does it well - weaving the pain and angst into something that leaves the relationship between Jane and Lisbon on a stronger foundation. This fic certainly shows how well she gets the job done."

X-Men, 9 Recs, Rogue/Wolverine

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Fandom Category: X-Men
Pairing: Rogue/Wolverine
Fic Title: Black Velvet
Author: Heather
Link: WRFA (via Wayback Machine)
Rating/Warning(s): R
Genre: Romance
WIP?: N
Special Rec: 27/48

Why This Must Be Read: The story how Logan finds out about Marie's ability to control her mutation. Everything, from the setting to the little moments in-between, is wrapped in such a beautiful package of writing - it's truly a masterpiece.

Fandom Category: X-Men
Pairing: Rogue/Wolverine
Fic Title: Two Weeks
Author: September
Link: WRFA
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13
Genre: Shipper
WIP?: N
Special Rec: 28/48

Why This Must Be Read: September's Marie is one of the best out there. She doesn't only feel lost, she is also adrift in the dark and it's so sad to read about it. The ending however make up for it. As does the sequel Echoes (NC-17).

( +3 by September, +1 by Melissa Flores, +1 by Diebin, +1 by Jessicat1982, +1 by anr )