Multifandom Het Recs

Last rec of the month, its been fun!

Fandom Category: Pride and Prejudice
Pairing: Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy
Fic Title: Some Like It Wild
Author: Beth AM
Link: http://www.dwiggie.com/derby/betham2.htm
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13 / none
Genre: Romance, Alternate Universe
WIP?: No
Special Rec: 30/30

Why This Must Be Read: In a universe where her family tries to force her to accept Mr. Collins's proposal Elizabeth Bennet does the only thing she feels she can do, she runs. Elizabeth cuts her hair, borrows some men's clothes, and seeks out Mr. Darcy hoping he'll help her leave England, but he has some other ideas in mind. What follows is an amazing piece that is sure to entertain.

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Fandom Category: The Good Wife
Pairing: Alicia Florrick/Will Gardner
Fic Title: we're gonna brush the sky
Author: mardia
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/140069
Rating/Warning(s): PG / none
Genre: Friendship, Romance
WIP?: No
Special Rec: 28/30

Why This Must Be Read: Will and Alicia have such a long history as they've weaved in and out of each others' lives over the years. mardia shows us six moments in time that Alicia and Will shared a meal and does a wonderful job showing the changes in their relationship and how they eventually get it right.

It feels strangely—surreal to be talking like this, to be dressed in her black gown, Will in his tux, making small talk about her kids, his job. For a second, Alicia feels this odd sort of...disconnect, and she thinks Will feels it too.

"This is weird, isn't it?" he asks, cutting to the heart of the matter.

"A little bit, yeah," Alicia concedes with a small laugh. "But it is good to see you, it's—been a while. Too long."

"Yeah," Will agrees, a corner of his mouth turning up. "It has."

Fandom Category: House
Pairing: Lisa Cuddy/Gregory House
Fic Title: Two Peas in a Pod, or Why Cuddy Hated Being on Crutches
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Link: http://severuslovesme.livejournal.com/88685.html
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13 / none
Genre: Humor, Romance
WIP?: No
Special Rec: 26/30

Why This Must Be Read: Excellent dialogue, great characterization, this author has Cuddy and House's back and forth dynamic down. We all know that House just can't help pulling on Cuddy's metaphorical pigtails, and the different ways he goes about it in this piece will just make you laugh.

“Well, well, well,” House said, walking through her open office door.

Leaning on his good leg he lifted his cane to point at her triumphantly.

“It seems as though the crippler has become the cripple…eee.”

Fandom Category: Pirates of the Caribbean
Pairing: Elizabeth Swann/James Norrington
Fic Title: a far better fate
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Link: http://dollsome.livejournal.com/719051.html
Rating/Warning(s): PG / character death
Genre: Alternate Universe
WIP?: No
Special Rec: 24/30

Why This Must Be Read: Because this is a pairing that is built on the possibility of the road not taken, and in this piece [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] gives us three plausible ways Elizabeth and James could of ended up together.

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Fandom Category: Wizards of Waverly Place
Pairing: Alex Russo/Justin Russo
Fic Title: Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Link: http://amathela.livejournal.com/170192.html
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13 / incest, consent issues
Genre: Drama
WIP?: No
Special Rec: 22/30

Why This Must Be Read: Leave it to Alex Russo to cast a love spell without reading the fine print. This plot with everyone going love crazy is something I could easily see happening on the show, and the way this author writes Justin and Alex is just so perfect. As they both try to figure out the line where the spell ends and their feelings for each other begin.

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Fandom Category: Doctor Who
Pairing: Rose Tyler/The Doctor
Fic Title: Non-Linear Love Story
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Link: http://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=19734&chapter=1
Rating/Warning(s): Adult / sex
Genre: Romance
WIP?: No
Special Rec: 20/30

Why This Must Be Read: If you like paradoxes, epic romance, and the timey-wimey nature of the TV show then this is the story for you. This author does an amazing job writing the eighth, ninth, and tenth Doctors as well as the younger and older versions of Rose. I loved the slight mystery of this piece, unraveling the Doctor and Rose's respective timelines and watching as they both fall in love.

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Fandom Category: Stargate: SG-1
Pairing: Sam Carter/Jack O'Neill
Fic Title: String Theory: An AU Series
Author: annerbhp
Link: http://annerbhp.livejournal.com/110853.html
Rating/Warning(s): Mature / sex, violence
Genre: Alternate Universe
WIP?: No
Special Rec: 18/30

Why This Must Be Read: One of my favorite things on the show were the multiple realities that we would occasionally get glimpses of throughout the seasons. Annerb does an amazing job in this AU showing how similar and yet different a civilian Dr. Samantha Carter would be. The gradual growth of her relationship with Jack and the slow burning romance is so well done; I'm in love with this universe and after reading this series you will be too.

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Fandom Category: Bleach
Pairing: Rukia Kuchiki/Ichigo Kurosaki
Fic Title: The "Holes in the Rain" Series
Author: hallowd
Link: Holes in the Rain, Girl in the Box, and Bones of the Night
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13 / blood, violence, spoilers for Soul Society arc
Genre: Drama, Friendship
WIP?: No
Special Rec: 16/30

Why This Must Be Read: This author has such a wonderful grasp of these two characters, and I loved reading both Rukia and Ichigo's point of views. Following them through three distinct points in the series these pieces really capture these two people and gives both Ichigo and Rukia such emotional depth; their interactions, banter, and the way they relate to one other is just pitch perfect, making this series a must read for any fan of this pairing.

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Fandom Category: Sweeney Todd
Pairing: Mrs. Lovett/Sweeney Todd
Fic Title: Two Ladies
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Link: http://mervin-fics.livejournal.com/23221.html
Rating/Warning(s): R / non-con, sex, violence, prostitution
Genre: Angst, Character Study
WIP?: No
Special Rec: 14/30

Why This Must Be Read: This is a violent, disturbing piece about two violent and disturbing people. Lovett's thoughts are always on Lucy and her obsession with Sweeney Todd brings her to some very not nice places.

Surely Mr. Todd would eventually come to love her. He’d have to...he just had to.

Fandom Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Cormac McLaggen
Fic Title: A Jerk By Nature (or; The Night Before The Morning After The Night Before)
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Link: http://thimble-kiss.livejournal.com/52990.html
Rating/Warning(s): NC-17 / sex
Genre: Romance, Humor
WIP?: No
Special Rec: 12/30

Why This Must Be Read: Because Cormac McLaggen is an asshole, and the author never forgets it. I loved Cormac's directness and Hermione's initial reluctance to get involved with him was true to canon and very much in character for her. But there's an obvious attraction between them both and this fun, sexy piece will have you loving this rare pairing.

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