DS: Understood, by Arrow.

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FANDOM: due South
FIC LINK: Understood.
AUTHOR LINK: arrow00
RATING/WARNING(S): PG | (tertiary) character death, illness
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 3,430 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Benton Fraser, Ray Kowalski

FIC SUMMARY: Fraser found his mouth strangely locked. He should offer to go with Ray. But Fraser didn't want to—God, he did not want this, did not want to have to watch Ray go through even a part of this.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a story that transforms something that can happen to all of us – the illness of a family member – into a wonderful and intimate story.

For all those serious issues it doesn't get over-bearing or soppy, and RayK and Fraser are beautifully in character. Whether you actually ship them or not, this story shows their friendship wonderfully. This is a story that I will carry with me.

MCU/Iron Man/Agent Carter/rpf: aunts aren't gentlemen by screamlet

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FANDOM: Marvel Cinematic Universe / Iron Man / Agent Carter / British Actor rpf
FIC LINK: aunts aren't gentlemen
AUTHOR LINK: screamlet
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen / none
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete / 7400 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Tony Stark, Edwin Jarvis, Anna Jarvis, Peggy Carter, Maria Stark, Howard Stark, Paul Bettany

FIC SUMMARY: “First things first,” Tony says. “I loved A Knight’s Tale."

RECCER'S NOTES: Adorable framing of Tony's backstory. Which manages to be both fun and thoughtful. More complicated than a typical exploration of The Ways in Which Howard Sucked, with a nice glimpse at the women who would have been just as formative.

MCU/Avengers/His Dark Materials: Lacuna by morpholomeg

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FANDOM: Marvel Cinematic Universe / Avengers, fusion with His Dark Materials
FIC LINK: Lacuna
AUTHOR LINK: morpholomeg
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen / as in notes
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete / 29 000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton, Phil Coulson, Nick Fury, Maria Hill, Melinda May

FIC SUMMARY:

There were many rumours about the Black Widow, some of which might even have been true. The most reliable of these were presented to Clint in maybe the sketchiest mission briefing he'd ever received, full of words like 'allegedly' and 'probably' and 'although it seems unlikely' which seemed out of place in a SHIELD file. There was only one piece of information that truly surprised him.

"We seriously don't know what her dæmon is, sir?" he asked Coulson.


RECCER'S NOTES: This is definitely my favourite His Dark Materials AU, for how perfectly the daemons are integrated in both characterisation and plot. The author takes advantage of Pullman's worldbuilding to create a believable allegory of normality and disability - but underneath all that is a lovely tale of Natasha, Clint, and how they became friends.

HP: Desk Duty, by Mosylu.

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FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Desk Duty.
AUTHOR LINK: mosylu
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 1,900 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Irma Pince, Dolores Umbridge

FIC SUMMARY: When she returned to the desk, she found her least favorite member of the faculty behind it, reaching for a drawer. - "I do believe," Madam Pince said in a voice that dripped icicles, "that this is my desk."

RECCER'S NOTES:

Because this is a great view on an seldom mentioned character. Because this a great view on the other things that happened during "Order of the Phoenix". Because it might just have happened like this.