“All my fault? I’m not the one who told Oleg he should tinker more with the menu to “bring in top-level clientele”! Where do you think we are, the Hilton? Actually, with that color hair you must fit in with Paris and Nikki no problem,” Max said.
“Will you stop with the Hilton jokes already? Besides, they already act like they’ve eaten the Russian Sausage.” Caroline winced, setting the shotgun on the ground. “God, if we’re going to talk about it any more we’ve got to change that name.”
Caroline gets something she didn't even know she wanted for her birthday.
At sunset on the third day since the second water purifier had stopped, the city of Agrabah limped along in a state of controlled chaos.
The royal fountains and pools were empty; the use of water for bathing and watering of plants was strictly limited, which put the nobles out of temper, greatly gratified the smallest children at bedtime, and added a whole new level of pungency to the bazaar. The bakers in the streets sold a drastically reduced selection at astronomical prices; at the back gates of the palace, a line of hungry beggars stretched and snaked out into the city, and the Queen's cooks fed them on baked vegetable balls and salads, anything but bread; and kebab stalls had sprung into being like goosebumps after a cold wind, hawking roasted lamb so fast that the shepherds were fast becoming the happiest demographic in the city, and the sheep the most worried.
The sheep, and the Queen.
Claudia's always stayed friends with her exes. All except one—her ex-best friend, Stacey McGill.
In which Charlotte and Stacey meet again in the future by coincidence: Charlotte discovers that the more things change, the more things stay the same, and Stacey doesn't know how to tell Charlotte everything that she wants to say with words.
When Charlie Thomas escapes the chaos of his family on New Year’s Eve, restlessness drives him in search of old friends – but the one he finds is the last one he ever expected to see.
It turns out that the middle of the emergency room at six o'clock in the morning is probably not the best place to have a life-changing revelation.
I'll send you a postcard from Nationals.
“What a cruel woman.” Jeff takes a couple of steps toward her. “I like that in a Slayer.”
It is a well-established fact in marine biology that the octopus is the drunk texter of the cephalopod family.
"Oh my god, SHIELD sent us Robin Hood."
Dom and Johnny make a deal, while Letty takes a step back.
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crack_van and I get one (only one) crossover to rec. So this is the one I chose, which apparently I haven't recced before on LJ, just linked to once.nikitangelnikitangel obsessivemuch![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
apocalyptothon (which is an incredible ficathon that brings the apocalypse to a wide range of fandoms). I never actually expected to get Fast and the Furious apocalypse fic from it, and I was thrilled when I received this story. (One of my fandom goals is to encourage more people to write Fast and the Furious fic which includes an apocalypse, Letty/Dominic and/or Letty/Mia, so this worked well for me.)crack_van this month, and I thought I'd crosspost them here, too, though most of these I think I've already recced in my journal. It's been awhile, though.turnonmyheelscrimson_keys wrote an awesome comment!fic for me about Letty and Dom, the hunt and the chase. (LJ link)senmut wrote "Unexpected Angels", a Fast & Furious/Transformers crossover which made me smile. (DW link)thedeadparrot wrote "Triangulation", set during Fast & Furious, about Letty and Brian working together. It's a sharp fic, and Letty's attitude comes through so well. I am not a Brian fan - I find him too eager and annoying - but I love this story, and I'm even fairly fond of him in it. (LJ link)azephirin wrote "Hand in the Pocket, Finger on the Steel", a Fast & Furious/Buffy crossover which filled me with glee. It's Faith and Dom working together and it is so much fun. (LJ link)talitha78 vidded "MMM Papi". As I said earlier, I'm not a fan of Brian and therefore not a fan of Dom/Brian, but this vid is a lot of fun. I particularly like how big parts of it can be seen as a lovesong to the hotness of Dominic Toretto and cars. (LJ link)ilyena_sylph has a number of lovely drabbles in this post, but this Letty coming home to Mia one in particular is lovely and hurtful and wonderful. (DW link.)crimson_keys wrote "Cried Out" for me, based, I think, on some of the prompts I requested for the apocalyptothon exchange this year. (I posted my prompts in my journal to encourage people to join the ficathon - and, yes, to maybe get people thinking about the joy of such things and it worked!) It's Letty, Mia, and Dom at the end of the world and there are these sharp little insights from Letty which I love.senmut wrote "World of Gray" based on a prompt from me, a crossover where I requested Star and Sarah, after their magic has ended, coming together. It's an amazing story, absolutely wonderful and haunting, and it leaves me wishing for more of their stories coming together. (DW link.)
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katemonkey wrote a couple open letters, one to Michelle Rodriguez and one to livejournal. The one to LJ read: Where's the Mia/Letty? WHERE?nikitangel
catalinay. It's a WIP, which I don't normally read because being unable to finish what I start drives me absolutely crazy, but it was such fun it sucked me right in anyway, from the moment I read a brief excerpt from it. So far it is eighty chapters, but some of them are quite short, and it is a quick read. 
nikitangel wrote me a story for it. An amazing, wonderful story which fills me with glee every single time I read it. She took three of my favorite characters (Letty, Mia, and Faith), and tossed them together in a short, sharp scene which is packed full of all three women being true to their characters. Their voices, their actions, the entire tone of the story, it's all just perfect, just exactly right for the show, the movie, and my preferences.
thestalkycop was one of the first people to post MD slash, if not the first), and Queertet Revisited has the same fun and angst wrapped up in even better writing and character development.wisdomeagle. This is a very sweet and sad and touching Mary Anne/Mallory story set at Christmas time. It's odd (but not out of place) to see which characters react the best and the worst to the fact Mary Anne and Mallory are a couple and I think it rings true on many levels. Christmas is a family time, but not necessarily a good time.celeria, a delicious hot Claudie/Stacey adult fic. I love the characterization and how she's built on the actual canon and turned thirteen-year-old girls into strong and scared and caring almost adults. And the sex was fabulous.mizzmarvel, a sweet (almost candy sweet) Jessi/Mallory story about first kisses and coming back from boarding school and being best friends.carodee. This is a great Dominic piece, with a strong character voice, and an incredibly hot solo sex scene. I mean, damn, people, damn. It's hard to take a tough guy movie, with a tough guy main character, and keep a balance between tough guy and the family loyalty at the core of the movie and the character. Caro Dee does a brilliant job.cleolinda's recaps bring humor, I love Locked, Hurley makes my day, and it's a love I share with one of my sisters. I can appreciate that shared fandom.
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