Surrogate by Annerb (T)

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Rec Category: Drama
Pairing: None
Category: Friendship, Drama, Cassie, Vala
Warning: None
Author on LJ: annerb
Author's Website: annerbhp.livejournal.com/
Link: annerbhp.livejournal.com/119251.html

Why This Must Be Read:

A lovely character study of two very different women who are brought together when Cassie breaks her leg and needs someone to help her about the house.  The drama centres on Cassie's coming of age realizations about herself, and concludes with a gentle perfection.

Snippet of fic:

“Try not to think of it as Vala babysitting you, Cass,” Jack says, clearly trying another approach. “Think of it as you keeping her out of trouble.”

Cycle and Circuit by Alloy (PG-13)

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Rec Category: Crossover (SGA/Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Category: crossover, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, pre-slash
Warning: mentions violence, war
Author on LJ: -
Author's Website: on wraithbait
Link: Cycle and Circuit

Why This Must Be Read:
You don´t need to know Avatar: The Last Airbender to enjoy this fic as (almost) none of the series´ characters appear at all. Instead the author simply puts "Zohn" and "Mer" into this world and makes it come alive. It is a story about both of them trying to find their place in a world torn apart by war, told slowly and beautifully in small snippets. The last four sentences make the fic pre-slash, but I would rather describe it as friendship since that is the most prominent feature throughout most of it.