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Happy birthday eneri! :D

Recs
Avengers, The
RED by waldorph (Maria/Natasha)
"These are not all lies."

This has been rec'ed quite a bit, so I'm sure you've come across it before, but wow, Natasha comes off as such a badass. :DD

Glee
Louisville to Lemonade by headcannon (Santana/Rachel AU) (kudos to santana-lopez)
"Santana can’t help that she comes across as judgmental. Truth is, she wouldn’t come across as judgmental if other people didn’t suck at first impressions and come across as backwoods yokels who are betrothed to their first cousins (hypothetically)."

This one was cute. :) The cluelessness was a tad exaggerated, I thought, but very cute nonetheless.

This Must Be The Place by gollumgollum (Santana/Brittany, Carlos/Jake AU; The Losers x-over)
"Santana is eight years old when her Tio Carlos joins the Army."

Interesting read.

Legend of the Seeker
Absolution by simplesetgo (Kahlan/Cara, dark!fic)
"As a Mord-Sith, Cara knew that everyone had dark parts of their lives that they kept from even those they loved. But nothing could prepare her for what lay hidden in Kahlan's past."

The author had an interesting concept, good execution, and made me wonder what happened after.

Sherlock
While the Cat's Away by marysutherland (Irene/Kate) (thanks eneri!)
"Kate and Irene are on the run; Sarah and John are going for a run. And Sherlock could be anywhere."

Strong narrative voice, visually arresting. I instantly had an Indian narrator doing voice over for some reason.

As some of you may have noticed, I have started using an OpenID account for LJ and IJ commenting. I wasn't sure what the difference between OpenID and a normal user account was until I spotted a very user-friendly guide (Using an Open ID account at Livejournal by facetofcathy) and decided to take the plunge--I saw some merit in the 'it's not very friendly for users to see a blank journal' rationale. Since I'm not using the journaling services on those sites I might as well hand over the journaling resources to more active users. :)

Reading
rivkat: Media piracy in emerging economies

Criminal Minds
What the Rain Washes Away by muppetmanda (JJ/Emily) (kudos to Bluemac832)
Emily goes undercover to infiltrate a religious cult.

This story had an intriguing premise, but ( more thoughts...(spoilers) )

( Mostly Femslash Recs: Fringe (2), Glee (10), Iron Man (1), Legend of the Seeker (1), Harry Potter (2) (warning: adult, not safe for work) )

...for the weekend.

LotS
Camelot is a Silly Place, Roundelay, and Terms of Service by liz_estrada (Cara/Dahlia, Kahlan/Richard)
Zedd's Spell of Undoing has engineered the Keeper's defeat, but what else has it engineered? A sweet, endearing, and unexpected series that left me wanting just a bit more.

It's All Fun and Games Until... by ivanolix (Cara/Kahlan)
"Cara needs Kahlan's help with the baby night wisps." Very cute and fluffy.

Useful Websites
Passion & Perfection's Femslash Links

Did you know that the British Museum and British Library have some of the biggest collections of smut in the world? I'll have to make up an excuse to see some of this the next time I visit. *dryly*

And now for some recs...

( HP, LotS, RPF (warning: not work-safe) )