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Enjoyable Hardison/Eliot story that shows where Eliot was during the six month separation.

Achingly lovely story of Jo hooking up with Sam and Dean during the end of the world, just post-4.22. (Wincest)

By her own choice, most men in her life, both professors and students, want her at least partly for sex. Spock, however, wants nothing more than her mind and the easy-going personality that enables him to speak more frankly around her than he would almost anyone else. It makes her feel both treasured and triumphant; this intellectual and personal companionship is the one thing her Slave Mother had told her she was incapable of having. Gaila teaches Spock what Uhura likes during sex. Hot and sweet and funny. *hearts* I love Gaila.

Lovely look at Buffy in the many roles she plays (sister, daughter, friend, slayer).

Really lovely bit of Kaylee/Inara.

Anna has never been afraid to make her own choices, not even as an angel. Lovely look at Anna. I especially like the resonances the fairy tales bring to her story.

The Impala still wasn't running, but the front seat wasn't in half bad shape, and it felt more like home than anything else. His own space. He would have rather played his music through the car's stereo, but the electric system was dead so he had to make due with the old walkman, relatively new earbuds shoved up inside his ears. Back when he spent so many hours, days, inside the car with Dad and Sammy, the music was the only way Dean had to make his own space. He'd close his eyes and let the driving bass and the drums work their way into his blood, his heartbeat, his dreams. Wonderfully evocative look at Dean's relationship with music, and with Sam. *sniffle*

Eliot, Parker, and Hardison take on the zombie apocalypse. AWESOME.

The end of the world, Pushing Daisies-style. The biblical plagues hit Coeur d'Coeurs, and Ned's afraid it's his fault. Fantastic Olive voice.

Absolutely heartbreaking and note-perfect. This is not the happy ending Westley was hoping for.

"Sorry I was wrong about the aliens," said Bobby, cracking open another beer. "Never saw that one coming. Guess that's what I get for thinking I had this world figured out." / "Can't be right about everything," said Dean, putting his feet up on the porch railing and contemplating the half empty bottle in his hand. Hee! The end of the world comes, but it's not exactly what the Winchesters expected it to be, and there's not much they can do about it. I enjoyed this a lot, especially Dean and Bobby's banter.

"Try not to get into trouble all by your lonesome. Last thing I need is to have to save your ass 'cause I let it out of my sight." / "I promise, Max, any trouble my ass needs to get into will just have to wait until we can get into it together." / The pause was halfway to awkward before she found her tongue. "Tell you what: you buy the first round tonight, I'll pretend you never said that." / He agreed with haste. "Deal." Remix of The Hubbert Peak from a wonderfully matter-of-fact Max's POV. *heart*

Lovely remix of "Requiem" from the Pythia's POV. Oh, boys.

Do you feel lucky?

And the equally fantastic sequel to "These Things My Mother Taught Me". I especially love John's interaction with Derek here. Totally makes me miss the show. "If you’re going to kill me, kill me. Otherwise we need to figure out what’s here and what we can use. There’ll be more than this; my mom shows love with pancakes and superior firepower." / Derek’s gun lowers. "I can see that." / "The pancakes aren’t great, but the hollow points make up for it."

Absolutely fantastic look at what John's life might have been like in the future, if we got a season 3.

Adorable bantery Max/Alec. *heart*

Aw, Sammy. Exactly what it says on the tin. Adorkable and achy.

Balance training is a supremely low-tech but increasingly well-documented approach to dealing with unstable ankles.

Fantastic fusion with World War Z. What do Wendy and the Middleman do during the zombie apocalypse? Heartbreaking and hopeful in equal measures.

Lacey feeds Sensei Ping some (vegan) red velvet cake. Hilarity ensues.

A tribute to the corner kids and the adults who tried to help them. Heartbreaking, and highly spoilery for s4

Kirk gets stuck speaking LOLCAT. LONG JIM IS LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG. *dies* (from the Trek Reboot kink meme)

Five anniversaries and birthdays of the Enterprise crew. Hilariously funny right up until it hits you with the heartbreak. Lovely.

Dean might like to project the whole lone wolf thing but he's actually more of a people person than Sam. Three jobs Dean has had. Oh, Dean. Oh, Sam...

Gaila, grieving, in the aftermath of the battle. Poignant.

“Seems pretty shy,” he hears Bobby say, and Dean frowns. He’s not shy. “He’s not shy,” John says, and Dean grins, bounces on the balls of his feet. Loves his father. “He’s just a little quiet around people he doesn’t know,” John continues. “But lemme tell you, that kid’s got a mouth on him a mile wide.” Dean, going silent after Mary dies, after Sam leaves. Sharp and heartbreaking

Awesome story of Gaila's first year at Starfleet Academy. Adorable and hilarious and touching.

Someone asks her once if she ever feels guilty for leaving her son. Winona doesn’t hesitate when she replies that no, she doesn’t. She misses Jim, but she certainly doesn’t feel guilty. She leaves, in part, because she wants him to know that he can. Lovely look at Winona Kirk and the decisions she makes when Kirk is a young child.