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she didn’t mean to be bad. It wasn’t her fault. Fantastic look at one of the other casualties in No Rest for the Wicked. Heartbreaking and creepy.

he’d suddenly thought of Layla, wished he’d asked her how. How to have faith, how to believe, when the miracles don’t happen at all. Heartbreakingly beautiful. Layla dies on a Wednesday, and Dean grieves.

After Sam rescues Dean, Dean finds them a hunt that turns out to be more complicated than they expected. Really well done, but relentlessly heartbreaking.

Really fascinating casefile with the Dean/Cassie moments weaved into it, as well as John and Dean trying to come to some accommodation while Sam is away. Also, I really liked Mindy, the OFC.

Slowly unfolding look at the week after Jess died, from Sam's grief-stricken POV. Lovely and sad.

Adorable outside POV of the Winchesters - a nosy neighbor ends up helping Dean out when Sam gets kidnapped. Ignore the fact that the author apparently (wrongly) thinks Dean's hair is blond.

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She's used to being the eye of the storm that is Tony Stark's life, and in moments like this, when the storm has passed and all she can see is the unending, grueling aftermath, she doesn't like it. It feels like her skin is on backwards. Achy.

"Don't even think about," Tony says, [...] "I've seen Terminator eighteen times, and I know where your kill switch is." Tony helps Jarvis learn things. Hilarious.

Tony is brilliant and selfish and loyal, but he's also an awesome punch line. Pepper and the men in her life, and how all roads lead back to Tony. Smart and funny and just a tiny bit wistful.

Three Gifts Sam Gave Dean (whether he wanted them, or not) A little bit adorable, a lot heartbreaking. *sniffle* Oh, boys...

Very cool, creepy AU take on the events of early s4. Kara's destiny isn't quite what Lee expected. A little heavy on the Lee/Kara MFEO business if you're not a shipper, which I'm not, but the idea is really frakking awesome.

Dean is cursed into wining and dining, well, Sam. Hilarious. (Wincest)

Wonderfully bittersweet and in-character Tony/Pepper. [...] Jarvis has since developed a personality of its own, and is only a few steps away from becoming sentient, sometimes, Tony wonders if he’s really not just talking to himself all the time.

Five terribly inappropriate gifts Tony Stark has given. It starts off hilarious and just keeps getting funnier.

Post-Revelations story showing how the human-Cylon alliance is working out. Really nice Kara/Sam interaction.

The *perfect* follow-up to "Goodbye Toby" - reads just like an episode and gets all the voices right.

While Dean and Sam are lying low, Sam hooks up with a girl, and then with Dean. I really like how natural the progression felt - it was awkward but believable for them, and also how real Tess is.

Dean gives Sam a month to work on breaking the deal. Heartbreaking and believable. Oh, Dean...

"You pulled that straight from your crotch and used it on my face." // Yes. "No!" Awesomely hilarious Tony Stark/Peter Parker. Their flirty banter is all about SCIENCE.

"I didn't peg you for the sadistic type when I hired you." //"It's something I've cultivated under your tutelage." // "That's kinky, Potts. Really. Are you trying to get me excited?" awesome Tony/Pepper UST. Pepper's voice is spot-on.

Five times Tony and Pepper don't have sex, but think about it anyway. Exceptionally hot, and bittersweet, and the ending is heartbreaking, because you know it's better if they don't get together, but it'd be really hot if they did.

Jarvis develops a glitch. Pepper commiserates. Poor Jarvis. I do love him and Pepper bonding over Tony's obliviousness.

Delicate, bittersweet, evocative Tony/Pepper full of UST and pining.

Really interesting, mindbending story of the Galactica coming to earth to find Skynet in charge, and Kara joining John Connor's rebellion, and hooking up with Derek Reese.

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Adorable GO/SPN crossover in which Sam Winchester goes to Aziraphale and Crowley for help getting Dean out of hell.

Lovely, sweetly funny story about how Jean (the cute geek with the crush on Landry in season 2) tutors Tim, and gets a whole lot more in the bargain.

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