summer_of_giles is a lovely sandbox to play in every year and to enjoy some wonderful creativity. Here are five fics from SoG I enjoyed this year. (There's a lot more there than just these five, so go over to the comm and have an amble through all the great work.)

The Mirror Broke (But All My Friends Were Laughing) by 23Murasaki. I’m a sucker for a well written ( Read more... )

I didn't think I'd get the chance to do another post, but that just shows what I know. Here are five more pieces of work from 2017 I really enjoyed.

( Lays down the trail of breadcrumbs... )

Running on Empty: by Cas -Spike/Dean - Dean is a broken man who is plagued not only by memories of the horrific things he's done, but also by lingering dark needs that he can't control. For him, there is no hope, until he meets the vampire Spike under circumstances that could finish them both. Read more... )

Doctor Who/Firefly:
Time Fugitive by fajrdrako - Kaylee picks up a passenger. (R, Jack/Mal)
Extract: “Out of time,” she said. “You’re a man out of time, so far from home. Looking for lost parts of yourself. Looking for your Doctor.”

( the rest )

Crossover with Firefly:

- More Than a Lifetime by Settiai
Wesley/Simon, Teen
Over five hundred years later, he's still fighting the good fight.

Crossover with Stargate Atlantis:

- Learning Wesley by Allyndra
Wesley/Lorne, FRT
What if the SGC were the ones trying to recruit Wesley, not Wolfram and Hart? What if they succeeded? Crossovers with ( Read more... )

Five fics that I had a hard time making their own list for. Two are season 2 fics, so mild spoilers in the descriptions.
( Stories That Are Neat )

Malibu Xander's Dream House
delilah_joy
Rating: NC-17

One of the most original and hilarious fics I've read. Giles and Xander are compelled to accept their new role as a demon's dollhouse toys, in order to avoid being eaten. delilah's brain is a strange and wonderful place.

( 4 more awesome Giles/Xander fics )

I loves me some cowboy lawyer, so here are five great fics with Lindsey McDonald in them for the year:

Hand Job by Celtic-forest
Lindsey/Spike - Lindsey has hand issues. Spike helps.

Bon Jovi Rocks by Ash-Carpenter ( Read more... )

1)  Everything Changes (starshine24mc , crossover with Torchwood, Giles/Jack Harkness, PG13 ( Read more... )

...or more precisely, 2 slash fics, 2 femslash fics, and one with technically slash... kinda.

( some slightly different ideas of what slash actually means... )