[un embarras de richesse]

OMG, femslash10 and dw_femslash came out within two days, and all of a sudden it was a joyful flood of femslash all over my flist! Delightful!

This must be what it's like to be in a boyslash fandom. ;)

Anyways! I am super excited to rec some of the particularly fabulous stories, out of a bumper crop. I am not specifying which ficathon these are for, but they are all great.


FOR MEEEEEEEEE:

Academic Interest
Doctor Who, River/Liz X
OMG this is made of win. Not only is it super, super hot, it's got River being an academic geek, banter, and handcuffs - it's like it was made for me! OH WAIT, IT WAS. Many hearts!

Our Backwards Walk
Doctor Who, River/Liz X
This is a fantastic backwards look at River and Liz X's relationship, made up of little vignettes that all have a huge wealth of background information in a very little space. It's delightfully snarky and in-character. Love!

For equally lucky others:

I'd Be Inclined To Be Yours For The Taking
Doctor Who, Amy Pond/River Song
Set in the alternate universe of DW 5.13, this is a great look at how Amy's life might have changed in a universe where only one other person believes in stars.

Down the Rabbit Hole
Doctor Who, River Song/Liz Shaw
I don't know a lot about Liz Shaw, but I love that this fic emphasizes her abilities outside of just being the Doctor's assistant.

The Royal Treatment
Doctor Who, Ace/Liz X
Okay, honestly, if the pairing doesn't make you want to read it then there's nothing I can say to convince you. (But read it.)

For contrition is hollow and wrathful, and regret is no part of my plan
Doctor Who, River/Amy
This is almost more a portrait of River than it is a River/Amy fic, but the River characterization is spot-on, and the relationship we get is delightfully timey-wimey and not at all fluffy or simple. As it should be.

The Thing With Feathers
The Authority, Angie/Shen
I have never read The authority, but this makes me want to; it is a fabulous piece of fantasy-esque/sci-fi-y meditation on the shapes of love and sex.

Many a Thing You Know You'd Like to Tell Her
The Good Wife, Alicia/Kalinda
This is a lovely look at the ways Alicia and Kalinda's friendship starts to permeate all the aspects of their lives.

Midnight is Where the Day Begins
Doctor Who, Liz Shaw/Jo Grant
This is... a 1920s Who AU, with bootlegger!Liz and torch singer!Jo. Do you really need more reason to read?

A 101 in Caution
The Good Wife, Alicia/Kalinda
A missing scene from the show, this looks at why and how Kalinda is so intrigued by Alicia.

Touchpool Clouds
The Good Wife, Alicia/Kalinda
A portrait of the evolution of the understanding between Alicia and Kalinda.

Objects in Space
Doctor Who, Amy/River
Zero G fluffiness! This is simply adorable.

Something wicked This Way Comes
Doctor Who, River Song/Martha Jones
I am a sucker for fics about River co-opting the Doctor's previous companions, and this is a particularly excellent, well-characterized example.

I'm sure I missed some; I highly recommend you take a look at the dw_femslash masterlist and the femslash10 masterlist, just in case. But now it's almost a week since I started this post, so I really must hit the submit button now.