Hikaru's Game by flonnebonne (G)

Fandom: Hikaru no Go/Ender's Game
Pairings/Characters: Hikaru, Touya, Sai, Waya, Isumi
Rating: G
Wordcount: 4,900
Spoilers for: Vague spoilers up to and including Volume 15 or Episode 60 of Hikaru no Go. No real spoilers for Ender's Game.
Author: flonnebonne
Website: Laziness Incarnate on Ff.net
Summary: Hikaru and Touya attend a school for gifted youngsters to train them for an alien invasion. A school on a space station.
Why: I know. It's a really odd crossover at first glance. Hikaru and company at Battle School? Weird. However, the author does a great job of linking the two fandoms. I really bought the characterizations of everyone, and it felt like they all just slid seamless into the Ender's Game universe.

Hikaru's Game by flonnebonne

Night Operation by Tosca (PG-13)

Fandom: House/Weiss Kreuz
Pairings/Characters: House, Schuldig, Crawford, Wilson
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 1,100
Author: Tosca
Website: Tosca's Kiss
Summary: Like any doctor, House had become familiar with the phenomenon ofbeing shaken awake in the early hours of the morning. That shaking was usually accompanied by a cup of coffee however, not an automatic pistol.
Why: Yup, another weird crossover. I really do like these things, especially when the character voices are just so right on, as they are here. I'll also admit that I get some perverse pleasure at House's befuddlement over Crawford the precog. It's nice to see that there are some things that House doesn't get. ;)

Night Operation by Tosca

Scarlet Ribbons by Jessi Albano (PG-13)

Fandom: Weiss Kreuz
Pairings/Characters: Aya-chan/Schuldich
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 17,700
Author: Jessi Albano
Website: The Domain of the Deity of War
Summary: "Princes, you realize, are terribly inconvenient creatures."
Why: As you may have noticed, this is a het story in a primarily yaoi fandom. However, don't go running away just yet! I read this story forever ago, and I'll admit I was kind of reluctant about it. I just kept seeing it pop up in recommendations, over and over and over again, until finally I gave up and gave it a chance. It's not a decision I regret. The author does a wonderful job of creating a connection between Schuldig and Aya-chan. The whole thing is subtly done, and I loved the fairytale elements to it. It's the only het I've ever read for the Weiss Kreuz fandom, but it's more than just the pairing that makes it unique. This story is gorgeous, from start to finish.

Scarlet Ribbons by Jessi Albano

Figure it Out by Ceresi (PG)

Fandom: Yugioh
Pairings/Characters: Joey/Yugi
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 1,500
Author: Ceresi
Website: Ceresi's Fic Journal
Summary: Thinking has never been Joey's gig. That's probably why he can't figure it out.
Why: I've always kind of thought that Joey and Yugi would be amazingly cute together, but it seems like I can never find anything to read about them. Perhaps that's why finding this sent me into extreme happy mode. More likely, it's because this is splendid Joey perspective that makes me want to hug him until he runs away screaming. I also really like the theme that goes through the two parts of the series, and the underlying idea that maybe for once Joey will be able to figure out something that will make him happy.

Figure it Out by Ceresi