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Fandom: Vorkosigan
Pairings/Characters: Gregor, Cordelia, Aral
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 3,179
Author: E. E. Beck
Website: But There's a Devil in the Looking Glass
Summary: Four times Cordelia stepped in for Princess Kareen as Gregor's mother. In her own inimitable way.
Why: When it comes to the Vorkosigan series, my focus tends to be on Miles and Ivan. Gregor is one of those characters who tends to fall by the wayside with me. That's why I need fics like this, to point out when I'm being stupid and ignoring something amazing. In this case, it's the relationship between Cordelia and Gregor. To make up for my lack of attention, E. E. Beck does an absolutely spectacular job with it in these four scenes. This is one of those stories that has been entered into my personal canon, and if you read it I think you'll find the same happening to you.

Keep Talking by E. E. Beck

Fandom: Vorkosigan Saga
Pairings/Characters: Gregor/Miles
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 3,700
Author: Sahiya
Website: Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Summary: Gregor was in a closet. It smelled like Ivan's socks. And it was all Miles's fault.
Why: Sahiya is one of the immensely talented authors of A Deeper Season, the classic Gregor/Miles story, so it probably should come as no surprise that I loved this. Sahiya has some really great comedic timing that had me snickering the entire way through this. I also really loved seeing a younger Miles and Gregor. Oh, and Ivan! I'm always an Ivan fangirl, but I don't think it's bias talking when I say that Ivan is amazing in this story. Not to mention the dialogue; there are so many great lines in this story that I found myself stopping quite a few times just to re-read them and laugh properly. In all, this is a really fun romp that I highly enjoyed.

For the Good of the Scheme by Sahiya