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Some good crossovers I've read recently...

1967 Plymouth GTX Convertible, Black., by basingstoke. Slash, Dean/Gunn, Angel, Sam. (ca. 2,100 words)
Angel/Supernatural
This one is just a lot of fun. They first meet over anti-zombie supplies, there's banter, Sam and Angel are playing euchre... also Dean/Gunn!

Charm City by hth_the_first. Slash, Sam/Tim. (ca. 7,630 words)
Homicide: Life on the Streets/Supernatural
I've only watched Homicide sporadically, but the relationships here between Sam and Dean as well as Tim and Sam really pulled me in.

Today's Tom Sawyer (1/2) and (2/2), by ladyjanelly. Gen, Sam and Ben. (ca. 5,000 words)
Dark Angel/Supernatural
In 2009 Sam runs across Ben, just after the X5 children escaped from Manticore.

The People You Meet, by mandysbitch. Slash, Chris Keller/Rodney McKay. (ca. 8,300 words)
Oz/Stargate Atlantis
I rarely read crossovers when I just know one of the sources, but I followed a rec somewhere, and the story pulled me in. I have never actually watched any episode of Oz (so I can't judge Keller's characterization), but I think it is pre-series for Oz as well as for SGA. Anyway, it starts when Rodney gets robbed by Keller, and things get more complicated from there at a fast pace.

Case X-1743: Unresolved. by minisinoo. Het, Mulder/Scully, Jean/Scott. (ca. 24,500 words)
The X-Files/X-Men Movieverse
While still working on the X-Files Mulder and Scully investigate the incident at Scott's high school when his powers first manifested. Years later Mulder notices Scott during Jean's tv appearance and they meet again. The plot is mostly just about getting the characters together, but I really liked how the universes meshed here.

Untitled SGA/Traders series, by Sealie (jimandblair). Gen, John, Rodney, Carson, Grant.
Stargate Atlantis/Traders
This one is still a WIP, but so far I'm really enjoying it. It's a good take on the "Rodney and Grant are related" premise.

The Monster in the Closet, by Shaye (fourteenlines). Het, Rodney/Kaylee. (ca. 3,200 words)
Firefly/Stargate Atlantis
Rodney and Kaylee meet as prisoners of the Reavers, so it is rather dark.

Don't Mention the Wookies by sheafrotherdon. Slash, McKay/Sheppard. (ca 1,400 words)
Stargate Atlantis/Star Wars
I waffled a bit whether this really counts as a real crossover, but I found its slightly wacky premise cute and funny, and it is definitely crossover-ish, so I included it in this rec set anyway.

I woke up around 6:30 a.m., a time I normally wouldn't consider being awake, especially not since I went to sleep just slightly before 2 a.m. However, I decided to stay awake now because it's still cool and pleasant and to take a nap in the afternoon when it's hot. I mean, I like the warm, sunny weather, but highs of 27°C (ca. 80°F, I think) lead to my apartment being much warmer, because I'm right under the roof and have sun from noon through all of the afternoon and early evening. Which really is a good thing most of the time, but not so much when it's really warm and sunny. And I'm even more sloth-like than usual when it's that warm. I realize that people who live in areas where it gets really hot in summer probably think that these kinds of temperatures are nice and cool, but the average high in midsummer here is something like 20°C (ca. 70°F), not some subtropical heat wave.

Anyway, I didn't really want to post a boring weather ramble, I wanted to say that when I woke up my download of the unaired Firefly episode Trash via bittorrent (I found the torrent file on fireflyfans.net) had been successful overnight. And that definitely brightened my morning, though I haven't watched it yet.