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Break by Yahtzee
[Star Trek: AOS]
A beautiful exploration of the origin of Spock and Uhura's relationship. Utterly brilliant; I consider it canon. (Adult stuff happens in Part 3.) Part 2 | Part 3
Displacement (or The Longest Three-Week Day) by Michelel72
[Doctor Who/Stargate Atlantis]
Temping at a conference in Oxford, Donna Noble helps Rodney McKay save the world -- and then things really get interesting. Donna/Rodney is possibly the Most Awesome Crossover Pairing Ever and it totally works here.
Damage by Ygrawn
[NCIS]
Tony expected Ziva to understand his undercover mission with Jeanne better than anyone else. Painful, insightful, funny and brilliant. Tony/Ziva
The Underwire Job by emeraldwoman and brown_betty
[Leverage]
"...if Parker had the slightest idea how to flirt, he would not be right now trying to anaesthetize himself with hops." Eliot is drafted to help Parker. Poor guy.
The Involuntary Expansion of the Mind by Jade Eclipse
[Psych/Angel]
Shawn finds out the downside to really being psychic. Almost entirely the Psych crew, with cameos from Angel and Cordelia.
How to Avoid Kicking Puppies and Other Lessons in Leadership by sparky77
[Star Trek: AOS]
Being Captain isn't all playing in the Big Chair. Deeply funny with awesome dialogue that really captures what the new Enterprise under Kirk would be like. Language warning: everyone has potty-mouths. Except Spock and Uhura, but the potty-mouth is implied there.
Heteronormativity, Gender Construction and Nonverbal Signaling in Intercultural Communication: A Comedy by mad_maudlin
[Stargate Atlantis]
John thinks Teyla is trying to kill him... by feeding him. Or something like that. A brilliant extrapolation of the Mensa AU: hilariously detailed, sometimes sweet, and totally off the wall in spots. And it's John/Teyla, which isn't what you think it is in this universe. KikiRec
Lock and Keys by Emma DeMarais
[Burn Notice]
The trio is off to the Keys to rescue a girl for Barry the money launderer. Obviously, nothing goes as planned.
Oops! by Lady Angel
[Leverage]
Very short, very spot on, very funny.
Precious Things by haearnmouse
[Star Trek: AOS]
"There are things which are greater than any single human or Vulcan. As long as there is life, there is hope." Short, starring OCs (sort of), and incredibly beautiful.
No Respect for Normal Dimensions by Caladria
[Stargate SG-1/Discworld]
In which SG-1 meets the Luggage. And DEATH.
Everything to Lose by fractured-fairytale06
[NCIS]
Ziva is kidnapped while undercover investigating a drug dealer who kills his clients. Tony immediately begins losing it. Solid Tony/Ziva case file that is tense and emotional without going out of character.
The Laundry Ultimatum by explodedpen
[Stargate Atlantis]
From the Stargate genficathon, the story of the bravest man on Atlantis. :)
Murphy's Law of Jim Kirk Diplomacy by _seven_crows
[Star Trek: AOS]
Kirk, Spock and McCoy trapped-in-a-shuttlecraft fic that captures the spirit of TOS as well as the movie.
That Time With the Dobermans (and the Hole in the Wall) by mspotts
[Iron Man]
Pepper gets kidnapped and Tony (Stark; I have too many Tonys on this page) saves her (sort of).
Bait and Switch by ijemanja
[Leverage]
When a plan goes wrong, Parker and Sophie have to to come up with an offbeat solution. One the guys think they'll really enjoy.
How Are the Mighty Fallen: An Instruction Manual by Roga
[Discworld/Heroes]
"There were two big differences, Matt felt, between Ankh Morpork and New York City." A wonderfully silly crossover. KikiRec
5 Ways He Probably Didn't Get Hired by LeDiz
[NCIS]
These five ficlets about How Tony DiNozzo Got Hired are of varying quality, but the last one is not only totally worth the price of admission, but hilariously plausible.
Prompt the Second by Tassoss
[Farscape/Stargate SG-1]
Cam Mitchell is trapped far away from his team, with a man who looks like him, but very much isn't.
still wearing my slippers (and eat all the candies at home) by with-a-kay
[Leverage]
"You eat fortune cookies for breakfast," he says. "Someone's gotta take care of you." Hardison/Parker and almost unbearably sweet. (Courtship is equally spare and adorable.)
Agent Afloat: Atlantis by Mhalachai
[NCIS/Stargate Atlantis]
In a novella-length AU season 6, Ziva gets a new assignment far from home, but her worlds still persist in colliding. Really fascinating universe integration with gorgeous Ziva POV; the writing is strong and almost poetic in places. Tony/Ziva at times, references to McShep and Ziva/Jenny -- I found them easy to blow past. KikiRec
The Hours Between by darkdanc3r
[Transformers (movie)]
Mikaela rebuilds after the battle.
An Unreliable Narrator by halcyon_shift
[Leverage]
"He doesn't think he's better than they are, but okay, what Nate finds a little weird - what Nate finds really weird - is how none of them hold grudges." Very good Nate POV of 'his' team.
Backward With Purpose by Deadwoodpecker
[Harry Potter]
The only three survivors of the final battle make a desperate leap back in time to change it all. I've seen variations on this before, but very few with the consequences so ruthlessly laid out and dealt with. Highly angsty in many spots (I debated for a really long time whether to rec it) and a few things will just kill you, but it's well done. Canon ships, with very heavy HP/G and HG/R.
three steps forward, three steps back and whipped by fivil
[Leverage]
Two very cute Nate/Sophie ficlets; I particularly adore the commentary by the rest of the team in the second story.

AU -- alternate universe. Stories which diverge from the show's canon in one way or another (a character doesn't die, a character does die, the setting is different, etc).
Babyfic -- A main character is either pregnant, had a baby, or found one on their doorstep. I have a sneaking fondness for many of these, but I'll warn you first.
BDM -- Firefly fandom shorthand for the Big Damn Movie (ie, Serenity). Not the other thing you were thinking; get your mind out of the gutter!
Canon -- facts, settings and relationships verified by what has actually aired on the series in question. Jack O'Neill was a POW, Chris Larabee's wife and son were murdered, Max, Michael and Isabel are aliens, Josh Lyman and Sam Seaborn met long before the campaign -- that's all canon. Anything that fans have inferred without direct evidence or have completely made up is non-canon (and often AU).
Crackfic -- a story with a premise so out there, that it's obvious the author must have been smoking some serious monkeycrack. Crackfics tend to be crossovers or AUs; they will be either brilliant or appallingly bad.
Crossover -- a story based on the characters or universes of two separate fandoms; i.e., The X-Files/Due South, The West Wing/Stargate SG-1, Angel/The Dead Zone, Hercules/Buffy (I'm not making any of these up; in fact, I wrote one of them).
Episode Continuation -- just what it sounds like. A story that fills in a missing scene or continues on from the end of an aired episode. Also known as a tag.
Fanon -- any 'facts' about a character or series that are not supported by the series canon, but have been floating around for so long, or have been used in so much fic, that the majority of the fandom accepts them as truth. Examples: Daniel Jackson's coffee addiction; Duncan MacLeod living in Seacouver.
Gen -- used here to designate a story in which romantic relationships play a minimal to nonexistant role in the plot. Everything I rec may usually be assumed to meet this definition of gen unless otherwise stated.
H/C -- hurt/comfort. Beat your characters up emotionally or physically, then let them make each other all better. See Whumping.
Het -- focus on a romantic relationship between two people of opposite genders (ie, non-slash). Anything with a ship that I rec may be presumed to be het unless otherwise stated.
Jossed -- a story (or writer) has been jossed when it has been made AU by events in canon after it was written. Named for Joss Whedon, who made a habit of declaring earthquake in Buffy canon so often that writing fanfic within that canon was an exercise in willpower and frustration.
Kidfic -- 1) One or more main characters are reduced to physical childhood (mental/emotional is frequent, but optional). 2) One or more main characters find themselves with custody of one or more small children, ala "Three Men and a Baby". 3) The story centers around the children of one or more main characters (parentage usually depends on whom the author ships). Any of these can be fun/WAFFy/cool if done correctly (your odds drop sharply with 3, but I've seen it pulled off). They can also be appallingly bad; approach with extreme caution.
KikiRec -- don't just take my word for it; my sometime partner-in-crime recommended these fics, too.
Mary Sue -- the most hated woman in fanfic. Essentially an original character who is the personification of the author -- only more perfect, beautiful and lovable than the author could ever hope to be. (The male version is thankfully more rare, and known as Gary/Marty Stu.) It can be done well, but 98% of the time, it's not. Also known as a self-insertion character. Note: Original character does not necessarily equal Mary Sue; it depends on the author and the story.
Original Character -- a non-canon character created by, and belonging to, the author.
Pre-slash: In many slash-heavy fandoms, this categorization is often sooper sekrit code for 'gen'. Anything with this heading may be worth a shot if you're a non-slasher.
POV -- point of view; the character(s) through whose eyes we see the story.
Schmoopy -- containing emotions bordering on the treacly; perhaps a tad overly sweet for the educated palate. But WAFFy as all hell, nonetheless.
'Shipper -- a person or fic dedicated to a particular romantic relationship; i.e., Sam/Jack, Josh/Donna, John/Aeryn.
Slash -- emphasis on a non-canon romantic relationship between two characters of the same gender. Usually labeled m/m or f/f.
Smarm/Swarm -- emphasis on friendship between two or more guys (hugging, h/c, moral support, etc.) without implications of slash.
Smut -- used very affectionately to refer to stories containing NC-17/explicit sex.
UC -- unconventional couple; a romantic pairing not explicitly supported by show canon, or not usually accepted by the majority of the fandom; i.e., Tara/Spike, Carson/Teyla, Chloe/Lex.
WAFF -- warm and fuzzy feeling. That glow of happiness/idiotic grin carried around after reading a particularly sweet/touching scene.
Whumping -- gratuitous physical or mental abuse of a character for the sole (or nearly sole) purpose of setting up H/C (i.e., so everyone else can angst interminably about it). Go read Sarah B's hilarious poem Gunga Dunne to get the real meaning of Whumping.
Willow Sue -- a particularly virulent form of the Mary Sue, in which a canon character is warped beyond all recognition to fulfill the needs/desires of the author, who is severely overidentifying. Named for the most prevalent iteration, but present in most fandoms. (Male form usually known as the Xander or Harry Stu, or a similar variation.)
WIP -- work in progress.
YMMV -- your mileage may vary, which is pretty much the motto of this page. Opinions presented by the reccer don't necessarily reflect yours, and I'm okay with that.