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Bright Shiny Objects
Multifandom recs by people I trust, including me.
Glass_Onion
Not really a recs site, so much as an archive of fic posted on the
fabulous Glass_Onion mailing list, and while we haven't read everything
archived there, we can heartily recommend all the authors, so go.
Read. Be amazed. See how the other half lives.
Polyamorous
Recommendations
Good recs site for many fandoms, heavy on slash, but there's also
some het and gen. Updated fairly frequently, too.
Recs Rainbow and We Read Crap So You Don't Have To
A lists recs sites in many, many fandoms, and when they update. If you can't find what you're looking for here, you're not even trying. (We Read Crap is no longer being updated; Recs Rainbow has taken its place.)
West
Wing Fanfiction Review
Nice site with recs and other information. Obviously, all West Wing-related.
Your
Mileage May Vary
Very good recs site - stop'n'shop for fic in many fandoms; saves
time and energy, because you don't have to slog through the bad
to get to the good. Heavy on X-Files.
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Alias
Airs Water Places by vanzetti
Jack and Sark search for Sydney. Sharp, clean prose, dead on characterization, just an all around brilliant fic. (V)
Brigid by Voleuse
Sark likes dangerous women. And I like his thoughts on three of the most important women in his life. (V)
In Step by Nestra
Hot like a hot thing - second person UST between Syd and Vaughn that just burns. ::fans self:: did it get hot in here or what? (V)
Knock
the Smile Off My Face by zara hemla
Dixon, sitting in the CIA lock-up, thinking. Marvelously in character,
and heartrending. And the ending with Marshall is just perfect.
(V)
Resenting
Paris by Shrift
Weiss is in Paris on a mission, in place of Vaughn. He's meeting a
contact, who turns out to be Alex Krycek. Hot up against the wall
sex ensues. Nummy. (crossover with XF) (V)
Bend It Like Beckham
Friendship
and Love by Claire
Bend It Like Beckham should inspire fic, because who *didn't*
think Jules was in love with Jess? Well, Jules isn't sure, herself,
and there's that whole Joe thing in the way, but she's working through
it, and this fic follows her thoughts. (V)
The Chronicles
of Narnia
Delight by Katie Vicieli
I should be ashamed. And I would be, if this weren't so damn hot. Edmund experiences the riches of the Tisroc. Guh. (NC-17. Slash) (V)
The
Queen In Exile by Linda Marie
This story is painfully poignant and believable. Poor Lucy, having
to grow up 'normal' (i.e., unnoticed and unloved, and so misunderstood)
after being a Queen, and being banned from the world she loves so
much. (V)
Earthsea
There isn't much Earthsea fic out there, and I for one think that's
a good thing. But this I whole-heartedly recommend, and not just
because I beta'd it. *G*
Even
Beyond All Other Lands by Bounce
Perfectly in character, this is an exquisite piece of writing that
really captures Lebannen's longing for Ged. All beta bias aside,
I really think this is a lovely fic. (V)
Firefly
(ab)normal
iteration (the water metaphor remix) by Jenny-O
Fluid and beautiful, and the last lines just blow me away: Am
I water, changing and shifting like the sea? Or am I honey? and
is this sweet? Also, read the
original by Molly. 'Cause I can't get enough of that crazy
space incest. (V)
Big
Damn Zombies, Sir by Shrift
Zombie!Jayne! Monkey brains! Too many funny lines to quote. Absolutely
hilarious and dead-on balls accurate characterization. (V)
Inadequate Comforts by Nicole Clevenger
River sees more than Mal would like. Post-War Stories, deals with
the aftermath of Zoe's choice. Good River voice, and sharp, evocative
prose. (V)
Logos
(The Word Is the Life Remix) by Molly
A fabulous take on a
good story by Te, and it gets right to the heart of what
makes River, River and how she wants to be herself again, and how
she believes Simon is the key to that. Just not, you know, in a
way that Simon really ought to be. (V)
On
the Mend by MollyTM
Lovely post-War Stories fic in which Kaylee and Mal discuss
some things. (V)
So
Long by Kate Elizabeth
Lovely Kaylee/Mal fic. Love takes time, and Kate is one of the best
at detailing its growth with subtlety and realism and breath-taking
rightness. There's also a
coda, that takes place ten years after. (V)
Gilmore Girls
Frozen
by Megan Reilly
New Year's Eve. Stars Hollow. Luke makes an effort, but things don't
really change. Subtle, bittersweet and in character. (V)
Irrevocable
Night by Laura Smith
Luke and Lorelai and a moment. Sigh. Gorgeous and painful. (V)
Hot
Cross Buns by Mala
Luke dreams in counterpoint to Lorelai's dreams in the season 3
premiere. Luke dreams, and you'll ache for him. (V)
The
King of Practical Wisdom by Anna S.
::sniff:: Lorelai misses Rory, and Luke is there. Love Luke. Love
him! (V)
Like
a Second Chance by Nestra
Oh, I love this. Luke is there for Lorelai, and he's not sleeping, and after
all this time, something's got to give. And it does. He finally takes the chance,
and it's not pity and it's everything he imagined, and more. Beautiful, romantic
and moving. This fic gives me a big happy. (V)
Mimi
by Megan Reilly
Lorelai is jealous of herself. It's complicated (it shouldn't be,
but this is Lorelai we're talking about) and involves her new nom
de diner and a brief, poignant kiss. Lovely Lorelai POV. (V)
Reality
Check by Nestra
One day, Luke will kiss Lorelai. Oh, god, I hope so. I love Nestra's
Luke; she gets right inside his head. I think we need to tie Nestra
down and force her to write more Luke/Lorelai. (V)
Smart
Is Sexy by Amy
Paris Geller meets Chloe Sullivan. I asked for this, and boy, did
Amy deliver. Paris doesn´t know why Chloe likes her, "and
when Chloe kisses her she gets so buzzed, although she could never
tell whether it was from the caffeine, the alcohol, or the kiss."
Love the smart, insecure, socially awkward journalist girls! (Crossover
with Smallville) (V)
Good Omens
The
Best Christmas Ever by Amy
Christmas in Lower Tadfield really *is* the Best Christmas Ever,
every single year. Aside from the gleeful irony of the whole *idea*
of the Antichrist celebrating the perfect (secular) Christmas, this
story is a warm and comforting way to play catch-up with some characters
I love. (V)
California
Dreaming by daegaer
Crowley is called to account by Hell's accounting department. The
Hellmouth in Sunnydale is his road home. Yes, Good Omens meets Buffy
the Vampire Slayer. Better on the GO than on the BtVS, but still,
a damn funny story. (V)
Cumulative
Effort by magpie
This is a lovely Crowley/Aziraphale story that charts their relationship - with
desire and with each other - over a few thousand years. Lovely and in character
(there are a few typos, but nothing to stop you from reading it). (V)
Flights of Angels by daegaer
I'll keep my mouth shut about wingfic in general, but this fic is
the anti-wingfic. Crowley and Aziraphale learn the bitter truth
of “use it or lose it” and have to deal with the effects
of losing their wings. Touching and bittersweet and lovely. (V)
Going
Home by daegaer
Aziraphale is called home. How will Crowley deal? Well, by trying
to break his friend out of Heaven, of course. Just wonderful. (V)
Growing
Season by Kathleen Anne
Aziraphale takes charge of Crowley's plants, with unexpected results.
I enjoyed this a lot - the banter is witty and in character. A great
slice-of-life story. (V)
Home Is Where the Heart Is by daegaer
Good Omens/Dogma crossover. I still have not seen Dogma, so I'm a little lost on the Loki and Bartleby business, but the Aziraphale/Crowley interaction is too sweet and fun to miss. (V)
It
Came Upon a Midnight Clear by daegaer
Hee! Aziraphale leads the heavenly host in reporting the news of Jesus' birth,
but the shepherds are having a hard time keeping their wits. Meanwhile, Crowley's
got a bit of annunciating to do himself, though he'll get in trouble if Hell
discovers what he's done. Funny, evocative of the book, could easily slide into
canon. I loved it. (V)
Living Arrangements by Afrai
Aziraphale has a bit of a problem. He calls Crowley. They move in
together. Things get weird, then they get better, and then they
get much, much worse. Lovely and sad. (V)
Twofish
by a demon of my word
Crowley and Aziraphale get drunk and stuff happens. I'm less fond
of the second chapter than I am of the first, which seems to nail
the characters perfectly, but overall, a really good fic. (V)
Heathers
Winner
Takes All by Amy
Heather/Heather fic. Guh. Sharp observations of the interaction
between the ringleader and her second-in-command. Hot and in character
and just... you'll never look at croquet or cliquey girls the same
way again. (V)
Homicide
Adena 1950
by Scott
Possibly the best piece of fanfiction I've ever read, this fic is
long, but totally engrossing. The Adena Watson case, circa 1950,
in the style of James Ellroy. Absolutely fabulous. I'm so happy
the link works again! Archived at 11 Cents. (V)
All
Is Calm and All Is Bright by Seana Renay
Frank visits Tim in prison at Christmas time. Oh, the guilt, the
conversation, the perfect Frankentim-ness of it all will break your
heart. (V)
Care
Package by Saundra Mitchell
The beginning of the Care Package series, in which Bayliss and Kellerman
share some beer and cookies. (Slash, Bayliss/Kellerman) (V)
Closing
Time by violet
The Mikey-Meldrick conversation we all wish they'd had. (V)
The Flood by Luna and Jessica
Bayliss causes trouble for the Bartlet administration. (WW/H:LotS
crossover) (Slash) (V)
Four
Beers and a Ride Home by Saundra Mitchell
Frank wants to understand -- he wants an experience. Bayliss gives
it to him. It's weird for them both. (Mild slashy themes) (V)
Gee's
Clues by Saundra Mitchell.
Cross Homicide with Blue's Clues and what do you get? (V)
Losing
My Religion by Raquel
Kellerman speaks with the one person who just might understand.
(At the 11 Cents Archive) (V)
Permanently
Offline by Wendi Jeff and Saundra Mitchell
Online fans of a cop show visit Baltimore, bringing trouble to the
Homicide squad. Fic and meta-fic, all in one fun-filled package.
(V)
Shadows
by Wendi and Patricia
Hollywood invades the squadroom in order to get the skinny on a
new cop show being produced. Meta-fic and fic once again. (archived
at 11 Cents) (V)
Shell
Casing by Scott
The archetypical Homicide fic -- Frankentim looking for evidence
at a crime scene (At the 11 Cents Archive) (V)
The
Way to Leave Things by Aidan Hayes
Mikey has a few choice words for Meldrick in the aftermath of Fallen
Heroes. (V)
Master and Commander (movieverse)
Like
Distance, Like Time by Nifra Idril
Hollom finds his courage. I love how each line is heavy with the weight Hollom
is carrying - the weight that he's too old to be where he still is, that Warley
died when it should have been him, that he's coming to believe the men's superstitions,
and that he finally finds the strength to act and it buoys him up against the
load he carries, even as it sinks him down into the sea. Lovely. (V)
Sounding
by hossgal
All beta bias aside, this is a wonderful bit of character exploration
that feels as if it could be slotted right into the movie. Aubrey's
dreams take him somewhere he'd never go in daylight, and hossgal
gets his character *down*. The use of language is lovely and sensual;
we drown with Jack as he sinks beneath the surface. (V)
Three
Ways to End an Acquaintance by Shalott
Lovely fic, examining three possible outcomes of a duel between Aubrey and Maturin.
(V)
Minority
Report
Now
by Melymbrosia
Written for the defining moments challenge, Mely takes us inside
the mind of Agatha Lively from Minority Report and does it
in a way you'll never forget. (V)
Northern
Exposure
Oy
Magic by Smara
Northern Exposure fic! Whee! Joel and Chris and blowjobs around
a fire at the full moon. Guh. And a really good Joel-voice, I thought,
which was necessary to make me believe this, because me? I adored
Fleischman/O'Connell in all its irritating push-me/pull-you glory.
But Chris... mmm... (V)
Pirates
of the Caribbean
Out
of His Depth by Gloria Mundi
Oddly, I haven't recced any PotC fic, mainly because I haven't read much of it, though I have a list of links. But I really
enjoyed this, with Will getting the tour of Tortuga, and discovering that Jack's beautifully tanned skin lingers in his mind's eye. They go for an unexpected moonlight swim, and Will realizes what he wants. Lovely. (V)
Sandman
Alike
in Ignorance by Eleanor K.
Desire intrudes on Dream's meeting with Hob Gadling. Amazingly lovely,
in character (and Dream/Desire is a hard sell), and hot, with lush
prose and an aching sense of need and confusion. *g* Brilliant.
(V)
The Boy
Who Gave Away His Birthday by Mary Borsellino
Lovely fic about a boy who falls in love with Dream. (V)
Sports Night
Five
Things That Never Happened (to Dan Rydell) by Shrift
Exactly what the title says - five things that never happened to Dan Rydell,
but could have. Heartbreaking, wonderful, pitch-perfect. (V)
Flirtational
Theory by Shrift.
Dan explains a few things to Casey. Casey tries to process. This
fic is so spot-on, in character, and just perfect in every way.
So even though I don't generally see Dan/Casey, I love this story.
Love. It. (V)
Go
Thy Way, Daniel by Marguerite
Dan disintegrates. Casey watches, and tries to do something about
it. Subtle, beautiful, painful and true. Marguerite broke my Danny,
but she did it so exquisitely that I can't fault her for it. If
you don't cry, you must have a heart of stone. (V)
In My Dreams I Slashed Your Tyres by cgb
Christine tackles pre-CSC Dana-Casey-Dan and does it with a brilliant Dana POV. We've all been at this dinner party, with the sniping married couple, too much wine, and the desperate need to believe that it will change someday but the inability to do anything about it just yet.
Naissance
by bj
Casey's having a New York renaissance of his own during the holidays. Aching
and wistful look at how the familiar can be magical when viewed from a different
angle, and the language and imagery is lovely, and I'm not saying that just
because I, like Danny, love my city. (Ignore the annoying stylistic tic of non-capitalization
in the parentheticals. I do.) (V)
A quote:
he will open the door of his building and be halfway down the stairs before
he sees. danny. standing at the curb. a sparkly green plastic top hat in his
hands, a noisemaker sticking out of his coat pocket. confetti scattered across
his shoulders. a lonely look, a strange and wrong look on his face. happy new
year, danny, casey will say. in the stairwell, danny's mouth will taste like
champagne and on the couch his skin will taste like time.
Nutrition and Other Needs by Pearl-o
Danny goes to LA without Casey. Erica gets everything right here - Dan and Dana's work-centric friendship without Casey to bind them, Jeremy's bridal nerves, and most importantly, Dan and Casey's relationship, with everything that goes unspoken, and regrets that linger.
To Casey on his Thirty-Fifth Birthday by Mosca
Mosca gets Dan's voice perfect as he wrestles with telling Casey
how he feels about him. (V)
Ubivis by bj
Dan is not fine. But he's working on it, with Abby, with Casey. And bj gets
Dan, gets right inside him and his doubt and hurt and anger, and his desire
to get better, fast. (V)
Star Trek
Shutter
(Seven Years Disappeared Remix) by Rebeckah
This remix and the original it's based on are the first, last and
probably only Voyager fic I've ever read, but I really liked them.
The remix has some great lines - Suddenly I saw yet another facet
of this stranger. She was a rebel. A quiet rebel, uninterested in
forming an army to join in her rebellion, but a rebel nonetheless.
I really like how this takes the
original by Tahlia and tells the story from the other POV.
(V)
Star Wars
This
is Martha Wilson's site and I recommend everything listed
there. Especially The Arandu Series. For those who question
why the Original Trilogy was better, I give you Han Solo. My first
fictional boyfriend. *swoon* (V)
Wicked
Like
Magic by Amy
Wicked Fic! Woo! Amy takes the delicate yet enduring and complicated
relationship between Galinda and Elphaba and makes it tangible; you'll
ache for them both while reading this set of linked drabbles, because
the language is both precise and elliptical, and wonderfully evocative
in the bargain. (V)
X-Files
After
Hours by Shannono
A series of unconnected smutty vignettes featuring our favorite
FBI agents. Two words, both Hubba! (P)
Always Like This by Ellen M.
A beautifully written piece of fiction, with Scully wondering why
all the important conversations with Mulder go like this. (V)
Check
Gages by Shannono
Alone in the middle of nowhere, and the car runs out of gas. Don't
ya just hate that? (P)
Hurricane
Alex by Shannono
Mulder and Scully get stuck in the middle of a hurricane. (P)
Oblation
(Like a Prayer Remix) by MaidenJedi
I don't read a lot of X-Files fic, but this worked for me - I thought
it was a great match to the
original by Kest, giving the Skinner POV. The prose is detailed
and evocative - I could feel the dampness and the tension and the
couch cushions as I read. (V)
The
Use of Maps (Without Boundaries Remix) by darkstar
Like most of darkstar's fic, this story is just heartrending and
beautiful. Mulder tries to find his way back to a lost Scully. (V)
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