If you're feeling particularly open minded, here's an exploration of an aspect of asexuality. These stories that explore asexual!Sherlock and hir lifelong friend really resonate with me, so naturally please keep in mind Your Mileage May Vary.
Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Title: A Chain of Evolutionary Success
Author: gypsyblue (AO3)
Characters: Sherlock (asexual aromantic), genderswapped Watson (here named Joan, hetero)
Length: Short
Summary:
"Joan Watson decides to stop waiting around and have a child of her own while she can. The only thing she needs is a sperm donation, and she has her eyes on a particular set of genes...
Unfortunately, there's no delicate way to tell your platonic, asexual flatmate that you want to have his babies."
Notes: This was a strangely natural read for me. Their relationship is affectionate without being sentimental, intimate without sexual tension, loving without being romantic. Their characterization is spot on (so that in my mind I was actually reading a genderfluid or gender neutral Watson) and sympathetic to both characters.
Here's another one.
Title: The Important Bit
Author: Solshine (AO3)
Characters: Sherlock (asexual), John (hetero)
Length: Medium
Summary:
Just where exactly is the line between “to love” and “to be in love”? What difference is required between “flatmate” and “husband”? (Besides the rings, obviously.) No, the important bit is that they have each other. Thirty years, give or take, in an atypical marriage. Basically a long bit of platonic domestic fluff.
And one more.
Title: love or something like it
Author: hypotheticalfanfic (AO3)
Rating: Adult
Characters: Sherlock (asexual)/John (bisexual) [homoromantic relationship]
Length: Medium
Summary:
Lots of talking, lots of affection. No sex, though - at least, not on Sherlock's part.
Notes: Sherlock's characterization here is very, almost uncomfortably close to home.
29.12.12
2.12.12
The Eighth Doctor and Rose Tyler (Time and the Wolf)
Fandom: Doctor Who
My addiction, for about two or three weeks (it took a week and a half to read everything in existence, and another to reread, and another to rereread...). Good thing there are a few long series out there.
Title: Two Planets
Author: Halia (whofic)
Characters: includes Tenth Doctor, Charley Pollard
Length: Medium
Quote: ( He takes her hand quite suddenly. Her knuckles feel like a string of pearls in his fist, and he says, "Everything is closing." )
Title: Doomsday Dimensions (series)
Author: Dr. Miracle (on whofic)
Characters: includes the alternate universe Torchwood, and an alternate Gallifrey.
Length: Long/Novella
Summary: A long plotty post-"Doomsday" fic where Rose meets and travels with an alternate universe Doctor. This was written before "Journey's End". The summary page has individual summaries.
Title: Diamond Sea (Series: Interaction Locations)
Author: whochick (whofic)
Length: Long/Novella
Summary: Rose and the Doctor fight the Time War, and it is as awesomely timey-wimey as you should expect.
Title: Wolf at the Door (Series: But For The Grace Of God...)
Author: Emery Board (whofic)
Length: Long/Novella
Summary: A different Rose meets a different Doctor. Old friends and enemies come along for the ride. (Leela! Romana! THE MASTER!)
and finally the best of the best
Title: Non-Linear Love Story
Author: rallalon (whofic)
Rating: Adult
Length: Long
Quote: "Come with me." She's worth it, he thinks. They fit so well together and she already knows how to use a fire extinguisher.
My addiction, for about two or three weeks (it took a week and a half to read everything in existence, and another to reread, and another to rereread...). Good thing there are a few long series out there.
Title: Two Planets
Author: Halia (whofic)
Characters: includes Tenth Doctor, Charley Pollard
Length: Medium
Quote: ( He takes her hand quite suddenly. Her knuckles feel like a string of pearls in his fist, and he says, "Everything is closing." )
Title: Doomsday Dimensions (series)
Author: Dr. Miracle (on whofic)
Characters: includes the alternate universe Torchwood, and an alternate Gallifrey.
Length: Long/Novella
Summary: A long plotty post-"Doomsday" fic where Rose meets and travels with an alternate universe Doctor. This was written before "Journey's End". The summary page has individual summaries.
Title: Diamond Sea (Series: Interaction Locations)
Author: whochick (whofic)
Length: Long/Novella
Summary: Rose and the Doctor fight the Time War, and it is as awesomely timey-wimey as you should expect.
Title: Wolf at the Door (Series: But For The Grace Of God...)
Author: Emery Board (whofic)
Length: Long/Novella
Summary: A different Rose meets a different Doctor. Old friends and enemies come along for the ride. (Leela! Romana! THE MASTER!)
and finally the best of the best
Title: Non-Linear Love Story
Author: rallalon (whofic)
Rating: Adult
Length: Long
Quote: "Come with me." She's worth it, he thinks. They fit so well together and she already knows how to use a fire extinguisher.
30.4.12
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Title: Of Two Hours
Author: Tigs
Characters: Radek Zelenka, McKay/Sheppard
Length: Short
Quote: Some mornings, though, when the circumstances of the previous evening are correct, Radek knows that he can plot and make careful plans. Knows that he’ll be able to get to the labs early, that he’ll have a full two hours before Rodney arrives and that gives him time to poke at his projects all by himself, in peace and quiet.
Title: Of Two Hours
Author: Tigs
Characters: Radek Zelenka, McKay/Sheppard
Length: Short
Quote: Some mornings, though, when the circumstances of the previous evening are correct, Radek knows that he can plot and make careful plans. Knows that he’ll be able to get to the labs early, that he’ll have a full two hours before Rodney arrives and that gives him time to poke at his projects all by himself, in peace and quiet.
1.8.11
The Courtship and Marriage of Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin (with a rating under R)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Of Unions and Civility by After the Rain
Length: short
Summary: Tonks confronts the social consequences of her relationship with Remus.
On the Joyous Science, in Wartime by After the Rain
Length: short
Timeline: between HBP and DH
Summary: While Remus spies on Fenrir Greyback, Tonks battles dementors. Love can give you strength; it can also leave you terribly vulnerable.
Quote:
Length: medium
Timeline: during and after OotP
Summary: As the wizarding world descends into war, Tonks and Remus discover an unexpected intimacy.
Note: This is rated M for the last chapter; the rest I would put at T. It's a well executed sensual study. Also, we get to see Moody's training come through!
The Continental Divide: Or, On Your Hundred-and-First Birthday by there goes my gun
Length: short, vignette
Timeline: during OotP
Prompt request: I'd like a fic that is extremely sensuous in nature. I imagine that Remus, as a werewolf and pariah from polite society, has seldom experienced being touched. Thus I imagine that even the simple contacts that we take for granted and think nothing of would be of great consequence to him. The fic I'd like would explore that issue, as Remus himself explores it with Tonks. But, as a limitation, it would be nice to have a story that dwells on the sensual aspects of this without actually breaking into sex. So- lots of touching and emotional intensity, no sex. Delve into the emotions that may be tied into something so simple as a hand placed on his shoulder. Or his hip. Or being allowed to run his fingertips along someone else's thigh...
There Is No Marriage in Heaven by shield_wolf
Length: concise
Timeline: during the first half of DH
Summary: Snippets from two lives of quiet and growing desperation.
The Corner of First and Amistad by Inclination
Length: short
Timeline: during OotP
Summary: She had always been obsessed by mysteries. He had always wanted an adventure.
Even Though by phantasmagorienne
Length: short
Timeline: during HBP
Summary: She wishes he would take her words like a standard instead of folding them carefully and gently and hiding them away.
Note: From a review: "Set during the days leading up to Remus' mission with the werewolves in HBP, this is a lovely take on the break up of a relationship that is only finally acknowledged out loud by both just as it seems it must end. This is thoughtful and memorable characterisation, very much how two people in a war would break up, with great sadness for what could have been rather than any great drama, as well as determined hope for the future, and the author's style and word choice sets a mood throughout that suits this perfectly."
To the Victor Belong the Spoils by celtmama
Length: medium
Timeline: during OotP
Summary: All wars are fought for a reason, whether honourable or ignoble. This one started over an umbrella...
Note: Prank war!
As If A Magic Lantern by phantasmagorienne
Length: short, character study
Timeline: pre-/during OotP
Summary: He is trying to learn her by heart. Remus and Tonks navigate their changing relationship.
Mantra by iamweebles (defunct username)
Length: short
Summary: Tonks tries very hard but unsuccessfuly not to cry, though this isn't as angsty as you'd expect.
Under the Influence by jadeddiva
Length: short
Summary: Tonks makes biscuits, Remus drinks wine, and everything changes.
Note: For once, an honest interaction between Tonks and Molly that isn't about Tonks' romantic life.
Also, if you are of age and don't mind R-rated sex scenes, I highly recommend Amid My Solitude (novella) and Rhapsody in Blue (short) by sam-storyteller.
And finally, one I like to append to heavier reading:
The Dare by mosylu
Characters: from the POV of the trio and Ginny
Length: short and cute
Summary: Tonks has a special someone in her life, but who? Ron and Harry, sick of the speculation, dare Ginny and Hermione to come right out and ask. But the answer might be a little more than they bargained for. This is your official marshmallow fluff warning.
I'm rather snobbish when it comes to Remus/Tonks fanfiction, and these are the only stories that I would be inclined to consider good: in writing, in plot or technique, in character, and in ideas. As these entries make up less than a third of my whole bookmarked section, this subjective assessment should, as always, be taken with a grain of salt.
Of Unions and Civility by After the Rain
Length: short
Summary: Tonks confronts the social consequences of her relationship with Remus.
On the Joyous Science, in Wartime by After the Rain
Length: short
Timeline: between HBP and DH
Summary: While Remus spies on Fenrir Greyback, Tonks battles dementors. Love can give you strength; it can also leave you terribly vulnerable.
Quote:
"... The only way we can win this war is to pit reason against madness, joy against despair, laughter against terror, love against hatred. Those who would argue that our weapons are poor and fragile ones should consider the power of a single candle’s flame, and remember how much more effectively the light of a single Patronus scatters the darkness ..."A Feast for the Senses by mosylu
Length: medium
Timeline: during and after OotP
Summary: As the wizarding world descends into war, Tonks and Remus discover an unexpected intimacy.
Note: This is rated M for the last chapter; the rest I would put at T. It's a well executed sensual study. Also, we get to see Moody's training come through!
The Continental Divide: Or, On Your Hundred-and-First Birthday by there goes my gun
Length: short, vignette
Timeline: during OotP
Prompt request: I'd like a fic that is extremely sensuous in nature. I imagine that Remus, as a werewolf and pariah from polite society, has seldom experienced being touched. Thus I imagine that even the simple contacts that we take for granted and think nothing of would be of great consequence to him. The fic I'd like would explore that issue, as Remus himself explores it with Tonks. But, as a limitation, it would be nice to have a story that dwells on the sensual aspects of this without actually breaking into sex. So- lots of touching and emotional intensity, no sex. Delve into the emotions that may be tied into something so simple as a hand placed on his shoulder. Or his hip. Or being allowed to run his fingertips along someone else's thigh...
There Is No Marriage in Heaven by shield_wolf
Length: concise
Timeline: during the first half of DH
Summary: Snippets from two lives of quiet and growing desperation.
The Corner of First and Amistad by Inclination
Length: short
Timeline: during OotP
Summary: She had always been obsessed by mysteries. He had always wanted an adventure.
Even Though by phantasmagorienne
Length: short
Timeline: during HBP
Summary: She wishes he would take her words like a standard instead of folding them carefully and gently and hiding them away.
Note: From a review: "Set during the days leading up to Remus' mission with the werewolves in HBP, this is a lovely take on the break up of a relationship that is only finally acknowledged out loud by both just as it seems it must end. This is thoughtful and memorable characterisation, very much how two people in a war would break up, with great sadness for what could have been rather than any great drama, as well as determined hope for the future, and the author's style and word choice sets a mood throughout that suits this perfectly."
To the Victor Belong the Spoils by celtmama
Length: medium
Timeline: during OotP
Summary: All wars are fought for a reason, whether honourable or ignoble. This one started over an umbrella...
Note: Prank war!
As If A Magic Lantern by phantasmagorienne
Length: short, character study
Timeline: pre-/during OotP
Summary: He is trying to learn her by heart. Remus and Tonks navigate their changing relationship.
Mantra by iamweebles (defunct username)
Length: short
Summary: Tonks tries very hard but unsuccessfuly not to cry, though this isn't as angsty as you'd expect.
Under the Influence by jadeddiva
Length: short
Summary: Tonks makes biscuits, Remus drinks wine, and everything changes.
Note: For once, an honest interaction between Tonks and Molly that isn't about Tonks' romantic life.
Also, if you are of age and don't mind R-rated sex scenes, I highly recommend Amid My Solitude (novella) and Rhapsody in Blue (short) by sam-storyteller.
And finally, one I like to append to heavier reading:
The Dare by mosylu
Characters: from the POV of the trio and Ginny
Length: short and cute
Summary: Tonks has a special someone in her life, but who? Ron and Harry, sick of the speculation, dare Ginny and Hermione to come right out and ask. But the answer might be a little more than they bargained for. This is your official marshmallow fluff warning.
I'm rather snobbish when it comes to Remus/Tonks fanfiction, and these are the only stories that I would be inclined to consider good: in writing, in plot or technique, in character, and in ideas. As these entries make up less than a third of my whole bookmarked section, this subjective assessment should, as always, be taken with a grain of salt.
8.6.09
Now this is what I expect of SGA. And their crossovers with NCIS.
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis/NCIS
Title: Agent Afloat Atlantis
Author: Mhalachai
Spoilers/Warnings: Up to season 5 of NCIS, with scattered mentions of slash. Also hints at Sam/Jack.
Characters: NCIS: Ziva David, ensemble | SGA: Colonel Sheppard, Dr. McKay, Major Lorne, many others + General O'Neill/Colonel Carter
Length: Long
Summary: Ziva's new assignment certainly isn't what she expected.
Notes: Holy. You know that there're a ton of Stargate/NCIS crossovers (funny, that), but this is how it should go. With appropriate gamuts into both universes, very Stargate-like plot twists but in NCIS flavour...and everyone is perfect and the reveal of the Stargate program (or at least, relevant bits *coughsSKYNET IN MTACcoughs*) goes down just the way it really should even though how these shows fit together like this I have no idea...
Suspenseful adventure-mystery that combines these edges of both universes to make a trip that really hits the spot. (And Ziva as the protagonist was an unexpected but very apt and well explained choice.) This would have been a great AU season finale two-parter...especially at the heels of "Aliyah".
Also, you know I \o/!ed at the S/J, because we finally get to see them interact from a really outside and peripheral perspective, and the inevitable planetary crisis that interrupts their 'fishing trip' again from the crisis' perspective, for once. Not that I wouldn't want to read what they were up to while I was absolutely riveted by what was going down back at NCIS HQ...
Title: Agent Afloat Atlantis
Author: Mhalachai
Spoilers/Warnings: Up to season 5 of NCIS, with scattered mentions of slash. Also hints at Sam/Jack.
Characters: NCIS: Ziva David, ensemble | SGA: Colonel Sheppard, Dr. McKay, Major Lorne, many others + General O'Neill/Colonel Carter
Length: Long
Summary: Ziva's new assignment certainly isn't what she expected.
Notes: Holy. You know that there're a ton of Stargate/NCIS crossovers (funny, that), but this is how it should go. With appropriate gamuts into both universes, very Stargate-like plot twists but in NCIS flavour...and everyone is perfect and the reveal of the Stargate program (or at least, relevant bits *coughsSKYNET IN MTACcoughs*) goes down just the way it really should even though how these shows fit together like this I have no idea...
Suspenseful adventure-mystery that combines these edges of both universes to make a trip that really hits the spot. (And Ziva as the protagonist was an unexpected but very apt and well explained choice.) This would have been a great AU season finale two-parter...especially at the heels of "Aliyah".
Also, you know I \o/!ed at the S/J, because we finally get to see them interact from a really outside and peripheral perspective, and the inevitable planetary crisis that interrupts their 'fishing trip' again from the crisis' perspective, for once. Not that I wouldn't want to read what they were up to while I was absolutely riveted by what was going down back at NCIS HQ...
22.9.08
Fandom: NUMB3RS/Doctor Who
Title: More Things in Heaven and Earth
Author: astrogirl2
Characters: Dr. Lawrence Fleinhardt | Ninth Doctor, Rose
Length: Short
Spoilers: Mild-to-moderate spoilers for Numb3rs season 3. None for Who.
Summary: "My own suspicion," said the great naturalist J.B.S. Haldane, "is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose."
(and I have this exact quote written in my old agenda...)
Title: More Things in Heaven and Earth
Author: astrogirl2
Characters: Dr. Lawrence Fleinhardt | Ninth Doctor, Rose
Length: Short
Spoilers: Mild-to-moderate spoilers for Numb3rs season 3. None for Who.
Summary: "My own suspicion," said the great naturalist J.B.S. Haldane, "is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose."
(and I have this exact quote written in my old agenda...)
7.9.08
Fandom: Bones
Title: all the pretty little horses
Author: Kyra Rivers
Character: Dr. Zack Addy, ensemble
Length: Short
Summary: Heart in a box, Zack', you think, and out loud you say, 'Doctor Saroyan, the small intestine is removed.' Zack is haunted by a case.
Notes: Weird POV and slightly creepy, but the voice and view of Zack comes through very well. (There are not nearly enough gen ensemble fics, I tell you, let alone ones with Zack. Needless to say, this is precisely why I am searching for this type of fic.)
Title: all the pretty little horses
Author: Kyra Rivers
Character: Dr. Zack Addy, ensemble
Length: Short
Summary: Heart in a box, Zack', you think, and out loud you say, 'Doctor Saroyan, the small intestine is removed.' Zack is haunted by a case.
Notes: Weird POV and slightly creepy, but the voice and view of Zack comes through very well. (There are not nearly enough gen ensemble fics, I tell you, let alone ones with Zack. Needless to say, this is precisely why I am searching for this type of fic.)
Fandom: Bones
Title: Ty Nant in a Clear Glass Bottle
Author: Dira Sudis
Characters: Dr. Jack Hodgins/Angela Montenegro
Length: Short
Summary: Jack didn't spend the night at Angela's place.
Title: Ty Nant in a Clear Glass Bottle
Author: Dira Sudis
Characters: Dr. Jack Hodgins/Angela Montenegro
Length: Short
Summary: Jack didn't spend the night at Angela's place.
Fandom: Bones
Title: Angie at Dawn (Just Like Nicky Hopkins)
Author: lostakasha
Characters: Angela Montenegro/Dr. Jack Hodgins
Length: Short
Spoilers: "Aliens in a Spaceship" (tag)
Title: Angie at Dawn (Just Like Nicky Hopkins)
Author: lostakasha
Characters: Angela Montenegro/Dr. Jack Hodgins
Length: Short
Spoilers: "Aliens in a Spaceship" (tag)
Fandom: Bones
Title: Want to Screw Up
Author: Voleuse
Characters: Ensemble cast (gen)
Length: Short
Summary: There's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out, but I'm too clever.
Title: Want to Screw Up
Author: Voleuse
Characters: Ensemble cast (gen)
Length: Short
Summary: There's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out, but I'm too clever.
24.6.08
I've been looking for fic like this for a very, very long time.
Fandom: Doctor Who
Title: It'll Be Alright
Author: sarah531
Characters: Trisha Delaney, Mickey Smith, Shireen
Length: short
Spoilers: vaguely for "Aliens of London"/"World War Three"
Summary: For the past year, Trisha Delaney had noticed the signs.
Quote:
Title: It'll Be Alright
Author: sarah531
Characters: Trisha Delaney, Mickey Smith, Shireen
Length: short
Spoilers: vaguely for "Aliens of London"/"World War Three"
Summary: For the past year, Trisha Delaney had noticed the signs.
Quote:
On the Christmas Day that Rose had missed, Trisha's mother had been in a funny mood. "You should go to Jackie Tyler's place," she said. "You should bring her some of our cake...tell her it'll be alright..."
"It won't be alright for her," Trisha said, very quietly.
"None of that. She's probably sittin' up there all on her own. Can you imagine it? You should go."
Trisha didn't like meeting people. Especially if they were likely to be on their own and crying. "I don't know her. And she probably doesn't like me."
"Shut up and go, Trisha."
But she refused politely over and over again, and in the end nobody went.
4.5.08
You'll have read it right, and it'll be beautiful.
Fandom: Doctor Who/Magic School Bus
Title: Valerie for forgetfulness
Author: ClocketPatch
Genre: Introspection
Character: Valerie Felicity Frizzle
Length: Short
Summary: Her students said she was magical.
Title: Valerie for forgetfulness
Author: ClocketPatch
Genre: Introspection
Character: Valerie Felicity Frizzle
Length: Short
Summary: Her students said she was magical.
Crossovers
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine/Doctor Who
Title: An Element of Blank
Author: Carmen Sandiego (Teaspoon)
Era: pre-"Rose"
Characters: (Doctor Who) The Doctor (Ninth), many DS9 characters
Length: Short
Summary: Wormholes, pubs, darts and a big fight scene. Written for the 2005 Multiverse challenge.
Fandom: Harry Potter/Doctor Who
Title: Exterminatus
Author: Casira
Genre: Humour
Characters: Harry Potter: Sirius Black, James and Lily Potter.
Length: Short
Fandom: Stargate SG-1/Doctor Who
Title: Hok'taur
Author: spastasmagoria
Genre: Adventure
Characters: SG-1: SG-1, Nirrti. Doctor Who: The Doctor (Ninth).
Length: Long
Summary: Nirrti's experiments into building a super-host have lead her to a certain Time Lord. SG-1 and the Doctor stop her from creating a host capable of command over time and space.
Title: Out of Africa
Author: loneraven
Characters: SG-1: Daniel Jackson. Doctor Who: The Doctor (Eighth).
Length: Short
Fandom: Heroes/Doctor Who
Title: Once Upon A Time
Author: selenak
Genre: Adventure, angst.
Characters: Heroes: Peter and Nathan Petrelli. Doctor Who: Martha Jones, Donna Noble.
Spoilers: Heroes season 2, Doctor Who series III.
Length: Medium.
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Doctor Who
Title: Burning A Hole Right Through
Genre: Adventure, angst.
Characters: Stargate Atlantis: Teyla, ensemble. Doctor Who: Martha Jones.
Length: Medium.
Summary: It's the end of the world as they know it, and they feel fine.
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/NUMB3RS
Title: Classified
Author: Dira Sudis
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Stargate Atlantis: Ensemble. NUMB3RS: Don and Charlie Eppes.
Length: Medium
Fandom: Doctor Who/Discworld
Title: Interlibrary Loan
Author: DameRuth
Genre: Humour
Characters: Doctor Who: The Doctor (Ninth), Rose Tyler. Discworld: The Librarian.
Length: Short
Note: Part I of "The L-Space Trilogy".
Title: An Element of Blank
Author: Carmen Sandiego (Teaspoon)
Era: pre-"Rose"
Characters: (Doctor Who) The Doctor (Ninth), many DS9 characters
Length: Short
Summary: Wormholes, pubs, darts and a big fight scene. Written for the 2005 Multiverse challenge.
Fandom: Harry Potter/Doctor Who
Title: Exterminatus
Author: Casira
Genre: Humour
Characters: Harry Potter: Sirius Black, James and Lily Potter.
Length: Short
Fandom: Stargate SG-1/Doctor Who
Title: Hok'taur
Author: spastasmagoria
Genre: Adventure
Characters: SG-1: SG-1, Nirrti. Doctor Who: The Doctor (Ninth).
Length: Long
Summary: Nirrti's experiments into building a super-host have lead her to a certain Time Lord. SG-1 and the Doctor stop her from creating a host capable of command over time and space.
Title: Out of Africa
Author: loneraven
Characters: SG-1: Daniel Jackson. Doctor Who: The Doctor (Eighth).
Length: Short
Fandom: Heroes/Doctor Who
Title: Once Upon A Time
Author: selenak
Genre: Adventure, angst.
Characters: Heroes: Peter and Nathan Petrelli. Doctor Who: Martha Jones, Donna Noble.
Spoilers: Heroes season 2, Doctor Who series III.
Length: Medium.
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/Doctor Who
Title: Burning A Hole Right Through
Genre: Adventure, angst.
Characters: Stargate Atlantis: Teyla, ensemble. Doctor Who: Martha Jones.
Length: Medium.
Summary: It's the end of the world as they know it, and they feel fine.
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis/NUMB3RS
Title: Classified
Author: Dira Sudis
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Stargate Atlantis: Ensemble. NUMB3RS: Don and Charlie Eppes.
Length: Medium
Fandom: Doctor Who/Discworld
Title: Interlibrary Loan
Author: DameRuth
Genre: Humour
Characters: Doctor Who: The Doctor (Ninth), Rose Tyler. Discworld: The Librarian.
Length: Short
Note: Part I of "The L-Space Trilogy".
21.2.08
Fandom: Young Wizards
Title: More Things In Heaven and Earth
Author: Kara
Genre: Introspection This Contains Religion
Character: Helena Rodriguez
Length: Short/Medium
Spoilers: helps to know Helena's [sketchy] background up to book 8
Summary: When she finds out that Kit is a wizard, Helena goes to the only place she can to find answers: the church.
Quote:
Title: More Things In Heaven and Earth
Author: Kara
Genre: Introspection This Contains Religion
Character: Helena Rodriguez
Length: Short/Medium
Spoilers: helps to know Helena's [sketchy] background up to book 8
Summary: When she finds out that Kit is a wizard, Helena goes to the only place she can to find answers: the church.
Quote:
It was hard to understand how blind Mama and Papi were to it. Carmela ate it up, but she was attracted to any new and shiny bauble she saw. But her parents--her infallible, if somewhat unenlightened parents--they should've seen what Kit was dealing with. What they had to save her hermano from...
Fandom: Heroes
Title: The Hiatus Continuations
Author: sam_storyteller
Genre: Action, adventure, humour, angst...Gen-ish, well enough, if you prefer to skip the cutscenes
Characters: Ensemble (including Claude, as a main character, and the inevitable Doctor Who jokes)
Length: Long (21 chapters)
Spoilers: Season 1
Summary: A new side of Claude, a new family for Claire, a new job for Jessica, and a New York for Ando.
Epic, this is, and my personal canon whether I'm aware of it or not. Has 'shippy and slashy undertones, but these are easily ignored.
Title: they don't make 'em like they used to
Author: trollprincess
Characters: Nathan, fifteen years ago [...]
Length: Short
Spoilers: "Distractions"
Summary: Fifteen years ago they were young and idealistic, and maybe that was their problem from the start.
Other recommended authors: died_in_odessa (Black Tom's Well, Sweet Molly Malone, The Battle of Marathon), selenak (Dreaming, Runaways)
Title: The Hiatus Continuations
Author: sam_storyteller
Genre: Action, adventure, humour, angst...Gen-ish, well enough, if you prefer to skip the cutscenes
Characters: Ensemble (including Claude, as a main character, and the inevitable Doctor Who jokes)
Length: Long (21 chapters)
Spoilers: Season 1
Summary: A new side of Claude, a new family for Claire, a new job for Jessica, and a New York for Ando.
Epic, this is, and my personal canon whether I'm aware of it or not. Has 'shippy and slashy undertones, but these are easily ignored.
Title: they don't make 'em like they used to
Author: trollprincess
Characters: Nathan, fifteen years ago [...]
Length: Short
Spoilers: "Distractions"
Summary: Fifteen years ago they were young and idealistic, and maybe that was their problem from the start.
He doesn’t want his daughter to know only of his ability what she gleans from when he sweeps her into his arms at the first sign of danger and flies away. He wants her to see the beauty in it, not the easy escape route.
Other recommended authors: died_in_odessa (Black Tom's Well, Sweet Molly Malone, The Battle of Marathon), selenak (Dreaming, Runaways)
Contrast: Point, counterpoint.
Fandom: Doctor Who
Title: Notes on the Domestication of Birds
Author: nostalgia
Pairing: Tenth Doctor/Rose
Length: Long (5 chapters, 20 000 words)
Spoilers: General series I and II.
Summary: He doesn't do domestic.
Title: Clockwork
Author: Meredith
Pairing: Alt!Ninth Doctor/Rose
Length: Short
Spoilers: "Doomsday", "Human Nature"/"Family of Blood" and general series III.
Summary: The battle's won, and he's losing her. But he wasn't fooling anybody, like he promised: it's worth it, to him. Even this.
These balance each other well, following similar main themes but the first lays it out as general fandom sees it, while the second offers an alternate look (and universe).
Title: Notes on the Domestication of Birds
Author: nostalgia
Pairing: Tenth Doctor/Rose
Length: Long (5 chapters, 20 000 words)
Spoilers: General series I and II.
Summary: He doesn't do domestic.
Title: Clockwork
Author: Meredith
Pairing: Alt!Ninth Doctor/Rose
Length: Short
Spoilers: "Doomsday", "Human Nature"/"Family of Blood" and general series III.
Summary: The battle's won, and he's losing her. But he wasn't fooling anybody, like he promised: it's worth it, to him. Even this.
These balance each other well, following similar main themes but the first lays it out as general fandom sees it, while the second offers an alternate look (and universe).
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Title: Survival
Author: HonorH
Genre: (crossover with Doctor Who- what else?)
Length: Short
Rating: Strong T (PG-15)
Pairing: Claude/Rose (Doctor/Rose)
Spoilers: mild for season finales of both shows
Summary: We all do what we have to to survive.
Quote:
Run into her he did, quite literally. In the street, your typical meet-cute. He gave her an annoyed look; her jaw dropped, eyes growing wide. It was like she recognized him, and it was enough to spook him into making a mistake. As soon as he’d gotten around her, he went invisible. She’d shaken off her immobility more quickly than he’d been prepared for, though, and when she whirled around, her hand just grazed him.
That mightn’t have been such a problem except for the fact that Rose worked for Torchwood. A day later, he entered his flat to find her already there.
Author: HonorH
Genre: (crossover with Doctor Who- what else?)
Length: Short
Rating: Strong T (PG-15)
Pairing: Claude/Rose (Doctor/Rose)
Spoilers: mild for season finales of both shows
Summary: We all do what we have to to survive.
Quote:
Run into her he did, quite literally. In the street, your typical meet-cute. He gave her an annoyed look; her jaw dropped, eyes growing wide. It was like she recognized him, and it was enough to spook him into making a mistake. As soon as he’d gotten around her, he went invisible. She’d shaken off her immobility more quickly than he’d been prepared for, though, and when she whirled around, her hand just grazed him.
That mightn’t have been such a problem except for the fact that Rose worked for Torchwood. A day later, he entered his flat to find her already there.
Some Heroes (mostly Claude-centric, go figure)
Fandom: Heroes (NBC)
Title: Ghost
Author: Misato
Genre: Angst
Length: Short
Spoilers: Through "Company Man"
Summary: What happened with Claude on the bridge was necessary. Now Bennet just wants the sleepless nights to stop.
Quote: Bennet has to pull over and throw up about twenty miles from the bridge. He ruins the tie Sandra gave him for his birthday and lies to himself that he's just gagging on the smell of gunpowder.
Title: On a Carousel
Author: sparrowlove
Genre: Angst
Spoilers: mid-season 1
Summary: Peter reflects on his life and his destiny.
Quote:
Author: Alien Explosion
Length: Short
Summary: 1996. Claude Rains makes a bet with Mr. Bennet. But a certain teenage watchmaker ruins the odds.
Quote:
Title: Like a Thief in the Night
Author: Misato
Length: Short
Summary: DL never told Nikki, but he knew about his powers long before he wound up in prison.
Quote: "If you're going to shoot me, you're going to shoot me. I can't do anything about that." DL could hear his heart pounding, there was so much adrenaline pumping through his veins. "You can turn invisible."
Title: Largo
Author: leaffymomo
Genre: Adventure
Length: Medium
Summary: "You're hiding one of them." Not just one, but two. The reason that Claude was removed from Primatech. [contains swearing]
Quote: He's rather antsy. He fiddles his fingers, taps his foot. He flicks the knob that rolls down the window. He drums his nails on the armrest. Bennet, next to him, glances at him the way fathers sometimes glance at their children when they want them to stop being such an annoyance. Claude glances back and puts his hands in his lap. Bennet chuckles.
Title: Everyone's Encore
Author: Alien Explosion
Genre: Adventure (AU)
Length: Long
Spoilers: Season 1
Summary: [Post S1, Ensemble] Four months later. Despite what everyone thinks, Nathan isn’t dead. And neither is the Company.
Quote:
Title: Believe
Author: EmileNShook
Genre: Angst/ H/C
Length: Short
Spoilers: "Unexpected"
Summary: Peter mourns the loss of someone important to him, but finds hope in someone he didn't think he would.
Quote: All is still and silent behind door number 10. For once, the sounds of the traffic haven’t found their way inside. No voices are carried down the hall. The television’s static. It’s lonely…but it’s the only place he’s got…he’s got no one to turn to.
Title: Ghost
Author: Misato
Genre: Angst
Length: Short
Spoilers: Through "Company Man"
Summary: What happened with Claude on the bridge was necessary. Now Bennet just wants the sleepless nights to stop.
Quote: Bennet has to pull over and throw up about twenty miles from the bridge. He ruins the tie Sandra gave him for his birthday and lies to himself that he's just gagging on the smell of gunpowder.
Title: On a Carousel
Author: sparrowlove
Genre: Angst
Spoilers: mid-season 1
Summary: Peter reflects on his life and his destiny.
Quote:
“Claude, please. I
(I’m going to die. I don’t want to die. Please, Claude. Damnit, help me control this)
Really need your help.”
“Tell you what: Go outside. Walk around. Don’t get yourself mugged. Come back in twenty minu
tes. If you still feel like you need to start learning tonight after that, wake me up again.”
Author: Alien Explosion
Length: Short
Summary: 1996. Claude Rains makes a bet with Mr. Bennet. But a certain teenage watchmaker ruins the odds.
Quote:
“I believe that’s your way of saying, ‘I could’ve done a much better job even though I’m not a bloody invisible man.’”
“I never said that.”
“It’s not a word-for-word translation, I don’t have the Pocket Dictionary of Bennet on me. Look, if you’re getting bored with the tactics, why don’t you run em yourself? Bag the bloody housewife all by your lonesome. Go on then.”
Title: Like a Thief in the Night
Author: Misato
Length: Short
Summary: DL never told Nikki, but he knew about his powers long before he wound up in prison.
Quote: "If you're going to shoot me, you're going to shoot me. I can't do anything about that." DL could hear his heart pounding, there was so much adrenaline pumping through his veins. "You can turn invisible."
Title: Largo
Author: leaffymomo
Genre: Adventure
Length: Medium
Summary: "You're hiding one of them." Not just one, but two. The reason that Claude was removed from Primatech. [contains swearing]
Quote: He's rather antsy. He fiddles his fingers, taps his foot. He flicks the knob that rolls down the window. He drums his nails on the armrest. Bennet, next to him, glances at him the way fathers sometimes glance at their children when they want them to stop being such an annoyance. Claude glances back and puts his hands in his lap. Bennet chuckles.
Title: Everyone's Encore
Author: Alien Explosion
Genre: Adventure (AU)
Length: Long
Spoilers: Season 1
Summary: [Post S1, Ensemble] Four months later. Despite what everyone thinks, Nathan isn’t dead. And neither is the Company.
Quote:
Title: Believe
Author: EmileNShook
Genre: Angst/ H/C
Length: Short
Spoilers: "Unexpected"
Summary: Peter mourns the loss of someone important to him, but finds hope in someone he didn't think he would.
Quote: All is still and silent behind door number 10. For once, the sounds of the traffic haven’t found their way inside. No voices are carried down the hall. The television’s static. It’s lonely…but it’s the only place he’s got…he’s got no one to turn to.
The few YW fanfics I've read
Fandom: Young Wizards
Title: What You'll Lose
Author: Meredith T. Taski
Genre: Angst/ (introspection)
Length: Short
Spoilers: So You Want to be a Wizard
Summary: You don't know it now, but all your lies are going to fall apart. Don't fear losing, Joanne...
Quote: "It's not going to work anymore," she said, and the witch from hell was right; because she said "Boo!" and you ran with everyone else.
Title: Arbitration
Author: Meredith T. Tasaki
Genre: Humour/General
Length: Medium
Summary: When a wizardry goes somehow wrong, two alien wizards and a confused civilian make their way to Tom and Carl's backyard. Arguing all the way.
Quote: Meg continued to stare at them, mind spinning, quietly cataloging the impossible things about this situation. They were pink, for one thing. With wild blondeish afros. And somehow subtly stockier than normal, built somehow differently. And had appeared out of nowhere. And weren't speaking English, but somehow she understood them anyway.
Title: On the Care and Keeping of Shoulder Angels -Or: A Wizard Under Annoyingly Close Watch Due to the Boredom of a Certain Power.
Author: semiramis
Genre: Humour/ (crack!fic)
Length: Long
Summary: Basically what happens when Archangel Raphael won't lend the Lone Power his pen.
Quote: But at any rate, what had happened was this:
Nita had, after successfully flushing the Lone Power down the toilet without so much as a Fairest-and-Fallen-greeting-and-defiance, dressed and stormed into her room (but not before being waylaid by a concerned Dairine en route) only to find said Fairest sitting rather sulkily on her dresser. Dripping. With a water beetle clinging to Its hair.
Title: What You'll Lose
Author: Meredith T. Taski
Genre: Angst/ (introspection)
Length: Short
Spoilers: So You Want to be a Wizard
Summary: You don't know it now, but all your lies are going to fall apart. Don't fear losing, Joanne...
Quote: "It's not going to work anymore," she said, and the witch from hell was right; because she said "Boo!" and you ran with everyone else.
Title: Arbitration
Author: Meredith T. Tasaki
Genre: Humour/General
Length: Medium
Summary: When a wizardry goes somehow wrong, two alien wizards and a confused civilian make their way to Tom and Carl's backyard. Arguing all the way.
Quote: Meg continued to stare at them, mind spinning, quietly cataloging the impossible things about this situation. They were pink, for one thing. With wild blondeish afros. And somehow subtly stockier than normal, built somehow differently. And had appeared out of nowhere. And weren't speaking English, but somehow she understood them anyway.
Title: On the Care and Keeping of Shoulder Angels -Or: A Wizard Under Annoyingly Close Watch Due to the Boredom of a Certain Power.
Author: semiramis
Genre: Humour/ (crack!fic)
Length: Long
Summary: Basically what happens when Archangel Raphael won't lend the Lone Power his pen.
Quote: But at any rate, what had happened was this:
Nita had, after successfully flushing the Lone Power down the toilet without so much as a Fairest-and-Fallen-greeting-and-defiance, dressed and stormed into her room (but not before being waylaid by a concerned Dairine en route) only to find said Fairest sitting rather sulkily on her dresser. Dripping. With a water beetle clinging to Its hair.
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