Miscellaneous Rec Master List (updated 10-08-2010)

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This is my list for all the fandoms without enough recs for their own posts and for cross-overs. You can check out all my master rec lists here. This list will be continually added to. However, after the initial posting, I'll be making separate postings with all the updates. Feel free to give me the links to any fics you feel that I should recommend.

Ratings/Warnings:

FRC — Fan Rated Suitable For Children

FRT — Fan Rated Suitable For Teenagers

FRM — Fan Rated Suitable For Mature Persons

FRAO — Fan Rated Suitable For Adults Only

Videos

Smallville/Supernatural

Somewhere the Clock is Ticking [location: YouTube]

author: snarkyways
rating: FRT for some themes or whatever
character/pairing: Chloe, Dean, Sam
summary: none given
why: It's actually put together really well, and the video seems to really fit the song. It's difficult, if not impossible to tell that it all doesn't come from the same show.

Essays/Meta

Sanctuary

When You Took My Hand, You Took My Heart [location: livejournal]

author: talkofcake
character: Helen Magnus, Will Zimmerman
summary: Just to clarify from the start, this covers all aspects of their relationship, from professional, platonic, romantic, to everything in between.
why: It pretty much covers why I love this relationship in all it's forms.

Stories

Ats/BtVS/Smallville

Of Keys and Kryptonite [location: personal archive]

author: tobiwolf13
rating: FRM
character/pairing: Buffy/Spike, Buffy/Xander, Chloe/Clark, Clark/Lana, Lana/Lex
summary: Strange and prophetic dreams leader the slayers, including the head Slayer herself, to Metropolis in order to stop the newest Apocalypse. Once there, they find a feisty blonde they hadn't counted on and a whole new set of otherworldly problems, not the least of which is Zod.
why: It's a well done Smallville / Jossverse crossover, just read it.

BtVS/Dresden Files

The Ties That Bind [location: archive]

author: terioncalling
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Harry, Xander
summary: A certain one-eyed carpenter gets left a cardboard box in a will and finds out he has a relative living in Chicago. [Dresden Files Book!Verse]
why: Because this is the Xander who made piece with who he was in The Zeppo and saved the world by just being Willow's friend in Grave. Also, it's Harry!

The Chronicles of Riddick/Star Trek (AOS)

And Joseph's brothers hated him as much as I hated you [location: livejournal]

author: tigriswolf
rating: FRC
character: Riddick, Vaako(McCoy)
summary: So, yeah, the timelines don’t match up. I’m handwaving that away. *handwaves* And as to what Vaako is? *shrugs*
why: Because it's a crossover between Star Trek and Chronicles of Riddick and it's Vaako!McCoy!!!

Dresden Files/Supernatural

A Skull and Crossover [location: the archive]

author: gusthemoose
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Bob, Dean, Harry, Sam
summary: “How’s this supposed to help us again?” Dean Winchester asked as he pulled the skull out of the bag. [Dresden Files TV!Verse]
why: Because Dean and Sam would so try to steal Bob, and Harry would still try and help them.

Smallville/Supernatural

Helping Wings [location: livejournal]

author: sarcastic_fina
fandom(s): Smallville/Supernatural
pairing: Castiel/Chloe
rating: FRAO
summary: With a war at his feet, Castiel makes time for the most human of emotions; love.
why: It's all hot and angsty and leaves an open end. I love it!

The Big Bang Theory

A Day in the Life [location: livejournal]

author: damalur
pairing: Penny/Sheldon
rating: FRM
summary: March 9th, 2011, is just another day in the life for Penny and her roommate, Dr. Sheldon Cooper.
why: It's a very sweet and subtle look at an average day for these two in the future. They're in a relationship and on the verge of the next step and it's so heart-warming!

The Dissociation Reaction [location: livejournal]

author: slybrunette
pairing: Penny/Sheldon
rating: FRT
summary: Post 3.21 - "The Plimpton Stimulation". She's everyone's favorite until the next pretty girl shows up, and then the boys are drooling at her feet. And maybe Penny's grown tired of that. Maybe she's grown tired of the sudden lack of loyalty.
why: This can either be read as shippy or non and either way it's still so very sweet and lovely.

Driving Lessons [location: livejournal]

author: dashakay
pairing: Penny/Sheldon
rating: FRAO
summary: Snapshots from the first few months.
why: Everyone is beautifully in character and it feels very realistic. It also gets points for the interesting use of the 'Soft Kitty' song.

I Swallow Glass [location: livejournal]

author: damalur
pairing: Penny/Sheldon
rating: FRM
summary: This is the story of the last classic practical joke of Sheldon Cooper, and how Penny has her revenge.
why: This manages to have an un-happy ending that is actually a happy ending. I love Penny in this and adore how strong and independent she became in this story.

The Punnett Square Venture [location: livejournal]

author: boonies
pairing: Penny/Sheldon
rating: FRC
summary: Sheldon decides to reproduce. To everyone's horror, it won't be through mitosis.
why: Besides calling his mother, Penny did the best possible thing she could to discourage Sheldon from having a child in this story. I really love the way the children are shown and referenced as well.

Bones

Unsaid, Unspoken [location: livejournal]

author: lerdo
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Booth, Brennan, Zack, Cam
summary: This is an episode tag/filler for The Pain in the Heart.
why: This is just pure Brennan through and through at one of the most painful times for her during the show so far.

The Chronicles of Riddick

Blood Red and Silver [location: livejournal]

author: kristories
rating: FRAO
pairing: Riddick/Vaako
summary: none given
why: Because it's not nice and fluffy, it's very much rough and almost impersonal, and makes sense with these two characters.

Place and Ownership [location: livejournal]

author: pesha
rating: FRAO
pairing: Riddick/Vaako
summary: Prompt: "for keeps"
why: Again, no fluff, but it's ridiculously hot, IMO.

Riddick’s Wrath [location: livejournal]

author: creedfic
rating: FRAO
pairing: Riddick/Vaako
summary: Riddick stalks Vaako.
why: Because it shows that Riddick also kinda wants to kill Vaako. Don't ask me why that's one of my buttons, but it is.

What Doesn't Kill Me [location: sanctuaryfiction.net]

author: sileya
rating: FRAO
pairing: Dame Vaako/m (imp), Riddick/f (imp), Vaako/Dame Vaako, Riddick/Vaako
summary: none given
why: Riddick converts. Not just that he converts, but that's it written so well and makes so much sense.

Criminal Intent

Watching [location: livejournal]

author: velvetwhip
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Detective Goren, Bernard
summary: none given And Goren watches, wondering, if he kissed those lips, would he taste Nicole?
why: I had managed to forget which names went to which character and I still knew which character she was writing. Beautifully written fic set during 'Slither'

Dollhouse

Breakfast and Bats [location: livejournal]

author: magpiepromise
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Mellie/Paul, Echo
summary: none-provided The mood had recovered, swung back around into 'happy, joking' territory and he was extremely grateful for it.
why: Because I love the pairing and the ending kinda makes you gasp when you realize what's probably about to happen.

Buried Along With Her Name [location: livejournal]

author: ldkirby
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Madeline/Paul
summary: Madeline comes home to an empty apartment and an empty life.
why: Because part of me will always want these two together in some form or another.

Pieces of the Sun [location: livejournal]

author: autumn_whispers
rating: FRM
character/pairing: Mellie/Paul
summary: The evolution of Mellie and Paul over the years.
why: Because it's just as bittersweet, if not more so, than their relationship on the now. *sniff*

This November Thing [location: livejournal]

author: azuraangel05
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Mellie, November, Madeline
summary: Mellie, November and the someone before, here's a piece, there's a piece.
why: It's a heart-breaking glimpse at what's inside Madeline/November/Mellie. I really want her character back for S2.

Watch the Sunlight Filter Through [location: livejournal]

author: antiqueskies
rating: FRC
character/pairing: Mellie/Paul, Madeline/Paul
summary: non-provided This woman is not Mellie, is not November, is not every other person she's ever been.
why: It's my love of this pairing in any form. Though I have the pairing as Madeline/Paul, she's given a different name in this fic. Just didn't want you thrown for a loop wondering why I'm doing you wrong on the pairings.

Haven

Prolonged Physical Contact [location: livejournal]

author: fringedweller
pairing: Audrey/Nathan
rating: FRAO
summary: There is a secret plan, although whether it's Audrey's or Nathan's is really anybody's guess. Nathan's inner caveman is just relieved that the plan involves nudity.
why: Because as soon as we find out that she's the only one he can feel, you know a fic about it had to be written. This one was written well and was hot, IMO.

Labyrinth

Dropping Thimbles [location: fos-ff.net]

author: PallaPlease
rating: FRC
character/pairing: Jareth/Sarah
summary: For Sarah the form of nightmares is not a deadly maze but a king in a crumbling ballroom.
why: It makes sense that this is what Sarah's nightmare would be.

Incursion [location: livejournal]

author: aliasheist
rating: FRT
pairing: Jareth, Sarah
summary: There was a reason magic didn’t belong in the world Above.
why: There's a Mr. Coffee who's convinced he's Barry White. What more reason do you need?

Struggling to Breathe [location: fos-ff.net]

author: Ria_chan
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Jareth/Sarah
summary: A reflection in the mirror that wasn't her own. A drawing she knew she never did. A fragile glass ball on her dresser, gleaming with a light that haunted her dreams. "I wish..."
why: Because you know that Sarah can never truly escape the labyrinth or it's king.

Welcome to Hell [location: livejournal]

author: scatteredlogic
rating: FRT
character: Hoggle, Jareth, Sarah
summary: "Better to reign in hell, than serve in heav'n."
why: I like my Labyrinth fic dark sometimes, and this fits the bill without going into too much detail. It's a nice balance.

Peter Pan

A Nighttime Visit [location: livejournal]

author: scripsi
rating: FRM [dub. consent]
character/pairing: Hook/Wendy
summary: none given. I'll be gone in the morning, as gone as a dream, I told you so.
why: Because I refuse to believe that Hook is dead, and who else would he visit?

Silence [location: livejournal]

author: scripsi
rating: FRM
character/pairing: Hook
summary: Hook's victory has not quite the result he had expected.
why: Because it's terrifically creepy and really hits you deep. Also, it seems like the perfect kind of hell for Hook.

The Haunting of Mrs. Darling [location: livejournal]

author: scripsi
rating: FRM
character/pairing: Hook/Mrs. Darling
summary: none given. The whole story sprung from this quote in the last chapter of Peter Pan: “Mrs. Darling was now dead and forgotten.”
why: Because it's the first pairing that sprung to mind when I saw Hook and Mr. Darling played by the same actor? Because, sometimes, I believe Hook may actually be dead? Mostly, because it's dark and without being overly gruesome. Hard combination, that.

Sanctuary

Cold Hands Warm Heart [location: livejournal]

author: curse_of_avalon
rating: FRT
character: Helen Magnus, Will Zimmerman
summary: The aftermath of the Episode Requiem
why: While there are some unnecessary exclamation points in this seems like the perfect coda to Requiem with comfort/life affirming sex done with a tasteful fade-to-black. Now you have my guilty secret; it's not always about the pr0n with me.

Five Kisses Helen Magnus Will Never Forget [location: livejournal]

author: divinejoker
rating: FRC
pairing: Helen/Henry, Helen/Will, Helen/John
summary: none given - Just what it says on the tin... I really need to never use that phrase again.
why: First off, I'm a sucker for a well done [and even, occasionally, a badly done] "5 things" fic, and this is well done indeed. That, and it hits my angst buttons while staying, IMO, in character.

Long Way Home [location: livejournal]

author: rolleson
rating: FRT
pairing: Helen/Will
summary: Post Requiem fic.
why: It's a nice, non-angsty, even almost-light opening to something more.

One Day, One Room [location: sanctuaryfiction.net]

author: Dollymop
rating: FRC
character: Helen Magnus, Will Zimmerman
summary: Our lives are defined by conversations, individual scenes played out in individual rooms. This was the day Helen and Will's relationship was defined.
why: I'm a sucker for friendship fics [I seem to be a sucker for a lot of fics]. This one takes just one moment and shows how it can define a relationship, and it does it beautifully.

Unmistakable Desire [location: sactuaryfiction.net, age consent required, no login needed]

author: LilFerret
rating: FRAO
character: Helen Magnus, Will Zimmerman
summary: Will knows she loves another, but he's powerless to resist...
why: It's porn with that knife twist of angst, how could I resist? Though part of me hates emotionally one-sided relationships, the greater part of me loves them when they're written well.

Whys and What Fors [location: livejournal]

author: rolleson
rating: FRM
pairing: Helen/Will
summary: It was wrong.
why: Again, porn with a large helping of angst.

X-Men

It Was Good To Burn [location: livejournal]

author: lunalelle
rating: FRAO
characters/pairing: Pyro/Gambit
summary: John has a little trouble on his own.
why: First off, because I adore Gambit, and love how she wrote him in this. Also, it's just vicious in the best ways.

Memories [location: livejournal]

author: lunalelle
rating: FRT, mentions of violence
character/paring: Magnetor/Rogue
summary: She has memories, just not her own.
why: This is a very nice exploration of the character and what it means to be her and have her power/curse.

Xena

Burnt Candles & Thunderstorms [location: livejournal]

author: aresbitch01
rating: FRC
character: Ares, Gabrielle, Xena
summary: Rejected by Xena, Ares takes it out on Gabrielle.
why: It's a great little example of the interplay between Gabrille and Ares.

Something New [location: livejournal]

author: aresbitch01
rating: FRAO
character: Ares/Gabrielle
summary: Ares experiences something of a paradigm shift. AU of OAHAF.
why: There's just something about Ares and Gabrille having sex next to the bed that Xena is sleeping in. I'm weird that way.

Vicarious [location: xena online community]

author: aresbitch01
rating: FRM
pairing: Ares/Gabrielle, Ares/Xena, Gabrielle/Xena
summary: Ares has questions. Gabrielle may have answers. Takes place after Seeds of Faith.
why: It's a nice little example of the interplay between Gabrille and Ares.

What Dreams Are These? [location: livejournal]

author: aresbitch01
rating: FRM
pairing: Ares/Gabrielle, Gabrielle/Xena
summary: It’s said that the God of War can take many forms, and does so in order to visit the wives of his generals while they are away in battle.
why: It's hot, and surreal, and angsty. It's pretty much perfect.

If you have a story to rec or that you feel should be on my list, leave a comment with the following information:

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