adult relationship. Hermione and Severus have concerns that don't involve each other (administration, scholarship, family/friends), but they also display the same sort of distractions and obsessions that people of all ages show when they're developing an interest in somebody.)
pandorajones: "Travelodgers" and its sequel "Room Service". (Tonks/Snape. "After a late night Order meeting Tonks receives some unexpected servicing." Sex and Drugs, but no Rock and Roll. Note: Erotic Elves is now a locked community, unavailable to under 18's. The author's alternate fiction site is on Checkmated and also requires registration)
Penknife: Easy. (Remus/Tonks. Post-HBP. "In which Remus shops for groceries and tries to resist temptation.")
pigwidgeon37 (pigwidgeon37 on LJ): "Bermuda" (Snape/Hermione/Lucius. Post-war. "War heroes aren't always treated as they should be. Due to a ministerial intrigue Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy and Hermione Granger are practically prisoners at a mental institution. But if one Gryffindor and two Slytherins join forces, they're able to overcome almost any obstacle. Particularly good Lucius)
pigwidgeon37 (pigwidgeon37 on LJ): "Sentimental Education" (Snape/Hermione/Lucius. "Ten years after the war, Ron Weasley dies in a Quidditch accident. Or so it seems. His wife Hermione, a high-ranking Law Enforcer, investigates her husband's death with the help of Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy. Professional cooperation leads to emotional entanglement." Get past the lurking suspicion that Hermione would sooner kill Lucius Malfoy than look at him (*g*), and you have a story about a rather unconventional threesome that's both engaging and emotionally satisfying. Cross-recced in het and slash)
pir8fancier (also pir8fancier on LJ): "Glass Half Full" (Ron/Pansy. Written for the hp10k_showcase to raise awareness of alcoholism. "Twenty years after the battle at Hogwarts, it's not happily ever after." Utterly real. And while it's painful at times, it's also very hopeful. An excellent and believable story)
poe_momm (poe_momm on LJ): "The Hunting of the Snark" (Snape/Hermione. Like a 1940's screwball comedy. Very funny.)
purplefluffycat (purplefluffycat on LJ/IJ): "The Problem With Memories" (Albus/Slughorn, Snape/McGonagall. "Horace's relationship with Albus has never been straightforward; he has always been left at once ecstatic, confused and hurt to the bone. As the two friends become reacquainted during one of the wizarding world's most trying years, what, this time, might play out differently? How might memories of times past impact upon the future, and what secrets might come to the surface? Set during 'The Half Blood Prince.'" Three-dimensional characterizations and...hope, despite the obvious HBP canon death. Long and engaging.)
Rachel W: More Than Fantasy (Snape/Hermione/Remus. "Remus Lupin tells, in his own words, how things came to be between himself, Severus, and Hermione.")
Ramos: Unfinished Business. (Snape/Hermione. Hermione Granger dies unexpectedly, and she's not happy about it.)
Raven (loneraven on LJ): "Love Is Not Love" (Hermione/Remus. Hermione's friendship with Ron doesn't translate to happily-ever-after, but Remus...ah, he's another story. Fine characterizations. Post-OotP.)
redskyatnight (redskyatnight76 on LJ): "Dear January" (Snape/Hermione. "In the silent, snowy 'dead days' between Christmas and New Year, Hermione finds herself blissfully alone in her new house... with only a shadowy figure at the window across the street for company." The author calls this a "pwp," and on one level, I suppose it is. However, it's also a story about two people who don't quite fit in - by choice - with most of their community, and yet somehow they do fit with each other.)
redskyatnight (redskyatnight on LJ and DeviantArt): "Resurrection Man" (Snape/Hermione. "Auror Hermione is sent to investigate the appearance of a sinister creature lurking in some woods. Can Snape really be completely uninterested in the presence of an unidentified monster roaming the countryside surrounding his house?" Yes, I'm going to spoil things by saying "Braaaaaaains!" which is a selling point for some of you, and yet even those, like me, who are creeped out by zombies, can read this...mostly safely. *g* Post-DH, believable smut, wonderfully foul-mouthed Snape)
Regann (regann on LJ): "Heart over Mind" (Snape/Hermione. "Something odd about Hermione causes her to have unexpected reaction to a love potion. Only it's one which no one expected. How could a lack of reaction cause so much trouble?" Started before OotP - and thus only canon compliant through GoF - this story which was just completed in the spring of 2007 is a smart, creative, and believable romance.)
Resonant: Bed and Board (Ron/Hermione/Harry)
Rex Luscus: "Traumlieder" (Luna/Snape. A what-if AU. After Luna saves Sirius's life at the Department of Mysteries, Snape falls out of favor with the Order and is soon disgraced and outcast. The only one not buying the prevailing wisdom about the former Potions professor is Luna, who knows exactly how it feels to be misunderstood.)
rhiannonofthemoon: "For All Intents and Purposes" (Snape/Hermione. A moment of inattention transports Hermione to one year after the fall of the Dark Lord, but with no way back to her own time. Her only clue is a small object that she finds between worlds. She enlists the aid of a young Professor.but he has his own plans. Creative and original, with a believably conflicted Hermione and a very believably snappish Snape.)
richardgloucester (dickgloucester or badgerfics on LJ): "The Janus Rose" (Snape/Pomona Sprout. "Pomona Sprout performs a melancholy duty in fulfillment of a promise she made to Severus years before he died." Is it a spoiler to say that despite some really lovely and even funny sections, I was moved to tears often during the reading of this story, and yet I could have done with it being even sadder, perhaps, which is rare for me. Lovely work.)
richardgloucester (dickgloucester on LJ): "Through Silence" (Snape/Hermione. Long after the war, aided by the now business-savvy Harry, Hermione finds a new line of work and Snape...stays silent. Smart with fine characterizations [Hermione's children are particularly believable], plus the odd allusion to Phantom of the Opera.)
richardgloucester (dickgloucester on LJ): "A Taxing Affair" (Snape/Hermione/Lucius. "The Prime Minister needs money. It strikes him that he knows where there may be some to be found. Severus and Hermione join forces to thwart him and to protect Lucius Malfoy, who has the most to lose." Clever and charming from start to finish. Cross-recced in het and slash)
richardgloucester (dickgloucester on LJ): "Whom The Gods Annoy" (Snape/Hermione. " Ron, Harry and Hermione are due to discover the consequences of their inaction with regard to saving the life of one Chosen by the gods – or in this case, goddess. And it all becomes vastly more complicated when the school hires workmen to fix the battle damage at Hogwarts." A long, funny, and smart merging of the magical world of JKR and the world(s) of the classical gods. Initially seems as if it's going to be a "god of love makes X fall in love with Y" cliche, but swiftly becomes so much more. Wonderful.)
Riley: Ridiculous Thoughts (Snape/McGonagall)
Rilla (fallenprose on LJ): "Fleeting Moments". (Remus/Lily/Severus...set during their school days. Lily is particularly wonderful - simultaneously aggressive and sensitive, and a perfect 'match' for these two young men.)
Rilla (fallenprose on LJ): "To Live Is to Be Slowly Born" (Snape/Hermione. Not even Snape can hide forever. Smart and adult.)
rinsbane: "These Fruited Boughs" (Minerva/Tom, Minerva Augusta, Minerva/Albus, Minerva/Severus. "People she's loved, people she's been wrong about, and, finally, people she's been right about. ")
Sam Starbuck (aka, copperbadge): Amid My Solitude (Remus/Tonks)
Sam Starbuck (copperbadge on LJ): "The Lens of Years" (Remus/Tonks, Remus/Sirius implied. "Beginning in 1981, the chronicle of Remus' uneasy relationship with the Tonks family, and "that kid Nymphadora," in particular." Blends seamlessly with canon.)
Sam Starbuck (aka, copperbadge): Rhapsody in Blue. (Remus/Tonks. In which Tonks learns how to . . . dance.)
Sam Starbuck (copperbadge/sam-storyteller on LJ): "Three Galleons" (cross-recced in slash. Snape/Hermione/Remus. "After the war, Hermione has settled into a quiet if unorthodox life with Severus -- until a small problem in the form of a refugee spy calls for an even more unorthodox solution." Angsty and funny and touching in turns...and altogether lovely.)
Scattered Logic (scatteredlogic on LJ): "Never Too Late" (Snape/Hermione. "Waiting for death, Hermione meets an old friend she never knew." It's superfluous to give a death warning to this story, when the author has done it for me, but this isn't a sad tale. Hermione has lived a long and full life. There's just one thing that never quite happened - for her and for Severus. Nicely written...and with an excellent epilogue)
Scoffy (sc010f on LJ): "Half Life" (Snape/Hermione. "Nothing out of the ordinary ever happened to David Harper. Until he died and awoke as Severus Snape." An original take on a number of tropes - amnesia, portrait fic, etc. - which works perfectly. Friendship more than romance for the time being, but as you read, you sense that this state of affairs might well change in the future. )
Senjy (senjy on IJ/LJ): "The Comfort of Friends" (Snape/McGonagall. "When Severus Snape returns to Hogwarts as a teacher, Minerva cannot fathom what Dumbledore is thinking. However, when she finds her sympathy for the troubled young man growing, she decides that there are a few more lessons she can teach him." An honest and often-powerful story, with excellent characterizations of both Snape and Minerva.)
Setissma: Don't Stand So Close To Me and its sort-of sequel Love In The Afternoon (Remus/Hermione)
Shadowycat (shadowycat on LJ/IJ): "Taking a Chance" (Alastor Moody/Amelia Bones. "Two old friends have dinner together." A pairing that shouldn't work...but does. Wonderful job of conveying not just the potential for romance, but the sense of a true friendship between Bones and Moody.)
shairi11 (shairi11 on LJ): "Not Knowing What To Do" (Snape/Hermione. "What happens when a socially inept Snape Does Not Know What To Do. If at first you don't succeed, then try again... and again... and again..." Ridiculously over-the-top tale about Severus's decision to propose to Hermione, but funny and romantic and even touching.)
Shiv (shiv5468 on LJ): Big Name Death Eater. (Snape/Hermione. Humor. No Dark Revels here: just a bunch of disgruntled low-level minions and overworked/under-appreciated teachers.)
Shiv (shiv5468 on lj): "Seven Types of Ambiguity" (Snape/Lucius/Hermione. Lucius is out of Azkaban, Snape has a trial, and nobody's dissed except Scrimgeour. Sweet, smart, and wittty.)
Shocolate (shocolate on LJ): "Hermione's Advice" (Ron/Hermione. I'm absolutely sure that this is the first RW/HG story I've ever been able to read from beginning to end. It's just a simple little story, but it's funny and sweet and has excellent characterizations: Ron's adorable, and I love this Hermione.
Slytherincess (slytherincess on LJ): "Heartsease" (Lucius/Pansy...as an homage to Lolita. Well-written, sensual, and extremely wrong in just about every way one might imagine.)
Sophie (sophierom on LJ): "The Fifty-Third Tuesday" (Snape/Hermione. Well written and utterly realistic. The Snape and Hermione in this story are not a romance novel's hero and heroine, just two imperfect, lonely, believable people who are at the crossroads of their relationship.)
Sophie (sophierom on LJ): "The Janus Thickey Ward" (Snape/Hermione. " On the Janus Thickey Ward, Hermione learns that imperfection is good enough." Post-war. I love the beginning of Hermione's reclaiming of self every bit as much as I love the development of her relationship with Snape - and all in the midst of a fully populated world!)
Spyke Raven: Levels of Comfort. (Snape/McGonagall. Loving - and just a little bit shivery.)
Spyke Raven: Sixty Mondays (Snape/Hermione) REC LINK
Stellamaru: Unbroken (Draco/Luna)
Subversa (subvers on LJ): "Improbable Felicity" (Snape/Hermione. Snape and Hermione marry...ah, but it's not all hearts and flowers *g* Wonderfully horrible portrait characterization of Eileen. Nicely paced.)
Subversa (subvers on LJ): "This Time" (Snape/Hermione. "After the fall of Voldemort, an inexplicable illness plagues the surviving Death Eaters. Albus Dumbledore has a plan to save Severus Snape-but how, exactly, is Hermione Granger involved?" An old-school 'Snape is hidden in plain sight as a young man' story, emotionally gripping and cleverly written. And long, for those of you who - like me - see that as a major selling point *g*)
Sushi (wikdsushi on LJ): "Time and Again" (Snape, Harry, Ginny, Albus Severus. You'll just have to read this really excellent post-DH story to see if there are pairings! Note: I'm cross-reccing in all three categories)
The Treacle Tart: Dense Takes a Holiday. (Percy/Tonks...of all pairings. *g* " Take one uptight workaholic. Add one colorful Auror. Place on an island. Stir vigorously." Note: due to LJ difficulties, this story only appears on a locked community, unavailable to under 18's)
The Treacle Tart: "Implausible, Irrational, Preposterous, Peculiar, and Just Plain Luna" (Snape/Luna. "Everyone needs rescuing at some point. What happens when your knight in shining armor is Luna Lovegood?" Sweet and sad and hopeful and altogether dreamlike.) REC LINK
The Treacle Tart (thetreacletart on LJ): "Skin Deep" (Snape/Tonks. "She needs something. He needs something. It was to be a simple trade." A bitter Snape and an unhappy Tonks. Not a romance...and yet, there's something between them.")
Ubiquirk (ubiquirk on LJ): "Conspiracy Theory" (Snape/Hermione. "Working as the Ministry's new Keeper of Records turns out to be not quite what Hermione Granger had in mind. It's . well, dull, dull, boring, and possibly - no, very definitely - dull. She has a mountain of information at her fingertips - a log of everything officially recorded in the Wizarding world - and most of it's, yes, dull. Then one day, a filing cabinet sticks, and her busy brain notices the smallest clue, one that will have her and Severus Snape struggling to uncover a conspiracy that, if true, will tarnish the Wizarding world's golden post-war view of itself forever." A very well constructed mystery and extremely engaging - plus, some insightful glimpses at Snape's feelings about his childhood.)
Vanityfair (vanityfair00 on LJ): "Two Week's Notice" (Snape/Hermione. Hermione has lost her [Ministry] job after a scandalous article in the newspaper. But work as a clerk in [Snape's] bookstore might turn out to be more than she bargained for. Cleverly written.)
Victoria P (aka, musesfool): The Most Gorgeously Stupid Thing (Lily/James/Sirius/Remus. James and Sirius share everything.)
Victoria P (musesfool on LJ): The Only Truth That Sticks. (McGnagall/Snape, immediately post-HBP. "She feels like a foolish old woman, taken in by a man who had probably been laughing up his sleeve at her the whole time.")
Victoria P: Sometimes Salvation. (Remus/Hermione)
Violet Quill "The Fluid Form of Sonnets" (Bill/Tonks, Remus/Tonks, Remus/Bill, Bill/Remus/Tonks. People transform. Relationships transform. Somehow, it all works out in the end. Cross-recced in slash and het.)
violet_quill: Secrets Best Kept. (Snape/Hermione. Studying occlumency with Snape, Hermione realizes there are things in her mind she would rather he not see.)
Vissy (vissy on IJ/LJ): "Playing for Keeps" (Young!Snape/Eileen Prince. "Eileen Snape, former Captain of the Hogwarts Gobstones Team, is losing her marbles." Wonderful characterizations of a teenaged Snape and his mother. Warnings for incest and dub-con)
Warded Portal (cavalaxis and shiv 5468 on LJ): "Canvas and Paint" (Snape/Hermione. "The former potions master is now Headmaster of Hogwarts and his apprentice has decided it's high time she made her move." Well written and engaging.)
Wartcap: "Pumblechook" (According to the summary, the characters include a "...Dementor with chronic depression ...], a schoolgirl with a dream, a professor who locks his feelings away in a diary and a ghost who lingers in the U-bend." Technically, this is a Snape/Hermione story, but the wonderful portrayals of Dementors really set this story apart.)
Witchy Woman (hogwarts_91 on LJ): "All You Need is Love" (Snape/Hermione. "Hermione despises flight; Severus excels at it. Neither can resist a challenge. Can Hermione convince Severus to help her overcome her fear of flying? And what will he do when the cheeky witch promises to take him on the ride of his life?" A clever, engaging, and often funny combination of believable sexual attraction and the beginnings of a developing relationship that's about more than sex)
Xylodemon: Last Transfiguration. (Snape/Lily, with impending Lily/James. " She doesn't want to have this conversation, and she shouldn't have to -- he made his position clear enough at the end of last term.")
Xylodemon (xylodemon on IJ/LJ): "Things We Lost (and Found) in the War" (Snape/McGonagall. "Two people, two wars, and a few of the things they learned along the way." Wonderful (albeit non-linear) story telling. This is a relationship between equals - and more importantly, between two people who know each other very well.)
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Abstract Concept (the_con_cept on LJ): "Felinated" (Snape/Harry. "A potions accident leaves Snape as a cat until who-knows-when. Harry's already got his hands full when a prankster starts sabotaging the rebuilding of Hogwarts. But what if it's not just a prank?" There are surprisingly many "XXX turns into a cat" in HP fiction, but this Snape is one of the very best cats ever. Mind his claws!)
Abstract Concept (the_con_cept on LJ/IJ): "The Pandora Incident" (Snape/Harry. "When Snape is thrown from his body, he takes refuge in an unlikely place, and it's up to Harry to set things right again." 19-plus years after DH, and Snape is still not-quite dead. Starts off like a crack!fic, but quickly becomes charming and touching. Oh...and funny. Very, very funny.)
AbstractConcept (the_con_cept on LJ): "Sleepless in the Dungeons" (Snape/Harry. "After the war, Snape's Dreamless Sleep Potion stops working. Harry is enlisted to help, and discovers that a sleep-deprived Snape is a very dangerous creature indeed.")
adbaculum: "The Importance of Recordkeeping for the New Entrepreneur" (Snape/Harry. The end of the war sees Snape in a very different profession than he'd had before. An old profession. The oldest profession. Smutty and clever and funny, with a survivor Snape and a bowed-but-not-broken Harry.)
Alim Siemanym (alimsiemanym on LJ): "Dogs of War" (Alastor Moody/Rufus Scrimgeour "A tale of triumph and tragedy, of two broken men and the war that made them and killed them." Gritty and real - homophobia and all - and strangely touching.)
Allecto: The Chosen. (Crabbe/Harry. . . and before you roll your eyes, this is a very smart - and original - look at the Wizarding World from an unusual perspective.)
Amand-r (amand_r on LJ): "Odysseus's Last Days" (Snape/Harry. Hermione, Ron, The Weasley Clan, some random Muggles. "Sometimes, when the sun is shining into the kitchen, and he can sit at the corner table and stare outside, it feels like there's nothing misplaced." Ordinarily, I don't give warnings, but I will warn here for a character death. And yet...this is still a lovely, touching - and extremely well written - post-DH tale).
Amanuensis: Fifty-three Stories about Snape and Black (Snape/Black) REC LINK
Amanuensis: Prisoner 30665. (Lucius Malfoy/Dementors. So not my usual thing - how could it be? Look at that pairing? - but wonderfully written. Extremely dark. Extremely non-con. Extremely horrifying.)
Amanuensis: "Sanguine: A Serpent Knotted Sable" (Harry/Lucius. Yes, Non-Con, BDSM, Needleplay...all things that ordinarily send me running in the opposite direction, but not here. Wonderfully written. Smart. Surprising.)
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): "Sovay" (Snape/Dumbledore. Albus needs to know everything about the spy who shares his bed. Everything. Powerful and heart-wrenching.)
Amanuensis: The Sea and the Shore (Draco/Harry...The Little Mermaid)
Amorette: The Measure of Our Torment. (Snape/Harry. Post-Hogwarts. Post-War.)
Anguis_1 (anguis_1 on LJ): "Sod Off” Means “I Love You" (Severus Snape/Millicent Bulstrode/Dennis Creevey "It begins and ends with the camera. Snapshots of life, and the living thereof." Just what hp_beholder was created for: three wonderfully unattractive characters who find a home together. Lovely. Cross-recced in slash and het)
anguis_1 (anguis_1 on LJ/IJ): "There Are Days I Wish I Lived in a Romance Novel (But This Isn't One of Them)" (Neville Longbottom/Millicent Bulstrode. "In a cluttered workshop and amid the rambunctious denizens of his greenhouse, Neville Longbottom discovers that beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. Now he only has to convince Millicent Bulstrode." Very appealing - and very believable - characterizations of post-war Neville and Millicent.)
Anders Svartalfurinn (svartalfur on LJ): "Yond Snape" (Snape/Slughorn "Slughorn pursues Snape. An account of the burgeoning relationship between two Slytherins on the background of the events of HBP." Excellent characterizations.)
Anne-Elisa (etrangere on LJ): "The Opposite of Love" (Snape/Lupin. A wonderfully complex story structure - and just as wonderfully complex a relationship between the two men. However, if you were hoping for a nice story, well...might I suggest you read the story warnings first.)
Arionrhod (arionrhod on LJ): "Not Quite What The Doctor Ordered" (Snape/Lupin. "Severus Snape is a brilliant diagnostician, but it turns out that Remus Lupin is a very difficult case, in more ways than one." An AU - and a brilliant one at that - which owes more than a little to House, but which can stand entirely alone with no knowledge of the t.v. show whatsoever. Real World setting, and yet there is much about this story you'll recognize.)
Arsenic (arsenicjade on LJ): Touch and Go. (Remus/Snape, Draco/Harry. Post-Hogwarts [and pre-HBP]..."Remus gets captured. Severus brews up new potions. Draco defects. It all comes together somehow.")
Atrata: In Between Days. (Snape/Harry. "AmbiguouslyTrustworthy!Snape kidnaps ClinicallyDepressed!Harry to keep him safe, but nothing is quite what it seems.")
Aucta Sinistra: Hollow. (Harry/Snape. "After Voldemort's defeat, Snape comes to Harry for help.")
Bernice Russell (iibnf on LJ): Care of Magical Creatures, followed by Hain't It Funny, Beggars May Ride, and Blessed Peace. (Snape/Hagrid)
Bernice Williams (iibnf on LJ): Hocus Focus. (Snape/Lockhart. Snape has come up with a brilliant idea for a new potion to restore lost memories. If only he had a test subject . . . )
bronze_ribbons (mechaieh, bronze_ribbons on IJ/LJ): "Those I Can Save" (Snape/Lupin. Post-DH. Severus is saved by an unexpected trio, only to discover he has somehow become a father and must depend for help on someone whose name is not Remus Lupin. Very engaging and clever and funny...and even rather thrilling, in places!)
busaikko: "Double Happiness Masala". (Snape/Lupin. A sweet - but definitely not schmoopy - non-magical AU.)
busaikko (busaikko on LJ): "Ten Aprils" (Snape/Lupin. Post-HBP. The author's warnings include the following - "Rape, torture, miscarriage, abortion, character death, unscrupulous experiments, childbirth" - and yet, this is actually quite a lovely story with some very original takes on magic. Mpreg.)
Busaikko (busaikko on LJ): "Ulterior Designing" (Snape/Lupin. "Remus hires Hermione, who is working as an interior decorator by day, and unbeknownst to him, Cupid by night." Smart and funny.)
Calico and Julad: Lustre (Harry/Draco)
Caligryphy: And Never Been Kissed. (Dumbledore/Snape. Slow and sweet.)
Caligryphy: "The Fourth Year". (Snape/Harry...and absolutely wonderful! Four years after the defeat of Voldemort, and Snape is living with Harry...but why? Tense and funny, smart and sexy...and Snape's fixation on certain elements of Muggle culture is just....oh, go read it!)
Caligryphy: So Lonely Without Me. (Snape/Harry. Wonderful war-era - and beyond - story. Two men, two rooms.)
Captain Tulip (captain_tulip on LJ): "Out of His Mind" (Snape/Harry...but not a fluffy romance - not by a long shot. " A desperate Order begins to suspect Voldemort of spying on them through Harry's mind, and the only person they can think of to help them isn't too happy about being enlisted. " NC-17)
Cate (sheafrotherdon on LJ)): Two Wizards, One Gift, and a Duck-Billed Platypus. (Remus/Sirius. Christmas shopping for Baby!Harry in Muggle London. Just the right flavor.)
chantefable (chantefable on LJ): "Discombobulation" (Albus Severus/Viktor Krum. "A man has passed away, and a man has come back. Distraught and confused, Al Potter reaches a new understanding of his life and himself." Written for the nextgen_fest, this is a sharp and wonderfully insightful look at celebrity, politics, and the almost impossible nature of communication.)
Chaos Rose (chaos_rose on LJ): "The Art of Wayfinding". (Severus/Lucius. Post-HBP, and Severus asks the Dark Lord for a boon. Excellent portrayals of Lucius and Severus, especially the latter, whose true allegiances are never quite clear.)
Chaos Rose (chaos_rose on LJ/ cathouse_mary on DW): "Never Hearts and Flowers" (Rufus Scrimgeour/Alastor Moody. "Scenes from the lives of two men." How could this not be canon? Just. So. Good! And yes, I'm warning for character death - this following canon and all - just...death isn't always the end.)
Chaos Rose (chaos_rose on LJ): "A Winter's Tale" (Snape/Filch. A perfectly believable Filch and a wonderfully just-turned-professor Snape with a plot that's funny and sweet and seriously hot.)
Chastity Pureheart (chazpure on LJ): "Loyal to a Fault" (Snape/Cedric, references to Snape/Karkaroff, Karkaroff/Krum implied, Cedric/Harry imagined. A wonderfully paced story, set in the midst of the Triwizard Tournament. Really interesting characterizations, especially Cedric's. The story comes with a death warning, of course.)
Chastity Pureheart (chazpure on LJ): "Nice Work, If You Can Get It" (Snape/Lupin. "After the war, life goes on - perhaps not as it once did, but if they've survived Voldemort, Severus Snape and Remus Lupin will find some way to keep body and soul together...even if it means working together." Cleverly done and funny, with a wonderfully creative use of sex toys.)
Chastity Pureheart (chazpure on LJ): "Prince Expectant" (Snape/Harry. Pornilicious, with kidfic and libraries and orgies and yay)
Chelle (pixychelle on LJ): "How Severus Snape (Didn't) Kill Nymphadora Tonks" (Snape/Lupin, Tonks. "Clearly, she needed to die. Severus knew several ways to make that happen. Of course he did.")
Chelle (pixychelle on LJ): "What We're Fighting For" (Snape/Lupin. Remus is undercover with the werewolves, and for a variety of reasons Severus must allow himself to be claimed as part of the pack. A very smart look at the nature of trust and loyalty.)
cimorene: Hymn to Eurydike. (Snape/Harry. What you can learn from Orpheus.)
CJ (cjmarlowe on LJ): "All of Us Immortal". (Severus/Lucius. Manipulation and dubious consent, wonderfully written...and a particularly excellent ending.)
Cluegirl (cluegirl on LJ): "Can't Take the Sky" (Snape/Harry. "One thing Dumbledore never told Harry about horcruxes, is that they are harder to destroy than to create." Harry's been cursed, but he doesn't have time to deal with that - not now, when Voldemort is still alive and well and there are still Horcruxes to destroy. A powerful and striking work of horror . . . and of love.)
Cluegirl (cluegirl on LJ): "Everybody's Fool" (Snape/Harry. "Harry Potter: Bruised veteran of too many heartbreaks; cynical, jaded drunkard; Wardwright, war hero, recluse, and part time matchmaker. Next target -- Severus Snape, who has a lot to learn about love." Wonderfully creative use of magic, perfectly paced development of the relationship between Snape and Harry, and oh-so-smoking-hot sex. NC-17.)
Cluegirl: "Blood and Fire" (Snape/Harry. " After the deaths of Dumbledore and Voldemort, Severus Snape must learn to cope with yet another Master; Harry Potter.")
Cluegirl: "Occasional Demons". (Harry/Slughorn. How many ways is this story wrong? Oh so many, including the chan element [Harry's 16]. But hypnotic nonetheless and powerfully written.)
countesszero (countesszero on IJ): "The Addiction" (Primarily Snape/Lupin, but a variety of pairings: SS/ES, SS/RL, SS/SB, RL/NT. Written for the RetroFest, this story is only canon compliant with SS, CoS, and most of POA. The prompt also serves as a summary: "When Harry, Hermione, Ron stun Severus in the Shrieking Shack, they don't know there is a Sleeping Beauty Spell on the bed already. It interacts and Snape wakes up a woman. Remus who already is attracted to Snape finds this even more intriguing and begins to woo Snape" - and I'm going to ignore my reluctance to warn in recs, because...."Incest, Heterosexual sex, (Child) Abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Non consensual sex, Sex with dubious consent, Gender switch, Attempted suicide, Character death (no main character)" Some of those warnings are my favorite things to read about in fanfic and some are my least favorite, but the (mostly dark) story as a whole was entirely engrossing and I'm very glad I read it)
Cybele: If You Are Prepared (Snape/Harry.) (A snape/Harry classic, written between Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix. Quite wonderful and yet quite sad. This is a story with a death warning.)
Dacro (dacro on LJ/IJ): "Act Five: Deconstruction of an Architect" (Snape, Harry, Albus. "A reporter once asked of me, `Sir. If the most notable moments of your life were to be documented for the stage, how many acts would there be, and what would they be called?' I was of a mind to ignore him, and yet an answer came to my lips-much to my surprise. "Four acts-in no certain order: Death of a Father, Death of a Servant, The Bridge, and The Arrival of the Boy." There is also this movement, a fifth and final act that I neglected to share with him. It has no title as of yet." Part of the Snarry Games on IJ, yet not - strictly speaking - a Snape/Harry story, this tale is, nevertheless, a wonderfully written examination of a possible Snape and Harry, born into a Victorian world. x-recced in gen)
Dacro (dacro on LJ/IJ): "She Who Knows the Orphan" (Snape/Harry. AU. "After using accidental magic to turn Pharaoh's would-be assassin to stone, an orphan suddenly finds himself with new rooms, new clothes and a new title: Palace Magician. When told he must choose a personal servant for himself, he selects someone who doesn't seem long for the world – a former priest and healer accused of murder." Just the sort of AU I most love, with a well researched setting, perfectly recognizable characters, and an original and well executed plot.)
debchan: What He Wants (Snape/Harry. Post-OotP) REC LINK
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): Blind, Deaf, and Dumb (Young!Snape/Filch)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ/DW): "The Conjugal State" (Argus Filch/Severus Snape "In which Albus Dumbledore makes an error, Severus Snape is certainly not married, and Argus Filch is the happiest man in the world. " Perfectly paced and perfect characterization. As ever, Delphi can do no wrong.)
Delphi (atdelphi on IJ/LJ): "The Courtship of Benjamin Jink" (Snape/Slughorn. "Horace Slughorn discovers that moving on does not always entail moving forward." A wonderful post-DH story, set in North America, with a particularly in-character Slughorn. )
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ/IJ): "Finding Viktor Krum" (Albus Severus Potter/Viktor Krum. "A man walks into a pub..." Or, how the universe played a joke on Albus Severus Potter and how he learned to go along with it." Utterly believable characterizations, wonderful details, and Albus' roommate, Scorpius Malfoy, is fantastic.)
Delphi (atdelphi on IJ/LJ): "Goat Song" (Snape/Aberforth. "A tragedy in five scenes." Yes, that's the summary the author gave, but to me, this is no tragedy. Snape is wonderfully drawn in this story, and Aberforth - yes, that Aberforth - is amazing. Gruff and caring and no-nonsense.) REC LINK
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "The Fisher King" (Percy Weasley/Alastor Moody. "In which quests and grails are overrated, and virtues are not. " Percy's pov, and it's absolutely spot on, voice-wise. A strong and sexy and ultimately hopeful story.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ) "Friends and Wine" (Snape/Slughorn. "Professors Snape and Slughorn acquaint themselves anew," the summary says, but this story is so much more. Set during HBP, here's a Snape who still seems to feel just a bit...young and insecure around his former head of House. And as for Slughorn: what does he want from his very distracted colleague?)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "Just the Words" (Shacklebolt/Moody. Set after the events of GoF. A strangely wonderful pairing.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "The Stolen Child" (Snape/Dumbledore. "Albus Dumbledore is not quite human...." Unearthly and beautiful...and whether there should be a warning or not, well...you'll have to decide for yourselves.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): Stolen Moments (Snape/Dumbledore)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "The Turning of the Tide". (Shacklebolt/Moody. Set when Kingsley has just finished his Auror training and Mad-Eye is still whole. A wonderful story, with three dimensional characters you can believe in from the start.)
Delphi: Yule. (Snape/Hagrid. One bitterly cold Christmas night and two lonely men.)
DementorDelta (dementordelta on IJ/LJ): "Between the Lines" (Snape/Harry. "Harry discovers a secret in his Potions text and a friend in the Half-Blood Prince.." Teenage Harry and teenage Snape, but surprisingly, it's not a time turner story. Extremely well-written and very creative and totally engaging. Young!Snape, in particular, is perfect.)
DementorDelta: Over Tea (McGonagall, Snape [suggestion of Snape/Harry] cross-posted in gen and slash)
Dementordelta (dementordelta on LJ): "The World As It Is" (Snape/Harry. Years after the war, Harry is running a flower shop, and Snape, blinded in the final battle, is looking for potions ingredients to see if he can find a cure. A tiny suspension of disbelief helps at one point, but the characterization is lovely, and the sex is wonderful.)
DementorDelta: The Dreaming Spires. (Snape/Harry)
DementorDelta and DragonLight: Harry Potter and the Ill-Tempered Potions Master. (Harry/Snape . . . and with more than a nod to the Wizard of Oz/Wicked.)
Dido (trickofthedark on LJ/IJ): "Fruiting Bodies" (Firenze/Trelawney, Hooch/Slughorn, Krum/assorted. "Love is in the air. Also spores." A lovely, funny story accompanied by original and altogether charming art. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Dien Alcyone: "By This And This Only" (Snape/Kingsley. "Kingsley Shacklebolt wasn't at the Hogwarts Express to wish Harry a happy summer with the rest of the Order. Why?" Kingsley is long-suffering - in more ways than one. *g*)
Dolores Crane: "Crucius" (Snape/Harry. "Harry hates being a schoolboy and Snape hates being a teacher; what else do they have in common, and how can they escape?" Beautifully written and it still reads as perfectly true, even after canon should have made that) impossible
Dolores Crane: "In Loco Parentis" (Hermione-centric, Hermione/Harry, Snape/Harry, Hestia/Tonks, Others. "Hermione is back at school after a summer in the Muggle world, and everything is changing. But getting closer to Harry doesn't get her any closer to the war - until she's unexpectedly enrolled in the Order of the Phoenix, and meets Hestia Jones, the founder of Mud Pride." Utterly fantastic Hermione pov, and an excellent looooong story about love and family and politics and all the prejudices, large and small, that inhabit our world(s). Spoiler/Content/Warning(skip)Underage sex, and an abortion. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Donna Immaculata: Crossroads. (HP/Chronicles of Narnia. "While exploring the White Witch's house, Edmund has a strange encounter." Mild m/m)
dracofiend: "The Cure" (Harry/Snape. "After the war, Harry needs eight months in St. Mungo's and Professor Snape's cure." Light...and charming.)
dracofiend (dracofiend on IJ/LJ): "Sina Qua Non" (Snape/Harry. "He passes a hand over his face and takes a few seconds to silently, pointlessly curse the Dark Lord, himself, and the wretchedness of magic for burdening him with something so fantastic and absurd as true love for Harry Potter." A simple, post-DH tale set at Hogwarts, in which Snape still lives and there is love, unrequited...and otherwise. *g*)
Duinn-Fionn (geoviki on LJ): "Mother of Pearl" (Harry/Draco. The summary: "After Draco Malfoy turns up again a year after the war, Harry is determined to uncover the mystery behind his Order of Merlin." The relationship between Harry and Draco builds as mystery upon mystery develops in the background. Excellent characterizations, non-cliched, and just damned smart)
Duinn-Fionn (geoviki on LJ): "Let Go" (Harry/Draco. ""There was a logical explanation for what happened between Harry and Malfoy: adolescent insanity. Not their own, though-their children's. A story that brings the epilogue generation to life, in a completely realistic way...and the Harry/Draco interactions [interactions = sex] are great. Plus, extremely funny.)
Duinn-Fionn (geoviki on LJ): A Thousand Beautiful Things (Harry/Draco)
dungeons_master (dungeons_master on IJ/LJ): "The Art of Dog-Keeping" (Snape/Lupin. "They say once you feed a stray dog, it always comes back for more. Severus Snape is going to find out just how true that is." Uses the cliches of both amnesia and the Muggle world and still manages to be completely original. Plus? Baby Teddy!)
Edgewise (edgewise on LJ/IJ): "All The Ways We See" (Snape/Rabastan. "Used to the direction of his father, Rabastan receives a new assignment from the Dark Lord, in which he learns to apply his talent of looking closely at things in a new arena" Fine characterizations, if ones that we don't often see - especially where Rabastan is concerned - and set in an era that isn't written about half enough.)
Eeyore9990 (eeyore9990 on IJ/LJ): "Invaded" (Snape/Kingsley. "I know the situation is not ideal, Severus, but I would never leave you to suffer the consequences of my death by yourself. Kingsley will be your liaison with the Order, even after I am gone" Set during HBP, this is a very emotionally true story - and a very believable one)
Elanor Isolda: Protean Charm. (Harry/Snape. "While spending a summer alone at Grimmauld Place, training for a war over which he has no control, Harry begins to question whom he can really trust.")
Elf (elfwreck on LJ/IJ): "By Sulfur and Salt" (Snape/Lily, Snape/Harry...but not the sort of Snape/Lily you might imagine from reading the summary: "Snape's idyllic life with Lily is disrupted when the Ministry of Magic takes an interest in them." A wonderful though often disturbing look at gender and identity issues in a post-war world.)
Ella Bane: "Under His Spell" (Snape/Harry. Written for the Snarry Olympics with a prompt of 'Labyrinth' for Team Romance. "Snape's will is gone. Harry helps restore it." An engaging, smart story that includes a very creative use of magic.)
Ellen Fremedon: The Fever of the Bone. (Snape/Lupin [Lupin/Black flashbacks]. "Five months of full moons.")
Ellen Fremedon: The Skull Beneath the Skin (Snape/Remus) and a story in the same timeline - Benediction, which can be read independently. (Snape/Remus)
Ellen Fremedon: Within the Pale. (Snape/Harry. To survive the Dark Lord's attack, Harry must renounce what he loves-- and it isn't Snape.. A sequel to Returns of the Day, in which Hogwarts "is under seige, and Harry is skulking in the dungeons." And yes, "Returns of the Day" should really be read before "Within the Pale.")
Emma Grant (emmagrant01 on LJ): "Weakness" (Snape/Draco, Draco/OC. "Set during DH. Snape decides Draco needs private lessons in occlumency, and it turns out that Draco has much to hide." A smart story that feels like a missing piece of canon. Draco is entirely convincing here, and Snape is a real grown-up.) REC LINK
Empathic Siren (empathic_siren on LJ): "For Things Not at Hand" (Snape/Harry. Post-war, and recovering is taking more energy than anyone might have imagined. Good characterizations and strong emotional depths, within an interesting non-linear narrative.)
Eodrakken (pauraque on LJ): "The little death". (Cedric/Viktor. The perfect story for this pairing. Yearning and Heat and Bittersweetness. Excellent.)
Fabula Rasa: Rat's Alley (Snape/Black)
Fearless Diva: Tissue of Silver. (Harry/Draco. "A love story concerning possessed furniture, black silk pyjamas, courtroom drama, premonitions of doom, assassination attempts, Death Eater yoga, absinthe, bare feet and a sensible werewolf." Also? A sequel! Other Alleys.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ):"At The End Of The Revival We Begin" (Snape/Draco. "Severus asks to be allowed to care for Draco after the Dark Lord's punishment." Excellent characterizations - including a wonderful portrayal of Eileen Snape - and a deftly handled plot, post-HBP)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "Gladly Beyond Any Experience" (Snape/Harry, mention of past Snape/Draco and Harry/Ginny. "Sixteen years after the war ends, Snape is found." Wonderfully drawn characterizations in a richly-populated world - and an original variation on the pensieve idea. )
Femme (femmequixotic: "Infinite Shadow of the Soul" (Snape/Draco. Time travel, foreign climes, the Mad Monk...and two men with a chance for a life. Meticulous attention to historical detail, with a very original plot. Smart and intricately woven. )
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ/IJ): "Kiss A Boy In London Town (And Other Intimate Misadventures of A Society Whore)" (Harry/Draco. "There's only one cardinal sin for a whore." The war is over and the wizarding world is up to its neck in heroes, but the prospects of the remaining members of the Malfoy family are not so rosy. And yet, well...it wouldn't be fair to say that Draco actually hates his current profession, especially not when it brings Harry Potter to his doorstep. Smart and witty and hot.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ/IJ/DW): "The Migratory Habits of Seekers & Other Birds of Prey" (Harry/Viktor. "One choice, one mad, desperate choice and everything I loved was gone. I'd known it would be the moment I said yes." A smart and insightful story about a wholly believable relationship. Wonderful details and background information...a truly three-dimensional universe.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "Reveillon.". (Draco/Snape. A year or so after HBP, and...Snape wakes. Wonderful characterizations - even the secondary characters - and absolutely believable relationships amongst all the principals)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ), with art by Puppet (mpuppet): "Water Shadows"
(Snape/Draco. Post-HBP, in hiding, and Draco really wants a bath. Excellent characterizations)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ/IJ): "Sing A Mad Rebellion" (Snape/Harry, other secondary pairings, including both het and slash. "The State Security Forces come not in the middle of a dark night as one might expect, but on a bright, sunshiny Sunday morning just after the sausages are set on the kitchen table." Future!fic, dystopian, and absolutely brilliant. If you're a Le Carre fan, it's like the best of Le Carre; if you're a Ludlum fan, it's like the best of Ludlum. Either way, it's excellent. Warning though for deaths, although no primary pairing deaths.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "The Years That Walk Between" (Snape/Draco, Draco Harry. "Draco finds his way after the war. Excellently written and voiced. Canon compliant for Deathly Hallows and so, full of spoilers. Author warning for death.)
Ferry (luciferry on LJ) as translated into English by Acid and Sinick: "Ridiculous" (Snape/Karkaroff. "What's got Karkaroff all worried?" Ron muttered. "And since when have he and Snape been on first-name terms?" said Harry slowly. A wonderful look at the relationship between Snape and Karkaroff as it changes - and does not change - over many years. I can only speak to the translation, but this is a powerful story. The original Russian version - with illustrations - can be found here.)
FitofPique (fitofpique on IJ/LJ): "Made-Up Lullaby #43" (Snape/Harry. "People who say they sleep like a baby don't usually have one." Charming and funny, with the most adorable plot device ever. A baby!fic for people who don't particularly like baby!fic.)
Flora Hart (florahart on LJ/IJ): "Fresh Start" (Alastor Moody/Viktor Krum. "All Alastor needs is more eyes and ears on the continent, but if he gets something more in the bargain, he supposes he'll take it." A wonderful story that works amazingly well with canon. Excellent characterizations all the way through.)
Flora (florahart on LJ): "Jigsaw Pieces" (Snape/Flitwick. "During a very difficult week, Filius finds himself considering a puzzle." Past and present meet in this very clever story about a surprisingly great relationship.)
Fluffyllama: "Carrion". (Snape/Karkaroff. At Spinner's End, a bird brings a message to Severus Snape. Wonderful narrative structure and characterizations.)
Fox: Credulity and Conviction, followed by Best Man (Harry/Snape)
GatewayGirl: Blood Magic (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco, Snape, Lupin. Technically Gen, but elements of Slash and Het. Long) REC LINK
Gingertart (gingertart50 on IJ/LJ): "Being Snape" (Snape/Harry. "When Harry Polyjuices into Snape, he finds out more about the Potions master than he ever dreamed." A very recognizable Harry and very grown-up Snape. Engaging and insightful and extremely hot.)
Gingertart (gingertart50 on LJ): "Echoes" (Snape/Harry. "Everyone has been given perfume for Christmas, odd things happen as a result and Harry finds himself juggling match-making children, senile household appliances and two very fraught relationships." A charming, canon-compliant, post-DH tale, even with a not at all dead Snape)
Gingertart (gingertart50 on LJ/IJ): "The Fourth Deathly Hallow" (Snape/Harry, Draco, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson...so obviously a crossover. "From the private journal of John. H. Watson MD; not intended for publication. Being an account of the strange case of the Fourth Deathly Hallow; in which Dr John H. Watson and Mr Sherlock Holmes save a life, discover the true secret of Professor Moriarty, unravel a time loop or two, encounter a femme fatale, imbibe potions, break into and out of a wizarding mansion, hide in a male brothel, go shopping, track down a magical artefact, almost attend a ritual sacrifice, fail to be Obliviated and totally ignore the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692, all in the company of a lank-haired, irascible but secretly besotted schoolmaster, a bemused aristocrat and an increasingly perceptive and enamoured young hero." A wonderful blend of the two universes, with excellent characterizations all 'round and a near seamless plot. Cross-recced in Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes)
Gingertart: "Getting Familiar" (Snape/Harry. "Snape has watched over Potter for so long that nothing from poisonous snakes and assassins to amorous doppelgangers can stop him. Eventually he's going to figure out why." A Post-War tale, and one - unsurprisingly - in which Snape survives. Would it be giving too much a way to say he survives in his previously-unknown Animagus form? And that it's a perfect Animagus form for Snape? This is clever and well-written...and very sweet.)
Gingertart (gingertart50 onLJ/IJ): "Out of the Shadows Came a Rose" (Hermione/Ron, Hermione/Severus/Lucius in various combinations, Harry/Ginny. "Molly interferes, Ron is a twit but gets over it, Lucius is reformed (well, a bit), Draco grows up, Ginny is a good friend (apart from recommending the shoes), Harry is a hero and Hermione has fun and spends a lot of time in a library. Snape, meanwhile, considers that he is getting his usual shit deal from fate, although to be fair, he never expected to find a family of his own. " Does the author's summary include mpreg? Because if it doesn't, it should. *g* A very smart, very touching, very long story.)
girl_tarte: "In places where nobody was meant to see" (Snape/Lupin. A wonderfully written, richly detailed story set many years in the future, when swollen joints and fading memories are the realities of life and when bedrooms are more often shared with portraits of the dead than with each other. Not a romance...but most certainly love.)
Go Seaward: "Nine and Sixty Ways. (Snape/Draco. For anyone who's ever asked "What happened next?" Creative and smart.)
GMTH: Dreams Go On. (Remus/Sirius)
GMTH: "Lurker in the Gaps" (Snape/Harry. "It looked nothing like the Mirror of Erised." Chilling.)
GMTH: Mirror, Mirror. (Harry/Voldemort...but the pairing isn't the point of this [dark] story. Wonderful structure.)
Greenspine (greenspine on LJ): "Little Girl Red" (Luna/Luna. If Albert Einstein and Angela Carter had a daughter, and that daughter wrote femslash, this is the story she would write. Shivery...in a good way and in a scary way.)
Halrloprillalar: Misanthropy, Lycanthropy, And The Pursuit Of Knowledge (Snape/Lupin)
Helen: Third Time's the Charm (Snape/Lupin)
Helene: Beyond the Veil (Remus/Sirius. Post-OotP)
Hikaru (hikaru on LJ): "We Were All Basically Alone" (Snape-centric, with some Snape/Regulus subtext. "A trip through the memories of one Severus Snape." A [believably grim] life. A powerful and strong story. Cross-recced with gen)
Holly (hollycomb on LJ): "Maelstrom" (Harry/Teddy. "During a family vacation, tensions between Harry and Teddy come to a head." Nobody in this story is entirely innocent and nobody - despite the infidelity that's at the heart of this tale - is fully a villain: they're just people. Not always likable, but always real and three dimensional and honest.)
Icarus: Cursed Artefacts For Sale (Snape/Harry)
I Got Tired of Waiting (igtow on LJ/IJ): Hiding Under the Ninth Earth. (Snape/Harry. This isn't actually so much a single story as it is a series of short stories and longer works which make up a unified whole. Start with Tying-up Loose Beginnings, then move on to A Bit of All Right, Epithalamium, and the just-completed All Through the Night. This is a rich universe, populated with many characters, both old and new...but the focus always remains on Snape and Harry.)
I Got Tired Of Waiting (igtow on LJ/IJ): "Connecting the Dotty" (Snape/Harry. "A gentle tale of growing old together." More than just "growing old": this story deals very specifically with some of the problems associated with aging, especially memory issues. Very realistic...sometimes sad and sometimes funny and always a tale of love.)
Isis: Letters With Lockhart (Snape/Lockhart)
Isis: Mischief and Madness (Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione, Snape/McGonagall, etc. Think "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
Isis: Players. (Millicent/Luna. "Misfits have at least that much in common.")
Isolde: Pragmatic Magics. (Snape/Hagrid. After the war, Snape approaches the question of companionship in his usual practical way.)
Iulia Linnea (iulia_linnea on LJ): "Snape's Will" (Harry/"Unnamed" Male Character. "After the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry discovers that Snape has made him a beneficiary of his will; it takes him a while to accept the Potions master's true gift to him." A lovely and often touching post-DH tale, using the prompt of "transfigured.")
Jabez: The List. (Snape/Lupin. Life during wartime.)
Jadzia (jadzialove on LJ): "Of Cabbages and Kings" (Snape/Harry. "Harry was supposed to enjoy life after the war. Instead, he can barely stay awake for it. Running out of hope, he finds help from the most unusual sources, and in a wholly unexpected place.")
jane d (ihatefastcars on LJ): "sea change". (Ron/Draco. Smart and funny - a perfect combination. Set at Grimmauld Place, this is a long, plotty, post-HBP story about a Ron and a Draco who are both learning to look past the surface...and who are still complete *boys*. Excellent.)
Janus (janus on LJ): "Washed Clean" (Rodolphus Lestrange/Rabastan Lestrange "The Lestrange brothers are freed from prison and taken to Malfoy Manor, where they begin to come to themselves in the bath." Unaccustomed as I am to rec anything that even hints at incest, I couldn't pass this up. Smart and painful and raw and so, so smart. )
Jay Tryfanstone (tryfanstone on LJ): "Black Story" (Harry/Snape. In a post-Voldemort world that has forgotten so much of the past, Snape comes back to Hogwarts.)
Jay Tryfanstone: Fly-fishing for Beginners. (Harry/Snape. "Books, few owls and very little magic." It's years after the war, and as expected, Harry Potter is . . . running a bookstore? Smart and funny.)
Jay Tryfanstone (tryfanstone on LJ): "Nettle Soup and Gooseberries" (Snape/Harry. Severus Snape has left the Wizarding world. Harry Potter is his Muggle Liaison Officer. The Muggle world knows about wizards. Very well written and charming.)
Jay Tryfanstone: On Wednesday. (Harry/Snape. Nominally slash, but just as easily read as gen.)
Jay Tryfanstone (tryfanstone on LJ): "The Puppet Master" (Harry/Snape/Voldemort. "Moments after the last battle, a man clings to his own soul." Brilliantly written, with an amazing narrative p.o.v.)
Jedi Rita (jedirita on LJ): "Methods of Suicide" (Snape/Lupin. For reasons which will become apparent early on in this story, Snape can no longer do magic and even being around magic is...well, you'll see. Remus, however, isn't about to let him give up all hope. Well written and heartbreaking at times - but never hopeless. Just the thing for h/c fans.)
Jintian; Get There Faster. (Harry/Ron. It's the summer after OotP, and Harry's learning . . . all sorts of things.)
Jintian: The Persons We Were. (Snape/Lupin, Lupin/Black. Post-OotP.)
Josan: Severus and The Crup (Snape/Harry)
Josan (josanpq on LJ): "Not a Grain of Good Sense". (Snape/Twins. Post-war, and Snape's back at Spinner's End. But Fred and George have a need for some of Snape's particular talents. What might he need in return?)
Josan: A Gift Of Light (Snape/OMC)
Juliatheyounger: Sunrises. (Harry/Snape. It's the end of the summer after the defeat of Voldemort. Hermione is studying at university, Ron has a job at the Ministry, and Harry is going back to Hogwarts . . . alone.)
Juxian Tang: Howdy (Snape/Lupin)
Juxian Tang: Forbidden Thoughts (Snape/Lupin)
Kabeyk (kabeyk on LJ): "Remus Lupin's Unofficial List of Things". (Sirius/Remus. Neither too-cute puppies, nor too-bitter adults, the young Remus and Sirius in this story are portrayed in very original ways and are instantly recognizable. Sirius is arrogant and insecure and charming (but only a little charming), and Remus is strong and weak and maybe a little in denial. Very well done.)
Kabeyk: "The Way We Live Now" (Remus/Severus/Draco. For reasons that will become apparent, Draco is kidnapped by the Order and taken to be held prisoner by "the two biggest freaks in Wizarding Society." More hot than Hawaii...and wonderfully nasty characterizations. Note: for a number of reasons, the community on which this story is archived is now locked and unavailable to under 18's)
kai: Contemporary Magical Innovations by H. Granger (Snape/Harry)
Kai: Give and It Shall Be Given Unto You. (Pre-war, war, and post-war. Harry/Severus, Harry/Voldemort, Harry/Draco, Harry/Lucius, Harry/Severus/Lucius - although some pairings are just implied.)
kai: Wabi-Sabi (Snape/Harry)
kai and Josan: A Matter of Trust - Part 1: First Things First (Snape/Kingsley Shacklebolt)
Kalena: Back in Black. (Snape/Black. Sirius is back from beyond the Veil . . . and he's not alone. Mpreg, but don't let that stop you from reading this! Long. Delicious.)
Kalena (imkalena on LJ): "Fiat Lux" (Snape/Black. What could their lives have been, if only they had made other choices long ago? A half-warning for 'death,' but only to the extent that all the action takes place after death has taken place. Wonderful.)
Kalena (imkalena on LJ): "Home Improvements" (Snape/Lupin. As the summary says: "Remus Lupin wants to restore 12 Grimmauld Place to its original beauty. Severus Snape agrees to help him - for a price." This is long and plotty and...okay, I have to admit I have a weakness for semi-sentient houses in this fandom. Also, did I mention the hotness factor? Because...yes!)
Kass (kassrachel on LJ): Clay (Harry/Snape. "In which the fight against You-Know-Who continues. And there is mysticism. And eventually shagging.")
Kest: Three Days (Remus/Sirius)
klynie (klynie1 on LJ): "A Devil Haunts Thee" (Severus/Remus, Remus/Harry, Severus/Remus/Harry, Severus/Harry. "While battling the Ministry of Magic, Remus Lupin confronts his inner demons as well." A wonderfully intriguing post-war story. Excellent shifting power dynamics and perfectly paced, plus very hot!)
klynie (klynie1 on IJ): "Love, Pregnancy, and Camel Riding" (Snape/Harry. "48-year-old Harry Potter is the victim of an accidental immaculate conception." A magical bonding story, long and smart and satisfying. If you're looking for pretty boys having sex, well, honestly, I don't know what you're doing reading Snape fic in the first place, but this is middle aged and awkward sex at it's finest...and hottest.)
kribu (kribu on LJ): "Coming Home" (Snape/Harry/Hermione. "The battles are over and the healing can begin." Very enjoyable and very engaging. The author does a fine job of making this triangular relationship amongst relatively inexperienced adults believable. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Lalejandra: The Twilight Before. (Gen, but cross-recced in slash for a brief Blaise/Draco moment. Hogwarts can sense when everything is about to change; so can the students in each of the Houses.)
Leni Jess (leni_jess on LJ): "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" (Harry/Snape. "The war is over and won. Harry and Snape are both wounded...[but] Harry's Healer gives him a job: trusting a potential Dark Lord where few others would." A wonderful story about hope, about consequences, and about having the freedom to choose who we are going to be,)
Leni Jess: "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Snape/Harry. Post-HBP. "Snape comes into human contact rarely now he's with Voldemort, and appreciates all he gets; from Harry he gets more than he expects.")
lesyeuxverts (lesyeuxverts on IJ): "Reasons to Live" (Snape, Harry. "A hundred reasons to live, a hundred ways to live - this one is enough for Harry." A post-war riff on the letters-in-a-diary concept, but the ending...well, you'll just have to read this for yourself.)
Lexin: A Life More Ordinary (Snape/Harry. Mpreg)
Lilith Morgana: "Botanic Garden" (Snape/Draco. Post-HBP, but that's jusr where it ends. Wonderfully written)
Lilith Morgana: "Hypothesis" (Snape/Dumbledore. "Five things Albus Dumbledore knows about Severus." Need and violence and comfort and despair...and a love that isn't enough.)
LinW (nestinghedwig on LJ/IJ): "His Mother's Eyes" (AU "When Arabella Figg defies Albus Dumbledore, Severus takes his chance at redemption." Conceived of as a Snape/Harry story, from my perspective, I think this is almost more of a Snape/OMC fic at this point, but it's most strongly a Snape-centric gen story and a wonderful one at that. Good use of OC's and both Filius Flitwick and Lucius Malfoy have good supporting roles.)
Lipstick (maelipstick on LJ): "We should have loved more and feared less" (Snape/Lupin. Post-school and pre-canon. Believable and funny, with wonderfully awkward sex and only the slightest hint of begrudging romance.)
lomonaaeren (lomonaaeren on LJ): "Kestrel" (Snape/Harry. "When his son James is wounded, Harry goes to Severus Snape for help. Snape, of course, has a price. Harry pays it-and Snape finds himself paying his own price in worry, doubt, awe, and something very much like love." Treads close to the realm of crackfic, but doesn't quite go over the edge. I'm particularly fond of the wonderfully petty and suspicious Snape in this story)
Lookfar (lookfar on LJ/IJ): "A Fish May Marry a Bird" (Snape/Firenze. "Snape discovers an unrecognized area of erotic interest." A smart and in character story that transcends the potentially anxiety-inducing 'bestiality' label. Includes lovely art from fanlay)
lotrwariorgodss (lotrwariorgodss on LJ): "This Moratorium on Life" (Theoretical Snape/Lily, potential Snape/Harry. Harry seems to be suffering from a curse, and Hermione asks Snape to help. A rich, complex, and emotionally satisfying look at the nature of reality and dreams in a post-DH world [although not all of DH, given the story's living Snape].)
Louise Lux: Salt Water Tides (Snape/Lupin)
LoupGarou (loupgarou1750 on LJ/IJ): "Death and the Open Mind" (Snape/Harry. "Harry's having nightmares, blurting out rude things, causing trauma, generally behaving badly, and thinks he may be going mad." Post-DH and Snape is...dead? Entirely engaging from beginning to end, with canonically perfect, sharp dialogue. Dark-ish at times and humorous at times...and ultimately hopeful.)
loupgarou1750 (loupgarou1750 on LJ/IJ): "Sadness of Eros" (Harry/Snape, Harry/Ginny. The summary for this story is "The open palm of desire wants everything", but the alternate summary is "Harry cheats"...and man, does he ever - both with strangers and, of course, with Snape. Raw and gritty and occasionally ugly and hot and tender...and always real.)
Luthien: The Rain Keeps Falling (Snape/Harry)
Luthien: Disarmed (and its sequel The Key to the Kingdom (Snape/Harry)
Mad Maudlin (mad_maudlin on LJ): "The Pizzeria (a Sordid Tale of Destiny, Evil, and Garlic)" (Ron/Draco. Funny (hysterically so, in parts) and sweet and insightful. An odd pairing for me to rec, but a wonderful, light Ron/Draco.)
Maeglin Yedi: "One Night at the Ministry". (Harry/Draco. An absolutely hysterical bawdy, drunken sex farce. Just gets better as it goes along.)
Maeglin Yedi: Penance is the Play. (Harry/Snape. Post-OotP, "Harry wants revenge. Harry has a plan. But is Harry Slytherin enough to avoid his own trap?" Magic and manipulation.)
Maeglin Yedi (maeglinyedi on LJ): "The Semblance of Peace" (Harry/Voldemort, Harry/Tom Riddle, Harry/Snape/Voldemort. Wonderful novella- length story, set in a post-war world that has seen the end of Voldemort...or perhaps kit has not. The 'warnings' include "manipulation, mind-fucking, dubious consent" but I consider those - along with the story's dark humor - part of what makes it so good.
Maggie (magnetic_pole on LJ/IJ): "A Toast to Lord Voldemort" (Minerva McGonagall/Augusta Longbottom, and Neville's p.o.v. "Neville joins an unexpected celebration." An insightful - and often funny - look at the rather backward wizarding world.)
Mahaliem: "OMG! Not Another MPREG!" (HP/SS, with a bit of HG/RW and HP/DM. Humor. Good characterizations and...it's humor!)
Mandy (geneticallydead on LJ): "Mobius" (Snape/Harry - many years post-HBP and...I'm going to have to leave all other notes and warnings out of this, for fear of lessening the impact of this story; if you're nervous, go look at the reader comments. Wonderful, creative, and very smart use of the magical world.)
Mandy (geneticallydead on LJ): "Yearning" (by the author of "Möbius" - an excellent Snape/Harry story. It's mostly canon-compliant [apart from the DH epilogue], which means it begins with the "death warning" already in place as we see from the summary: "Harry buries Snape at Godric's Hollow. As he was in life, so he would be in death. Alone. But not forgotten." And then, well...you'll just have to read the story and see, won't you?)
Marks (marksykins on LJ): In Camera. (Snape/Harry, Harry/Sirius, Snape/Harry/Sirius. A historical perspective on the private life of Harry James Potter, Boy-Who-Lived, Defeater of Voldemort, Wizard-Muggle Chancellor, b. 1980 - d. 2090.)
Marks (marksykins on LJ): "Noticed Him Fading" (Harry/Draco...and how much am I not a H/D gal? But this is a wonderfully petty and bitchy and miserable Draco, who fled to France after leaving Hogwarts at the request of his mother and who hates it...just like he hates everything. And then an owl, scruffy and not terribly distinctive, shows up with a message. Clever and engaging.)
McKay (scribbulus_ink on LJ): Beauty and the Beast: A Fractured Fairy Tale. (Snape/Lupin. After the war, Snape's fancy turns to Remus...but what would it take for Remus to care for him in return? Perhaps a potion might do the trick!)
McKay (scribbulus_ink on LJ): "Love (Actually) Is All Around". (Remus/Severus. Long and sweet and touching, with some light and funny nods to the film Love, Actually.)
McKay (scribbulus_ink on LJ): The Way of the World (Snape/Lupin)
McKay (scribbulus_ink on IJ): "We Are Family... and Homicide Isn't an Option" (Snape/Lupin. "Remus is the owner of a successful drag club whose long-term partner, Severus, is also the star diva of the club. Their lives are peaceful and happy until Remus' son, Ted, comes home to make a request: play it straight for his potential in-laws." As can be seen in the author's summary, this story is a riff on The Bird Cage/La Cage Aux Folles...and, slightly surprisingly, it really works! The last thing in the world I usually want to read are stories where Snape is in drag, but it's absolutely fitting here - and the relationship between him and Remus is lovely.)
McKay (scribbulus_ink on LJ): Wicked Game (Snape/Lupin)
Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): "A Hiding To Nothing" (Snape/Harry. Post-war, and Snape is sentenced to be Harry's indentured servant. Long and well-paced and excellent storytelling, with a believable romance.)
Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): Coming Home. (Harry/Snape. Harry returns to Hogwarts after ten years in the States. Sekrit Reader Note: you just think things are progressing too quickly.)
Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): Courtship Rituals (Snape/Harry. A lovely 'Snape courts Harry' story . . . with some wonderful additions to the traditions of the wizarding world.)
Meri (meri_oddities on LJ/IJ): "Escaping The Paradox" (Snape/Harry. "After Harry is thrown back in time to 1971, he has several choices to make." A very cleverly conceived and well executed accidental time travel story, and one with a very believable developing relationship between Harry and Severus. Very much an example of the butterfly effect in action, for what great changes can come of a relatively small cause.)
Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): "Jerusalem" (Harry/Snape. H/C. "Harry helps Severus with a problem and realizes a few things along the way.")
Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): Sanguis-Vinculum (Snape/Harry)
Mia Ugly (mia_ugly on LJ): "Blood (but also roses)" (Snape/Harry. "At the end of [the story], two wizards made out in a garden. This is what happened next." A sequel to "Rapture" [see below for the link] and achingly lovely.)
Mia Ugly: Every Time You Leave. (Snape/Harry. Harry always comes to Snape when it's time to say goodbye. Always.)
Mia Ugly: Hush. (Snape/Harry. It's been 7 days, 6 hours, and 34 minutes - and Snape wonders if he should have seen it coming...)
Mia Ugly (mia_ugly on LJ): "Night Watch" (Snape/Harry. The war is over, and things have not ended well for the forces of Light, especially for Harry, whose strangely close connection to Voldemort is both his salvation and his curse. A wonderful story, both painful and hopeful.)
Mia Ugly (mia_ugly on LJ/IJ): "Rapture" (Snape/Harry "Snape sees the man, for the first time, on his twenty-fifth birthday" An amazingly true Harry, with his persistence no matter the obstacles in his path and his stubborness and his good heart...and a Snape (both young and old) who's so perfectly Snape in his fear and anger and hope that he must be real...somewhere. Read this!)
Mia Ugly: Worse Things. (Snape/Lupin. "Snape loved out of the corner of his eyes.")
midnitemaraud_r: "The Perils of 'Doing Porridge' (and other perversions of the penal code)" (Stan/Lucius, Stan/Various. Stan Shunpike's in Azkaban, and as the summary says "Prison changes a man." Smart and original...and disturbing.)
midnitemaraud_r (midnitemaraud_r on LJ/IJ): " Rise from the Ashes" (Teddy/Cedric, Cedric/Roger Davies, references to Cedric/Cho. "Muggles have an old saying: Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.' Teddy never quite grasped the meaning, until he made a wish of his own." Canon compliant...except for where it's not. Wonderfully original means of time traveling and an extremely smart - and often very touching - story.)
Mindabbles (mindabbles on LJ): "The News Today (Morning Edition)" (Molly Weasley/Arthur Weasley, Minerva McGonagall/Arabella Figg, Augusta Longbottom/Alastor Moody "Tell it as you see it. Expose the bastards for what they are and if everyone, on every side, hates you, you are probably doing a fine job" Funny and tender and political and chilling, all at once. An excellent look at the wizarding world at the moment of Voldemort's rise. Cross-recced in het and slash.)
Minx: For Services Rendered (Snape/Harry)
Minxie (the_minx_17 on IJ): "When Fate Steps In" (Snape/Harry. "Sometimes the best wishes are the ones that sneak up on you." What at first appears to be a traditional SF story about a character - Snape - who finds himself in an alternate universe, turns out to be something else entirely. Very cleverly done )
Miriam Heddy: "What Dire Offense" (Snape/Harry. "In which Harry learns how to teach and discovers, along the way, that it's not the size of the desk nor the length of the robe that defines the measure of the man. Post-War")
Miss Morland (miss_morland on LJ): "Men of War" (Rufus Scrimgeour/Alastor Moody "There was always the light coming from the small window, the taste of Firewhisky in the morning, and Moody's gruff smile as he opened the door to let him in." Wonderfully structured with perfectly real emotions throughout.)
Moony: Barmherzig (Remus Lupin/Kurt Wagner [aka, Nightcrawler]. X-Men Movieverse crossover) Deleted Journal, dead link. If anybody has an alternate link, please let me know)
The Moste Potente: "A Map of the Human Heart". (Snape/Draco, Snape/Regulus. After HBP, Potter's not the only one who wants to find the missing locket. Chilling - yet at the same time, touching.)
Musigneus: Not All Roads Lead Home. (Lupin/Snape. Lupin is looking for Snape.)
Nahimana (emerald_dragon8 on LJ): "The Visitor" (Snape/Harry, Harry/Ginny. "When Potter visits, it is never for long." Spoiler/Content/Warning(skip)Character death. Portrait fic. A sometimes sweet, sometimes sad story about so many things that "might have been.")
nehalenia (nehalenia on LJ): "Possession" (Snape/Lupin. A wonderful, perfectly paced, clever story, which takes place in an Alternate Reality to the events of DH, but one which is utterly believable. Includes many author warnings - hurt/comfort, implied rape, implied torture, character death (not main pairing), violence, bestiality, chan (16-18) - and yet, startlingly, none of it seems gratuitous. Plus, as a bonus, all non-ship characters are treated fairly.)
Nimori (nimori on LJ): "Fall Into Charybdis" (Harry/Snape. Harry has been hit by a curse which requires the assistance of a blood relative to be cured. What a pity he has no magical relatives still living. That he knows about. Excellent banter and dirty wrongness. Do click on the warnings, if you feel you must.)
Novembersnow: "Homecoming" (Harry/Draco. "Harry thinks spending two weeks as a guest lecturer at Hogwarts will offer the perfect chance to get away from his troubles. Then he meets his assigned faculty guide: Potions Master Draco Malfoy." Smart and original with some excellent Scorpius and Albus Severus interaction.)
Nym: Shattered (Snape/Harry. Currently going through a revision, but the text file is available on the author's site: see link.)
ntamara: La Langue de Botched Potions. (Snape/Argus Filch)
Odogoddess (odogoddess on LJ): "Idle Calculations" (Snape/Firenze...and before you run away, this is not crack, but an utterly real story about what a relationship between Man and Centaur might be like - and what might bring it into being. Excellent characterizations.)
Odo Goddess: "Well in Hand." (Snape/Harry. Snape's been going through a long dry spell, sexually speaking, and...well.)
opaquevision: "What Remains, Else All That Matters" (Snape/Harry. As the summary says: "An unexpected reunion some years after the war, and many wounds -- old and new -- still need healing." Dubious consent and angst and darkness and some sadness...and more than a glimmer of hope. Well written with all-too-believable characterizations.)
ou_topos: "The Shrivelfig Bandit & Other Stories. (Snape/Draco, Snape/MysteryWoman. Draco uses his time at Spinner's End wisely. Sexy and clever, with a touch of poignancy.)
Penumbra: Necessary Surrogates - the first story in a series that includes Three Days of Warfare, Distractions in Abeyance, and Of Equilibrium. (Harry/Snape. A wonderful look at attraction, desire, and need.)
Penumbra (pen_and_umbra on LJ): Round Bottom, Twelve Inches. (Snape/Harry. Sort of. An homage, of sorts, to P.G. Wodehouse. "It had always been the white ankle (and other bits) of an Englishwoman that had stirred Severus Snape's loins. That is, until he made a wrong turn and walked into Gaylord's House of Glugs and Slugs." Clever and funny.)
Perfica (perfica on LJ and IJ): "On a Clear Day" (Snape/Harry. "It's not really the end of the world, more like a pause between breaths." An...apocalyptic relationship.)
Perfica (perfica on LJ and IJ): The Care of Infants. (Snape/Harry. A curse from Voldemort regresses Harry to infancy. Snape must protect him while the Order tries to find a way to reverse the spell.)
persepolis130 (persepolis130 on LJ): "Reconciling Lily's Eyes" (Snape/Harry, Harry/Ginny. "Had Harry known bonding with his former professor would lead him to three different countries, a hastily-planned wedding and his pants around his ankles in Snape's sitting room, he wouldn't have quit his day job. Or... maybe he would've..." Novel length and wonderful, with a Snape who's about as unfluffy as you could imagine, without being actively evil - and a Harry who's not precisely as stable as he thinks he is. Make sure you read the Epilogue too.)
Perverse Idyll (perverse_idyll on LJ/IJ): "When the Rose and the Fire Are One" (Snape/Harry. "Harry's haunted by guilt. Snape's warded by roses. Each must free the other in order to free himself." A novella-length story of guilt and pain and sin and redemption and a relationship that's more than a little fucked up..and love. Raw and angsty and smart and wonderfully written. You may very well cry - but you won't be left without hope.)
pigwidgeon37 (pigwidgeon37 on LJ): "Sentimental Education" (Snape/Hermione/Lucius. "Ten years after the war, Ron Weasley dies in a Quidditch accident. Or so it seems. His wife Hermione, a high-ranking Law Enforcer, investigates her husband's death with the help of Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy. Professional cooperation leads to emotional entanglement." Get past the lurking suspicion that Hermione would sooner kill Lucius Malfoy than look at him (*g*), and you have a story about a rather unconventional threesome that's both engaging and emotionally satisfying. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Pir8fancier (pir8fancier on LJ): "Lush Life". (Draco/Harry. More than twenty years have passed since Draco and Harry were involved, and they're both different men - in Draco's case, almost literally. However, sometimes a past is too important to forget. Edges the borders of too-suave characterization, but smart and sexy and ultimately touching.)
Pir8fancier: "Snape: The Home Fries Nazi" (Snape/Harry. "When Voldemort dies, all the Death Eaters lose their magic. Snape decamps to the United States and works as a fry cook in a diner. Harry searches him out to ask for advice." Who would buy this premise? Certainly not me. And yet, it works perfectly. Great characterizations and a believable, engaging plot. Thumbs up.)
Pir8fancier: "Stillife" (Snape/Harry. "Snape is killed by Voldemort. But not really. " A cleverly written and very smart story, so well done that a moment of infidelity - something that usually is my anti-kink - seemed perfectly placed.)
Pir8fancier (pir8fancier on LJ): "This Boy's Life" (Snape/Harry. The war has ended, and Snape is exhausted. A richly detailed story about bargains, pasts, and futures. Wonderful characterizations. Cleverly written.)
Predatrix: "The Love Song of Bastard and Idiot" (Snape/Harry. "Pomfrey thinks she's detected usage of a Potion that suppresses the libido. A reverse-aphrodisiac love-story.") REC LINK
Predatrix: Photo Perfect (Snape/Gilderoy Lockhart)
Purplefluffycat (purplefluffycat on LJ, etc): "Clouds of White" (Filius Flitwick/Peter Pettigrew "He would never have looked at the boy, at first. That was the truth by Merlin, and Filius reminded himself of that fact for many years after the event had passed. He was not a bad man, after all. Indeed, quite the opposite; didn't everyone always say that he was cheery and good natured and would go out of his way to help someone in trouble? . . . Well, yes. And that was quite possibly how the whole thing had started." Sweet and sad and emotionally truthful.)
PurpleFluffyCat (purplefluffycat on LJ/IJ): "Surveillance" (Severus/Horace, Severus/Albus. "Albus Dumbledore had long given up seeking what he could not have; or so he thought, before his youngest and sourest teacher appeared to him in a very different light. A life-threatening accident turns to a life-changing discovery - but for whom?" Perfectly-imperfect bodies, slowly developing relationships, and excellent characterizations)
Purplefluffycat (purplefluffycat on LJ): "A Million Sharpened Pieces" (Snape/Lucius. Despite the pairing, the focus in this story is on young Severus Snape, just on the cusp of manhood. And it is a story about how moments of decision come quite unexpectedly and how those decisions - once made - cannot always be taken back. An excellent, if rather heart-wrenching tale.)
Rachel W: More Than Fantasy (Snape/Hermione/Remus. "Remus Lupin tells, in his own words, how things came to be between himself, Severus, and Hermione.")
RaeWhit (joanwilder on LJ/IJ): "Down the Rabbit Hole" (Snape/Harry. "For Harry and Snape, the war might be over, but the battle isn't" A wonderful - though not always upbeat - look at the ebb and flow of Harry and Snape's very private relationship in a post-war world, wrapped up (quite literally) in a castle which is sentient and very, very alien. Plus...Binns!)
Rae Whit (joanwilder on LJ/IJ): "Strong at the Broken Places" (Snape/Harry. "After the war, both Snape and Harry have the chance to start over again.more than once. The choice is whether to go it alone or with each other." Many decades of reading stories with a "misunderstanding" as a plot point made me wary of the whole species, but I'm so glad I read this one, because it's a tender, smart, tender and hopeful story.)
RaeWhit (joanwilder on LJ): "Unstrung Heroes" (Snape/Harry. A very gentle, but still in character post-war tale, based thematically on Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince.")
Rami: Missing. (Harry/Draco. Barely more than a drabble, and yet...)
Ravenna C. Tan (ravenna_c_tan on LJ): "The Rematch" (Snape/Draco. With more than a passing nod to Fight Club, this is a postwar story featuring a very powerful and dangerous Snape, but one who has - and always has had - a vulnerability where Draco is concerned.)
Razzberry: "Happiness Is Where You Find It" (Snape/Remus. Set during the summer of OotP, two men start to find out what they want, just when their world seems most to conspire against them. Takes HBP backstory into account. Long, plotty, and smart.)
Regan V (regan_v on LJ/IJ): "A Lesson in Wandlore" (Snape/Ollivander. "Ollivander teaches Snape a few things about wands." An excellent portrait of Snape as a young DE, poor and proud and still able to learn - and an Ollivander with more than one lesson to teach.)
Regan V (regan_v on LJ/IJ): "Property Rites" (Snape/Harry. "Not all of Snape's ancestors were as pleasant and cheerful as he is. Harry learns to appreciate this fact" Wonderfully clever look at the customs and traditions of the wizarding world, especially where ghosts are concerned...and a truly believable relationship between Harry and Snape)
Resonant: The Familiar (Snape/Harry)
Resonant: Bed and Board (Ron/Hermione/Harry)
Rex Luscus: "Contrapasso" (Snape/Harry. Written for the Snarry Olympics with the prompt for Team Angst. Creative, clever, and disturbing on many levels. Wonderful work.)
Rex Luscus: "Fair Weather Friend" (Snape/Karkaroff. "Igor Karkaroff was Snape's first teacher in the arts of realpolitik, not to mention his first real lover. Twenty years later, the tables are somewhat turned." Fantastic Snape p.o.v.)
Rex Luscus (rexluscus on LJ): "Night-Blind" (Snape/Lupin. "Lupin has put Snape in a very awkward position. Snape returns the favour." Post-HBP, this is a Snape who's very on the edge. I don't ordinarily add warnings, but let's just say you should know that this is very much not a light romance. Very well written and suspenseful.)
Rex Luscus: "The Weight of History" (Snape/Salazar Slytherin. "A young Severus Snape takes a peek inside a mysterious room guarding one of the Dark Lord's secrets." Creepy and wonderful.)
Rhys (devil_lude on LJ): "Bride of the Living Dead Potions Master" (Snape/Lupin. "Lupin brings Snape back from the dead. Sort of." Okay, this story is sick and wrong and yet? Sort of romantic! I'm going to break tradition and include a warning...um...for semi-necrophilia. *g* Hey, don't look at me like that!)
richardgloucester (dickgloucester on LJ): "A Taxing Affair" (Snape/Hermione/Lucius. "The Prime Minister needs money. It strikes him that he knows where there may be some to be found. Severus and Hermione join forces to thwart him and to protect Lucius Malfoy, who has the most to lose." Clever and charming from start to finish. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Rickey_a (rickey_a on LJ/DW): "Getting There" (Harry/Draco. "An attack on Malfoy Manor ends up being not what it first seemed, as Auror Harry Potter finds out. Hermione Granger-Weasley finds herself appointed as Draco's Healer, designated to work with him, the survivor of a suicide attempt. Taking his first steps down the road of self-healing, Draco discovers that life is worth living, and there's probably room for someone else to share his path." Post-DH, sans epilogue. Believable and emotionally affecting)
Rilla (rillathegrape on LJ): "Fleeting Moments". (Remus/Lily/Severus...set during their school days. Lily is particularly wonderful - simultaneously aggressive and sensitive, and a perfect 'match' for these two young men.)
Rinsbane (rinsbane on LJ): "All the Substance of His House" (Snape/Harry. Ten years after the war, Harry finally decides it's time to live in his family's house in Godric's Hollow, but when he gets there, he finds the house is already occupied. Excellent characterizations and a very clever and engaging tale.)
Rinsbane (rinsbane on LJ): "As Beeswax in Summer" (Harry/Snape. "Wartime fic. There is something in the dungeons of Hogwarts, down in the old Potions classroom and beyond, that radiates up and makes the inhabitants of the castle - students and refugees - fall back and let the underground be. In that silence, Harry finds stillness and starlight.")
Rinsbane (rinsbane on LJ): "The Invitation" (Snape/Harry. Many years post-HBP, but perfect if you're in the mood for lighthearted and sweet. "One day nine years after the end of the war, Harry Potter knocked on Severus’ door. Severus reluctantly let him in.")
Rose (pitchblackrose on LJ): "A Night Creature" (Youngish!Snape/Charlie [note: Charlie is 16 in this story] In which two outsiders find themselves not so very alone...at least for a time.)
Rosy (rossana on LJ): " Amor Tussisque Non Celantur" (Snape/Lupin. One of the rare non-magical AU's, that really feels like canon. In this, Snape is a reference librarian and Lupin...well, you'll see.)
Rowan Grayjoy (r_grayjoy on LJ): "Changing Seasons" (Snape/Harry. {Two years after the events of HBP, Harry goes in search of Snape. What he ultimately finds is, of course, not at all what he expects." Just the right levels of ambiguity.)
Rowan Grayjoy (r_grayjoy on LJ, etc): "A Small Touch of Luck" (Severus Snape/Filius Flitwick "After the war, Severus finds himself dealing with excessively apologetic former colleagues, struggling through a difficult recovery from his injuries, and holed up inside Hogwarts in order to avoid the Ministry. Strangely, Filius is somehow making it almost enjoyable." Flitwick - this Flitwick - is just what Severus Snape needs. Strong characterizations and a smart tale)
Rowan Grayjoy (r_grayjoy on IJ/LJ): "To Keep Calendars in the Absence of Time" (Snape/Lupin. "Severus finds that there can be many reasons to keep track of the days, even in a place where time has no meaning." Post-DH, and yes...canon compliant, but that doesn't get in the way of this very smart story about two men who still have discoveries to make about their lives, even after those lives have come to an end. Creative and original storytelling.)
Rowen (rowen_r on LJ): "Of All Sad Words Of Tongue Or Pen" (Snape...or Snape/Lupin, depending on how you look at it. "A tale of spilled drinks, broken bottles, and missed opportunities, in which Snape and Dumbledore share a bathroom encounter (but not in a sexy way), and it is conclusively proved that any problem at all can be solved by a nice cup of tea. " A smart and often touching story. Post-DH.)
Rufus: "A Season in Aberdaron" (Snape/Lupin. "Severus Snape and Remus Lupin (and others) meet up on the way to heaven" Well...it's somewhere in the afterlife, anyway. :) Clever and quite touching at times.)
Sam Starbuck (aka, copperbadge): A Lifetime of Calamities Followed By Dangerous Illness (the Laws of Heaven and Earth Remix). (Harry/Draco. "Reliving the measles was never so much fun." A remix of Blythely's "A Lifetime of Calamities Followed by Dangerous Illnesses")
Sam Starbuck (aka, copperbadge): Stealing Harry (Remus/Sirius. AU. Cross-recced in gen)
Sam Starbuck (copperbadge / sam-storyteller on LJ): "Three Galleons" (cross-recced in het. Snape/Hermione/Remus. "After the war, Hermione has settled into a quiet if unorthodox life with Severus -- until a small problem in the form of a refugee spy calls for an even more unorthodox solution." Angsty and funny and touching in turns...and altogether lovely.)
Sansa (sansa1970 on IJ): "Draco, the Magic Dragon" (Harry/Draco. "Come to the fair! Draco's granting wishes, Harry's investigating a mystery, and Luna's giving away pants. Crystal balls and kissing, dirty talk and candy floss - and that's just the beginning." The premise seems far-fetched [yes, even given the fact that this is the HP-verse], but the execution is excellent.)
sarkysue (sarkysue on LJ): "Revealed, Gently" (Snape/Harry. "Snape isn’t dead, he’s back at Hogwarts and in need of an assistant. Coincidently, Harry is hanging around Hogwarts, reluctant to move on with his life. Cue sniping and snarking, tears and laughter and, possibly, love." "Revealed, Gently" is a lovely "Return to Hogwarts" story, with a relationship that develops in a relatively believable manner. Note: the link takes you to the last chapter, so click on the "Chapter One" link to read.)
Setissma: "Coffee and Cigarettes (Remote Lost Objects remix)". (Remus/Sirius. "Remus Lupin doesn't like tea anymore." A remix of Victoria P's "Coffee and Cigarettes".)
Sandy Justine: If You're Breathing (Harry/Neville)
Sansa (sansa1970 on LJ): "Splinter" (Snape/Harry. A wonderful, anything-but-fluffy story that starts in medias res and forces the reader to figure out what's happening. When the story ends, questions remain...yet for all that, the story is rich and smart and satisfying. Politics, Magic, Sex, More Sex...what more do you want?)
Scheming Reader (schemingreader">: "Carthage" (Snape/Lupin. Snape is sick of being alone, but he knows better than to think that what he needs is company...and then Remus Lupin suddenly appears, needing Snape's help. A very touching story.)
scheming Reader (schemingreader on LJ): "The Heart's Obligations" (Snape/Lupin. An utterly brilliant AU, set in a 19th century Eastern European shtetl, in which Snape and Lupin are yeshiva students. The story would work wonderfully as original fiction, and yet at the same time the HP universe resonates strongly in each scene, which is quite a feat. I can't recommend this story highly enough.)
Scheming Reader (schemingreader on LJ): "Train Songs". (Snape/Harry. " After the war is over, Harry and Severus meet on the train from Paris to Istanbul. Since neither has anywhere to go, should they go together? " - although, actually, the two men are on the train for very different reasons. Wonderful magical elements, but the development of Snape and Harry's relationship is even better.)
Seeker: Potio. (Gilderoy Lockhart/Snape)
Senjy (the_senjou on LJ): "Of Sophists and Their Asses" (Snape/Lupin. Years have passed since the end of the war, and for all those years Remus has been trying to befriend Severus, but Severus will have none of it. Then Remus inherits something from an previously unknown relative, and he needs Severus' advice. Smartly written and good characterizations, with more than a few moments of humour.)
Shelley (argosy on LJ): "Thirteen Months" (Snape/Lupin. The summary: "The Wizarding World has forgiven Snape, but Snape hasn’t forgiven the Wizarding World. And gardening." A lovely story. It made me laugh and it made me cry - although not necessarily in that order.)
Shiradine: Artemisia Absinthium. (Post-war. Cross-recced in gen and slash, because there's just a whisper of Snape/Harry)
Shrift: Confrontation in Greenhouse Two (Draco/Neville)
SilentAuror (silentauror on LJ): "Brave New World" (Harry/Draco. After the war, in the Order's headquarter's in Grimmauld Place, "Harry sorts through a maze of war records and quickly begins to see that not everything is as it should be." Extremely good - and believable - characterizations, plus an intriguing mystery to be solved.)
Sinick and ac1d6urn: "Red Right Hand" (Snape/Harry. "In a world where winning the war was only half the battle, will Harry Potter's crazy heroics be enough to save an outcast?" Either the narrative was slightly convoluted at the start or I was sleep-deprived when I began reading this, but regardless, after almost no time at all, this story morphed into a wonderfully long, wonderfully engaging post-war tale about politics and punishment, madness and magic... and love.)
Sinope: Anything Quite So Unreal. (Lupin/Snape, Lupin/Other. "Two rather lonely men, one monthly excuse for conversation, and several fresh artichokes.")
Siren (empathic_siren on LJ): "Learning To Swim" (Harry/Sirius/Snape. "Remus Lupin couldn't stop Harry Potter from going through the veil, but fifteen years later, Harry's still needed. Severus Snape brings Harry back, and recovers more than he ever imagined." Strange and wonderful.)
Slytherincess (slytherincess on LJ): "Under the Cold, Wan Moon" (Draco/Harry...but just technically. This story is no romance, but rather a wonderfully conceived and executed look at the last days of the war against Voldemort from the p.o.v. of a perfectly-canon Draco Malfoy. Note: there is a character death warning on this story, and it should definitely be heeded.)
Snapelike (snapelike on IJ): "Minotauros" (Rabastan Lestrange/Gregory Goyle. "Being sentenced to life in Azkaban should be punishment enough for almost any crime. But as it is, prison power games make sure any sentence is topped with a little extra that makes things even more unbearable. There is only one way to get though: fight and win, or lose and despair. Azkaban is not for the weak, Gregory Goyle already knows that when he finds Rabastan Lestrange abused and violated by his fellow prisoners." One of the rarest of rare pairings, wonderfully conceived and executed.)
Snegurochka (snegurochka_lee on LJ): "Black Chords (the Firework of Madness Remix)" (Snape/Black, background James/Sirius and Snape/Lily. "Those who can't have the one they love should settle for the next best thing: the one they hate." Angry and powerful and so, so believable.)
Snegurochka (snegurochka_lee on LJ): "The Blue Door" (Lupin/Snape, Lupin/Bill. "There is no situation, no opportunity, no sudden, aching desire that a werewolf can't control. Any man who says otherwise is just a man looking for an excuse." Powerful and original and...there's not a bit of sugar-coating in this story.)
Snegurochka (snegurochka_lee on LJ): "A Method of Annulment" (Snape/Lupin. Set in their school days, this is a story about pensieves and memory and doubting what you see. Excellent characterizations, especially Remus, who's about as far away from secretly harboring a grand passion for Snape as one can be.)
Snegurochka (snegurochka_lee on LJ): "Traitors and Allies" (Snape/Lupin. Non-linear narrative. Political. Mind-fuckery. Excellent.)
Snowballjane: Trying. (Snape/Lupin)
Sociofemme: What She Hears (Hermione/Millicent Bulstrode. "There's something going on with Hermione and Millicent. And Harry's acting awfully strangely, to boot." Note: only canon compliant through OotP)
soda_and_capes (soda_and_capes on LJ): "Interludes and Peppermint" (Snape/Lupin. "In their fifth year, Remus and Severus are both left at Hogwarts over the holidays. They discover that they have a few things in common." PG. A simple Marauders' Era story, with a Snape and a Lupin who are still young enough that some shared hot chocolate might very well change their future)
Sparrowhawk: Caged (Snape/Harry. Voldemort...sort of)
Stacy (sahiya on LJ): "You're Aging Well" (Remus/Severus, mentions of past Remus/Sirius. "Remus realizes he would like very much to be happy again, and wants to take Severus with him.")
Starcrossed (starcrossedkavla on LJ/IJ): "Anachronism" (Snape/Harry. "Upon waking up, Severus finds himself not recovering from Nagini's bite, but healing after a long-term mysterious illness. Not only must he uncover the mystery of the cause of his affliction, but also deal with his lover, who is the very last person he wanted to ever see again: Harry Potter." You should know going in that this is 96,000 words...and all of them are worth reading. A wonderful mystery and a complete bastard of a Snape - or maybe not a complete bastard.)
Summerborn: "What He Wants" (Snape/Lockhart. "What Gilderoy Lockhart wants, Gilderoy Lockhart gets, and what he wants now is a certain Potions master." Funny and sweet and a little bit evil, all at the same time. *g*)
Sushi (wikdsushi on LJ): "Time and Again" (Snape, Harry, Ginny, Albus Severus. You'll just have to read this really excellent post-DH story to see if there are pairings! Note: I'm cross-reccing in all three categories)
Switchknife: And Tell Me Who Is Victor (Go to "Pairings," then click on Snape/Harry)
Switchknife: The Visitor (Snape/Hagrid. Go to pairings, then click on Snape/Other)
Tboy: Weeping Willow (Snape/Voldemort, Snape/Willow. Brrr.)
Teka Lynn: Clipped Wings. (Post-War. Snape/Harry. Dudley)
Teka Lynn: The Measure of a Man. (Percy/Mr. Crouch. BDSM.)
Telanu: The Tea Series, including "A Most Disquieting Tea," "Almost, At Times, The Fool," "Like A Glass," "Corresponding," "A Wizard Song," and "Possession" (Young!Harry/Snape)
ThreeSidedOrchid (synn on IJ/LJ): "Thrice Turned" (Snape/Harry. "Severus has always been bad at making decisions, when left to his own devices." This takes DH canon into account completely, but...with a twist. Think genderswitch. Think bodyswitch. Think secret-keeping.)
The Treacle Tart: Enigmas, Conundrums, and Other Mysteries. (Lupin/Snape. Snape isn't easy, and Lupin knows this.)
The Treacle Tart (thetreacletart on LJ): "New Beginnings and Old Tree Houses" (Remus/Ron. Okay...confession time. I love Ron as a character, but I rarely see his appeal in stories focusing on relationships. This Ron, though - now an adult - has grown into himself, and it's easy to see the appeal he'd have for someone like Remus...especially when werewolf children are brought into the equation.)
The Treacle Tart: The Odd Couple (Draco/Ron. Ron is a famous war hero, while the Malfoy name is tarnished almost beyond repair. Draco, however, has a fiendishly clever plan.)
The Treacle Tart: Still Life. (Snape/Lupin.)
The Treacle Tart: "Tidings of Little Comfort and Questionable Joy". (Snape/Lupin have to share their first Christmas with...Harry and Draco? Sweet and loving.)
torch: Pale Green (Harry/Snape)
torch: Expressions of Teenage Sexuality at Hogwarts: Five Case Studies (Various. MWPP era)
Tradescant: Fidelius and its companion story Secret Keeper (Snape/Harry)
V (vissy on LJ): "The Next Great Adventure" (Dumbledore/Phineas Nigellus. Wonderful characterizations, both as canonical men and as...well, portraits. BTW...Portrait!Sex, in case you were wondering *g* )
Vain (vain on LJ/IJ): "To Stay the Shadow" (Snape/Harry. "Once upon a time Severus Snape fell in love. And then everything went wrong." Vain was working on "angst" for this entry into the snarry_games and man, does she achieve it. A wonderful narrative structure and incredibly believable characterizations. Not, however, happy-happy-joy-joy)
Venivincere: "Peer Review" (Snape/Harry. "Harry teaches Snape a lesson." Part epistolary romance, part epistolary warfare. )
Venivincere (venivincere on LJ): "Twelve Days" (Snape/Harry. A clever, non-fluffy, postwar romance with believable characters - both canon and original. Funny and sexy.)
Victoria P (aka, musesfool): The Most Gorgeously Stupid Thing (Lily/James/Sirius/Remus. James and Sirius share everything.)
Victoria P: When It Alteration Finds (Remus-centric. MWPP era - Various.) (*)
Violet Quill "The Fluid Form of Sonnets" (Bill/Tonks, Remus/Tonks, Remus/Bill, Bill/Remus/Tonks. People transform. Relationships transform. Somehow, it all works out in the end. Cross-recced in slash and het.)
Vissy (vissy on LJ/IJ): "No Need For the Niceties" (Filch/Snape. Filch bandages Snape's leg while First Year Harry watches, and...wow, there's such a sense of history between Filch and Snape. Wonderful Filch voice, rich in detail, and...hot.)
Vissy (vissy on LJ/IJ): "The Sword of Slytherin" (Snape/Slughorn. "Dumbledore needs Snape to make a sword, and he has...maybe a year." Excellent portrayals of both Slughorn and Snape - in character and sympathetic, both of them.
Vulgarweed: Black Is The Colour (Snape/Nazgul. Crossover with LotR) REC LINK
The WeyrdChic (weyrdchic on LJ): "The Good Must Associate" (Slughorn-centric. Mostly gen, but with a Slughorn/Dumbledore undercurrent. "While waiting for him to wake up, you remember." Really excellent - and in character - look at Slughorn's easy/uneasy relationship with his colleague Dumbledore, from the days when Dumbledore's "beard was still russet and only fell halfway down his chest" until now.)
Xylodemon (xylodemon on LJ): "Office Space" (Ron/Draco. The war has ended, and Ron's had to find a job...but what do you do when you have no NEWTS? Work for the Ministry, of course. Excellent characterizations and archly amusing.)
Yahtzee: Inhabited by Winter (Remus/Sirius "Remus wishes to be anywhere else; he wishes to be home, wherever that is. Number 12 Grimmauld Place isn't it. It could be, if he were free to choose. But he is not.")
Your Cruise Director: In the Land of Magic. (Snape/Remus. There were rumors about the reclusive potion-makers who lived on the outskirts of Glastonbury.)
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HEROES
kangeiko: "Real Life" (After the world finds out about Them...from Clare's p.o.v. The matter-of-fact tone hides the scariness.)
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HIGHLANDER
Amand-r: Heat Goes to Cold (Methos-centric gen)
hafital: "three days of rain," composed of jazz, thunder, and bridge. (Duncan/Methos)
kai: Degrees of Separation (Methos/Kronos)
Kat Allison: Last Set Before Closing (Gen. Duncan, Joe.)
Sandra McDonald: When Immortals Gather (Humor. Total Meta, and best for anyone who's been to an actor con)
Sylvia Volk (sylviavolk2000 on LJ): "The Good Student" (Duncan, Methos, OCs. Gen. "They say [...] that for every teacher, there is one perfect student." A dozen years old, as of this recommendation, but not dated in any way. The voices ring true, and the flashbacks work as well as they did in the very best episodes of the series. More stories by this author can be found here)
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HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Blackbird Song (blackbird_song on LJ): "Holiday" (Arthur really wants a holiday. So do several other entities on the Heart of Gold. Arthur, Ford, and Trillian go on holiday, while Zaphod and Marvin...well, that would be telling. A very sweet tale.)
Darwin's Ape: Attachments. (Marvin/Trillian. Yes, I said Marvin/Trillian)
jmtorres: Last Man Standing. (Ford comes up with the answer to a quiz in a magazine, and the answer is Arthur.)
MMWD (makesmewannadie on LJ): "In This Galaxy, Nothing Can Be Said To Be Certain" ( A perfect little Hitchhiker's moment - Guide digressions and all - with just a whisper of Arthur/Ford.)
MMWD (makesmewannadie on LJ): That Tongue Thing. (Ford/Arthur. Or is that Ford/Not Arthur?)
Rheanna: The Galactic Miscellany. (Arthur and Ford . . . and footnotes!)
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HOUSE
Basingstoke. Game, Set,. (Gen...House and Cuddy come to an agreement. Pre-series.)
Branwyn (cesario on LJ): no less a devil for that. ("A girl and her principles". Listed by the author as House/Cameron, but the story actually reads more like Cameron-centric gen. Excellent characterizations. Stalking theme.)
Cori Lannam: Surcease. (House/Wilson. ' House can get through the day without the pills, but how does he get through the night?")
Dira Sudis: Last Rites. (Gen. Cameron, Chase, House. "House has some bad news for Chase, and a surprise for Cameron.")
fourteencandles (fourteencandles on LJ): "The Body Found" (House/Wilson. As the summary says, "Wilson goes missing." An occasionally overwrought H/C piece - although perhaps understandably, given the aftermath of Wilson's disappearance - but smart and engaging.)
ironcladotter: All the Effects of Intoxication. (House/Wilson. "This only happens when they're drunk.")
Ironcladotter: Leave This Harbor For the Sea. (House/Wilson. "House was never the kind of friend who'd help you move, even when he'd had two good legs, not to mention two good arms perfectly capable of lifting boxes.")
Isagel: A Differential Diagnosis for Green Silk. (House/Wilson. Wilson's women never used to bother him. He'd mock him for them, certainly, but it was done in passing, a few comments here and there, a running joke between friends. This time, he's been going straight for the jugular, over and over again.)
Isagel: Side Effects. (House/Wilson. It was only the second time House actually fucked him, but Wilson was rapidly gaining a new understanding of addiction. A crash course, but when had Greg ever taught anything else?)
Kass (kassrachel on LJ): "Knot" (House/Wilson/Cuddy. Cuddy has a request.)
Kass: Tipping Point. (House/Wilson. It was just an ordinary Thursday.)
Laura Smith: Slide. (House/Cameron. "... one could argue I'm just acquiescing because I've no choice.")
Laura Smith: Something For the Pain. (House/Wilson. They've got a relationship that's most easily described as complex and most commonly called impossible to understand. But he understands Greg and Greg understands him and, somewhere in the middle, it all seems to work. Except it's not working any more.)
Milkshake Butterfly: Defensive Strategies. (House/Wilson. Wilson needs a sign; House is happy to oblige.)
Milkshake Butterfly: Trivial Pursuits. (Wilson/House. "Because relationships are all about asking those important questions.")
Miriam Heddy: Name that Tune. (Gregory House/James Wilson. Because really? Yes.)
Mistress Mab: Litmus. (House/Cameron. Or possibly Cameron/Cane. Post "Role Model")
shalott: Maryland. (House/Wilson. James gets an offer, but it's possible that Greg has a better offer to make.)
shalott: Pathogenesis and Intervention. (House/Wilson - wrapped around a case story)
Syal: Blow the Candles Out. (House/Wilson. It's Wilson's birthday, his wife has spent forty-five dollars on a cake, and guess who's coming to dinner.)
Violet (violet_quill): Pain and Magic. (Crossover with House. House and Snape. Mostly gen. House is asked to see a new patient, but the case seems too boring for him until he hears the patient thinks he's a wizard.)
Wintertime: The History of the World. (House/Wilson; references to m/f. "You can't dance around someone for years without stepping on their toes a few times")
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INVISIBLE MAN
Lydia: Control. (Fawkes/Hobbes. Bittersweet.)
Tiriel: Fish and Game. (Fawkes/Hobbes. Ah, if only this had been in one of the episodes!)
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IRON MAN
Atra (atrata on LJ): "People Who Know My Sins" (Tony/Pepper. "Dancing is not in her job description, but neither is mopping up blood at 4 in the morning. She does it anyway." Pepper's reactions are so perfectly drawn, the reader might as well be her. )
Eb (_eb on LJ): "The Man Makes the Suit" (Tony/Pepper. "Tony faces a new crisis while dealing with his old demons." Great voices and an engaging plot that works perfectly with the canon-true characterizations.)
M (see this page. samdonne on LJ): "The Kids Aren't All Right" by Christine Everhart (Gen, with a variety of undercurrents. A wonderfully conceived and executed biographical piece in the style of a Vanity Fair article. Highly recommended!)
thelma_lou (thelma_lou on LJ): "Reconciliation" (Tony/Pepper. "This is not the end-of-the-line scenario she’d always envisioned. This is not a drunken mistake or desperation or declining years or no one else left to fight." Oh, Pepper's so smart and insightful about Tony, but somehow she still ends up saying yes.)
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JAMES BOND - CASINO ROYALE!VERSE
astolat (astolat on LJ): "Queen of Spades" (Bond/M...Casino Royale, Bond may be able to read women perfectly, but M knows Bond. Perfect voices.)
Lonelywalker: "Gifts" ("Usually Bond and M save the world. But sometimes, just sometimes, they go shopping." Starts as holiday fluff, but ends as something more. Very believable.)
Musegaarid (musegaarid on LJ): "Falling Without a Parachute" (Crossover with Good Omens. Bond/Crowley. In the summer of 1955, Bond is on a train to Zurich when, by chance, he shares a table in the dining car with a dark-haired man wearing sunglasses. Excellent voices and a perfect blending of the two universes.)
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JEEVES & WOOSTER
Sky Blue Reverie (skyblue-reverie on LJ): "Yes, Sir, Jeeves" (Jeeves/Wooster, of course...but in an utterly believable way. Perfect Wodehouse voice.)
Zulu (queenzulu on LJ): "Jeeves and the Female of the Species" ("Old acquaintances arrive in London, and Bertie is once again in the soup." Great fun, in this tale for which Sappho apparently served as a Muse. Excellent voices.)
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KINGDOM
The Hoyden (thehoyden on LJ): "To Put It Right" (Peter/Becket (OC) "Peter changes a will, and everything else changes along with it." Perfectly voiced and perfectly observed - and how very lovely for Peter.)
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KYOU KARA MAOU
Inglorious DMK (kameko_fic on LJ): "And Everything In Between" (Gwendal/Yuuri...mostly. "It's the closest Gwendal's ever been to falling in love, and it's ruining the careful order of his life. It all used to be so easy." Un-schmoopy, with a strong Gwendal voice.)
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LABYRINTH
Scattered Logic: The Enticement. (Sarah/Jareth. "In exchange for returning to the Labyrinth, Sarah is offered what she desires most . . . ")
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LIFE ON MARS
Loz (lozenger8 on LJ): "As Humans, We Crave Disappointment" (Sam/Gene. "For the longest time, all Sam has wanted is to go home. When he takes the opportunity to return to 2007, he discovers that home wasn't where he thought it was." What isn't said between the two men is as important as what is said.)
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LIITTLE WOMEN SERIES (Louisa May Alcott)
Essie: "Comfort and Joy" "Beth and Laurie share a private moment on Christmas." (Sentimental and very sad, but beautiful, too)
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LORD OF THE RINGS
Adina: Kaleidoscope. (Legolas/Gimli)
Fabula Rasa: Lords of Misrule (Legolas/Gimli)
Vulgarweed: Black Is The Colour (Snape/Nazgul. Crossover with HP) REC LINK
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LORD PETER WIMSEY (Dorothy Sayers)
Atalan (childofatlantis on LJ): "Scarce Any Man" (Harriet celebrates her success and fights a sense of failure. Major spoilers for "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club" and minor ones for "Strong Poison". Before Harriet meets Peter...there was Phillip. Excellent voices.)
Atalan (childofatlantis on LJ): "Where All Past Years Are"("Charles is not an imaginative man." A set of musings upon forgiveness. Set at Talboys, after marriages and children and friendships have all been accomplished. A very good and thoughtful look at Inspector Charles Parker.)
Dafna Greer: The Unlikely Story of a Nobleman's Daughter. (When Mary arrives with Inspector Parker in tow, Peter wakes up.)
hangingfire (hangingfire on Journalfen): "The Bleak Midwinter" "Christmas Eve, 1939. In which Lord and Lady Peter Wimsey look to the future." (Perfect Sayers-ian atmosphere)
Ione (ionescribens on LJ): "The Conscience of the Queen" (It's after Busman's Honeymoon, and Harriet's receiving some very suspicious correspondence. Perfect Sayers voice.)
Keswindhover: Ring out, Wild Bells, to the Wild Sky. (Harriet/Peter. Harriet comes to the Radcliffe Infirmary to see an injured Lord Saint-George.)
Niamh St. George: "Wither Thou Goest". (Harriet Vane/Lord Peter Wimsey. After Busman's Honeymoon. It's their first Christmas, and the snow has fallen. Lovely.)
obstinatrix: "And The Better Man" (Gen, but with Wimsey/Bunter leanings. 'We were together since the War began. He was my servant, and the better man.' Lovely and gentle.)
Raven (loneraven on LJ): "Mercy Shall Follow Me" "Post-Busman's Honeymoon: the morning after the morning on which there was a death." (Gentle and a little sad, but with a great deal of love. Harriet's inner voice is especially good here.)
Sam Starbuck/Sam Vimes (copperbadge on LJ): Devil Took the Soldier Boy. (A Good Omens/Lord Peter Wimsey crossover. Gen. And absolutely lovely.)
Sienamystic (sienamystic on LJ): "Poor Hardworkin' Pleeshman" "Every Watson needs his Sherlock." (The start of the Wimsey & Parker partnership, with excellent voices throughout. Plus, Bunter, who - although voiceless here - is also wonderful)
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LOVE, ACTUALLY
mcee (mcee on LJ): "Both Sides Now" (Harry/Karen. "Harry is not by nature sceptical, but he's having trouble believing his luck." Given the nature of the Harry/Karen plot-line in the film, I didn't want to feel any sympathy for Harry, but this story made me. Understated and believable.)
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M*A*S*H
Amilyn (amilyn on LJ): "Five Kindnesses Charles Emerson Winchester III Performed (But Would Never Acknowledge)" "It's not truly generous and charitable unless no one knows what you did...or sometimes why." (Charles-centric. Post-war)
anotherjuxtaposition (furies on LJ): "the hours between dawn and nothing." (Post-war, from BJ's pov. Bittersweet and touching...and extremely well written.)
Lyrastar (watergal on LJ): "Strange Bedfellows" (Hawkeye/Trapper. Absolutely perfect. It could have been a lost episode...if Hawkeye/Trapper had been able to make it past the censors.)
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MASTER AND COMMANDER
shalott: Five Things that Never Happened to Aubrey & Maturin (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, and most especially part 5)
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MONK
Julie Fortune: Wearing Trudy. (Monk/Sharona . . . as seen by candlelight. Almost.)
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MOONLIGHTING
Yahtzee (yahtzee63 on LJ): "What Happens on Vega$, Stays on Vega$.". (David Addison wakes up in the Honeymoon Suite and discovers that he's married....to Miss DiPesto! As cleverly self-referential and meta as the canon source, and the further it goes, the better it gets. Seriously. Read this.)
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NARNIA CHRONICLES
Corbeaun: Memory of Heaven. (Edmund in Narnia, and the haunting of memory.)
Donna Immaculata: Crossroads. (HP/Chronicles of Narnia. "While exploring the White Witch's house, Edmund has a strange encounter." Mild m/m)
Kara (magelette on LJ): "Age of Innocence" (Lucy/Tumnus. Lucy is seventeen - no longer a child - and Tumnus is all too aware of this fact. The longing in both characters is clear and sharply etched, but the story never devolves into melodrama. Lovely work.)
K.M. Petravich (fire_and_a_rose on LJ): Between Sunset and Sunrise (Gen. Lucy. Edmund. "Once Lucy saved Edmund with a cordial, but some wounds even magic can’t touch. That doesn’t mean she’s stopped trying to help him heal, though.")
Lady Sarai (lady-sarai on LJ): "Lives by Breaking" (A lovely and honest - and not a little sad - tale of the Pevensies and the nature of loss.)
Sheldrake: Growing Up. (Susan and Lucy. Like the title says: 'growing up.')
Signe: "And Indeed There Will Be Time". (Lucy's pov in the real Narnia. A bit of Lucy/Caspian in the background, but it's not really about that. Happy tears.)
st_aurafina (st_aurafina on LJ): "Sea Legs" ("Eustace finds that sea-legs are no use on land." A perfect bridge - set outside Narnia - between books. Perfectly voiced.)
Tosca (toscas_kiss on LJ): Peter in Love. (Peter/Aslan. Love has many names.)
Vongroovy: "Too Young, Too Old". (Edmund on the Dawn Treader. A poignant tale of growing up...twice. Edmund/Caspian.)
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OZ
Ardent: Outsmarting Them (Gen. Shirley Bellinger)
Basingstoke: And the Evening and the Morning Were the Third Day (Gen. Beecher.)
Rowan F: Jailbait (Vern Schillinger/Chris Keller. Pre-Oz)
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PETER PAN
Grace (aka: kyuuketsukirui): Not Proper. (Mr. Darling/Hook. Cracktastic, yet oddly charming.)
Hereswith: By Moonlight, The Darkened Night, and All in Splinters. (A series of seven vignettes. Hook/Wendy)
lah: The Screaming of Coneys. (Hook/Peter)
Madison: Forgotten (the "End of All Things" remix). (Young!James Hook/Peter Pan. The boy called James believes he will never forget. A remix of Grace's ficlet "Forgotten")
Mosh (moshesque on LJ): "Washed Ashore" (Hook/Pan. "You finally got a taste of your own medicine, eh, Pan?" Could be considered a sequel to [the equally good and more graphic] "The Circle")
Rilla (bundledquills on IJ): The Liquid Sea. (Wendy/Hook. He always knew she would come back to Neverland.)
Spike Daft: Sharks. (Nominally gen, but more than a hint of Smee/Hook)
Syn: Happily Ever After. (Peter/Wendy)
trifles: A Hundred Years Ago. (Peter. Wendy. James Hook.)
Unovis: Hook Or Me. (As the summary says: "Mr Darling Dreams." Very true to Barrie's books. Wonderful storytelling.)
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PETSHOP OF HORRORS (Count D/Leon unless otherwise noted)
JM Torres: "Distant". (AU from early on in volume 10 of the manga. D is gone, but Grandfather lets Leon write to him. Funny and serious, all at once.)
Lady Ganesh / Phishtar (lady_ganesh on LJ): "Travel") Leon Orcot, Count D - although with an undercurrent of Leon/D. "Leon keeps searching." Leon p.o.v. throughout, but an increasingly self-aware Leon. Lovely.
Luthien: Missing
Nym: Beauty
Rex Luscus (rexluscus on LJ): http://debchan.livejournal.com/131557.html"Looking" (D/Leon. "The blessing and curse of sleeping with a gorgeous creature like D is that everyone wants to be you." Playful and sexy and far more story in this supposed PWP than you might imagine.)
Ria: "The Story of D.". (Leon/D...or it will be if Leon can ever find the Count again.)
Rose Gialle (rose_gialle on LJ): "Mercy" "Leon's had a hard day." (Horror and hopefulness, all at once - just like the manga.)
Telanu: Sadie, Sadie. (Leon/Count D. "once Leon Orcot gets an idea in his head, there's no stopping him. Especially when that idea involves Count D.")
Telanu: Unwilling Sleep (post-manga)
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PHANTOM (KAY)
isabeau: "Blood, Flesh, Bone" ( Nadir Khan would kill anyone who hurt his son, but Erik would never hurt Reza...unless he was asked. A haunting tale of actions untaken and words unsaid.)
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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Wandering Child (ashtonecks on LJ): "Demons" (Erik/Christine. Set some years after the end of POTO, under the shadows of the Commune. An engaging, plot-driven romance, with all characters treated fairly, something which tends to be a bit hard to find in this fandom.)
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Aris (aris_writing on LJ): "Bent Rule" (Norrington/Will/Elizabeth. Post-AWE. "Will and Elizabeth both want to get closer together... even if it's only metaphorically." Original and sexy, and Will's characterization is particularly well done.)
Artaxastra (artaxastra on LJ): "To Trouble the Ocean" (Jack/Elizabeth. Post-Dead Man's Chest, Will has a heart to chase, while Elizabeth has a debt to pay. Perfectly in voice, smart about gender and race and sexuality, and touching without being the least bit sentimental. NC-17)
Penknife (penknife on LJ): "Liar's Dice" (Jack/Elizabeth {Elizabeth/Will}. Post-DMC. "It's easy to descend to the underworld; it's getting out again that's the trick.")
Penknife (penknife on LJ): "Proper Pirates" (Jack/James/Elizabeth, Jack/Elizabeth. After Dead Man's Chest. "Shared enemies make strange bedfellows. Sometimes literally." NC-17)
Your Cruise Director (cruisedirector on LJ and IJ): "Winter Treasure" (Elizabeth Swann Turner, Hector Barbossa. "Bored and lonely in England, Elizabeth receives an unexpected visitor." Especially good portrayal of Barbossa, who's usually given far too little attention in PotC fic)
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (AUSTEN)
Elizabeth B (elizabethfanfic on LJ): "Season of Courtship" (Elizabeth/Darcy. Covering the canonical period between Elizabeth and Darcy's engagement and their marriage, this story is perfectly voiced, true to canon, and yet still creative and original.)
Esther: "The Life and Opinions of Gilroy Hurst, Gentleman" (Mr Hurst/Mrs Hurst, other canonical pairings. Let's be honest: who really pays attention to the Hursts in P&P? If they're noticed at all, it tends to be in a wholly negative way, yet this story - which adheres fairly closely to canon - is both engaging and makes both Hurst and his wife into quite sympathetic characters).
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PRINCESS BRIDE
Ayla Pascal (curia_regis on LJ): "Paradise" "Fezzik's idea of paradise involves counting words. Inigo's idea of paradise involves alcohol. Lots of it." (Perhaps it's time for Inigo to put down the sword? Absolutely charming)
debchan: Fearing Greenland (Inigo/Fezzik)
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RPF - MISC. (American Idol, Tim Gunn, Historical)
A.j. (aj on LJ): "This Ain't A Red Lobster (The Speed-Dating Misadventures of One Timothy Gunn)" "Tim gets back on the dating horse in a rather unique way." (yes, RPF, but...Tim Gunn is so sweet that he needs to be in this story!)
astolat (astolat on LJ): "Time Of Your Life" (David Cook/David Archuleta...and as astolat notes: 100000000% fiction. The season's over, Cook's the new Idol, and the tour is starting. That won't be the only thing starting if Archie gets his wish, but that might be easier said than done since he's never even kissed before. Funny. Perfectly voiced. Hot. And I really can't believe I'm reccing this *g*)
black_eyedgirl (black_eyedgirl on LJ): "We are half of the equation" (Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell. "It's not a political statement, or because there's finally a guy who's worth it. It's just that Ryan's a bad actor, and he'll slip eventually, and he might as well do it on his own terms." Utterly believable and entertaining)
Circadienne (circadienne on LJ): "Every Land" ("Clark was -- oh, hell, Clark was as he had always been, about Lewis." A really brilliant look at the time of the U.S.'s expansion West though the eyes of characters - Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea, in particular - who are richly layered and wonderfully human, in a way no history textbook could ever show them to be. Plus, there's Lewis/Clark - presented in an entirely non-anachronistic way. Excellent work.)
just_jes (just_jes on DW): Untitled Comment Fic (American Idol. Simon/Ryan. No more than a ficlet, really. A kid!fic response to a prompt, and surprisingly true to life...plus quite sweet)
Toft (toft_froggy on LJ): "De Amicitia" (Cicero/Atticus. "Atticus and Cicero's friendship in its early years" Cicero and Atticus were clearly meant to be, or so I thought since first reading Cicero's letters. Perfect characterizations and wonderfully written)
XiDu: "The Seventh Circle" "The Seventh Circle of Hell contains the violent against God, Nature, and Art. In the aftermath of the Pazzi Conspiracy, Lorenzo de' Medici is ready to take his place in Hell - alongside Sandro Botticelli." (Why look! More RPF, but of a much older vintage. Lorenzo de' Medici is my historical crush...and this is wonderfully true to the era.)
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SANDMAN (Neil Gaiman)
afrai: Whose Names Are Death. (cross-recced in Discworld and Sandman. Death of the Endless in the realm of DEATH. Poignant.)
Bow: Death's Avatar (the Gift that Keeps on Taking remix). (HP crossover with Sandman. Snape, Dumbledore . . . and Death. A remix of Lizbee's "Death's Avatar")
Edo no Hana (edonohana on LJ): "The Taste of Honey" (Death, Dream, and maybe more. Haunting and beautiful.)
Eleanor K: Alike in Ignorance (Dream/Hob Gadling, Dream/Desire)
Ellen Fremedon (ellen_fremedon on LJ): All Hearts, Which I By Lacking (Dream/Hob Gadling)
Liz Barr (lizbee on LJ):
The Language That God Speaks (Hermione, Snape, Librarian, Dream. Crossover with Harry Potter)
Marks (marksy on LJ): Take Your Brother to Work Day. (Daniel has just become and has always been Dream. Death knows this.)
Mary Borsellino (sharpest_rose on LJ): The boy who gave away his birthday. (Christopher Walker - a boy - and the Endless. m/m)
Pandarus: Where Angels Fear to Tread. (Desire/Dream. "It is the first time that Desire has kissed Dream; although, if truth be told (as certainly it never shall be), it is not the first time that Desire has thought about doing so.")
Tiamat's Child: Peacetimes and Pastorals. (Death and Siegfried Sassoon, Sassoon/Owen implied. In Dream's library.)
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SESAME STREET
greenspine (greenspine on LJ): "Why Sex Ed Should Stay in Schools" (Ernie/Bert. "Bert tries several times to gain the upper hand and fails." Cracktastic. It's a good thing Muppets don't have teeth.)
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SEX AND THE CITY
cheapmetaphor: The Good That Won't Come Out. (Samantha-centric. Post-series. Very moving.)
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SHAKESPEARE
Amilyn (amilyn on LJ): "Love's Labours" (Othello. "Iago and Emilia, sittin' in a tree, p-l-o-tt-i-n-g." Wonderful and smart behind-the-scenes look at this couple, from Emilia's pov. )
Assimbya (assimbya on LJ): "The Arithmetic of Memory" "While trying to comfort Hamlet after his return in Act V, Horatio reflects on moments from their relationship." (Hamlet. Bittersweet and true.)
Ellen Fremedon (ellen_fremedon on LJ): "Yule Morning, or, Malvolio's Revenge" (Twelfth Night. "Comedy tonight." A massively ambitious undertaking - Five full acts! Blank verse! Puns!- and brilliantly achieved. Near flawless use of language: sharp, insightful, and witty. Some of the characterizations don't mesh precisely with my own interpretations, but that's an entirely subjective matter, and little more than a minor quibble. If you're at all an admirer of Shakespearean comedy, you owe it to yourself to read this play.)
Katha: Bestial. (Othello. Iago/Cassio, but....)
meretricula (meretricula on LJ): "Really Awkward Adulterous Lesbian Sex Is Still Better Than No Sex At All" "In which Olivia pines (sort of), Orsino is gracious (and sometimes means it), Sebastian is conniving (in a good way) and Viola is not actually Cesario." (Twelfth Night. A number of pairings, canonical and not, with Olivia/Viola at the center...although not necessarily for true love's sake. Very good look at all four characters, especially Olivia)
Moe Machina (moemachina on LJ): "Kind Tempests" "Antonio pulls Sebastian from the rude sea's enraged and foamy mouth." (Twelfth Night. Excellent, canonically-true look at the play-before-the-play)
Nifra Idril: Waste Our Lights In Vain (Romeo and Juliet, but pre-Juliet and Mercutio-centric. m/m)
Sanj: Dedicate His Beauty. (Mercutio/Romeo . . . and others. Masterful use of Shakespearean syntax and Shakespearean genderfuckiness [hey, if Shakespeare can make up words, so can I].)
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SHERLOCK HOLMES (Holmes/Watson unless otherwise noted. Includes Laurie R. King's Beekeeper series and the BBC Sherlock series)
AJ Hall (legionseagle on dreamwidth): "Breakfast at 221B" (Sherlock-BBC. Sherlock/John. ""Anyway. Enough of my embarrassing sibling brothel stories. Tell me yours." (A Sherlock conversation, over breakfast.)" An insightful look at an asexual Sherlock. The story within the story is rather quietly sad, but the future seems very bright.)
Basingstoke (basingstoke on LJ/DW): "Intemperance" (2009 version. Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mary Watson, Irene Adler. Spoiler(skip)Sherlock Holmes, in this story, is Transgendered and Pregnant. "Intemperance," a story from the secret journals of Doctor John H. Watson, intimate friend and long-time companion of the infamous Sherlock Holmes: A most curious and instructive report of the great man's improbable fecundation, gestation, and parturition." A wonderful story, as domestic as any perfectly in-character Holmes story allows with as much patience for an unexpected yet inevitable child as one might imagine Holmes ever having.)
Basingstoke (basingstoke on LJ/DW): Rough Edges - a series, so far composed of three stories - complete in themselves - with a promise of more to come (Stories one and two are crossovers between Sherlock BBC and Black Books. Sherlock/John...vaguely. "Sherlock Holmes and Bernard Black: cousins. The rest of the family: terrifying." A cracky-yet-believable look at the extended Holmes family, as seen through the eyes of John. Clever, funny, and sometimes bordering on horrifying...as you'd expect)
beautifulside: "An Evening With Mycroft" "Post "The Empty House", a troubled Watson is visited by Mycroft Holmes." (Believable . . . and touching.)
Candle Beck (candle_beck): "Space Travel" (Sherlock-BBC. Sherlock/John. "The night the aliens came was the first time John understood the extent of his predicament. " Wonderfully written. It's hard to imagine two more perfectly/bizarrely suited people.)
cimorene: for england, home, and beauty
cj_ludd18 (paisley_pie on LJ): "Sonata Form" (Sherlock-BBC. Mycroft-centric gen. "Mycroft Holmes has always revolved his life around that of his little brother, whether he wishes to do so or not." Mycroft, who's wonderful and almost sympathetic, and Sherlock's relationship - difficult and tense and yet strangely more honest than [almost] any other either is likely to have - is perfect here. An excellent look at at a pair of quite uncommon siblings)
Fabula Rasa: A Medical Man
Gingertart (gingertart50 on LJ/IJ): "The Fourth Deathly Hallow" (Snape/Harry, Draco, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson...so obviously a crossover. "From the private journal of John. H. Watson MD; not intended for publication. Being an account of the strange case of the Fourth Deathly Hallow; in which Dr John H. Watson and Mr Sherlock Holmes save a life, discover the true secret of Professor Moriarty, unravel a time loop or two, encounter a femme fatale, imbibe potions, break into and out of a wizarding mansion, hide in a male brothel, go shopping, track down a magical artefact, almost attend a ritual sacrifice, fail to be Obliviated and totally ignore the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692, all in the company of a lank-haired, irascible but secretly besotted schoolmaster, a bemused aristocrat and an increasingly perceptive and enamoured young hero." A wonderful blend of the two universes, with excellent characterizations all 'round and a near seamless plot. Cross-recced in Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes)
Irene Adler: Absurdly Simple and its sequel An Ideal Husband.
jessikast (jessikast on LJ): "Better Than Wine" "Like the rest of my life with Holmes would prove, my wedding night was far from a calm affair." (Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes.)
Katie Forsythe (katieforsythe on LJ): "Four Minor Interludes for the Solo Violin" (part one, part two, and part three. Holmes/Watson. At the very start of their partnership, with Watson far more affected by his time in Afghanistan than is generally shown. A wonderful look at the development of their relationship, both professional and otherwise. The story as a whole is rated NC-17, but if you are of a no-Sex-for-Holmes persuasion, part one can be read as a lower-rated standalone. Note: a direct sequel to this story - "Hallowed Be Thy Name" [also recommended!] - starts here) and continues through four parts and an epilogue, which you can access by clicking on 'next entry' at the top of each post)
Llwyden (llwyden on LJ): "Incalzando" "On the anniversary of Mary's death, Holmes reflects on his relationship with Watson." (Brief and bittersweet)
Magnetic Pole (magnetic_pole on LJ): "A Life of Crime" (Gen. Mrs Hudson, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson. "How innocently it all starts." A quite wonderfully - and unexpectedly - insightful look at Sherlock through Mrs Hudson's eyes. Clever and funny and surprising.)
Miss Pamela (misspamela on LJ): "that thing you like" (BBC version. Sherlock/John. "Happy Christmas, etc. etc" John is invited to spend the holidays with the Holmes family, and...yes, this is definitely Sherlock's family. A first time, long after everybody thinks a first time took place.)
Nemo_the_Everbeing (nemo_everbeing on LJ): "It's Not About Pasta" (Sherlock/Lestrade. "John has another date, and Sherlock is left wondering why. He goes to the only other normal person who will speak to him to find out." What could have been pure cliche transforms into something believable and real.)
phantomjam (phantomjam on LJ): "The Perils of Urban Warfare" (John/Sherlock. "The problems of acclimatising to civilian life a.k.a the travails of John, his therapist and Sherlock" A very-early-in-the-run story [i.e., right after episode one], but excellently voiced and clever.)
Professor Pangaea: Sub Rosa. (Gen. Sherlock Holmes and Mycroft Holmes: an epistolary tale. Caution: very graphics heavy; okay for dailup...eventually. Excellent.)
rabidsamfan (rabidsamfan on LJ): "1918" "A glimpse of a possible encounter near the end of one career and the start of another." (Post WWI, and a crossover, of sorts, with Dorothy Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey books)
Sam Vimes/copperbadge (sam_storyteller on DW): "Paper Chase" (Sherlock-BBC. Crossover with White Collar. Peter, Neal, Elizabeth, Sherlock, John, others. "One criminal consultant. One consulting detective. One serial killer. And one perhaps inadvisable bet..." Once you handwave away the set-up that brings Sherlock and John to New York, what you're left with is a wonderfully clever tale that seamlessly blends both 'verses. Great fun.)
Shannon (dracunculus on LJ): "The Only Jealousy of the Brothers Holmes" (Gennish. An exploration of the relationship between Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes . . . and of the relationship between Holmes and Watson. Nicely voiced and thoughtful.)
Tangles (entangled_now on LJ): "Thought Experiments" (Sherlock/John. "Thought experiment: an attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination." This is a fandom that cries out for first times in which Sherlock is initially experimenting with the idea of romantic or erotic involvements, and this story is one of the very best of that genre. In character, engaging, and believable.)
Telanu: Leaving and Left
wordstrings (wordstrings on LJ): "The Death and Resurrection of the English Language" (Sherlock/John. This story is about as close as one can come to being lodged somewhere inside Sherlock's head, and lucky, lucky Sherlock that he has John to not be utterly terrified of the prospect.
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SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
mardia (mardia on LJ): "Sunbeams Will Soon Shine Through" "With one thing or another, it didn't occur to Kathy until one night that it had been a long time since Cosmo had come over to the house." (Kathy and Don are married...and Cosmo makes three. Perfect voices.)
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SMALLVILLE
astolat (astolat on LJ): "Looking Glass Country" (Lex/Clark, Luthor/Clark. A wonderfully creative look at what would happen if the Smallville Lex and the comics Luthor switched universes for a time. I actually ended up with sympathy for both Lexes, which I hadn't quite thought was possible)
Julad: Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar! (Mostly gen.)
the Spike: The Butterfly Effect (Clark/Lex)
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SPORTS NIGHT
Amy (fox1013 on LJ): "Five Muppets Isaac's Pretty Sure He Never Hired". (Gen. Okay...this is really a crossover. A Sports Night/Muppet Show crossover. No! Get back here right now and read this because it's hysterical and pitch perfect!)
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STARGATE: ATLANTIS
Amireal: "Coping Mechanisms" (Sheppard/McKay. Long and engaging and emotionally satisfying from beginning to end. A believable look at the development of a relationship in this sort of setting without ever turning into "issuefic.")
Amireal: "Quarks, Quantum Chromodynamics and Other Unproven Theories". (Sheppard/McKay. It may look like they've "stumbled onto some Ancient kid's homework," but what they find is a lot more interesting. Long and plotty and sweet.)
busaikko (also busaikko on LJ/DW): "Dulce Domum" (McKay/Keller/John. "Jennifer would be the first to admit that she'd never planned on a life that looked like this, but it worked." Polyamory and Asexuality, and I'll let you read this unexpected and quietly sweet to see how the pairings play out.)
busaikko (busaikko on LJ/IJ): "A Hundred Happy Things" (Rodney/John...although here, John is a MtF transsexual named Jona. "Harlequin AU (no Stargate). Kaleb's long gone, Jeannie's got a career, Madison has problems, Rodney's got Inner Power!, and Sheppard. . . is pretty much the same." A wonderful story of a developing relationship, with the John-Jona change handled intelligently and respectfully, while keeping Jona totally recognizable as the Sheppard we know from canon. And as a side issue, watching Rodney as the primary caregiver for his sister's daughter is...very amusing.)
canadian_snoopy: Impossibilium. (Sheppard/Mckay. Even when John is trying not to notice, Rodney's always there...until one day, he's not.)
Hth: Handsome Johnny. (Aiden Ford gen. An achingly beautiful story about who we love and what it means to say goodbye.)
Isis (isiscolo on LJ): "Clarke's Law" (SGA/HP crossover. Beckett-centric, with a cast of many. Shouldn't work, but it does!)
Isis (isiscolo on LJ): Double Occupancy. (Sheppard/McKay. "Being on the same planet with John Sheppard was aggravating enough, sometimes; being in the same body was an order of magnitude worse.")
jenn (seperis on LJ): instructional. (Gen, with a whisper of McKay/Sheppard. "The learning curve can be a little rough.")
Julad: The Secret Life of Scientists. (McKay/Zelenka. "By the time Canada took the 2002 gold, Rodney was drunk as a skunk and determined to move in with Radek Zelenka. Ice hockey! Hours and hours and hours of ice hockey!")
Kaneko: Intersections. (Sheppard/McKay. The Antarctica story, with wonderful intertwining flashbacks.)
Koschka: Geek Protocol. (Sheppard, McKay. Gen, but could be seen as pre-slash. Rodney steps up to the plate. Note: 3rd of a loosely connected series, and all worth reading)
Lamardeuse: The Other Half of the Equation. (Sheppard/McKay. A few months ago, he’d never have considered that "death without honour" would ever be on a par with "death from soul-sucking alien.")
Lamardeuse: Relaxation. (Sheppard/McKay. On an unexplored upper floor, there is a room. If you're old enough, think of this as an homage to Woody Allen's Sleeper *g*)
Merry: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Give or Take). (Sheppard/McKay. Wherein jumpers can double as submarines, and John and Rodney go down...all the way.)
Mira (mirabile_dictu on LJ): "The Three Hunters" (Rodney/John, Teyla, Ronon. "Rodney couldn't sit still; he orbited around Teyla, squirming his way along the side decks to the bow, peering into the foaming water beneath them, then back to the stern to study the little motor, still sounding a bit rough to his ears, then down the companionway into the galley and on into the forward cabin and so back to Teyla." The team travel to an alien planet for a little R&R and get separated by a natural disaster. Fantastic world building and excellent voices. No real warnings, although quite angsty nonetheless.)
Miss Pamela: Background Noise. (Sheppard/McKay. "We've all got baggage." Helpful hint: Click on the individual background stories - both of which are wonderful - before clicking on the picture of Sheppard and McKay.)
Miss Pamela: Once More, With Feeling. (Sheppard/McKay. John has been through the classic "aliens made me have sex" scenario...and it wasn't with Rodney.)
Miss Pamela: Souvenirs. (Sheppard/McKay. "Man, go to another galaxy and the Red Sox win the World Series. Crazy." A little time back on Earth is all it takes to realize how much has changed...and we're not just talking about baseball.)
Pru (rageprufrock on LJ): Hindsight. (AU. McKay/Sheppard. When someone makes an attempt on Rodney McKay's life, Agent Sheppard's on the case.)
Purna (purna on LJ): "Converging" (Sheppard/McKay. AU. "John saves a man from drowning and takes the long way home." Smart and believable and touching.)
Purna: "Three Graces" (Weir/Zelenka, with implied Sheppard/McKay. "The Atlantis team find a sentient Ancient ship that takes a liking to Rodney." Love, friendship, and the making of choices.)
Resonant: Abstain. (Sheppard/McKay. "Aliens force John and Rodney not to have sex." Really.)
Resonant: A Missing Scene.... (Sheppard/Mckay. Set - with permission - in the universe of Shalott's "A Beautiful Lifetime Event" and yes, that story must be read for this to make sense. Perfect voices and some great not-that-great sex.)
Sandrine (Claudia, sandrine on lj): "If We Make It Past the Judgement" (Sheppard/'Todd'. "'Trust me,' the Wraith says with a smile that mocks John, and it's almost enough for him to put a stop to this whole thing. " Necessity? Convenience? Or...something more? A look at what the John/Wraith dynamic could have been - or what it could be. Very well done.)
Sarah T (harriet_spy on LJ): "Corvee" (Teyla/Todd. "In San Francisco, Teyla is starting to see things differently." Short, but just long enough to be disturbing.)
shalott: A Beautiful Lifetime Event. (Sheppard/McKay. Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. This isn't how they explained it in my sex ed classes, but apparently the Ancients knew otherwise.)
shalott: No Refunds or Exchanges. (McKay/Sheppard. "It shouldn't have been that hard to get good help." AU.)
shalott: Proof of Contradiction. (Sheppard/McKay. "What sucked most was the sinking feeling that McKay was handling the whole thing better than he was.")
shalott: Transcendental. (Sheppard/McKay. The Genii's plots create a power vaccuum in Atlantis, and who better than McKay to know that nature abhors a vaccuum. Wonderfully written and long: could easily be an episode of the show - if the sex scenes could get past the censors.)
Speranza: "Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead" (McKay/Sheppard. One of the best 'on Earth' stories I've read so far, with some lovely insights into John's - and especially Rodney's characters.)
Speranza (cesperanza on LJ): "Written By The Victors" (Sheppard/McKay. A future history - or rather, future histories - about an uprising and a man who would be king, however begrudgingly. Brilliantly plotted, with wonderfully drawn relationships and...actually thrilling in places. Plus...documents galore! As I type this, everybody in SGA fandom has already read this story, but to those of you living in the future, who weren't in the fandom when this story was first posted: ah...you're in for such a treat.)
Springwoof (springwoof on LJ and DW): "The Next Time They Meet" (John/Todd. Spoilers for episodes 307: Common Ground, and 503: Broken Ties. An excellent and very in-character look at the love/hate relationship between John and 'Todd.')
Synecdochic: "Freedom's Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose". (McKay/Sheppard implied. Recced by everyone when it was first posted and deservedly so, this is Rodney's life after Atlantis and after everything else that he still can't speak about. Smart and painful and beautiful and life-affirming. *)
Temaris (temaris on LJ): "Everything Changes (And you gotta be ready)" (Cross-recced in SGA/Doctor Who/Torchwood. McKay/Sheppard, technically, but reads like gen...in a very good way. "Sheppard goes missing and Rodney moves heaven and earth to find him." Smart, engaging, and treats all three canons - and all individual characters - honestly and fairly.)
Toft (toft_froggy on LJ): "String Theory, a Concerto for Violin in D Minor" (Sheppard/McKay. An AU, wherein McKay is a world-famous composer and Sheppard is a violinist...and yes, it works beautifully. Excellent feel for the professional music world and all the relationships ring true.)
torch: Lost in space. (Sheppard/McKay. Of course they could just open the door - if only they knew where the door was.)
Zoe Rayne: Upir. (Sheppard/McKay. John didn't sleep as deeply anymore, not since he'd died.)
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STAR TREK: TOS
Killa: Ghost in the Machine (cross-recced in TOS and VOY. Kirk/Spock, Paris/Kim, and...Paris/Kirk)
Killa: What the Heart Remembers (Kirk/Spock)
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STAR TREK: TNG
Alara Rogers: Only Human (Q-centric AU, post ep "Deja Q." Primarily Gen. Note: this story - the first long work of fanfiction I ever read - serves as the basis for its own universe of spin-offs. To find links to some of the other stories, including Mercutio's mostly-het "PropinQuity," go here )
Sloane: Untitled. (Data-centric gen. In the wake of Tasha Yar's death, Data tries to come to terms with human grief. Or would, if he understood what it meant.)
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STAR TREK: DS9
Fabula Rasa: Fathers and Sins. (Garak/Dukat, Kira/Dukat. Dukat was once...very young.)
Laura Taylor: The Serpent and the Hawk (Kira/Dukat)
Macedon: "Jeu-parti," composed of a trio of stories - Orfeo, Eye of the Storm, and Anslem. (Jake Sisko/O[vulcan]MC. Yes, really.)
shalott: Past Duties. (Gen. Picard and Q, post-series.)
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STAR TREK: VOYAGER
Killa: Ghost in the Machine (cross-recced in TOS and VOY. Kirk/Spock, Paris/Kim, and...Paris/Kirk)
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STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE
Flora Hart (florahart on LJ, et al): "Uniquely Qualified" (Gen. T'Pol, Sarek. crossover with Reboot!Verse. "T'Pol is neither on Vulcan, nor on Earth, when Nero strikes. When she receives the news, she is impelled to act, perhaps without logic, because she knows something unusual." A very real portrait of T'Pol in the wake of the destruction of Vulcan and a fascinating look at the way the incorporation of certain human behaviors might ease the grieving process...for some Vulcans)
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STAR TREK: REBOOT!VERSE
anodyna (anodyna on LJ): "The Orion-On-Vulcan Method" (Gaila/Spock!Prime. "Gaila needs somewhere to recuperate after being injured in the Battle of Vulcan. What better place than with Spock Prime on the Vulcan colony world?" An unexpected pairing in a post-film colony setting, but one which the author makes work perfectly. Lovely cameo from Sarek, as well.)
blc (blcwriter on LJ): "Love and Hate" (Kirk/Bones. "In the back of your mind was what he'd said the night before you all boarded Enterprise for this mission. "You're going to hate me sometimes, the things I'm going to do to keep the crew and the ship safe. You need to accept that." Even in the Federation, there are times when accomplishing the needs of the many means sacrificing more than just lives. McCoy learns what Uhura means when she says " They take that stain on and don't expect anyone to understand, which is why they need us to love them."" Excellent voices and characterizations)
Deastar (captanddeastar on LJ): "So Wise We Grow"; alternate link link at AO3 (Kirk/Spock. "Commander Spock, we have located your son,” the Vulcan lady on the screen says, which would be great, except Jim can tell by the look on Spock’s face that he’s never heard of this kid before in his life. “If it is expedient, the child will be sent to join you on the Enterprise within the week." An excellent look at family dynamics of all kinds and pefectly in character. Even if you don't generally read kid!fic. this is well worth your time, but do heed the warnings if you're a warnings sort of fic reader)
Laura JV (laurajv on LJ and DW): "The Unveiled Secret" (Spock Prime, Sarek. The conversation they could never have in TOS. G.)
ethrosdemon (ethrosdemon on LJ): "Don't accept a ride from James T. Kirk. Walk." (or "Oh those halcyon Academy days! " Kirk/McCoy. Jim and Bones, at the Academy. They're just perfect...as is Gaila *g*)
Flora (florahart on LJ/DW): "Common Bonds" (Sarek/Winona Kirk. "Sometimes a new life happens whether you seek it or not." Excellent dynamic between Sarek and Winona, as their relationship develops in a post-movie world. Both like and unlike what one might imagine Sarek and Amanda's coming together to have been - with a really smart sense of what it would be like for an older Human to forge a relationship with a Vulcan)
Flora Hart (florahart on LJ, et al): "Uniquely Qualified" (Gen. T'Pol, Sarek. "T'Pol is neither on Vulcan, nor on Earth, when Nero strikes. When she receives the news, she is impelled to act, perhaps without logic, because she knows something unusual." A very real portrait of T'Pol in the wake of the destruction of Vulcan and a fascinating look at the way the incorporation of certain human behaviors might ease the grieving process...for some Vulcans)
Q (sparky77 on LJ): "How to Avoid Kicking Puppies and Other Valuable Lessons in Leadership" (Gen fic. Kirk, Chekov, Sulu, McCoy, Uhura, Spock, others. R - although, I think it's more like PG-13. One of the first longish non-PWP fics of the movieverse: very funny and surprisingly believable.)
seperis (seperis on LJ/DW): "You'll Get There in the End (It Just Takes a While)" (Spock/Kirk. "Spock. Just say 'I don't trust Starfleet not to mess up the only captain in the fleet who I can train up to my expectations and enjoys running into danger wearing a blindfold as much as I do'." A really smart coming together of two men with a complicated history - further complicated by Kirk's initial interactions with Spock Prime)
Yahtzee (yahtzee63 on LJ): "Break" (Spock/Uhura. "During their final semester at Starfleet Academy, two people who have no intention of ever changing transform each other." A wonderful look at a believable developing relationship from Yahtzee, who's not only a fantastic writer, but also has an excellent eye for detail.)
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SUNSHINE (McKinley)
Brown Betty (brown_betty on LJ): "Demerara" (Rae-centric. "I decided anyone who baked cookies couldn't be all bad." A perfectly voiced young!Rae remembers being introduced to Charlie's kitchen.)
innocentsmith (innocentsmith on LJ): "Brought to Light" ("" A perfect combination of learning more about Sunshine's life - and especially her relationship with Con - and that sense you get when you read McKinley's work that you've only just begun to scrape the surface of the story.)
Katharos (katharos_8 on LJ): "That Which Binds" ("Four people, four stories, one world, and one thread that binds." Four excellent, nuanced glimpses into parts of the world of the novel to which we hadn't yet been introduced.)
twistedchick: "A Precious Seeing" (Rae Seddon/Constantine. "In the aftermath of the events in No Town, Sunshine goes up against the Goddess of Pain." Perfect voices and an excellent coda to the novel.)
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SUPERNATURAL
ae (aesc on LJ): "Incipit" (Gen. Castiel, Judith [ofc]. Set shortly after the season four finale, and based, in part, "...on Zachariah's remark about how telling the other angels about senior management's plan to fast-track the apocalypse would have meant rebellion.: Completely believable Castiel voice.)
Fay Jay (pandarus on LJ): "The Consequences of Falling" (Dean/Castiel, with Sam/Ruby in the background. "A story in fifteen parts, in which the angel Castiel finds himself put in an untenable position, and consequentially loses his grace. In which he goes on a roadtrip with a demon, discovers the delights of tequila and french fries and pie, plays a starring role in a virgin sacrifice, is deflowered by his favourite Winchester, and then gets some very unpleasant news indeed." Funny and touching and dramatic in turns, with a particularly good angel voice and some extreme hotness. Canonical through most of season four.)
liadan (liadan14 on LJ): "Veteran" (Dean/Castiel, Sam, Bobby, various angels. "Dean's been thinking about changing things much more often recently, what with Cas being around the way he is now, and with what Ellen left him in her will. " Post-apocalypse. Castiel is human, at least for a while - and the time has come for everybody to adjust to a new world. Quiet and sweet and just the sort of ending I'd like to see)
Rusalka (marinarusalka on LJ): "Once Upon a Time in the West" (Crossover with Terminator. John/Sarah O'Connor. "The Winchesters and the Connors happen to do their shopping in the same place." Perfect blending of the two universes, perfect Young!Sam and Young!Dean...and smoking hot.)
vanillafluffy (vanillafluffy on LJ): "Lucifer Unleash'd" (Sam, Dean, Castiel, Bobby, etc. Post season 4 finale. "Lucifer does Vegas, Bobby gives Zachariah a piece of his mind, Castiel learns how to fix a transmission, Anna makes pot roast and the boys stumble on information that explains everything, because the prophet Chuck does not have writer's block...." Very cleverly conceived and executed!)
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THE SENTINEL (all Jim/Blair unless otherwise noted)
Bone: "Territorial Imperative" series (one, two, three, four, five, six, "Interruptus", and seven)
Brighid: The Faery Tale Series ("Fearnot"; "Stones"; "Skin"; "East of the Sun, West of the Moon"; "Ashes"; "The Kiss of Sea and Sky"; and "Thorns")
Em Brunson and Francesca: Pretty Boy
Francesca and Miriam Heddy: Dork
Kit Mason: Identity (Gennish)
Kit Mason: As If
Mallory Klohn: Life Lived Like a Mentos Commercial. (Humor. Jim/Blair)
Mallory Klohn: Kids Under Twelve Drink Free. (Humor. Jim/Blair)
Sihaya Black: Those Who Can
THE 10TH KINGDOM
Shayheyred: After. (King Wendell, and what happens after 'happily ever after.')
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TEMERAIRE SERIES (NOVIK)
grit kitty (gritkitty on LJ): "When the Wing is a Sail" ("Catherine, Lily, and Tom Riley come to an understanding." A wonderful look at the intricacies of negotiating, over time, the paths between love and marriage and friendship and duty. Spot on voices.)
Mardia (mardia on LJ): "All True-Hearted Souls" (Laurence/Granby. "For God's sake, if someone doesn't talk Laurence out of these constant heroics, I wouldn't bet a farthing on his chances; no, and not ours either.” Four times that John Granby helped save William Laurence's life. Spoilers up to Empire of Ivory. An excellent look at Granby's perspective on his interactions with his commanding officer and eventual friend. Wonderfully voiced. )
meretricula (meretricula on LJ): "wisdom to the mighty, honor to the brave" (Laurence, Tharkay, Granby, Riley...and of course Temeraire and Iskierka. Post-Victory of Eatles, so ware spoilers if you haven't reached that point in the series. A really lovely story, with some wondefully believably childish behaviors, and Tharkay is only mostly in the nursemaid's role. Friendship and...pre-slash, I suppose)
Penknife (penknife on LJ): "Afternoon Liberty" (Jane Roland takes Emily out for the day. Simple, yet charming. There are far too few mother and daughter stories in fandom - fathers get all the attention - and this is a fine addition to the ranks)
Penknife (penknife on LJ): "Fortune" (A perfectly-voiced interlude from early in Black Powder War. Extremely well written: this could be a missing scene from the book)
sahiya (sahiya on LJ): "The Dawning of a New Day" ("Catherine is caught unawares in more ways than one by Lily's hatching." Gentle and powerful all at once. An insightful look at Catherine.)
sarren (sarren on LJ): "Coming Home" (Set immediately after Empire of Ivory. Thoroughly wonderful and tear-inducing, even though nothing is truly resolved in the end. Jane Roland and Temeraire - separately - are both love.)
wildestranger (wildestranger on LJ): "And Spite of This Cold Time" (Tharkay, Laurence, Granby - and the layers of relationships)
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TORCHWOOD
lonelywalker: "The Night is Darker Now" (Ianto/Jack. This pairing seems so obvious on the surface, but this story is one of the very few to get the tone perfectly right. A story of loneliness and connection, beautifully written.)
perryvic and shewhoguards: "This Is How The Universe Ends" (Crossover with Discworld. DEATH/Captain Jack Harkness/Universe. "EXCUSE ME, he said, not impolitely. BUT YOU ARE HOLDING UP THE END OF THE UNIVERSE." The end of time comes, but DEATH isn't quite finished. The irresistible force meets the immovable object - and the result is both funny and angsty.)
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TRUE BLOOD
Queen_HAQ (queen_haq on LJ): "and the dead keep on living" and its almost-sequel "The more things change" (Eric/Sookie, with spoilers through 2.10. Post-Godric, with excellent voices and mood for the TV!verse. Good emotion from Eric especially, without turning him...human)
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VORKOSIGAN BOOKS (BUJOLD)
E.E. Beck (eolianbeck on LJ) and Stacy (sahiya on LJ): "A Deeper Season" (Miles/Gregor. AU. Post-Memory. "Take one Miles, a hapless cousin, Cetagandan social politics, a galactic conspiracy, a scientific discovery, a lot of firepower, and an unexpected declaration. Mix well and step back quickly." Wonderful balance between plot and relationships!)
glishara (glishara on LJ): "Firelight" "A Cordelia/Aral moment, shared by firelight." (Very real)
Ione (ionescribens on LJ): "Ingenium et Fides" ("Alys worries about Cordelia; Aral and Cordelia confront at last the issue of children, as Miles, Ivan, and Elena have an adventure that Ivan never forgets." An excellent portrait of Cordelia and Aral as parents of an only child who just happens to be Miles. Fits perfectly with canon. Very smart.)
Merry ( on LJ): "A Maze of Twisty Passages, All Alike" (Ivan, Gregor, Miles...although it could be read as pre-Ivan/Gregor, if you were that way inclined. A wonderful action story and a character piece, all at once, and the voices are spot on.)
Millefiori: Unexpected Gifts. (Three ficlets: Bel/Nicol [Bel/Miles]; Oliva/[Donna]Dono; Roic/Byerly)
Parhelion: The Councils of Despair. (Aral Vorkosigan/Simon Illyan. Wonderfully written and conceived, and takes nothing away from Cordelia, for those who - like me - care about such things.)
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WEBCOMICS - MISC (Dinosaur Comics, XKCD)
Grace (kyuuketsukirui on LJ): "Insecurity Comics" (T-Rex feels insecure about his tiny arms after someone makes fun of him. Small, but perfectly formed...and oh so funny. One of the stealth hits of Yuletide 2007)
Raven (loneraven on LJ): "The Amazing Adventures of Hat Guy and the Girl Who Stole His Hat" "It's not all fun and games, being an evil dude in an evil hat. Except, it kind of is." (A 2008 yuletide webcomic sensation.)
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WEST WING
Tallulah Rasa: Uneasy Being Green (St. Patrick's Day. Mostly gen, but with a whisper of Sam/Ainsley)
the Spike: He Shall, From Time to Time (Leo McGarry/Lord John Marbury)
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WHITE COLLAR
busaikko (busaikko on LJ): "Game Theory" (Mozzie, Peter, Neal. "Everyone has Neal's best interests at heart." No more than a ficlet, but a smart look at the way trust issues are being sorted out in season one.)
China Shop (china_shop on LJ/DW): "Butterfly Kiss" (Peter/El/Neal. "A different future isn't necessarily a worse one. –Neal Caffrey" A time travel story written as crack!fic but which became something much more. Very in character and surprisingly believable, considering the premise.)
China (china_shop on LJ): "The complete Reasonable Doubt 'verse" (Neal/Peter/Elizabeth. A long and wonderfully satisfying story, written while the first part of the first season aired - and oddly prescient.)
China Shop (china_shop on LJ): "Never Happened" (Neal/Peter. "A drunken first kiss" An exercise in selective denial, and an episode tag for "All In," followed by the much longer sequel "Never Happened Next" (Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal, Neal/Kate, Neal/Ray Kowalski. Three possible futures. Cleverly done...and often very moving.)
Hilangel (writing journal: canape_rouge on LJ): "Occam’s Razor" (Peter/Elizabeth, Peter/Neal. "Peter has never been able to say no to Neal; but saying yes is much more difficult" Good pacing and very in character, Peter in particular.)
lightgetsin (lightgetsin on LJ): "Figure it OUt" (Neal/Peter/Elizabeth. ""You, upstairs," El said to Neal. He beamed, twirled on one foot, and trotted out. "And you need to stop making it so fun to mess with you," she added to Peter. / She surprised a look of such melting fondness on his face as he looked after Neal that her breath caught. "No," he said quietly. "I really don't."" Smart and hot and lovely.)
Livia (liviapenn on LJ): "And anyone who's ever had a heart"" (Neal/Peter/Elizabeth, eventually. "Before seeing the picture, she'd just slotted Neal Caffrey in as one more thing Peter's brain couldn't let go of, and amusing yourself while your spouse hunted down the greatest international art thief of the age was certainly classier than being a football widow." A story that starts before canon, ends after canon, and looks as if it might very well stand firm against multiple jossing attempts *g*)
Mala (monimala on LJ): "Yours, Mine, and Ours" (Neal/Elizabeth/Peter. "Neal slowly gains a place at the kitchen table. Crawls between them in the middle of the night." First season, and a believable Elizabeth's pov watching Neal become "theirs.")
Sam Vimes/copperbadge (sam_storyteller on DW): "Paper Chase" (Crossover with Sherlock-BBC. Peter, Neal, Elizabeth, Sherlock, John, others. "One criminal consultant. One consulting detective. One serial killer. And one perhaps inadvisable bet..." Once you handwave away the set-up that brings Sherlock and John to New York, what you're left with is a wonderfully clever tale that seamlessly blends both 'verses. Great fun.)
sinead (smallbeer on LJ/DW): "give us this day" (Peter/Neal/Elizabeth/ "ten things about cohabitation." Slightly non-linear domesticity. Smart and quite touching.)
Zvi (zvi_likes_tv on LJ/DW): "Leave Taking, Party Taking, Pleasure Taking " (June/Neal. "June smiled serenely. "I require an escort, and you are required to be he."" Absolutely charming, and seriously...look how quickly June and Neal took to each other in the pilot? Surely they have more than just a little in common.)
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WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
Merlin Missy (mtgat on LJ): "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" ("CGI-animated toons are dropping like flies, and it's up to Roger and Jessica to find the killer." Along with Dinosaur Comics, one of the winners of the Yuletide 2007 award. Very, very funny story. A well-constructed mystery set in a flawlessly updated canon universe, complete with modern 'toons and real life cameos. Plus, more meta than you could shake an Acme Stick Company stick at.)
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WISEGUY
Neery (neery on LJ): "A Heaven in Hell's Despair" (Vinnie/Sonny. The Sonny Steelgrave arc, as it could have been.)
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Website Information
This page started out - as recs pages so often do - as a personal list of story links, which I started keeping after losing my bookmarks in a computer crash. As time went on, though, I thought I might as well make it public, and this is the result.
What you'll find here: Multi-fandom recs, but heavily weighted toward due South and (Snape-centric) Harry Potter fanfic. I'm separating the recs by fandom, and I'll be indicating whether the stories are slash, het, or gen. I'll even try to indicate what genre each story is, although with the slash and het recs, you can pretty much assume I think of them as "romance," regardless of any other category the stories might fall into.
What you won't find here: Reviews (I love reviews/critiques, but the more this page starts to feel like real work, the less chance there will be of my ever updating it). You also won't find much in the way of warnings, mostly because I'm not crazy about them (even though I understand why some other people love them). The list of kinks I'm not particularly into is long and varied (Dom/sub, bondage, discipline, S&M, bloodplay, watersports, etc.), I'm not a big fan of dark-for-dark's sake, and while I don't need there to be a 'happy ending' to like a story, I do tend to want to be left with at least a glimmer of hope at the end. Having said that, some of my favorite authors have written brilliant stories which are dark or kinky or have unhappy endings, and I can't guarantee I'll mention what any given reader might want to be warned about, so...caveat lector.
(Note: The exception to the no-warnings rule is going to be for stories in which there's a major character death, not counting in-canon deaths. These stories will be marked with an asterisk. For everything else, you're on your own.)
A note about "writing quality": Generally speaking, I want to see well-written, canon-based, reasonably original stories with recognizable characters. However, there are a few points I need to make:
(1) Not everyone's first language is English. Now, in my experience, most authors for whom English is a second (or third) language take more care with the language than a lot of the native speakers do; however there may be some stories that find their way onto this page with, oh...let's say unusual syntax. This is not a crime.
(2) Once upon a time, all cliches were original. A few of the stories I'm thinking about reccing have elements that are now considered ridiculously cliched (like "...Snape's not really ugly; he just uses a glamour to seem that way"), but if that kind of story's included on this page, it's probably because the cliche wasn't a cliche when the author first posted the fic.
(3) Bad characterization is a sin . . . unless I say it's not. This is especially true in the case of parodies, in which part of the fun is seeing how the author plays with character attributes.
Final Note: Like the subtitle says, this is "a work-in-progress." I'll be playing "catch-up" - particularly with my older fandoms - for quite some time, but there's more to come. There's always more to come.
Really Final Note: With two exceptions, I'm not including any WIP's on this page. There are many excellent in-progress stories, but someone else is going to have to keep track of them.
Really, Really Final Note: Links to more detailed recommendations (on LJ recs communities, etc.) are indicated by: REC LINK
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