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Best Wrestling Fic_____
Tainted Love
By: Mandy
Category: Slash
Characters: Raven, Stevie Richards
Comments: One of the best pieces of Stevie/Raven Slash I've ever read, the other being...

The Returning Series
By: Orchid
Category: Slash
Characters: Raven, Stevie Richards
Comments: This one is simply guaranteed to make you thud. Very, very hard.

Schisim
By: Tamony and Katja
Category: Slash, Het, Gen
Characters: Many!
Comments: Yes, I'm reccing a whole site, mostly because I can't decide between about seven different fics *chuckles*. Read the Gen section; it's one of the best around.

Songs Of Stevie
By: Cheshyre
Category: Het
Characters: Stevie, OC, Hardys
Comments: I couldn't not recc this one, as it takes me far, far back, to a time when children danced more ;-).

Figure It Out
By: Mynx
Category: Slash
Characters: Booker T, Dustin
Comments:I adore Dustin fics, and when folks strip him of the makeup, the glitter and the pretense, I love it even more. Great, sensitive exploration that could even almost work, if it took place IRL.

Firefly
By: Meg
Category: Het
Characters: Nidia, Raven
Comments: Proof that The Machine is golden, but rather more indicative of the incredible talents posessed by Meg. She's a firecely talented writer, and every little piece you get makes you wonder when more will be comming.

Long Way From Yesterday
By: Tamony
Category: Gen
Characters: Stevie Richards, Francine
Comments: For anyone who's an old-school Stevie/Francine 'shipper like myself, this is like candy for the brain. I had the damndest time choosing between this and her Raven/Daffney friendfic, which is beautifully compelling for entirely opposite reasons. The Source of Inspiration
By: Christina Ortega
Category: Slash/Bi
Characters: Chris Benoit, Nancy Sullivan-Benoit, Eddie Gurerro
Comments: It's so rare that I get to read wrestleslash that feels realistic enough to have taken place outside of the rhelm of fiction. This is it, and Christina is a marvel at it.

Turn
By: Tamony
Category: Gen
Characters: Raven, Daffney
Comments: Tammony captures ScottSpeak (which is wholly different from Ravenspeak, by the by) perfectly here. One of my favorite het pairings. I didn't recc it last time, and this time I must!

A Dead Heart's Desire
By: Pretty Duckie in Pink
Category: Het
Characters: Raven, Daffney
Comments: Decent wrestlefic! On FF.Net! It's happened, and you should read. For the Jeff Hardy/Crack line alone.
Little Johnny
By: baslady
Category: Het
Characters: Chris Jericho, Christian.
Comments: And here we've been mourning the dead of friendfic! Sort of sweet, cute, and CANNON!

The Story of Us
By: cerebral_goddess
Category: Het
Characters: Mick Foley.
Comments: It's a Mick Foley mary sue! Of course I had to rec!

Sometimes These Things Happen
By: Alicia Ann
Category: Het
Characters: Bisch/Steph
Comments: What? Interesting, mature, and erotic smut? It happens!

Kashmir
By: Solita
Category: Slash
Characters: The Sandman
Comments: Solita, wonderful at any age (and she's fifteen, folks), impresses me in so few words here. Some of the best slash written this year.

Stages
By: Samantha
Category: Het
Characters: Chris/Trish
Comments: Wonderful, thoughtful C/T. Gotta love it.

Broken Tin Soldiers
By: Alicia Ann
Category: Gen
Characters: Victoria, Christian
Comments: This will make you cry. Period. By: crimson_coin
Category: Het
Characters: Trish Stratus, Chris Jericho mainly.
Comments: Part of CC's Jericho/Trish saga, the other parts being "Unstoppable" and "Endless Love". Wild plot twists, soapy action and pet names await you, but it's worth digging into if you have 'shipper tendancies.

Her Champion
By: crimson_coin
Category: Het
Characters: Trish/Chris
Comments: If you want to feel overwhelmed, as only a good soap opera can make you feel, this is the fic to take.

Paradise Lost Series
By: Mynx
Category: Fantasy
Characters: Many characters
Comments: This is the first AU I remember reading in the fandom. It's still one of the best.

Same Old
By: Tamony
Category: Gen
Characters: Daffney, Raven
Comments: Remember, nobody does genfic like Tamony.

By My Side
By: Crimson Coin
Category: Drama
Characters: Chris/Trish
Comments: A continuation of the Her Champion universe; doesn't miss a beat.

Forgotten
By: Crimson Coin
Category: Humor
Characters: Chris/Trish
Comments: Chris' birthday nearly goes forgotten.

Far Away
By: Heavenly Desire
Category: Romance
Characters: Chris/Trish/Carlito Triangle
Comments: A wonderfully unworkable triangle is written delightfully.

Best Laverne and Shirley Fic_____

Mythos
By: Shotzette
Category: Het/Drama
Characters: Past-Canon AU; uses Frank and Josephine mostly
Comments: This is a true "labor of love" fic; Shotzette felt that no one else would read this consuming back-canon piece concearing a alternate portrait of Laverne's mom. The result is intensely effecting.

Couplets
By: Cheshyre
Category: Het
Characters: Laverne/Lenny
Comments: Just because Chesh wrote it for my birthday doesn't mean it doesn't have mass appeal. An impactful but short piece.

We Gather Together
By: Shotzette
Category: Het
Characters: All
Comments: I know it's vain to promote an SU I'm involved in - but this is the best thing Kath's ever written, EVER.

The Quiz
By: Shotzette
Category: Slash
Characters: Shirley, Laverne
Comments: Dead-on LAS slash is hard to find. this one is all gravy.

The Dad Series
By: Cheshyre
Category: Het/Gen
Characters: Main Cast and OC's.
Comments: Because it's intensely beautiful, non-pairing-heavy, and touching in unexpected ways.

The Big One Series
By: OldTimeFan
Category: Het
Characters: The Entire L&S Cast
Comments: The best piece of LAS angst ever to exist, period! (well, if you can get through the scary!ooc)

Fifth Wheel
By: St. Matthews Girl
Category: Gen
Characters: The Monkees and Lenny Kosnowski
Comments: An L&S Crossover that makes sense! And is funny! And works! Come back, St. Matthews Girl, All is forgiven!

Something
By: Hayley
Category: Het
Characters: Laverne, Lenny
Comments: Ever wondered why Laverne just doesn't get off her duff and tell Lenny that she loves him? This is 'shipper hell and 'shipper heaven, all at once.

Lost Till We Are Found
By: Shotzette
Category: Het
Characters: Laverne, Lenny, Many OCS, Shirley, Squiggy
Comments: A post-reunion cannon fic with great drama and deapth. Just how could Laverne have gone through four husbands, anyway? This is sunning, to be simple.

The Arms To Carry Her Away
By: Ashley
Category: Het
Characters: Laverne, Lenny, Frank DeFazio
Comments: Ashley's best piece, and one of the most romantic and swoony L/L fics ever. yes, it's a songfic. You'll get over, no?

The One That Got Away
By: Cheshyre
Category: Het
Characters: Squiggy, OC
Comments: Proof that not all OCs are evil beings, and further proof that Cheshyre has a future in this fandom. I once created a piece of fanart reading, "My Fandom Holds Squiggy Down!" pattently true. Cheshyre breaks the mold.

...Those That Can...
By: Shotzette
Category: Het
Characters: Lenny, Laverne
Comments: It's so rare that Kath writes within cannon, so this is something to sing about. Everyone's in-character, which makes it all the better.

Almost
By: Cheshyre
Category: Het
Characters: Lenny, Laverne
Comments: Cheshyre nailed the cannon without even knowing it completely. That says it all ;-)

Crushed
By: Shotzette
Category: Het
Characters: Lenny, Laverne
Comments: If you enjoy something romantic and canon-based, you will love this thing.

The Dad Series
By: Cheshyre
Category: Het/Gen
Characters: Main Cast and OC's.
Comments: Because it's intensely beautiful, non-pairing-heavy, and touching in unexpected ways.

Ramblin' Rose
By: Emily L.
Category: Romance
Characters: Post-Show AU; Laverne/Lenny
Comments: An icing-sweet take on the future of Laverne and Lenny - touching and cute without being gag-enduncing.

The Little Christmas Tree
By: Jo Z. Pierce
Category: Gen
Characters: Laverne, Frank, Lenny, Squiggy
Comments: A stunning debut from a new author - revelatory!

The best of Burn Notice_____

Multiplication
By: earthdrago
Category: Gen
Fandom: Burn Notice
Characters: Fi/Michael (PG)
Comments: This and its sequel Progeny are both sweet, dramatic and rather enjoyable.

Live To Tell
By: romanticalgirl
Category: Drama
Characters: Michael, Nate
Comments: Gorgeous genfic, with an incredibly observant portrait of what it's like to grow up under the parental guidance of an abusive alcholic. Michael is utterly, completely Michael in this piece.

What You're Thinking While The World Ends
By: penmage
Category: Drama, Apocalyptic Fic
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Positively heartbreaking apocalyptic fic, with not a single false step in characterisation.

Forsaken
By: wizefics
Category: Character study, Drama
Characters: Fiona Glennane
Comments: A beautiful exploration of Fiona's faith-based issues, and themes of loss, rejection and salvation which abound.

Secrets Worth Keeping (R)
By: wizefics
Category: Character Exploration
Characters: Sam/Michael and Michael/Fi
Comments: wizefics has a great deal of bright insight into Sam's character; this is a great example of her work, and it's just plain sexy.

Cheaters and Thieves (R)
By: ChineseBakery
Category: Drama/Humor
Characters: Sam/Fiona and some Michael
Comments: Sam and Fi take on a mission while Michael's gone and find all sorts of little stumbling blocks stand in their path. Funny, good Sam POV, with just a slight hint of sweetness creeping in between he and Fi.

Triangulation (R)
By: wizefics
Category: Drama
Characters: Sam/Michael/Fi
Comments: Sometimes I have a hard time explaining just why this is such an OT3 for me. wizefics get this just right.

One For The Money (NC-17)
By: windowscreen
Category: Smut
Characters: Sam/Michael
Comments: Just plain pluse-poundingly hot. The author gets the awkwardness of the situation and plays the uncertainty between Sam and Michael to the hilt.

Robin Hood of South Beach
By: boosette
Category: Character Exploration
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: A just plain adorable little character portrait of the entire gang, who become accidentally known when a local paper picks up on their do-gooding.

Affirmation
By: elsandry
Category: Drama
Characters: Sam/Fiona
Comments: Michael leaves. What happens to Sam and Fiona? A lot, and this is a fun little portrait of what does.

I'm Not Going To Call You Dad
By: yesimadramaqueen
Category: Humor
Characters: Sam/Madeline; Michael/Fi
Comments: Adorable Sam/Madeline fic is rare, and this a wonderful example of the theme. There's also some rather adorable and quippy Michael/Fi involved.

Aftermath
By: BiteMeTechie
Category: Drama
Characters: Fi/Sam
Comments: Good exploration of the awkward dynamic between Sam and Fi when Michael's caught in limbo. You will ache for Sam.

Adrenaline (NC-17)
By: Unknown
Category: Smut
Characters: Sam/Fi/Michael
Comments: Skin-broilingly hot three-way action. Period.

Off Limits
By: BiteMeTechie
Category: Drama
Characters: Sam, Fi, Michael
Comments: To Sam, Fi is off-limits - his best friend's girl.

Astringent (NC-17)
By: wizefics
Category: Smut
Characters: Sam/Michael
Comments: Once again, a just-plain-hot slice of Michael and Sam.

Wild Turkey
By: Vicky Ocean
Category: Humor
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Hillarious from head to toe. I can more envision this being the way the holidays work out for that gang.

(NC-17) Taking the Edge Off
By: Vetessee
Category: Smut
Characters: Michael/Sam
Comments: Fearlessly, deeply erotic Sam/Michael

Truth And Love
By: Nancy
Category: Humor, Romance
Characters: Sam/Michael/Fi; Madeline; Nate
Comments: Mike/Sam/Fi threeway fic that's not pure porn and not an utter schmoopfest; incalcuably fun, especially when Sam and Mike make out in Michael's room ;)

Friendship 101
By: Carina Scott
Category: Character study, Drama
Characters: Sam; Michael
Comments: Sam and Michael's friendship is tested. Solidly written.

Shooting The Breeze
By: Petunia846
Category: Drama
Characters: Fi and Sam, with background Fi/Sam
Comments: Fi and Sam try to treat each other as friends - sometimes that's easier said than done. Wonderful friendfic.

Worth Remembering
By: Abby Ebon
Category: Drama, AU
Characters: Sam; Michael
Comments: A mythological AU in which Sam is not who he appears to be. Haunting, and incredible.

Next best Thing
By: Tez
Category: Romance
Characters: Michael/Fi
Comments: On Saint Patrick's Day, Michael brings Ireland to Fi, and they revisit the past together

(NC-17)Not Just Another Wasted Hotel Room
By: PSU93Girl
Category: Smut
Characters: Fi/Michael
Comments: Good, old-fashioned smut that feels very much like Michael and Fi

My Valentine
By: yesimadramaqueen
Category: Romance
Characters: Sam/Maddy
Comments: Gentle, sweet Sam/Maddy fic.

Don't Ask Me
By: ProjectManhattan
Category: Humor/Crossover
Characters: Sam; Fi; Michael; Lassiter; Shawn; Gus; Juliet
Comments: Psych/Burn Notice crossover, which is magnificent and sadly incomplete as if this writing.

An Ugly Habit
By: serrico
Category: Drama
Characters: Madeline; Michael
Comments: A blockbuster of a fic that examines Madeline's past.

This Time Was Different
By: PSU93Girl
Category: Drama
Characters: Michael/Fi; Sam
Comments: Beautiful Michael/Fi piece

Whine and Stakeout
By: wtsmorningglory
Category: Humor/Smut
Characters: Fi/Sam
Comments: Smutty, Funny Fi and Sam.

The Last Smoke, the First Song, and the Truth
By: SaoirseConnelly
Category: Drama
Characters: Madeline; Michael; Sam;Fi
Comments: Post S3 fic, excellently written and imagined.

Lean on Me
By: RascalFlattsS
Category: Friendship
Characters: Michael and Sam
Comments: Sam and Michael bromance fic that's funny and somehow sweet, too.

Friendship 101: Redux
By: Carina Scott
Category: Character study, Drama
Characters: Sam; Michael
Comments: A rewrite of Friendship 101 with a slightly different edge. Good stuff.

The best of Futurama/Simpsons_____

Against All Odds
By: FemmeJesse
Category: Het
Characters: Kiff/Amy; Leela/Fry
Comments: Femme Jesse is a terrific fanartist, but who knew she could write. This is shipperfic, to the extreme.

Gunther: A Question of Intellect
By: Demon of the Sky
Category: Gen
Characters: The Futurama Cast
Comments: This is so perfectly in-step with Gunther's characterization.
A Crash Course in Love
By: Andy Robertson
Category: Het
Characters: eventual Leela/Fry
Comments: Bender as a voice of reason has never worked better. It's a little too perfect, but we have excellent detail.

Wouldn't It Be Nice If...
By: BumbleBeeTheta
Category: Het
Characters: The Futurama Cast
Comments: When will there be more of this?! It's hysterical, and for fetishists of fifties pop culture like me, a real delight.

Full Life Wo Sagashite
By:
Category: Gen
Characters: The Simpsons Cast
Comments: Never will Lisa's dying seem so poingently full to you. You don't need to have seen the anime (Full Moon Wo Sagashite) before hand (and I didn't). Rich, and very touching.

Three Of Us
By: Sheana Molloy
Category: Het
Characters: Skinner/Krabbapple, Luanne/Herb Powell
Comments: Completely unusual and yet romantic, giddy. I like my pairings rare, and it's the only time I've ever seen S/K.

From The Past
By: John Smith
Category: Het
Characters: Leela/Fry
Comments: Where the heck is more of this fic?! Deep, self-deprecatating Fry stuff.

An Eye For An Eye
By: Oliver
Category: Het
Characters: Leela/Fy
Comments: Only Fry would do something unimaginable to himself in order to get Leela to notice him. This fic is based off of that. And there must be more to it!

Background Noise
By: Dave Vincent
Category: Het/Gen
Characters: The Futurama Cast
Comments: Another one of those "well, where's more?!" pieces. I'm a Zoidy enthusiast, can you tell?

Leela's Return
By: Silverwolf
Category: Het
Characters: Most of the cast.
Comments: Ten years after the current continuity concludes, Leela returns and finds a grown-up Fry. Pre-Leela's Homeworld cannon doesn't mean this is any less enchanting.

Flowers in the Window
By: Nasteve
Category: Het
Characters: Most of the cast, L/F pairing.
Comments: A classic Leela/Fry tearjerker.

Change of Plans
By: Grag the Wild Child
Category: Het
Characters: Leela/Fry
Comments: It's Fry/Leela 'shipperfic, and the good kind, which is why it's here. Plus! Kif/Amy!


Flowers
By: Sofa King Danny
Category: Slash
Characters: Bender/Fry
Comments: Bender/Fry slash is just one of those things you have to read for the sheer thrill.

If I Were A Dude
By: VirginsBurnAlot
Category: Slash
Characters: Amy/Leela
Comments: I think I'm reccing so much Futurama slash because of the major fanboy whinging about Futurama slash...

Amy's Wedding
By: Kryten
Fandom: Futurama
Category: Het
Characters: The entire cast
Comments: A lovely fic that fits in perfectly with the show's humor. This is both funny and deliciously saterical. Anything by Kryten could work as a Futurama fic.

Only At Night
By: Futurama_Addiction
Category: Het
Characters: Leela/Fry
Comments: There's something funny...well, harshly funny, in having Fry dream about Leela, only to wake to her lack of aquisence.

The Ouvre of Enhaus
By: Enhaus
Category: Drama/Comedy
Characters: Main Cast, Feela 'centric, some Fry/Morgan
Comments: Enhaus brings a fresh perspective to Frama fics, and he's a promising, rising talent. While Fry and Leela are rarely happy in his fics, thier journey is well-articulated. Not for the 'shippiest of 'shippers.

Waltz of the Knight and His Princess
By: FlowerofAdversity
Category: Romance
Characters: Futurefic, Future!Maggie and Gino Terwilliger-centric
Comments: I like Future!Maggie in this, and her teenage romance with Sideshow Bob's son is completely believable.

Venus' PEEL Thread
By: Venus
Category: Drama
Characters: Main Cast, Feela 'centric
Comments: How in the world did Venus ever escape the attention of the masses? She's an incredible author and handles the 'ship credibly.

Spinning For Hours
By: Sir Mocha
Category: Drama
Characters: Lisa, Main cast
Comments: Though I don't buy the logic behind Marge abandoning her family here, there's some fun to be had in Lisa's ride through accidemic lows, personal highs and follies of all sorts. A few innovations (Todd as Lisa's confidante - the return of Thelonious, the strong Homer/Lisa relationship) help speed things along.

Mi Mancherai
By: Someone On The Street
Category: Drama
Characters: Main Cast, Lisa 'centric
Comments: Lovely friend-based fic about Lisa's adventures post-Simpsons movie.

Unexpected Connections
By: Harleen Quinn
Category: Gen
Characters: Lisa, Smithers
Comments: Lisa and Smithers become friendly, and she develops a hopeless sort of crush on him. Pretty adorable.

Reversal Of Fortune
By: Mindy Simmons
Category: Drama
Characters: The Simpsons and Flanders Clans
Comments: What if Marge had died instead of Maude? This fic answers that question in a thoughtful, kind manner.

Raison d'etre
By: FlowerofAdversity
Category: Gen
Characters: Kids, Moe
Comments: How I love Moe genfic! This one brings out the very best in his character, and is a good meditation on the best part of him.

In a Matter of Circumstance
By: WhiteMage103
Category: Gen
Characters: Smithers, Skinner, and Moe
Comments: Awesome, entrenchant genfic.

Hairspray_____

Light Sleeper
By: Bad Apple
Category: Romance/Humor
Characters: Seaweed/Tracy
Comments: Oh, how I adore the undwritten Seaweed/Tracy pairing! This is pretty damn cute.

Like a Song In The Soul
By: some deep mystery
Category: Gen/Romance
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Another cute examination of the cast.

Call Back the Lovely April
By: Viver
Category: Gen/Drama
Characters: Multiple
Comments: A dark but very true slice of the sexuality of the characters of Hairspray. Contract the innocence of Tracy's kissing Link's picture with the cold-blooded interaction between Brenda and Corny.

Ace
By: Lil Bre
Category: Gen
Characters: Multiple
Comments: A nice little genfic in which Link shelters a puppy. Not as cheesy as it sounds.

Belladonna
By: tadsgirl
Category: Romance
Characters: Multiple
Comments: Another really lovely, sharply-written romantic piece.

Come Home Soon: A Two-Battle War
By: Ashley Kay
Category: Drama
Characters: Mainly Link/Tracy
Comments: Incredibly well-written POV on Tracy's experience in the Vietnam war. Best of the bunch.

As The Wind Blows
By: tadsgirl
Category: Drama
Characters: Mainly Corny/Amber
Comments: A fun little story in which Amber and Corny are trapped together in the middle of a hurricane.

Chocolate Malts
By: writergirl2003
Category: SOL
Characters: Amber SOL
Comments: A lovely story. Amber starts to experience life on its own terms...

You Can't Please Everyone
By: tadsgirl
Category: Romance
Characters: Amber/Corny
Comments: Another smartly-written Tadsgirl piece, in which an older Amber and Corny re-meet during a crucial time in Corny's life.

Summer Breeze
By: Deathrace4000
Category: Gen
Characters: Amber
Comments: Another sweet slice of Amber-related Genfic.

In The End
By: Nor of Kiamo Ko
Category: Romance
Characters: Amber/Unidentified guy she flirts with at the end of the movie
Comments: Amber is so delightfully in-character here, and this is plenty adorable.

Baltimore Sound
By: Lazy Chestnut
Category: Gen
Characters: Full Cast (PG(
Comments: Gloriously done, fun little full cast fic.

Waiting For Nothing
By: Obviously Insane
Category: Drama
Characters: Link/Amber (PG)
Comments: A great examination of the Link/Amber dynamic.

Other Fandoms_____
Beyond Stonybrook
By: Lily Starswirl
Category: Drama
Fandom: The Babysitter's Club
Characters: Various
Comments: The best, the very best, piece of BSC fan fiction I've ever read in my life. Everyone's right in character, and the plotting's magnificent.

Beetlejuice Afterlife: A New Beginning
By: Spencers13
Category: Drama
Fandom: Beetlejuice
Characters: Various
Comments: Yes, it's decent Beetlejuice fic...decent Beetlejuice angst. Don't run away! The characters are right on-target, and it's a worthy read!

Susie: A Short Story
By: Jhomeboy
Fandom: Calvin and Hobbes
Category: Gen
Characters: Calvin, Susie, Hobbes.
Comments: Of all of the Calvin and Hobbes fics on FF.net, this one clings least to canon yet remains the truest at heart. Adorably beautiful.

Rain
By: Briana
Fandom: Shrek
Category: Het
Characters: Shrek, Fiona
Comments: Briana's magnificently sweet work; among the very best in Shrek/Fiona interludes.

The Pin Beak/Bubblehead Series
By: Luna "Tic" Vee
Category: Drama
Fandom: MST3K
Characters: None
Comments: I'm currently desperately seeking the other parts to this series! A lovely exploration of the insecurities within the heart of every member of the SOL.

Mountain Rose
By: Skyler
Category: Drama
Fandom: Boy Meets World
Characters: Various
Comments: Absolutely flawless continuation of the BMW saga; painstaking Angela/Shawn stuff.

Life's a Dance
By: piaffe417
Category: Romance
Fandom: Dirty Dancing
Characters: Baby/Johnny
Comments: You have to love unobtrusive MS's that remind you of why you loved the characters themselves. This more than does it.

Shot Through The Heart
By: Fonz's Girl
Category: Romance
Fandom: Happy Days
Characters: Fonzie/Jenny Piccalo
Comments: I never would've thought of this pairing, but it makes perfect sense.

Pale Green Stars
By: Val Marie Morgan
Category: Drama
Fandom: I Dream of Jeannie
Characters: Various
Comments: Decent IDOJF is worth its weight in gold. This is, thus far, masterful.

I Want To Be Loved
By: dragontooth18
Category: Drama
Fandom: Scooby Doo
Characters: Velma/Shaggy
Comments: Best. Velma/Shaggy. Shipperfic. Ever.

Ugly Ever After
By: Lunchpail
Category: Drama/Action/Romance
Fandom: Shrek
Characters: Various
Comments: Another terrific Shrekfic, this one takes the gang on another adventure.

The Time We've Lost
By: Quee
Category: Drama/Action/Romance
Fandom: Princess Bride
Characters: Various
Comments: Perfectly in-character Inigo rhymes, and another example of a well-written Mary Sue.

Not Guilty!
By: Simbelmyne
Category: Drama
Fandom: Chicago
Characters: Katalina Helinski
Comments: Decent fic for the dying swan of the musical, and about one of two characters to engender pity, which makes another worthwhile read...

Roxie's Letter
By: CStini
Category: Drama
Fandom: Chicago
Characters: Various
Comments: OK, it's not perfect, but it moved me. Sue me for that ;-)

Full Circle
By: Mel Miller
Category: Action/Drama
Fandom: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Characters: Various
Comments: It's Hankfic, so of course I'm captivated ;-). Ignore the notion of the OC somewhat overpowering the fic, considering that it's not much of a Sue AND we have some decent Sully dialouge.

abyss of BSC Story Ideas
By: greer
Category: Parody
Fandom: Baby Sitter's Club
Characters: Various
Comments: This is the sort of thing that's only funny if you're aware of the sudden explosion of BSC femmeslash, Dying-Young-esque deathbed reunions and teen-pregnancy hootfests in the fandom. In any case, it's hysterical, though it could use a bit more character-related color.

As I Live And Breathe
By: C "Sparky" Read
Category: Humor
Fandom: Beetlejuice
Characters: Various
Comments: More great in-character Beetlejuice fic, with some great Laugh-out-loud moments.

One Voice
By: Rielle
Category: Romance
Fandom: Days of Our Lives
Characters: Sami/Lucas
Comments: Good, in-character DOOL fic is rarer than hen's teeth. This one's delightful.

Too Late For Tonight
By: Phillidelphia Tuesday
Category: SOL
Fandom: Freddy Vs Jason (Yes)
Characters: Jason, Freddy
Comments: A thoughtful, funny and introspective Freddy vs Jason fic. Who knew it could happen?

With a Whimper
By: Mala
Category: Drama
Fandom: General Hospital
Characters: Nikolas/Emily/Zander
Comments: A thoughtful contemplation on what would've gone through Emily's head, as she died of cancer. Excellent stuff, and actually prefferable to the current storyline.

Me And My Baby
By: Simbelmyne
Category: Drama
Fandom: Chicago
Characters: Mostly Roxie, mentions others
Comments: Another deicious Roxiefic from Simbelmyne. Gorgeous!

The Xena Stories of Phil D. Hernendez
By: Phil D. Hernendez
Category: Drama/Humor/Action
Fandom: Xena: Warrior Princess
Characters: Mostly Gabby/Joxer
Comments: I have a tendancy to 'ship het 'ships in fandoms that are really slash orientated. You've seen my Roxie/Amos fetish, now witness my Gabby/Joxer fetish. Though he's a bit militant on the subject, Phil does an excellent job with this 'ship (and may I note: I have no affiliation with any parties in the fandom. I just like my fic and I like it good)

So Long Ago
By: Took-Baggins
Category: Drama
Fandom: Finding Nemo
Characters: Nemo and Marlin
Comments: When Finding Nemo fic makes me snuffly, you know the author did a good job. Readable and very sweet.

Road Trip
By: Lindsey
Category: Comedy
Fandom: Friends
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: I fianlly found decent, Reccable Friendfic! It made me laugh, it made me smile, and it's well worth a look-see!

Moonlight At Midnight
By: Snoopytoes
Category: Drama
Fandom: Home Improvement
Characters: Jill, Tim
Comments: I finally found decent Home Improvement fic. Glad to share this one, which is about Tim's midlife crisis, and Jill's clandestine affair..

The Princess Collection
By: Harley Quinn
Category: Humor
Fandom: Disney
Characters: Almost all of the major princess and princes
Comments: This made me laugh hysterically. Silly bitchfighting, drunken princesses; wonderful cockeyed dopiness!

Junior
By: Mette
Category: Comedy/Drama/Romance
Fandom: The Nanny
Characters: Niles/CC
Comments: Anyone who knows me knows of my love of cheesy sitcoms. This one's true to CC and Niles and their eventually cannonical romance.

My Revenge
By: cobrasvicars4eva
Category: drama
Fandom: DOOL
Characters: Jack, Jennifer
Comments: This is here because I'm a sentimental old fool. There's a Dr. Drake Ramoray cameo in here, and darnit, it's fun.

Story of Us
By: Becky
Category: Drama/Romance
Fandom: Frasier
Characters: Mostly Niles/Daphne
Comments: One of those incredible fics that just gives you the sniffles; Becky has Niles' voice down cold.

Story of Us
By: Becky
Category: Drama/Romance
Fandom: Frasier
Characters: Mostly Niles/Daphne
Comments: One of those incredible fics that just gives you the sniffles; Becky has Niles' voice down cold.

Fire and Ice
By: Lila
Category: Drama
Fandom: General Hospital
Characters: Kristina Cassidine, others
Comments: If you've watched the endless saga of this kid on GH, you know just how she'll turn out. Lila is impeccably right here...and soap operas have a long history of forbidden romance.

Treat
By: Mala
Category: Humor
Fandom: General Hospital
Characters: Skye/Coleman
Comments: Know how GH bungled the whole Skye/Coleman romance? Sure you do. Mala remembers...

Hey Kind Friend
By: Lady Aoi
Category: Humor
Fandom: Lilo And Stitch
Characters: Jumba, Pleakley
Comments: It's Juma/Pleakley Preslash. It's very funny, rather sweet, and even pretty mild on the slash department. Also wholly in character.

Secrets of a Former Evil Genius
By: WeyrdChic
Category: Mon.
Fandom: Lilo And Stitch
Characters: Jumba/Pleakley
Comments: When I started reccing fic, I vowed that it would either be challenging to the reader, appealing enough for me to share, or such a curio that the world must read it, in order to learn. This is all three.

That's The Way
By: super trooper
Category: Romance
Fandom: That 70's Show
Characters: Hyde/Jackie
Comments: The prose is absolutely edible here. You'll want to eat it with a spoon.

Her Hands Had Been so Expressive
By: sherbetlemon2
Category: Drama
Fandom: Titanic
Characters: Jack
Comments: Ginally, something unique in Titanic fanfiction, which doesn't mess up the cannon. I do love introspectives...

Crystal
By: Penguins Stole My Sanity
Category: Parody
Fandom: V.C. Andrews
Characters: Self-created.
Comments: Hy-sterical! Every single little foible in the VC Andrews cannon comes up for play here; insane relatives, secret paternity, and brother/sister hubba hubba. The fact that there's actually a Andrews heroine already named Crystal should not dissaude you here!

Scenes From Here
By: plastic pheonix
Category: Drama/Romance
Fandom: Rugrats: All Grown Up
Characters: Phil, Kimmi, others
Comments: Plastic Pheonix has a gorgeous series of Rugrats fics. I fell in love with this one. So true to the characters!

Spaghetti Arms
By: Mala
Category: Humor
Fandom: One Life To Live
Characters: McNat 'shipperfic.
Comments: Have I mentioned that Mala is a goddess of ABC Soapfic? And you should read her stuff? Go!

The Hawiian and the Hunchback
By: Guille van Cartier
Category: Drama/Crossover
Fandom: Lilo And Stitch/Hunchback of Notre Dame
Characters: Main casts of both.
Comments: So far, this is a really engrossing read. I'm not usually hugely into crossovers, but everything from impending death to the worries of a little Hawiian girl have equal breathing room.

Letting Go
By: Elyse
Category: drama
Fandom: Moonlighting
Characters: main cast
Comments: The best Moonlighting fic ever to exist, if you like it heavy on the Maddy/Dave. Beautiful stuff.

Somebody Got Murdered
By: H2O Angel
Category: Drama
Fandom: Chicago
Characters: The six merry murderesses
Comments: Yes! finally, a great little retelling of the merry mudresess' story.

Thine Own Self, Jonathan
By: causeway_bay
Category: Drama/Romance
Fandom: Who's the Boss
Characters: Mainly Jonathan and Samantha.
Comments: Forget the slight issues with Brit-to-American English this fic suffers from; you'll be touched by the complexity of this story, the warm, human layers to it.

The Best Interests Series
By: twiniitowers
Category: Drama/Humor
Fandom: That 70's Show
Characters: Mainly Jackie and Eric, with a few new characters.
Comments: Comprised of "Best Interests", also includes "It's a Different Kind of Blue" and "Only Love Remains"; if you want to avoid the shipperwars that consume the fandom, this is the fic to read, rich in near-perfect Jackie-characterization.

Husbands & Wives, Friends & Exlovers
By: imagine6
Category: Drama
Fandom: ER
Characters: Main cast
Comments: How did such a good story get such a lame title? This is the best ER fic I've ever read, mind you, and it's got some great, in-character moments. It feels like a whole episode. WHY IS IT UNFINISHED?!

Me and You
By: Verity
Category: romance
Fandom: ER
Characters: mainly Chuck and Susan
Comments: Best Chusan 'shipperfic in the history of the fandom; I'm in love with the thing, and the dead-on characterization.

These Provincal Lives
By: C. "Sparky" Read
Category: SOL
Fandom: Beauty and The Beast
Characters: The main cast
Comments: Villager-centric! With lots of LeFou! Made me smile frequently.

Black Eyes, Blue Tears
By: soulful-sin
Category: Drama
Fandom: Family Guy
Characters: Lois-centric
Comments: Yes, dramatic Family Guy fanfiction. Will I shock you if I tell you it's quite good? In-character, and touching.

Pieces Of Me
By: Monotone
Category: Angst
Fandom: Shrek2
Characters: Fairy Godmother
Comments: So it's named after an Ashlee Simpson song; this is a great portrait of a "what if" within the Shrekverse.

Dignity and Something Deeper
By: xNocturnalx
Category: Character introspective
Fandom: Chicago
Characters: Roxie
Comments: A great Roxie introspective that captures her gutty insistence in doing the best...for herself and herself only.

The Chronicles of Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl
By: Cartoonfan88
Category: Humor
Fandom: The Simpsons
Characters: Main cast; AU
Comments: The chatspeak that begins and ends the first chapter grates a little, but this is my favorite TOH episode, and this is a great variation on the Stretch Dude/Clobber Girl dynamic.

My First Love
By: GateTraveller
Category: romance
Fandom: Scooby Doo
Characters: Shaggy/Velma 'shipperfic
Comments: Enough to crush a 'shipper's heart, I swear...

Viva Las BCS
By: Various Writers
Category: SOL
Fandom: The Babysitter's Club
Characters: The main cast
Comments: Written by members of the fametracker.com board, this is eerily dead-on.

BSC Plus Eleven Years
By: Seyi
Category: SOL
Fandom: The Babysitter's Club
Characters: The Main Cast
Comments: The best BSC fic I've ever read. Period.

A Good World After All
By: DianeB
Category: General
Fandom: Bewitched
Characters: Main cast, some OCs.
Comments: Forty years after Darrin married Samantha, their children gather for one last anniversary, for Darrin has accepted that the end is nearing. Beautifully written, and a tender token to any fan of the show.

Of Scholars and Slackers
By: Lucy-Brianna Taylor
Category: Humor
Fandom: Boy Meets World
Characters: Minkus, Shawn
Comments: In a fandom that overflows with angst, this is such a refreshingly light piece of work.

Bloody Mary
By: lunarla225
Category: Romance/Drama
Fandom: Chicago
Characters: Billy, Mary, Velma
Comments: Perfectly sculpted character piece - the author really gets Billy.

The Heart Divided
By: MyImmortal329
Category: drama
Fandom: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: It's a bit dramatic, but then this show was quite the dramafest - all issues are handled with intelligence and sensitivity.

Here's To Love
By: Huma The Guma
Category: Humor
Fandom: General Hospital
Characters: Zem/Liason Pairings
Comments: Ignore the silly 'shipper names and dig into this one - it's cute and the time period is terrificly rendered.

Kill Bill: Three months
By: Bloody Satisfaction
Category: Gen/Drama
Fandom: Kill Bill
Characters: The Main Cast
Comments: Intensely well-written piece chronicalling the time between Bea finding out about her pregnancy to the massacre at Two Pines.

The DiMera Legacy
By: madelinehawahiia
Category: General
Fandom: Days of Our Loves
Characters: Main cast, Tony 'centric
Comments: It's Tony centric, he's not a villian, and it includes Eugene AND Anna. What are you waiting for?

Journeys
By: Caitiri
Category: Romance
Fandom: ER
Characters: Neela/Gallant shipperfic
Comments: The fandom's currently drowning in Reela, so any fic I run across that features a lively Neela and some sense of Michael's character is a keeper.

The fanfiction of Yorickjones
By: yorickjones
Category: various
Fandom: Various
Characters: Various
Comments: Specializing in "relisim" - transplanting character from fameous literature into real-world versions of their universes - yorickjones gets my highest reccomendation. Beautifully written and truly unique, they're well worth reading. Of particular worth are "Practically Perfect," which envisions Jane Banks of "Mary Poppins" as a nurse in World War II, and "Not Fade Away" - an obituary for The Fonz.

The Shower
By: Valtiel
Category: humor
Fandom: King of The Hill
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Intelligent KOTH porn is rare. Incredibly rare. This was in-character, and it's a shame to see it abandoned.

The Darling's Story
By: redhandedjill
Category: Romance
Fandom: Peter Pan
Characters: The Darling Parents
Comments: A lot of the Peter Pan fic I've read over the past few years? Scared me. Scared me big time. This is something unique - a romance that covers the parent's early days. Has a certain Victorian charm to it that I'm not sure will last, 'cause it's an aff.net story.

Nothing There
By: allthatjazz8
Category: Gen
Fandom: Chicago
Characters: Velma Kelly
Comments: Velma after the fame - there's something bratty in the dialouge that's very Velma-like and appeals to me.

In The End
By: Eppieblack
Category: Gen
Fandom: Gangs of New York
Characters: Main cast
Comments: Whatever happened to Eppie Black and her wonderful Gangs of New York fanfic? All of her wonderful unfinished pieces deserve credit...and a finish.

Autumn Rain
By: Cockneysparrow
Category: Het
Fandom: Dirty Dancing
Characters: Main cast
Comments: A solid fic, which finally examines AFTER that summer. It's more likely that Johnny and Baby's romance would cool, at least a little, and this explores that option in an interesting way.

Not Blind
By: Sarahime
Category: Het
Fandom: 28 Days Later
Characters: Main cast
Comments: A fluffy 28 Days Later fic that works! READ IT!

Lost Wings and Closed Eyes
By: Sarahime
Category: Het
Fandom: 28 Days Later
Characters: Main cast
Comments: A bit of Jim/Selenia 'shipperfic.

Night School
By: Josiecat
Category: Het
Fandom: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Characters: Main cast
Comments: Finally, a well-rounded portrait of Janet Weiss. Emotionally entrenchant. What happens after Frank's gone? Janet finds herself - and so does Brad...

Every World's a Stage
By: Josiecat
Category: Het
Fandom: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Characters: Main cast
Comments: My favorite RHPS fic thus far. Maybe there's more to that performance than what we see...

Friends, Changes, Together, Alone
By: Lioness Black
Category: Het
Fandom: Babysitter's Club
Characters: Main cast
Comments: The name is highly random, but this is a completely in-character, amazing, sprawling piece of work that combines the California Diaries series and the BSC. The wholesome and realistic worlds, respectively, clash and yet make perfect partners for each other.

Fear and Loathing In Baltimore
By: JDLady
Category: Het
Fandom: Cry-Baby
Characters: Main cast
Comments: Confession: Cry-Baby was my favorite movie when I was a teenager - my love of JD (that's juvenile delinquency, not Johnny Depp) pics (and John Waters) lives on. This is a great expansion on the universe - and, warning, it's wonderfully smutty.

Pep Talk
By: jarec
Category: Gen
Fandom: The Venture Bros.
Characters: The Monarch/Dr. Girlfriend
Comments: An in-character genish piece of VB Fic is a thing to be enjoyed in its full glory. One of the best Dr. GF POV's I've ever read.

The Scicillian
By: Bruteaous
Category: Gen
Fandom: Golden Girls
Characters: Sophia Petrillo pre-canon
Comments: Serious Golden Girls Fic! A great little piece that chronicles Sophia's youth.

A Cracked Polystyrene Man
By: Morosetintedglasses
Category: Slash/Het
Fandom: Mythbusters
Characters: Kari, Adam, Jamie
Comments: I've been on the fence about this fic for a long time - on one hand the writing's excellent, and Adam's POV is both sympathetic and understandable. On the other hand, cheerful dorky Kari Byron doesn't come off as a cold, manipulative kinda gal IRL. This is so richly written that I have to give it a cautious thumbs up, however.

Before We Got It Annuled
By: katieebke
Category: Het
Fandom: ER
Characters: Susan Lewis and Chuck Martin
Comments: It's Chusan Porn. Go! Read! Posthaste!

Family Duty
By: Rhiannonhero
Category: Slash
Fandom: The Venture Bros.
Characters: Doc Venture/Brock
Comments: Graphically intense as only Brock-related smut might be, this also handles the idea of slash in the fandom intelligently and with thought to characterization. Be forwarned that it's NC-17.

Rencontrer
By: pumpkintoasty
Category: Het
Fandom: American Girls - Samantha
Characters: Eddie/Samantha 'ship fic - features other characters.
Comments: A wonderfully romantic piece, in which a grown-up Samantha and Eddie have grown up and are surprised to encounter something new in one another. This has the flavor of a Regency romance to it, and the dialouge and setting are realistic to the period.

McKay's Fanfiction
By: McKay
Category: Het/Gen
Fandom: Many, but reccing The Monkees
Characters: Multipairings (PG)
Comments: Her Monkees fic is memorable, despite the use of Mary Sues.

Ultra Clutch
By: Obviously_Insane
Category: Het
Fandom: Hairspray
Characters: Multipairings (PG)
Comments: This is another fic that really feels like the musical/movie.

Don't Ask Me Why
By: tadsgirl
Category: Het
Fandom: Hairspray
Characters: Corny/Amber (PG-13)
Comments: I'm not much into the whole Corny/Amber thing, but tadsgirl captures the feeling and spirit of the times, makes Amber interesting and gives us a thoughtful backstory.

Night's Candles are Burnt Out
By: solvent90
Category: Het
Fandom: Romeo and Juliet
Characters: Romeo/Juliet NC-17
Comments: Sensual, lovely and romantic - the simplicty of the rites of the first time, and completely in spirit with the play.

Rough Riders
By: Luna
Category: Slash
Fandom: This is Spinal Tap
Characters: David/Nigel
Comments: Gorgeous, funny, sexy, with just the right hint of drama. I won't tell you what happens; it'll ruin the surprise, but it's a beautiful read.

Gribble Drabble
By: lostangel007
Category: Het/Gen
Fandom: KOTH
Characters: Nancy/Dale (PG)
Comments: A lovely, in-character piece, centered on Dale and Nancy.

Be Bold
By: Liddy
Category: Het
Fandom: Venture Brothers
Characters: Dean/Triana (PG)
Comments: Watch Season 3 of VB - you will believe in Dean and Triana's OTP-ness.

Midnight Lullabye
By: catseye3
Category: Gen
Fandom: My Name Is Earl
Characters: No Pairing (G)
Comments: Bloomin' Adorable Earl and Randy kid-gen.

Caroline and The Big Hangover
By: Caroline
Category: Het
Fandom: Caroline In The City
Characters: Richard/Annie.
Comments: Hillarious - dialouge feels very show-correct.

Sandalwood and Maple Syrup
By: Wolfy the Ironic Ninja
Category: Romance
Fandom: Scooby Doo
Characters: Velma/Shaggy
Comments: Incredibly cute slice of Velma/Shaggy, and well-written to boot.

Please, Velma
By: apikale-wahine
Category: Romance/Drama
Fandom: Scooby Doo
Characters: Velma/Shaggy
Comments: Nicely written Velma/Shaggy that deconstructs Velma's battle with cancer.

Riding With Mitchel
By: Hunter Felt
Category: Humor
Fandom: Riding With Death/Mitchel
Characters: Main chracters of movies
Comments: Fic about MiSTed movies! This one's a positive classic.

Arthur Fonzarelli PI
By: Petah
Category: Mystery
Fandom: Happy Days
Characters: Main chracters
Comments: A solid mystery fic in which Fonzie investigates when a body's found in Ralph Malph's appartment.

Enjoy the Silence
By: Millari
Category: Drama
Fandom: Venture Brothers
Characters: Dr. Girlfriend/Brock Samson
Comments: Ahh, Brock/Dr. GF - the pairing that makes no sense but is great mental candy. A great little fic.

On Becoming a Woman
By: dress-without-sleeves
Category: Romance
Fandom: Peter Pan
Characters: Wendy/Peter
Comments: Wendy comes of age and has her official coming out in society- she has an unexpected guest as well. Totally romantic.

Euphoria of Post Euphoria
By: Miss Blance Dubois
Category: Romance
Fandom: Wimbledon
Characters: Peter/Lizzie
Comments: Post-movie fic; already has the rythm and patois of the movie down pat.

The Merry Go Round Broke Down
By: Merlin Missy
Category: Gen
Fandom: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Characters: As many as there are stars in the sky
Comments: Perhaps the most perfect WFRR fic in all of history.

Perfect
By: Merlin Missy
Category: Slash
Fandom: Princess Bride
Characters: Inigo/Westley
Comments: Slash in my Princess Bride fandom? It's more likely than you think. A sensible and touching journey through a surprise for Westley and Inigo.

Remedy
By: Piquichi
Category: Het
Fandom: Days of Our Lives
Characters: Kimberly/Shane
Comments: This one hits all of my 80's-related fangirl buttons.

Inspire Me
By: Tripp
Category: Het
Fandom: Days of Our Lives
Characters: Chelsea/Nic
Comments: Good, sweet Chelsea/Nick fic.

Polar
By: The Love of a Lie
Category: Gen
Fandom: My Name is Earl
Characters: Randy and Carl Hickey
Comments: Beautiful father/son bonding fic.

Straying From The Flock
By: Brad Rousse
Category: Gen
Fandom: American Dad
Characters: Main cast, mainly Hayley and Stan
Comments: Manages to create a deep, interesting fic without losing the spirit of the show.

(NC-17!!!) Skin Against Skin
By: EternallyJolie
Category: Het
Fandom: One Life To Live
Characters: Natalie/John
Comments: Wonderfully porny, sexy smut between these two chemistry-filled characters.

The Conspiritors
By: Soulful-sin
Category: Gen
Fandom: The Emperor's New Groove
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: An AU take on the TENG universe.

Beautiful Lie
By: sunflowerb
Category: Gen
Fandom: f. Scott Fitzgerald/The Great Gatsby
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Deliciously sad take on the future of Daisy's little girl.

Far More
By: cant keep up with time
Category: Romance
Fandom: Little Women
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Some eventual Laurie/Jo is set to come out of this universe, which is already set up beautifully.

Various Extended LHOTP Universe Fics
By: Cheryl C. Malandrinos
Category: Romance/Drama
Fandom: Little House on the Prarie
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: An incredibly smart continuation of the little House world, written by a professional educator.

Good Day
By: A-Karana
Category: Romance/Drama
Fandom: Men In Trees
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Men in Trees fic at last!! This one's quite promising.

Outside The City
By: Skye
Category: Gen
Fandom: Smallville
Characters: Perry White, Martha Kent
Comments: Fun Smallville fic exploring Perry's character.

Coming Up Roses
By: Ksiezniczka
Category: Romance
Fandom: Little Shop of Horrors
Characters: Seymour/Audrey
Comments: Such a sweet little fic, in which Audrey and Seymour manage to find each other.

Off The Record
By: Skye
Category: Het
Fandom: Smallville
Characters: Perry/Martha (PG)
Comments: An adorable, lovely AU fic in which Martha and Perry Begin a relationship.

There Will Be No Survivors (Except for the Survivors Behind the Curtain, But Pay No Attention to Them)
By: knightshade
Category: Gen
Fandom: The Princess Bride
Characters: Inigo, Westley (PG)
Comments: Funny, in-character genfic with lots and lots of humor and bonding.

Through Thick and Thin
By: Ariyana
Category: Het
Fandom: Hellboy (Movie Verse)
Characters: Liz/Hellboy (NC-17)
Comments: Beautifully-realized Liz/Hellboy 'shipfic.

Every You Every Me
By: Celesteennui
Category: Humor
Fandom: Hellboy
Characters: Liz, Hellboy
Comments: Liz, Hellboy, and their kids - beyond sweet, beyond adorable.

One Last Time
By: xNocturnalx
Category: Angst
Fandom: Chicago
Characters: Amos, Roxie
Comments: Deep-down angst. If you like Amos, you'll like this fic.

Reminesce
By: Kenya Starflight
Category: Drama
Fandom: Calvin and Hobbes
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: The reason why this fic has been recced hither and yon is because it is such an incredible, moving meditation on the very ethos of the strip. A joy.

Drawn Together With Love
By: Raymond-Raymond
Category: Humor/Drama/Romance
Fandom: Drawn Togethe
Characters: Main chracters
Comments: Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as really funny in-character Drawn Together fanfic. If you like the show, you'll feel at home here.

A Man Of Stature
By: TrudiRose
Category: Drama
Fandom: Beauty and the Beast
Characters: Gaston-Centric
Comments: Trudi Rose continues to master Beauty and the Beast Fic. A lovely little story that fits the mood of the movie beautifully.

The Greatest Gift
By: iris fibonacci
Category: Drama
Fandom: Gone With the Wind
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Gorgeous bookverse drama.

Ariel And Belle
By: Aribelle
Category: Slash
Fandom: Beauty and the Beast/Little Mermaid Crossover
Characters: Ariel/Belle (R)
Comments: It's a concept that shouldn't work, yet does so so very perfectly that you'll wish the story would never end.

All There Is And More
By: silksieve
Category: SOL
Fandom: Wal-E
Characters: Wal-E, EVE
Comments: Breathtakingly adorable. The Yuletide section for WAL-E is breathlessly adorable, period, but this one is the pick of the group.

Empty Nest (NC-17)
By: obsessivemuch
Category: Smut
Fandom: The Mummy Series
Characters: Rick/Evie
Comments: Happy married people sex is love.

Silk Sheets (NC-17)
By: tiptoe39
Category: Smut
Fandom: Aladdin
Characters: Aladdin/Jasmine
Comments: Sexy, sweet and it doesn't neglect the fact that the royal life would feel new and odd to Aladdin.

It’s Been a Long, Long Time (R)
By: anguis_1
Category: Smut
Fandom: As Time Goes By
Characters: Lionel/Jean
Comments: Older folks can have fun and enjoy each other in a romantic way? It's true - this is an adorable exploration of that ship.

Fur (NC-17)
By: mahaliem
Category: Angst
Fandom: Beauty and the Beast
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: "Some nights, I dream I'm back in the cupboard." It's an end line that still sends shivers down my spine, and the entire fic should do the same for you.

Book of Love (NC-17)
By: obsessivemuch
Category: Romance
Fandom: The Mummy Series
Characters: Rick/Evie
Comments: Sexy in the sweetest way possible, and so IC for Rick and Evie.

In Paris (R)
By: seshat_maat
Category: Smut
Fandom: John Adams (Miniseries)
Characters: Jefferson/Abigail/John
Comments: Sensual and mannered, as apropriate to the era smut. Perfect.

Suicide Squeeze (NC-17)
By: finefoxyladies
Category: Drama
Fandom: A League of their Own
Characters: Jimmy/Dottie
Comments: Sad, somewhat haunting, and completely believable smut. Dottie's thought process is about perfect.

As You Wish
By: Jumblesofiction
Category: Drama
Fandom: The Princess Bride
Characters: Westley/Buttercup
Comments: Sweet, touching portrait of the dynamic between these two.

Time Changes Everything
By: Jess Idres
Category: Drama
Fandom: Jack of All Trades
Characters: Pre Jack/Emilia
Comments: The best JOAT fic I've read yet, tragically cut short. AU for the end of the show, and much more dramatic than the source material, it's still beautifully wrought.

Supermarket Creeps
By: Gypsyjr
Category: Humor/Horror
Fandom: Army of Darkness/Psych
Characters: Shawn, Gus, Ash
Comments: Brilliantly done crossover; everyone's completely in-character, the premise and set-up are hillarious. I may be biased because this one is sort of my doing, but it's utterly adorable and I love it.

Sanctuary
By: evremonde
Category: Drama
Fandom: Sesame Street
Characters: Snuffalupagus
Comments: Gets the childlike innocence of the show precisely correct. And it's so SAD, and so completely well-written.

Not Quite a Success Story
By: Tracy
Category: Drama
Fandom: Say Anything...
Characters: Lloyd/diane
Comments: Sometimes, you have to get through the happy ending to get to the real ending. An entirely realisting look at Diane and Lloyd about 15 years after the conclusion of canon.

Waste Our Lights In Vain
By: Nifra Idril
Category: Drama
Fandom: Romeo and Juliet
Characters: Mercutio, Romeo
Comments: A bright, well-written and beautifully done exploration of Romeo and Mercutio's nearly-unspoken (and in Mercutio's case) one-sided attraction. Edible prose.

Rosaline, At Rest
By: loathlylady
Category: Drama
Fandom: Romeo and Juliet
Characters: Rosaline
Comments: A POV on the rarely-thought-of Rosaline, in all of her canonical coldheartedness and icy stratagems.

Buttercup's Baby
By: Raindrops on Roses
Category: Family
Fandom: The Princess Bride
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Buttercup, Wesley, Inigo and Fezzik find a baby. It's what they have to do to keep him that's the challenge in this lovely little piece.

A Storybook Story
By: The Last Good Name
Category: Romance
Fandom: The Princess Bride
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: What happens after Morgenstern's slightly perilsome book ending? This just might be the trick..

Jane Narf
By: Parhelion
Category: Humor/Parody
Fandom: Pinky And the Brain
Characters: Main Cast and more
Comments: It's a Pinky and the Brain parody of Jane Eyre. Words cannot encapsulate its awesome.

but liquor is quicker
By: cheapmetaphor
Category: Drama
Fandom: Murphy Brown
Characters: Main cast
Comments: A bright exploration of Murphy's alcholism.

No Doubts
By: Castiron
Category: Drama
Fandom: Little House on the Prarie
Characters: Caroline, Laura
Comments: Beautiful Caroline introspective piece, as she prepares for Laura's wedding and looks back on what's shaped her life.

A Land So Wild and Savage
By: elanne
Category: Drama
Fandom: Little House on the Prarie
Characters: Charles introspective
Comments: Some Charles character portraiture to go with the Caroline introspective above. Gorgeously written.

Scenes from a happy ending
By: Tali
Category: Romance
Fandom: Ladyhawke
Characters: Isabeau/Navarre
Comments: Beautifully written little slice of post-married life, with great prose.

Number 269: Ruined The Cheese And Non-American Football Parties By Butting In
By: k
Category: Humor
Fandom: My Name is Earl
Characters: main cast
Comments: Fun Crabman POV in this holiday tale, complete with cheese platters and The List.

Karma Chameleon
By: Loz
Category: Humor
Fandom: My Name Is Earl
Characters: Main cast, with strong focus on Earl and Randy
Comments: Spot-on adorable Randy dialouge recomends this piece.

The Charm (NC-17)
By: Rachel
Category: Drama
Fandom: Indiana Jones Series
Characters: Marion/Indiana
Comments: A fun exploration of the evolution of their relationship.

Mood Swings
By: chokolattejedi
Category: Drama
Fandom: Hellboy
Characters: Liz and Hellboy
Comments: A great introspective Liz piece, post the second Hellboy movie.

A Thousand Words
By: Rheanna
Category: Drama
Fandom: Hellboy
Characters: Hellboy/Liz, along with the rest of the main cast
Comments: A beautiful ensamble piece, with a strong foccus on the Hellboy/Liz relationship.

Feast!
By: lessthanpie
Category: Humor/Crackfic
Fandom: Commercials
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: The author does a great job adding depth to this little silly commerical, makign the entire fic...a great silly romp, just like the commercial.

Something of Grace and Beauty
By: amalcolm1
Category: Drama
Fandom: Gone With the Wind
Characters: Ashley Wilkes, Rhett Butler
Comments: Ashley and Rhett meet again, just when Rhett least expects it. Solid character stuff.

Strawberry Jam
By: Vixen
Category: Romance
Fandom: Goodbye Earl (song)
Characters: Mary Anne/Wanda
Comments: "Mary Anne and Wanda Were the best of friends, all through their highschool days..." Good job by the author, who even throws in a good strawberry jam recipe.

Driving with the Top Down
By: rusalka
Category: Humor
Fandom: Guarding Tess
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Encapsulates the spirit of the movie perfectly, and the spirit of the main character.

Once Upon A Dream (A Reworking of Sleeping Beauty)
By: Lost Spook
Category: Drama
Fandom: Fairytales
Characters: Main cast of Sleeping Beauty
Comments: A fun retelling of the Princess and the Pea.

Don't Ask Anymore
By: Vixen
Category: Family
Fandom: Evita
Characters: Eva, Her mother
Comments: A beautiful attempt at portraying a scene from the life of Evita's mother, a character who gets little to no screen time in the play or movie. Beautifully rendered.

Becomming Immortal
By: BOF Oddity
Category: Drama
Fandom: Ed Wood
Characters: Ed, Bela
Comments: Ed Wood fanfiction! I squeed when I saw this. It's a very good piece, a smart exploration of Ed's psyche.

Siuil a Ruin
By: Perri Smith
Category: Drama
Fandom: The Tillerman Saga
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: I can't help but wallow in the gorgeous prose of this piece. Sad, beautifully written and thought out.

It All Started With A Little Advice
By: kuteki
Category: Humor
Fandom: Chicago
Characters: Velma/Roxie
Comments: Predatory Velma owns everything, and here is is in her full glory, determined to have the day.

the sandwich story
By: Meredith
Category: Drama
Fandom: Calvin and Hobbes
Characters: Calvin, Hobbes, Main cast
Comments: There's a reason why this heartwrenching little story is the best-known fic in C&H fandom; it yanks and pulls at your heartstrings, without manipulating the emotions.

Becoming a Lesbian: Megan Bloomfield's Guide for Cheerleaders
By: Deifire
Category: Humor
Fandom: But I'm a Cheerleader
Characters: Main cast, With Megan/Graham at the forefront.
Comments: Hillarious, tender, and imbued with the character of Megan's character and a wonderfully fun Megan/Graham based plot.

Ebb and Flow
By: azpidistra
Category: Slice of Life
Fandom: Boy Meets world
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Manages to be funny and touching all in one breath; a plausible and fun post-canon romp.

Two of Hearts
By: pesha
Category: Romance
Fandom: Bound
Characters: Violet/Corky
Comments: Beautiful, sensual, and a feast for the senses, much like the movie it's based on.

Goes Marching
By: whetherwoman
Category: Drama
Fandom: To Kill a Mockingbird
Characters: Scout, Dill, OC's
Comments: Touching, heart-opening and heart-breaking; Scout's life in the sixties, dealing with the social upheval of the decade.

Wag The Duck
By: Malograntum Vitiorum
Category: Humor
Fandom: Bloom County
Characters: Main cast, with a Milo foccus.
Comments: Dead-on in absolutely every way, and it hits every major refference the strip used.

Pasghetti Western
By: Circadienne
Category: Humor
Fandom: Blazing Saddles
Characters: Bart/Jim
Comments: Funny and, yes, just a tad romantic (who could resist playing around with that ending?). The lines are character-perfect.

Human Again
By: Vampedvixen
Category: SOL/Romance
Fandom: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Characters: Main Cast
Comments: Fun little postcanon slice of life vingettes.

Sharing The Kishi Sky
By: tornyourdress
Category: Drama
Fandom: Babysitter's Club
Characters: Claudia, Janine
Comments: Of the many excellent BSC pieces on the Yuletide archive, this one's my favorite, a simple drama in which Claudia and Janine try to relate to each other as maturing adults.

A Whole New World
By: Roga
Category: Drama
Fandom: Aladdin
Characters: Main cast, with foccus on the Genie
Comments: Another sob-worthy piece, sad, beautiful, but so very, very Genie.

Tale on a Winter's Eve
By: Meltha
Category: Drama/SOL
Fandom: The African Queen
Characters: Rosie/Charlie
Comments: Touching, positively radient with the joy of the movie.

Patriarchal Blessing
By: pepperlandgirl
Category: Western/Humor/Drama/Action
Fandom: Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
Characters: Main cast
Comments: Plainly, the best Brisco fic I've ever read.

Fleet (NC-17)
By: randomeliza
Category: Smut
Fandom: How I Met Your Mother
Characters: Robin/Barney
Comments: Sexy as all-get-out Robin/Barney smut.

Five Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty Feet (NC-17)
By: kasuchi
Category: Smut
Fandom: How I Met Your Mother
Characters: Robin/Barney
Comments: Sexy as all-get-out Robin/Barney smut - but on a plane this time.

After the Beep (NC-17)
By: kay-obsessive
Category: Smut
Fandom: How I Met Your Mother
Characters: Robin/Barney
Comments: Sexy as all-get-out Robin/Barney smut - with fun dialouge this time.

The First First Time
By: Merlin Missy
Category: Humor
Fandom: How I Met Your Mother
Characters: General Cast
Comments: The firt time Barney and Ted REALLY met; a fun example of unreliable!narrator!Ted

Suit Up
By: Melissa Rae
Category: Humor
Fandom: How I Met Your Mother
Characters: General Cast
Comments: Robin and Barney, being adorable wingpeople for one another.

The Process of Miracle Making
By: Kat
Category: Humor/Family
Fandom: Mystery Science Theatre 3000
Characters: Main cast, with both Joel and Mike.
Comments: The most adorable MST3K fic I've ever read, period. Crow and Tom's family expand and they try to learn how to be siblings.

Making Do (With What You Got)
By: comically_so
Category: Slice of Life
Fandom: Mystery Science Theatre 3000
Characters: Main Cast, Mike era
Comments: Mike tries to make friends with Crow in the wake of Joel's absence. Adorable and beautifully IC.

A Long Night's Journey Into Cairo
By: Eve
Category: Romance
Fandom: The Mummy
Characters: Evie/Rick
Comments: Legendary and adorable Evie/Rick post-movie fic.

Circumstantial Evidence
By: Eve
Category: Romance
Fandom: The Mummy Series
Characters: Rick/Evie
Comments: Yet another wonderful Rick/Evie fic from Eve.

Never Spellbound by a Starry Sky
By: Eve
Category: Humor/Romance
Fandom: the Mummy
Characters: Rick/Evie
Comments: Eve can do no wrong for me when it comes to this fandom. Beautifully done.

Father Figures
By: wrigleyfield
Category: Humor
Fandom: Indiana Jones/The Mummy
Characters: Adult!Alex O'Connel/Adult!Mutt
Comments: Excellently done

Stratagems
By: kenzimone
Category: Drama
Fandom: Sky High
Characters: Coach Boomer, Main cast
Comments: Boomer POV on the final battle in the film.

Of An Evening (NC-17)
By: funkyinfishnet
Category: SOL
Fandom: Sky High
Characters: Principal Powers/Coach Boomer friendfic
Comments: Adorable friendfic that's utterly true to character.

(NC-17) Metal Heart
By: the_spin
Category: Romance
Fandom: How I Met Your Mother
Characters: Robin/Barney; Ted/The Mother; Lily/Marshall
Comments: Recced to high heavens for a reason, perhaps THE seminal BroTP fic.

Like a New York Rainfall...
By: ozgirlambrosia
Category: Drama
Fandom: Boy Meets World
Characters: Shawn/Angela
Comments: Wise, and beautifully written, post-series fic.

Necessary Evils
By: Azul Tigress
Category: Humor
Fandom: Sky High
Characters: Boomer/Powers
Comments: Boomer tries out speed dating, and bumps into a tipsy Principal Powers. Cute as all get out.
Ocean Child
By: Miss Lucy Jane
Category: Family/Slice of Life
Fandom: The Little Mermaid
Characters: Eric/Ariel
Comments: One of the most stunning fics I've ever read; the ocean is part of who Ariel is, no mtter what Eric and she try to do about it. Gorgeous.

What's The Word For That?
By: imaginary-golux
Category: Romance
Fandom: Tarzan (Disney)
Characters: Tarzan/Jane
Comments: Sweet and deliciously smutty at the same time.