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recent bookmarks from fancakeStar Trek Voyager: Insurrection Delta by Zabbers2023-07-25T16:25:40+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2216005.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Voyager did comparatively little with Tuvok's time in the Maquis and the issues it would have left in its wake. This story flips who was the spy and then explores the difference it would make (a lot and not much), both in her time in the Maquis and afterwards on Voyager. Very well done.]]>reccer:beatrice_otter creator:zabbers fandom:star.trek:voyager pairing:kathryn.janeway/tom.paris length:10.000-20.000.words theme:spies&assassins theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:old.fandomshttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:d6fa879c2a75/DC: Gotham CPS by ebjameston2022-11-15T17:32:34+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2134524.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: A humorous premise, well-executed, that becomes more than just the gag.]]>reccer:beatrice_otter creator:ebjameston fandom:dc.universe pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:jason.todd character:dick.grayson character:tim.drake length:40.000-60.000.words theme:just.plain.fun theme:humor theme:au theme:families.of.choice theme:secret.identities theme:competence theme:outsider.pov theme:secret.identity.reveal character:original.character(s)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:4c370844536d/Watchmen: Black is the color of my true love's hair by Anonymous2022-08-22T15:53:23+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2101547.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: You know that classic shot of VE day at the end of WWII? The one with the sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square? In Watchmen, that shot was a female superhero named Silhouette kissing a nurse. She was thrown out of the Minutemen team, and shortly thereafter she and that nurse were found murdered in bed.
This is not that story. This is an AU in which they live and have a good life together, working to make the world a better place.]]>reccer:beatrice_otter creator:anonymous fandom:watchmen pairing:nurse/silhouette length:01.000-5.000.words theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:female.characters theme:old.fandoms theme:secret.identities theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:rare.pairings theme:minor.characters theme:femslash theme:competence theme:canon.lgbtq+.charactershttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:9f9da6f793da/MCU: All The Leaves Are Brown (And the sky is gray) by AvocadoLove2022-08-19T15:18:04+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2097545.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I really love this one. The author does a good job of writing the Winter Soldier's transition to Bucky Barnes, and kid!Tony, and how he would be different having grown up like this instead of with his parents.]]>reccer:beatrice_otter creator:avocadolove.(applejack) fandom:marvel.cinematic.universe pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:james."bucky".barnes character:tony.stark.(iron.man) theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:au theme:kidfic theme:kidfic:has/with.kids theme:kidfic:as.kids theme:gen theme:secret.identity.reveal length:10.000-20.000.words theme:secret.identitieshttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:3fb21d8df529/Batman: Code of Silence, by JHSC2022-08-11T15:52:56+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2089560.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: This fic packs such a punch, it always makes me cry. It's about trauma, and guilt, and healing, and the pain caused by lashing out, and learning to build something new. It's so well-written.]]>reccer:beatrice_otter creator:jhsc fandom:dc.universe length:10.000-20.000.words pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:jason.todd character:willis.todd theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:family theme:old.fandoms theme:character.development theme:favorite.fanworks theme:gen theme:minor.characters theme:outsider.pov theme:secret.identity.revealhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:fd53b7100349/Doctor Who: Two Can Play at That Game by HiNerdsItsCat2022-08-01T15:36:13+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2085213.html
fancakeReccer’s Notes: In the first story, Jenny and Harry’s antics are extremely funny, and the author does an excellent job at rewriting series 10 episodes - unlike many authors who try and rewrite the whole story, Cat only writes the parts that have major changes in them due to Twelve’s companions being Jenny and Harry instead of Bill. The result is that the episode rewrites fell fresh and interesting. It’s not all fluff and roses though - there’s a decent amount and angst, especially at the end. I can’t say much about the other stories in the series without spoiling the first one, but suffice to say that they are very good as well. Series is ongoing]]>reccer:quailfence creator:hinerdsitscat.(hilarpitscat) fandom:doctor.who length:80.000&more.words pairing:the.doctor/the.master character:missy.(doctor.who) character:yasmin.khan theme:series theme:old.fandoms theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:kidfic theme:kidfic:has/with.kids theme:secret.identities theme:psychic.powers theme:epic.works theme:science.fiction theme:time.travel theme:character.development theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:never.met.in.canon theme:mistaken.identitieshttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:71a14cfc4871/Harry Potter: the dogfather au by hollimichele2022-07-17T15:53:51+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2076918.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: For an AU that starts off badly, it quickly becomes filled with hope and goodness. There's enough here that it could have been a 300k-word epic, and yet hollimichele gives us everything we need for quite a satisfying story.]]>reccer:beatrice_otter creator:hollimichele fandom:harry.potter character:harry.potter pairing:remus.lupin/sirius.black length:60.000-80.000.words theme:series theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:book.fandoms theme:old.fandoms theme:fix-it theme:domestichttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:3386f0768a29/Batman: Locked-verse, by dragonbat2022-07-08T16:06:28+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2068153.html
fancakeReccer notes: the author takes what we know of Gotham and Bruce Wayne and makes a fully functioning (but not perfect) infrastructure. Batman gets arrested and, due to extremely traumatic events, being drugged, and having a master manipulator working on him, has a mental breakdown. What happens next is that the justice and mental health systems do their job, with a level of detail that shows either extensive personal knowledge of how the system works in real life or a lot of research. There are no quick fixes, no easy outs, no miraculous comics "oh, I'm all better now!" But it's all interesting and very well-written, and one of my favorite DC comics fics.]]>reccer:beatrice_otter creator:dragonbat fandom:dc.universe pairing:barbara.gordon/dick.grayson character:jim.gordon character:bruce.wayne.(batman) length:80.000&more.words theme:series theme:novel-length.fic theme:epic.works theme:au theme:research theme:worldbuilding theme:competence theme:character.development theme:worldbuilding&logistical.fix-its theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:plotty.fic theme:friendship theme:families.of.choice theme:cops&crimehttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:b329e1e6f5e2/Doctor Who: Last of the Time Lords by Nicor_Fyrweorm2022-07-07T15:13:09+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2066855.html
fancakeReccer’s Notes: Essentially, instead of regenerating during “The End of Time”, the Doctor uses his last life to heal the Master. And then the Master ends up in Amelia Pond’s backyard. Mistaken identity ensues.
I could describe this series as a rewrite of Series 6/7 with the Master (who has been mistaken for the Doctor) in place of Eleven, but it’s not just that. Very few of the stories are straight adaptations of TV stories, especially after the first half-dozen or so stories. Instead, the author makes new stories (usually historicals) that might serve the same role in the overall plot that a canon story does, but has its own plot, enemies, and one-off characters, while also adding twists and developments to the overall plot that weren’t present in canon. It also leans into the “Time Lords are eldritch beings” trope/theory, with many of the stories having a description of how the Master’s unique biology affects his perception of events in the story. Overall the series feels like it’s telling its own story/plot instead of simply being a retelling of canon with some minor alterations.
Series is ongoing and slow to update, months between works isn’t unusual. It is updating, however. There are currently 25 works in the series.]]>reccer:quailfence creator:nicor_fyrweorm fandom:doctor.who character:the.master character:river.song pairing:amy.pond/rory.williams length:80.000&more.words theme:series theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:epic.works theme:science.fiction theme:time.travel theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:old.fandoms theme:psychic.powers theme:plotty.fic theme:action/adventure theme:(not.really).character.death theme:interspecies.stories theme:secret.identities theme:xeno/alien.biology theme:friendship theme:gen theme:character.development theme:mistaken.identities theme:never.met.in.canonhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:307ef25f8897/Superman: A Superman Tribute, by Ben Latham2022-06-02T16:48:59+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2019284.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: This was one of the first fanvids I ever stumbled upon, and despite being over fifteen years old, it holds up pretty well. Of course someone had to do a Superman fanvid to Superman (It's Not Easy) by Five for Fighting]]>fandom:superman.(reeve.movies) reccer:beatrice_otter creator:ben.latham theme:fanvids non-fic.recs:fanvid length:0-5.minutes theme:superpowers theme:secret.identities theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:old.fandoms pairing:clark.kent/lois.lanehttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:56966de99e31/Harry Potter: The Burning Truth by moonlitli2021-05-02T14:51:08+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1887621.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I found this fic while looking for "Remus didn't go to Hogwarts" stories and it was simultaneously a punch in the gut and everything I wanted from this kind of story. Remus is scared of people finding out his secret and angry about it, Sirius has just been kicked out of his home and is searching for something else to focus on to avoid being upset about that, and James... oh James. He starts out as *such* a prat, really showing how much the different influences on him shaped him from being the selfish rich kid he so easily fit into. All the characters, including the OCs (Remus and James' families mostly) feel very real, and the boys are such teenagers I want to shake them. The plot is gripping as well and goes just as dark as the summary suggests. ]]>reccer:sinesofinsanity creator:moonlitli fandom:harry.potter length:80.000&more.words pairing:remus.lupin/sirius.black pairing:james.potter/lily.evans theme:novel-length.fic theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:mythical.creatures theme:mythical.creatures:werewolves theme:secret.identity.revealhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:1c7946dff3e2/Star Wars: Back From the Future: Episode VI The Clone Wars by Ariel_Sojourner2021-01-17T18:47:11+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1852858.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: This whole fic is a fun romp, from start to finish, filled with love and appreciation for each and every character. And the original end chapter (chapter 20) is incredibly powerful. If you like Star Wars and haven't already read this fic, you need to stop what you're doing now and go do so immediately.]]>reccer:beatrice_otter creator:ariel_sojourner fandom:star.wars pairing:(gen).no.pairing length:80.000&more.words theme:everybody.lives/nobody.dies.aus theme:time.travel theme:fix-it theme:heists&capers theme:family theme:action/adventure theme:novel-length.fic theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:epic.works character:luke.skywalker character:ahsoka.tano character:rex.(star.wars) character:anakin.skywalker.(darth.vader)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:893ef6e773ff/Daredevil/Batman: The Five Stages of Neighborly Affection by AlannaLioness, phonecallfromgod, and youshallnotfinditso2020-11-29T17:34:22+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1841485.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Foggy-centric, almost a comedy of errors, hilarious identity porn for what would be a realistic in-universe crossover. Comes in written fic and podfic, for double the enjoyment! A classic that I reread whenever I want a longer fic to make me smile and laugh. The ending always makes me chortle, even though I know the twist :D]]>reccer:mlravenwrites creator:alannalioness creator:phonecallfromgod creator:youshallnotfinditso fandom:daredevil.(tv) fandom:dc.universe pairing:foggy.nelson/matt.murdock length:10.000-20.000.words length:60+.minutes non-fic.recs:podfic character:bruce.wayne.(batman) character:tim.drake character:clark.kent.(superman) character:karen.page character:marci.stahl theme:favorite.fanworks theme:humor theme:crossovers&fusions theme:identity.porn theme:secret.identities theme:secret.identity.revealhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:331170e0b992/Batman: Every Fiber of My Being by lanestreets2019-08-25T17:42:08+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1721465.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I love this AU and how it shows how difficult/stressful/painful it is for Dick to be Batman, father to the others, stand-in for Bruce at WE and boyfriend to Wally - while nobody except the family knows that he is Batman (with all the burdens and hard decisions that come with that). I love how understanding and gentle Wally is with Dick. And when everything comes to head - the reactions and pay offs? Yeah, so my thing. <3]]>reccer:saphirablue creator:lanestreets fandom:dc.universe length:20.000-40.000.words theme:amnesty theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:hurt/comfort theme:secret.identities theme:secret.identity.reveal pairing:dick.grayson/wally.west character:bruce.wayne.(batman) character:tim.drake character:alfred.pennyworth character:clark.kent.(superman) character:diana.(wonder.woman) character:jason.todd character:cassandra.cain character:damian.waynehttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:0d3a07f7dad8/Stargate Atlantis: An Aesthetic Solitary Thing, by eliade2019-03-31T17:41:07+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1675814.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Just in case that summary is making you suspicious, this was written for a Badfic Summary ficathon, but eliade took something that could have been ridiculous and made it beautiful. Contains a hint of dub-con, followed by explicit consent.
]]>fandom:stargate:atlantis pairing:john.sheppard/rodney.mckay length:05.000-10.000.words theme:secret.identities theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:interspecies.pairings theme:interspecies.stories reccer:runpunkrun theme:pre-ao3.works creator:anna_s.(eliade)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:433f3157112e/DCU: The Kid With the Camera by careamorran2018-12-06T10:34:56+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1619303.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: You cannot possibly understand how cute careamorran's art is until you click the link. I want to live in a world where this Tim/Jason dynamic is canon. The way Jason just FLOPS onto Tim's bed. The slowly dawning realization. Tim's blush. PUT IT ON MY TOMBSTONE. If tumblr takes this away from me I'm gonna start a riot. ]]>fandom:dc.universe pairing:jason.todd/tim.drake non-fic.recs:fancomics/doujinshi theme:amnesty theme:backstory theme:kidfic theme:kidfic:as.kids theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:meretriculahttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:fb2e44929872/Star Wars Rebels: Running Around the Galaxy With Half a Soul by Godoflaundrybaskets2018-09-13T08:07:01+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1609425.html
fancakeReccer's Notes:
There are only two stories in this series, one of young Caleb Dume finding an ally in Janus Kasmir. Basically Janus' thoughts (and arguments with his daemon) in an alternate version of the first couple comics from the tie-in series. The second is an older Kanan post-Gorse being forced to reveal his secret before accepting a position aboard the Ghost with Hera.
I just love the idea of Kanan having a very visible and obvious marker setting him apart as a Jedi. The author plays around with different daemon mythos and how people react to the idea of someone being without. Even adding in notes of how Imperial propaganda would have used that fact to spread the word that the Jedi had been evil all along. There's so much thought put into how daemons work in this universe and it's just so much fun.
]]>pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:kanan.jarrus character:hera.syndulla character:janus.kasmir length:05.000-10.000.words creator:godoflaundrybaskets theme:secret.identities theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:daemons theme:au theme:au:complete.au theme:au:complete.au:fusion theme:interspecies.stories theme:kidfic theme:kidfic:as.kids reccer:sinesofinsanity fandom:star.wars.rebelshttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:db5cb617a30a/MCU: Something Different by tsukinofaerii2018-09-13T08:03:59+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1608978.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Pepper is her typical competent, badass self but she has a thread of emotional vulnerability running through her internal monologue which is very relatable. The relationships are complicated, sexy, messy and real.]]>fandom:marvel.cinematic.universe pairing:natasha.romanov/pepper.potts pairing:pepper.potts/tony.stark pairing:steve.rogers/tony.stark length:20.000-40.000.words creator:tsukinofaerii theme:secret.identities theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:competence theme:female.characters theme:femslash reccer:an0ther_dreamerhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:dc83f4ab8403/Daredevil: Stay In My Arms (If You Dare) by poisonivory2018-09-11T09:38:29+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1608656.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Matt (being his usual Human Disaster self) decides to take a job defending Foggy from himself to get close to him and find out his secrets. Fun, adorable and hot; with great Defenders dynamics. ]]>fandom:daredevil.(tv) pairing:foggy.nelson/matt.murdock length:20.000-40.000.words creator:poisonivory theme:secret.identities theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:au theme:au:complete.au theme:au:complete.au:bodyguards theme:casefic theme:competence theme:mutual.pining theme:pining reccer:an0ther_dreamerhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:baeb375d90b8/White Collar: Jeffrey Nullier's "Man With Fedora" by copperbadge2018-09-07T09:26:15+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1608093.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I love this fic so much, how art centric it is, Neal and Peter banter, Neal's poor life choices but excellent artistic streak!
It's just perfect and it makes me want to go to the museum to see the paintings. ]]>fandom:white.collar pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:neal.caffrey character:peter.burke character:elizabeth.burke length:10.000-20.000.words theme:secret.identities theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:casefic theme:cops&crime reccer:jainas creator:copperbadge.(sam_storyteller)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:498eaa1d20ef/The Man from U.N.C.L.E: The Trojan Affair by manic_intent2018-09-07T09:24:13+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1607905.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: A delight of a Mr and Mrs Smith AU. Do I need to say more? :D]]>fandom:man.from.u.n.c.l.e.(movie) pairing:illya.kuryakin/napoleon.solo length:40.000-60.000.words creator:manic_intent theme:secret.identities theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:action/adventure theme:au theme:au:complete.au theme:au:complete.au:modern theme:au:complete.au:secret.agent-spy theme:established.relationship theme:established.relationship.with.plot theme:humor theme:marriage theme:marriage.of.convenience reccer:jainashttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:3fbb3e71edc7/Spider-Man Homecoming: Cover Your Tracks by Zelos2018-09-07T07:37:15+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1607499.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Really good outsider POV, canon-tied plot and great characterisation. Headcanon accepted.
Also, Peter is very bad at secret identities.]]>fandom:marvel.cinematic.universe pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:principal.morita character:ned.leeds character:may.parker character:roger.harrington character:flash.thompson length:01.000-5.000.words creator:zelos theme:secret.identities theme:outsider.pov theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:jainas character:peter.parker.(spider-man)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:3c5dd6d66e0a/MCU: All's Fair in Larb and War by phonecallfromgod2018-08-29T09:58:28+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1603128.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: My sweet babies go to college ;_; I love Ned and Peter and their super adorbs childhood sweetheart dynamic, but I also love that this fic doesn't shy away from how hard it is to keep dating your high school boyfriend when you get to college, even if you both really love each other! Plus the superhero secret identity thing, plus the other secret identity thing that Ned is juggling on Peter's behalf. But through it all, one constant remains clear: Ned and Peter are SO CUTE together and you should definitely read this fic if you agree! ]]>fandom:marvel.cinematic.universe length:20.000-40.000.words creator:phonecallfromgod theme:amnesty theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:established.relationship theme:friends.to.lovers reccer:meretricula pairing:ned.leeds/peter.parkerhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:2c64cb32a9b4/DCU: The Conspiracies of Princes by clarityhiding2018-08-29T09:56:19+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1602865.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: There is so much going on in this fic. Everyone has a secret identity (or multiple!) and a mission that will only be revealed in the fullness of time and also it's IN SPACE??? And there's tons of cool worldbuilding about how the governments of the various planets work and the way the usual cast of Gotham and adjacent superhero crews are mapped onto the space opera setting is just amazing. PLUS, fake marriage shenanigans. You know you want to. ]]>fandom:dc.universe pairing:jason.todd/tim.drake length:20.000-40.000.words creator:clarityhiding theme:amnesty theme:space.aus theme:au theme:au:complete.au theme:au:complete.au:science.fiction theme:au:complete.au:royalty theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:identity.porn theme:action/adventure theme:worldbuilding theme:marriage theme:marriage.of.convenience theme:fake.marriage reccer:meretriculahttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:0514437d69b0/Prince of Tennis/Petshop of Horrors: Wild by Branch2018-04-28T19:11:17+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1583351.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Like most of [archiveofourown.org profile] Branch's Tenipuri fic, this is a very introspective piece, where more is thought than said and more is said than done. In this case the style is a lovely complement to the doubled outsider POV -- Count D observing how Tezuka interacts with his teammates while the Seigaku boys explore D's petshop. I particularly enjoyed Tezuka in this fic; he's such a black box in canon but the interpretation of him as quietly but intensely possessive of his team makes perfect sense. ]]>fandom:prince.of.tennis pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:echizen.ryouma character:tezuka.kunimitsu character:count.d length:05.000-10.000.words creator:branch theme:amnesty theme:crossovers&fusions theme:families.of.choice theme:mythical.creatures theme:mythical.creatures:other theme:outsider.pov theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:meretriculahttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:3c5a213af392/Transformers: And I Alone Have Escaped To Tell You by astolat2018-04-28T08:03:31+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1582010.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: The thing is, before reading this fic I knew nothing of Transformers past the "giant robots turning into smaller... things? vehicles?" part. I didn't even knew what were the Autobot or Decepticons.
Did it stop me from reading a 60k fic about a time-traveling robot trying to stop an apocalypse and slowly falling in loyalty with the commander he was planning to betray? You bet it didn't. And neither did it stop me from enjoying myself tremendously! :D
Astolat is one of the few writers I'd follow into whatever fandom she would write and never regret it, because she has a genius for pulling you into a flow of action and her plotting is great and she can make you feel feelings about ultra-competent giants robots loyalties you didn't care about a a few thousand words ago. So... go read this fic is what I'm saying, I guess. I'm pretty sure you won't regret it.]]>fandom:transformers pairing:cyclonus/megatron character:cyclonus character:megatron character:starscream character:ironhide character:grimlock character:optimus.prime length:40.000-60.000.words theme:action/adventure theme:amnesty theme:competence theme:enemies.working.together theme:loyalty.kink theme:robots.androids&ai theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:time.travel.fix-it theme:time.travel theme:fix-it theme:parallel.universes&dimension.travel theme:worldbuilding reccer:jainas creator:astolat.(shalott)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:a23914348d58/The Witcher: By Any Other Name by astolat2018-04-26T19:24:06+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1580978.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I swear to you that you don't have to know anything about the Witcher to appreciate this fic. (I have read all of astolat's Witcher fic and that is literally all I know about this fandom, it's okay.) This is such an incredible slow-burn story -- by the time Geralt's pervasive sense of unease is explained and he finally finds out who Duny is, I want to claw my face off. But it's also the most delightful showcase of complementary competencies (if you're into astolat's thing where she has the person with an unswerving moral compass and the person who's really into Machiavelli and THEY FALL IN LOVE OH NO, you're going to love this ship) and I want it to go on forever! I just -- Duny's final confession! Who gave anyone permission to make me feel these feelings! Please come feel them with me, I promise you will enjoy it. ]]>pairing:emhyr.var.emreis/geralt.of.rivia length:20.000-40.000.words theme:amnesty theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:action/adventure theme:competence theme:slow.burn theme:plotty.fic theme:friends.to.lovers reccer:meretricula creator:astolat.(shalott) fandom:wiedzmin.(witcher)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:b2d7a6a8dd19/MCU: User Since by rageprufrock2018-04-25T20:02:42+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1579283.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Okay, so first of all I don't like Clint/Coulson or even really care about Phil Coulson as a character. But this fic? This fic. The format is 100% perfect (it's almost exclusively composed of posts on a fictional Captain America fan forum) and I cared so much about these OCs. An absolutely spot-on portrayal of the life-long friendships that you can build through a passionate shared interest over the internet. There's a sequel which is about 30k and is properly Clint/Coulson and which I still enjoy despite my hatred of the pairing, but User Since does stand fine on its own.
]]>fandom:marvel.cinematic.universe pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:phil.coulson character:original.character(s) length:01.000-5.000.words creator:rageprufrock theme:amnesty theme:(not.really).character.death theme:(secret).hobbies theme:epistolary theme:families.of.choice theme:minor.characters theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:unconventional.format&style reccer:meretriculahttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:7143f820fc9f/Transformers: Victory Condition by astolat2018-03-03T18:55:55+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1560025.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: AKA the one where the two opposing leaders of the Robot Civil War are trapped together underground, beyond hope of rescue, and end up falling in love over political philosophy, poetry, and really good robot sex. It's also explicitly in conversation with The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, which is a weird combination with the robot sex but works amazingly well and will make you cry in several places. Did I mention the poetry already? There's poetry. It also will make you cry. ]]>fandom:transformers pairing:megatron/optimus.prime length:20.000-40.000.words theme:robots.androids&ai theme:enemies.to.lovers theme:fandom.classics theme:forced.proximity theme:identity.porn theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:meretricula creator:astolat.(shalott)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:a5f98c5078c3/Supernatural: Cinderwings by bendingsignpost2018-02-27T19:42:20+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1553948.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: The whole month I have been dying to rec this delight of a monster fic and couldn't because it was still in progress... But no more, and just in time before the end of the theme!
From the Cinderella AU premise, this fic build an incredible slow burn romance laced with growing tension, intricate worldbuilding and wonderful characterization.
I loved the way the story unfold, all the things it does: an angel undercover as an human at the masquerade, with a crucial mission and almost no idea of what he is doing, but also how who he shines through for Dean to see, the growing attraction and falling in love for both of them and the great identity porn it implies, the way Bendingsignpost handled the looming reveal of Castiel's true nature as the five nights come to a close; all the details of the cultural differences both before and after.
The story has some incredibly tense chapters and the plot had me at the edge of my seat more than once! A must-read! :)]]>fandom:supernatural pairing:castiel/dean.winchester length:80.000&more.words creator:bendingsignpost theme:epic.works theme:interspecies.pairings theme:interspecies.stories theme:action/adventure theme:au theme:au:complete.au theme:au:complete.au:fairytales theme:courtship theme:identity.porn theme:mutual.pining theme:mythical.creatures theme:mythical.creatures:angels&demons theme:novel-length.fic theme:plotty.fic theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:slow.burn theme:worldbuilding reccer:jainashttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:37f69627688c/Daredevil: How to Unmask Your Neighborhood Vigilante by igrockspock2018-01-16T10:48:45+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1541445.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I love how Igrockspock writes Marci's point of view, and how her relationship with Froggy grows ans suffers in a way that feels very realistic... The story has also plenty of action, lots of reflections on the ethics of vigilantism, some priceless scenes with Matt and Marci, and is at time very funny. A must read!]]>fandom:daredevil.(tv) pairing:franklin."foggy".nelson/marci.stahl character:matt.murdock character:karen.page length:10.000-20.000.words creator:igrockspock theme:established.relationship theme:established.relationship.with.plot theme:female.characters theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:jainashttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:13af3a21c28d/Hannibal: Not To Die of The Truth by Finely Honed (jaqen_hgar)2018-01-12T11:10:24+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1540130.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: The Morphology series has a few shorter one-shots as a hors d'oeuvre, explaining the building of their relationship and Hannibal's decision, but the main course is "Not To Die of The Truth", a captivating and eventfull ride of a fic, with wonderful writing, strong plot and psychological insight. I found Hannibal's voice very good, and Jaqen manage to write the character in such a way that Hannibal choosing to stop killing for Will (without Willeven knowing!) makes sense!]]>fandom:hannibal.(tv) pairing:hannibal.lecter/will.graham length:80.000&more.words creator:jagen_hgar theme:established.relationship theme:established.relationship.with.plot theme:action/adventure theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:epic.works theme:novel-length.fic theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:jainashttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:c103b92ebd64/Dragon Age: The Dread Wolf's Heart by Feynite2018-01-11T13:28:23+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1539709.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I'm still struggling to find a Solas/Inqu fic with the right amount of build up to pay off, but this fic is definitely in my top five. There's a good size chunk that features the DA 2 cast which I absolutely devoured <33]]>fandom:dragon.age pairing:inquisitor.lavellan/solas length:80.000&more.words creator:feynite theme:established.relationship theme:established.relationship.with.plot theme:time.travel theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:imogeneherdmanhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:35aa9975f7b9/Hockey RPF: You're the One That I Want by thehoyden2017-10-10T09:07:14+00:00
https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1524538.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Now that I've completely spoiled the plot for you - damn you, theme tags - you can read the whole thing with a knowing grin on your face and coo at their angst.]]>fandom:hockey.rpf pairing:evgeni.malkin/sidney.crosby length:10.000-20.000.words creator:thehoyden theme:au theme:au:complete.au theme:au:complete.au:royalty theme:royalty.aus theme:arranged.marriage theme:marriage theme:identity.porn theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:jerakeen fandom:sports.rpfhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:89370e6a4e3b/Marvel Comics: Luminosity by vibraniumstark & captainshellhead2017-09-23T06:58:17+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1521984.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Action! Adventure! Romance! Identity porn!]]>fandom:marvel.comics pairing:steve.rogers/tony.stark length:60.000-80.000.words creator:vibraniumstark creator:captainshellhead theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:identity.porn reccer:imogeneherdman theme:teamshttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:6f1b2074275c/MCU: I (created from fantasies) exist solely for you by Mizzy2017-09-19T12:55:40+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1519788.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Wonderful story in which all the MCU Avengers get a chance to shine both in mundane office settings and in battle.]]>fandom:marvel.cinematic.universe pairing:steve.rogers/tony.stark character:thor.odinson character:natasha.romanov.(black.widow) character:clint.barton.(hawkeye) character:pepper.potts length:60.000-80.000.words creator:mizzy theme:amnesia theme:au theme:au:complete.au theme:au:complete.au:corporate theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:beatrice_otter theme:teamshttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:030c0ccaaf35/Les miserables: All You Have Is Your Fire, by lady_ragnell2017-07-01T20:19:53+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1491206.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: A delightfull AU where the soulmate-mark is the first words they say to each other... and superpowered Grantaire and Enjolras meet when they are out one night being vigiante heroes. I liked that the fic is plotty and that the worldbuilding works so well, with Javert as the Police officer hunting vigilante supers in Paris, Valjean as "the Mayor" the retired, almost mythic, powerhouse superhero on the run... and all the other characters fitting neatly: Enjolras, aka "the Flame", leading the fight for powered individual rights and representation, and so on.
A well written and wildly entertaining read!]]>fandom:les.miserables pairing:enjolras/grantaire character:cosette.fauchelevent character:jean.valjean length:40.000-60.000.words creator:lady_ragnell theme:soulmate-identifying.marks theme:action/adventure theme:au theme:au:complete.au theme:au:complete.au:modern theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:superpowers theme:urban.fantasy reccer:jainas theme:au:complete.au:superheroes-mutantshttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:26b19a1cf779/Smallville: Lost in Translation by rivkat2017-07-01T20:12:47+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1490830.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: A satisfying post-canon fix-it, in a world where Lionel erased Lex's mark when he was a baby and Clark's mark is in kryptonian... and at first mistranslated. But like life, shipping always finds a way! And I enjoyed a lot the way the fic handled the shift from bitter ennemies with an history only one of them remember to "ho, wow, so we are soulmates. Also, you are Superman".]]>fandom:smallville pairing:clark.kent/lex.luthor character:kara.zor-el length:05.000-10.000.words creator:rivkat theme:soulmate-identifying.marks theme:amnesia theme:au theme:au:complete.au theme:au:complete.au:other-misc theme:enemies.to.friends.(to.lovers) theme:interspecies.pairings theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:jainashttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:ce8dab86241b/EFC: In Search of the Truth by tag02016-08-27T19:09:50+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1441111.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: This is a nice, long and plotty fic that deals with the relationship between Sandoval and Liam. The fic is part of a series, but this part of the story stands very well on its own.]]>fandom:earth:final.conflict pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:liam.kincaid character:ronald.sandoval character:da'an length:80.000&more.words creator:tag0 theme:amnesty theme:novel-length.fic theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:hurt/comfort theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:science.fiction theme:psychic.powers theme:family reccer:dancing_serpenthttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:4888ab002389/Rivers of London&Forever:Tik Tok by binz & shiplizard2015-04-23T09:38:58+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1316974.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Excellent crossover, great geeky & fannish Peter&Lucas friendship fic. It's written in Lucas' POV and his voice is perfectly written and really interesting and quirky with lots of references to popular fandoms like Dr Who and plenty of great humor too. In the story, Peter and Lucas met online and only knew each other pseudonymously until their jobs solving weird crimes bring them together IRL. This fic brings together two tiny fandoms but you only need familiarity with one or the other to love this fic, both just makes it twice as good.]]>fandom:rivers.of.london fandom:forever.(tv) pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:lucas.wahl character:henry.morgan character:abdul.haqq.walid character:peter.grant length:05.000-10.000.words creator:binz creator:shiplizard theme:characters.of.color theme:cops&crime theme:crossovers&fusions theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:makoyi theme:amnestyhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:2577eb8b8370/The Sentinel: The Secrets series by dbw2015-04-15T08:33:49+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1310465.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Because the show was called The Sentinel and not The Anthropologist, we learned a lot more about Jim's back-story than Blair's. This provides a field day for writers who enjoy fleshing out characters, as dbw does in spades. The regular minor canon characters appear in their related episodes. But Jack Kelso, the ex-CIA agent who had two guest appearances in the show, plays a pivotal role throughout. The author also does some supposition on what the term "guide" really entails. Enjoy. ]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:blair.sandburg character:jim.ellison character:jack.kelso length:40.000-60.000.words creator:dbw theme:identity.porn theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:4a5bb11bbd6d/Marvel/Captain America: The Merciless Hours by togina2015-04-13T07:37:40+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1310418.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Though I think it's comprehensible with MCU knowledge, this is built on a large dose of comicsverse canon. Complete with Bucky Barnes the orphan, who gets tangled up in Steve Rogers' secret missions even though he's ostensibly too young. It's a carefully constructed emotional journey, as Steve tears down Bucky's teenage brashness, and starts to build the friendship that will help topple Hitler. The costumed hero Captain America makes sporadic appearances in the Allied camps, but Bucky can't quite figure out why this masked man reminds him so much of Steve Rogers.
Out of the corner of his eye, through the relentless, cold winter rain, he thought he saw the superhero walk by the open flaps of the mess. But it was only Steve, who had paused in mid-stride, peering through the drizzle toward the sound of Bucky's voice. His blond hair was plastered to his skull, white cotton shirt translucent over his pale skin.
Steve, whose voice Bucky hadn't heard all week, except in meetings. Who Bucky pretended to find with every pair of muscular shoulders sighted across the camp, or in Captain America's blue eyes. Bucky lit a cigarette, and looked away.]]>
fandom:marvel.cinematic.universe pairing:james."bucky".barnes/steve.rogers length:20.000-40.000.words creator:togina theme:identity.porn theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:first.time reccer:dirty_dianahttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:41ab0faa91e0/DCU: Interview with a Batman by mithen2015-04-12T11:26:24+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1310003.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Of course the DCU is the OG of identity porn, and the pairing of the Daily Planet reporter and the world's greatest detective gives the clue finding aspect that extra spicy twist. This fic has fun characterisation and just the right amount of suspense, as we wait for Clark and Bruce to spot that which is right underneath their noses. And the kissing, of course.
This time when he moved forward, Clark's step away brought his back up against the brick wall of the stairwell. Batman's face was intent and predatory, and Clark felt a frisson of alarm go through him. Had he figured it out? "I--that is--"
"You meet him up here, don't you?"]]>
fandom:dc.universe pairing:bruce.wayne/clark.kent length:05.000-10.000.words creator:mithen theme:identity.porn theme:superpowers theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:dirty_dianahttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:cb80ba9bfcd8/Batman (Nolan)/Iron Man (MCU): Elliptical Orbit by Croik2015-03-28T19:35:23+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1304257.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I love that this fic never forgets how deeply terrible these two men are at being friends with *anybody*. But it's still a beautiful friendship, in its way.
"Yeah. Well." Tony stretched his legs out, watching the rain fall against his shoes. "Then you can keep my old man from yelling at me, how about that?"
"You're using me," Bruce huffed incredulously.
Tony made a face. "You'll get used to it."]]>
fandom:batman.(nolan.movies) fandom:marvel.cinematic.universe pairing:bruce.wayne/tony.stark length:10.000-20.000.words creator:croik theme:friends.to.lovers theme:kidfic theme:kidfic:as.kids theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:first.time theme:rare.pairings theme:crossovers&fusionshttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:d180d2cc6e76/DC Comics: Victory Bonds, by copperbadge2015-02-14T11:29:41+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1293012.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: It seems weird to rec a story for the category of "history AU" that takes place during the period the canon actually started; nevertheless, this is what that is. It's not a story set in Golden Age comics, it's a story asking what if Clark Kent and Jimmy were GIs and what would Lois Lane's career would look like when you actually deal with period sexism and what a guy like Bruce Wayne would have been doing during WWII (if he wasn't already Batman). And, as always, copperbadge does a marvelous job.]]>fandom:dc.universe pairing:clark.kent/lois.lane character:bruce.wayne.(batman) length:20.000-40.000.words theme:au theme:au:complete.au theme:au:complete.au:historical theme:historical.aus theme:superpowers theme:casefic theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:competence theme:au:complete.au:secret.agent-spy reccer:beatrice_otter creator:copperbadge.(sam_storyteller)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:953b66e80f5a/The Sentinel: Four Years by Gil Hale2014-10-17T07:33:30+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1260623.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Originally written for the Sentinelangst “Where are they now?” November Themefic, this is angsty good. Enjoy.]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:blair.sandburg character:jim.ellison character:eli.stoddard character:jack.kelso length:05.000-10.000.words creator:gil_hale theme:future.fic theme:hurt/comfort theme:minor.characters theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:4839e8f6e4ab/HP: Erotomania by hinkykneazel2014-08-22T18:52:49+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1219670.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Another reader referred to this fic as a psychodrama, and I find that a totally accurate word for it. The set-up and use of things like letters, interview notes, etc. is compelling and lends the story part of its momentum, I think, and gives a multi-perspective feel. Crazy!Draco is both creepy and sad, and the end is unexpected.]]>fandom:harry.potter pairing:draco.malfoy/hermione.granger length:05.000-10.000.words creator:hinkykneazel theme:epistolary theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:eevilalicehttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:4f02214ef262/HP: Scars of Pleasure, Scars of Pain by tryslora2014-08-22T18:48:49+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1219405.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: A common setting (post-war at Hogwarts) with an unusual pairing and a unique take on the healing process. I also love how, though the focus is Draco and Lavender, it's absolutely an ensemble piece.]]>fandom:harry.potter pairing:draco.malfoy/lavender.brown pairing:pansy.parkinson/theodore.nott pairing:blaise.zabini/luna.lovegood pairing:hermione.granger/ron.weasley pairing:harry.potter/neville.longbottom length:10.000-20.000.words creator:tryslora theme:epistolary theme:first.time theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:hurt/comfort theme:rare.pairings theme:mythical.creatures theme:mythical.creatures:werewolves theme:comfortfic reccer:eevilalicehttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:271e868fe9d3/Supernatural: Nun of That by Lampito2014-07-01T21:16:27+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1187825.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: This fic is hilarious and clever and wonderfully well-written. It's genfic and casefic with very strong humor elements too. I love the OFC, Sister Felicity - she's just fantastic and really compelling and as a cop-turned-nun, she's very, very interesting. The Urban Fantasy element is the same as Supernatural canon, circa Season 5ish so contemporary, blue collar heroes with some magic spells and rituals who fight demons and angels and other (Mostly) Always Chaotic Evil horror creatures. The first chapter is a bit slow but the story really takes off from the start of Chapter 2. ]]>fandom:supernatural pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:sam.winchester character:dean.winchester character:original.character(s) length:60.000-80.000.words creator:lampito theme:urban.fantasy theme:casefic theme:family theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:humor reccer:makoyihttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:b3a857b1b639/The Sentinel & Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spirit Guides by Lady Ra2014-04-30T08:48:48+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1091364.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: The fork in the road takes place on Buffy's side of the cross. I never got as far as the fifth season in BtVS, but I was able to understand what was happening through Lady Ra's clear writing. Enjoy. ]]>fandom:sentinel fandom:buffy.the.vampire.slayer pairing:blair.sandburg/jim.ellison character:rupert.giles character:buffy.summers character:xander.harris character:willow.rosenberg character:spike.(buffy) length:10.000-20.000.words creator:lady_ra theme:amnesty theme:crossovers&fusions theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:female.characters theme:minor.characters theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:soulbonding theme:mythical.creatures theme:mythical.creatures:angels&demons theme:mythical.creatures:gods&devil theme:mythical.creatures:vampires theme:established.relationship reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:6c2058811937/Bandom/Comics RPS: Love on the Webways by fleurdeliser & ohnoktcsk & tuesdaysgone2014-04-26T02:10:25+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1083990.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: What if My Chemical Romance had broken up after Madison Square Garden instead of going on hiatus? In this story Gerard is divorced and living in Portland and has just started writing the Killjoys comic when he meets Grant Morrison online without either of them knowing who the other is.
This is such a great story. Entertaining and captivating with a very interesting premise. I particularly loved the epistolatory parts of it, it's so very them. I also liked the way their first face-to-face meeting and the identity reveal was written. Plain and straightforward, without any embarrassing antics. It's so nice with a story where the protagonists are actual grownups that think and act like it. And as usual with these writers the sex is scorchingly hot!]]>fandom:bandom fandom:comics.rpf fandom:you've.got.mail pairing:gerard.way/grant.morrison length:20.000-40.000.words creator:fleurdeliser creator:ohnoktcsk creator:tuesdaysgone theme:amnesty theme:au theme:au:fork.in.the.road theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:crossovers&fusions reccer:turloughhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:86b65f5cac13/PLL: To follow knowledge like a sinking star by summerstorm2014-04-15T07:00:02+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1066744.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Besides the awesomeness of Spencer learning that her sister, Melissa, is secretly hunting vampires and that vampires in Rosewood explains SO much of PLL canon? There's the canon-typical close friendship between the Liars AND a slow reconciliation between Melissa and Spencer. Win all around. ]]>fandom:pretty.little.liars pairing:(gen).no.pairing pairing:spencer.hastings/toby.cavanaugh pairing:caleb.rivers/hanna.marin character:melissa.hastings character:spencer.hastings character:aria.montgomery character:emily.fields length:40.000-60.000.words creator:summerstorm theme:female.characters theme:female.friendship theme:mythical.creatures theme:mythical.creatures:vampires theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:eevilalicehttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:0165dae9ae11/Black Books/HP: Noble and Most Ancient by Nomad2014-04-03T08:56:06+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/1045977.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: This is Manny's outsider perspective on both Bernard - whose story it really is - and the Wizarding world. It's hilarious and delightful and note-perfect for both Black Books and the HP universe (I loved the tiny bit of Andromeda-and-Bernard interaction especially), and Manny's voice is excellent.]]>fandom:black.books fandom:harry.potter pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:bernard.black character:manny.bianco character:fran.katzenjammer length:05.000-10.000.words creator:nomadicwriter theme:outsider.pov theme:crossovers&fusions theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:trope.subversion&inversion theme:small.fandoms theme:family reccer:cest_whathttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:2d2e11d506f6/The Sentinel: Anniversary & Reunion by Fluterbev and Postscript by Flutebev & Rhyo2013-10-15T21:39:39+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/936373.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: From Fluterbev’s notes, these stories were originally written as three separate stories for Sentinel Thursday. The first two, written by Bev, evolved to “Anniversary & Reunion”. The third story, originally called “Old Mexico” and written by Rhyo, joined the other two to become “Postscript”.
Anniversary/Reunion can be read as gen or preslash as you wish; Postscript is slash. I’ve included both because I’ve found each one satisfying in its own way. ]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:blair.sandburg/jim.ellison character:blair.sandburg character:jim.ellison length:05.000-10.000.words creator:fluterbev creator:rhyo theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:34cb735f20e9/MCU: The Most Amazing Things (Some Terrible Lie) by copperbadge2013-10-15T21:36:51+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/936065.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: To quote Sam himself, "This story is primarily based in the movieverse, but makes use of the situation in 616 where Tony's identity as Iron Man was initially a secret from the world and his teammates, and Iron Man was known primarily as Tony's bodyguard."
Sam's Tony is always one of the best Tonys, be it movie- or comicverse, but seeing the differences in how certain members of the team interact with Tony and Iron Man, and the differences in how Tony, as Tony Stark and as Iron Man, interacts with them is just...brilliant. Hilarious and frustrating and heartbreaking all by different turns. (And if you don't already have them, I can guarantee you'll be struck down with Tony!feels by the end of this, as with most of Sam's Tony-focused work.) Obviously, his relationship(s) with Steve is a major focal point, but the great thing about Sam's writing is he never dismisses Pepper's importance to Tony, or her capableness, or the fact that Natasha is the only person on the team who actually knows Tony's secret. Every person is layered here, not just Tony (although Tony has enough layers for everyone). For all it's a Tony fic, about Tony's motives and actions, and a Steve/Tony fic (and a lot of ways, a SteveandTony fic), it's a story about these characters, these people, and it doesn't shy away from some of the stuff that needed to be dealt with after the events of the movie, while at the same time weaving together the two canons and their consequences perfectly.
In short, it's one of my favourites, and it immediately came to mind when I saw this round. (As did Secrets of a Successful Marriage, but someone already beat me to that, and put it much better than I ever could.) Don't be put off by the length; you won't even notice it. Sam's Tony pov is so natural and, like I said, one of the best, the whole thing just flows so seamlessly.
Oh, and the sex is fantastically hot. ;) And just as well-written as - well, everything else Sam writes.]]>fandom:marvel.cinematic.universe pairing:steve.rogers/tony.stark length:20.000-40.000.words theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:superpowers reccer:x_dark_siren_x creator:copperbadge.(sam_storyteller)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:6731ba3e5bb7/DC Comics: Fake Empires by sam_storyteller2013-10-13T09:06:16+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/935744.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Clark meets Bruce while reporting on a Wayne event, and starts putting things together. Batman takes a liking to Clark, to his own surprise. Superman has no idea how he's supposed to be acting here.]]>fandom:dc.universe pairing:bruce.wayne/clark.kent length:10.000-20.000.words theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:superpowers reccer:sailorptah creator:copperbadge.(sam_storyteller)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:ee612211497a/The Sentinel: Beau Geste by Polly Bywater2013-10-13T09:04:21+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/935658.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: It’s quite refreshing to see William as a good guy and a caring parent. This was originally written in parts for Sentinel Thursday. ]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:blair.sandburg/jim.ellison character:william.ellison character:simon.banks character:steven.ellison length:05.000-10.000.words creator:pollybywater theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:minor.characters theme:first.time reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:76f5c7ce7e62/The Sentinel & The District: The Retreat series by Crowswork2013-10-13T08:58:49+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/935275.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: This takes advantage of the fact that Richard Burgi played roles in both TV shows. ]]>fandom:sentinel fandom:district pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:jim.ellison character:blair.sandburg character:simon.banks character:vince.hunter character:jack.manion length:01.000-5.000.words creator:crowswork theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:crossovers&fusions reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:d87b010b7e72/The Sentinel & Stargate SG-1: The Real TSbyBS by Cheryl R2013-10-13T08:56:30+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/935075.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: This is the third in her TS/SG crossover trilogy, although you can get the gist of it without reading the previous two. ]]>fandom:sentinel fandom:stargate.sg-1 pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:blair.sandburg character:jim.ellison length:01.000-5.000.words creator:cheryl_r theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:crossovers&fusions reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:632c6c7c1360/The Sentinel: Ripples by Becky2013-10-12T09:10:57+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/934820.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: In the episode, we find out that the characters discovered Jim’s secret after the fact. I like these little bits that show us their reactions in real time. ]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:steven.ellison character:william.ellison character:carolyn.plummer character:naomi.sandburg character:megan.connor character:henri.brown character:detective.rafe.(sentinel) character:simon.banks character:joel.taggert character:blair.sandburg character:jim.ellison length:01.000-5.000.words creator:becky.(bbrewste@sprynet.com) theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:minor.characters reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:066897ae9977/The Sentinel: Comeuppance by Andi Charleville2013-10-12T09:06:49+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/934638.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I think that once Jim finished dealing with Zeller and had a little time to think about things, he would have taken this route. The repercussions seem quite reasonable. Previously recced for “minor character”. ]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:chancellor.edwards length:01.000-5.000.words creator:andi_charleville theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:female.characters reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:7d51aa62d5fa/Sailor Moon: Quixote Complex by ChibiCori2013-10-12T09:04:57+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/934199.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Triple-layer identity shenanigans here. Usagi doesn't even know Mamoru is Tuxedo Mask, let alone that either of them is reincarnated royalty. Endymion doesn't know anything about the modern life he and his princess have been living. Motoki doesn't know anything about anything.]]>fandom:sailor.moon pairing:chiba.mamoru/tsukino.usagi character:furuhata.motoki length:20.000-40.000.words creator:chibicori theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:female.characters theme:amnesia reccer:sailorptahhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:bb10a78af9f8/DCU: From This Day Forward by jij2013-10-12T08:59:41+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/933920.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: No secret identities for Kal in this one, just the undercurrent that would have made him Superman in another universe. Bruce, meanwhile, rocks everything.]]>fandom:dc.universe pairing:bruce.wayne/clark.kent length:01.000-5.000.words creator:jij theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:marriage theme:competence reccer:sailorptahhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:2457f0cdf588/The Sentinel: The Guide by Blair Sandburg by Dimity Blue aka Arnie2013-10-11T14:07:19+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/933796.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I have recced this before for “minor character”. Definitely an entertaining twist on canon.]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:blair.sandburg character:naomi.sandburg character:jim.ellison length:01.000-5.000.words theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:magician113 creator:dimity_blue.(arnie)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:ef6ea8d85955/The Sentinel: The Dawn to Dark series by Fluterbev2013-10-11T14:04:36+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/933437.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: One big issue for Jim right from the beginning was that his sentinel abilities be kept secret. His reason was that he didn’t want criminals knowing about them. But by the end of the first season, we learn that there are potentially worse scenarios: rogue government agencies might want the edge that a sentinel provides and would have the means and lack of ethics to force one into servitude. ]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:blair.sandburg character:jim.ellison character:simon.banks length:60.000-80.000.words creator:fluterbev theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:cc4d3674d0e4/The Sentinel: Forward Movement by Sis2013-10-11T14:02:54+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/933161.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: I always like stories that let me get inside Jim’s head. He normally lets actions speak instead of words, so his thought processes aren’t always clear. ]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:jim.ellison character:blair.sandburg character:simon.banks length:01.000-5.000.words creator:sis theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:91ba626d208d/The Sentinel: Exposure by withdiamonds2013-10-10T09:08:02+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/932715.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Despite how much we want these guys to just “get over it”, we know it’s never that simple, even with how much they love each other. The press conference wasn’t the magic wand that magically fixed everything, and those few days were a mixed emotional grab bag, which the author is able to convey convincingly. ]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:blair.sandburg/jim.ellison character:william.ellison length:10.000-20.000.words creator:withdiamonds theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:established.relationship reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:d621e4d31153/Sailor Moon: Forget I Said That by W Bymeeh2013-10-10T09:06:21+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/932540.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Tuxedo Mask trying to come off as less pretentious (not because it matters to him what that odango atama said, oh no) is priceless.]]>fandom:sailor.moon pairing:chiba.mamoru/tsukino.usagi length:05.000-10.000.words creator:w_bymeeh theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:female.characters reccer:sailorptahhttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:7d1b2ef69fe4/Batman, Angel: I'm not a sucker so I don't need a bodyguard by Musesfool2013-10-10T09:03:00+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/932275.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: Two characters that are unexpectedly great together.]]>fandom:batman:the.animated.series fandom:angel.the.series pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:cordelia.chase length:01.000-5.000.words theme:secret.identity.reveal theme:female.characters theme:crossovers&fusions reccer:sailorptah character:bruce.wayne.(batman) creator:victoria_p.(musefool)https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:81ff299d634c/The Sentinel: Has-Beens and Wannabes by Kikkimax2013-10-10T09:00:01+00:00
http://fancake.dreamwidth.org/931941.html
fancakeReccer's Notes: The ramifications of Blair’s declaration of fraud often gets hand-waved in “Blair becomes a cop” stories (which doesn’t stop me from reading them), but Kikkimax brings up some of the issues that Jim and Blair would probably face. ]]>fandom:sentinel pairing:(gen).no.pairing character:jim.ellison character:blair.sandburg character:simon.banks length:10.000-20.000.words creator:kikkimax theme:secret.identity.reveal reccer:magician113https://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:fancake/b:d3cac61d92b0/