Tiny Fandoms Recs
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doranwenThis post is my complete list of recs in fandoms with fewer than 30 fics (as far as I've added them in my database). I will endeavor to keep it updated as new fics and fandoms are added to the database.
I have included my own fics in this post. Some I have marked as favorites (because I do re-read them from time to time!), and others I have not. None of them are marked as exceptionally well-written because I couldn't objectively evaluate my own work that way, even when I particularly like the way I wrote something. And at least one of them is a WIP… *sheepish grin*
Guide to icons used:
Fics I tagged as favorites:
Fics I thought were exceptionally well-written:
WIPs:
(Icons come from the Icon pack by Icons8.)
As always with my db-generated lists, ratings are all converted to a single system for convenience:
Fanfiction.net - G through R
AO3 - PG through X (though the occasional child-friendly fic I mark G)
anything without a rating (AO3 or other site) - Unrated
The fics in this list are given with no information beyond author, title, rating, word count, major ships, and the summary the author gave it.
However, my database does store information on themes, which cover everything from grammatical things like tense & person (I mark for present tense, first person, second person, and direct address), to format (poetry, songfic, 5+1, etc.), trope (fake couple, stranded together, etc.), relationship type (beginning, established, etc.), general feel (angst, fluff, etc.), fic ending (positive, sad/unhappy, mixed/ambivalent, etc.), and warnings (major character death, non-con, violence/wounds, etc.).
Regular fandom posts do not have themes included because it's not feasible for me to keep the lists updated in case of theme name changes and such. This also prevents accidentally spoiling readers, as I sometimes tag more thoroughly for themes than authors do.
If you would like to see the themes for the recs from any of the fandom lists below, please comment and let me know so I can reply with that information. It is very simple to generate the recs for a large list of fics in such a way that all of the themes are listed.
If you would rather just have a list with certain themes excluded, please also comment to let me know which one(s). You can find the full list of themes here.
I listed any ships I thought were major below each fic. If there are any minor/background ships you want to avoid, please leave a comment and ask for a list to be made for you. Note that ships may refer to one-sided or unrequited ones as well as to requited/mutual.
Below are the recs, sorted by fandom alphabetically:
Anthropomorphic
cnoocy - A Real Romance3860 words, R, OC/OC
When 4,755.7388... comes into -8,842,068.4760...'s coffee shop while on a field research trip, neither of them are expecting love to bloom.
Doranwen - Colonization
100 words, PG, no major ships
English can be brutal when it wants new words... Written for the prompt: "We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
kanadka - Written by the Winners100 words, PG, no major ships
Languages might change over time, but something of the essence remains.
magelette - Purpose1350 words, PG, no major ships
One juvenile picture book questions her value to the library and her space on the shelf.
C-16: FBI
Doranwen - Aftershock8403 words, PG-13, Jack DiRado & Amanda Reardon
Amanda's first earthquake in L.A. shakes up more than she could have imagined.
Doranwen - In Which the Title is One Tenth the Fic Size
100 words, PG, Jack DiRado/Amanda Reardon
Amanda Reardon is puzzled by her training agent's actions. Set immediately at the end of episode 9, My Brother's Keeper.
Cybergeddon
misura - I Saved the World and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt1263 words, PG, no major ships
As they say: the reward for doing something once is getting to do it again.
Deep Impact
anr - V3751-35686 words, PG-13, Leo Biederman/Sarah Hotchner
It's enough, for now.
Ink_Gypsy - Best Laid Plans
363 words, PG-13, Leo Biederman/Sarah Hotchner
What do you do when all your plans are based on surviving a disaster that never happens?
kristin - and the road will stretch before me3751 words, Unrated, no major ships
3 mornings. Before, During and After.
Val_Creative - It's Happily Ever After
4846 words, PG-13, Leo Biederman/Sarah Hotchner
They never go back to Richmond, Virginia. Leo and Sarah decide to keep their marriage intact, growing up together.
yuletide_archivist - Souvenir (Just to Prove the World Was Here)1579 words, PG, Leo Biederman/Sarah Hotchner
Post-apocalyptic is a useless term.
Flood (2007)
Doranwen - Inundāre
100 words, PG, no major ships
The flood outside is matched by the one inside herself.
Doranwen - lost and found262 words, PG, Rob Morrison/Samantha Morrison
Sam was the only good thing that came out of the past 24 hours.
Doranwen - never enough faith (to carry on alone)13247 words, PG-13, Leonard Morrison/Patricia Nash, Rob Morrison/Samantha Morrison
"I won't let anyone take my place." A grief-filled AU exploring the question: How do you live when the ones that matter most were the ones you could not save?
misura - An Inexorable Tide1564 words, PG, Rob Morrison/Samantha Morrison
Sam, after.
thedevilchicken - Comfort949 words, PG-13, Leonard Morrison/Patricia Nash
Life after the storm surge has a lot to do with blame.
thedevilchicken - Essential as Sunlight595 words, PG-13, Rob Morrison/Samantha Morrison
When Sam dreams, it's raining.
Gold Diggers
Doranwen - can't go home again1602 words, PG-13, Beth Easton/Jody Salerno
Ray's dead, and Beth's the only one who knows Jody's living in Bear Mountain. It will be years before she can spend a whole day with Jody again, but she's not going to abandon her. Never.
Doranwen - shadows of the absent200 words, Unrated, no major ships
Jody has nightmares again.
FreshBrains - A Drop In the Ocean
301 words, PG, Beth Easton/Jody Salerno
“Oh, come on, city girl. I know it rains in L.A. Sometimes, at least.”
Meadow Lion (Meadow_Lion) - Resin1173 words, PG, Beth Easton & Jody Salerno
newyorktopaloalto - The Next Phase, New Wave1844 words, PG, Beth Easton & Jody Salerno
Their story didn't end just because they got the gold and saved each other. In fact, Beth was sure that her and Jody's story would never end.
SadieFlood - off the map1231 words, PG, Beth Easton & Jody Salerno
The whole town's looking for Jody. Beth's learning how to keep a secret.
Greatest American Hero
marcicat - Everyday Hero
10072 words, PG-13, no major ships
Ralph takes his class on a field trip and finds out he's worse at keeping secrets than he thought. Also, Tony keeps showing up at his house.
Leverage RPF
ifwednesdaywasaflowerchild - His Exception
452 words, PG, Christian Kane/Beth Riesgraf
He may sing about rule #7 saying don't touch the women but they can grab whatever they want to. But, Beth Riesgraf is the exception to that rule. In fact, she's the exception to just about everything.
ifwednesdaywasaflowerchild - Stage Show
1120 words, PG-13, Christian Kane/Beth Riesgraf
While Christian's on stage singing 'Whiskey In Mind', Beth dances on stage and - well, basically distracts him. Bodily. And, without mercy. She's gonna pay for this later.
Ryuutchi - Honor Amongst Thieves (And Not Much Else)2008 words, PG, no major ships
Gina had whispered to Tim, who'd mentioned it to Chris, who'd tossed the idea at Aldis over a beer, who joked to Beth that she should actually learn how to pick pockets. And then they did.
slaysvamps - Bittersweet Revelry
19675 words, R, Christian Kane/OFC
Kalin Hart finds herself working for Christian Kane, the one man she could never forget, hiding secrets she desperately wants to keep hidden. Unfortunately, the truth always comes out.
Rookie Blue RPF"
It's unlikely anyone will want to read old RPF, but in case you do, here's my stash… Nearly all of this was only posted on LiveJournal so it's hard to find. A few of the posts are friends-locked; PM me or leave a comment on my dead fics post if you can't get a hold of the author to grant you access.
15div51 - She Needs a Nap
2193 words, PG-13, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
BB/MP Behind the scenes of RB 6x01, at Oliver's cabin. Disclaimer: I own nothing. Also, in case it wasn't already obvious, this is a made-up, imaginary tale and does not accurately represent any of the people's lives in this story.
lowriseflare - from not loving or from not loving well, which is the same thing
459 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
lowriseflare - Untitled
139 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
lowriseflare - Untitled
89 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
lowriseflare - Untitled
70 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
lowriseflare - Untitled
92 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
lowriseflare - Untitled
275 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
lowriseflare - Untitled
333 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
lowriseflare - Untitled
34 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
lowriseflare - Untitled
79 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
lowriseflare, threeguesses - and possibly I like the thrill9291 words, R, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
The one with the Method acting.
lowriseflare, threeguesses - here i am leaving you clues11665 words, R, Ben Bass/Laura Carswell, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
The one with the Olympics, and also all the sex.
margieruns - Scared Cause You Feel Like Home
2306 words, PG, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym, Ben Bass/OFC
margieruns - Untitled
312 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
margieruns - Untitled
225 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
margieruns - Untitled
349 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
margieruns - Untitled
206 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
margieruns - Untitled
460 words, Unrated, no major ships
margrete3 - Just wanted to check...
2003 words, R, Ben Bass/Laura Carswell, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
RPF, totally inappropriate phone sex
margrete3 - Untitled
669 words, R, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
margrete3 - Untitled
610 words, R, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
radleyboo - look into my eyes, it's where my demons hide
1382 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Laura Carswell, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
radleyboo, rookieD / overthebreakers - to the beat of our noisy hearts
1910 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Laura Carswell, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
radleyboo, rookieD / overthebreakers - you can have what's left of me
3376 words, Unrated, Ben Bass/Laura Carswell, Ben Bass/Missy Peregrym
Speed (1994)
Anakin McFly - I'll Never Ride a Bus Again
273 words, G, no major ships
Songfic, set to the tune of 'I'll Never Fall in Love Again'. Title is self-explanatory.
anr - Walk the Wire
1650 words, PG-13, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Alive and mostly okay.
avocadomoon - Sinking In3145 words, PG, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
"I was sort of hoping to knock you up in the hotel room," Jack says, "you know, after Elvis marries us. It feels like an appropriate way to finish out an elopement."
Doranwen - chosen and open our moment422 words, PG-13, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
"Don't go outside," she warned Jack. "Our faces are plastered on the front of every newspaper in the city."
Doranwen - hold my own I won't1371 words, R, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
The events of that day have a more lasting impact than Annie expected.
floraheart - Target
2855 words, PG, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
All Annie wants is to get her license back. Ugh.
Missy - Chocolate Cake and Cucumbers
100 words, PG, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Jack takes Annie grocery shopping. There's an ulterior motive for both of them in this, but it brings out the very best in them both.
Missy - Hold on Loosely
107 words, PG, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Jack and Annie try to play it cool as they begin dating.
Missy - Taking Things Slowly
165 words, PG-13, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Annie had to retake her driving test to get her license back, and she was livid about it.
PajamaSecrets - Breathe1545 words, PG-13, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Jack and Annie find solace in each other.
PajamaSecrets - Workplace Injuries
1212 words, PG-13, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Annie gently takes Jack’s arm and runs her fingers along the long, tidy line of stitches there. “What dumbass thing did you do to get this?” She questions. Jack raises his hands in protest. “I wasn’t being a dumbass,” he says, but at a further glare from Annie, he relents. “Okay, I was being a dumbass.” “Of course you were,” Annie responds with a nod. “Tell me all about it.”
rhapsodybree - Soon
207 words, PG, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Being the wife of a SWAT officer isn't always all it cracked up to be. Annie, Jack and family.
rivkat - A Partial List of Things They Changed in the Movie
2626 words, Unrated, Harry Temple & Jack Traven, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Harry lives. Other parts of life go on too. Note: I ignored Speed 2 because I never saw it. It does not exist in this universe.
stellaglacies - Don't Wanna Fall Asleep
8707 words, X, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
'cause I'd miss you babe, and I don't wanna miss a thing. Annie and Jack navigate their trauma differently but they somehow find themselves together after all.
stellaglacies - From Crisis to Commitment
3593 words, PG, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
“You’re so dumb for marrying me,” she smiles into his lips, and he smiles back. “I’m from crazy town.” “Hey. Don’t talk about my wife that way,” Jack pinches her thigh softly, and kisses her again.
stellaglacies - How I Met Your Mother
3205 words, PG-13, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Annie meets Jack's mother. It goes better than (she) expected.
stellaglacies - Take Me Home
3207 words, R, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Jack thought they weren't supposed to last, because nothing ever does. Even your best friend. But he wants them to.
teacuptaako - heart hostage
1892 words, PG-13, Harry Temple & Jack Traven
Jack meets Harry’s wife for the first time when she asks him to speak at the funeral. He doesn’t do a good job of hiding his disquiet. Sally catches this with the considerate ease with which Jack will come to learn she catches everything, and continues, “Don’t tell me he let you think you were a dirty little secret?” This is how Jack learns that Harry talked about him outside work. A funeral fic.
templeandarche - Falling in Slow Motion1198 words, PG-13, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
It feels strange to be going so slow when they started at such a breakneck speed.
Tenillypo - Steps in a Line4308 words, X, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Annie didn't mean to fall in love. It just sort of happened when she wasn't looking. (Or: a series of firsts in a relationship that everyone knew wasn't meant to last.)
useyourtelescope - brace yourself and nestle into me
7819 words, PG-13, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
A few months after the bus, Jack and Annie's relationship is going pretty well. Still, they could have done without being caught up in another hostage situation.
useyourtelescope - Rush Hour
2844 words, X, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Their relationship is based on far more than sex at this point, but they still like to get creative from time to time.
useyourtelescope - Your Hand In Mine
9863 words, PG-13, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Annie takes Jack home for the holidays.
writtenbythesea2026 - Run
772 words, PG-13, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
Jack is dealing with nightmares after everything he and Annie went through. Pairing: Jack/Annie; Originally written: 7/22/16
YappiChick - On the Road Again
520 words, PG, Jack Traven/Annie Porter
But Annie knows that Jack is wrong. The actions of Howard Payne haunt her daily.
Stick It (2006)
bantha fodder - The Dust Building Up At Our Feet
1154 words, PG, Mina Hoyt/Wei Wei Yong, Poot/Joanne Charis
The college numbers on her pinup board grow, but Hayley's in no hurry.
eatthecity - this is what you do with your days
1033 words, G, Haley Graham & Joanne Charis
Stick It fic. Haley has free time. This is what she does during it.
GummyBearParade - The War of the Worlds
1087 words, G, Chris DeFrank/Alice Graham
The most epic internal rant Haley Graham has ever had: making all the crap she was going through before Worlds look lame in comparison to the final straw. Random drabble
Metal_Chocobo - After Worlds7497 words, PG-13, Haley Graham/Tricia Skilken
Everyone on the USA National Women’s Gymnastics team sighed in relief when Haley Graham stepped onto the mat and started her routine instead of storming off like she had last time.
Patrick Colin Jackson - Stick It (novelization of the movie)22654 words, PG, Poot/Joanne Charis
Sometimes, the best way to get in the game is to throw out the rules...And nobody throws them out with quite the style that Haley Graham does. Now this gymnast-with-an-attitude has no place to go but sky-high...under the wing of infamous coach-with-an-attitude Burt "Big Vic" Vickerman. Together, they're about to turn the world of competitive gymnastics on its head.
scarffetish - Training
632 words, PG, Burt Vickerman/Haley Graham
The subtle art of denial. Stocking stuffer flashfiction, written at the very last minute - hope you enjoy it!
The Fugitive (movie)
These recs are only for the movie with Harrison Ford in it. (US Marshals doesn't exist in my universe, so any fic that is based on that explicitly was excluded from my database.)
Arsenic - Visiting Hours
3003 words, PG-13, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Sam is annoyed because, honestly, how does one guy get himself framed for the murder of his wife, spend months on the run proving his innocence, spend more months in prison awaiting a retrial, finally get released, and end up in a hostage situation at a bank? He doesn’t care what you tell him, that amount of crap luck is not normal.
DestielsDestiny - Affinity of Opposites
3221 words, PG-13, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Soul, n.: The seat of a person's emotions, feelings, or thoughts; the moral or emotional part of a person's nature; the central or inmost part of a person's being. Or, donuts with little sprinkles (don't) hold the secrets to the human soul.
Doranwen - (you) find that man
400 words, PG, no major ships
A possible conversation between Cosmo and Poole during the hunt for Richard.
Doranwen - Still
1267 words, Unrated, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
When Richard is finally freed, someone is there to meet him—someone he doesn't expect.
Doranwen - trust I seek and I find in you4816 words, PG-13, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
"Hardly anyone has believed him for months," Sam said, dropping to a quiet voice. "He had to solve his own wife's murder. I intend to make sure he isn't sent back to death row for it." Sam's POV starting just after the scene in the hotel.
Gojirob - The Smart Play
1475 words, PG-13, no major ships
Dr. Kimble kept Sam Gerard and his team on their toes. In the aftermath, Gerard is there as the former fugitive surgically settles a score with some of his other pursuers.
jesshelga - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
2131 words, PG-13, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Sam Gerard had always been a fan of the outlaws in country-western music: Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash. a Gerard POV coda to the movie that involves country music, Chicago, and a beer with a former fugitive.
jobey_in_error - Out of It
930 words, PG-13, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Yet another courtroom wouldn't seem like the best place for Richard Kimble to rejoin planet Earth. (And Deputy Gerard wouldn't seem a likely ambassador.)
OrionLady - Cosmic Irony16517 words, PG-13, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
It’s like the start of a bad joke—Richard stumbled into his office, Homer Simpson bowtie askew, and waved a bouquet of pages in his face. Gerard blames that stupid hoodie. Now if only everyone could stop getting shot...
OrionLady - Escape Artists
567 words, PG, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Even in such a banal place they stand out. Closer than brothers. A lifetime of hurts and joys written in the creases around their eyes. A stewardess sees the old bachelors and wonders...
OrionLady - The Anatomy of a Heartbreak Éclair23645 words, PG-13, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Richard survived on his own, solved the mystery of his wife’s killer (mostly) on his own, stitched injuries on his own. He’s not very good at asking for help when he’s in trouble. Not even from a new friend. Luckily, Sam’s not very good at sitting on the sidelines.
OrionLady - The Five Days of Forgiveness
3317 words, PG, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Gerard shuffled on his threadbare shoes. They left little tread imprints in Richard’s new entry way mat. He didn’t know how he felt about them—about everything. "Coffee?" Gerard asked, yet again. The amount of time Richard spent eyeing it—and Gerard’s face—was longer than could be considered socially appropriate. Richard didn’t want anything Gerard had to offer.
OrionLady - The Joy of Healing12058 words, PG, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Richard’s not sure he belongs anywhere now, even with his medical licence reinstated. Then a gunshot patient rushes into OR. And a hoard of teary marshals.
RisingSun0000 - Epilogue
451 words, G, no major ships
Kimble is back in court after the ending...
Sarah1281 - Begin Again
4079 words, PG, Richard Kimble/Kathy Wahlund
When he's exonerated, Richard finally has time to mourn. After allowing himself to grieve, he's ready to put himself back out there. It's a good thing he's got such a good friend ready and willing to help him out there.
simplecoffee - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
3446 words, PG, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Sam and Richard talk fashion, and other things.
Tam_Cranver - Start Again
3490 words, PG-13, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
With some assistance from Sam Gerard and the U.S. Marshals, Richard Kimble gets back to some sort of normal life.
Walker Texas Ranger
ocean_gazer - The Price of Survival21164 words, R, Alex Cahill & Sally
An alternate ending to the episode "Survival." What if Walker didn't arrive in time to save Alex from the Trammel brothers?
If any of the links above no longer work, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!
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