Doranwen

updated 2025-09-23

This post is my complete list of Tomorrow, When the War Began (both the book series and film) recs, organized by time in canon (and then sorted by length). (For Tomorrow, When the War Began recs organized by ship & author instead, go here.)

I have included my own fics in this post. I have marked some 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.

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

( Ships )


Below are the recs:

( book 1 )

( book 2 )

( book 3 )

( book 4 )

( book 5 )

( book 6 )

( book 7 )

( during film )

( future )

( indeterminate )

( multi (books) )

( post-film )

( post-sequel series )

( post-war )

( sequel book 1 )

If any of the non-dead links above no longer work, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

updated 2025-09-12

This is the post of all the Profiler fics in my database, organized by time (in canon) (and then sorted by length). (For Profiler recs organized by major ship and then author, go here.)

At last, I finally have the Profiler fics added to my database! These are not, of course, the only Profiler fics out there, but I excluded anything too poorly written or that was for a ship I cannot get into no matter what. So you won't see Believer or Skew fic in here (though perhaps some of the Jack/Frances fics you might consider Skewed); any instances of those ships listed are one-sided pining or stalking, respectively. And while I'm a SABER at heart, these fics are not entirely SABER (and a decent number are gen), so there should be something for everyone.

I have included my own fics in this post. I have marked some 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.

About a third of the fics in the database for this fandom were not found on either AO3 or ff.n due to the age of the fandom. The bulk of those were on LJ, but others were on sites accessible only via the Wayback Machine. I created epubs for any fic that was not on either AO3 or ff.n and can provide those if desired. Note that during the creation process, I cleaned up formatting issues and occasionally corrected punctuation or spelling, so that I could tolerate reading it in the future.

In the process of going through LJ and other sites, I frequently ran across the same fics posted under different names on different sites. Whenever possible, I linked the identities in a single author name, with each individual name separated by a /.

Many of the fics on LJ or other sites did not have summaries included, so there are a large number without summaries. If you are concerned about content, feel free to request a version of this post with all the themes included, so you'll at least have the equivalent of freeform tags to go off of. Otherwise, consider giving them a try; some of those are very well-written and all are enjoyable to at least some extent.

If you know of a well-written fic for one of the ships below (particularly SABER, gen, John/any-woman-but-Sam, or George/Grace), lurking in the murky backwaters of the old 'net (or on the dusty corners of a personal hard drive), please let me know! I went through all the major sites that I'm aware of but some fics weren't archived, and if they were on a personal site not linked up to the others, I might not find it.

A chunk of the "dead" fics are marked as WIPs not because the fics originally were, but because the WBM frequently saved only the first chapter (sometimes two), and the authors cannot be contacted now. I have taken the perspective that part of a fic is better than no fic, and added the ones I liked to my database. If you run across one of them and know how to reach the author or have a full copy of the fic, please let me now!

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

( Ships )


Serious Profiler fans may be aware that the season 2 episodes were aired out of order. This recs post uses the numbers for the more logical original intended order:
2x01 Ambition in the Blood
2x02 Power Corrupts
2x03 Primal Scream
2x04 It Cuts Both Ways
2x05 Second Best

The names of the final two episodes of S4 are also confused somewhat but this follows the numerical sequence order, regardless of which name the episode has.


Below are the recs:

( 1x01 )

( 1x02 )

( 1x05 )

( 1x10 )

( 1x11 )

( 1x13 )

( 1x14 )

( 1x17 )

( 1x19 )

( 2x01 )

( 2x03 )

( 2x04 )

( 2x05 )

( 2x06 )

( 2x08 )

( 2x10 )

( 2x11 )

( 2x12 )

( 2x13 )

( 2x14 )

( 2x15 )

( 2x17 )

( 2x18 )

( 3x02 )

( 3x04 )

( 3x08 )

( 3x11 )

( 3x14 )

( 3x18 )

( 4x01 )

( 4x02 )

( 4x11 )

( 4x12 )

( 4x14 )

( 4x16 )

( 4x19 )

( future )

( indeterminate )

( multi )

( post-series )

( pre-series )

( S1 )

( S2 )

( S3 )

( S4 )

If any of the non-dead links above no longer work, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

This post created to fulfill a request for fluff fics. I've done a few similar posts in the past year but I've also added a bunch more fics to the database, so this won't be identical to any of those, especially since with this one I made sure to remove any fic with emotional hurt/comfort or a mixed/ambivalent ending.

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

( Ships )


Below are the recs, sorted by fandom and then wordcount (shortest fics first):

( Alphas )

( FBI (CBS show) / Rizzoli & Isles )

( FBI Most Wanted )

( Fried Green Tomatoes )

( Gold Diggers )

( Profiler )

( Push )

( Speed )

( The Matrix )

If any of the non-dead links above no longer work, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

updated 2025-08-03

This post is my complete list of recs for FBI: Most Wanted through Season 2, organized by major ships (and then author(. (For FBI: Most Wanted recs organized by time in canon & wordcount instead, go here.) I didn't originally have a post for this fandom because I had too few fics in my database for it, but I finally got around to adding all of the fics from Bastet5's series The Wild Hunt so now it's definitely over 30 fics. Note that any of their fics in the lists below are for that series and may be confusing if you aren't reading the series in order.

I haven't watched any of Season 3 onwards yet, so I won't be adding any fics to this until I do. (I will endeavor to keep any ongoing fics updated as new chapters are posted, however.)

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

The fics below are all organized by major ship(s). 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:

( Clinton Skye & Kenny Crosby, Clinton Skye & Tali LaCroix, Jess LaCroix & Clinton Skye )

( Clinton Skye & OFC )

( Clinton Skye & OFC, Hana Gibson & OFC, Kenny Crosby & OFC )

( Clinton Skye & OFC, Jess LaCroix & Kenny Crosby )

( Clinton Skye & OFC, OMC & OFC )

( Clinton Skye & OFC, Sheryll Barnes & OFC )

( Clinton Skye & OFC, Tali LaCroix & OFC )

( Jess LaCroix & Clinton Skye )

( Kenny Crosby & Ivan Ortiz )

( Kenny Crosby/Hana Gibson )

( Kenny Crosby/Zadie )

( no major ships )

( OMC & OFC )

If any of the links above no longer work, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

Below is more information about my recs lists, in Q&A format:

( Are the links valid? )

( How did you decide on fic ratings? )

( Which info about the fics came from you? )

( What is your criteria for Gen/Ace-friendly fics? )

( How did you categorize ships? )

( Are there warnings of any kind for fics? )

( What have you marked as favorites? )

( Is (a particular) list complete? )

( Will you make a list for (INSERT FAVORITE FANDOM HERE)? )

( Can I ask for a specific list to be made? )

( How do I tell you about this awesome story/fic collection/fic archive that's missing from your lists? )

If you've stumbled across this and don't know what on earth the database is, here's a brief explanation:

I blended my fannish and geeky sides together during the summer of 2019 when I realized I had a problem finding the fic I wanted to read. "The one where that happened" and "a fic where the two characters cuddle/hold each other" aren't very helpful at finding stories with an author/title organization system, and my memory, though very good, has its limits, of course. It didn't take me long to realize that there was no suitable online system for this (especially if you read fics from more than one site, such as both AO3 and ff.n, not counting the gazillion other fanfic archives and websites out there), and no existing offline one. (At the time either AO3's external bookmarks wasn't a feature yet, or I wasn't aware of it. And either way it's nowhere near as feature-full as I wanted.) So I taught myself how to make a database (with considerable help from a forum volunteer with the more difficult parts), and began entering the fics I have saved on my hard drive (which is an awful lot).

The easy part was creating the database; the hard part is stocking it with the information. It will never be "complete", and it will be a very long time before I even add all the stories I've already saved to my hard drive. However, I can already generate quite a few useful posts, which you can find many linked here at my master recs post, and others by looking at the specific recs posts tagged with "fic database". You're welcome to ask for a report of your own to be generated; read the Fic List Q&A for more info.

If you have an interest in creating your own database, I can give you a blank version of it for you to use for the fics you want. Just leave me your email address (comments screened below for privacy) so I can email you with the details. Read below to know what you need to tell me, as some aspects require customization to your specific needs.

( Database specifics )

Note: All of this information is in a Mega folder as well, but I found it difficult to keep it updated, especially since my current version of LibreOffice makes generating and updating reports a royal pain. I therefore decided to move all of the pertinent information to Dreamwidth. The recs lists in pdf format that are shared on there may still be of interest but as the links are not clickable, they are nowhere as user-friendly, and at this point are out-of-date.

In response to a user on Reddit who wanted recs for well-written fics, here are all the fics in my database which I've tagged as exceptionally well-written. Most are also tagged as favorites (i.e. I love re-reading them) and a few are not, but their lower level of re-read appeal to me has no bearing on how well-written they are, and what doesn't grab me emotionally may be the perfect fic for you. In each case I thought the author did an amazing job with words and turns of phrase, and that these fics should be seen by more people.

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

( Ships )


Below are the recs:

( Alphas )

( Anthropomorphic )

( Chronicles of Narnia (books) / Lord of the Rings (books) )

( Chronicles of Narnia (books) / Lord of the Rings (movies) )

( Chronicles of Narnia (books) / The Dark Is Rising Sequence )

( Cybergeddon )

( Deep Impact )

( FBI CBS )

( Flood (2007) )

( Fried Green Tomatoes )

( Gold Diggers )

( Push )

( Push / Worldweavers )

( Rookie Blue )

( The Matrix )

If any of the links above no longer work (and are inaccessible via the Wayback Machine), please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

This list of recs was created on request for a friend, who wanted physical hurt/comfort fics (the last post of hurt/comfort were emotional ones). [Obviously, some fics will appear on both lists, because physical and emotional hurt/comfort go together quite well in a fic. :) ] All themes in the fics are listed below fics so it is highly spoilery. If you don't want to be spoiled, leave a comment on my master recs post to ask for a list to be made without the themes.

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Themes )

( Ships )

An important note: Due to my general state of busyness, I have not been able to keep up with most of the fandoms already in the database, and have many fics and fic updates to enter. Therefore, some fics which are listed as WIPs may actually be complete, and some more recent fics are missing which will end up in the database at some point.

The last post I sorted by author and then title, but it probably makes more sense to sort by wordcount. That way if you know you only have a limited amount of time, you won't click on a fic that's too long. (One hopes, lol.)


Below are the recs:

( Alphas )

( C-16: FBI )

( FBI (CBS show) )

( FBI Most Wanted )

( Push )

( Speed )

( The Matrix )

If any of the links above no longer work (and are inaccessible via the Wayback Machine), please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

This isn't a regular recs post, so it won't be linked in my master recs post, nor will it be updated with new fics as I add them to the database. I haven't had time to enter new fics into the database for a long while (thank you, Yahoo Groups) but when I saw a themed post - which accepted recs - on Reddit, I desperately wanted to be able to use my fic database for the first time in ages, so I set this one up with a tweak of an existing query.

So here the theme is fluff! Every one of the fics in this post I tagged with fluff when I entered it, so you know they're all heartwarming (or maybe tooth-rotting, lol) and full of happy feels. Most are quite shippy.

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

( Ships )


And now for the fic, which I've sorted by fandom and then by wordcount:


( Alphas )


( FBI (CBS show) )


( FBI Most Wanted )


( Fried Green Tomatoes )


( Gold Diggers (1995) )


( Push )


( The Matrix )


If any of the links above no longer work (and are inaccessible via the Wayback Machine), please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)