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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 )

( 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 hurt/comfort fics. 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.

( Alphas )

( FBI CBS )

( FBI Most Wanted )

( Flood )

( Fried Green Tomatoes )

( Push )

( Speed )

( The Matrix )

Happy reading! :)

updated 2022-01-27

This 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*

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

( Ships )

Below are the recs, sorted by fandom alphabetically:

( Anthropomorphic )

( C-16: FBI )

( Cybergeddon )

( Deep Impact )

( FBI: Most Wanted (TV) )

( Flood (2007) )

( Gold Diggers )

( Greatest American Hero )

( Speed (1994) )

( Stick It (2006) )

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!

All of the WIPs below are looking for alpha/beta readers to help with characterization, bounce ideas off, and/or other things. Comment if you're interested. (Just someone to chat to, to show the latest bits to, etc. will help, so if you want to see any of these written, maybe you want to offer to be that person?)

Each WIP is listed in alphabetical fandom order along with the current wordcount, and an excerpt of some of my favorite lines from it.

( 1-800-Missing: post-1x13 (7.3k) )

( Alphas: continuing series (1.2k) )

( Flood (2007): AU ending (13.2k) )

( Gold Diggers: canon divergence AU (1.6k) )

( Push: continuing series (2.3k) )

( Rizzoli & Isles: early seasons casefic (3.4k) )

( Rookie Blue: AU beginnings (11.5k) )

( Rookie Blue: AU to 2x03 (3.6k) )

( Rookie Blue: AU after 4x01 (10.6k) )

( Smallville: AU to 3x01 (10.1k) )

( Smallville: time travel/shared bodies AU (300) )

( Sue Thomas F.B.Eye: AU ending to pilot (1.9k) )

( X-Men: post-X2 (15.4k) )

Comment if you want to help! You can find most of them posted on AO3 here.

This is my first time trying Chocolate Box! I'm looking forward to it. :D I did a lot of describing the awesomeness about each pairing, and gave a few prompts in case you find them useful. I hope you have a lot of fun writing for me. :)

What I love about relationships is all the emotional depth: vulnerability, loyalty, knowing someone so well you know what they feel/think/need, even just having someone there as an emotional "rock". The whole "not being alone" feeling is such a powerful theme. I once made up a 101 favorite tropes list (in no particular order) and a lot of them are ship-oriented, so feel free to make use of those if any of them get your muse going: http://doranwen.livejournal.com/246063.html

Besides those tropes, here are my general likes:
deep platonic friendship, romantic friendship, asexual romance, found families, apocalyptic fic, hurt/comfort, nonsexual physical touch (including cuddling), self-sacrifice, characters being vulnerable, character redemption, survival fic, positive treatment of religion, characters dealing with trauma, trust building, missing scenes, alternate universe (especially fix-it fic)

DNWs: sex or sexual feelings, supernatural/fantasy beings (elves, vampires, werewolves, gnomes, zombies, etc.), certain AUs (medieval, fantasy, supernatural, fairytale, feudal, space, historical), deathfic or horror, calling an adult "baby" or "darling", mpreg, crackfic, gore (mild violence is OK, just not as graphic as a surgery documentary), uncensored profanity, first/second person fic

Don't worry if someone's written a similar idea before. My first real fandom was one where people used to write a dozen versions of the same TV ep, and I loved reading them all. There are never too many versions of the same story, in my opinion.

And now to the requests (in the order of which I found them in the tagset):

( Flood (2007) )

( Gold Diggers (1995) )

( Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye )

( Women's Murder Club (TV) )

Happy writing! :D

Yuletide is even earlier than last year, but I'm already so excited I couldn't wait to write my letter. :D I love all of these canons so much and I will be absolutely delighted to see the fic for me. I hope you have a blast writing it!

General likes:
deep platonic friendship, romantic friendship, asexual romance, found families, apocalyptic fic, hurt/comfort, nonsexual physical touch (including cuddling), self-sacrifice, characters being vulnerable, character redemption, survival fic, positive treatment of religion, characters dealing with trauma, trust building, missing scenes, alternate universe (especially fix-it fic), any trope on this list: http://doranwen.livejournal.com/246063.html

DNWs: sex or sexual feelings, supernatural/fantasy beings (elves, vampires, werewolves, gnomes, zombies, etc.), certain AUs (medieval, fantasy, supernatural, fairytale, feudal, space, historical), deathfic or horror, calling an adult "baby" or "darling", mpreg, crackfic, gore (mild violence is OK, just not as graphic as a surgery documentary), uncensored profanity, first/second person fic

Don't worry if someone's written a similar idea before. My first real fandom was one where people used to write a dozen versions of the same TV ep, and I loved reading them all. There are never too many versions of the same story, in my opinion.

Although I mention it in various prompts below, if you're crossover-inclined, here's the full list of fandoms you could cross with the requested ones (besides, of course, any of my other requests):

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) (Beth/Jody make the best romantic friendship ever)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (this is in the tagset, even--Lois and Clark are my favs, though I also enjoy Clark's parents)
Lord of the Rings (books only, please)
The Pretender (this is also in the tagset--Jarod and Miss Parker are my favs)
Push (2009) (this is also in the tagset--am such a Nick/Cassie fan)
Rizzoli & Isles (through S6, I'm behind on watching and haven't gotten to watching S7 yet)
Smallville (S1-S3 only, am a Clark/Chloe fan and not into Erica Durance's Lois, nor any of the magic stuff that came in S4)
Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010) (I'm not sure exactly how you'd cross something like that with all of these American and British canons, but I love the whole idea of it, even)
X-Men movieverse (first two films only, please)

And now to the requests (in the order of which I found them in the tagset):

Worldweavers - Alma Alexander
Flood (2007)
1-800-Missing (TV)
C-16: FBI
Sue Thomas F.B.Eye
Women's Murder Club

( Worldweavers - Alma Alexander )

( Flood (2007) )

( 1-800-Missing (TV) )

( C-16: FBI )

( Sue Thomas F.B.Eye )

( Women's Murder Club (TV) )

Yuletide is SO much fun every year; I can't wait to see what you write! I know I'll love it. :D

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