Nothing new in the fanfic area, but here are some new recs (at this point it's more of an occasional recs journal than anything else.
2 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fanfiction Recommendations
4 Harry Potter Fanfiction Recommendations
Breaking Free by StillRose
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairings: Spike/Xander
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: SciFi AU, slash, graphic torture scene
Summary: Lt. “Xander” Harris and Captain William the Bloody have both suffered and lost in the on going war between the Biogens and Council.
Status: Completed, 45 chapters
Comments:
Repossession by Lazuli
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairings: Xander/Spike
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: slash, angst, torture (mostly through flashbacks), rape (all through flashbacks), OC's (but I love them), amnesia!fic in the begninning, multiple personality disorder on the part of Spike/William, possible Highlander influences
Summary: The future. When Spike's hurt, who does he turn to?
Spoilers: Selectively into S6, then it's AU.
Status: Completed, 125 chapters
Comments: I found this on another recs list, where it was warned as being a Highlander crossover. I am unfamiliar with Highlander, but after reading this fic and then doing some Highlander research, I can say that at most the author is borrowing from Highlander mythology. As far as I can tell she hasn't used any characters from the Highlander universe. No mention of using Highlander influences is mentioned in the author notes, so it is equally likely that she just thought up the mythology herself. That said, I found this a highly enjoyable read. It was a long story that I adored from start to finish. The author deserves extra points for finding a believable way of making Xander and Spike be destined for each other, and also for utilizing an unusually creative way of extending Xanders lifespan.
Evernight by LilRinnieB
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: HPxSS
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Creature fic, mpreg, possessive Snape, OC's
Summary: It's Harry's seventh year at Hogwarts and the new strategy in the war against Voldemort is "Fight darkness with darkness." Harry goes through a series of changes that has him questioning everything he thought he ever knew about magic, darkness, destiny ... and a certain snarky Potions professor. .
Status: Work in Progress, 52 chapters as of this posting
Comments: You need access to the username/password in order to be able to read the fic at the author's website, but it is easy to acquire and very much worth it.
Pains and Contradictions by ATypicalSnowman
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: HPxSS
Rating: R
Warnings/Categories: Tortured Snape, character death, angst
Summary: When Harry begins to break under the pressures of death and prophesy, help arrives from an unlikely quarter: Snape. Despite their own doubts, manipulations from all sides and hapless interventions combine to bring their two souls together.
Status: Work in Progress, updated roughly twice a month on average, 20 chapters as of this posting.
Comments:
Two Households, Both Alike in Dignity by Mad Martha
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: HPxRW
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Series AU
Summary: That very first day on the Hogwarts Express, Harry shook Draco Malfoy's hand and became a Slytherin. Ron has hated him ever since. But Harry doesn't hate Ron ....
Status: Complete, 5 multichaptered stories (go to Mad Martha's author page to find the sequel stories, "Two Households II", "Two Households III" and so on.
Comments: This is one of my favorite AU's of any fandom. Mad Martha is an excellent author, and everything she produces is gold. Not all of her stuff turns out as serious as this story, but I didn't want to get repetitive by listing her too many times, so I decided to post my favorite of her work. Her author page here is pretty comprehensive, but if you find you like her work I recommend that you join her yahoo group, as it has some stuff that isn't available here, and also has stories grouped together so it's easier to find sequels and such within specific fic universes.
Tyger! Tyger! by Blood Cult of Freud
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: SSxHG, other minor pairings
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: het, original characters, forced/arranged marriage, pregnancy, rape scene, angst
Summary: n/a
Status: Complete, 37 Chapters
Comments: I hadn't realized until after reading this fic that many people in fandom seem to have an issue with it. It contains several prominent fandom cliches, such as forced marriage and teenage pregnancy. I think that it all works in this fic, but others disagree. I believe the main issue is the author's writing style is not for everyone, and you should be able to tell after the first chapter or two whether it will work for you. Overall I consider this a story with a happy ending, but not a happily-ever-after story. The author takes a more realistic approach to how a person might deal with societal problems. Hermione gets to solve most of the stuff that bothers her, but she has to wait a very long time and compromise in doing it more subtly than some readers might prefer. I also really adore how the love grows over time in this fic, and that the characters are realistically flawed even in old age.
2 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fanfiction Recommendations
4 Harry Potter Fanfiction Recommendations
Breaking Free by StillRose
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairings: Spike/Xander
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: SciFi AU, slash, graphic torture scene
Summary: Lt. “Xander” Harris and Captain William the Bloody have both suffered and lost in the on going war between the Biogens and Council.
Status: Completed, 45 chapters
Comments:
Repossession by Lazuli
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairings: Xander/Spike
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: slash, angst, torture (mostly through flashbacks), rape (all through flashbacks), OC's (but I love them), amnesia!fic in the begninning, multiple personality disorder on the part of Spike/William, possible Highlander influences
Summary: The future. When Spike's hurt, who does he turn to?
Spoilers: Selectively into S6, then it's AU.
Status: Completed, 125 chapters
Comments: I found this on another recs list, where it was warned as being a Highlander crossover. I am unfamiliar with Highlander, but after reading this fic and then doing some Highlander research, I can say that at most the author is borrowing from Highlander mythology. As far as I can tell she hasn't used any characters from the Highlander universe. No mention of using Highlander influences is mentioned in the author notes, so it is equally likely that she just thought up the mythology herself. That said, I found this a highly enjoyable read. It was a long story that I adored from start to finish. The author deserves extra points for finding a believable way of making Xander and Spike be destined for each other, and also for utilizing an unusually creative way of extending Xanders lifespan.
Evernight by LilRinnieB
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: HPxSS
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Creature fic, mpreg, possessive Snape, OC's
Summary: It's Harry's seventh year at Hogwarts and the new strategy in the war against Voldemort is "Fight darkness with darkness." Harry goes through a series of changes that has him questioning everything he thought he ever knew about magic, darkness, destiny ... and a certain snarky Potions professor. .
Status: Work in Progress, 52 chapters as of this posting
Comments: You need access to the username/password in order to be able to read the fic at the author's website, but it is easy to acquire and very much worth it.
Pains and Contradictions by ATypicalSnowman
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: HPxSS
Rating: R
Warnings/Categories: Tortured Snape, character death, angst
Summary: When Harry begins to break under the pressures of death and prophesy, help arrives from an unlikely quarter: Snape. Despite their own doubts, manipulations from all sides and hapless interventions combine to bring their two souls together.
Status: Work in Progress, updated roughly twice a month on average, 20 chapters as of this posting.
Comments:
Two Households, Both Alike in Dignity by Mad Martha
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: HPxRW
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Series AU
Summary: That very first day on the Hogwarts Express, Harry shook Draco Malfoy's hand and became a Slytherin. Ron has hated him ever since. But Harry doesn't hate Ron ....
Status: Complete, 5 multichaptered stories (go to Mad Martha's author page to find the sequel stories, "Two Households II", "Two Households III" and so on.
Comments: This is one of my favorite AU's of any fandom. Mad Martha is an excellent author, and everything she produces is gold. Not all of her stuff turns out as serious as this story, but I didn't want to get repetitive by listing her too many times, so I decided to post my favorite of her work. Her author page here is pretty comprehensive, but if you find you like her work I recommend that you join her yahoo group, as it has some stuff that isn't available here, and also has stories grouped together so it's easier to find sequels and such within specific fic universes.
Tyger! Tyger! by Blood Cult of Freud
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: SSxHG, other minor pairings
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: het, original characters, forced/arranged marriage, pregnancy, rape scene, angst
Summary: n/a
Status: Complete, 37 Chapters
Comments: I hadn't realized until after reading this fic that many people in fandom seem to have an issue with it. It contains several prominent fandom cliches, such as forced marriage and teenage pregnancy. I think that it all works in this fic, but others disagree. I believe the main issue is the author's writing style is not for everyone, and you should be able to tell after the first chapter or two whether it will work for you. Overall I consider this a story with a happy ending, but not a happily-ever-after story. The author takes a more realistic approach to how a person might deal with societal problems. Hermione gets to solve most of the stuff that bothers her, but she has to wait a very long time and compromise in doing it more subtly than some readers might prefer. I also really adore how the love grows over time in this fic, and that the characters are realistically flawed even in old age.
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