Unfit for Society Recs

Firefly

Faithless by Ari
Folk believe. It's in the constitution of folk, between heart and head, some part that's foolish enough to need certainty. Lovely meditation on faith - and the lack thereof - by Mal.

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Dark Angel

Five Times Alec Didn't Get Busy by soundingsea
Alec's history is written in the curve of Max's bicep, the scent of her hair, the straight lines of her barcode. He nuzzles it and tastes home. Lovely. I especially like the Max and Joshua sections.

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Pirates of the Caribbean

(Swing, Swing, Swing) When The Free Winds Blow by inlovewithnight
Sharp look at Elizabeth, looking back at her life when she's locked up for piracy.

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Gilmore Girls

Suggestions (And Mallomars) by mosca
"You're going to make me face the Yale Lesbian Mafia alone?" Paris says. / "I'm sorry. I tried. But a vegan bake sale? Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of baked goods?" Adorably awkward Paris/Rory, with a note-perfect Rory-voice.

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Sports Night

Hangin' on the Telephone by laylee
"Don't beat yourself up for living your life, Casey. It's the only life you've got so you might as well enjoy it while it's there." Casey takes a new job, and spends a lot of time on the phone with Isaac, who is awesome. Lovely.

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Pirates of the Caribbean

The Thing About Pirates by penknife
Elizabeth contemplates the things a Pirate king will or won't do. With Jack. With Anamaria. With Jack and Anamaria. Lovely.

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Pirates of the Caribbean
Where Soul Meets Body by the_dala
Will visits his family from time to time. Lovely. Slightly AU from the coda.

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Sports Night
Big Easy by scrunchy
Standing there, looking out, he knew things had changed, and knew he'd never understand how much.Casey loves New Orleans, and he's ready for some football. Lovely Dan/Casey first time.

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Pirates of the Caribbean

The Swan In Flight and Outlaws and Inlaws by artaxastra
The first is a lovely glimpse of Elizabeth as the Pirate King, and Captain Teague as her Aristotle. The second follows Elizabeth's pregnancy and her reunion with Jack.

Nine Pieces of Eight by penknife
Absolutely stunning. Nine conversations with Calypso. The voices and characterizations are all dead on, and it's just perfect.

turn your sail (never say we die) by Fayhe
Utterly FABulous story of what happens after the end of AWE (ignoring the screenwriters' comments about the curse). Beautifully written (second person POV that works), wistful and joyful, with a really nice Will characterization.

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Crossovers

Supernatural/Angel

The Devil's Gate by Jintian
Excellent SPN/Angel crossover in which Jo finds herself teaming up with Faith and Angel to close a burgeoning hellmouth in LA. Engrossing and enjoyable read, and some really hot Faith/Jo sexing.

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Supernatural/China Beach

A Noon As Dark by zeplum
Dodger knows his dad from way back. Actually, Dean suspects that they've been friends since before the hunting started, but he's never asked. There's something about how they speak, how they move around one another that tips Dean off. Really cool story about how John knows McMurphy and Dodger from Vietnam.

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Pirates of the Caribbean/Harry Potter

Parrot by penknife
"Is that really a parrot's egg?" "It might be," Jack says. "In the market for one?" Brilliant, perfect story of Jack Sparrow in his Hogwarts days. Awesome.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Askewniverse

The Soul of Wit by kyrafic
Hee! Oz and Silent Bob have a conversation, of sorts.

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Pirates of the Caribbean
Blame the Rum by cruisedirector and celandineb
Jack and Elizabeth strike a bargain during DMC. Hot and clever.

Five Ways of Running for Home by penknife
After they get Jack back, what happens? This story tackles five very possible, very interesting scenarios, and really captures the characters well, especially Elizabeth and her piratical inclinations.

A Means and An End, Speed Bonnie Boat, Creature Comforts, and Sarabande by artaxastra
Elizabeth and Jack on the Pearl during DMC, and Elizabeth is frustrated in more ways than one. Rings very true to both of them. Jack grins, every gold tooth visible. "Sure ye were, sweeting. Nothin' wrong with checking out the goods. Plenty 'f maids want a look at old Jack."

Round the Points by penknife
Lovely look at Jack and his compass. It's possible that the problem is that while there is usually only one way of getting to a thing, there are usually a lot of different ways of running away from that thing.

Six Nights Out from Tortuga by artaxastra
Sharp, sad, insightful look at Jack after he's been rescued.

Two of Swords by penknife
Elizabeth, learning how to use a sword. Lovely.

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The Brothers Grimm

Lucky He Doesn’t by seperis
Creepy and hot, this story cuts to the dark heart beating beneath fairytales and turns everything we seem to know about Jake and Will inside out in a completely believable, heartbreaking way.

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Pirates of the Caribbean/Sandman

Death and the Captain by Trinity Day
Captain Jack Sparrow has a conversation with Death while marooned on that island. Highly enjoyable.

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Sports Night

Beautiful Sorta by circusgirl
Dan/Dana! I know! Beautifully written and spot-on Danny voice.

A quote:
The thing about Dan, the thing that makes him either sexist or chivalrous, a gentleman or a cad, is that he can't stand to see a beautiful woman cry. She doesn't even have to be beautiful, really. Pretty, marginally attractive, homely, hideous, there is something about a woman that is bigger than magic, and there's not a lot Dan believes in, in the way of magic, but women are it. A woman crying means something is horribly wrong, and it hurts Dan's heart.

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Edited to add yuletide author names

I’m separating out the yuletide recs because they don't have authors' names attached at the moment, but once I add them to the Unfit Recs pages, they’ll just be listed with the rest of the fandom recs, and I'll add the authors' names when they're revealed.

also, how are Jack/Will or Xander/Willow rare pairings? But what the hell do I know?

Yuletide recs, by fandom:

Bend It Like Beckham
Friendship and Love by Claire
Bend It Like Beckham should inspire fic, because who *didn't* think Jules was in love with Jess? Well, Jules isn't sure, herself, and there's that whole Joe thing in the way, but she's working through it, and this fic follows her thoughts

Homicide: Life on the Street
All Is Calm and All Is Bright by Seana Renay
Frank visits Tim in prison at Christmas time. Oh, the guilt, the conversation, the perfect Frankentim-ness of it all will break your heart.

Northern Exposure
Oy Magic by Smara
Northern Exposure fic! Whee! Joel and Chris and blowjobs around a fire at the full moon. Guh. And a really good Joel-voice, I thought, which was necessary to make me believe this, because me? I adored Fleischman/O'Connell in all its irritating push-me/pull-you glory. But Chris... mmm...

Pirates of the Caribbean
Out of His Depth by Gloria Mundi
Oddly, I haven't recced any PotC fic, mainly because I haven't read much of it, though I have a list of links. But I really enjoyed this, with Will getting the tour of Tortuga, and discovering that Jack's beautifully tanned skin lingers in his mind's eye. They go for an unexpected moonlight swim, and Will realizes what he wants. Lovely.

Sandman
Alike in Ignorance by Eleanor K.
Desire intrudes on Dream's meeting with Hob Gadling. Amazingly lovely, in character (and Dream/Desire is a hard sell), and hot, with lush prose and an aching sense of need and confusion. *g* Brilliant.


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