Unfit for Society Recs

Good Omens

Ah, Assyria by Daegaer
Crowley is in a spot of trouble with the law, and asks Aziraphale for some advice. This is so much fun!

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Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power

So Wide a Sea by eye_of_a_cat
After the defeat of Sauron in the War of the Ring, and before leaving Middle-earth for the final time, Galadriel remembers a long-ago day on Númenor. Lovely!

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Rivers of London

Goodfellow by Beatrice_Otter
Peter investigates a theft from the Goblin Market. Enjoyable casefile.

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Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power

Only Blood Can Bind by mirainokioku
How Adar decides to turn against Sauron. nicely done.

the same damn thing that made my heart surrender by Rhovanel
Disa, Durin, and Elrond meet in the middle. This is quite stunning and wonderfully in character.

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Grace and Frankie

More Than I Have by chainofclovers
A really lovely story that focuses on Grace and Frankie's feelings as Frankie quarantines for 14 days before she can be near Grace again. I didn't think I'd be able to read fic about current events but this worked for me.

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Lord of the Rings

Rearrange by smilebackwards
AU where Gimli is a diplomat who arranges a political marriage between Fili and Legolas to seal an alliance between Erebor and Mirkwood, and then proceeds to fall in love with Legolas himself. Oh my heart. This is lovely and full of delicious pining.

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Rivers of London

Rivers of New York and New Jersey by Aurae
Abigail does a semester at NYU and meets the local rivers. <3

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Avengers
Most of these stories include Endgame spoilers! Also note that one (1) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse series is included in this list.

6th and Williams by quigonejinn
Really lovely missing scene for Endgame. Spoilers obv.

born in fire (again and again) by defcontwo
What happens to Natasha after the movie ends. And Steve's POV: sky comes falling down.

The Discreet Charms of the Cyborgeoisie by havisham
Three cyborgs walk into a bar... or Bucky, Rhodey and Nebula have a drink after the funeral.

the family brooklyn by tactfulGnostalgic
New York is notoriously protective of its superheroes. Brooklyn takes care of its native son. *sobs* This is so great! I just sobbed my face off. This the train and the cranes but all for Miles. <333

The sequels are great too! The first one is about Miles's dad figuring out he's Spider-Man and the second is Gwen and Peter B. making some peace with each other and the versions they lost.

a fraction of a smile (a fragment of his mind) by neonhummingbird
"I needed an Avenger who's both good with children and can be trusted with them. Which is not a combination I'm finding in most of them, honestly." Peter doesn't expect being an emergency babysitter to lead to bonding with Morgan and talking to Pepper about stuff he thought he'd really rather not talk about. *sobs*

the good fight by Destina
A late night conversation between Steve and Bucky. Oh my heart. (Endgame spoilers)

hey mr. stark by harryandthestars
Peter keeps a video diary. *sob*

how much was mine to keep by kaydeefalls
Peggy's face in the compass, always pointing the way to true north, and Steve has long since lost any other sense of direction. Bucky knows what he's gonna do with the time machine even before Steve.

The post-Endgame fix-it in which Bucky gets a time machine of his own, Steve gets a chance to process his trauma, and Peggy gets a say in the matter, too. Exactly what it says on the tin. Oh Bucky. Oh Steve.

I Saw You Yesterday by stereobone
Bruce counts down from five, but Steve never reappears on the platform.

And all of a sudden Bucky starts seeing him everywhere. Wonderfully melancholy AU from the end of Endgame.

In My End Is Your Beginning by Destina
In which the kids are all right. Oh heart.

Just This Once (The Everybody Lives Remix) by dsudis
An alternate ending to Endgame.

Kiss Me Once Again by ShowMeAHero
Steve gets his second chance with Peggy, and then he gets a second chance with Bucky. Brilliant! <333

like heaven stood up in you by napricot
Steve takes a few side trips, ties up a few loose ends, on his final trip through time. <333

the long way down by actonbell
"Nat. If you were in heaven, or having some kind of after-life experience, would we both be dripping wet and would I still be a giant pain in your ass?" This should have been the post-credits scene for Endgame. <333

One Last Time by Rachel500
Steve's journey at the end. Nicely done. Endgame spoilers.

One More, For Love by Shadaras
Beautiful missing Tony/Pepper scene from Endgame.

the other end of a telescope by sagemb
Really lovely post-CACW Steve/Bucky.

a stitch away from making it by QueenWithABeeThrone
this takes place in an AU where Steve gets dusted while Bucky doesn't, which means Bucky's the one who goes time-heistin'. this happened. Oh heart.

A Very Specific Skill Set by Siria
As always, Natasha saves herself. <333

Weekend at the Lake House by lizznotliz
Peter visits Morgan at the lake house once a month. #I'm not crying it's just raining on my face

when we came home by augustbird
AU for the end of Endgame. Steve comes back and Bucky learns to live with him again. <333

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Crossovers

Lord of the Rings/Captain America

In the Shadow of Armistice by superheroresin
MCU/LOTR fusion set after the war of the ring. it shouldn't work, but it does, with a nice Steve/Bucky relationship and some fun stuff for the others. (no Thor or Hulk, though)

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Crossovers

Narnia/Lord of the Rings

Ere Yet We Loose the Legions by bedlamsbard
Highly enjoyable and workable LotR/Narnia crossover. The Uruk-hai pursue Eomer's eored into Narnia. High King Peter is not pleased.

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Firefly/Supernatural

Time When . . . by tassosss
Wonderfully warm and hopeful story of how Zoe gets knocked up (by Dean Winchester!), and how that changes everything. There's some minor Zoe/Dean (obviously), but it's not about that at all. More of a Firefly story than a Supernatural one, could be read without knowing SPN canon, really. Lovely. (Could use another beta pass.)

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Leverage/Supernatural

Love Bipolar by nilchance
Young Parker meets the Winchesters. I really enjoyed this.

The Zuul Job by harriet_spy
Adorable snip of a Leverage/SPN crossover - Bela and Parker are after the same artifact. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

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Supernatural/The Graveyard Book

They are not all saints by ultraviolet9a
Fantastic crossover with Ihe Graveyard Book, gets Silas's voice just right.

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Supernatural/The Time Traveler's Wife

Barefoot Girl by kalquessa
Lovely, delicate, moving crossover with The Time Traveler's Wife, which I haven't read, but this worked for me anyway. Dean and Alba's many meetings.

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Lord of the Rings
Seawrack by hossgal
Beautifully evocative story of Legolas, longing for the sea, and Gimli, worrying about losing him. hg gets Gimli, and his relationship with Legolas, in the way most people don't, and her Gimli is a joy to read.

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Narnia
Skies of Couple-Colour by brown_betty
Lovely fic about Peter learning how to become a king, and his relationship with Oreius, the centaur general of his army, and the narration is brilliantly true to the books.

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The Breakfast Club

Higher Education by Resonant
Excellent post-movie Bender/Brian story. Hot, funny and believable.

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Lord of the Rings

Seam of Stone by hossgal
Sharp, brittle, sad and knowing. Gimli waits while Legolas, Aragorn and Eowyn try to sort themselves out.

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Ocean's 11

Those Silent Tongues of Love by luzdeestrellas
Wonderful Danny/Rusty story in which we see how the whole Tess thing came about, and what they ended up doing about it.

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Veronica Mars

Hollywood Makeover by marylane23
Veronica, Duncan and Logan and the TV-movies of the aftermath.

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Good Omens/Dogma

Home Is Where the Heart Is by daegaer
Good Omens/Dogma crossover. I still have not seen Dogma, so I'm a little lost on the Loki and Bartleby business, but the Aziraphale/Crowley interaction is too sweet and fun to miss.

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LotR

Sky As Grey As Your Heart by afrai
An uncertain Legolas waits for Gimli to join him at the Grey Havens. Subtle, exquisite, in character.

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Yes, it's snowing in New York on April 7th. Despite my protestations that this is against all laws of god and man.

Sigh.

Anyhow, buncha recs for you, mostly LotR (and mostly either Legolas/Gimli or Legolas- or Eowyn-centric), plus one or two other things.

Lord of the Rings
Beautiful by Celli
Legolas learns to see. Beautiful, indeed. I'm not reccing it just 'cause she wrote it for me, but because it gets right into Legolas' head.

Comfort in the Warmth by Nezad JK
Gimli fears his time with Legolas grows short as they camp under the leaves in Fangorn. Short and sweet.

The Elvish Way With All Good Beasts by Teanna
Horses. Yeah. You know, find me a girl who didn't dream of horses at some point in her 'tween years and well, I think you've found a liar. I'd be surprised, at any rate. Even I, city girl that I am, had my horse-centered dreams as a preteen and this story hits all those notes. How Legolas learned to ride the Elvish way. Sweet look at a very young Prince of Mirkwood.

Folk of a Different Race by Lemur
Legolas and Gimli try to satisfy Gandalf’s request that they become friends. Lemur nails the characters, so even though she seems to have a fear of ‘said’, I still enjoyed this muchly.

Gold and Steel by Sophie K. Werkers
Eowyn makes a choice for the future of Rohan. Chilling and sadly plausible AU. Some minor quibbles with timeline terminology, but nothing to stop you from reading and enjoying.

The Hill of Erech by Daisy Norbury
Legolas helps Gimli during and after the ride through the Paths of the Dead. Poignant and sweet.

I Will Follow by Arachne
A moment between Legolas and Gimli, where things are left unspoken, but not impossible.

The Last Grey Ship by ErinRua
The Fellowship is passing, and Legolas and Gimli attend one last parting. Lovely, sad story of the end of their time in Middle-earth.

Legolas Shall Be for the Elves by Teanna
So why *did* Elrond send Legolas with the Fellowship instead of Glorfindel? This is a lovely explanation, and it includes something that I hold very dear to my own childish heart - hobbits playing Frisbee. I kid you not.

Refraction by Kielle
The truth behind the gentle myth that Finduilas, wife of Denethor, pined away for the sea. Chilling and sad, and it makes so much *sense*. I actually felt bad for Denethor, which is a first.

Small Soldiers by Cori Lannam
Young Boromir and Faramir pay a last visit to their mother. Delicate and true and deeply felt and real. These are real boys and you can see the men they’ll grow into and it hurts. So. Much. If you don't sniffle while reading this, you are a cold, hard creature.

Too Late for Misgivings by Shadow975
Boromir and Faramir say farewell as Boromir leaves to find Imladris. Nicely done.

Untying Knots by Keelywolfe
Hair -- long, beautiful hair -- is one of the few things that Tolkien explicitly mentions as a turn-on for Elves. Legolas combs Gimli’s hair in this brief story, and such a simple act means so much more than he could ever say.

Wineðearfinde by Bill the Pony
Gimli and Eowyn take comfort before the battle. This is what I'm talking about, people! I believe this could have happened. Two warriors, love unrequited, and some hot sex.

I guess that's it for me, folks.

Read. Enjoy. Send love.

~victoria

This past month or so, I didn't read as much as I'd have liked, and didn't like everything I read, but here are some gems worth digging up and reading and rereading.

Lord of the Rings
The Care and Feeding of Hobbits by Baylor.
Boromir learns about Hobbits in these beautiful slice-of-life stories that capture the characters at their most charming and vulnerable. Wonderful Boromir characterization, and I defy you not to sniffle at least a little in various places.

Laura JV’s site, which houses her wonderful Legolas/Gimli fic. Heart’s Ease, Lied: Lay My Heart Naked and Love Knot are all beautiful evocations of this too-long-ignored (and practically canon!) pairing. Laura JV hits both tone and characterization on the head, and makes Legolas and Gimli come alive in their love and doubt.

Read. Love. Send feedback.

~victoria

Buffy
Decisions, Revisions, Reversals by Amy
Dawn and Faith and The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock. Amy gets the characters right -- Dawn's longing for a normal life, Faith's longing to be forgiven (but still on her own terms) and includes one of my favorite poems ever.

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Lord of the Rings
Thrown by Halrloprillalar
Legolas/Gimli the way it should be done. Delicate, sly, sweet and loving.

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Earthsea
There isn't much Earthsea fic out there, and I for one think that's a good thing. But this I whole-heartedly recommend, and not just because I beta'd it. *G*

Even Beyond All Other Lands by Bounce
Perfectly in character, this is an exquisite piece of writing that really captures Lebannen's longing for Ged. All beta bias aside, I really think this is a lovely fic.

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Star Wars
This is Martha Wilson's site and I recommend everything listed there. Especially The Arandu Series

For those who question why the Original Trilogy was better, I give you Han Solo. My first fictional boyfriend. *swoon*

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Lord of the Rings
Beauty by Kate Bolin.
What if Galadriel had accepted the Ring when Frodo offered? "All will love me and despair," indeed.

And in that same vein, Through the Leaves by Twinkledru
I'm not quite sure I buy this Legolas, but what if *he* had taken the ring? Beautifully written, and chilling. Slash.

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