Unfit for Society Recs

Rivers of London

Normal Men by Lisbetadair
PC Peter Grant is dragged back out of London into the wilds of the Herefordshire countryside to deal with a report of supernatural vandalism in Stirling Lines, the beating heart of 22 SAS Regiment. But supernatural vandalism is just the symptom, and within the blind patriotism and paranoia of the regimental high command is a much darker sickness, that flooding Wye intents to wash clean. This is apparently a crossover with Call of Duty, but since it's all from Peter's POV, it's not necessary to know anything about the game except that it involves the SAS, who have just reported some kind of potentially magical incident which Peter has been dispatched to investigate. Highly enjoyable casefile!

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

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Rivers of London

The Butler Did It by Joylee
Nightingale has to investigate a murder while Peter is on leave. This is just delightful.

Gothic Revival by Luthien
Peter is called to a break-in at just about the last place he expects, and soon discovers that the intruder's identity is even less expected. Engaging casefic with perfect voices for everyone.

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Harry Potter

Dwelling by aideomai
This is a long, fascinating Harry/Draco story, full of melancholy and hope.

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Rivers of London

This (Not) Be The Verse by leupagus
Peter's getting ready for fatherhood and he and Nightingale have a talk. This put a big smile on my face.

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Batfamily

Posthumous Dialogues by Cerusee
2 story series in which Alfred finally gets the full story of what happened in Ethiopia - and after - out of Jason. GROSS SOBBING.

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

these things take forever by Stellonia
Raymond and Kevin spend some time with baby Peralta-Santiago. This is adorable.

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What Lies Beneath by cordeliadelayne
Peter and Nightingale are called on to assist in a case of modern slavery. Gets Peter's narration just right.

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Star Wars

Reckonings by galacticproportions
This is a quiet, meditative post-sequels series in which Rey tries to figure out what's next.

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Rivers of London

Peelian Principles by Philomytha
Nightingale's POV during Peter's kidnapping. Nicely done.

UXB by keerawa
Engrossing casefile that does a great job with Peter's narrative voice.

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Avatar: the Last Airbender

Looking Glass Wars by AzarDarkstar
AU where Zuko leaves the Fire Nation earlier and by choice after overhearing Ozai and Azula plotting against him.

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The Good Place

Gator-Proof Fence by burglebezzlement
Michael has his way of tipping the scales. Janet chooses another.

Or: Jason remembers 803 versions of the Bad Place, but this one is definitely the weirdest. Aw, Jason.

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Rivers of London

The Legend Continues by laiqualaurelote
Sahra doesn’t want to be legendary swordswoman of Chinatown. She just wants to learn new skills. If that means apprenticing herself to a man who sleeps on a piece of string, never has to pay for bubble tea and generates an unnecessary amount of unresolved sexual tension, then so be it. I enjoyed this A LOT.

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Star Wars

Keep Coming Back by DramaticEntrance
AU where Rey meets Han and Chewie first, and joins the crew of the Falcon. <333

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Rivers of London

Magical Thinking by Sixthlight
An absolutely necessary missing scene from Lies Sleeping.

not dead yet by scesisonomaton
'It's nothing,' he said, which was a blatant lie if ever I'd heard one. 'In a minute -'

'With all due respect, sir,' I said, 'no chance in hell.'

Nightingale is sick and refuses to admit it. Exactly what it says on the tin, with a really good post-Lies Sleeping Peter POV.

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Batman

The Not-Babysitter by Hinn_Raven
Steph takes Damian to the zoo. This is sweet.

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Ocean's 8

Who'll Play Me in the Movie of Our Lives by Netgirl_y2k
"Fancy meeting you here." She called over to the table she'd just abandoned: "She's an old friend from New York," and then with a mischievous, sideways glance at Amita, "we were in the same book club."

"What are you doing in France?" Amita asked.

"I'm on location. My new movie is filming here. You?"

"Getting dumped."

"Ouch," said Daphne, and raised a bottle. "Champagne?" This is adorable.

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Rivers of London

keeps raining all the time by couldaughter
Engaging casefic with a good Peter voice.

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Crossovers

Rivers of London/Discworld

Rivers of Ankh-Morpork by melannen
Hilariously in character Rivers of London/Discworld crossover. Oh Peter. It's a good thing he's pretty unflappable.

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Harry Potter

Hogwarts, to welcome you home by FaceChanger
Really lovely AU where Harry comes back to Hogwarts as the DADA professor and finds some contentment for himself.

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Check Please!

Love Is To Be Made by DoubleNegative
Jack begins to settle into his new life in Providence. Bitty helps. Soft and lovely.

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Crossovers

Leverage/Rivers of London

James Rhodes and the Hyde Park Knitting Circle by Poetry
Absolutely delightful Leverage/Rivers of London crossover.

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Stranger Things

Ducks on the Pond by ballantine
Sweetly funny story of Steve trying to get Nancy and Jonathan on board with the whole polyamory thing (not that Steve knows the word polyamory).

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Devil's Cub

a thing with feathers by hazel
So Devil's Cub is my very favorite Heyer, and possibly my favorite romance of all time, and this version of it is utterly brilliant. I am completely entranced by this version of Mary and Dominic, and their continental adventures, plus the story rehabs Mary's mother and sister, as well! Absolutely amazing.

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Gilmore Girls

what are you afraid of, making it better? by dollsome
"But I was happy doing it because the whole time I thought, ‘I bet this will make Lorelai smile.’ I can’t tell you all the stupid stuff I’ve done over the years and liked doing just because I knew you would smile at it. And I don’t want there to ever be a day when you don’t feel like smiling and it’s my fault you feel that way. So if I’m making you feel bad, you have to tell me, okay? Because then I’m letting you down, and that’s the one thing I never want to do.”

“Really?” she teases, starting to smile. “The one thing?”

“I’m not wild about the idea of watching Stars Hollow Elementary’s production of Godspell either,” he says dryly, “but we both know you’re going to drag me into that one.” Emily saves the day and Luke and Lorelai talk instead of being stupid. The perfect s6 fix-it. *happy sigh*

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Ocean's Eleven

Play the Game Like You Have Nothing to Lose by dreamlittleyo
Quiet, lovely, first time Danny/Rusty.

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Rivers of London

each according to their nature by Sixthlight
Nightingale sprouts wings. Peter, Beverly, and Dr. Walid investigate. Gets the tone of the books just right.

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Rivers of London

Team Building by maple_clef
Molly and Peter bond while building a table from Ikea. Oh heart.

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Crossovers

Avengers/Mad Max: Fury Road

Fresh Eden by Vera_DragonMuse
Bucky, Steve, and Natasha, long after the apocalypse, find a new place to rest.

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Iron Man/James Bond

a thousand miles and poles apart by paperclipbitch
Pepper and Moneypenny. Surprising and yet not. Lovely.

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Spider-Man/Fantastic Four

Say You Will, Say You Won't by Traincat
Johnny Storm asks Peter to fake marry him for ~reasons. Pining dumbasses in love. <3

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Rivers of London

The Cartographer Tries to Map a Course by eudaimon
Abigail goes to meet the Genus Locii of Ettersberg. Lovely.

a country you remember by waspabi
Molly reflects on life at the Folly.

Fifty silver bells and nine by Shimi
Excellent casefic set between Broken Homes and Foxglove Summer (so no spoilers for the latter). (There is some weird formatting stuff going on though - extra spaces inserted in a lot of words)

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Oxford Time Travel Series

Nothing Lost by drayton
Colin's ten-year journey to bring Polly home. Excellent story, filling in the part of the story the novels didn't give us (without some of the more annoying tics). Definitely recommended, but carve out some time - it's 83k words long.

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Life

Home is where by jamjar
Dani, in the aftermath of the series finale. Thoughtful and true to all the characters.

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Shoring up the Walls by Philomytha
Peter and Nightingale in the aftermath of Broken Homes. Melancholy and true. (spoilers, obv.)

Zombies of Wimbledon by Philomytha
Nightingale and Peter deal with zombies. They're not quite what Peter expected. Meditative little casefile that takes place after Broken Homes, but touches only tangentially on those events.

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