Entries tagged with sandman

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drunk under a streetlight

Good Omens

Be As You've Always Been by

gyzym
In some ways, his entire relationship with Crowley is just a conversation that's been going on for six thousand years, one that's ranged over every topic and idea except those that they, by agreement, Didn't Talk About. And that's beautiful and it's brilliant, of course, but it's difficult, too; it means there are pockets of ground where past disagreements and slights and agonies are buried, ready to explode the minute either one of them steps wrong. Aziraphale thinks the average human, wonderful creatures though they are, would probably melt down into eternal hysterics after the first thousand years or so. Honestly, some days he feels like he might. Long, lovely read in which Aziraphale and Crowley do some thinking and talking after averting the apocalypse.

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Sandman

Misery Loves Company by

icarus_chained
Over the course of his life, Hob has been more than well acquainted with despair. Comes with the territory, a bit. Not even immortals have infinite strength. It took some centuries, though, before he became acquainted with Despair. In the flesh, as it were. Is it strange to find a degree of comfort in the personification of abject misery? Probably. But there've been times when she's been there, and that made all the difference. Oh, lovely!

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i think it's called my destiny

Narnia

Keep Calm and Marry On by

Syrena_of_the_lake
Who takes the Narnian throne after the Pevensies were pulled back to England? As Edmund might say: if you can't procreate, delegate. This is really lovely.

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Crossovers

Sandman/Raven Cycle

Raised in the Institution of Dreaming by

whorseshoecrab
Ronan Lynch is a little boy when he sees him for the first time. There and then gone again, a shock of black and white in the trees.

Ronan sees him in his dreams, of course, in the forest in which he so often ends up. Nicely done Sandman/TRC crossover.

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not even 31 seconds in

Crossovers

Captain America/Wonder Woman

A Call to Arms by

Anonymous
"A shady 'independent agent' who only makes contact with an MI6 agent who's been around since our dads were fighting over here, suddenly wants to meet you and only you, deep in German territory. And that doesn't make you suspicious, not at all?" Steve and Bucky meet with an agent who hasn't provided intel since WWI. She's not what Steve was expecting.

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Avengers/Sandman

Death and the Widow by

lilacsigil
Death likes humans, but their lives are so short that she usually only gets to see them twice, and they don't remember one of those. Natasha is different. this is lovely.

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and ice cream castles in the air

Crossovers

Captain America/Sandman

hell is empty and all the devils are here by

halfmoonsevenstars
Bucky meets the Endless. I liked the bits with Delirium and Dream best, but it's all an interesting look at Bucky's character.

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Avengers/The Unusuals
Substitutions may change the flavor profile by

daroos
Clint gets kidnapped so the Avengers convince Jason Walsh to pose as him while they try to rescue him. Fun crossover with nicely melancholy undertones.

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Young Avengers

Oh, Just Go Nameless by

mad_maudlin
Kate and Noh-Varr wake up space-married. Needless to say, they're not happy about it. This is adorably in character.

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and all you can do is just wait by the moon

Crossovers

Middleman/DCAU

The Cooperative Cetacean Extrication by

NocturnalRites
Wendy + the Middleman + BBatB Aquaman = OUTRAGEOUS!!!! This is so AMAZINGLY PERFECT AND HILARIOUS I CAN'T EVEN. ♥♥♥

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Firefly/Sandman

Concentrated Other by

eustaciavye
"They are only objects," she told them. "This River is not the river that can flow and bend."

buT iN tiMe You MaY SEe thE plaN I haVe FOR yOu. unTIl THen YoU MUSt be PATienT. Short, sharp, perfect meeting between River and Delirium during her time at the Academy.

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The Losers/Jurassic Park

Mission: Dinosaur Adventures by

pollyrepeat
"Oh no," said Jensen.

"Jensen, we need to... talk," said Clay, like the words pained him.

"We’ve noticed that you seem..." Aisha began.

"Please stop," said Jensen. "Please, please, stop."

"Your head is up your ass," she finished, matter-of-fact. The kind of matter-of-fact that meant Aisha was about wade into topics that made her deeply uncomfortable, like feelings. Shit. "Tell us why."

"Would you believe me if I said I didn’t know?"

"Sadly," said Clay, "yes." *dies and is dead* This is hilarious and perfect. The Losers v. dinosaurs, and Jensen's complete obliviousness to his own and Cougar's feelings. I laughed out loud many, many times and the story isn't even that long.

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Alexander the Great/Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Dear Aristotle by

CrunchySalad
Hee! Bill and Ted land at Mieza when Hephaistion is there and he is most puzzled by them. Hilarious.

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her heart's been broken just like you have

Hanna

When You Get Older by

evewithanapple
Yesterday afternoon, before Sophie had arrived, she'd wanted to abandon the mission she'd been given entirely- vanish somewhere into the heart of the campus, take up classes, be given a certificate stamped with her name and accomplishments and walk along in the footsteps of those students walking across the courtyard in front of her eyes. Perhaps her mother would have wanted that for her. Not for the first time, she wondered if her mother had gone to school, what she might have studied, if she had dreamed of seeing her own daughter graduate. She couldn't know. She wished she could. For years and years she'd done what was expected of her; what was she supposed to do when nobody expected anything? Hanna goes looking for answers after the movie and meets up with Sophie again. Lovely.

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Sandman

Recoil and Grace by

Effex
Delirium sends Lucifer on an errand to show him it's not too late. With a very cool crossover thrown in for good measure (I don't think you need any familiarity with the other source for this to work, so I am not listing it; if you get it, you will dig it). I enjoyed this.

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The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Though the fig tree does not bud by

TLvop
Driving is like meditation for Sarah Connor.

Ellison doesn't drive with her; he's holed up in a safe house with young Savannah, making plans, making philosophies. He has the Bible, and she has the road. Sparse and lovely look at Sarah, who keeps on keeping on after the series finale.

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hands have been clenched into fists too long

Crossovers

The Losers/Supernatural

collision is such an ugly sound by

oh_la_fraise
So what if John Winchester had a twin brother? Franklin Clay and his team discover hunting. Very fun crossover.

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Star Trek Reboot/West Wing

Election Days by

raven
Wonderful Trek/West Wing crossover - CJ and Donna and the election of the President of the United Federation of planets. It's a ceremony for the media. It's always a ceremony for the media. CJ's actually gone outside for the occasion, though, which is something new after what feels like weeks and weeks living inside her office and sleeping under her desk. They're standing backstage, waiting for the fireworks to start. Above, there is the panoply of stellar light, asterisms of geostationary spacedocks with the familiar stars as backdrop.

Donna squeezes CJ's hand: doing okay?

CJ smiles and squeezes back.

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White Collar/Castle

Five Ways Crime Does Pay by

celli
Adorable! Five quick crossovers where Beckett and Castle work with Burke and Caffrey. *happy sigh*

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Sandman/Pushing Daisies

Ten encounters with the Endless (and one that never happened) by

minnow
Excellent series of encounters - Ned and Death, of course, but also Olive and Desire, Digby and Despair, and various other combinations. Lovely.

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i've mastered the art of dealing

Crossovers

Old Spice Man/Feminist Hulk

Untitled Old Spice Man/Feminist Hulk Crossover by [anonymous]
"Hello, Judith Butler. Allow me to scrub your back. So you and Feminist Hulk are saying that my devotion to Old Spice body wash might be part of a larger regulative discourse to maintain an essential ontological gender?" Feminist Hulk + Old Spice Man + Judith Butler. THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER READ EVER! ♥

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Casino Royale/Inception
I Believe In Your Victory by

pyrimidine
M is Eames's mum. Perfect.

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Sandman/Inception

Cities of Sand by

tongari
Absolutely gorgeous fancomic featuring Saito and Dream (spoilery for Sandman if you haven't finished it).

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Leverage/Inception

Kick Harder by

girl_wonder
Very cool story in which the Inception folks bring in Sophie to help them out on a job, but I think the real takeaway is that Parker is awesome and scary.

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Supernatural/Zombieland

Highway to Hell, Michigan by

southwindow

Highly enjoyable crossover with Supernatual & Zombieland. "No need for names," Tallahassee said coarsely, coming around from the trunk and pumping his rifle. "Only wherever it is you're headed." The two guys exchanged looks. Like, weird looks. Like, we're-pompous-asses-but-for-a-good-reason looks. "Well then." He gestured to himself. "You can call me Lawrence. And him?" He grinned, and fuck all if it didn't freak me out a little. "You can call him Detroit."

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Supernatural/Burn Notice

Smoke on the Water by [anonymous]
Kids are disappearing in Miami, and Maddie ropes Michael into finding one of them. The Winchesters are working the same case, and when they cross paths, hijinks ensue. I enjoyed this a lot, though there are some weird formatting issues to watch out for.

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threadbare tapestry unwinding slow

American Gods

do zla boga by kangeiko
So why, astute readers may wonder, do some older gods survive? Why are they, too, not forgotten in the wind, lost to newer gods with deeper thorns and larger armies at their back? / If I tell you it is good deeds and miracles, you will know that I am lying. Sharp, creepy story well in keeping with the tone of the book.

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The Graveyard Book

Tipping The Balance by Laliandra
“So, it was a dark and stormy night in Prague,” Eli intoned. Silas frowned and said, “Yes, it was, actually.” “Wow, you two really did grow up together,” Jojo said with a snicker and Bod and Silas exchanged the puzzled glance of the pop culturally illiterate. While I don't really buy the pairing, this is a lovely story of Bod growing up outside the graveyard, and Silas coming in and out of his life, still. Really captures the feel of the book, and the ending is perfect.

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Sandman

Schizophasia by Imricita (whatimages)
She tried to make friends with a fairy tale once. It was about a princess who was a cat with emerald eyes; but under the force of Delirium's two coloured gaze, it started to fracture and warp, and soon it wasn't about anything at all. The emerald-eyed cat chases Delirium's fish throughout her realm, and no one remembers her name. Only Delirium remembers it; Delirium remembers everything. Destiny has read much, but Delirium was once Delight, and she forgets nothing. Absolutely dazzling story of the drive to create and the toll it extracts. Paul wants to write a poem. Delirium wants a friend. A bargain is struck. Brilliant.

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Lucifer

And End With A Song - by Sullen Siren
"But things will be different." / "They always are. Or they appear to be. The change itself is a constant enough to make it invalidating. Change is constant, and thus nothing really changes," Lucifer said. / Her lips pursed. "You're kind of full of crap, sometimes." / "We can't all be omniscient." / "No, but you're closer than most." Lovely, in character story where Lucifer tells Elaine about Michael. *sniffle*

Copulative Dissonance by Vulgarweed
Short, sharp vignettes featuring Lucifer and Mazikeen, with fantastic characterization and humor.

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the public wants what the public gets

Sandman

Pieces of Time by

scarletts_awry
The scene in Brief Lives where Delirium and Dream visit Destiny, from Del's POV. I like this story a lot - it captures the wayward nature of Delirium's train of thought, how she digresses and digresses back around to the point maybe even she doesn't realize she's making until she's made it. Lovely. Grief is a floodwater, and it cuts deep enough that it belongs to Delirium. Grief is madness. Grief is knowledge.

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Lucifer

Even the Angels by Moontyger
Michael and Lucifer have a conversation. Perfect little snapshot, with one hell of an ending. Short but packs a punch.

Crux by numinicious
While asking for his alliance against the Lilim, Lucifer schools Rudd on a few home truths. I really like Lucifer here. "Are you going to be the pot or the kettle, Morningstar? You, the first among all angels, the cream of the crop, one might say — and you fell. To this pit, to the bottom." Rudd smiles, cruelly. "The metaphor works both ways, Lucifer." "And look at me now." Lucifer matches his smile, kindly. "A Creator. Sometimes you have to fall before you can rise, Rudd."

Gloria In Exelsis Deo (maybe the highest, but not-Heaven) by kassie
I *love* this. I love how it captures Elaine perfectly. I love Duma and his worrying and gardening and his care-taking and his bliss at PIE (I love that there is PIE in a DINER with forward waitresses offering advice). I love grumpy Gabriel and his eons-old feelings of sibling rivalry, and Lucifer's presence at the end, how Elaine still needs his validation, still loves him and how he, in his way, loves her. *heart*

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we carry in our hearts the true country

Narnia

Queen of Morning by Sister Coyote
Lovely, lyrical look at Susan. "King Peter's courage and King Edmund's wisdom and Queen Lucy's boldness I would have," Reepicheep said, "but for a keen eye and a graceful hand, I could find no better, my archer queen."

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Sandman

The Taste of Desire by

curry_fish
Desire does not want. Really sharp look at Desire, making it almost sympathetic, yet still retaining that razor edge that makes it so dangerous.

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a walk on part in the war

Crossovers

Batman Begins/Ugly Betty

Betty and the Bat by

wrigleyfield
Alfred hires Betty Suarez to be Bruce Wayne's new assistant. "I think I'm almost glad that this is it. I-I mean, when it comes to rich people doing weird things, this has got to be normal. A-At least it's… useful." I am not sure if this is complete or if it's going to continue, but it reaches a fairly satisfying end point, as it stands, and it's all pretty freaking adorable.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Harry Potter

Every Farthing of the Cost (Dingoes Ate My Baby remix) by

meredevachon
The original is one of my favorite crossovers, and this remix is a lovely look at the story from Oz's pov.

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Supernatural/American Gods

The Great God Pan Is as Dead as Disco by

sophiap
Really fantastic crossover with "American Gods" - captures the feel of the book really well. Mr. Nancy and the nameless Trickster bet and speculate about the Winchesters, who don't realize they've caught the eye of some older gods.

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Supernatural/Gilmore Girls

You Don't Have to Be Crazy to Work Here (But It Helps) by

kellifer_fic
Adorable Sam Winchester/Jess Mariano story (yes, you read that right), where they work in a record shop together the summer after Sam's freshman year at Stanford.

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Supernatural/Sandman

The Only Thing We Have To Fear (The All In The Family Overdub) by

hossgal
Fantastic remix from Death's POV, really captures all the Endless, and I especially love the relationship Death and Dean develop, and the confrontation between Death and Desire. Really excellent work. *hearts*

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Supernatural/Smallville

Its Hour Come Round (The Paradigm Shift Remix) by

medie
Lovely look at Chloe as she uncovers the truth about Sam and the supernatural, and introduces him to aliens in the process.

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i need it every night

Gilmore Girls

Something Borrowed, Something Blue by

amidalashari
Luke and Lorelai give it another whirl. I really like how this story captures the anxiety underlying Lorelai's quick and witty banter.

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Pushing Daisies

Dark Things by Nina
"Chuck, I don't know if I can keep myself from touching you." Lovely, atmospheric, bittersweet.

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Sandman

Sleep for Grief by Thuvia Ptarth
There's a building ahead of you, its windows smashed and its roof burning, and you know that it's a library, and that there's nothing you can do to save it. An older story (I thought I'd recced it already), powerful and heartbreaking.

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half past caring

Crossovers

Firefly/Pirates of the Caribbean

That Wave's Shadow by

voleuse
Sharp, insightful look at both Mal and Norrington.

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Supernatural/Pirates of the Caribbean

Mariner by

iseult_variante
Lovely look at one hunter who frequents the Roadhouse, and the story he has to tell. (written before At World's End)

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Sandman/Supernatural

A bedtime story by Vix
Once upon a time, a boy set out on a quest to save his brother. Fantastic crossover with Sandman - gets the tone of it just right, and Death especially is spot-on. (implied Wincest)

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Dark Angel/Supernatural

Today's Tom Sawyer by

ladyjanelly
AU post-Devil's Trap; John and Dean are gone, in 2009, Sam finds Ben (who looks just like Dean except for that weird barcode tattoo on his neck), and takes him in. Interesting, sad. The only thing a wolf-cub can grow up to be is a wolf.

and the sequels: Ridin' the Storm Out by

ladyjanelly
The pulse hits while Sam and Ben are on a hunt.

The Space He Invades by

ladyjanelly
But this—this feels right, to be there for Ben like he was there for Dean. The cost doesn’t matter a bit. Sam, Ben and Bobby, the first post-pulse winter and werewolves. Lovely.

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Supernatural/The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Requiem (Casualties of the Human Condition) by

freneticfloetry
Two FBI agents meet for a drink in a bar. Henriksen and Ellison and obssession. Really well done.

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we move like the sea

Discworld

Beginnings by Wasuremono
Death, awaiting Susan's birth, and feeling a little asea. Charming.

The Birthday of Eternity by Panjianlien
Death's in a little bit of a pickle, so he goes to Nanny Ogg for help. Adorably hilarious.

Home for the Holidays by googlebrat
Mort and Ysabell bring Susan to spend Hogswatch with her grandfather, who is a little lonely on the holiday. Starts out charming and funny and takes a turn for the achy at the end.

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Discworld/Sandman

He Kindly Stopped For Me by

serenissima
DEATH and Death meet and fall in love. Lovely and heartwarming and sweetly, wryly funny.

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Sandman

Sunlight Through Birch Leaves by corialis
Lovely, sharp, poignant and evocative. Kaleidoscopic. Glimpses of dreams and memories that add up to a moving story. Really captures the feel of canon, I think.

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don't cry, don't raise your eyes

Crossovers

House/Firefly

A Gentleman (And A Thief) by

leiascully
Awesomely in character and adorable story in which Mal shows up at the Princeton-Plainsboro free clinic, and Cuddy takes care of him.

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Supernatural/Harry Potter

Old Country by

astolat
A really fun crossover in which Dean inherits a wizarding estate and wacky hijinx ensue. The story contains Wincest, but the sex has a coercive element I found exceptionally squicky; since it's also completely unimportant to the plot, you can easily skip it, and the rest of the story is worth doing that. Dean + Hufflepuffs + Goblins = awesome.

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Supernatural/Friday Night Lights

When All You Have Left Is by Molly
Lovely and heartbreaking. It's the end of the world, but Tyra has Sam and Dean Winchester looking out for her. (Tyra/Sam, Tyra/Dean)

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Supernatural/Sandman

Harvester of Eyes by

gwendolyngrace
Fantastic. John is hunting the Corinthian and Sam and Dean slip through a Soft Place into the Dreaming. Excellent use of the Sandman story and characters, and a tight, suspenseful, moving story.

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please enter your passcode

Crossovers

Sandman/Pirates of the Caribbean
"If thou be'st born to strange sights..." by

pandarus
Captain Jack Sparrow + Delirium, in an open boat on the ocean. And then Jack lands on an island, and meets another familiar face. Really enjoyable.

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Sandman/Supernatural
The World's a Small Child in the Dark by

stele3
Dean's year, and he's got a list. Sam finds it, and is determined to help Dean check off all the items. There are some characterization things in here that didn't quite work for me, but overall I really enjoyed the story, and the cameo appearance by one of the Endless. (Wincest)

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Supernatural/Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Overheated by

teand
Dean meets Cordelia when her car overheats. Flirty banter ensues, and though no real secrets are revealed, both recognize something in the other that's familiar. Wonderfully done.

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Supernatural/The Crow
Through A Glass Darkly by

azewewish
"Even the condemned lie to those they love." "Yeah, well, the point is, it's not okay." Sam and Dean in the wake of John's death, working a case. Sharp, difficult, heartbreaking crossover with "The Crow." Some minor grammatical nits but nothing to stop you from enjoying the story.

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Supernatural/Harry Potter
Of A Sort and A Rough Start by

ignipes
In the first, Dean has a fairly epic conversation with the Sorting Hat, and in the second, he spends his first week at Hogwarts trying to escape. The merging of the two worlds is well-thought-out, and the characterizations are spot on.

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tomorrow may rain

Crossovers

Pirates of the Caribbean/Sandman

To Sail Beyond the Sunset by

pandarus
Norrington meets Death. Lovely. (AWE spoilers)

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Supernatural/The X-Files

Like love we seldom keep by

vaznetti
Sharp, sad, slightly creepy crossover with X-Files. John runs into Marita, who's being haunted.

There Are Worse Ways To Go by

mahoni
Sam has a vision about the death of an FBI agent named Mulder. Yes. Like that. *Awesome*.

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and i begin dreaming

Lucifer
Happy Families by SullenSiren
I really like this. It's everything about the Lucifer-Elaine relationship I find interesting - how they're alike, how they're different, how they're not quite family but almost, and how she amuses and surprises even him. And I really like the musings on godhood.

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Sandman
An Awfully Deep Well by Laura JV
Absolutely love - lyrical piece that gets the essentials of each of the Endless in small sketches. I especially like the Delirium and Death sections.

The Taste of Honey by Edo no Hana
Oh wow. I ... I have no words. This starts as one thing - highly enjoyable, a day with Death and Dream, and they're so in character, and then it becomes something larger and deeper and more painful, and true. Amazing and beautiful.

reflection by vongroovy
Delirium and Delight. Oh, oh, Del... Oh, this breaks my heart and is so perfectly *right*. I can't even articulate how perfect and beautiful and achy and resigned this is, and how much I love it. Absolutely fabulous.

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we haven't had that spirit here since 1969 (sandman, fables)

Sandman
Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove It by Amberite
A brilliant take on Thessaly. I'm a god of me.

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Fables
Bright Iron, Bitter Ashes by hossgal
I'm not sure how well this actually fits with Fables canon, but as a reimagining of Cinderella, it's brilliant - sharp, dark, smart, and true. Well worth reading.

Once Upon a Time by Seanan
Lovely vignette in which Bigby Wolf thinks about what it means to be a wolf, and to be a man. What does it say about my childhood, that I come from a time and a place where even the wind could fall in love, and mean it?

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