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These are recommendations made by Tropers for [[Real Person Fic]]s, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Fan Fic Recommendations|here]].
 
You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting [[Conversation in Thethe Main Page]] though; that goes in the discussion page.
 
'''Page Reconfiguration in Progress''': [[Fan Fic Recommendations]] is being split into pages for each individual series, so help is needed to classify each entry into the appropriate category, and to format it according to the template.
 
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== Authors, and Websites ==
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''The Bandom Awards'', nominees' list [http://community.livejournal.com/bandom_awards/2626.html one] and [http://www.livejournal.com/poll/?id=1107403 two]. (For warnings, look at the summaries for the individual fics. About 90% of it is slash, many have squicky elements. HEED THE WARNINGS. )
* Recommended by Lua.
* Bandom is a mostly [[Live Journal]]-based fandom focusing on a certain batch of emo bands. The "big three" are [[Fall Out Boy]], Panic at the Disco and My Chemical Romance, but ever band on Pete Wentz' Decaydance label shows up somewhere. The Bandom Awards are basically their Reader's Choice Awards. The nominees are sorted by genre (Romance, Angst, AU, Hurt/Comfort, Humor, Drama, [[Crack Fic]], PWP, and best overall) and band, although some fics show up several times. I admit I haven't read all of them as several are pretty epic, but what I've read is gorgeous.
 
 
[http://candle-beck.livejournal.com/tag/mlb+fic Candle Beck]{{Dead link}}
* Recommended by [[Tropers/NYC Scribbler|NYC Scribbler]]
* Specific fandom is sports RPS, sub-fandom Major League Baseball, specifically the Oakland A's, both current and former. Very much slash with occasional het in the background.
* Candle likes it dark- sometimes a little too dark, but once she's started, you'll find yourself coming along for the ride and loving every fucked-up second of it. Her prose is lyrical and evocative. She loves California and makes it very clear through her writing. She often picks up a story after a few years and rewrites it as a POV flip. She'll occasionally dip a toe into AU, in which case things will be even darker and more fucked-up than usual. Best known for [http://candle-beck.livejournal.com/16157.html The Rest Of Your Life], but- well, see her tags; baseball isn't the only fandom she plays in, either.
 
[http://users.livejournal.com/_mournthewicked/ _mournthewicked]
* Recommended by [[Tropers/Dragonmage 86|Dragonmage 86]]
* Pairings: Writes Jared Padalecki/Jensen Ackles... a lot. also some James Roday/Misha Collins
* has written several AU J2 fics with her most prolific being an epic series known as [http://users.livejournal.com/_mournthewicked/195307.html#cutid1 the Reinventing Love 'verse]. The 'verse is an AU with Jared/Jensen starting out in high school and moving on to college. _mournthewicked as a real talent or writing dialogue, and her fics are very easy and enjoyable to read. Parts of most of her fics are NSFW.
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''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''
 
''[[Hang inIn There, Kogasasan (Webcomic)Kogasa-san|Hang in There Kogasasan]]'' By [[Mizuki Hitoshi]] ([http://danbooru.donmai.us/pool/show/2420 Link]) (Ads are [[NSFW]])
* Recommended by [[User:Mandrke]]
* ''Synopsis'': A story of the life and times of [[Doujin|Doujinka]]ka Mizuki Hitoshi, [[Touhou|Touhouified]]ified and slightly exaggerated.
 
 
''[http://www.mediafire.com/?91n40v24i75116h John's Return To Liverpool]'' by Christopher Burns, first published in 1985 in ''Interzone'', a British fantasy magazine. [[Tropers/Kittenmommy|This Troper]] read it in ''The Year's Best Horror Stories XIV'', published in 1986 by DAW Books, Inc. As you may have guessed, this is an actual published story by a professional author, so I'm not sure it really belongs here. However, I just had to recommend it.
* Recommended by [[Tropers/Kittenmommy|Kittenmommy]].
* ''Synopsis'': He told her four versions of the afterlife. "Of course, she speculated about a fifth version. The dead returned to their old homes, haunting them, were restless and unsatisfied spirits until something finally laid them to rest. But he always felt so real in her arms..."
* ''Comments'': A [[Nightmare Fuel|very disturbing]] little story [[Paranoia Fuel|that stays with you long after you put it down]], and [[Mind Screw|leaves you wondering what was real]]. Did [[John Lennon]] [[Came Back Wrong|really return]], or was the POV character [[Hallucinations|imagining]] [[Go Mad From the Isolation|the]] [[Stalker Withwith a Crush|whole]] [[Post -Historical Trauma|thing]]?
 
 
[http://sam-storyteller.dreamwidth.org/116839.html Close Your Eyes And Think Of England] by Copperbadge.
* Recommended by [[Kim W]].
* ''Synopsis'': Inspired by an appearance David Tennant made on the British chat show "Friday Night Project", during which the hosts read a visibly-shocked Tennant some [[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]] slash fic. In this story, John Barrowman, Gary Oldman, and David Thewlis all then go on to tease Tennant by showing him just how much more "Doctor Who Porn" is out there.
* ''Comments'': It's short and fluffy, but you KNOW you've secretly always wanted to see the reactions some celebs have to bad fanfic starring...them.
 
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''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''
 
''[http://archiveofourown.org/works/32341 Ad Nauseum]''{{Dead link}} by theonlytwin
* Recommended by [[Tropers/Marythe Duke|Marythe Duke]]
* ''Pairings'': Peter Cook/Dudley Moore
* ''Synopsis'': There are many things Peter Cook and Dudley Moore fail to talk about. Explicit swearing, implicit love, a good dose of nonsense, cigarettes and alcohol. Very little actual slash. Bonus brief cameo from a young and closeted Alan Bennett! And voices!
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''[http://community.livejournal.com/booshslashhaven/507025.html What's Not In Between]'' by trickpie
* Recommended by [[Tropers/Marythe Duke|Marythe Duke]]
* ''Pairings'': Julian Barret/Noel Fielding
* ''Synopsis'': All the bits that aren't in between. An elegant, hot, painful parabola of a bigger, stranger relationship.
* ''Comments'': I cannot explain how perfect this story is. I think it is the definitive Boosh RPS. Everything after pales in comparison to its bright crayola coloured passion. The characters are utterly real, and speak in charming riddles and restrained British body language. It is simply perfect RPS.
 
 
''[http://jlh.livejournal.com/tag/%5B%20story:%20a%20dream%20that%20could%20not%20last%20%5D A Dream That Could Not Last]'' by jlh
* Recommended by [[Tropers/Across The Stars|Across The Stars]]
* ''Pairings'': Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell, Amanda Overmyer/Carly Hennessey, Kimberley Locke/Anwar Robinson, Chris Richardson/Blake Lewis, Katharine McPhee/Chris Daughtry, and others
* ''Synopsis'': An AU romantic comedy set in 1939 London, when everyone knew war was on the horizon but no one was sure when or how it would arrive—which made love of all kinds that much more important. Follow a year in the life of three groups of (mostly) Americans: pilots who joined the RAF, singers and dancers in a swing music revue, and reporters for BBC Radio.
* ''Comments'': I wish there were words to describe this. All I can say is that her attention to historical detail, her characters, her relationships, her settings, and her world are one of the most exquisitely real creations I have ever seen in fic. If you have ever enjoyed early romantic comedies, history, swing music, or just plain love, this is a must-read. (Warnings: Slash, cross-dressing, sex)
 
 
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''[[The Anatomy of a Fall]]'' by novembersmith ([http://archiveofourown.org/works/155168/chapters/223138 The Anatomy of a Falllink]'' by novembersmith)
* Recommended by Half-Born Hel
* Pairings: Gerard Way/Frank Iero
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''[httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20200902173144/https://denofiniquity.livejournal.com/57129.html Tony and Matilda: Inspired by a True Story]'' by Denofiniquity
* Recommended by [[Chicago Ted 9242]]
* Pairings: Matt Stone/Trey Parker
* Synopsis: It's been six years since Trey Parker finished making "Cannibal! the Musical" and moved to New York City to work at Troma. Six years since he's spoken to his best friend. In his absence, Matt Stone gave up on the dream and resorted to becoming an accountant. Then, one day, they run into each other in Times Square, and as it turns out, that old saying is true: the more things change, the more they stay the same.
* Comments: One of the best [[RP Fs]], especially [[A Us]] I've ever read. The author manages to retain the humour that makes Stone and Parker so amazing, while making a very cute, well-paced romantic story. The [[O Cs]] don't overshadow the two and actually add to the story. Simply a beautiful story.
* Warnings: Not to spoil too much, but the setting is NYC 2001. 9/11 plays a part and the Columbine Massacre is mentioned in passing. Explicit sex later on
 
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* Pairings: Chris Pine/Zachary Quinto
* Synopsis: The one where Chris has stupid glasses and a lot of paperbacks, Zach knows too much for his own good, there are at least two lap dances, and everybody wants to sleep with Dorothy Parker.
* Comments: Off the bat, this troper would just like to say that she doesn't normally read RPF's; to her, they seem strange and invasive and a little too difficult a bridge to cross from the plain-vanilla flavoring of regular fandom. That said, this is honestly one of the best pieces of writing that I have ''ever'' read. And really, what else can you expect with a story coming from one half of the incredible duo that wrote [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/TheShoeboxProject The Shoebox Project]? This fic has everything that a good story is made up of: Wit, humor, strong characterizations, a real developmental feel to the main relationship, and quite a few genuinely touching moments. And also, as an added bonus, many, many, many references to some fantastic works of literature. Be warned, the fic itself isn't exactly safe for work, though the real lemon-type writing doesn't kick in until the second half of the story. The cherry on top would be that [http://pennyplainknits.livejournal.com/ Pennyplainknits] has recorded a truly marvelous rendition of this fic in podcast format, and it lends a unique spin all it's own to this already wonderful story. Located [http://amplificathon.livejournal.com/790565.html here]. So really, coming from a person who gets really antsy and uncomfortable around the idea of RPF's, this fic could not come more highly recommended. It is so very worth the read, as is everything else Rave has written.
 
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