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Proof that [[Sturgeon's Law|the remaining 10% is worth dying for]] here.

 

 

You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting [[Conversation in the Main Page]] though; that goes in the discussion page.

 

[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1440623/luv2beloved luv2beloved]

* Comments: AU, mostly. Good enough that if the names of the characters were changed, it would be worth publishing. Actually, she's realized this and has been rewriting many of her stories and shopping them to a publisher. I don't think that ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4043533/1/ Girls Just Wanna Have Fun]'' is on the list of those that are to be remade with non-''Twilight'' characters, though, so you should ''definitely'' check that one out--it's ''really'' good.

 

[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1321861/LingeringLuminosity LingeringLuminosity]

* Has several rather subversive ''Twilight'' one-shots, ranging from adorable (''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4532236/1/A_Rock_and_a_Hard_Place A Rock and a Hard Place]'') to angsty (''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4625431/1/Ownership_Apologies_and_Being_Kicked_In_The_Nuts Ownership, Apologies and Being Kicked in the Nuts]''). Also known for the creepy Paper Doll Kindergarten, which is no longer available on [[Fanfiction.net]].

 

 

[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/106720/Minisinoo Minisinoo]

* Minisinoo has stated that she is a professional writer and it shows. She takes the canon material and transforms into works of beauty such as the pre-canon fics, ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4239601/1/Beauty_Shining_in_Company_with_the_Celestial_Forms Beauty, Shining in Company with the Celestial Forms]'' and ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4136682/1/This_is_My_Beloved_Son_in_Whom_I_Am_Well_Pleased This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I Am Well Pleased]''. Her two other fics are both subversions of the canon material done in the best way: ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4167451/1/Amputated_at_the_Neck Amputated at the Neck]'' and my personal favorite ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4434193/1/Cowboys_Indians Cowboys and Indians]''.

** [[brittanyw]] here to second the rec of ''Cowboys and Indians''. It's thoughtful, well-told, very different from the norm in the ''Twilight'' fandom, and frankly in ''any'' fandom, and features the best of odd friendships (Jasper and Leah). It makes those otherwise flat characters into fully formed people.

 

[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/967557/Estora Estora]

* Comments: Anti-Twilight writer of considerable talent, all one-shots thus far. Deals with the darker themes of the series. Stories include ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4567400/1/Seven Seven]'', ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4942443/1/Eighteen Eighteen]'', ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4568670/1/Chagrin Chagrin]'', ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5086147/1/Imprisoned Imprisoned]'', ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5535920/1/He_Was_A_Quiet_Man He Was A Quiet Man]'', and the most recent ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5642334/1/Daughter Daughter]''.

** ''Eighteen'' seconded by Peteman. While ''Seven'' is definitely worth a look, ''Eighteen'' I find is even better, especially given Renesmee's rather eloquent internal monologue about child grooming and just what she thinks of Jacob regarding it.

 

[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1692261/HM_Grayson HM Grayson]

* Comments: Probably the best Jacob/Leah writer I've ever read but the stories aren't just about the romance. Several of them aren't even from the point of view of the couple and all of them deal with some of the glossed-over issues of imprinting, particularly on an infant. ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4634442/1/She_Hates_Me She Hates Me]'', for instance, in an epic dealing with Renesme's life from seven to seventeen (or four to seven as the case may be) and "Nessie figuring some human truths. Growing up is not easy. People are complex. We all make mistakes. And it really sucks when ''his'' best friend is a girl."

 

* ''Comments'': It's much more subdued than Methods of Rationality, because the world (as opposed to the characters) of the Twilight series isn't as easy to mock as the Harry Potter universe is, but it's still a nice example of "doing rationality to" a book series with, shall we say, "issues".

** Seconded by [[Felicity Springs]]. This troper can't stand the Twilight canon without a Rifftrax and found this fic enjoyable, to the point that it's made her more sympathetic to canon than she wants to be.

** Fourthed by Yularula, this fic is really excellent, and really develops the world to a much more interesting point..

** Very much recommended. The natural conclusion is that Luminosity/Radiance is actually the original work, and Twilight is bad fanfiction that just happened to be published first.

 

[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4450121/1/ Friday's Child] by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/85779/Lisse Lisse]

* ''Synopsis'': 10 facts on Reneesmee, starting at her equivalent of sixteen and continuing onwards as she grows away from her parents and into her own person.

* ''Comments'': Also known as ''The Paper Doll Kindergarten'''s good twin. It addresses the same topic and the same issues, but it a [[WAFF|totally different way]]. The last fact is three simple statements that contain as much genuine happiness as all four [[Doorstopper|Doorstoppers]] did, and then some.

 

[http://impishidea.com/writing/589/eternal-night Eternal Night] by Asahel

* ''Synopsis'': An examination of the full consequences of Bella's choice, and what Edward did to her.

* ''Comments'': Dark with a humorous punchline.

[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5422370/1/bFull_b_bMoon_b Full Moon] by Alydia Rackham

* Recommended by Sarah1281, Lemia

* ''Comments'': Bella moves to Forks a semester before she does in the books and before Edward arrives so she gets a chance to get to know Jacob first. There was just so many times while reading this story that one of the things in the book that drove me crazy is completely subverted and the characters make intelligent choices. What's more, Bella? She actually cares about non-mythological creatures!

** Lemia: Seconded. What really sold this fic for me was how it ''didn't'' bash Edward and the rest of the Cullens but put in the effort to make them well-rounded and likable characters too so it felt less like a generic "Twilight sucks and we're going to bash it all over the place" fic and more like a fully developed story in its own right that not only gives Bella a likable personality and a believable romance with Jacob but also creates just as fully formed and heartwarming relationships between them and the Cullens. Highly recommended.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6721038/1/The_Wedding_Crashers The Wedding Crashers]'' by dasmervin

* Synopsis: After four years on her own, Leah thought she'd escaped her dismal old life at La Push. But when she's called home to attend Jacob and Renesmee's wedding, she brings a little company, and the stage is set for her old and new lives to collide.

* Comments: A crossover with ''[[Supernatural]]'' that takes place ten years after ''Breaking Dawn'', with Leah Clearwater, Sam and Dean Winchester, and Castiel as the protagonists. This is a totally awesome, kickass fic that brings up everything that is wrong with the ''Twilight'' universe (without having to exaggerate or distort anything) - and then introduces a good dosage of reality to it - SPN style of course.

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7586237/1/For_You_I_Will For You, I Will]'' by dasmervin

* Synopsis: "And you would do anything for her, be anything for her… You become whatever she needs you to be, whether that's a protector, or a lover, or a friend, or a brother." And Melanie Sampson liked that. She liked that a lot.

* Pairings(s): Embry/OC

 

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