"Not my fandom" fic links

[kiwisue]

Yes, I do read stories in other fandoms. I tend to prefer short stories, because if I don't "get" the characters within the first few hundred words I go for the back button - and a lot of fan stories rely heavily on understanding the characters and being emotionally connected to them.

This is a small list, so far. I'll probably add to it gradually as time goes by - but if you like and know other stories that might interest me, please add a link.

"Not my Fandom" Fic links

http://ajhall-fics.livejournal.com/11872.html
The Principled Affair of the Compromised K.C. (Dorothy Sayers fandom)

http://archiveofourown.org/works/37677
Killing Elvis (Alien movie fandom)

ETA
http://www.exitseraphim.net/glossings/cordygen.html
Three Vital Rules for Staying Stylish, Even (Especially) in a World Overrun by Monsters by glossing ('Angel' TV series fandom)

Recced by llywela13: http://eloise-bright.livejournal.com/108590.html
Conversational Winchester for Trolls (Supernatural fandom)

http://firefly.populli.org/archive/2/aurora.shtml
Aurora (Firefly fandom)

Previously recced by kindkit (Yuletide 2008): http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/68/argosy.html
Argosy (Shakespeare - The Merchant of Venice fandom)

http://archiveofourown.org/works/3377
Jane's-Eye View by Zeke Black ('Deadwood' fandom - Calamity Jane)

http://b-hallward.livejournal.com/10298.html
This Unique Distance From Isolation (Yami no Matsuei fandom)

"Almost my Fandom"
http://community.livejournal.com/astreiant/4569.html
Cusp ('Points' fandom - Barnett & Scott)
Kindkit wrote this for me for the 'Help Haiti' fundraiser, and it's wonderful. Set just after the end of the first book, theme is "what next".

http://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide/works/32042
Cherry Without Any Stone by Sineala. ('Points' fandom - Barnett & Scott). This one's a missing scene from the end of the second book.

Comments

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Heh - I really don't get SPN at all. But I read the troll story and it was very amusing, thank you *adds to list*. You never know - I may try the longer one one day.

what general kind of fic would you be interested in? Case, h/c, other?

I didn't start out with a plan, but what I've come up with so far seems to be very character-centred even though the styles are different. So your rec was spot on the mark!

Got more? Bring 'em on!

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Ta for the AtS fic you linked above, btw - I love the show, but have never really read any of the associated fanfic.

Character-centric fic, huh. Hmm. Okay, since you've made me think about fandoms I have dipped my toes into in the past, how 'bout a couple of Firefly fics? Aurora is a really good one - captures the spirit of the show while making full use of the plot to explore each of the characters and the dynamics between them. B-Team by the same author is also a good read.

And back when I used to watch Andromeda I was fond of Viridian 5's stories. Your New Harper: A First-Time Owner's Guide is set pre-series and explores the origins of one of the principle character dynamics on the show. Buyer Beware is also pre-series and very funny, while The Physics of Connection is set very early in the show's run and should be fairly accessible.

What do you not get about SN? 'Cause you know I can't resist throwing another couple of recs out there. Vocabulary by innie-darling and Red Beans and Rice by Janissa11 are both set pre-series, so explore something of the origins of the brotherly relationship that the show hinges around. Hanna Korossy's Magic is an interesting take on one of the lesser-pondered aspects of their lifestyle, while Nasty, Big, Pointy Teeth by ignipes is just a highly amusing case story. And I'm going to throw Pdragon76's Of Mute Insensate Things out there just for the sheer h/c of it.

And I still recommend Red, in spite of the length, just because it's a damn good story. As is anything written by big_pink, in fact!

Happy reading, if you should care to chance any of the above!

(edited because crap, I did it again!)