Multifandom Het Recs

Verity by whispersecho (General)

2024-01-26T08:24:35Z

Posted by: scifirenegade

Fandom Category: Doctor Who (classic series)
Pairing: Seventh Doctor/Ace McShane (feat. Bernice Summerfield)
Fic Title: Verity
Author: whispersecho
Link: Verity on Teaspoon
Rating/Warning(s): General
Genre: Adventure and Romance?
WIP?: no
Why This Must Be Read: Despite my strong opinions regarding the New Adventures range, Human Nature is one of my favourite Doctor Who. It's just missing one little thing, and that is Ace, who left a few books ago. It's a nice, somewhat short retelling. And yes, that's a Verity Lambert reference!

(Crossposted to tardis_library)

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Things Unsaid by TigerKat (General)

2023-11-05T14:07:38Z

Posted by: scifirenegade

Fandom Category: Doctor Who (classic series)
Pairing: Barbara/Ian
Fic Title: Things Unsaid
Author: TigerKat
Link: Things Unsaid on AO3
Rating/Warning(s): General
Genre: Aliens Made Them Do It (with a twist!)
WIP?: no
Why This Must Be Read: It's "Aliens Made Us Do It"! But it's not the "it" you were expecting. I love trope subversion and characters talking feelings to one another, and this one is *chef's kiss*. Also the ending is very funny.

(Crossposted to tardis_library)

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Embrace by Yumemisama (Teen and Up)

2023-10-20T09:47:25Z

Posted by: scifirenegade

Fandom Category: Doctor Who (classic series)
Pairing: Seventh Doctor/Ace
Fic Title: Embrace
Author: Yumemisama
Link: Embrace on Fanfiction.Net
Rating/Warning(s): K+ (Teen and Up would be more appropriate, however)
Genre: Drama
WIP?: no
Why This Must Be Read: Bizarre and a bit hard to follow. However, it is very atmospheric, and the prose is wonderful. It's one of those stories that takes you for a ride basically.

(Crossposted to tardis_library)

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Stop Telling Me You're Dead by Quark (All Ages)

2023-09-15T18:25:27Z

Posted by: scifirenegade

Fandom Category: Doctor Who (classic series)
Pairing: Barbara Wright/Ian Chesterton
Fic Title: Stop Telling Me You're Dead
Author: Richard Goff aka Quark
Link: Stop Telling Me You're Dead on A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Rating/Warning(s): All Ages
Genre: Angst
WIP?: no
Why This Must Be Read: Pretty oblique indeed. Ian is dead, and Barbara keeps getting mysterious phone calls. Quite a mysterious and gloomy read, haven't found anything quite like it yet.

(Crossposted to tardis_library)

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Roots by Inkfire (All Ages)

2023-08-18T16:31:37Z

Posted by: scifirenegade

Fandom Category: Doctor Who (classic series)
Pairing: Susan Foreman/David Campbell
Fic Title: Roots
Author: Inkfire
Link: Roots on A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Rating/Warning(s): All Ages
Genre: Character Study, Introspection, Romance
WIP?: no
Why This Must Be Read: Short but sweet. A nice view of what happened after Susan left, how she adapts to her new life.

(Crossposted to tardis_library)

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Home Again, Unfortunately by JR Loflin (All Ages)

2023-08-12T11:27:44Z

Posted by: scifirenegade

Fandom Category: Doctor Who (classic series)
Pairing: Barbara Wright/Ian Chesterton
Fic Title: Home Again, Unfortunately
Author: JR Loflin
Link: Home Again, Unfortunately on A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Rating/Warning(s): All Ages
Genre: Drabble
WIP?: no
Why This Must Be Read: Short but sweet. It's very much in character and funny to boot. It puts a smile in my face and lives in my head rent free. I can't say much without spoiling it.

Crossposted to my journal.

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After a long day by Anonymous

2022-01-10T01:21:47Z

Posted by: sixbeforelunch

Fandom Category: Star Trek: Voyager
Pairing: Tuvok/T'Pel
Fic Title: After a long day
Author: Anonymous
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34671028
Rating/Warning(s): G, no major warnings
Genre: Fluff. Slice of life.
WIP?: No.
Why This Must Be Read: It's so sweet and low-key. Not very long, and perfect for taking a quick breather from the craziness of the world.

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One Humans (UK) Mattie/Leo rec

2018-08-25T07:27:46Z

Posted by: shallowness

Fandom: Humans (UK)
Pairing: Mattie Hawkins/Leo Elster
Title: Away
Author: ottermo
Link: AO3
Rating/Warning(s): Teen, none.
Genre: Angst, romance, future fic.
Word Count/WIP?: 3,231 words. Complete.

Why This Must Be Read: A satisfying, plausible fic set a few years after the events of the first season (it has, of course, been jossed by the next two seasons) with brilliant characterisation.

(Mods, tags need to be added for the fandom and ship, please.)

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Four Pacific Rim (Mako Mori/Raleigh Becket) recs

2018-05-20T08:14:58Z

Posted by: shallowness

Fandom: Pacific Rim
Pairing: Mako Mori/Raleigh Becket
Title: Built, Broken, Rebuilt
Author: songandsilence
Link: AO3
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Genre: Post-canon
Word Count/WIP?: 5,135 words. Complete.

Why This Must Be Read: It’s gorgeous. I loved the sense of place, the sensuality, how it examines the impact of the Drift and the need for both Raleigh and Mako to heal.

( three more recs under the cut )

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Three Bourne series recs

2018-03-18T09:28:06Z

Posted by: shallowness

Pairing: Marie Kreutz/Jason Bourne
Fic Title: You Are Coming Down With Me
Author: dsudis
Link:
http://dsudis.livejournal.com/564852.html?style=mine
Rating/Warning(s): Teen (set before 'The Bourne Supremacy' but contains spoilers for it)
Genre: Drama
WIP?: N

Why This Must Be Read: Because it's lovely, heartbreaking and believable, using Marie's perspective as a civilian.

( Two more recs: one Marie/Jason, one Marta/Aaron )

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Het Big Bang Reveal Day!

2017-08-31T20:01:37Z

Posted by: traycer

The big day for het_bigbang is finally here! \o/ The 2017 Het Big Bang Collection on AO3 is live, and there are plenty of stories from various fandoms to read, so come on over and check it out.

Let the reading fest begin!!!

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HBB 2017 is Here!!

2017-05-01T17:30:52Z

Posted by: traycer

het_bigbang is back for another round of awesomeness and we want you to come join us!!

Big Bang: 25,000 words. Any Fandom. Any Het Pairing.
Little Bang: 10,000 words. Any Fandom. Any Het Pairing.
Author Sign Up I Artist Sign Up I Beta Sign Up I Cheerleading Sign Up

Timeline
Author Sign Ups - Open till May 17th, 12:00 PM (NOON) PST
Mandatory Author Checkpoint - July 15th
Artist Claiming of Big Bang Stories - July 20th
Art and Fics Due - August 26th, 11:59 PM (Midnight) PST
Debut Date (DD) - August 31st

FAQ here!

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how it tangles by mollyc

2016-08-22T12:21:05Z

Posted by: sixbeforelunch

Fandom Category: Star Trek: TOS, Star Trek Novels
Pairing: Ael/Spock
Fic Title: How It Tangles
Author: MollyC
Link: at AO3
Rating/Warning(s): T, canon character death
Genre: vignette
WIP?: No

Why This Must Be Read: This is a gorgeous piece of writing about Spock and Ael falling into each other in the wake of the events of Generations. If you like Ael and the Rihannsu series, I really suggest this one.

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pinky swear, by ndnickerson, rated T

2015-10-12T09:08:53Z

Posted by: ozqueen

Fandom: Nancy Drew
Pairing: Nancy Drew/Ned Nickerson
Title: Pinky Swear
Author: ndnickerson
Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10872036/1/pinky-swear
Rating/Warning(s): Teen
Word Count/WIP?: 2595/complete
Recced By: ozqueen

Why This Must Be Read:

Adorable meet-cute, wherein Nancy and Ned are stranding inside their apartment building during a huge snowstorm, and Nancy wanders next door to barter dinner for radio batteries. Cooking, flirting and snuggling all in one. Adorable.

This fills the food/cooking square on my bingo card.

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i will be here, by oucellogirl, T

2015-10-11T06:38:06Z

Posted by: ozqueen

Fandom: Cold Case
Pairing: Lilly Rush/Scotty Valens
Title: I Will Be Here
Author: oucellogirl
Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10802074/1/I-Will-Be-Here
Rating/Warning(s): Teen
Word Count/WIP?: 93,000/complete
Recced By: ozqueen

Why This Must Be Read:

This is my favourite Lilly/Scotty fic because it takes SO MUCH TIME for them to get together. There's such delicious pining and slow build -- Lilly is with Eddie Saccardo for much of this and Scotty watches from a distance (angst and UST, yesss) -- and the whole thing is just wonderfully in character. There's also a fantastic case woven throughout, and a little Kat Miller/Nick Vera background pairing. The author does such great justice to all of the characters, highlighting everything I love about them and about Cold Case in general.

This fills the pining square on my bingo card.

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Protective Package, by juane_chat (Explicit)

2015-10-06T09:24:13Z

Posted by: ozqueen

Fandom: The Avengers/MCU
Pairing: Natasha Romanoff/Steve Rogers
Title: Protective Package
Author: juane_chat
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/748987
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit / author warns for mild dub con
Word Count/WIP?: 3576/complete
Recced By: ozqueen

Why This Must Be Read:

It's always hard to take such a cracky concept and play it straight, but this fic does it wonderfully. Natasha and Steve have such great chemistry, and there are a lot of ~feelings~ woven through the humour.
A fill for the "sex pollen" square on my het_reccers bingo card.

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Away We Go, by Bayloriffic (PG-13)

2015-10-05T04:38:11Z

Posted by: ozqueen

Fandom: Lost
Pairing: Juliet Burke/James "Sawyer" Ford
Title: Away We Go
Author: bayloriffic
Link: http://bayloriffic.livejournal.com/16037.html
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13
Word Count/WIP?: 4400/complete
Recced By: ozqueen

Why This Must Be Read:

Cozy James and Juliet fic, with James being a stay-at-home dad. This is such an intimate little fic, full of adorable family moments and demonstrating a great "what if" AU spin on the 1970s Dharma canon.
A fill for the "babyfic/kidfic" square on my het_reccers bingo card.

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in the quiet of a shadow by voodoochild (Teen)

2015-08-25T20:18:54Z

Posted by: shallowness

Fandom Category: The Hour
Pairing: Lix Storm/Randall Brown
Fic Title: in the quiet of a shadow
Author: voodoochild
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/1117446
Rating/Warning(s): Teen
Genre: Established Relationship, Backstory
Word Count/WIP?: 1,050. Complete.

Why This Must Be Read: Great voices, capturing the characters when younger, during the Spanish Civil War. The premise is that Randall can draw – Lix insists on being his model fic. A great deal is said in very little.

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State of the Comm

2015-06-18T19:16:01Z

Posted by: blithers

Hey all! If you don't follow the het_reccers comm on LJ (or don't check in with LJ these days), you might not have noticed that we're having a State of the Comm-type discussion, including chatting about our DW community here, potential integration with tumblr, and more. If you'd like to chime in, feel free to leave any thoughts on this post here or over on LJ.

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Het Big Bang is BACK!!

2015-05-01T16:13:18Z

Three Multifandom recs

2015-03-22T07:53:16Z

Posted by: shallowness

Fandom: Eleanor & Park
Pairing: Eleanor Douglas/Park Sheridan
Title: Nothing Ever Ends, or Five Times Eleanor & Park Argued (Happily Ever After
Author: femmenerd
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/781459
Rating/Warning(s): M.
Word Count/WIP?: 2,890. Complete
Recced By: shallowness

Why This Must Be Read: This is lovely and a plausible ‘what happened next’ (although I'm biased in wanting a HEA for them, but who wouldn’t be after everything that happened?).

( and two more. )

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Four multifandom recs

2015-01-08T08:04:39Z

Posted by: shallowness

Fandom: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Pairing:: Amy Santiago/Jake Peralta
Title: To face unafraid the plans that we made
Author: Satellite (brella)
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/1067991
Rating/Warning(s): General Audience, no warnings apply
Word Count/WIP?: 6,420. Complete.
Recced By: shallowness

Why This Must Be Read: It's season 1 Christmas fluff, featuring the ensemble. I laughed a lot (especially at Scully and Hitchcock) as the precinct celebrates Christmas and Jake and Amy flirt in their own special way.

( 1 Harry Potter (Hermione/Ron), 1 The Hour (Bel/Freddie), 1 The West Wing (Donna/Josh) )

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Outlander - 2 - Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser/James Alexander Malcom MacKenzie Fraser

2014-09-29T18:28:12Z

Posted by: kathrynthegreat

Fandom Category: Outlander
Pairing: Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser/James Alexander Malcom MacKenzie Fraser
Fic Title: sing me a song
Author: mardia
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/2241909
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit, Set post 1x03
Genre: PWP, post-episode
WIP?: no

Why This Must Be Read: Fans of the Outlander series have been waiting a long time for the novels to make it on screen, and most are delighted with the result. This fic picks right up after episode 3 and allows the reader into Jamie's thoughts about Claire. Short, wonderful, and worth the read.

Fandom Category: Outlander
Pairing: Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser/James Alexander Malcom MacKenzie Fraser
Fic Title: i can almost believe i'm almost enough
Author: tosca1390
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/2040522
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Genre: romance
WIP?: no

Why This Must Be Read: Based on the first book, but fitting in perfectly with the show this fic is from Jamie's point of view and allows us to witness him falling in love with Claire. The writing is lovely and in character and sexy as hell. I hope to read more from this author.

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Tag woes

2014-07-17T07:27:07Z

Posted by: tree

Hi folks,

I come to you with a sad story. The community's premium paid time has expired and, as such, we are unable to create new tags.

As I see it, we have three choices:

member donations for premium paid time

delete a lot of existing tags

just don't add new tags

The first option is, of course, the best one in terms of tagging. If we keep up the premium paid time, we can have another 180 tags before we reach the absolute limit. However, it requires money, which not everyone is able or willing to part with.

Option 2 would take a fair bit of work. We have 1820 tags and the maximum for a free account is 1000, so in order to create one new tag we'd have to delete 821 of the current ones. We could start with tags that only have 1 entry — maybe move them to the memories; we could get rid of the fandom tags and just have pairings tags. We could do other things I haven't thought of.

Option 3 is essentially the 'do nothing' option. It's the one I like the least, but it has the appeal of requiring absolutely no effort. :)

So, over to you, het_reccers! Please discuss in the comments.

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