Multifandom Het Recs

Fandom Category: Community
Pairing: Annie Edison/Abed Nadir (with Britta Perry/Troy Barnes in the background)
Fic Title: Categorized Under 'Empathy'
Author: Jayflight111
Link: www.fanfiction.net/s/8174237/1/Categorized_Under_Empathy
Rating/Warning(s): G, maybe mild PG at most. No warnings, but spoilers for the latter half of Season 3; in particular, it probably works best if you've seen the Season 3 episode "Virtual Systems Analysis".
Genre: Romance, Friendship, with a side order of mild angst
WIP?: N

Why This Must Be Read: To start, it has a funny, charming premise; Annie, in 'what is probably the strangest form of seduction ever documented', has decided on a roundabout strategy of surreptitiously watching Abed's DVD collection to try and bond with him by familiarising herself with all the shows he's ever referenced, which Abed gradually picks up on. But the author captures both characters perfectly, and enables them to develop realistic and convincing feelings for each other while still capturing the fundamental issues that both would face -- Annie's frustration with and difficulty reading Abed's stoic, hard-to-decipher persona and Abed's struggle to engage with the awakening empathy that his feelings for Annie are developing.

Plus, the last line's an absolute killer.

( Excerpt )

(PS Sorry for the abortive first upload; didn't have the formatting right!)