Quid Pro Quo by Aucta Sinistra

When he finds himself in need of a very difficult potion, Harry goes to Snape for help. Rather to his surprise, Snape agrees. Mentions of past non-con, but nothing graphic.

NC-17 // Romance

A Year Like None Other by Aspen in the Sunlight

Followed closely by A Summer Like None Other.

Various events lead to Harry and Snape slowly developing a father-son relationship. This is quite a long and enjoyable story, and although there’s a little too much of Harry behaving like a brat, it’s no worse than the books themselves in that respect.

Coming of Age // Gen // Het // PG

Chivalry by Branwyn

A series of two stories. In The Guiltless, Snape notices something about Harry that no one else does, revises his opinion about the Boy Who Lived. In The Poor of God, the two embark on a correspondence and possibly a friendship.

Both stories are pretty good, especially the second, which contains a Luna who is everything I love about her. Mostly gen, but there are a few het relationships in the end, although they’re never the focus of the story.

Gen // Het // PG

Better Be Slytherin! by Jharad17

Harry gets sorted into Slytherin, and eventually Snape gets over himself to become something of a mentor to him. Typically angsty, but good enough that I wish it had sequels.

AU // Action // Gen // PG

A Secret History by Warholhp

Not the story I was expecting, but amazing nonetheless. Gorgeous writing.

It’s a few years after the war, and Harry has difficulty remembering things. All kinds of things.

NC-17 // Rape // Romance // Top 100 // Underage Sex

Snape: The Home Fries Nazi by Pir8fancier

Luckily, the slightly crappy title is the only bad thing about this story. Years after the war, Harry finds Snape working as a fry cook in a diner. That kind of makes this sound like a comedy, but it’s a lovely and perfectly serious glimpse at a possible relationship between Harry and Snape.

NC-17 // Romance

Change Is the Only Constant by Mara

Followed by When Kept or Revealed and Acquainted with the Night.

Goes AU after War Games. I love the idea behind this Batman/House crossover.

AU // Gen // PG

Resolution by Makishef

Post-X3. John and Bobby in a bar on New Year’s Eve. Sex and violence.

NC-17

You Don’t Bring Me Flowers by Poisontaster

The Breakfast Club

I’m still slightly surprised that any Breakfast Club slash exists, but this is the third awesome fic I’ve found, so I guess I should get used to it, huh?

NC-17

World Enough by Te

The link is to the first story in the series, Sport us while we may; it’s followed by Everything awakened and With fear and sweetness.

Also Dick/Tim, Tim/Stephanie, Tim/Barbara, Tim/Roy, Tim/Connor Hawke, Tim/Bart, Tim/Kon, and Tim/Clark.

Despite what the pairing list may lead you to think, this isn’t crack!fic, and it’s written with Tim entirely in character. It’s a story about what might have happened if Tim had been dosed with the Scarecrow’s no fear gas. As it turns out, quite a lot of sex–but quite a few other things, too, including a goodly amount of plot (especially in With fear and sweetness) and character development. And angst, of course.

And I almost forgot: Mildred Milton wrote the Tim/Roy scene from Sport us while we may from Roy’s point of view. Read the POV-Switch fic.

Action // NC-17 // Non-con // Romance // Sci-fi/Fantasy // Top 100

A way so familiar by Te

I’ve recommended Te’s stuff before, and even though there are no words to express how awesome this story is, I still have to try. Because it’s just that good.

As always, Te gave me the story I would never have thought to want. I loved it madly all the way through. I was a little afraid, because I didn’t see how she would be able to deliver everything I wanted from the ending, but of course she did. In spades.

Any summary I could write would spoil the experience of figuring out what’s going on, which is part of the fun in the first few scenes.

I’ve actually read two more of Te’s stories lately that I loved as much as this one and which I’m going to recommend; I chose this one for my Top Ten pretty much by a hair, but you can consider The Young and the Battish and World Enough to be a joint entry with A way so familiar.

(And oh my god, this is just making me realize how many amazing, incredible stories Te’s written that I will never recommend because I don’t believe in recommending too many things by the same author. Like Neither stars nor gods and its sequel, As far as she desires, which are the two stories that really made me love Steph as a person and as Tim’s girlfriend.)

AU // Incest // NC-17 // Romance // Sci-fi/Fantasy // Top 100 // Top Ten

Five Things That Never Happened to Ryan Atwood (and Seth Cohen) by k

I love them all, but the last one’s the best.

R // Romance

Bruised Road by k

UST only. Ryan and Seth take a road trip to Salinas to see Ryan’s father. This was the first O.C. fic I ever read (just a few weeks ago.)

Gen // PG

Cops and Graverobbers by Minim Calibre

Love the author’s summary:

One’s a smart, competent, sensible and cynical federal agent. The other’s a wanted felon. Together, they fight crime.

There are so many good things about this story, including the fun of seeing an outsider’s perspective on the Winchesters.

Square one means listening to Winchester rattle off everything he knows about doppelgangers. “Sometimes said to be death omens, sometimes crisis apparitions.” He frowns. “Lore also has it that they cast no shadow, but everyone who fits the pattern went missing around noon, so no one’s said anything about that.”

It’s 5 a.m., and Victor is in a motel room in the middle of BFE listening to a felon he’s been tracking for months giving him a lecture on evil twins, and he has the sinking feeling that this is going to be the high point of his day.

Action // NC-17 // Non-con

Charlatan by Othercat

In which Harper discovers that the rumors of Tyr’s death are exaggerated: Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the late great planet Earth.

Post-series. One of my favourites; I wish it was much longer and plottier, but as a relationship-focused story, it’s excellent.

NC-17 // Romance

Breaking Point by Lianne Burwell

Goes AU after Abridging the Devil’s Devide. Dylan’s treating Harper like crap and Harper’s working himself to death. Rahde finds a solution.

NC-17

Mutual Gifts by Olivia V

While Harper is infested with Magog larvae, Rommie offers him a chance to procreate. Sort of.

Gen // PG

In the Kitchen by Sienna Edwards

An alternate version of how Harper and Tyr first met, set several years before Under the Night.

NC-17 // Romance

Rush by Ana, Pilar

An alternate ending to It’s Hour Come ‘Round at Last.

After a much longer hiatus than expected, I am finally back recommending fic. Not surprisingly, I have a huge backlog of stuff I bookmarked. I’ve already added 37 new recommendations, and I’ll work my way through the rest over the next few days.

Thank you to everyone who emailed me or left comments to ask if I was coming back. It’s nice to know that you find my recommendations useful. I hope you enjoy the new ones!

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