[recs] - AU fanfictions

[kasche]

You know, last night I got the proof that I do love AU fics. There aren't many - which is good enough, in my opinion - or at least I just haven't found them. I found that I have a particular liking for the completely AU ones - as to say, not just those where single events are changed, but where the whole world around them is different. Like, what if the puppies never met, what if they were muggles, this kind of things. Maybe they appeal to the romantic girl hidden very deep down in me; after all, it is like saying that they'd still love each other no matter what. Still, they're different from the "James and Lily never died and Peter went buggering himself off somewhere" kind of AUs, because they still hold a certain margin of uncertainty. I admit I do love bitter aftertastes in stories. Sue me. ;P

And, well, I just plain like seeing characters I love, being able to recognize them, in settings totally different.



These are the few I can remember right now, and which had me fascinated the most.

Harry Potter
Remus & Sirius


• felonytexas: All You Hear is Your Heart


• hiddendaze: Wandering, Gets You Down


• minnow_53: Butterfly, Dreaming


• musesfool: Promised Eternity (A Ring of Endless Light Remix)


• penknife: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


• setissma: The Moon's Significant Tremble

Cedric & Harry

• iscaris: A Season In December

Various

• wild_boys: The Power of Love Can’t Take Care of Everything

Good Omens

• daegar: Ordinary People.

All the stories are complete, and the sparkly lines are the last added. :D

Now, I'm asking for your help. :) Are there AU fics you particularly liked, that you'd like to rec me? (Please?)

(Yup, the sparkly ones are the latest additions. :P)

Comments

[lucymay-lj.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the recs! They really made my evening, especially Promised Eternity. I wish I had a lot of truly wonderful recs to make in return, but the only AUs I can think of off the top of my head are the Samvines and Marauder fics on FA that you've doubtless read, owing their popularity.
This one's really good, from the FQ fest:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by penknife

http://www.livejournal.com/users/penknife/142035.html

Anyhoo...
~LucyMay

[kasche.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you've found the list useful! Oh, I know, I've read Promised Eternity a shitload of times. :D

Thank you for the link! I've heard about that story, but I haven't got around to read it yet. :D (Just read the header - is that a Sirius/Remus Jane-Eyre-style??? XDDDDDD)