[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

[setissma.livejournal.com]

:)) Thanks so much for the rec, but I think the coding has gone a bit haywire, cos that's not my title. :X

[kasche.livejournal.com]

Thanks to you for your story - and to Linn for her art. :D I've read it yesterday night, and that was what drove me to draw the entry in the first place.

And it was so hot, too, by the by.

Aaah, sorry about that! I was editing the entry to add a link I'd found, and I made a bit of a mess. :P

[sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com]

*yawwwwwns* Morning love! *catches up on flist frantically*

Have you checked out the stories at hp_au_ficathon? Lots of good stuff over there . . .

[kasche.livejournal.com]

...

Well, heaven forbid I go for the easy way. ^^; Thank you so much, I had completely forgot about that! I have read good stuff there, too... Oh, well.

Good morning, darling! :D

[spacedye-vest.livejournal.com]

I love Wandering Gets You Down, but you already knew that :) It's such a beautiful, perfect fic.

I'm afraid I can't help... oh wait... there was one...
I'll tell you if I can remember.

I love you.

[kasche.livejournal.com]

Hehe! If you remember, I'm here. :D

Oh my, yes, it is. I remember trying to sketch the scene where Sirius and James are talking together - maybe getting drunk, but I'm not sure, I haven't read it again in a long time. I should try again. Sooner or later. :P

[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)