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FANDOM: The Silmarillion
FIC LINK: Across Dark Waters
AUTHOR LINK:

zimraphel
RATING/WARNING(S): General | None
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | ~2750 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Maeglin, Námo, [mystery]

FIC SUMMARY: A look at the passage to Mandos, based partly on Greek mythology and Gypsy folklore, in which Maeglin gets what's coming to him.

RECCER'S NOTES: Maeglin, one of The Silmarillion's nastier Bad Boys, meets his match in this unusual story. Zimraphel has a unique take on the Halls of Mandos, the Elvish afterlife, with a surprisingly successful fusion with Greek myth. Strong characterisations and crackling dialogue, sharp & meaningful, with a lovely edge of wry humour. Maeglin's final comeuppence, and his attitude to it, are simply inspired! The identity of the PoV character is cleverly concealed, with a trail of breadcrumbs enticing the reader to guess. The setting is depicted sparingly yet atmospherically.

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FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Changeling
AUTHOR LINK:

lydiabennet
RATING/WARNING(S): PG | No author warnings; dark
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 2,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Fred Weasley, Weasley family

FIC SUMMARY: Fred wants a dog, and he'll do anything to get one. Anything at all.

RECCER'S NOTES: I recommended this back in 2006 in my first flush of HP enthusiasm and I've been plugging it everywhere since, not only as one of the more original stories I've encountered in the HP fandom but also as a prime example that gen need never mean dull. It's a creepy short story that slips seamlessly into canon and could easily have been written by Rowling, yet it changes everything. The whole Weasley family is characterised perfectly through the young Fred's eyes, from the mother he barely hears to the paragon elder brothers he doesn't want to emulate. Unlike many older stories, it only gains extra impact from the events of Deathly Hallows.

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FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Dumbledore, or The Magical Prometheus
AUTHOR LINK:

marginaliana
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13 | 'Not a happy piece. Spoilers for HBP.' Darkfic.
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | ~900 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape

FIC SUMMARY: Dumbledore does the unthinkable to create the perfect spy. Things don't go as planned.

RECCER'S NOTES:

Signing in as your second (& sluggish) Gensploder for June. I'm going to try to highlight a range of fandoms, some big, some tiny. Hopefully there'll be something for all tastes.

A powerful look at the relationship between Dumbledore & Snape through the lens of the wonderful crossover premise that Dumbledore created a Frankensnape to be his spy. The metaphor works as an excellent character study of the darker side to Dumbledore, willingly sacrificing those whose lives must be rendered to the cause, unable to love without manipulating. It's also a thoughtful coming-of-age story for the Creature. Canon events are deftly reinterpreted, and the ending is chillingly inevitable.

thady

FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: Five Things The Chip Was Never Marketed For
AUTHOR LINK:

sangpassionne
RATING/WARNING(S): R
WIP?/WORD COUNT: ~ 2,500 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Spike, Xander Harris, OCs

FIC SUMMARY: Based on the five things challenge, this story assumes that Spike was recaptured during The Initiative (4.7) and offers five possible futures for him. All events after that episode happened as we saw it on screen, only without Spike’s presence. All scenarios take place during the time period of AtS season 5, so there may be a few character spoilers.

RECCER'S NOTES: Dark and disturbing and revealing and psychological sound. Brilliant.

ozqueen

FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: Red
AUTHOR LINK:

BigPink
RATING/WARNING(S): T | There are strong implications of noncon/underage sexual activity, but nothing explicit. Also, as someone who is easily squicked, injuries and gore had me squirming a few times...
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 82,000
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester

FIC SUMMARY: Something evil is killing treeplanters in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, possibly the same predator that Dean narrowly escaped years before. How Grimm will things get before the brothers figure it out?

RECCER'S NOTES:

A mutated/dark take on Little Red Riding Hood and OH MAN so amazing. One of the best examples of 'did the research' ever, this fic just transports you to places and times and occupations in the best/worst ways. There are times where it's not an easy read - there's angst, and injuries, and dark content, but it's the boys hunting down a horrible creature and having to go through the daily, awful suffering that comes with Hunting sometimes.

It's long and it's plotty and it's a great/dark/disturbing/wonderful read.

thady

FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: Five Things The Chip Was Never Marketed For
AUTHOR LINK:

sangpassionne
RATING/WARNING(S): R
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot; ~ 2,500 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Spike, Xander, OCs

FIC SUMMARY: Based on the five things challenge, this story assumes that Spike was recaptured during The Initiative (4.7) and offers five possible futures for him. All events after that episode happened as we saw it on screen, only without Spike’s presence. All scenarios take place during the time period of AtS season 5, so there may be a few character spoilers.

RECCER'S NOTES:

Dark and disturbing and revealing and psychological sound. Brilliant.

thady

FANDOM: Stargate: Atlantis
FIC LINK: Cocytus.
AUTHOR LINK:

eretria &

murron
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: ~ 7,800 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: team

FIC SUMMARY: They cry for those who have no one left to cry for them.
In Greek mythology, Cocytus, meaning river of wailing (Greek κωκυτός, "lamentation") was the river in the underworld on the banks of which the dead who could not pay Charon wandered, according to most accounts, for one hundred years.

RECCER'S NOTES: This was written for

sga_flashfic's Dark Side Challenge. I don't want to give away too much of the story, but it deals with the darker aspects of the Pegasus galaxy which are rarely shown on the show. The story's creepy and horrifying in a very real way, beautifully written and has great characterization. The images and feelings evoked stayed with me for a long time.

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Entries tagged with dark

The Silmarillion: Across Dark Waters, by Zimraphel

Harry Potter: Changeling, by lydiabennet

Harry Potter: Dumbledore, or The Magical Prometheus, by marginaliana

BtVS: Five Things The Chip Was Never Marketed For, by sangpassione.

supernatural: red, by bigpink

BtVS: Five Things The Chip Was Never Marketed For, By Sangpassionne.

SGA: Cocytus, by eretria & murron.

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