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FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: Same Time Next Year
AUTHOR LINK: [livejournal.com profile] apreludetoanend
RATING/WARNING(S): Choose not to warn
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 2,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester

FIC SUMMARY: Pilot AU. Some things never change. When Dad goes missing, Dean comes for Sam.

RECCER'S NOTES:

I can't stop thinking about the ending of this one. A clever, heartbreaking idea, beautifully written with a cheerful, arrogant Dean and a weary, worried Sam. So much in so few words.



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FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: That I Could Travel Light.
AUTHOR LINK: [livejournal.com profile] kres
RATING/WARNING(S): R
WIP?/WORD COUNT: novelle | ~ 20,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester

FIC SUMMARY: Amnesia fic. And then again, not really. - 'Born Under a Bad Sign', aftermath of sorts.

RECCER'S NOTES:

I lost interest in Supernatural a while back, but recent discussion made me re-read a few of my old favorites. This story certainly passes the test of time.

I love the atmosphere of this story. And the plot and its resolution, which was stunning and completely logical. And I love this Sam here and his relationship to his brother. Brilliant.

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FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: Vocabulary
AUTHOR LINK: [archiveofourown.org profile] innie
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete | 3540
MAIN CHARACTERS: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, John Winchester

FIC SUMMARY: Given a week to define himself, Sam watches Dean.

RECCER'S NOTES:

I love this idea! It's such a clever way to focus on one character and explore their traits and the people around them. I love Sam's quiet introspection and his studying of Dean and John.



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FANDOM: Baccano!
FIC LINK: Copycats
AUTHOR LINK: r_lee
RATING/WARNING(S): None
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete,1200 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Isaac Dian, Miria Harvent

FIC SUMMARY: It was their first heist, but it was destined not to be their last.

RECCER'S NOTES: An absolutely adorable take on Miria and Isaac as children. The voices of the two are perfect, and the relationship the have to each other (and to stealing things!) is incredibly faithful to the show. Plus, it's really funny!



FANDOM: Supernatural, Rise of the Guardians
FIC LINK: A Colder Shade of Pale
AUTHOR LINK: Saphie
RATING/WARNING(S): Violence against children
WIP?/WORD COUNT:
MAIN CHARACTERS: Jack Frost, Jamie Bennett, Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester

FIC SUMMARY: When children in the town of Burgess are found frozen to death in their beds, the Winchesters go on the hunt for the creature responsible. Local lore tells of Burgess being the origin place of the winter spirit known as Jack Frost, and thinking he’s the killer, the boys set out to put Jack down for his final rest. Jack, however, has other plans...

RECCER'S NOTES: I love this sort of crossover; the characters are antagonistic to each other, but they're fighting for reasons that make perfect sense, and you understand why they're doing what they're doing even as you're yelling at the screen to just talk it out, already, guys! The work done to make the fusion of these two worlds is great, and the fic is tightly plotted and suspenseful.
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FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: Witness
AUTHOR LINK: [archiveofourown.org profile] Damerel
RATING/WARNING(S): General audiences, None
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete, 2114 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Anna Milton

FIC SUMMARY: What Anna overheard on Angel Radio.

RECCER'S NOTES: Anna Milton was a character with such (wasted) potential. This fic deals with her backstory in a truly inspired way. (BTW, there's a Dean/Castiel throwaway line but the focus of the story is definitely Anna's character and as such the fic totally qualify as gen to me.)
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FANDOM: Doctor Who
FIC LINK: Transferrable Skills
AUTHOR LINK: [archiveofourown.org profile] elstaplador
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 2137
MAIN CHARACTERS: Donna Noble, The Doctor

FIC SUMMARY: Temping: an underrated profession. Five things that Donna has learned in her time as an agency worker.

RECCER'S NOTES:

A fic that focuses less on 'fixing' what canon did to Donna, and instead just focuses on Donna herself. This is brilliant, and sad, and perfectly demonstrates exactly what is so tragic about Donna's ending.

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FANDOM: The X-Files, Supernatural
FIC LINK: Northern Lights
AUTHOR LINK: [livejournal.com profile] se_parsons
RATING/WARNING(S): PG | Moderate violence
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 9,800
MAIN CHARACTERS: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, John Winchester

FIC SUMMARY: Sam & Dean and Mulder & Scully get in each other's way during a case.

RECCER'S NOTES:

Oh man - perfect Mulder and Scully. The observations of the Winchester clan are amazing as well, and I love that somebody has taken the time to combine these two fandoms. Perfect and subtle, I could paste any given paragraph from this fic to demonstrate why I love it so much.



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Arrrgh real life got in the way of my gensploder of the month momentum! I'll try and pick it up a bit!

FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: Straight on 'Til Morning
AUTHOR LINK: [livejournal.com profile] apocalypsos
RATING/WARNING(S): R | violence/language
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 3860
MAIN CHARACTERS: Mary Winchester, John Winchester, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester

FIC SUMMARY: Thirteen times Mary knows her scars are beautiful.

RECCER'S NOTES:

An AU in which Mary escapes the fire and the Winchesters take to hunting as a family. Amazing, amazing fic and Mary is wonderful. There's some John/Mary but I feel this stands on its own as a character piece. (Unfortunately I can only find a link to the LJ entry and I have to copy & paste the fic into another window to make it easier on the eyes, but I still say it's worth it!)



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FANDOM: Pushing Daisies, Supernatural
FIC LINK: With Kindness
AUTHOR LINK: [archiveofourown.org profile] entanglednow
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 2148
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Ned (Pushing Daisies)

FIC SUMMARY: He's taller than Dean expects and he smells like apple pie.

RECCER'S NOTES:

A fantastic, clever idea, and Dean's view on Ned's world is just precious and hilarious. The first lines:

He's taller than Dean expects and he smells like apple pie. It should throw him more than it does. But then this place isn't like anywhere else. A bright slice of hectic colour and gaudy shine. It's like the normal rules no longer apply. He thinks, for one serious minute, that he's taken a wrong turn and gotten lost in some Trickster's drunken fever dream.




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[personal profile] ozqueen
FANDOM: Doctor Who, Supernatural
FIC LINK: Past Tense
AUTHOR LINK: [archiveofourown.org profile] try2catchme
RATING/WARNING(S): T
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 6,851
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, The Doctor (Ten)

FIC SUMMARY: "This grin was brand new. It promised danger and excitement and probably epic stupidity under the guise of genius, but most of all it promised fun in the midst of it."

RECCER'S NOTES:

Because Dean's suspicion and angst and natural wariness combined with the Doctor's boundless enthusiasm makes for such fun reading! I can't possibly not rec this.



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FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: Red
AUTHOR LINK: [fanfiction.net profile] 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.



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FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: The Raven on AO3 or The Raven on livejournal
AUTHOR LINK: [livejournal.com profile] jedisapphire
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13, minor language, horror elements and violence, nothing worse than what’s on the show. Spoilers through to episode 8.10, Torn and Frayed
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete, 30K
MAIN CHARACTERS: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester

FIC SUMMARY:
The Raven is a hotel opposite a haunted house a few miles outside Baltimore. Sam and Dean are there on a boringly routine job. Then Sam finds a package of nineteenth-century letters under a floorboard, a mysterious ghost with sad eyes insists that Dean is going to kill his brother, and the world’s creepiest doctor shows up claiming he can cure Sam, who’s suddenly starting to spike high fevers for no reason Dean can figure out.

RECCER'S NOTES:
The Supernatural fandom can do case!fic like no one's business, this is just one example of how awesome it can be. The setting is creepy, the boys are snarky and there's a dash of h/c that feels very true to the show. There are some small moments of outsider POV peppered in that are fantastic as well.

It was written as part of the [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_bigbang this year and there's also amazing artwork for it: Art Post
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FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: On Warm Summer Nights
AUTHOR LINK: [livejournal.com profile] lyra_wing
RATING/WARNING(S): PG. No spoilers provided you've seen past the first episode.
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 4021
MAIN CHARACTERS: Mary Winchester, John Winchester, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester

FIC SUMMARY: Mary works the late shift at this diner, and John visits her. Sam and Dean also visit her.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is really beautiful. There are touches of John/Mary, but this is most definitely a gen fic. It's bittersweet and haunting in the best possible way.

Another under the cut: Crossing the Line, by gekizetsu... )



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FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: A Western, I Guess
AUTHOR LINK: [archiveofourown.org profile] Obstinatrix
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 1,156
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester

FIC SUMMARY: They say they came out of Kansas, a long time ago.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This fic is really beautiful, told like it's legend of the Winchester brothers themselves. I'll leave an excerpt, because the way it's written is completely magical. ♥


Those who're fond of records, they'll look 'em up and tell you there's a Winchester here; here, see? Here, two boys of the nineteen-eighties who drove their father's car through a half-century modern. That's what they'll tell you, but there aren't any records of what those Winchesters did after the school district lost track: other'n that they killed some and got killed, and then killed again, and who-all can die twice?

Well, now. Guys that do, they got a name for them. Guys who drink and shoot and go down swinging, get a bullet in the head and do it all again, that's what legends are. The Winchester boys are guys like that. They die in the dirt thrice over, and then they get back up and walk, knives stuck in their spines, gunshot and whisky in their stomachs. The Winchesters keep on dying, but they say they can't be killed, so who's to say they were ever born, either, like normal folk? Who's to say.




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FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: Heroes for Ghosts
AUTHOR LINK: [fanfiction.net profile] gaelicspirit
RATING/WARNING(S): T, canon-typical violence
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 113,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, original characters

FIC SUMMARY: Set after 1.16, Shadow. In an attempt to save a disillusioned hunter from himself, Dean and Sam are caught in a spell that sends them to 1870 Texas. Surviving the old west is hard enough. Escaping it could prove to be impossible.

RECCER'S NOTES:

YOU GUYS. When my hands weren't busy scrolling my mouse down through this fic, they were clutched to my face in delight. This is such an epic, epic read. So beautifully written, with such vivid language and imagery, perfect characterisation, and such an amazing blend of tension and humour. The original characters are amazing, and the world created in this fic is just. perfect.

It's a long read, but a fantastic read, and like nothing I have read before. It's honestly not as cracky as it sounds - somehow it just works. It's Supernatural in the Old West, and yes, it's phenomenal.



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FANDOM: Supernatural & The Time Traveler's Wife
FIC LINK: Barefoot Girl
AUTHOR LINK: [livejournal.com profile] kalquessa
RATING/WARNING(S): PG / Spoilers for the book and up to/including S2's Houses of the Holy for Supernatural.
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 11,547
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dean Winchester, Alba DeTamble, Sam Winchester

FIC SUMMARY: None provided, I'll just post a quick excerpt:

He's never seen her before in his life, and he's supposed to meet his dad several blocks from here in a couple minutes, but she beckons him over with a happy wave of her hand, still smiling, and he crosses back over to the sidewalk, half out of curiosity and half out of a sort of obligatory suspicion that she's something weird that needs looking into.


RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a combination of fandoms I have never even considered, but I found this fic yesterday and it is amazing. Somehow it blends angst and fluff really, really well. There's some suspicion and confusion, and a lot of cuteness as Dean and Alba stumble into one another. I love Dean's attitude towards not only her time travelling, but Alba herself, and the scenes with Sam are really well done, with just the right touch of snark and sense.



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FANDOM: Supernatural
FIC LINK: Accountability
AUTHOR LINK: [livejournal.com profile] dodger_winslow
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete, 5020
MAIN CHARACTERS: Sam, Dean, OMC

FIC SUMMARY:
Karl Buckman had been driving a big rig since he was eighteen, and he’d never even had so much as a speeding ticket until now. For the life of him, he didn’t know how this could have happened, how things could have gone so horribly wrong that he’d have no memory of the accident at all, only of waking up on his knees in the wet grass, staring at the mangled wreck of a ’67 black Impala and the bloody bodies inside.

RECCER'S NOTES:
This fic is set just after the season 2 premiere, In My Time of Dying and focuses on Karl, the trucker who was driving the mac truck that slammed into the Impala. It feel so true that you swear this happened in the series. It's a beautiful look at both the Winchester family and the people impacted by the 'family business'.