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FANDOM: The Baby-sitters Club - Ann M. Martin
FIC LINK: Here
AUTHOR LINK:

ScarletCorvid
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 1506
MAIN CHARACTERS: Claudia Kishi, Janine Kishi

FIC SUMMARY: Claudia would always see that night when Janine came to ease a chocolate craving as the first time they really bonded as sisters.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is PERFECT. Both character voices are really, really well done, and the entire situation is something so easily believable and possible. It's a really sweet moment and I love it so, so much.

thady

FANDOM: Natsume Yuujinchou | Natsume's Book of Friends
FIC LINK: Three for Family.
AUTHOR LINK:

NightsMistress
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 3,600 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Natsume Takashi, Fujiwara Touko, Fujiwara Shigeru

FIC SUMMARY: The more Touko hears about Natsume Takashi, the more confused she becomes. The stories she hears are of a selfish child acting out for attention, or worse, but all she can see is a sad, lost child in need of a place to put down roots so that he can settle his mind.

RECCER'S NOTES: This is such a wonderful characer study of bot Touko and of Natsume as we see him through her eyes. I love the way the story flows, and how Touka sees more than the others do. There's such a gentleness and kindness to her that makes me love her just the more.

ozqueen

FANDOM: MCU, Captain America, The Avengers
FIC LINK: Something That Starts With
AUTHOR LINK:

fabrega
RATING/WARNING(S): G | Spoilers for Civil War
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 1825
MAIN CHARACTERS: Scott Lang, Sam Wilson, Clint Barton, Wanda Maximoff

FIC SUMMARY: "Come on," Scott says, "We've gotta keep ourselves entertained."

"We really don't," Sam counters.

(Spoilers for Civil War)

RECCER'S NOTES:

An adorable and funny take on a 'missing scene' from Civil War. I love all of the featured characters here; they're voiced very well and I can accept this as my new headcanon quite readily.

thady

FANDOM: The Lord of the Rings
FIC LINK: An Unseen Question.
AUTHOR LINK:

rhymer23 |

rhymer23
RATING/WARNING(S): G | none
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 3,850 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Merry Brandybuck, Pippin Took

FIC SUMMARY:

"The caterpillar started it." Merry and Pippin are infected with a sudden bout of investigative fervour. Can Rivendell cope with two lively hobbits whose hunger for answers threatens to surpass even their hunger for food?

RECCER'S NOTES:

This takes a humorous though and spins it further. It's humor with serious underlining and it's quite touching. I love Merry and Pippin here, and how the other characters react to them.

thady

FANDOM: Stargate SG-1
FIC LINK: Sisters in Arms.
AUTHOR LINK:

dsudis
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | 984 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Sam Carter, Sha're

FIC SUMMARY: Sam thought Sha're, at least, must speak some English.

RECCER'S NOTES:

I love the description of Sam and her thoughts, and I love the interaction between her and Sha're. I would have loved to see something like this on the show. While being a reaction to the lack of women and interaction between them (on the show), this story is wonderful in its own right. It articulates some things that have been consciously and sub-consciously bothering me and I love it.

ozqueen

FANDOM: Sense8
FIC LINK: Accommodation
AUTHOR LINK:

story_monger
RATING/WARNING(S): G | canon-typical violence, spoilers for S1
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete | 2571
MAIN CHARACTERS: Capheus, Sun

FIC SUMMARY:

Capheus still sees the expressions a man makes when a machete rips through his chest. He knows what lungs sound like when they’re popped open. He knows that blood is hot when it sprays from a jugular and he knows that it tastes salty when it lands on his lips and tongue.

Capheus, after the battle.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is amazing. It captures the connection of the cluster in a very real sort of way, and it's a wonderful exploration of the way Capheus seeks to find a balance between who he is and what he has done. The discussion he has with Sun, and the way they relate to one another and talk through what they've just shared, is like a missing scene from canon. This is a fic very true to the characters, and my favourite to come from the fandom so far.

thady

FANDOM: The Secret Garden
FIC LINK: A Garden in the Punjab.
AUTHOR LINK:

Rosie_Rues
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 8,300 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Mary Lennox, OFC, Ayah

FIC SUMMARY: There is another garden, in India. These are the women of that garden, over two generations, Mary's mother and ayah, and both their two daughters. In the end, I'm afraid, this is only where the story begins, but I hope it opens up the original story and takes us out into the world beyond the secret gardens.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is such a lovely story. I love how this unfolds, the strands of the story parting and coming back together. I love the original characters here, and the background characters. They really come to life here.

thady

FANDOM: The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings
FIC LINK: Revision.
AUTHOR LINK:

lydiabennet
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 1,450 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Bilbo Baggins

FIC SUMMARY: Bilbo can't write the Red Book the way that he'd like.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a well-thought out, well-written story. It's believable, very much in character and slightly creepy. Love Bilbo here, and his thoughts, and how he tries to be true.

thady

FANDOM: The Lord of the Rings
FIC LINK: Voices at the Door.
AUTHOR LINK:

rhymer23
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: novelette | ~ 16,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Bilbo Baggins, Aragorn

FIC SUMMARY: Bilbo spent nineteen years in Rivendell, as both he and the world changed. This is those nineteen years charted in scenes between Bilbo and Aragorn, plus occasional letters that remained unsent.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a wonderful story depicting the frienship between Aragorn and Bilbo Baggins. Both of them are very much in character (more-so with their book versions, though). I can hear them clearly.
This fills the gaps of the "The Lord of the Rings" with life. I love Bilbo's voice here, and how he sees (and not-sees) the world and the happenings around him.

thisbluespirit

FANDOM: Doctor Who
FIC LINK: Nine Hours, Give or Take
AUTHOR LINK: Bad Dickens
RATING/WARNING(S): All ages | None
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 2457
MAIN CHARACTERS: Donna Noble, Tenth Doctor

FIC SUMMARY: Donna in the toilet, the Doctor in the broom cupboard. Exciting? Oh, yes.

RECCER'S NOTES: During Partners in Crime, Donna and the Doctor spent about nine hours in their respective hiding places. Nine hours. Donna and Ten. Yes . . . How exactly did they pass the time? Bad Dickens has the answer here, and the result is far more entertaining than a tale of a toilet and a broom cupboard has any right to be.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Desk Duty.
AUTHOR LINK:

mosylu
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 1,900 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Irma Pince, Dolores Umbridge

FIC SUMMARY: When she returned to the desk, she found her least favorite member of the faculty behind it, reaching for a drawer. - "I do believe," Madam Pince said in a voice that dripped icicles, "that this is my desk."

RECCER'S NOTES:

Because this is a great view on an seldom mentioned character. Because this a great view on the other things that happened during "Order of the Phoenix". Because it might just have happened like this.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Step Right Up.
AUTHOR LINK:

starfishstar
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 2,040 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Lee Jordan, Kingsley Shacklebolt

FIC SUMMARY: Lee Jordan has the best idea of his life. Now he just needs someone else to hear him out.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is how it could have happened. Love the vivid description, and the mix of brightness and darkness. Love Kingsley's view on Lee, and their interaction.

thady

FANDOM: The Lord of the Rings | The Hobbit
FIC LINK: A Light In Shadows
AUTHOR LINK:

icarus_chained
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 2,030 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Bilbo Baggins, Elrond

FIC SUMMARY:

After the Fellowship have set out, Elrond and Bilbo discuss rings, and kings, and things that are more important than treasures, no matter how wicked and lovely and persuasive they may be.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a wonderful and marvelous story. Love the characterization of both Bilbo and Elrond. Whether book canon or movie canon, the characters sound like themselves. And I adore the friendship of Elrond and Bilbo.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Conversations with the Dead
AUTHOR LINK:

lunabee34
RATING/WARNING(S): PG/PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 660 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Draco Malfoy, Moaning Myrtle

FIC SUMMARY: This is a short ficlet set during the time in which Draco is working on the cabinet in the Room of Requirement.

RECCER'S NOTES: This is a great character study of Draco. He is both close to canon and sympathetic, which for me is difficult to achieve.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: A Time To Act
AUTHOR LINK:

mindabbles
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 1,850 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Minerva McGonagall

FIC SUMMARY: Sometimes your power’s not in being able to prevent events, but in how you react. - Minerva McGonagall at Hogwarts during the school year Harry misses.

RECCER'S NOTES: This is a wonderful look at Minerva McGonagall, the characterization is spot-on. The mixture of bravery and pragmatism, how she has to carefully navigate difficult waters. Yet she doesn't give up.

thady

FANDOM: Iron Man (Movies)
FIC LINK: They Don't Know Where We Come From
AUTHOR LINK:

ladyflowdi
RATING/WARNING(S): R
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 4,700 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Tony Stark, James "Rhodey" Rhodes

FIC SUMMARY: "Shrapnel," Tony says, and alarms go off around his ears and he can’t breathe and the pain is going to eat him up from the head down. "In my heart. I made it. Not the shrapnel. ...Well. The shrapnel too."

RECCER'S NOTES: This is a great, heartbreaking missing scene from the first movie. It makes so much sense for there to be such a scene. Great characterization, and I love Tony and Rhodey's frienship.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: After the earth
AUTHOR LINK:

flambeau /

torch
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 470 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Mrs. Pettigrew, Remus Lupin, OC

FIC SUMMARY: She knew well in advance that they were coming. She'd already cleaned everything off the mantelpiece - the photographs, the display case, the flowers. The dust.

RECCER'S NOTES: This snippet isn't long, but it packs such a punch. I always wondered about Mrs. Pettigrew and who she was and how she felt. In this short snippet she really comes to life.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: We Are Tired of Your Discipline
AUTHOR LINK:

tosca1390
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 2,240 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Ginny Weasley

FIC SUMMARY: The feeling that she’d either kill or be killed at Hogwarts this year hadn’t left her all summer.

RECCER'S NOTES: Ginny during the seventh book. Wonderful character study. I love her strength, her stubbornnes and snarkyness and her vulnerability and her spine.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Cho Chang & the Jasmine Code
AUTHOR LINK:

xenokattz
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13 (for strong language & violence)
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 5,400 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Cho Chang

FIC SUMMARY: (Set between Half-Blood Prince & Deathly Hallows) Before returning to help her former schoolmates in the Battle of Hogwarts, Cho Chang fought against Voldemort & his follows in a more covert manner.

RECCER'S NOTES: Cho doesn't get much love in the books or in fandom, so it's always a great treat to find a Cho-centric story. Especially when it's so interesting and well-written as this one is.

I love the glimpse we're allowed into her life during the seventh book. She's fully fledged out here, and I'd just love to meet this Cho.

thady

FANDOM: Stargate Atlantis
FIC LINK: Look Up In The Sky
AUTHOR LINK:

teand
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WORD COUNT: ~ 1,230
MAIN CHARACTERS: Elizabeth Weir, Richard Woolsey

FIC SUMMARY: Perception is everything.

RECCER'S NOTES: The show usually focuses on the main characters, as does most fanfiction. It's nice to see those little things that don't make it into the show. It's always good to be reminded of the people who are doing the more everyday sort of work, but are just as necessary and heroic as a McKay or a Sheppard.
I really love Weir's voice here.

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Entries tagged with missing scene

the baby-sitters club: chocolate connections, by scarletcorvid

Natsume Yuujinchou: Three for Family, by NightsMistress.

mcu/captain america: something that starts with, by fabrega

The Lord of the Rings: An Unseen Question, by Rhymer.

SG-1: Sisters in Arms, by Dira Sudis.

sense8: accommodation, by story_monger

Secret Garden: A Garden in the Punjab, by rosemaryandrue (Rosie_Rues).

LotR: Revision, by teasel.

LotR: Voices at the Door, by Rhymer23.

Doctor Who: Nine Hours, Give or Take by Bad Dickens

HP: Desk Duty, by Mosylu.

HP: Step Right Up, by starfishstar.

LotR: A Light In Shadows, by icarus_chained.

HP: Conversations with the Dead, by lunabee34.

HP: A Time To Act, by mindabbles.

Iron Man-Movies: They Don't Know Where We Come From, by ladyflowdi.

HP: After the earth, by flambeau (torch).

HP: We Are Tired of Your Discipline, by tosca1390.

HP: Cho Chang & the Jasmine Code, by xenokattz.

SGA: Look Up In the Sky, by teand.

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