Tiny fandom fics

[doranwen]

Tiny fandoms time! (At least the database is perfect for that right now, since those are what I started with.) I've rec'd some of these in earlier posts but I'm starting to lose track of which, lol, other than I know I've rec'd all the ones under 1k and over 50k, so I'll eliminate those here and just show the ones in between, which is a lot of them. I'm defining "tiny" as Yuletide-eligible, which technically includes Matrix fic at this point, I believe. (A bit of a loophole, that, but it's not the only one, at least.) I also eliminated any WIPs (as I did with the over 50k post) because I know a lot of people who don't like reading anything that's not complete (especially if there's little to no chance of it being finished).

Again, ratings from Fanfiction.net were translated into G to R, and ratings from AO3 were translated into PG to X (which was shorter than NC-17). Anything not rated on AO3 or other sites is marked Unrated. I'll try to give warnings if there's anything that would fall under the big four AO3 warnings, and any ships.

I don't promise that all of these are necessarily the best-written (though many are!), just that they have something about them that I've really enjoyed, and hopefully you will find the same thing in some of them. :)

( Crossovers )

( Alphas )

( Cybergeddon )

( Deep Impact )

( FBI (TV) )

( Flood (2007) )

( Fried Green Tomatoes )

( Gold Diggers (1995) )

( Push )

( Speed (1994) )

( Stick It (2006) )

( The Matrix )

Wow, that took a LOT longer than I expected - mostly because I had to skim-read each of them to write something up about them. Next time I'll just skip that part, maybe, lol. But I hope someone finds this list helpful in some way to make it worth it. :)

Rectember: Tiny Fandoms

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Have I Got News For You May 7th, 1862 by Thorya
Historical RPF, Have I Got News For You

Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, and James Clerk Maxwell take part in a topical news quiz, and it's hilarious. This follows the format of HIGNFY, but I don't think you need to be familiar with the show to understand what's going on. Just enjoy jokes about the uselessness of politicians and Nightingale berating Darwin for being an idiot. I was in stitches.


As Brothers by Linsky
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Max Engelman/Henry Sugar

Henry is a card sharp who donates most of his winnings to orphanages. When the casinos become suspicious of his good luck, he hires his friend Max, a make up artist, to create elaborate disguises for him.

That's all you need to know to follow this fun story in which our heroes have to fake a relationship to deflect the attention of the mob. The author has an uncanny ability to imitate Roald Dahl's narrative voice, and it makes such a satisfying slashy sequel to canon.


So Many Miles and So Long by missmollyetc
The Lost World - Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Malone/John Roxton

After their adventures in South America, Ned visits Lord John at home and finds what he's been looking for all along. I love the gorgeous, vivid descriptions in this, and the author has a really deft touch with dialogue, packing a lot into a few words.


a future not yet extinguished by Melody_Jade
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Li Mu Bai/Yu Xiu Lian

If you've seen the film: please enjoy this wonderful fix-it for the terrible, no good, very bad canon ending. If you haven't seen the film: please enjoy this story of a woman saving the life of the man she's been in love with for decades and then riding off with him into the sunset.


Major Arcana XXII and XXII by CorpseBrigadier
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead – Stoppard

A seriously gorgeous piece of art that imagines Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as tarot cards. I loved the way it plays with probability in the style of canon, and there are so many insightful little details – check out the cool skull coins at the bottom of each card.