Nominees and Voting
The official nominees for bestofheroes are below the cut. Any category not having three different stories nominated was discarded. Any story nominated for a discarded category will be awarded an honorable mention in the winners' announcement.
Best Short Het Fic
Not Exactly Friends by technosage
Governance by poisontaster
Guilt by karathephantom
Death by karathephantom
Burns by karathephantom
At Long Last by jadeblood
outside looking in by thisissirius
Best Short Slash Fic
Seconds, Changes, Second Chances by kattahj
Five Years Gone by ouronlyhunter
Laughter by littlewings04
World Enough, And Time by saturnalia
That Night at the Motel by cazrolime
About Love by superherogrlcat
Who'll Stop the Rain by swallow_dream
The Anatomy of Kissing by eonism
Still Life Fortunes by puckkit
the only choices you have left are how you're going to die by cryinq_star
Best Short Gen Fic
One Day by Jessica Sanders (on Fanfiction.Net)
Just Good Fortune by acaciaonnastik
Musings: Claire by jadeblood
A Mother's Wish by jadeblood
Peter Petrelli, Hero by snowpuppies
Five Moments to Define a Dream of Flying by phoenixchilde
Swinging Both Ways (And Then Some) by trollprincess
Finding Home by bloggybug
Wreckage by kudosandhuzzah
Lost and Found by bittersweet_ink
Best Peter/Claire (Related) Fic (G-PG13)
Through A Father's Eyes by eowyn_girl
Overheard in New York by svilleficrecs
According to Plan (Live Long and Pon Farr Remix) by marksapelli
And so this gets sacrificed by fated_addiction
5 Things That Never Happened on Peter and Claire's Roadtrip by _hazelnutcoffee
Best Mohinder/Peter Fic (G-PG13)
Pieces of the Elephant by technosage
In the Wake of Giants by eonism
Armed With Knowledge by technosage
Best Mohinder/Sylar Fic (G-PG13)
Tomorrow Never Came by mneiai
Blinders by isagel
Stolen Virtues of Lesser Men by them0rgue
Snapshots of a Quiet Life by cerebel
Sleep With Sylar, Save the World by tju_tju_tju_tju
Best Nathan/Peter Fic (G-PG13)
No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground by hackthis
Speed Dial. No. 2 by hackthis
In Vino, Fraternitas by kindkit
Clothing Does Make the Man by hackthis
Best Peter/Claire (Related) Fic (R-NC17)
No Place for Morality by dragonydreams
Full Circle by eowyn_girl
Rules by literarylemming
Easy to Love by crimsongrace
Best Claude/Peter Fic (R-NC17)
Open Wounds by violet_quill
You're One of Them by mystery_sock
Hide and Seek, Show and Tell by mystery_sock
Once Had Wings by mystery_sock
Best Mohinder/Sylar Fic (R-NC17)
Cinnamon and Caramel by saena17
Bogeyman Blues by fantasticpants
The Love Song of Gabriel "Sylar" Gray by hackthis
The Death of Thought by puckkit
Alternate Universe by violet_anchovy
Best Nathan/Peter Fic (R-NC17)
Watching for Reindeer by mx_luder_xf
Icarus Is Just This Boy I Know by sparky77
The Circle Game by linaerys
def•i•ni•tion [ dèffə nísh'n ] by hackthis
A Game For Fools by eponis
Love by 47_trek_47
In Madness Kissed by liritarofrohan
Reciprocity by sparrowette
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by linaerys
Best Mohinder/Peter Fic (R-NC17)
Glasses by eonism
Fearless, Effusive, and Full of Grace by technosage
Incubus by eonism
Best Threesome Fic (R-NC17)
Truth or Dare (Claire/Nathan/Peter) by dragonydreams
Best Tip Ever (Mohinder/Claire/Peter) by cold_queen_5
Thicker Than Blood (Claire/Nathan/Peter) by txtequilanights
Boundaries Erased (Claire/Nathan/Peter) by srichard
Best Other Het Pairing (G-PG13)
They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To (Nathan/Meredith) by trollprincess
One Pure Thing (Molly/Mohinder) by cypanache
Old Friends (Molly/Mohinder) by cold_queen_5
The Moments Destiny Provides (Hiro/Claire) by rachel_lupin
The Vow She Made by dragonsinger
Best Other Het Pairing (R-NC17)
outside looking in (Nathan/Heidi) by thisissirius
All Kinds of Fur (Noah/Claire) by freetheelves2
Ssshhh (Sylar/Claire) by freetheelves2
Intoxication (Sylar/Claire) by freetheelves2
Cat and Mouse (Sylar/Claire) by freetheelves2
Red Suits You (Sylar/Claire) by freetheelves2
Nascent (Mohinder/Claire) by kenzimone
Perfect Just Like Me (Sylar/Claire) by andbless_mybaby
Best Other Slash Pairing (R-NC17)
Strings (Sylar/Bennet) by fantasticpants
The Terminal Velocity of Spit (Peter/George Clooney) by sparky77
Coming to Terms (Zach/Lyle) by fool_of_ships
Zen and the Art of Radioactive-Man Maintenance (Matt Parkman/Ted Sprague) by fantasticpants
Body Heat (Matt Parkman/Ted Sprague) by greatwhitesnark
Best Claire Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
Traced Away The Fog by hebrew_hernia
Second Verse, Same as the First by trollprincess
Comeback by svilleficrecs
Easy to Love by crimsongrace
Best Claude Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
Lies to Live By by runningondreams
Cagaran Gaolach by sam_storyteller
Conductor by acaicaonnastik
Best Hiro Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
On Hiro Getting Shot by sparky77
Are You Now, Or Have You Ever Been by karrenia_rune
Second Verse, Same as the First by trollprincess
According to Plan (Live Long and Pon Farr Remix) by marksapelli
Best Nathan Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
Through a Father's Eyes by eowyn_girl
Apples Can't Talk by sparky77
power lines in our bloodlines by cartwheel_dizzy
Unconditional by jadeblood
They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To by trollprincess
Five Times Nathan Petrelli Crashed Down to Earth by yahtzee63
Best Mohinder Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
The Road of Trials (part one) by origamifrog23
The Rarest Faith by Karrenia at Fanfiction.net
Papa by realmer06
Best Peter Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
Jealousy, Man, it's a Bitch by hackthis
Traced Away The Fog by hebrew_hernia
Superman by that_september
I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit by shripka and kelly_girl
Best Sylar Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
Behind Those Eyes by cerebel
Ghost in the Shell by food4sput
Stolen Virtues of Lesser Men by them0rgue
Best Mohinder Characterization in a Fic (R-NC17)
Into Nirvana by kenzimone
Playing to Win by raihon
The Death of Thought by puckkit
Best Sylar Characterization in a Fic (R-NC17)
Strings by fantasticpants
Bogeyman Blues by fantasticpants
too pure for you or anyone by andbless_mybaby
Best Non-Supernatural Crossover Fic (G-PG13)
Survival by honorh (Crossover with Doctor Who)
No Flying in the House by tangleofthorns (Crossover with The West Wing)
Legendary by hebrew_hernia (Crossover with Torchwood and Doctor Who)
As Everyone Else Seems To Think We Are by gossy16 (Crossover with House, M.D.)
You're Not Real, But I Am by freetheelves2 (Crossover with Harry Potter)
Fascinating Creature by freetheelves2 (Crossover with Harry Potter)
Best Alternate Universe Fic
Alternate Universe by violet_anchovy
Phantasmagoria by kenzimone
X Will Mark the Place Like a Parting of the Waves by hackthis
6e by sparky77
This Is Peter Burning by sparky77
The Diary of a Desperate Housewive (sic) by karrenia_rune
The Rarest Faith by Karrenia at Fanfiction.net
Who, What, When, Where by literarylemming
Learn to Fly by dragonsinger
Best Dark Fic
6e by sparky77
Five Stages of Grief by karathephantom
Full Circle by eowyn_girl
Ghost in the Shell by food4sput
A Guiltless Victim by svilleficrecs
Recongnize by svilleficrecs
Buried by twin_cheeks
Who, What, When, Where by literarylemming
Perfect Just Like Me by andbless_mybaby
Best Gen Fic
The Road of Trials (part one) by origamifrog23
Post-Mortem by kenzimone
Twenty Things Learned on Road Trips by trollprincess
Victory by yahtzee63
Best Humor Fic
Campaign Secrets by selenak
Through A Father's Eyes by eowyn_girl
Overheard in New York by svilleficrecs
Grounded by indyhat
According to Plan (Live Long and Pon Farr Remix) by marksapelli
I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit by shripka and kelly_girl
The Phone Call by literarylemming
Best Epic Fic
My Cheerleader, My World by eowyn_girl
Your Young Men Shall See Visions by linaerys
Something Good by semi_creative
You’ll No Longer Burn by linaerys
The Hiatus Continuations by sam_storyteller
Catalyst by c_quinn
Apocalypse by slynn6776
One Year Lost by slynn6776
Dance With a Stranger by alaricnomad
Best Work in Progress (as of June 11, 2007)
Shattered Pieces by Jessica Sanders at Fanfiction.net
Dreaming Through the Twilight by eowyn_girl
Gravity by cerebel
A New Day at Midnight by origamifrog23
Ritual by mystery_sock
A Rose For Gabriel: Sylar WIP by food4sput
The Invisible Cycle by died_in_odessa
So Much For The Afterglow by Karrenia at Fanfiction.net
Safe by indyhat
The Deep End by indyhat
Resurrection by slynn6776
Destined by ronniekins77
On the Other Side of the Morning by eonism
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Voting will close July 23rd.
Best Short Het Fic
Not Exactly Friends by technosage
Governance by poisontaster
Guilt by karathephantom
Death by karathephantom
Burns by karathephantom
At Long Last by jadeblood
outside looking in by thisissirius
Best Short Slash Fic
Seconds, Changes, Second Chances by kattahj
Five Years Gone by ouronlyhunter
Laughter by littlewings04
World Enough, And Time by saturnalia
That Night at the Motel by cazrolime
About Love by superherogrlcat
Who'll Stop the Rain by swallow_dream
The Anatomy of Kissing by eonism
Still Life Fortunes by puckkit
the only choices you have left are how you're going to die by cryinq_star
Best Short Gen Fic
One Day by Jessica Sanders (on Fanfiction.Net)
Just Good Fortune by acaciaonnastik
Musings: Claire by jadeblood
A Mother's Wish by jadeblood
Peter Petrelli, Hero by snowpuppies
Five Moments to Define a Dream of Flying by phoenixchilde
Swinging Both Ways (And Then Some) by trollprincess
Finding Home by bloggybug
Wreckage by kudosandhuzzah
Lost and Found by bittersweet_ink
Best Peter/Claire (Related) Fic (G-PG13)
Through A Father's Eyes by eowyn_girl
Overheard in New York by svilleficrecs
According to Plan (Live Long and Pon Farr Remix) by marksapelli
And so this gets sacrificed by fated_addiction
5 Things That Never Happened on Peter and Claire's Roadtrip by _hazelnutcoffee
Best Mohinder/Peter Fic (G-PG13)
Pieces of the Elephant by technosage
In the Wake of Giants by eonism
Armed With Knowledge by technosage
Best Mohinder/Sylar Fic (G-PG13)
Tomorrow Never Came by mneiai
Blinders by isagel
Stolen Virtues of Lesser Men by them0rgue
Snapshots of a Quiet Life by cerebel
Sleep With Sylar, Save the World by tju_tju_tju_tju
Best Nathan/Peter Fic (G-PG13)
No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground by hackthis
Speed Dial. No. 2 by hackthis
In Vino, Fraternitas by kindkit
Clothing Does Make the Man by hackthis
Best Peter/Claire (Related) Fic (R-NC17)
No Place for Morality by dragonydreams
Full Circle by eowyn_girl
Rules by literarylemming
Easy to Love by crimsongrace
Best Claude/Peter Fic (R-NC17)
Open Wounds by violet_quill
You're One of Them by mystery_sock
Hide and Seek, Show and Tell by mystery_sock
Once Had Wings by mystery_sock
Best Mohinder/Sylar Fic (R-NC17)
Cinnamon and Caramel by saena17
Bogeyman Blues by fantasticpants
The Love Song of Gabriel "Sylar" Gray by hackthis
The Death of Thought by puckkit
Alternate Universe by violet_anchovy
Best Nathan/Peter Fic (R-NC17)
Watching for Reindeer by mx_luder_xf
Icarus Is Just This Boy I Know by sparky77
The Circle Game by linaerys
def•i•ni•tion [ dèffə nísh'n ] by hackthis
A Game For Fools by eponis
Love by 47_trek_47
In Madness Kissed by liritarofrohan
Reciprocity by sparrowette
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by linaerys
Best Mohinder/Peter Fic (R-NC17)
Glasses by eonism
Fearless, Effusive, and Full of Grace by technosage
Incubus by eonism
Best Threesome Fic (R-NC17)
Truth or Dare (Claire/Nathan/Peter) by dragonydreams
Best Tip Ever (Mohinder/Claire/Peter) by cold_queen_5
Thicker Than Blood (Claire/Nathan/Peter) by txtequilanights
Boundaries Erased (Claire/Nathan/Peter) by srichard
Best Other Het Pairing (G-PG13)
They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To (Nathan/Meredith) by trollprincess
One Pure Thing (Molly/Mohinder) by cypanache
Old Friends (Molly/Mohinder) by cold_queen_5
The Moments Destiny Provides (Hiro/Claire) by rachel_lupin
The Vow She Made by dragonsinger
Best Other Het Pairing (R-NC17)
outside looking in (Nathan/Heidi) by thisissirius
All Kinds of Fur (Noah/Claire) by freetheelves2
Ssshhh (Sylar/Claire) by freetheelves2
Intoxication (Sylar/Claire) by freetheelves2
Cat and Mouse (Sylar/Claire) by freetheelves2
Red Suits You (Sylar/Claire) by freetheelves2
Nascent (Mohinder/Claire) by kenzimone
Perfect Just Like Me (Sylar/Claire) by andbless_mybaby
Best Other Slash Pairing (R-NC17)
Strings (Sylar/Bennet) by fantasticpants
The Terminal Velocity of Spit (Peter/George Clooney) by sparky77
Coming to Terms (Zach/Lyle) by fool_of_ships
Zen and the Art of Radioactive-Man Maintenance (Matt Parkman/Ted Sprague) by fantasticpants
Body Heat (Matt Parkman/Ted Sprague) by greatwhitesnark
Best Claire Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
Traced Away The Fog by hebrew_hernia
Second Verse, Same as the First by trollprincess
Comeback by svilleficrecs
Easy to Love by crimsongrace
Best Claude Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
Lies to Live By by runningondreams
Cagaran Gaolach by sam_storyteller
Conductor by acaicaonnastik
Best Hiro Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
On Hiro Getting Shot by sparky77
Are You Now, Or Have You Ever Been by karrenia_rune
Second Verse, Same as the First by trollprincess
According to Plan (Live Long and Pon Farr Remix) by marksapelli
Best Nathan Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
Through a Father's Eyes by eowyn_girl
Apples Can't Talk by sparky77
power lines in our bloodlines by cartwheel_dizzy
Unconditional by jadeblood
They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To by trollprincess
Five Times Nathan Petrelli Crashed Down to Earth by yahtzee63
Best Mohinder Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
The Road of Trials (part one) by origamifrog23
The Rarest Faith by Karrenia at Fanfiction.net
Papa by realmer06
Best Peter Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
Jealousy, Man, it's a Bitch by hackthis
Traced Away The Fog by hebrew_hernia
Superman by that_september
I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit by shripka and kelly_girl
Best Sylar Characterization in a Fic (G-PG13)
Behind Those Eyes by cerebel
Ghost in the Shell by food4sput
Stolen Virtues of Lesser Men by them0rgue
Best Mohinder Characterization in a Fic (R-NC17)
Into Nirvana by kenzimone
Playing to Win by raihon
The Death of Thought by puckkit
Best Sylar Characterization in a Fic (R-NC17)
Strings by fantasticpants
Bogeyman Blues by fantasticpants
too pure for you or anyone by andbless_mybaby
Best Non-Supernatural Crossover Fic (G-PG13)
Survival by honorh (Crossover with Doctor Who)
No Flying in the House by tangleofthorns (Crossover with The West Wing)
Legendary by hebrew_hernia (Crossover with Torchwood and Doctor Who)
As Everyone Else Seems To Think We Are by gossy16 (Crossover with House, M.D.)
You're Not Real, But I Am by freetheelves2 (Crossover with Harry Potter)
Fascinating Creature by freetheelves2 (Crossover with Harry Potter)
Best Alternate Universe Fic
Alternate Universe by violet_anchovy
Phantasmagoria by kenzimone
X Will Mark the Place Like a Parting of the Waves by hackthis
6e by sparky77
This Is Peter Burning by sparky77
The Diary of a Desperate Housewive (sic) by karrenia_rune
The Rarest Faith by Karrenia at Fanfiction.net
Who, What, When, Where by literarylemming
Learn to Fly by dragonsinger
Best Dark Fic
6e by sparky77
Five Stages of Grief by karathephantom
Full Circle by eowyn_girl
Ghost in the Shell by food4sput
A Guiltless Victim by svilleficrecs
Recongnize by svilleficrecs
Buried by twin_cheeks
Who, What, When, Where by literarylemming
Perfect Just Like Me by andbless_mybaby
Best Gen Fic
The Road of Trials (part one) by origamifrog23
Post-Mortem by kenzimone
Twenty Things Learned on Road Trips by trollprincess
Victory by yahtzee63
Best Humor Fic
Campaign Secrets by selenak
Through A Father's Eyes by eowyn_girl
Overheard in New York by svilleficrecs
Grounded by indyhat
According to Plan (Live Long and Pon Farr Remix) by marksapelli
I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit by shripka and kelly_girl
The Phone Call by literarylemming
Best Epic Fic
My Cheerleader, My World by eowyn_girl
Your Young Men Shall See Visions by linaerys
Something Good by semi_creative
You’ll No Longer Burn by linaerys
The Hiatus Continuations by sam_storyteller
Catalyst by c_quinn
Apocalypse by slynn6776
One Year Lost by slynn6776
Dance With a Stranger by alaricnomad
Best Work in Progress (as of June 11, 2007)
Shattered Pieces by Jessica Sanders at Fanfiction.net
Dreaming Through the Twilight by eowyn_girl
Gravity by cerebel
A New Day at Midnight by origamifrog23
Ritual by mystery_sock
A Rose For Gabriel: Sylar WIP by food4sput
The Invisible Cycle by died_in_odessa
So Much For The Afterglow by Karrenia at Fanfiction.net
Safe by indyhat
The Deep End by indyhat
Resurrection by slynn6776
Destined by ronniekins77
On the Other Side of the Morning by eonism
Voting will be done by screened comments because including title, author, and link exceeds the maximum character limit for a poll choice. Please include all of your votes in one comment, vote for only one story per category, and include the full name of the story you are voting for and the category in which it belongs.
Voting will close July 23rd.