The initial description of this community gave the example of "Five Fics About..." Of course the "five things" mini-genre came immediately to mind. These stories that play out possiblities -- past, future and alternate -- seem to suit the world of Lost, with its hidden connections and flashes forward and back in time, perfectly.
Vocabulary by
fosfomifira (Gen, PG-13)
Five English words Sun loves and why.
Great Sun characterization, and is as fascinating for its thinking about language as it is its use of language.
The Dance They Do by
tinkerbell99 (Kate/Edward Mars (the Marshal) PG-13)
Five times Edward Mars should have arrested Kate...and one time he really did.
This story is so different, and yet it feels so true.
Card Cataloguing by
falseeyelashes (Sawyer, no rating)
Five Books Sawyer Never Read
Told almost in flashes, and every one strikes right at the heart.
Five Moments Boone Got Wrong by
sparky77 (Boone, PG)
Boone gets it wrong, all the way up to the end. The writing here is haunting.
Five Goodbyes We Didn't Get to See (or Hear) by
khohen1 (Sawyer, PG)
Going all the way back to the season one finale. Kate's not the only one Sawyer didn't say goodbye to.