I feel like something warm

[kianspo]

So I spent the day frying my brain with work and writing the angsty fic of doom. Now I really wish for a mug of hot chocolate... apropos of nothing. Here's something warm.

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Tell me though, what are your favourite feelgood fics?

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[nix_this]

I has no links immediately due to being on my phone, but what are your feelings on Die Hard, the Avengers, XMFC and Good Omens as fandoms? :)

[kianspo]

Hm, I'm not familiar with Good Omens, and the rest of them sound more like kick ass and take names? XD

[nix_this]

LOL

Then my immediate FEEL GOOD rec is for you to go and pick up Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett and laugh along with the apocalypse :DDD

It's one of my favourite books <3

Die Hard Fic (all John/Matt)(I have to cheap out on summaries, because, you know, work, but these all made me giggle and/or melt :)

The Crack in the Door series by Basinstroke.

A Year in the Life by miss_pryss.
One year later, Matt takes John McClane out for a drink.

National Pastime by Dira Sudis
John takes Matt to a baseball game.

the Avengers (all Tony.Steve I think. Again, at work XD)

Degrees of Separation by plingo_kat
Oh god, what if Jarvis infected Dummy with, with emotions. Jesus Christ.

Ready, Fire, Aim by gyzym
Just hilarious. Tony gets used to being part of a team and there are feelings (gets angsty in places but the warm fuzzies balance it out. Best Tony voice EVER)

XMFC

Daycare Verse by brilligspoons and pocky_slash
Charles runs a mutant daycare, Erik is his long suffering Engineer boyfriend. :DD

New Beautiful Things Come by

[kianspo]

Erik gets turned into a kitten. Human!Charles finds him

Oh dear... XD

Thanks so much for the recs, bb! ♥

[merkuria]

Oh dear, I'm gonna regret it.

If at all, I use Administration Series by Manna Francis to get away from things. It's not a feelgood world, which is the understatement of the year, but I love it and know it so well that it comforts me with its familiarity and just general amazingness.

But that's original fic, and speaking strictly fandom I like humour fics to pick me up. Being a snob, I stay clear of fluff ;-D

[kianspo]

Yes, I imagined you would. :p

Thanks for the rec!

[merkuria]

Well, the rec is on the condition that you like dystopian universes with impeccable word-building and strong bdsm theme, with the main pairing composed of a sociopath working for an authoritarian government and a pedantic and calculating CEO. They don't do fluff well.

I think the entire series is absolutely brilliant, but obviously not everyone's cup of tea. Available free online here or as paperbacks, which I have because I love it enough to actually spend money. It's the single best thing I came across through fandom.

[kianspo]

Okay, got it, if I do read it and end up hating it, I won't come looking for you with a shotgun... ;)

Thanks again. :)

[nahara]

What is this "angsty fic of doom" of which you speak...? *perks up*

I have literally just come to the realisation that I don't have what one might call traditional 'feel good fics'. Angsty fics with happy endings are the best I can do. With one exception off the top of my head:

Practical Adventures and Auspicious Pursuits by stillane
It might be good to be the king, but some days it sucks to be the prince. (Arthur/Merlin)

I'm sure you'll find some lovely older Merlin fics in my memories. ;)

Oh, btw, have you read the Star Trek BigBang fic The Lotus Eaters? It's amazing. I can't praise it highly enough. (I left the author this really long, embarrassingly flaily comment. Hahaha!)

[kianspo]

Oh, you'll probably hate me a lot when it gets done. Although, I do intend there to be a happy ending... >.<

Hahaha, I love that fic! The line about dead goats gets me every time. You can't do bad after that kind of line. :D

I haven't yet. There're a bunch of ST BB fics I haven't read yet, though bm'ed. Thanks for the rec, I'll be sure to check it out. ;)

[nahara]

I could never hate you for writing angst! YOU DO IT SO WELL. Which fandom is it for? I want to know what to look forward to. :D

Awww, had you read Practical Adventures before? Was hoping I'd given you something new. :3 But yeah, those first two lines are brilliant and from then on you just know that fic is gold.

Out of the ST:BB fics you've read, have you got a fave you can rec? I've not read em all yet.

[kianspo]

Well... it contains A/G? Actually a lot of it is A/G before it becomes A/M. Sorry, but canon is driving me up the wall with this shit and I had to find a way to deal with it.

I did! But I read it again this morning after you linked it here, and had great fun all over again, so thanks, bb! :D

Um, I only actually read a couple. I read screamlet's... which might have been posted on RPF BB comm, now that I think of it. Just type her penname in AO3 search window, if you're interested. It's not really romantic, but it's very mature writing and hits a lot of the right spots.

You probably read lazulisong's BB? If you haven't, it's right up your alley.

I only read one other and hated it, despite it being by one of the fandom's most popular writers, so I won't rec it here. Actually, I have to say, K/S had a rather poor representation this BB. A lot of K/M and M/who-the-hell-are-these-people? Which, what's up with that, ST fandom? Shame on you.

I don't remember, did you sign up for Advent?

[aprilleigh24]

Excuse the ugly links- on phone for this. Couldn't resist a fic rec post though.
A rec specifically for you- http://st-xi-kink.livejournal.com/4532.html?thread=10685620#t10685620
So, for me, it's cats, sweaters and cliches that warm my heart.

http://lazulisong.livejournal.com/1110070.html
http://blcwriter.livejournal.com/31914.html
http://waldorph.livejournal.com/146612.html
http://ifyouweremine.livejournal.com/147588.html

[kianspo]

Mwuhaha, thanks for reminding me of those! ♥

[fairyniamh]

My immediate thought: Strange Reflections and the sequel Warped Reflection Both cute and funny featuring a Fluffy Mirror!Verse (Complete with hugging Vulcans!)

[fairyniamh]

Links Fairy Links! *hits self in the head*
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6628662/1/Strange_Reflections
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6810677/1/Warped_Reflection

[kianspo]

Aww, thank you! ♥

[fairyniamh]

Ya know... I think LJ may just hate me. I knew I had put those links in the first post... but LJ said that they weren't there... So I added the links after... but now it shows them as being there. *kicks and flails* Stupid LJ!