Today's Topic: Trace By Echo's Birthday
Stuff I would love to read, if you have it to share:
Any length fic - so long as it's awesome, I don't care if it's ten words long. :) Fanart and vids are great too.
Fandoms: I love Axis Powers Hetalia, Jane Austen books, Horatio Hornblower, Firefly, Due South, Jeeves & Wooster, One Piece, Vorkosigan Saga, Discworld, Good Omens... and any fandom you feel moved to rec. I won't turn down a good rec!
What pushes my buttons:
1) rare &/or non-canon pairings (I may actually not like more than a handful of canon pairings in the history of ever, seriously);
2) slash, het, gen and the rarest of all, asexual romances (because asexuals can fall in love too, okay?);
3) time/dimension travel done well; and
4) fix-it fics for those moments of canon screw-ups.
Not really looking for: gore, unhappy endings, or anything we'd warn for in the community. I'm a humor and happy endings fan at heart.

Comments
It's an epic fic series that spans the first five years of J'onn and Batman's relationship including how they got together.
http://www.offpanel.net/chicago/greenguy/home.htm
Edited 2009-12-16 08:58 am (UTC)
If you want something more slashy/porny in the genre, and shorter, since the above is essentially kid!fic, gulls (http://bebunny.livejournal.com/585.html) is my pirate bandom AU.
Like the Tide is another super sweet angsty fluffy bandom piece. It's an AU (the better to not confuse you with various band history references) and deals with orphans and the foster care system. No super-serious abuse, just some kids with trust issues and wonderfully understanding second families. It's by ArsenicJade and Untappedbeauty.
http://not-often.livejournal.com/3747.html
BTW, maybe the fic you're thinking of is Lavvyan's Home Shopping AU? John isn't entirely asexual, just mostly, and with an additional childhood trauma re: people touching him.
Through the Looking Glass (http://tres-mechante.livejournal.com/144544.html) is RayK/Fraser, and RayK/human!Dief. It was written for the first-ever
It's 30,850 words, and rated Mature. It has supernatural elements, slash, creepy moment, humour and a happy ending. There is a complete list of warnings (enticements?) in the header.
Summary: Ray’s life has taken a turn for the strange, what with a gruesome murder, creepy witnesses, the woodland version of Hotel California, and a squirrel with attitude. But then along comes some guy claiming to be Diefenbaker and that's when things get weird.
If you're feeling the need for something a bit crackish, you are cordially invited to drop by.
Oh, and happy birthday!
I've got two: Frannie & Turnbull, and for slash Dewey & Turnbull. Yeah. You read that one right. There's no sex in either one...exactly. But I'm pretty proud of both of them.
It Was a Very Good Year (http://www.chezshay.net/stories/Verygood.html)
The Man Who Wasn't There (http://www.chezshay.net/stories/Manwho.html).
Hope you enjoy!
Creeping Ambition (http://altogetherelsewhere.net/multiverse/creepingambition.html) by Mara Greengrass
Summary: Ivan Vorpatril and the crew of Firefly. Oh dear.
Title: Death and the Definitely-Not-A-Maiden (http://community.livejournal.com/dw_cross/18125.html)
Fandoms: Dr Who /Torchwood and Discworld
Characters: Jack Harkness, Death, Susan Sto Helit, Ianto Jones
Categories: Crossover, Gen, Humor
Rating: PG
Length: ~3,700
Summary: “The first time Jack died, he had enough time to look round confusedly, see the figure in black and go “Wha-” before he was gasping back to life. Jack being Jack, there was also only so long that he could ignore the fact that he was being stalked by a tall dark stranger with a large (agricultural) implement. So Jack, being Jack, started low grade flirting. Persistence generally paid off.”
Writer:
Why you chose this: This is unique, droll, has time travel, a bit of an asexual romance and a happy ending! It’s even seasonal. Hope you enjoy it!
I posted gorgeous art for “Pride and Prejudice” here. Hint – it’s not a canon pairing! (http://community.livejournal.com/epic_recs/247425.html?thread=1022337#t1022337)
There are two rec lists for Firefly at the Holiday Recathon 2008 (http://wizefics.livejournal.com/192379.html) and Holiday Recathon 2009. (http://wizefics.livejournal.com/296048.html)
The artwork sounds great too - let me zip on over and look at it now. :)
You think this is hard? Try being the Michael Sword - that's hard! (http://maskedfangirl.livejournal.com/12564.html)
Is the name of Supernatural time travel fic. It's really well done with an appropriate amount of angst, but alas it's slash, and wincest. So I don't know if you'd be interested. I found it originally on Spnstoryfinders. -SB
Hmm, the only thing you really need to know is that John Winchester is their father, and he dies in season 2 or three. Sam and Dean are the main characters, and their dad raised them to be hunters (of supernatural beasties), John was a hard man to know. They lost their mom to a demon, disguised as a house fire, when Sam was six months old, and Dean was four. Now you know everything you need to enjoy the story. I wish I could provide a link, but I can't find the sucker, rolls eyes. I have a copy of the story though if it doesn't come up on a search for you. Happy Birthday. -SB
It's epic. Most of them I've read and loved but here are some of my favorites (which are linked there):
Semper Fidelis Familia
After That
Get Some
Umoja
They Set Their Hearts Upon You
*Sorry I still haven't come up with a rec in your favourite fandoms, but I'll keep on trying. :)
Apocalypse When, by Wizzard890: http://wizzard890.livejournal.com/45852.html#cutid1
Kill All Sons of Bitches, by Pyrrhiccomedy: http://pyrrhiccomedy.livejournal.com/24792.html#cutid1
They're both short, and more on the humorous side of the scale (although Wizzard's is certainly more serious).