Fandom: Marvel MCU
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers
Categories: AU, Body Swap, Dark, Established Relationship, Romance
Length: Long (23k)
Warnings: Lots of death - Some Gore
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Website: R_Gunns
Summary: They don't have control, aren't Gods or spirits or beings with any power. But they are something.
(A reincarnation AU that follows a dozen lives amongst thousands.)
Review: A series of loosely connected stories that follow various lives of Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes as they reincarnate, die, and repeat the cycle.
Some are dark, some are strange, and some are surprisingly sweet. Each one shows a different facet of both the characters and their relationship. All held together with a single story line rushing towards its end.
Even if you aren't super familiar with the fandom, you should be comfortable reading this fic, since each of the different worlds, and character experiences is included in the various parts of the story.
You Have Infinite Choice
Fandom: Marvel (MCU)
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Body-swap, Science-fiction, Post-Canon
Length: Medium (35k)
Warnings: Body Dysphoria/Dysmorphia
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Website: Copper Badge's Ao3
Summary: JARVIS did not want to be a real boy. He was quite happy being a building.
Review: I really love how solidly copperbadge handles Jarvis' POV. Both how he would think and precieve the world as a AI, and then how that would change if he was forced to become human.
Sensory processing disorders aren't usually so well written. The plot is straightforward, but that is a benifit to the story, because it allows most of the focus to be on Jarvis' character growth.
Son of Man
Fandom: Blake's 7
Pairing: Avon/Blake, Avon & Jenna
Categories: action/adventure, humour, bodyswap, pre-slash
Length: long: 26,692 words
Warnings: Features one scene with a non-graphic threatened/attempted assault, but no real warnings. I'd put this at PG13ish/T rating: nothing you couldn't have seen in the show.
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Corngold on AO3
Summary: Avon wakes up one morning in someone else's bed. It all goes downhill from there.
Review: This is a bodyswap fic (Avon and Jenna) and an Avon/Blake fic (labelled as het!pre-slash by the author). Avon somehow feels such an unlikely person to bodyswap, with logic and endless sarcasm his foundation, and there's a charm in seeing him deal with this situation. The other bonus of the situation is how much we get to see of Jenna, even though it's told in Avon's perspective, and how the crew view her and Avon differently while they're trying to be each other. Since they're both quite dry and logical characters, it's actually got quite a different feel to how I've seen this trope carried out in the past.
It's so easy to hear all the characters talking in this. It's set at an early point in the series where everyone's had chance to get used to each other but before things get quite so tense in the search for Star One. Avon's sniping and sarcastic (as is a given) but moderately settled with everyone and things between the crew are not too bad. It makes for things being more relaxed than they were most of the time on the show, but that's nice, and there's so much in this that feels so like the Liberator on its happier days. The banter, the alien planets, the scrappy rebel groups, Blake's incongruous optimism and ever charging into danger.
Then there are lines like: Avon’s never realised how ridiculous he looks while he’s sneaking; it’s not a particularly happy discovery. Perhaps Jenna simply does it wrong. and: He’d no idea his body could move like that; when he fights he tends to include more desperate flailing.
Lots of fun, although I did want more at the end.
Nexus
Fandom: Blake's 7
Pairing: Avon/Blake, Avon & Jenna
Categories: action/adventure, humour, bodyswap, pre-slash
Length: long: 26,692 words
Warnings: Features one scene with a non-graphic threatened/attempted assault, but no real warnings. I'd put this at PG13ish/T rating: nothing you couldn't have seen in the show.
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Corngold on AO3
Summary: Avon wakes up one morning in someone else's bed. It all goes downhill from there.
Review: This is a bodyswap fic (Avon and Jenna) and an Avon/Blake fic (labelled as het!pre-slash by the author). Avon somehow feels such an unlikely person to bodyswap, with logic and endless sarcasm his foundation, and there's a charm in seeing him deal with this situation. The other bonus of the situation is how much we get to see of Jenna, even though it's told in Avon's perspective, and how the crew view her and Avon differently while they're trying to be each other. Since they're both quite dry and logical characters, it's actually got quite a different feel to how I've seen this trope carried out in the past.
It's so easy to hear all the characters talking in this. It's set at an early point in the series where everyone's had chance to get used to each other but before things get quite so tense in the search for Star One. Avon's sniping and sarcastic (as is a given) but moderately settled with everyone and things between the crew are not too bad. It makes for things being more relaxed than they were most of the time on the show, but that's nice, and there's so much in this that feels so like the Liberator on its happier days. The banter, the alien planets, the scrappy rebel groups, Blake's incongruous optimism and ever charging into danger.
Then there are lines like: Avon’s never realised how ridiculous he looks while he’s sneaking; it’s not a particularly happy discovery. Perhaps Jenna simply does it wrong. and: He’d no idea his body could move like that; when he fights he tends to include more desperate flailing.
Lots of fun, although I did want more at the end.
Nexus
Fandom: Batman
Pairing: Gen
Categories/Genres: Bodyswap, Kid-fic; Family; Domestic
Length: Long(23k)
Warnings: De-aging; Body-Modification; Past Character Death
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Author/Artist Website: irnan's Ao3
Summary: Dick gets de-aged. You'd think this would be a routine thing.
Review: This is an interesting take on the de-aged character genre. Dick is de-aged to before he met anybody in the bat-family and has to deal with the fall-out of all the decisions the bat-family has made through the years. This allows him to be more honest about the different ways that Bruce let him down, without getting into the nitty-gritty of why Dick wouldn't have said anything in the first place.
The fact that older!Dick had a life and a family that includes many different people isn't glossed over, but by making so that baby!Dick doesn't have the memories that go along with the family ties, it allows both Dick's to find a place for themselves that isn't controlled by other people's expectations of them, or even their own feelings of 'having' to take Bruce's place. This is basically a story about getting a second chance to find your true path.
exactly how this grace thing works
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Pairing: Derek/Stiles
Categories: body swap, hurt comfort
Length: Super Epic (144,244 words)
Warnings: Grief
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Review: When a spell causes Stiles and Derek to switch bodies, they decide to keep up the facade so they won't have to tell the sheriff about werewolves. As Stiles tries to master his new Alpha powers (and hold Peter's creepiness at bay), Derek finds himself stepping into the role of Sheriff Stilinski's son, along with all of the emotional fall-out it brings. Add Stiles's new ability to literally smell Derek's pain and loneliness (combined with his own loneliness and feelings of inadequacy post-season 2) and you have the perfect recipe for two characters learning how to understand and appreciate each other.
It took me a chapter or two to really get into this story, but once the body switch occurs, it really picks up speed. The hurt/comfort here is heavy on the comfort, in that delightfully over-the-top way that some slash stories are. Hand-holding and cuddling abound long before Derek and Stiles work up to their first kiss. In another mood, it might have been too much, but when I found it last week, it was exactly what I needed. I think I've read it three times since then. I love this take on Derek, who is adorably affectionate and shy once he feels secure in a relationship, and on Stiles, who is quick to take care of the people he loves. At its heart, "Trust Fall" is a story about two deeply lonely individuals finding solace in each other, and it's well-written to boot! Definitely try this one if you're in the need of a little emotional pick-me-up yourself.
Trust Fall
Fandom: Marvel
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Angst, AU,Body-Swap, De-Aged, Family, Genderswitch
Length: Long (26,000)
Warnings: Mental Illness
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Website: Galaxy Soup's Ao3
Summary:In which Thor’s primary problem-solving method (a mighty blow from Mjolnir) fails to have the desired effect on a magical artifact, and his secondary method (a mightier blow from Mjolnir) proves to be actively disastrous.
Review: Kiddy!Loki is just too adorable in this fic. He's a teeny tiny ball of trouble and the Avengers are awesome parents. Even if Tony is a woman, Steve doesn't have powers, and Natasha and Bruce did switch bodies. (Thor unfortunately spends most of the fic uncouncious.)
I just love how galaxysoup writes Loki's and the teams interaction. It's so nice to find a fic that doesn't concentrate on "Saving" Loki. It's nice to see a story where cultural differences and second chances are just a part of life, and not the be all - end all of Loki's life.
Amateur Theatrics
Fandom: Marvel
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Angst, AU,Body-Swap, De-Aged, Family, Genderswitch
Length: Long (26,000)
Warnings: Mental Illness
Author onTumblr:
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Website: Galaxy Soup's Ao3
Summary:In which Thor’s primary problem-solving method (a mighty blow from Mjolnir) fails to have the desired effect on a magical artifact, and his secondary method (a mightier blow from Mjolnir) proves to be actively disastrous.
Review: Kiddy!Loki is just too adorable in this fic. He's a teeny tiny ball of trouble and the Avengers are awesome parents. Even if Tony is a woman, Steve doesn't have powers, and Natasha and Bruce did switch bodies. (Thor unfortunately spends most of the fic uncouncious.)
I just love how galaxysoup writes Loki's and the teams interaction. It's so nice to find a fic that doesn't concentrate on "Saving" Loki. It's nice to see a story where cultural differences and second chances are just a part of life, and not the be all - end all of Loki's life.
Amateur Theatrics
Fandom: Marvel
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Angst, AU,Body-Swap, De-Aged, Family, Genderswitch
Length: Long (26,000)
Warnings: Mental Illness
Author onTumblr:
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Website: Galaxy Soup's Ao3
Summary:In which Thor’s primary problem-solving method (a mighty blow from Mjolnir) fails to have the desired effect on a magical artifact, and his secondary method (a mightier blow from Mjolnir) proves to be actively disastrous.
Review: Kiddy!Loki is just too adorable in this fic. He's a teeny tiny ball of trouble and the Avengers are awesome parents. Even if Tony is a woman, Steve doesn't have powers, and Natasha and Bruce did switch bodies. (Thor unfortunately spends most of the fic uncouncious.)
I just love how galaxysoup writes Loki's and the teams interaction. It's so nice to find a fic that doesn't concentrate on "Saving" Loki. It's nice to see a story where cultural differences and second chances are just a part of life, and not the be all - end all of Loki's life.
Amateur Theatrics
Fandom: Marvel
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Angst, AU,Body-Swap, De-Aged, Family, Genderswitch
Length: Long (26,000)
Warnings: Mental Illness
Author onTumblr:
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Website: Galaxy Soup's Ao3
Summary:In which Thor’s primary problem-solving method (a mighty blow from Mjolnir) fails to have the desired effect on a magical artifact, and his secondary method (a mightier blow from Mjolnir) proves to be actively disastrous.
Review: Kiddy!Loki is just too adorable in this fic. He's a teeny tiny ball of trouble and the Avengers are awesome parents. Even if Tony is a woman, Steve doesn't have powers, and Natasha and Bruce did switch bodies. (Thor unfortunately spends most of the fic uncouncious.)
I just love how galaxysoup writes Loki's and the teams interaction. It's so nice to find a fic that doesn't concentrate on "Saving" Loki. It's nice to see a story where cultural differences and second chances are just a part of life, and not the be all - end all of Loki's life.
Amateur Theatrics
Fandom: Bandom/Sailor Moon
Pairing: Gerard Way/Tuxedo Mask
Categories: AU, Crack, Crossover, Cross-Dressing, Frienship, Genderswap
Length: Medium (12,500)
Warnings: Gender related issues
Author on LJ:
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Website: Half Eaten Moon's Ao3
Summary: MCR are charged with defending the universe from evil, which is pretty cool. They have to transform into women to do it, though, and that makes things complicated. As much fun as it is fighting monsters, they seem to spend as much time trying to figure out what this gender thing is about as they do saving the world.
Review: Utterly cracky and surprisingly deep. This is a lovely fluffy fic mixed with a dash of superhero/secret identity/gender identity drama.
Also there is Brian as a cat.
Chill Out and Learn to Love your Pussy (ART)
Chill Out and Learn to Love your Pussy (FIC)
Fandom: Bandom/Sailor Moon
Pairing: Gerard Way/Tuxedo Mask
Categories: AU, Crack, Crossover, Cross-Dressing, Frienship, Genderswap
Length: Medium (12,500)
Warnings: Gender related issues
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Website: Half Eaten Moon's Ao3
Summary: MCR are charged with defending the universe from evil, which is pretty cool. They have to transform into women to do it, though, and that makes things complicated. As much fun as it is fighting monsters, they seem to spend as much time trying to figure out what this gender thing is about as they do saving the world.
Review: Utterly cracky and surprisingly deep. This is a lovely fluffy fic mixed with a dash of superhero/secret identity/gender identity drama.
Also there is Brian as a cat.
Chill Out and Learn to Love your Pussy (ART)
Chill Out and Learn to Love your Pussy (FIC)
Fandom: Bandom/Sailor Moon
Pairing: Gerard Way/Tuxedo Mask
Categories: AU, Crack, Crossover, Cross-Dressing, Frienship, Genderswap
Length: Medium (12,500)
Warnings: Gender related issues
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Website: Half Eaten Moon's Ao3
Summary: MCR are charged with defending the universe from evil, which is pretty cool. They have to transform into women to do it, though, and that makes things complicated. As much fun as it is fighting monsters, they seem to spend as much time trying to figure out what this gender thing is about as they do saving the world.
Review: Utterly cracky and surprisingly deep. This is a lovely fluffy fic mixed with a dash of superhero/secret identity/gender identity drama.
Also there is Brian as a cat.
Chill Out and Learn to Love your Pussy (ART)
Chill Out and Learn to Love your Pussy (FIC)
Fandom: Bandom/Sailor Moon
Pairing: Gerard Way/Tuxedo Mask
Categories: AU, Crack, Crossover, Cross-Dressing, Frienship, Genderswap
Length: Medium (12,500)
Warnings: Gender related issues
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Website: Half Eaten Moon's Ao3
Summary: MCR are charged with defending the universe from evil, which is pretty cool. They have to transform into women to do it, though, and that makes things complicated. As much fun as it is fighting monsters, they seem to spend as much time trying to figure out what this gender thing is about as they do saving the world.
Review: Utterly cracky and surprisingly deep. This is a lovely fluffy fic mixed with a dash of superhero/secret identity/gender identity drama.
Also there is Brian as a cat.
Chill Out and Learn to Love your Pussy (ART)
Chill Out and Learn to Love your Pussy (FIC)
Fandom: Bandom/Sailor Moon
Pairing: Gerard Way/Tuxedo Mask
Categories: AU, Crack, Crossover, Cross-Dressing, Frienship, Genderswap
Length: Medium (12,500)
Warnings: Gender related issues
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Website: Half Eaten Moon's Ao3
Summary: MCR are charged with defending the universe from evil, which is pretty cool. They have to transform into women to do it, though, and that makes things complicated. As much fun as it is fighting monsters, they seem to spend as much time trying to figure out what this gender thing is about as they do saving the world.
Review: Utterly cracky and surprisingly deep. This is a lovely fluffy fic mixed with a dash of superhero/secret identity/gender identity drama.
Also there is Brian as a cat.
Chill Out and Learn to Love your Pussy (ART)
Chill Out and Learn to Love your Pussy (FIC)
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: various Spike/Xander (Xander/Jesse, Giles/Wesley, Willow/Tara, former Xander/Anya, former alt-Xander/Jesse)
Categories: angst, AU, body swap, humor, supernatural
Length: Long (~36,000 words)
Warnings: discussion of partner betrayal, discussion of homophobia, some Jesse bashing
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Author Website: A Master List of My almost exclusively S/X Fics
Review:
Xander wakes up in a different world. A world where he has his own apartment and Jesse’s alive. And Xander’s apparently gay. This means that when alt-Xander wakes up next to Anya in his parents’ basement he doesn’t take it very well.
I am a sucker for body swap fics, and this is the best one out there in the Buffy 'verse. It’s especially neat that SavoyTruffle uses both Xanders’ POVs instead of just restricting herself to the one side.
On the not so positive side, Jesse is made into a jerk in this, not that it’s exactly against canon, but it’s still a bit heavy handed.
It’s really interesting that SavoyTruffle chose not to reveal if their bodies were switched or if it was just their consciousness’s, especially considering the ending. Also, we never find out if alt-Spike is chipped or souled or more along the lines of Season Two Spike. It’s an intriguing choice to make, especially considering the extent to which different people like the different versions of Spike.
The most interesting aspect of this series is ‘the gang’ in the alt-Universe. Wesley and Giles are in a relationship and are Watchers for Buffy, Faith and Cordelia. Which is why the coda is so fantastic. Hilarious and very unique, ‘Rupert’s Angels’ may be the best short story in the Buffy fandom.
There’s Your Trouble
Rupert’s Angels
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: various Spike/Xander (Xander/Jesse, Giles/Wesley, Willow/Tara, former Xander/Anya, former alt-Xander/Jesse)
Categories: angst, AU, body swap, humor, supernatural
Length: Long (~36,000 words)
Warnings: discussion of partner betrayal, discussion of homophobia, some Jesse bashing
Author on LJ:
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Author Website: A Master List of My almost exclusively S/X Fics
Review:
Xander wakes up in a different world. A world where he has his own apartment and Jesse’s alive. And Xander’s apparently gay. This means that when alt-Xander wakes up next to Anya in his parents’ basement he doesn’t take it very well.
I am a sucker for body swap fics, and this is the best one out there in the Buffy 'verse. It’s especially neat that SavoyTruffle uses both Xanders’ POVs instead of just restricting herself to the one side.
On the not so positive side, Jesse is made into a jerk in this, not that it’s exactly against canon, but it’s still a bit heavy handed.
It’s really interesting that SavoyTruffle chose not to reveal if their bodies were switched or if it was just their consciousness’s, especially considering the ending. Also, we never find out if alt-Spike is chipped or souled or more along the lines of Season Two Spike. It’s an intriguing choice to make, especially considering the extent to which different people like the different versions of Spike.
The most interesting aspect of this series is ‘the gang’ in the alt-Universe. Wesley and Giles are in a relationship and are Watchers for Buffy, Faith and Cordelia. Which is why the coda is so fantastic. Hilarious and very unique, ‘Rupert’s Angels’ may be the best short story in the Buffy fandom.
There’s Your Trouble
Rupert’s Angels
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: various Spike/Xander (Xander/Jesse, Giles/Wesley, Willow/Tara, former Xander/Anya, former alt-Xander/Jesse)
Categories: angst, AU, body swap, humor, supernatural
Length: Long (~36,000 words)
Warnings: discussion of partner betrayal, discussion of homophobia, some Jesse bashing
Author on LJ:
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Author Website: A Master List of My almost exclusively S/X Fics
Review:
Xander wakes up in a different world. A world where he has his own apartment and Jesse’s alive. And Xander’s apparently gay. This means that when alt-Xander wakes up next to Anya in his parents’ basement he doesn’t take it very well.
I am a sucker for body swap fics, and this is the best one out there in the Buffy 'verse. It’s especially neat that SavoyTruffle uses both Xanders’ POVs instead of just restricting herself to the one side.
On the not so positive side, Jesse is made into a jerk in this, not that it’s exactly against canon, but it’s still a bit heavy handed.
It’s really interesting that SavoyTruffle chose not to reveal if their bodies were switched or if it was just their consciousness’s, especially considering the ending. Also, we never find out if alt-Spike is chipped or souled or more along the lines of Season Two Spike. It’s an intriguing choice to make, especially considering the extent to which different people like the different versions of Spike.
The most interesting aspect of this series is ‘the gang’ in the alt-Universe. Wesley and Giles are in a relationship and are Watchers for Buffy, Faith and Cordelia. Which is why the coda is so fantastic. Hilarious and very unique, ‘Rupert’s Angels’ may be the best short story in the Buffy fandom.
There’s Your Trouble
Rupert’s Angels
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: various Spike/Xander (Xander/Jesse, Giles/Wesley, Willow/Tara, former Xander/Anya, former alt-Xander/Jesse)
Categories: angst, AU, body swap, humor, supernatural
Length: Long (~36,000 words)
Warnings: discussion of partner betrayal, discussion of homophobia, some Jesse bashing
Author on LJ:
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Author Website: A Master List of My almost exclusively S/X Fics
Review:
Xander wakes up in a different world. A world where he has his own apartment and Jesse’s alive. And Xander’s apparently gay. This means that when alt-Xander wakes up next to Anya in his parents’ basement he doesn’t take it very well.
I am a sucker for body swap fics, and this is the best one out there in the Buffy 'verse. It’s especially neat that SavoyTruffle uses both Xanders’ POVs instead of just restricting herself to the one side.
On the not so positive side, Jesse is made into a jerk in this, not that it’s exactly against canon, but it’s still a bit heavy handed.
It’s really interesting that SavoyTruffle chose not to reveal if their bodies were switched or if it was just their consciousness’s, especially considering the ending. Also, we never find out if alt-Spike is chipped or souled or more along the lines of Season Two Spike. It’s an intriguing choice to make, especially considering the extent to which different people like the different versions of Spike.
The most interesting aspect of this series is ‘the gang’ in the alt-Universe. Wesley and Giles are in a relationship and are Watchers for Buffy, Faith and Cordelia. Which is why the coda is so fantastic. Hilarious and very unique, ‘Rupert’s Angels’ may be the best short story in the Buffy fandom.
There’s Your Trouble
Rupert’s Angels
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: various Spike/Xander (Xander/Jesse, Giles/Wesley, Willow/Tara, former Xander/Anya, former alt-Xander/Jesse)
Categories: angst, AU, body swap, humor, supernatural
Length: Long (~36,000 words)
Warnings: discussion of partner betrayal, discussion of homophobia, some Jesse bashing
Author on LJ:
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Author Website: A Master List of My almost exclusively S/X Fics
Review:
Xander wakes up in a different world. A world where he has his own apartment and Jesse’s alive. And Xander’s apparently gay. This means that when alt-Xander wakes up next to Anya in his parents’ basement he doesn’t take it very well.
I am a sucker for body swap fics, and this is the best one out there in the Buffy 'verse. It’s especially neat that SavoyTruffle uses both Xanders’ POVs instead of just restricting herself to the one side.
On the not so positive side, Jesse is made into a jerk in this, not that it’s exactly against canon, but it’s still a bit heavy handed.
It’s really interesting that SavoyTruffle chose not to reveal if their bodies were switched or if it was just their consciousness’s, especially considering the ending. Also, we never find out if alt-Spike is chipped or souled or more along the lines of Season Two Spike. It’s an intriguing choice to make, especially considering the extent to which different people like the different versions of Spike.
The most interesting aspect of this series is ‘the gang’ in the alt-Universe. Wesley and Giles are in a relationship and are Watchers for Buffy, Faith and Cordelia. Which is why the coda is so fantastic. Hilarious and very unique, ‘Rupert’s Angels’ may be the best short story in the Buffy fandom.
There’s Your Trouble
Rupert’s Angels