Fanfic Recommendation Challenge

My Arthur/Eames Table


Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "glow glow melt and flow"
Author: foxxcub
Prompt: 43. Denial.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: Arthur's subconscious decides he needs to dream up Eames every night to help him sleep and Arthur's in a little bit of denial as to why that might be. Such a sweet fic!
Link to the story: glow glow melt and flow

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Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Seventeen"
Author: eleveninches
Prompt: 25. Kink.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: This is truly amazing underage schoolboy roleplaying kink. Arthur has to go undercover at a school and has to wear a uniform. And Eames is a pervert. So funny, and sexy at the same time.
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Link to the story: Seventeen
 

My Arthur/Eames Table


Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Breaking and Entering"
Author: resonant
Prompt: 47. Reccer's Choice.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: I love this fic because it's just an amazing Eames characterization. He's very good at pretending. A little too good maybe. Especially with himself.
Link to the story: Breaking and Entering

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Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Kobayashi Maru"
Author: hackthis
Prompt: 39. Break-up.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: Arthur doesn't seem to realize that he and Eames are dating until they're not anymore. This fic is about Arthur learning to be a better man and a better boyfriend. Or at least, learning that he wants to try.
Link to the story: Kobayashi Maru
 

My Arthur/Eames Table


Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "I Need You (Like I Need A Hole In The Head)"
Author: cthonical
Prompt: 26. Death.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: Eames and Arthur practice the best and most elegant ways to kill each other in dreams. So it's an exploration of all kinds of deaths as well as what it really means to be alive. It's a really clever premise, beautifully executed. No pun intended.
Link to the story: I Need You (Like I Need A Hole In The Head)

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Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Lions and Tigers"
Author: starlingthefool
Prompt: 33. Crossover.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: An Inception crossover with Calvin and Hobbes, and it's genius how they fit together, with Eames as an adult Calvin. So you get a gorgeous fic about nostalgia, imagination, and childhood friends. And of course, growing up.
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Link to the story: Lions and Tigers
 

My Arthur/Eames Table


Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "this room and this radio play"
Author: anowlinsunshine
Prompt: 06. Anger.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: I do really love the idea that when things get too tense between Arthur and Eames, they can just fuck it out in dreams, and have that sense of release. And I love that in this fic, Arthur's subconscious has to clue him in to what he really wants.
Link to the story: this room and this radio play

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Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Frustrated, Inc."
Author: tortillafactory
Prompt: 37. Make-up.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: I think the title of this fic is particularly apt because it's so much about how Arthur and Eames work at cross purposes and misunderstand each other and how the timing is always wrong. But they could find a way to work it out, if they want to. And they do.
Link to the story: Frustrated, Inc.
 

My Arthur/Eames Table


Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Il faut nous pardonner les choses"
Author: delires
Prompt: 41. Lies.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: I guess the only way to describe this without giving too much away is that it's an Arthur backstory and character study. It's about what it takes to impress Arthur.
Link to the story: Il faut nous pardonner les choses

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Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Call and Answer"
Author: airgiodslv
Prompt: 30. Seduction.
Rating: NC-17
Length: epic
Brief summary: In very broad terms, this fic is about how seductive dreams can be. I don't even have the words for how much I love this fic. It's like it was leading me along a path and I wasn't sure where it was going, but was content to follow along. Then all of a sudden I look around and I have NO IDEA WHERE I AM. But I'm happy to be there. Very happy.
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Link to the story: Call and Answer
 

My Arthur/Eames Table


Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Don't Stand In My Blind Spot"
Author: croik
Prompt: 16. Teamwork.
Rating: NC-17
Length: epic
Brief summary: The team is running an extraction that relies on Eames' forging ability in this fic, which gives you a detailed and unique look at the work that they do. Of course things eventually go wrong with the plan. But that's okay, because that's when things go very right for Eames and Arthur.
Link to the story: Don't Stand In My Blind Spot

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Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "i'm working on drawing a straight line"
Author: imogenedisease
Prompt: 22. Betrayal.
Rating: R
Length: medium
Brief summary: Eames gives Arthur over to his enemies. You can't help but ache for Arthur and the sense of betrayal he feels. But the end makes it all worth it.
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Link to the story: i'm working on drawing a straight line
 

My Arthur/Eames Table


Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want"
Author: toomuchplor
Prompt: 01. First Time.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: Eames and Arthur's first time together and Eames' first time having sex in a hotel room. Hysterical characterizations and very hot.
Link to the story: You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want

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Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "and the doors are open"
Author: guns_and_butter
Prompt: 10. Fandom Cliche.
Rating: NC-17
Length: epic
Brief summary: The best fandom cliche for Inception is the "experimental chemical compound gone wrong" trope. Arthur plays guinea pig and gets dosed with a love potion in this one. The author manages to take that slightly cracky premise and make it poignant and real. This fic gets it so right.
Link to the story: and the doors are open
 

My Arthur/Eames Table


Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Jamais Vu"
Author: thehoyden
Prompt: 42. Truth.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: This is really an amazing concept for bringing Arthur and Eames together, it gives me much joy. They test a compound that is meant to act as a truth serum on Arthur, then Eames asks him questions and sees if he gets answers.
Link to the story: Jamais Vu

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Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "having let go forever the fallacy of ever being alone"
Author: gyzym
Prompt: 24. Future Fic.
Rating: NC-17
Length: epic
Brief summary: This author has a whole series where Arthur and Eames are domesticating after the events of the movie and seriously, how did that become my thing? It shouldn't work for me, but it does because it's all about the little difficulties of sharing your life with someone. Car breakdowns, and faulty sinks, and those moments when you feel like you've been sucker-punched because wow, you are just so fucking in love. (This is actually the 8th story in the series, check out the Master List for the rest.)
Link to the story: having let go forever the fallacy of ever being alone
 

My Arthur/Eames Table


Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "this is all there is, roll the dice"
Author: wanderlight
Prompt: 20. Redemption.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: I like how the Arthur/Eames relationship develops in this fic. Because this one is about being afraid to take a chance, and limiting yourself. Accepting things the way they are because you're scared to want more. I personally think there is no other way to characterize these two. They are the quintessential stupid boys in love, but eventually they get it right.
Link to the story: this is all there is, roll the dice

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Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "takes an ocean not to break"
Author: cmonkatiekatie
Prompt: 11. Character Study.
Rating: PG
Length: long
Brief summary: Basically this fic is about Arthur talking to Eames on the phone. Yeah, that's it. But it's really about who Arthur is and how to stop reaching out over the phone and just reach out with your arms.
Link to the story: takes an ocean not to break
 

My Arthur/Eames Table


Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Renovations"
Author: joosetta
Prompt: 18. Light.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: The author summarizes this fic as Eames building a nest and accidentally luring Arthur into it. How can you not love accidental domesticity? Adorable light fluff.
Link to the story: Renovations

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Claim: Inception, Arthur/Eames
Title: "Plate Tectonics"
Author: indysaur
Prompt: 08. Friendship.
Rating: PG
Length: long
Brief summary: The premise of this fic is that Arthur ends up needing to stay with Eames in Mombasa while he figures out who's trying to kill him. So it's funny, at first, how their personalities clash while cohabiting and how their friendship develops. But somewhere along the line the fic takes a turn, and then it's about making space for other people in your life. And then it's gorgeous and expansive, and making your heart hurt. I love it so much.
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Link to the story: Plate Tectonics