Fanfic Recommendation Challenge

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Pity"
Author: Sam, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 17. Jealousy.
Rating: R
Length: medium
Brief summary: Aziraphale takes pity on a poor, unfortunate soul. Crowley wishes that Aziraphale would take pity on him. The fic is based on an interesting concept and more importantly, it's well-written. A great read.
Link to the story: Pity

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Not So Good As Fame (But Better Still)"
Author: Kathleen Anne, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Brian, Wensleydale
Prompt: 31. Discovery.
Rating: PG
Length: medium
Brief summary: Wensleydale thinks that he's a little in love with Adam. Then discovers that he's a lot in love with Brian. The fic is quietly adorable and a great story about Them.
Link to the story: Not So Good As Fame (But Better Still)
 

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Trouble in Paradise"
Author: Adrienne, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 25. Kink.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: I couldn't imagine a more perfect kink for Aziraphale to have. It rings true, for all that it's odd. And oddly sexy.
Link to the story: Trouble in Paradise

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "The Circular Argument"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale, Adam
Prompt: 35. Threesome.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: A well-done threesome, because going into the fic I was certainly skeptical. But walking away from the fic I had to wonder why more people don't write about these three. Hot stuff.
Link to the story: The Circular Argument
 

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Sparks"
Author: afrai, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Pepper, War
Prompt: 11. Character Study.
Rating: PG-13
Length: long
Brief summary: Pepper's not a little kid anymore; she's on her own, making her own choices. Which leads her to War. I think the fic is a fantastic character study of both of these two, showing the needs that they have and how they fill them for each other.
Link to the story: Sparks

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "A Crown of Stars"
Author: Adrienne, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale, everyone
Prompt: 19. Dark.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: To call this fic 'dark' is a mild description. A story about the true soliders of the armies of Heaven and Hell rallying forces against the Anti-Christ, Adam Young and the defectors who joined him. Losses are suffered, sacrifices are made. Dark stuff, no?
( Excerpt )
Link to the story: A Crown of Stars
 

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Misogynist Mating Rituals"
Author: Nny, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Brian,Wensleydale, Adam, Pepper
Prompt: 07. Love.
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: This is a great fic for the love prompt, if only because it shows so many different kinds of love. Friendship, romantic, the first moment of discovery and it's all great.
Link to the story: Misogynist Mating Rituals

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "For Adventurous Adults Only"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 15. Crack!Fic.
Rating: R
Length: medium
Brief summary: Oh, crack!fic. How else would you get an angel and a demon together in a sex toy shop? Wackiness ensues, and it's hilarious.
Link to the story: For Adventurous Adults Only
 

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Love in a Cold Climate"
Author: Daegaer, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Hastur, Ligur
Prompt: 41. Redemption.
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: Ligur and Hastur fic is hard to find. And yet it's so delicious. Let's say about this fic that Hastur has to redeem himself in Ligur's eyes. These characters are completely hysterical and the fic does them justice.
Link to the story: Love in a Cold Climate

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "On the Seventh Day"
Author: Jay
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 43. Denial.
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: I think denial is a good prompt match for this fic. Crowley is definitely in denial about what happened the night before and what it might mean in this story. Quite funny and well-written on a whole, a pleasure to read.
Link to the story: On the Seventh Day
 

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Messenger of Sympathies"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 03. Angst.
Rating: PG-13
Length: long
Brief summary: Set during Crowley's century long nap, Aziraphale contemplates life and love. And Crowley gets jealous. The writing is smart, and yes, a bit more angsty than can usually be found in this fandom. But it works and that's all that matters. It's a great fic.
Link to the story: Messenger of Sympathies

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Snake Charmer"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Tom Riddle
Prompt: 33. Crossover.
Rating: PG
Length: medium
Brief summary: This story is good because it creeped me out. Just thinking about it creeps me out a little. Because it makes so much BAD/WRONG sense. Crowley makes friends with Tom Riddle and the rest is history. A spectacular idea.
Link to the story: Snake Charmer
 

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Some Strange Race"
Author: Sam, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 10. Fandom Cliche.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: Of course in a fandom about demons and angels you have to expect certain cliches. Wing fic and the falling from grace stories are inevitable. What's good about this fic, although technically still cliched, as that it gives a new twist on these old themes. It has really great ideas about temptation, love and evolution. This fic was one of the first ones I read in this fandom. And I loved it.
Link to the story: Some Strange Race

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Navigation"
Author: Jo, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 42. Holiday.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: The days before Christmas as, in the author's words, "Crowley is perfectly obvious (but doesn't know it), and Aziraphale does something about it." Holiday stories occasionally tend to be a bit over-sweetened. But this one treads the line nicely which is probably why I liked it so much.
Link to the story: Navigation
 

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Las Vegas"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 04. Fluff.
Rating: NC-17
Length: medium
Brief summary: I think the premise, Crowley and Aziraphale visit Las Vegas, is enough of a recommendation. What could be better? But the fluff and other assorted sweet stuff is stellar. A great little piece of writing.
Link to the story: Las Vegas

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Compassion (What They'll Write)"
Author: Lillian, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Jesus
Prompt: 46. Reccer's Choice.
Rating: G
Length: medium
Brief summary: Crowley and Jesus have a battle of wits. Yes, I'm sure this fic could be considered blasphemous. And no, you shouldn't read it if you're easily offended about religion. As for me, I think it's fabulous. Very funny.
Link to the story: Compassion (What They'll Write)
 

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Living Arrangements"
Author: afrai, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 14. Loss.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: Aziraphale becomes a human. The inevitable happens. This fic packs a whollop and I think that's the best compliment I can give it. If a fic can make you feel like you've been punched, it's officially a good fic.
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Link to the story: Living Arrangements

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Debauchery"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 32. Secrets.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: This might not be the classical definition of 'secrets'. Except that Crowley certainly thinks that he's hiding something from Aziraphale. The title is a good hint as to what the secret is. I adore the ending of this fic. In fact, it's adorable all the way through. Read, enjoy!
Link to the story: Debauchery
 

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "Even in Laughter"
Author: Daegaer, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Crowley, Aziraphale
Prompt: 22. UST.
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: The obscure references, the quick humuor, the blatant attraction that's never really resolved. Pure Gaiman and Pratchett. Finding all those qualities in a fic is a bit harder to do. But here they are, and it's all fantastic.
Link to the story: Even in Laughter

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Claim: Good Omens, General Series
Title: "All Mine"
Author: Professor Mary, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Brian, Adam
Prompt: 24. Future Fic.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: A grown up Them. Of course, they're still getting into mischief. Which is one of the great things about this fic, that it captures the spirit of these two boys. Even though this is their future, they're still recognizable as... Themselves. ;)
Link to the story: All Mine