February Fics
Jan. 20th, 2014 04:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pensnestLast year, I indulged in a rec a day during February, and I'm happy to say that a few other people recced along. I don't remember where this originated, but it was fun. So I'm planning to have a go at the same thing this year. With, of course, a bit of variation in the content of the daily list, or I'd be nominating the same stories all over again.
Do feel free to share the list, and rec every day or on the ones that appeal to you. It's kinda fun to spend a bit of time thinking, well, what *is* the best story of this kind?
I think you might want a bit of time to prepare, so here's the list:
1st Great opening
2nd Songfic - uses the song within the story, uses the lyrics as plot, whatever
3rd Makes you laugh!
4th Really hot sex
5th AU: Fantasy AU (whether it's elves and dragons or futurefic, this is a world that doesn't and never did exist)
6th Pets/Animals
7th Crossover
8th Stylistic - it's presented in an unusual way
9th AU: Real World - the characters aren't their canon selves, they're… rugby players, High School students, baristas, etc
10th Food
11th Tentacles
12th Breaks your heart
13th Rare pairing - bonus points if you can find a pairing that's only been done once!
14th AU: Period Drama, ie historical
15th Threesome or moresome
16th Friendship
17th Borrowed plot: could be your fandom's version of Pretty Woman (because there is a version of Pretty Woman in every fandom, amirite?), or Much Ado About Nothing (tell me there is an Avengers version of this!) etc
18th Great dialogue
19th Real World with Added Weirdness - canon-based, but with an inexplicable element, eg mpreg, superpowers, wings, magic is real etc
20th Crack, and not ashamed of it! Probably the same deal as yesterday, but this time written tongue in cheek.
21st AU: Trousers of Time, ie canon-based but something changed so the 'reality' is different, eg someone didn't die, a crucial event did not take place…
22nd Fic written specially for you!
23rd Pairing you never expected to enjoy, but this story makes it work
24th AU: hookers and/or porn stars! (I truly don't understand why this is so popular, but anyway. Convince me!)
25th Multi-part: a series or collection that's best read together
26th Favourite pairing
27th It makes you happy, for whatever reason
28th Great ending!
And if you want to substitute one of the categories with something else, why not?
Do feel free to share the list, and rec every day or on the ones that appeal to you. It's kinda fun to spend a bit of time thinking, well, what *is* the best story of this kind?
I think you might want a bit of time to prepare, so here's the list:
1st Great opening
2nd Songfic - uses the song within the story, uses the lyrics as plot, whatever
3rd Makes you laugh!
4th Really hot sex
5th AU: Fantasy AU (whether it's elves and dragons or futurefic, this is a world that doesn't and never did exist)
6th Pets/Animals
7th Crossover
8th Stylistic - it's presented in an unusual way
9th AU: Real World - the characters aren't their canon selves, they're… rugby players, High School students, baristas, etc
10th Food
11th Tentacles
12th Breaks your heart
13th Rare pairing - bonus points if you can find a pairing that's only been done once!
14th AU: Period Drama, ie historical
15th Threesome or moresome
16th Friendship
17th Borrowed plot: could be your fandom's version of Pretty Woman (because there is a version of Pretty Woman in every fandom, amirite?), or Much Ado About Nothing (tell me there is an Avengers version of this!) etc
18th Great dialogue
19th Real World with Added Weirdness - canon-based, but with an inexplicable element, eg mpreg, superpowers, wings, magic is real etc
20th Crack, and not ashamed of it! Probably the same deal as yesterday, but this time written tongue in cheek.
21st AU: Trousers of Time, ie canon-based but something changed so the 'reality' is different, eg someone didn't die, a crucial event did not take place…
22nd Fic written specially for you!
23rd Pairing you never expected to enjoy, but this story makes it work
24th AU: hookers and/or porn stars! (I truly don't understand why this is so popular, but anyway. Convince me!)
25th Multi-part: a series or collection that's best read together
26th Favourite pairing
27th It makes you happy, for whatever reason
28th Great ending!
And if you want to substitute one of the categories with something else, why not?