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Fanfiction Tropes

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Posted byDoubleyouDeein/fanfic_tropes-Sep 16, 2016 at 11:00 PM

[Trope of the Week] Pining - Question #7

Favorite pining fics?

Comments6
  • SaljiSep 17, 2016 at 12:43 AM

    The Beauty and the Mess by objectlesson (Star Trek: TOS, Kirk/Spock, Mature for non-explicit sex)

    Summary: Spock avoids pain. Kirk needs it to survive.

    Reason: The pining from both side is really subtle, gut-wrenching yet are so in character and so reasonable, which makes the resolution so satisfying..

  • atwojaySep 17, 2016 at 9:03 AM

    Taken (Smallville, Clark/Lex, Mature, 3687 words)

    Summary: Clark’s too nice, and Lex has a plan.

    A no powers university AU with fake dating and a bit of pining, but not too much. It's just so cute and always makes me feel good to read.

    Building Blocks (Smallville, Clark/Lex, Not Rated, 29989 words)

    Summary: Lex walked her to the door and spoke up as she was halfway through it. “What’s his name?”

    Marcia stopped and looked back at him. “The child?”

    Lex nodded.

    “Connor,” she said with a smile. “Connor Kent.”

    The temperature in the room seemed to plummet at the child’s last name, and for brief seconds Lex felt as if he were trapped and suffocating.

    “Kent?” he asked in a forced casual tone. “By any chance… would his father be Clark Kent?”

    The woman’s eyes lit up right before her smile did, and Lex’s stomach dropped out from under him.

    “Yes!” she said happily. “You know him?”

    Conner is a special child who needs a benefactor so he can continue to attend the private school where his intelligence is recognized and encouraged. Lex steps up to be that benefactor before discovering who Conner's father is.

  • hi_is_this_thing_onSep 21, 2016 at 6:32 PM

    Chosen Man by Sineala. The Eagle, Marcus/Esca, 116K, Roman military AU.

    Marcus is a centurion who got himself posted northern Britain because he hopes to find out what happened to his father, who disappeared there many years before. He ends up in charge of a ragtag group of native British spies, and he falls in love at first sight with their leader, Esca. (Warnings for lots of graphic wartime violence.)

  • SoutherlySep 18, 2016 at 10:26 AM

    Heart Attack At 23 by rhiannonhero. (Smallville, Clark/Lex, Explicit)

    Lex had never made a move on him. Not once in all the years they had been friends. And Lex wasn't someone who just stood back and let what he wanted pass him by--no, if he'd wanted Clark, he would've had him by now. The simplest logic told Clark that Lex wasn't interested and never had been. Lex couldn't help it if he flirted with pianos and desks and pool cues--and he also couldn't help it if he flirted with Clark. It was just who Lex was, part of his charm.

    No matter that it was a horrible tease and terribly painful for the dorky best friend who was in love with him. Lex didn't know about that anyway.

    This one is a classic, aka written in the early days of the show. It's set in a future where Clark and Lex never had a falling out. Of course, it's complicated with all the secrets and lies that come with this canon. There is also some fake dating and a good bit of humor. It has a very short prequel here.

    Safety in Silence by Survivah. (Teen Wolf, Derek/Stiles, Mature)

    Summary: It's perfectly understandable. Even Derek wouldn't want to be Derek's soulmate.

    This is a soulmate!AU, BUT there is a twist that might appeal to readers who don't generally like such things: in this verse, soulmate bonds are not always mutual. When Derek meets Stiles, he immediately knows that Stiles is his soulmate. Stiles, on the other hand, has absolutely no clue. To him, Derek is just the weird guy he met in the woods. Derek knows how bad things can go with unrequited soulbonds, so he quickly decides that he will never say anything. They become good friends, and Stiles' feelings develop slowly over the years. Unfortunately, Derek lied to him by telling him that his soulmate died a long time ago, so Stiles doesn't think he has a chance either. They do work it all out eventually.

  • GeckoGirl89Sep 17, 2016 at 12:01 PMΔ

    Okay, so here are a couple more fics. These two are from Hawaii Five-0 (2010) and are Steve/Danny.

    Fics: "All That You're Not Saying" (a Steve POV fic) and its companion fic "Take a Moment, Let It Pass" (a Danny POV fic) by kho.

    Summary/Reason: I love how both fics involve the pairing getting together in a very casual way when one person simply can't hold in his feelings anymore and confesses. I like the dramatic stuff too, but it's a nice change of pace. These pics also deliver on two of my favorite aspects of pining: one character gazing at another and marveling about how beautiful he/she is and a character wondering if some seemingly intimate behavior is really just a gesture of friendship. Also I love the super fluffy endings in both fics; I wanted to rec fluff after I recede heartbreaking angst earlier.

  • GeckoGirl89Sep 17, 2016 at 1:57 AMΔ

    I've read a lot of pining fic in my time. Here are three that I can easily find that I particularly love.

    The Confession by anr: Angel the series, Angel/Cordy

    Summary: Angel's tired...

    Reason: Gorgeous angst and pining. You can physically feel how much Angel loves her in this one and how she has no idea of what he's really trying to say until the end of the fic. It breaks my heart at the end because they can't be together.

    The Curse of Friendship by justanotherjen: Angel the series, Angel/Cordy

    Summary: Angel's curse really is a curse. It's going to take some time for Cordy to come to terms with that.

    Reason: I already recced this here in the subversions thread, but I'm reccing it again because there's some good pining material from Cordelia's POV and Angel pining that she is able to discern once she puts the pieces together. Again, they can't be together, which breaks my heart, but it makes sense for the characters.

    Joey's Diary by RoseOnAVine: Friends, Joey/Rachel

    Summary: What if Joey kept an online diary about his love for Rachel? S8 timeline.

    Reason: Amazing fic that follows dovetails nicely with canon from TOW Joey Dates Rachel (8.12) until episode (9.13) where she moves back in with him. Excellent Joey voice and characterization. It feels like reading a novelization of those episodes from Joey's POV.

    Also, I wrote a couple of pining drabbles for the same pairings:
    Angel/Cordy+ baby Connor drabble for Angel the series, set at the end of 3.12 (Provider)
    Joey/Rachel drabble for Friends, set during 8.12 (The One Where Joey Dates Rachel)

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