Fanfiction I like!
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Here are various fanfiction stories I like a lot. Just about all of these links go to FanFiction.net. Completed stories will have [C] after their title. Short stories will have a [S] after. This page is a work in progress as I sort through what I've read and what's particularly good or memorable out of it. I might remove stories listed here too if I added them based on good memories and then re-read it and don't think it's that great.
My descriptions aren't great, but oh well. Read the description at the top of each story if you want a better idea of what's going on since I didn't just copy those for whatever reason.
Warhammer 40k
- Ciaphas Cain, Warmaster of Chaos - a fun ride where Ciaphas Cain (HERO OF THE IMPERIUM - except not this time), entirely on accident, finds himself the leader of an increasingly large (and heretical) rebellion movement that is okay with three of the four Chaos Gods. A remarkably entertaining story that is arguably less about Cain trying to deal with Chaos and more Cain failing upwards without limit as his attempts at sabotaging the entire affair repeatedly fail until he simply cannot back out, all while he's left confronting the failures of the Imperium, whether he's aware of it or not. Largely a comedy, but it feels like a proper 40k story a lot of the time too. The author tries to convince you that this is a goofy story, but 40k is an inherently silly setting, so it comes off remarkably straight.
- Cult of the Machine God - the Omnissiah, the Motive Force, the Machine God, has ended up in our ancient past in the time of the gods of Olympus. I really like how it deals with bringing in such a foreign and powerful god into the time of ancient Greece.
- Dracula 40000 [C] [S] - in this fairly short story, Count Dracula has survived into the 41st millennium, and the Inquisition is after him...
- The Witches' Night [C] - Madoka Kaname has made an absolutely terrible mistake with her wish that has led her to end up in the grim darkness of the far future, and with her accident, something terrible has followed her into the 41st millennium. I love this story quite a lot. Occasionally goofy because 40k is just a goofy setting, but mostly quite serious.
Final Fantasy 7
- The Fifth Act [C] - Cloud ends up back in time on accident, and absolutely desperately tries to prevent his future from becoming what it was. He immediately sets out to try and kill Sephiroth, but a lot of things get in the way of that. This is almost certainly my favorite FF7 story of all.
- One Stroke [C] - Sephiroth kills Hojo, solving an incredible amount of problems in one go. This seems like it'd be a oneshot, but there are 44 chapters. This is probably my second favorite FF7 story.
Harry Potter
- Seventh Horcrux [C] - on the night that Harry was fated to die and became the Boy Who Lived, the Horcrux now in his head takes over. This story is significantly goofier than it sounds, a comedy focused on an absurdly narcissistic fragment of Voldemort who goes through Harry's life in his place. Takes more than its fair share of pot shots at what happens in canon, but that's alright.
- Let the Games Begin! - a story where Terry Boot of all the characters in Harry Potter ends up going through all manner of strange games like in the Yu-Gi-Oh manga, along with several of his other classmates. Takes an ordinary guy and throws him into all manner of strange adventures that Harry and his companions are used to.
Pokemon
- ClicheStorm
[C] - Hilda ends up with Kyurem as her starter. A very lively not-quite-a-retelling of the events of Pokemon Black and White. I don't know if this is my favorite Pokemon fanfiction, but it's up there.
- Regret [C] - a fairly edgy, but still pretty good story about a guy from a ruined future that ends up getting sent back in time and tries to fix things. There is a twist. I think think the twist is kind of dumb, but I'm not going to spoil it.
- Youngster Joey's Savage Journey Into the Heart of Kanto [C] - an absolute drug trip of a story (literally, Youngster Joey is absolutely high off of his face for a significant portion of it). It is difficult to describe. It is very, very, very funny.
- Moon Child Ruins the Earth - an absurdly nonsensical story that deals with the fact that a small girl has decided to capture the deities of Alola and stick them into her PC. The gods of the land are no longer present. Somewhat of a sequel to Youngster Joey's Savage Journey Into the Heart of Kanto, and has the same kind of absolutely off-the-wall humor. Unfortunately not complete as of this writing. It is definitely more coherent of a story than the previous one, but that isn't saying much.
Other
- As the Sun [C] - In the time after Aang's death in the Southern Air Temple, the Avatar Cycle has come to the Fire Nation, and Azula is the Avatar. The writing style is a bit terse and dreamlike, but it's a gripping, thrilling tale. Azula remains dangerous and kind of murderous, but she ends up on the side of the heroes here, and it's quite interesting to see how that's handled.
- Kuririn: Only Human [C] - The events of DBZ, as seen through Krillin's eyes. Just a really good look into his life and how all the things that happened in the manga affected him. Very well done.
- Taming of the Cat [C] [S] - After the events of Chrono Trigger, Ayla goes back to her own time with the knowledge of just how useful cats are. With the power she gained on her travels through time, she seeks to be the first to domesticate cats. A fun short story with a very goofy ending.
- Louise Summons a Master of Explosions [C] [S] - a short story where Megumin ends up as Louise's summon. I do wish it were a bit more fleshed out, but it would probably end up being "Louise and Megumin go around exploding every single problem that shows up"... which I guess would probably still be a fun read. The author has written a lot of other Louise Summons a ______ stories, which are generally quite good. Few of them are finished, however.
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