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SupernaturalThe Sound and the Fury by and_I_WaitedGenThis is one seriously nasty little story! A very violent piece in which indescribable horrors are visited upon all three Winchester men. Powerful and incredibly sad.The Company You Keep by MaygraGenI have absolutely no idea how Maygra manages to produce story after story of such high quality - I'm rather in awe of her. This is a very melancholy ghost story in which Sam is trapped by a lonely spirit while he and Dean investigate a routine haunting. My heart breaks for her Sam who has resigned himself to a lonely end and Dean is just wonderful in this story.Guessing Games by Lithium DollGenCoda to Bloody Mary in which Dean tries to wheedle Sam's secret out of him. Funny, sweet and surprisingly soothing. Such Sweet Ruin by LenoreSam/OFC Dean/OFC Sam/DeanAn ancient goddess who thrives on tempting the innocent decides to have some fun with our boys. Smoking hot and featuring a wonderful original female character this is beautifully written smut.

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SupernaturalLooking Glass Dreams by MaygraGen12 connected drabbles with a fascinating plot that I would love to see expanded into a longer fic. Beautiful and poetic with some amazing lines:"Other people run in the dark," he says. "We don't. We stand." When Sam's shadow disappears in the bright light of day, Dean only smiles and says. "Look, man. You're Peter Pan."Sam grins back. "I guess that makes you Tinkerbell."Dean is undisturbed. "She was small but she could kick ass."The last image of Dean and Sam lying in bed clasping hands is particularly affecting.Nursery Rhymes in Braille by WhereuponGen with hints of Sam/Dean should you choose to see it.Another short but powerful story from Whereupon. Dean is taken by a succubus and Sam finds him. This fic is all about what is left unsaid - there is so much churning emotion between the surface of her Sam and Dean - it's breathtaking. I especially love the fact that the demon who takes Dean isn't all powerful - and that Sam dispatches her in such an anti-climatic way. The ambiguity in the story (was Dean captured or did he go willingly?) is also fascinating. Whereupon manages to convey so much with very few words which is why she is one of the best writers out there in the Supernatural fandom.They took the wrong road, but they didn't get lost. They always end up where they need to be and they're always in time. He sleeps, and there are roads, always, and there is fire. In another world, Dean breathes carefully against the weight of memory, and they are bound together by flame, and by childhood, and by each other.Nothing and Time by DrvsillaSam/Dean SlashReally beautiful,vivid ghost story which flows like water. Sam's nightmares of a dying Dean are especially haunting.Landmarks by Estrella30Sam/Dean slashSweet, almost soothing story with a pitch perfect Sam and Dean.

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SupernaturalElementum Res.Progressus by MaygraSam/DeanNew Maygra - Oh happy day! Sam is air and fire, Dean earth and water. Maygra takes each of the four elements and shows how each of them make the boys who they are. Beautifully written and lyrical packed with evocative images.Beautiful by AudraroseSam/DeanSam and Dean hunt for vampires in a goth club. It could have been very silly but in fact its a short, effective, highly sexually charged piece with the ever present (but not visible) vampires creating a real atmosphere of menace throughout. The Rules Remain a Mystery by Joyfulgirl41Sam/DeanBizarrely in the Supernatural fandom I'm finding that some of the most effective stories stem from the cheesiest plots imaginable. And they don't get more cheesy than this - Sam and Dean visit a small town where young men are mysteriously being murdered. Having realised that the threat is a succubus who prays on virgin men Sam must help Dean (the world's most unlikely virgin) before he falls for her charms. Smell that Camembert! However, it's a hugely entertaining romp of a story. Yes it's unlikely that Dean is a virgin but actually the author is very convincing in her portrayal of a Dean who is all bluff and whose bizarre childhood has left him completely unaware of how to even speak to a woman. And its packed with some truly wonderful lines:""Yeah. Well, I guess the obvious solution is to get you laid."Dean rolled his eyes. "Thank God for all that fancy college learnin'. Should we just go get a hooker? Or do you think, 'Hey, would you mind terribly if I banged you so that I won't be vulnerable to the succubus that's preying on the town's virgin men?' would work with one of the local girls?"Okay. Have you, um. Have you ever given and/or received oral sex?"Dean's forehead wrinkled. "You mean like over the phone?"Hilarious and rather sweet - I think Virgin Dean may be my new favourite!

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HouseHouse/Wilson V Mild SlashThe Lost Shall Be Found by GenaThis is absolutely hilarious. There are so many funny lines that if I quoted them I may as well post the entire fic here but I especially loved this:Even a partially successful attempt at learning to play Jenga with bedpans hadn't alleviated the stifling monotony of being the brightest star in the medical field of Princeton, most of New Jersey, and, he liked to think, docporn.com. and thisHouse reached for the phone and in his best unbearable-agony-being-manfully-repressed voice, one he had cultivated through college, med school and various other gullible institutionsSupernaturalThe Thousand Ways to Bleed by LithiumdollGen with a slight hint of Sam/DeanWoo - is this one deceptive! I confess that when I first read this one I rather skim read it - it didn't really grab me...until I reached the end. This story has one hell of a sting in it's tail and definitely improves upon a second read. Highly original, somewhat disturbing and a situation you could easily find happening on the show. Certainty by StillaneGenVery short and highly affecting look at the truth behind Sam's dreams. Haunting.Lest it Come True by MahaliemGenAfter the events of the episode Asylum Dean meets a wish demon - in the shape of George Clooney - who tempts Dean with the promise of the road not taken. Highly original, sometimes amusing story that resolves Dean's post Asylum issues in an extremely satisfying way.City Limit Line by WhereuponGenBeautiful, intensely visual piece. Short but packs a hell of a lot of punch.Just a Little Lullaby by Joyfulgirl41GenAny hardened fan fic reader will be able to guess the twist in this story pretty early on but that doesn't make it any less affecting. Sad but strangely sweet.No Quarter by CeeSam/Dean SlashShort, sexy as hell and just plain poetry.

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SupernaturalCracked by WhereuponGen Coda to AsylumSupernatural is a fun, guilty pleasure to watch but the show's biggest crime is that it often forces the brothers into situations that it has no intention of ever following up on. In Asylum Sam shot Dean in the chest with rock salt, before pointing what he thought was a loaded gun at his brother's chest and firing not once but four times! Next episode it was like the incident had never happened and you can guarantee that by the end of the 1st season it won't be mentioned again. So thank god for fic - Cracked is a harsh, unflinching look at Dean's state of mind after the shooting incident and his unwillingness to just instantly forgive his brother. Lines like this killed me:So Sam bleeds and breathes and hits him, and Dean's no longer alone. Together, they're still broken, but they're stronger than he could have imagined.After Midnight by And_I_WaitedGenAgonisingly sad look at a deteriorating Sam following Jess's murder. Beautiful and truly painful.Time by WitchofthedogsSam/Dean SlashPoetic look at the boys over the course of a single day. Dream like and rather beautiful.A Crisis of Faith by Geminigrl11GenShort, angsty look at the brothers following Dean's healing in Faith.

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It's been a while since I updated and good House/Wilson or hell even House/Chase stories are still pretty thin on the ground. Hopefully Sela Ward's imminent departure from the show and the refocus on the central cast will inspire some fic writers and stop me having to wade through quite so much dreck to get to the very few gems!HouseLies, Damn Lies and Statistics by NigeltdeHouse/WilsonWilson and Julie get divorced and a jealous House becomes convinced Wilson is sleeping with Cameron. Well written and very amusing with a particularly good House voice. It isn't perfect - the climatic House/Wilson shouting match is a tad melodramatic and I would wager that the author if British as occasionally House sounds a little too like Hugh Laurie than Greg House but overall a very good first story from a new writer to the fandom.SupernaturalThe Secret Life of Demons by Maya TawiDean/OMC SlashSupernatural slash which doesn't feature both brothers is something of a rarity. To actually find a slash story which prominently features original, well written and engaging original characters is even rarer. The story is simplicity itself - Sam and Dean meet up with a succubus and an incubus and things do not quite go according to plan! The succubus is particularly well written and I love all the wry scenes of her and Sam - Sam's realisation that she lives a more mundane and ordinary life than him is particularly amusing - as is the part where she wistfully looks at her mothers favourite photograph - and recalls how her mother fed on the photographer immediately afterwards! However, I confess to finding the tone of the piece a little uneasy as it juxtaposes very amusing, snarky scenes of Sam and his new succubus pal with scenes of Dean essentially being raped by the incubus. Unholy by Isolde13Sam/Dean SlashOuch this one really, really hurts. In the Supernatural fandom Wincest is far more prevalent than the gen stories but normally the stories tend to be rather fluffy, featuring the boys in a loving equal relationship. This is the only story I've read where one of the brothers isn't at all interested in the sexual side of the relationship. The depiction of Dean giving himself regularly to his brother purely because he likes to see him happy is heartbreaking. Short, highly angsty and with a happy ending nowhere in sight. Ain't Scared of Lightning by JwynnGenDamn this is brilliant. Very funny, very sweet gen story told from Dean's point of view. Dean's excitement over his array of cool weapons is hilarious!At Night by Pixel OGen Faith AUThe episode Faith was one of the strongest Supernatural's to air to date (helped mostly by a very strong performance by Jensen Ackles) and its prompted a glut of fics of which At Night is one of the strongest. It's an AU which tells the story of what might have happened to Dean if Sam hadn't found a faith healer to cure him. Very sad without being cliched or overly sentimental. I choked up a little at the end I will confess!Supernatural is still a relatively new fandom but when it comes to fanfiction there is already one writer who is head and shoulders above the rest. Maygra's work is simply stunning and literally everything on her webpage is worth reading. Her False Comforts series which took the episode Skin and turned the generic villain into a truly chilling family of horrors is spellbinding and an excellent place to start. However, I thought I'd list a few of my favourites of her other stories:Room and BoardSam/Dean Sam/OMC SlashOK I will confess that the plot of this story is more than a tad cliched. Dean and Sam experience financial difficulties after Dean gets in trouble with the law and Sam solves their problems by going to work as a hooker in a Turkish Bath. However, if you ignore the slightly silly plot this is extremely well written angsty smut and her Dean and Sam are utterly compelling throughout.The Fall From Grace in Ten Easy StepsSam/Dean SlashTen beautiful, incredibly lyrical connected drabbles which gave me the shivers. Nine and ten are particularly haunting.Don't Pay the FerrymanGenNovella length story which weaves in the story of the dark figures who stalk Sam's life in a wholly original way. The whole thing plays out like one long beautifully constructed episode. The characterisation is spot on, the action is tense and the it plays out at a rapid pace, and yes I ws nearly in tears at the end. Couldn't recommend it more highly if I tried. Utterly superb.

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HouseNo Argument by SelfishlywarmHouse/ChaseI confess I found the narrative a little confusing - almost surreal at times but this is a very engaging story with an amazing Wilson voice.Wilson's panicked inner musings the morning after as he realises that he can't remember Chase's name are laugh out loud funny. Loved that he knew Julie would realise he was cheating on her by the mere fact that someone had rummaged through her cupboards. Chase and House's shared fondness for Pop Tarts was also adorable. Different but very good.Less Than a Fairytale by Acidic FlowerHouse/WilsonThis is House/Wilson as it should be. Sweet, sexy and angsty all at once. Fits wonderfully within the canon of the show. FireflyIn Stitches by KMSGenPre SerenitySweet, gentle look at the Firefly group dynamic through Simon's eyes. Sadly a grating and uttterly unnecessary pop culture reference middway through prevents this from being the classic it could have been. (Songs from The Sound of Music have no place in the Firefly 'verse - well not unless you putting the characters in a modern setting and the songs link to Simon having a moment of realisation that is!)Dangerous Cargo by NestraMal/SimonPre SerenityI think this has shown up on just about every Firefly rec list so who am I to be contrary? Personally I don't much go for Mal/Simon as I just did not see those undertones on the show. This would have worked just as wonderfully as a gen piece - but well a little smut never hurt anybody! Her Mal voice is perfect and several of the lines are laugh out loud funny. All of the crew are well characterised and the whole thing reads just like an episode of the show - well if it had aired on HBO that is! Cicatrix by HopeJayne/SimonPost SerenityJayne and Simon in the immediate aftermath of the events of the movie. Very sad and melancholy with some truly beautiful lines especially: "He's struck by a sudden surge of almost-grief for how things were, back when they all had people to pretend to be, roles to perform; back before all the masks got ripped off and everything had to be wrapped in bandages instead. "River's repetition of "All Better" is also perfect.I Told You So by LinaelynJayne/SimonPre SerenityI confess that when it comes to fanfic if the summary states that the fic is the author's first foray into a certain fandom I tend to avoid it. There's always something of a learning curve and an author's first piece in a new fandom is seldom good. This is the exception. I love the contrast in Simon and Jayne's letters to their mothers and how the author shows that the pair are grinly fascinated by each other straight away - even if they haven't quite worked out why. Lil Kaylee sobbing her heart out to Inara about Simon is also a lovely moment and the ending with River and Book is great.Bitter Like This by GoldatameraGen (Jayne/Simon if you really squint)Pre SerenitySimon considers his life and what he has lost. Beautiful, vivid, evocative, this is a truly stunning piece of Simon introspective. Daisy Daisy by GoldatameraGen - hints of River/SimonPre SerenitySet after Objects in Space with Simon recovering from being shot by Jubal Early this is a quite extraordinary story. On first read through its a beautifully written wonderful character study of Simon and his relationship with River (I'll be your bounty but she'd only ever been Simon's. It isn't until you read the last few lines however that you realise what a truly brilliant and nuanced piece it is. Needless to say your appreciation of it grows with a second reading. Stunning.SupernaturalWelcome to MemphisCaution:Falling RocksAltars of Stone and WindFor the Love of Mother NotWhisper to a ScreamAll by MaygraSam/Dean WincestThe Supernatural episode Skin was a fan favourite featuring as it did healthy doses of Sam/Dean angst and a kick ass fight between our boys. Maygra took up the central idea of a murderous shapeshifter and decided to run with it creating a superb story False Comforts (link in one of my previous entries) which I doubt will be bettered on the show. The above stories are all sequels to False Comforts with the later two stories being slight tangents showing things from the devil's perspective (so to speak!). Skin didn't really bother giving the central shapeshifter a personality relying instead on the fact that the audience would be too thrilled at watching Jensen Ackles play a raging sociopath to care. Maygra makes her shapeshifters genuinely terrifying and painfully human. Their motives are understandable - after all if someone killed one of your own wouldn't you hunt them to the ends of the earth?Poor Sam and Dean are haunted and emotionally battered in these stories and your heart bleeds for them. And the last line of Altars of Stone and Wind - utterly chilling!

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Not much decent House fic around at the moment. Seems to be two or three teenage girls churning out really poor stories and not much else. I blame Sela Ward - the past two episodes of House have been so poor it's no wonder the fan fic writers aren't feeling particularly inspired.So I've heavily gotten into Firefly fics lately so here are some recs for you. These are new to me but owing to the age of the fandom have probably actually been kicking around for a while.Whilst I mostly read slash that doesn't mean that I see it in every show I watch. It took me a while to see the slashy undertones in Firefly but once I did there was just no avoiding them. There is just something about pretty, prissy Simon and man ape gone wrong Jayne that works wonderfully well in the world of fan fiction.Tetchy by DebchanJayne/Simon slashJayne and Simon in a series of escalating practical jokes. Features a very mischevious Jayne and a Simon with a backbone. Very funny and cute.Lie Down by Ana GrrlJayne/Simon slashA frustrated Simon propositions Jayne.Much more realistic than the normal fluffy Jayne/Simon stories with an almost disdainful Simon who just wants to lose himself in feeling if only for a short while.Told from Simon's point of view - although Jayne is well characterised.Ritual by Pearl-OSimon/RiverI adore Summer Glau and Sean Maher and thought the Simon/River relationship was by far the most compelling on the show. In the series I saw it as nothing more than a pure relationship but in the realm of fic that has been turned into something far darker and more tragic. Ritual is a beautifully written series of three drabbles showing River and Simon before the academy, on Serenity and one possible ending for them. River's desperate need to be normal, to have what everyone else has, even if that means sleeping with her brother is heartbreaking. By the time River is saying "Ten Fingers Ten Toes" you want to weep for her loss of innocence. Not an easy read but haunting nonetheless.The Secret Chord by Juliet TorresSimon/RiverAnother very sad Simon/River piece. The idea that River is on some level controlling her brother's mind is distinctly horrific and poor Simon's despair is palpable.Eros and Agape by Tara LJC O'SheaSimon/Kaylee Simon/River (Unrequited)A jealous River ponders the differences between Simon's love for Kaylee and his love for her. Beautifully writtenLogos by TeSimon/RiverA desperate River breaches the growing gap between Simon and herself the only way she knows how. Perfect creepy River voice.Wounds From the Past - written by 14 different authors - For list see linkJayne/Simon, Mal/Simon, Simon/Mal/JayneNovel length intricately plotted story featuring a surprisingly well written group dynamic between Mal/Jayne/Simon. Several of the scenes between our boys are as hot as hell! The remainder of the cast are fleshed out well with a particularly effective River voice and a nice plot twist concerning Shepherd Book. Only downside is that the story is overly reliant on sexual assault as a plot device. Simon is nearly raped by two different characters and Mal is raped by an ex-lover. Considering how impressive the rest of the story is the sexual assault element should have been dispensed with entirely.

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Just as I was beginning to despair about the quality of House fic two really exceptional stories come along at once!Broken by BlackEyedGirlHouse/Chase SlashOh my this is wonderful! I'm more of a House/Wilson girl myself but House/Chase has always struck me as somewhat more likely within the context of the show. And this story is just perfect. House and Chase are absolutely spot on - vey few writers seem to be able to do a decent Chase voice but this author completely captures Jesse Spencer's inflections and patterns of speech. The set up is credible (after all how many times can the ducklings break into patients homes without there being serious consequences?) and it's quite nice to see such a well written story that doesn't immediately dive into smut (not that there's anything wrong with smut of course!) Very highly recommended.Pesach by PwcorgigirlGenOf all the plot threads that the show has left hanging the mystery of what happened to Wilson's brother has always been the most intriguing. This is a beautifully written story which deals with the aftermath of Wilson finding out that his brother is dead. Well plotted, genuinely sad and featuring a strong House/Wilson friendship that owes nothing to slash this is a really beautiful story and definitely the strongest gen story I've read in a long time.Spirals by Cryptictac and Fated Addiction House/Cameron/Wilson Slash and HetNormally any story that includes Cameron in the pairing makes me want to run screaming for the hill but even Cameron haters should give this story a try. Basically this story features a very drunk House/Wilson/Cameron in a hotel room after a medical conference and wackiness promptly ensues. Well written this effortlessly switches from Wilson and Cameron's point of view and features a far more compelling Cameron than the show has succeeded in portraying so far. It is also scorchingly hot - this is the sort of story that you definitely want to read alone well away from prying eyes! Most definitely not work safe in any way shape or form! This is the first chapter in a continuing series and the second chapter has already been posted. I suspect that I won't persevere with the story simply because by the end of the first chapter the slash element seems to have been abandoned and judging by the vibe of the second chapter the series will focus more on House and Wilson fighting over Cameron than House and Wilson having difficulties over Cameron coming into the middle of their relationship. The Alice in Wonderland metaphor is also rather overused - but that could just be because after 4 years of watching Alias I'm rather tired of it as a metaphor in the first place! BUt whether or not you read the subsequent chapters the first chapter does stand alone as a fiercely erotic work of fiction.False Comforts by MaygraSupernatural Technically gen but with slash undertonesThe Supernatural episode Skin was the sort of story fan fic writers adore - after all what's more fun than a shapeshifter who can assume the form of any member of the cast? False Comforts is a long, intricately plotted piece that riffs on the idea that there may have been more than one shapeshifter out there. Disturbing and distinctly violent it captures the personalities of Sam and Dean perfectly. I'm still impressed that such a new fandom has already attracted such strong writers. Recommended.

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Man it's getting hard to find new good House fic these days. The incredibly unhelpful mod over at the TWOP forum has arbitrarily locked the fanfic rec thread and a lot of the stuff being posted at the mo seem to be fairly poor drabbles related to the fanfic 100 challenge. If I read one more story in which Wilson dies in a car crash I may scream! Guess its time to rec some oldies but goodies:Infectious Personalities by SwordkatHouse/Wilson slashThis story is the best I've seen at teaming both House/Wilson slash and an intriguing medical mystery that would not seem out of place on the show. The author clearly knows what she is talking about when it comes to the medicine and her writing is solid and fast paced. I have major issues with how incredibly public House and Wilson are about their new relationship in this story (this is one of those stories where all the other characters just instantly accept the central relationship) although ironically the actual depiction of the physical side of their relationship is distinctly tame (something the author rectified in the ongoing sequel Toxic Lives). Also given the build up he receives the villain, when he finally makes an appearance, is disappointingly bland. Still a highly enjoyable serial.All the Effects of Intoxication by OtterHouse/Wilson slashFeaturing a not terribly likeable Wilson who doesn't quite seem to know what he wants this is a distinctly angsty House/Wilson story with a good House voice.Denial by PunHouse/Wilson slashVery hot, well written angsty House/Wilson with a believably desperate Wilson and a completely off balance House. I love the hopeful note at the end.The Day After Yesterday by BasingstokeHouse/Wilson slashA fun AU tale in which House and Wilson's first meeting is a one night stand. Five Days a Week by Milkshake ButterflyHouse/Wilson slashEssentially a series of five drabbles in which the ducklings find out that House and Wilson are together. I love how Chase is portrayed in the second one although the third is definitely my favourite and the one most in keeping with the undertone of the show. There are some brilliant lines in this and the ducklings (even Cameron!) all come off very well indeed. Very highly recommended as indeed is all of Milkshake Butterfly's work.And changing fandoms for a second to embrace my new love - Supernatural.Supernatural is one of those shows that you know objectively isn't really that good (deriative, bad writing, somewhat less than stellar acting from the boys) but you can't help loving anyway because it's so damn unpretentious, enormous fun and features pretty pretty boys. For such a new fandom there's a surprising amount of fic out there. Looks like most of my favourite Smallville writers have followed the boy Ackles to his new show! Of course the problem with Supernatural is that the pretty pretty boys do tend to lend themselves towards slash - which is a touch unfortunate as hey the characters are brothers. But if you're willing to overlook that (admittedly not insignificant fact) there is some good stuff out there:Untitled by NilchanceSam/Dean SlashThe first Sam/Dean slash story I read and still the best. Incest isn't exactly a fun topic and the stories that simply have Sam and Dean in love are a bit painful to read. This story uses the otherworldliness of the show (Dean gets infected by a succubus) to get the boys together and does it in a painful, yet almost realistic (well realistic to the tenants of the show) way.Sins of the Father by Joyfulgirl41Gen with hints of Sam/Dean (nothing remotely explicit)Very nice story written from Papa Winchester's perspective as he sees the unhealthy, possessive relationship that has grown between his boys.And to end with a Firefly rec:Khamsin by DocMichelleHints of River/SimonExtremely eerie River introspective which leaves you frightened for poor Simon.

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Purple Sneakers by RunaroundkidHouse/Wilson House/Chase/Wilson slashI've never been a huge fan of the threesome story in fanfiction. Because of their very nature the stories tend to be so far removed from any sense of reality as to be utterly absurd. There are a handful of House/Chase/Wilson fics out there most of which are ridiculous and tooth rottingly sweet. I don't exactly think that Purple Sneakers is the exception that proves the rule but it is enormously good fun. Well written and hot as hell the writer gets bonus points for a wonderfully in character House. Naturally it being a threesome story all believability and credibility goes flying out the window at the end of the story when not only does Cuddy walk in on our boys (because heaven knows if you're going to dabble in a bit of light bondage in exam room 2 you wouldn't dream of doing anything sensible like say..locking the goddamn door!) but its indicated that the entire clinic knows what the boys have been up to. However, despite the very silly ending this is one of the better House slash stories to crop up in recent months.Day and Night by NakenoHouse/Wilson House/Chase slash/bondageFron the silly to the distinctly dark this is a somber little piece which has Chase insinuating himself into the House/Wilson relationship. It's a story where noone seems to win - not Wilson and certainly not Chase. It's also one of the rare stories that is brave enough to depict House as downright unlikeable - this is certainly not the usual super fluffy take on the House/Wilson relationship. Only Human by peak_in_darienHouse/Wilson slashBrilliant story from a new author to the fandom which has House realising that Wilson has a crush on him. Wonderful dialogue and pitch perfect characterisation. I especially like the way she portrays Chase and Foreman. Very highly recommended.Windsor by BasingstokeHouse/Wilson unrequitedAn extremely well written story told from House's point of view which charts the rhythms of Wilson's relationship with his wives by the ties he wears. Complete with pretty visual aids!Heart of Oak by Alibi FactoryHouse/Wilson House/ChaseRather melancholy story told from Chase's point of view. Chase is often portrayed as having a crush on House but in this story it sems to be all consuming. Also features an intriguingly dark Wilson who is normally portrayed as somewhat akin to a fluffy puppy.And switching fandoms completely for a moment here's a Firefly recGlass Walls by AnaGen barest hints of Simon/JayneI adore Firefly, Serenity and have now met virtually the entire cast who are all the sweetest people you could ever wish to meet but I never really got into Firefly fic. I think part of the problem was that unlike House I really did struggle to buy into the slashy undertones that so many others saw with Mal/Jayne and Simon/Jayne and I don't often read gen stories. I found this story via another rec journal and have not been able to get it out of my head since.Essentially this is set prior to the events of the movie in a timeline in which Simon and Jayne have been kidnapped by the Alliance. Set almost entirely in a soulless high tech prison the story is told from Jayne's point of view as he deals with a Simon who has been driven insane by Alliance torture. Impressively the story manages to avoid the usual cliches you would associate with prison fic and the dialogue is true to the slightly hokey Western twang that Whedon uses on the show. The strongest element, however, is the characterisation of Jayne. Most authors don't know what to do with Jayne - so they dumb him down (if that's possible) and make him the butt of the joke. Here Jayne is strong, fundamentally decent guy who just doesn't always make the right choice. In fact I think I may have fallen a little in love with him in this story. My heart was also pretty much broken by the author's depiction of an utterly broken Simon. Deeply haunting.

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Clocks by CryptictacGen House/Wilson friendshipHouse/Wilson fanfic cliche 101 - our intrepid heroes only ever eat Chinese, Thai food or pizza - it's wonder they don't have scurvy. House despite being a well paid head of his own department lives in a tiny one bed apartment meaning that Wilson must always sleep on his sofa in times of marital difficulties. And Wilson being an oncologist will develop cancer and die - this is apparently tragically ironic!Clocks deals with the last of these cliches and it is something of a credit to the author that despite a painfully cliched plot it manages to be a moving study of grief and acceptance. I like the fact that the emotions aren't overblown - there are no huge declarations of love, no hysterical breakdowns, just an understated sense of despair that feels very very real. Need by Michelle ChristianHouse/Wilson slashMy all time favourite House fanfic story. Set after Babies and Bathwater it deals with House trying to apologise to Wilson for the Vogler debacle. Whilst essentially a first time story there is nothing fluffy about it. Distinctly angst ridden (and all the more believable for it) this features sexual activity at its least joyous - need and loneliness rather than hearts and flowers governing proceedings. The author also effortlessly switches between House and Wilson's perspective. Very highly recommended.Surcease by Corri LannamHouse/Wilson SlashSet during Detox this is a sweet strangely comforting little House/Wilson vignette which has our boys involved in an established relationship. Heartwarming without being sentimental.Unexpected Comfort by Acidic FlowerWilson/Chase SlashNot an easy pairing to write and not one I thought I would be interested in reading but this story successfully makes the notion of Chase and Wilson getting it together seem completely natural.Stumble by Ivory NovelistHouse/Wilson - author classifies it as gen - I would classify it as romance.Firstly a caveat if you are looking for pitch perfect characterisation and dialogue so true you could hear the actors speaking the words when you read....look elsewhere because this simply isn't the story for you. Let's be frank this story is something of a mess - it's cliche ridden (Wilson has a car accident (Wilson has a lot of car accidents in the world of House fanfiction), House attempts suicide), House/Wilson are painfully out of character to the extent that they appear more like excitable 13 year old girls and the story can't decide whether its gen or slash and so fails to satisfy fans of either genre. So why the hell am I recommending it? Because Stumble is the fanfic equivalent of the popcorn movie. It most definitely isn't good, but it is entertaining and if you can get past the story's many many failings it is a hugely enjoyable guilty pleasure. Read once you've exhausted everything else.

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Hydrotherapy by Michelle ChristianHouse/Wilson slashHouse/Wilson and a hot tub - what more could you want? Well how about brilliant characterisation and the sort of story that leaves you with a slight warm and fuzzy glow? Huge fun.And Lo He Has Not Fallen But Leapt by GenaHouse/Wilson friendship AUOdd one this which has Wilson as an angel coming to guide a dying post infarction House to heaven. Normally I steer well clear of AU stories but this one is clever, sweet and works the alternate reality meeting into the universe of the show very well. Pathogenesis and Intervention by ShalottHouse/Wilson slashHouse/Wlson slash set against the background of a smallpox epidimic. The medical elements are dealt with impressively and House/Wilson are as ever perfectly characterised by this talented author. Reads like a typical House episode - if it were broadcast on HBO!Under His Skin by CryptictacHouse/Wilson slashShort and very sad pwp written from Wilson's point of view which has Wilson and House involved in a physical but empty relationship. Whilst I normally love happy endings I can somehow see this take on their relationship as far more realistic than the average House/Wilson fluff fest.Recklessness and Water by Hannah R. OrloveHouse/Wilson slash (mild)Beautifully written, almost ethereal story told entirely from Wilson's point of view. Reflective, haunting and highly recommended.Sleeping Beauty by Naja MelanoleucaGen Chase centricLike the previously recommended The Quality of Mercy Sleeping Beauty is another Chase centric story dealing with the slow process of repairing House and Chase's friendship following the Vogler incident. A multi chapter story this is quite a slog but well worth sticking with. Chase is brilliantly and compellingly portrayed and his background fleshed out in a way which you know it never will be on the show. Cameron, Foreman and Wilson all come across very well and House (for the most part) remains in character - no easy feat in a story this long. There are nitpicks - the original female character grates as all OFC's invariably do - she's also far too heavily featured in the later chapters for my liking and slows the pace of the story, Chase's vernacular seems to be all over the place (if the author is indeed an Aussie I will apologise unreservedly but as it is I felt that some of the slang was out of place) and I never saw Rowan Chase as any where near as brutally cold as he is portrayed here (although that could be my love of Patrick Bachau talking). Still an enjoyable story which is recommended reading if you are a big Chase fan.Transposition by Pocky SlashWilson/Chase, Wilson/Foreman, Wilson/Cameron, Wilson/Stacy, ultimately House/WilsonLooking at the list of pairings above you could easily come to the conclusion not to touch this story with a ten foot barge pole but that would be a mistake. The pairings are unusual but as is always the case in Wilson's life all roads lead to House. Very well written and featuring a Stacy who is far more engaging and warm than the character on the show this is actually a quite moving look into Wilson's very troubled psyche.