Unfit for Society Recs

The Good Wife

How to Fall in Love Completely and Never Be Found by mosca
This is an utterly fantastic story of Kalinda and Alicia having an affair. So many great turns of phrase and such a beautifully deft look at how and why Alicia/Kalinda would work and fit sideways into canon without disturbing anything much. And it just nails both characters.

Alicia expected Kalinda to be distant and disappointed, but she was chatty and silly, insisting they eat dinner in their underwear, telling stories about irrelevant, embarrassing things she'd witnessed on stakeouts. Elderly neighbors dancing the polka naked, a couple recording their own fetish porn, a man systematically eating an entire birthday cake – chocolate, white buttercream frosting, blue flowers – by himself. "The problem with my job," Kalinda said, turning pad thai noodles around on her plastic fork, "is I will always know more about you than you do about me. So I'm trying to give you a little. A little more."

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Narnia

Queen of Narnia by kaydeefalls
A series of glimpses of Susan over the years, in Narnia and in England. Lovely and heartbreaking.

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The Princess Series by Jim C. Hines

After the Dance by Petra
Really lovely first kiss for Snow and Talia.

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Harry Potter

If You Can Not Take the First Step by [anonymous]
Lovely snippet of Luna and Hermione becoming friends during OotP. "It says 'I must not speak out of turn.' But I suspect what Umbridge meant was, 'I must never speak my mind or question anything, ever.' I hate her so much, I feel sick sometimes." She turned to Luna. "What's to become of the school, now? She places no value whatsoever on critical thinking."

Luna nodded and offered the back of her hand as evidence. "Or imagination." The words scraped into Luna's skin read, 'I must not wonder or wander.' "It's almost as if she were attempting humor."

Hermione's brow twitched and she was ashamed of herself for ever thinking poorly of Luna for her distant expressions and bizarre conversations. She swore to herself that, from now on, all enemies of Dolores Umbridge would be her friends.

Lost And Found by rosie_writes
An AU where Remus never went to Hogwarts, so he meets Sirius one day after rescuing Harry, who's lost in the subway. This is so soft and gentle and lovely, and Sirius and Remus and Harry are so happy with their little family. *happy sigh*

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DCU

The Babysitting Job by drmellifluous
As a favor to Steph, Tim and Kon babysit, and Tim spends most of the evening agonizing over whether he should tell Kon he's gay, and moreover, that he's in love with him (Kon, I mean). This is as warm and schmoopy as your favorite snuggly blanket - very definitely OTP fic and probably too schmoopy for someone who doesn't ship them. Contains too much emotional exposition and too much repetition thereof, but Tim pining and stewing over his longing for Kon and his own sexuality hits too many of my buttons for me to care. Plus, Kon is his adorably super awesome self.

between two points by irrelevant
Tim is sick. Kon keeps him company. So adorable.

By Any Other Name by [anonymous]
"What are you dragging Conner into?" he asked Lois.

"I like journalism," Conner protested. "There's a lot more punching things than I expected." Batman places Superboy with Lois when he needs a place to stay. Lois makes Clark do the right thing. Hilarious. ♥LOIS♥ (YJ animated)

Everybody Has a Birthday by Mara
Dick buys Bruce a dog for his birthday. Not even Bruce can resist puppy dog eyes. Oh, *heart*

Firm and Sure by ava_jamison
Ridiculously hot and bantery Bruce/Selina. I really like how he lets himself be playful with her.

Four Times Red Robin Didn't Hug Superboy (and one time Kon hugged Tim) by irrelevant
Oh, my *heart*. I want to snuggle both Tim and Kon throughout the course of this story, which is achy and funny and wonderful. (I think this is a sequel to "Between two points," but don't quote me on that.)

Kon was back. He was really back, and he was standing in front of Tim, and Tim's hand clenched around the need to touch and make sure. Kon's smile caught on something in his chest, jerking him up short and hard, and he had to remind himself to keep breathing normally.

"You showing actual emotion on an hourly basis is pretty cool," Kon continued. He was still grinning, still playing hell with Tim's upper respiratory functions. "It has to be healthier than shutting everything down the way you Bats usually do. And hey, can't blame you for wanting to hug me. People can't keep their hands off me, I am just that awesome."

Haunted by Ugly Girl
Batman is under a curse and Wonder Woman is the only one who can help him break it. I enjoyed this. I always like it when she helps him realize that she can take care of herself and also that he doesn't have to be ~forever alone~. (JLU animated)

Here All The Bombs Fade Away by nokomis305
"They know you're here?"

"What, I need permission?" She raises her eyebrow. Her face is still expressive through the cowl in a way that reminds him of Babs back when they were both whole.

"I'm the bad one," he says. "Sweet little thing like you shouldn't be hanging around me."

She bursts into bright, surprised laughter. "You know, they all think we're just alike."

"They're wrong," he says, which just makes her smile wider. If anything, she's a lot like Dick, and he can see why they keep her around.

"That's what I said," she replies. She pats the ledge beside her. "Come on, dead boy, take a load off."

"I wouldn't think you'd be making undead jokes," he says, because he knows the Gotham grapevine, had vicariously made himself part of the Bats through it.

"Oh, but I was only mostly dead!" Jason gets conned into teaming up with Tim and Steph. This is adorable.

In Darkest Light by Meljean Brook
A spell makes Batman and Wonder Woman have sex. Their investigation into it makes them admit to their feelings for each other. There's also a trip to the Underworld and a little bit of Dick and Donna being BFF. Highly enjoyable.

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