Five of my favourite Gen fics of 2015

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Peers over the parapet and waves at everone. Wow, where did 2015 go!

I admit to shameless pillaging from my end of year review, but then why reinvent the wheel. There were a lot more than five gen fics that I loved this year, so this is just a cross-section of them.

Last Man Standing by thea_bromine finds a potential trainee watcher having a chat with the head of the Council. This is lovely, vivid storytelling and well worth a read.



shapinglight’s stories are always worth your time and she proves that again with The Dead Girls of London. Spike stops off on his way back from Africa...

Her Very Own Igor by velvetwhip is a great piece of should have been canon. Willow is fascinated by the inner workings of Ted and Dawn is curious about Willow’s curiosity.

A Tumult of Kinsfolk by spuffy_luvr gives a different but very plausible background for Xander and it just makes my heart ache for him.

Last, but not least is The Watcher’s Night Off by feliciacraft. This is a beautifully, intimate portrait of Giles and the emotions that lie beneath the layers of tweed.

Hmm, I think I'm going to have to do another Gen list, because there were so many more this year...

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

The last day of 2015 was absolutely hideous and coming here and seeing you rec me... you can't know what it means. Thank you! Your regard for my work cheers me more than you can imagine.


Gabrielle

[baphrosia.livejournal.com]

I've only just started branching out into gen fic these last few months, so it was a wonderful surprise to see my name on such a list. Thank you so much! And what great company I'm keeping, too. :)

[thea-bromine.livejournal.com]

~waves again~ Still not dead...

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

All gifted writers!

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Excellent choice of authors, thanks for posting.

[feliciacraft.livejournal.com]

To be listed among such amazing writers...I am truly honored. Thank you and happy new year!

[baudown.livejournal.com]

I've read several of these, and I'm looking forward to checking out the rest.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Excellent rec list!

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Oh goodness, so sorry to hear that yesterday was terrible, my dear. If I could cheer you up a little with this list, then I'm very happy to hear it.

I hope today and the rest of the year makes up for it and brings you only good things.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

That story really did get under my skin, so it was a pleasure to include here. I'm going to have to check out your other gen fic now, you have piqued my curiosity and a curious sparrow is a dangerous thing! *g*

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Waves back. And I'm still very glad to hear it! *g*

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Aren't they just. They all gave me a lot of a pleasure in the last year.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

My pleasure, it's great to have this forum to rec such wonderful stories every year.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

It's all about the quality and everyone of these stories resonated with me, so I was very happy to rec every single on of them. And happy new year again! :)

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy the rest as much as I did! *g*

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed! And there have been so many great gen fics I enjoyed in 2015 that I probably will have to do a second list - oh the hardship! *g*

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

All are great picks. though I agree, the second list should be in order given the amount of good genfic in the last year.

[yourlibrarian]

I admit to shameless pillaging from my end of year review, but then why reinvent the wheel.

Absolutely -- no reason not to recycle recs from throughout the year. It makes it easier to put together a list and it gives new people a chance to see the fanworks!

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed them. And yes, a second list is definitely on the cards *g*

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

I try to keep a note through the year of the fics I've really enjoyed, but inevitably some slip through the cracks, which is why I love this community so much!

[shapinglight]

Thanks very much for reccing my ficlet. :)