Remix Recs: Part the First - a HP/DW crossover and some Remus & Regulus gen

[such_heights]

I really should develop a better system for going through the archive than just clicking away merrily on whatever catches my eye, but not to worry! In my sporadic travels so far I have uncovered many, many glorious things.

Actually, can I insert a quick yay! at this point. Browsing through tags and looking at how often different pairings have been written, Remus/Sirius stands out by a mile. The runner-up is SGA's McKay/Shepphard at 12, then Sam/Dean from Supernatural with 10 stories, after that there's nothing over 5 in any fandom. The pairing lives, folks! And out of the 64 HP fandom entries, 32 are tagged as featuring Sirius, while Remus clocks in a very respectable 26. Harry's down at 16 tags, outstripping his dad who's got 11. Lily gets 7 stories as does Snape, Regulus 5, and Peter only 3. Harry's the only character from his generation to pick up a significant number of fics. *shrug* Well, I think all that's interesting, anyway. Comment on fandom in general, or just the people who have heard about/are drawn to signing up for Remix? eta: It's worth noting that I can't actually, you know, read, and that those numbers aren't correct! Also, other pairings do rate higher as a percentage - thanks, topaz_eyes!

So, I thought about doing one big flaily recs post, and then imagined my poor flist's eyes glazing over as they looked for their one :P scrolled right on past my ramblings. So, take the recs in handy-dandy bitesize formats! Probably a couple of stories a day. And perhaps that might work better, and maybe even trick you into clicking a link!

Well then, here we go!

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Title: Who So Loves Believes the Impossible (The Metaphysical Gravity Remix)
Author: krabapple
Summary: The more things change, the more they change. Sirius Black and Rose Tyler face brave new worlds.
Fandom: Harry Potter/Doctor Who (2005)
Pairing: Rose Tyler/Doctor (Ten); Sirius Black/Remus Lupin. Characters: Rose Tyler, Sirius Black
Rating: PG
Original story: On the Other Side by thistlerose.

Part One of Two.

Oh, this is the story I wish I'd written. It's a breath-taking, parallel universe adventure that's beautifully written, wonderfully characterised and completely engrossing. I honestly love it to bits. Sirius finds himself in Rose's world, and it's about the two of them teaming up [spoilers through Doomsday]. And the alternative versions of the people Sirius knows and has to meet all over again are fabulous and heart-breaking. Obviously it's a little bit on the long side, but set aside a bit of time, get rid of distractions and just read it.

Reasons to read: if you like both fandoms (oh, but HP-only folks, give it a go as well! I think there's a good chance it'd make at least some sense, and the Sirius bits alone are worth it); if you enjoy good AU fic; if you like epic plot; if you like Bring Back Black or Bring Back Rose stories.

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And another one. I can't exactly top my fangirling of the last one, but this is really excellent and worth reading too.

Title: Not Enough (with the Someone's Future Coda)
Author: lupinslittlesis.
Summary: Desperation makes Regulus turn to his least favorite "person" in the world.
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title, Author and URL of original story: The original story is Do You See Someone With a Future? by leiascully.

Read it here.

It's about Regulus and Remus, and so of course it's all about Sirius too, in a way. The parallels in their lives are drawn wonderfully, capturing a series of moments from their lives that are lovely in themselves, but even better contrasted against each other. Then Regulus goes to Remus for help, and oh. It is, of course, tragic, but it's a great take on Regulus' last days with some very original ideas.

Reasons to read: If you like in-depth character exploration; if you're into one-liners that capture moods and situations; if you're a Regulus and Remus fan.

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More tomorrow!

Comments

[lyras.livejournal.com]

Thanks for these! I noticed Sirius's general predominance as I glanced through the tags yesterday, and it made me slightly squeeful, given all the Sam-Dean and McShep preoccupation on my flist lately.

As for why - I'm sure it's partly because musesfool wrote predominantly Remus/Sirius fic when she was into HP, and a lot of people (her friend-of list is massive!) will have come to Remix via her and her writing. But still, it's so nice to see that Sirius still gets the love!

[such_heights]

I know! Some writers may have moved on, but it's still going strong, despite some of the fears I've seen floating around.

Yeah, it's got to be to do with that, hasn't it? Strange, though, I just sort of assumed that because it was so talked about in this neck of the woods that it'd be big all over. Apparently, not so!

Everyone loves Sirius, basically. =D This is happy-making.

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

Er... in House fandom, there are 7 House/Wilson stories out of 10 total. Smallville has 7 Clark Kent/Lex Luthor fics out of 9 total. So, percentage-wise per fandom, House/Wilson and Clark/Lex come out further ahead. *hides* But in terms of absolute numbers and overall representation across the different fandoms, R/S rocks!

I would say it's a comment about those folks who've heard about/are drawn to signing up for Remix, rather than fandom in general. In HP alone, there are huge ships that are just barely represented (Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Harry/Draco) or not at all. In House fandom, the other major ship of the fandom is missing entirely. So there's a definite skew.

And, will definitely check out those recs! The ones for lupinslittlesis and lacylu42 are fantastic as well.

[such_heights]

Lookit me ma, I can't read numbers *headdesk* But that's interesting actually - somewhat stupidly, hadn't thought of that!

Yeah, it does have to be that doesn't it. That's interesting it's not just HP that looks a bit like that.

Hurrah! And oh gosh, so many that look fabulous and I must read. It's going to be a busy week!

[avendya.livejournal.com]

Damn it, you got to Who So Loves Believes the Impossible before I did. I was going to post today to rec it. Amazing story, isn't it?

I may try my hand at remix_redux the next time it runs, and it's certainly great reading.

[such_heights]

I love it so very much!

Do, do! I really hadn't expected it to be quite so much fun.

[mrs-batman.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the recs! I am looking forward to the next set. (You always give very good recs, so I really appreciate them.)

Also, thank you for commenting on my thing at the Drabblethon, and for making me aware of it in the first place. I said that in a post but I wasn't sure that you'd see it, so I thought I'd say it again. :)

[such_heights]

Oh thank you! That's really nice to know, I just like flailing over stories, heh, it's good to know other people read them.

And you are quite, quite welcome m'dear =D