Pandora's Box
a fanfiction recommendation archive
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A New Life by Elissa Alejandra
Fandom: Labyrinth
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Superman/Sarah, Jareth/Sarah
Summary: 'Sarah has been accepted to a prestigious acting academy in the city of Metropolis, where she falls for a new man in her life. But the Goblin King is never far behind...'
Comments: This mostly takes place during the movie Superman II. I admit, this was rec'ed more for novelty than quality. However, it's an entertaining read if you like that sort of ridiculousness. The sequel to this story, Guardian, is Batman/Sarah. XD
Life Isn't In C Major by Delphinapterus
Fandom: The Umbrella Academy
Rating: PG
Pairing: gen
Warnings: one-shot
Summary: 'Vanya wouldn't be the disappointment forever. She had an idea.'
Comments: A curious little piece in which Vanya and Diego start a band. It's very much in tune with the comics.
Tempus by Ravenna C. Tan
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/not!Draco, not!Draco/others
Warnings: m/m
Summary: 'Students at Hogwarts have always been warned about corridors that appear and disappear. Did you ever wonder where they go? Or when? Harry thinks he is late to his seventh year potions class, but he turns out to be more than seventy years early.'
Comments: So, Harry goes back in time and becomes acquainted with one of Draco's ancestors, and to his surprise they get along swimmingly. Ravenna's vision of Slytherin House is quite fun, and Draco's great-grandfather is a fairly interesting character.
Once Upon A Stormy Life by cara del sol
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Draco, Lucius/Harry
Warnings: au, one-shot, m/m, slight chanslash
Summary: '...And Tom Riddle? Was loved.'
Comments: This is one of those wonderful stories where the author made just one or two changes to canon somewhere in the timeline, and just ran with it. The plot is simple, but I love the characters — especially in how they compare to their canon counterparts. It's a bit funny and a bit painful, and kind of subtly brilliant, really.
House Colours by Sarka
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: R
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Warnings: au
Summary: Harry and Draco may hate each other, but if the Boy Who Lived doesn't master silent incantations it could spell bad news for everyone. As head of the DA and the only student at Hogwarts with experience in certain types of Intending Magic, the task of tutoring Harry falls to him.
Comments: This is a rather neat AU in which Draco was sorted into Gryffindor, and Harry and Hermione are Slytherins. The writing's solid, and the characterization is quite interesting.
Stars Never Lie (a Cinderella Story) by persepolis130
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Albus/Scorpius
Warnings: one-shot, m/m, au
Summary: 'Disguised as a girl to escape a life of servitude, Scorpius is forced to attend the annual Spring Festival, where the Imperial Prince's heir is searching for a wife. When an ill-mannered servant boy discovers his secret, Scorpius flees, leaving behind a single golden shoe. Can he evade the Prince's heir, who's fallen in love with the elegance of his tiny feet? And why does every animal he sees claim to be his dead ancestor?'
Things are better this way, really, I tell myself. It makes sense that the boy is nobility, as my Father's son could never have a taste for servants. I'm nothing like Pansy, working up a desire for any man who crosses my path. And I'll hardly come forward to claim the shoe, so I have nothing to worry about. In his search, he'll certainly find some other girl that pleases him just as much and forget all about me. I'm safe. Everything will be fine.
Oh, who am I kidding? No girl can compete with me! He'll search until the ends of the earth to find me, go door to door if he has to! And who but I could fit into such a tiny shoe?
Comments: Whoa. This is set in an AU based off of old China, you know, back when ladies bound their feet and everyone was sexist. It's very tongue-in-cheek and involving, and generally quite interesting. The exaggerated societal values will make you cringe, but don't let that put you off.
flowers and go by arboretum
Fandom: Hikaru no Go
Rating: PG
Pairing: Hikaru/Touya
Warnings: one-shot
Summary: "Touya, I'm coming to your house. Right now."
There's a slight pause; Hikaru can almost hear Touya make the decision not to be deliberately scathing in his reply. "You just left."
"I know, I know. But don't go anywhere."
Touya sounds more exasperated than bemused when he says, "I wasn't planning on, anyway."
Comments: This is another nice piece about the relationship between Hikaru and Touya. ^^ Features clueless!Hikaru and a style of writing that works really well with the story.
Bad Habits by Triste
Fandom: Hikaru no Go
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Hikaru/Touya
Warnings: one-shot, slight(?) crack
Summary: "I guess what I'm trying to say here is that Sai and I are a two for one deal," Hikaru continued. "We're kind of like twins, only one of us is a thousand years older than the other... and dead."
"Then you're not really like twins at all," said Touya, making Hikaru wrinkle his nose.
"Look, I'm only doing what I can to help. It's difficult to explain anyway, and now Sai is laughing at me from behind his fan."
Sai blinked innocently, but remained silent. Touya cleared his throat.
"Whatever you feel, he feels?" he asked, apparently in need of reassurance, and Hikaru nodded.
"Think of it as me having an orgasm for two," he said.
Comments: ...XD;
When House Met Wilson by Pru
Fandom: House
Rating: R
Pairing: House/Wilson
Warnings: one-shot
Summary: 'Truth is a relative thing.'
Comments: This is lovely. ^^ Pru's done a few other House fics as well (which are, of course, all quite good) ... including a Cuddy/Wilson/House piece that I'm kind of weirded out by yet can't help but like.
Snakes and Lions by GatewayGirl
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: R
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Summary: When Ron and Hermione start dating, Harry starts feeling left out. After accidentally leaving the Chamber of Secrets open, he ends up taking up correspondence with someone just as lonely as he is. A friendship soon develops between them that he enjoys more than he'd have believed, but is this really someone he can afford to trust?
Comments: This is a lengthy and fully enjoyable read. I love the friendship that develops between the protagonists; it's natural and believable in a way that's much too rare. GatewayGirl's done a bunch of good HP stories; see her lj for a full list of them and the WIP sequel to this, Teamwork.