White Collar/Leverage: I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal (and I Just Don't Get Any Respect) by fiercelydreamed

[risha]

Oh man, this theme is my kryptonite.

Fandom: White Collar/Leverage
Pairing: gen with hints
Length: ~7,000 words
Author Links: at DW
Theme: Crossovers/Fusions
Summary: "All right," Nate says, and smacks his hands together. "Let's go steal a con artist."

Reccer's Notes: The voices and characterizations and style are all pitch perfect - this could be an actual episode of Leverage. And Alec's POV is both natural and hilarious.

"Seriously, you two know each other?" Alec demands, laser-pointering between her and Caffrey. He thinks he's hitting appropriate levels of incredulity here, which takes some effort. Being way screwed on the Parker front means all his reactions to her have the amplitude turned up to eleven -- either he wants to duct tape her into a crate so she'll stay out of trouble for a hot minute, or he wants to post adorable Parker videos up all over YouTube just to watch her view numbers eclipse Maru's.

Caffrey is grinning like this is the funniest thing that has happened to him all week. "We know each other's alleged work."

Parker snorts. "We've stolen each other's alleged work." She pauses. "Plus there was that one time we had sex in an air duct," she adds, circling a hand absentmindedly.

Story Links: I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal (and I Just Don't Get Any Respect)

SGA/Bandom: an inexplicable occurrence of tentacles by ignipes

[risha]

Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis and Bandom
Pairing: gen, with hints of Gerard/Frank
Length: 1964 words
Author Links: at LJ
Theme: Crossovers/Fusions
Summary: There are a lot of things John hates about his job.

Reccer's Notes: A short little SGA fusion, featuring John Sheppard debriefing Dr. Gerard Way on what happened to his gate team. Just plain hilarious.

Carvings, paintings, John doesn't really care if Dr. Way was studying Wraith sidewalk chalk, he just wants to know how three of his men--well, two and a half, because Dr. Iero is pretty small--ended up in the infirmary with what Dr. Keller referred to as "an inexplicable occurrence of tentacles." The way she'd said it makes John wonder if there are, in fact, explicable occurrences of tentacles nobody on Atlantis has told him about.

Story Links: an inexplicable occurrence of tentacles

Bandom/Star Wars: These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For by novembersmith

[risha]

D: Only 3 a day.

Fandom: Bandom/Star Wars
Pairing: Patrick, gen, IN SPACE
Length: 3704
Author Links: at AO3 or at LJ
Theme: Crossovers/Fusions
Summary: A Jedi walks into a bar...

Reccer's Notes: I never know what to say about novembersmith's work except to flail helplessly. She's just a damn good writer, ok?

“Well, see, the thing is, I actually think the Jedi are assholes,” Patrick said apologetically, which was new for him. But the Temple had gotten sneaky with this guy, who despite Patrick’s attempts to break the news gently was looking at him as though he’d just taken an Andorian firecub and doused it with liquid nitrogen.

“Uh, I mean, no offense or anything,” he offered weakly, and the Knight—‘Call me Gerard!’—flapped his hands and spluttered for a moment. “I’m sure you’re a kickass Knight and all, better than most of the arrogant fuckers they’ve sent, but it’s just not my kind of lifestyle. Sorry.”

Story Links: at no_tags or AO3.

Buffy/His Dark Materials: untitled ficlet by girlwithjournal

[ruuger]

Fandom: Buffy the Vampire/His Dark Materials
Pairing: none (Spike & Buffy)
Length: 2000
Author Links: girlwithjournal
Theme: Crossovers/fusions
Summary: Early S7 of Buffy if Buffyverse had daemons.

Reccer's Notes: I'm not a huge fan of His Dark Materials, but this is a clever and well thought-out fusion where elements borrowed from HDM complement Buffyverse.

Story Links:

http://girlwithjournal.livejournal.com/153584.html

Buffy/Sandman: Of Interest by theohara

[ruuger]

Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Sandman
Pairing: gen (Spike & Barnabas)
Length: 600
Author Links: theohara
Theme: Crossovers/fusions
Summary: Delirium is late, so Barnabas keeps crazy-in-the-basement!Spike company for a while.

Reccer's Notes: All I can say is: awww...

Story Links:

http://theohara.livejournal.com/161596.html

Merlin/Ursula le Guin -- The Birthday of the World: An Ever-Fixed Mark by imperfectcircle

[facetofcathy]

Fandom: Merlin/Ursula le Guin -- The Birthday of the World
Pairing: Merlin/Morgana/Gwen/Arthur
Length: 14,000 words
Author Links: imperfectcircle
Theme: Crossovers/Fusions
Summary: "Fusion with Ursula le Guin's planet O. In a world with very different marriage rules, a noble wedding and a magical threat still can't make Merlin, Arthur, Gwen and Morgana talk about their feelings."


Reccer's Notes: This story fuses the world of Merlin with a society where poly marriage is the norm. The marriage plot is entwined with a plot using the Merlin canon magic very skillfully. The overall tone is a little more formal than Merlin is, but the characterizations (season one era) are spot on. Lovely story, and no real need to know the le Guin canon to enjoy it.

Story Links: An Ever-Fixed Mark

Temeraire/Lawrence of Arabia: On the Backs of Dragons by Pitseleh

[ar]

Fandom: Temeraire, Lawrence of Arabia
Pairing: Laurence/Tharkay, Lawrence/Ali
Length: 2355 words
Author Links: pitseleh
Theme: Crossovers/Fusions
Summary: Lawrence gets some help on his campaign from the RAF. No, the other RAF.

Reccer's Notes: A thoroughly delightful idea for an AU crossover. Set after Victory of Eagles in the Temeraireverse and before everything goes completely to hell in Lawrence of Arabia, it's just enough to both be satisfying and make one long for more stories about Laurence-and-Lawrence (and Ali and Tharkay) working together.

Story Links: On the Backs of Dragons

Inception/White Collar: Skybird by cradle_song

[stepps]

Fandom: Inception/White Collar
Pairing: Arthur/Eames (Inception)
Length: ~34000 words
Author Links: windswept_fic, cradle_song's fic journal
Theme: crossover/fusion
Summary: From this lovely prompt: Arthur and Eames adopt a kid and raise that kid into Neal Caffrey.

Reccer's Notes: My summary:

Neal was thirteen years old, the best teenage pickpocket this side of the Hudson and totally, completely fucked.

“Hey now,” said the man who held his wrist in an unbreakable grip. His accent was British, and his eyes were laughing as Neal tried to squirm away. “Only one man is allowed in my trousers, and you are not him.”

This story is a wonderfully believable fusion of the two canons (White Collar has since Jossed Neal's history, alas). I loved Neal's contribution to Arthur and Eames' lives, and to Inception in general. A wonderful read.

Story Links: Skybird

X-Files/Highlander: China by torch

[anotherslashfan]

Fandom: X-Files/Highlander
Pairing: Methos/Fox Mulder
Length: ~55,000 words
Author Links: the flambeau factory | torch
Theme: Crossover/Fusion
Summary: Mulder is looking for witches. Methos is looking for some peace and quiet. Whether they'll find what they're looking for in rural Indiana is anyone's guess.

Reccer's Notes: Very true to the typical X-Files plot, with lots of funny moments.

Story Links: China

Marvel comics/Silent Hill - Silent Memory by joykit

[snowynight]

Fandom: Marvel comics/Silent Hill
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Length: 6506
Author Links: joykit
Theme: Crossover/Fusion
Summary: He can't remember who he is or how he got here, but in a town full of the unexpected that's the least of his worries.

Reccer's Notes: It's creepy and disturbing, without explicit gore. It fully conveys the atmosphere of Silent Hill.

Story Links: Silent Memories

Marvel comics/Supernatural - Atonement by gekizetsu

[snowynight]

Fandom: Marvel comics/Supernatural
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Length:  ~25000
Author Links: eighth_horizon, gekizetsu's fic journal
Theme:  crossover/fusion
Summary: Steve and Tony find out that there are supervillains that can get right in when no one is looking.
Warning: Rape/non-con
Reccer's Notes:  The world building is fascinating, the supernatural mythology is sufficiently scary, and the depiction of how Steve and Tony deal with the aftermath is great.

Story Links: Atonement

Sirius Black/George Bush: Of Dog and Chimp by unsymbolic

[apatheia_jane]

Fandom: Harry Potter/US Politics RPS
Pairing: Sirius Black/George W. Bush. Yes, really. Also some Harry/Draco.
Length: 5k
Author Links: unsymbolic
Theme: Crossover
Summary: What is on ‘the other side of the veil’? Maybe it’s something far more sinister than death. Maybe it’s the Bush White House!

Reccer's Notes: This probably needs a bit of context. Fans have come up with a lot of crack all on their own, but this pairing was generated randomly by ithurtsmybrain (the pairing list that ate fandom), and surprisingly, turned out to be cracktastically brilliant. Unless you happen to think mocking a US president is horrendously inappropriate, in which case, this might not be the fic for you.

Story Links: Of Dog and Chimp.

QAF/Friends: No More Ugly Naked Guy by darksylvia

[gekko11]

Fandom: Queer as Folk (US)/Friends
Pairing: Brian/Justin
Length: ~1,200 words
Author Links: darksylvia
Theme: Crossovers/Fusions
Summary: The gang from Friends watches Brian and Justin from their window across the street.

Reccer's Notes: Short and sweet, and also super cute.

Story Links: No More Ugly Naked Guy