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Shepard Smithfan fiction

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Shepard Smith turns up in 20 works open to everyone here. The average one runs about 5,800 words. Read any of them in your browser, save it as an EPUB, or listen to it.

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Pundit & Broadcast Journalist RPF (US)+1

Just Like a Flower

by a_question_of_love (roseandheather)

"If pressed to boil it down, Shep would say they aren't so much 'friends' as they are 'affectionate acquaintances' - rarely in each other's orbit, but on the occasions when those orbits do cross, it's an unfailingly pleasant experience for both parties involved." Shep Smith does not usually spend a lot of time with Rachel Maddow. Today is an exception. Then Richard Engel comes home, and Shep finds that friendship really can make you "smile like the sun".

General 1.6k words 1 ch Complete 12 kudos

friendshipping · Fluff · Reunion Fic · Shep is an Engel Fanboy· +1 more

Pundit & Broadcast Journalist RPF (US)+1

Top of the Fifth

by a_question_of_love (roseandheather)

Aching and bruised, Anderson comes home and finds his peace in the two men he loves. Keith can't help but resent, just a little, what Shep and Anderson share, a bond that will never include him - but theirs is a story of four bonds, not three, and the fourth matters as much as all the other three put together.

Teen 750 words 1 ch Complete 12 kudos

Now Anderson Needs Cuddles · Shep Is An Excellent Cuddler · Keith Olbermann Is Bad At Feelings · except when he isn't· +2 more

Pundit & Broadcast Journalist RPF (US)

Calling it Quits

by 30DaysOut

Rachel handed him a business card. ‘Here.’‘What’s this?’ asked Shep.‘You said you wanted to be a journalist. You said you wanted out of Fox News because Tucker Carlson gave you COVID,’ said Rachel. ‘Put your money where your mouth is.’Stuck in a job he can’t stand with people he despises, Shep is given an opportunity that could change his life.Set in December 2021

Teen 2.8k words 1 ch Complete 5 kudos

College AU · Modern AU · dnd · COVID-19· +5 more

Pundit & Broadcast Journalist RPF (US)+2

New Years Eve Live

by 30DaysOut

Shep couldn’t believe it. He was standing there, in the middle of Times Square. And it was New Year’s Eve. He knew he wouldn’t be here had he not developed his friendship with Anderson Cooper. And he wouldn’t he here had he not quit his job at Fox. Or his schooling. Everything was weird because it was all he could have ever dreamed of. All journalists older and more experienced than him could dream of. But he deserved this. It was his moment. Okay, technically it was Anderson and Andy’s moment, but still, he was there to share in it.Shep joins the New Year’s Eve Live team, reporting from Times Square. Meanwhile, Jon hosts a New Year’s party.Takes Place on December 31st 2024 and January 1st 2025.

Teen 3.5k words 1 ch Complete 3 kudos

New Year's Eve · times square · Party · New Year’s Eve party· +14 more

Pundit & Broadcast Journalist RPF (US)+1

The Hurricane

by 30DaysOut

Teen 8.9k words 1 / ? ch In progress

Minor Original Character(s) · Gay Character · Coming Out · Plane Journeys· +7 more

Pundit & Broadcast Journalist RPF (US)+1

Bottom of the Third

by a_question_of_love (roseandheather)

"We. Don't. Fucking. Torture!"   Shep is shaken. Keith is busy. Anderson isn't. A little one-on-one comforting ensues, followed by a surprising revelation.

Teen 1.3k words 1 ch Complete 12 kudos

Fluff · Shep Is A Badass · Shep Needs Cuddles · Anderson Is An Excellent Cuddler· +3 more

Late Night Host RPF+2

Upper East Side Story

by ctxrover

Jon Stewart and Sean Hannity’s rivalry is not a typical one. For starters, they both run opposing school newspapers. But increasingly, Jon and Hannity’s friends have also clashed in what is fast turning into gang warfare.When the out Anderson Cooper and the closeted Shep Smith find love, despite seeming to be on the opposing gangs, they must sneak around, hiding their new relationship or face the disastrous consequences.

Teen 22k words 4 / ? ch In progress 6 kudos

Ableist Language · Canon Gay Character · Gangs · High School AU· +16 more

Pundit & Broadcast Journalist RPF (US)

The Crash

by ctxrover

Anderson was no stranger to injured people. He’d become strangely numb to it during his time as a war reporter. But a war reporter he was not anymore. He wasn’t even a correspondent. He was an anchor and had been for over twenty years. And yet there was something horrible about this that shook him up. Shep is left badly injured after a car accident and Anderson must deal with the fallout.Takes place in January 2025

Teen 4.6k words 1 / ? ch In progress 4 kudos

AU · Angst · Angst with a Happy Ending · Blood and Injury· +26 more

Fake News RPF+2

Mr CNBC

by majorhtom

‘Hey! Welcome to The Daily Show! My name is Jon Stewart!’ Jon shouted over the cheering fans. ‘We’ve got a great show for you lined up! Our guest tonight is an old friend of mine. Who? That’s something you won’t wanna miss. But first; the sun is angry with us. The world is angrier still. It is too late to stop climate change. Humans are dying off and the species set to replace them?’Jon paused as a graphic appeared on the screen beside him. ‘Tardigrades,’ he said, pointing his pen at the image. ‘Or, as they’re also known, water bears.’A special guest ends up on The Daily Show.Set in October 2035.

Teen 7.3k words 1 ch Complete 1 kudos

AU · Canon Gay Character · College graduate au · Dark Humor· +10 more

Pundit & Broadcast Journalist RPF (US)+1

Invasion

by majorhtom

Shep stirred in his bed. His alarm was going off and he didn’t want to miss his first class of the day. He reached over and fumbled about on his bedside table trying to find his phone. When he did find it, he grabbed it and turned it off. Only what he saw made him want to throw up. While he’d been sleeping, Russia had launched a full-scale invasion on Ukraine.In his sixth week at CNN, Shep hurries in, determined to prove himself, when he learns Ukraine has been invaded by Vladimir Putin. Only… maybe he hurries a little too much. Set on February 24th 2022

Teen 2.2k words 1 ch Complete

Accidents · Blood · COVID-19 · How Do I Tag This· +5 more

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band+1

Wreck On the Highway

by majorhtom

After a winter storm devastated the Jersey Shore, Shepard Smith is sent to cover it, but his career takes a long detour when he encounters a wreck on the highway. Set in March 2028

Teen 6.1k words 1 ch Complete 1 kudos

Blood and Injury · Broken Bones · Coma · Death· +5 more

Late Night Host RPF+2

How to Start World War

by 30DaysOut

When Stephen Colbert loses his mind, he unilaterally orders a nuclear strike and John Oliver must try and coax the recall code from him. Meanwhile, Shep Smith and his B-52 crew have no clue they’re being used as pawns to start World War III. And Jon Stewart and his cabinet convene, racing against the clock to prevent what they learn will be the end of the world as they know it.

Teen 5.7k words 3 / ? ch In progress 3 kudos

Dr Strangelove AU · Modern Era · Stephen Colbert the character has gone off the rails · Jon Stewart is the President· +4 more

Pundit RPF (US)

Cobble Hill

by duckgirlie

In which Keith owns a baseball memorabilia store, Anderson is the most famous newscaster in the world, Rachel is crazy and disheveled, and Jon and Stephen are married.

Teen 13k words 1 ch Complete 35 kudos

Film re-write · Alternate Universe - Notting Hill Fusion