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14 works open to everyone here carry this tag; 79% are complete. The average one runs about 69,800 words. Read any of them in your browser, save it as an EPUB, or listen to it.

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Twilight (Movies)+2

Dances with Werewolves

by RoleplayFanfics

"Jacob filled his cup with water, and sat back down in front of him. “Well… Uh, yeah, where to start…” Later, after everything which had happened since, Sam would think back to that moment now and then. He wouldn’t really think of it as the ‘time when everything changed,’ and he wouldn’t think of it as the ‘start of all his troubles.’ He would instead think of it as the first time where his actual leadership skills were put to the test, and when, according to himself, he had failed. "----Sequel to Of Hamsters and Men. Jacob and Edward brought about new understanding between the vampires and werewolves of Forks, but a step in the right direction isn't a solution, and for Sam Uley, among many others, the change is difficult to adapt to. Vampires were supposed to be uncontrollable monsters, not sympathetic people, and still, for every passing conversation with Jasper Hale, he finds himself more unsure where he stands.

Teen 30k words 6 / ? ch In progress 276 kudos

Angst · Angst with a Happy Ending · Carlisle Cullen might learn to stop being in denial · Comfort Werewolves· +27 more

Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey

Nothing can I hold of you but thought

by Swimmer963

After the revelations of the past winter, the Heraldic Circle is wobbling its way to a new normal. The immediate chaos may be past, but an immortal mage lurks beyond their border, and however confusing and terrifying that reality is, they need a plan. To understand Leareth’s motives, they need something more objective than words from the man’s own lips; ideally, an outside perspective on his history. Herald-Mage Vanyel is trying to find his own way forward. With Yfandes fully on his side for the first time in years, maybe he can reason his way through to a world that makes sense again. Meanwhile, Dara, the young soon-to-be King’s Own, Gifted with Foresight, dreams of a distant plain where, just maybe, they could find the answers they need.

Teen 175k words 23 ch Complete 185 kudos

Adventure · Ancient History · Angst · Confusion· +12 more

Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey

Where you lead I cannot

by Swimmer963

[This is part 4 of a series. Start at the beginning!]Queen Elspeth is dead, and Valdemar has a new King, and a new war. Herald-Mage Vanyel finds himself sent to the Karsite border, fighting for the survival of his kingdom – a war that will push him to his absolute limits. Sometimes, at night in his dreams, he speaks to a mage who wears black. An enemy, who might nonetheless understand his current reality and the choices he must make better than anyone else.

Teen 136k words 20 ch Complete 168 kudos

War · Angst · Character Growth · Ethical Dilemmas· +12 more

Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey

Bring the peace that suffering redeems

by Swimmer963

Herald-Mage Vanyel has yet to make a decision on what to do about Leareth, his destined enemy and yet almost a friend, and now he - and Valdemar - are running out of time.

Teen 245k words 34 ch Complete 143 kudos

Anger · Angst · Communication Failure · Dark· +18 more

Star Trek: The Original Series

Alternate Parallels Star

by liquidCitrus

"My name is James T. Kirk, and I did not graduate first in my class from Starfleet Academy for you to take me for one who could be fooled by reckless use of scientific-sounding words!" One-shot written in the "rationalist fanfiction" style.

General 235 words 1 ch Complete 60 kudos

rationalfic · Inspired by Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality | HPMOR · Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality - Freeform · rationality

Star Wars - All Media Types+2

Remember Padawan love is

by Hilimi

Saesee had tried to talk to the clones, but he had finally admitted defeat. He just could not be natural with them, and they had noticed it even without the Force.  He had never been very good at social interaction, but at least with Jedi or persons who required his services people were obliged to put up with him and talk to him long enough to exchange information, but apart from that he was a bit of a lone wolf and getting out of that lifetime state of mind was no easy task. Sad but obvious, he did not REALLY want to get married, so meeting people who came to get married was... tricky. He was not young, he was not charming, he was not even HUMAN. He did not belong.If his Master had lived to see him take part in this event, he would have beaten him to a pulp before disowning him ruthlessly.It was the kind of moment that made him regret being a member of the Jedi High Council.

General 2.6k words 1 ch Complete 38 kudos

Insecurity · Social Anxiety · Past Child Abuse · Emotional/Psychological Abuse· +14 more

Batman (Comics)+16

The Gothamite

by DaveHeilker

The year is 1934. Bachelor playboy BRUCE WAYNE has a secret: by night, he’s one of the greatest detectives in human history, and a member of a secret society of people trained in the ‘oriental fighting arts’ known as the “Yīnyǐng” or “Ghosts of Gotham.” But when sightings and stories of a being with godlike powers start becoming too credible, he starts planning to address this existential crisis on behalf of humanity.THE GOTHAMITE is – mostly – a BATMAN centric recursive sidequel to (and inspired by) The Metropolitan Man, by Alexander Wales, though it is intended to be able to stand on its own.Content Warnings will be posted alongside new chapters, which will be published weekly on Thursdays.It is incomplete, and ongoing.

Teen 153k words 43 / ? ch In progress 29 kudos

American Politics · Historical References · Politics · Rational Fiction· +1 more

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

What I wish Harry had

by S A G (setgree)

Scene: Molly and Sirius are tussling over how much to tell Harry about the operations of the Order of the Phoenix at 12 Grimmauld Place, after the OotP has rescued Harry from the Dursleys.

Teen 675 words 1 ch Complete 24 kudos

rationality

Chronicles of Narnia (Movies)+2

Throne of the High King

by The_Shadow_Knows

In this modern-day AU, Peter Pevensie is a sarcastic NYPD detective who winds up in Narnia without his siblings. He must fight and win the Winter War alone, if he's going to sit on the throne of the High King.

Teen 169k words 63 ch Complete 22 kudos

A skeptic in Narnia · Action · Adventure · American!Pevensies· +21 more

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Some more appropriate

by S A G (setgree)

Scene 1: Harry and company are in Snape's very first Dark Arts class.Scene 2: Harry discusses collaborating with Minister Scrimgeour.Scene 3: Many appropriate points.Scene 4: Harry encounters Malfoy pouring his heart out to Moaning Myrtle.

Teen 1.8k words 1 ch Complete 19 kudos

rationality

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling+1

The Universe Is An Optimisation Problem

by orphan_account

Featuring a Cold War where both sides were helped by wizards, Hermione Granger as a sweet girl who just blows up buildings every now and then, Bill Weasley as a dimensional ritualist, Harry Potter as a mind-clone of Tom Riddle, Gilderoy Lockhart as a corporate executive, a massively expanded magical universe, and three transnational megamonopolies figuring out how magic can be their competitive edge. (AU, HPMOR-inspired)

Teen 9k words 1 / ? ch In progress 19 kudos

Alternate History · Alternate Universe · Draco Malfoy - Freeform · HPMOR· +6 more

DCU+2

An Unpleasant Answer

by NinthDim

When a Self-Insert arrives to meet Death, he asks one thing: "What do you have to say for yourself?" After all, why would she bring people to a place like Hell?An exploration of a possible explanation for why Death, a chipper and emotionally sympathetic character would willingly take people to afterlives that exist in DC that are.. rather awful.

Teen 1.8k words 1 ch Complete 5 kudos

Atheism · Character Death · Christianity · Hell· +4 more

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling+1

What if Someone Vicious

by S A G (setgree)

This short book re-imagines Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by asking the title question.In spring 2009, while re-reading the series, I started thinking that Harry, Ron and Hermione should take their enemies more seriously, and more often employ lethal violence. Early on in Deathly Hallows, for instance, they overpower two Death Eaters in a London cafe and then immediately bolt. Much better, I thought, to kill the Death Eaters and transfigure their remains into bones, as Barty Courch Jr. did to his father in Goblet of Fire. I could accept that the trio wouldn’t do something like that, but it defied belief that no one else, anywhere, would treat Voldemort as an existential threat and play hardball. This book is about characters who do, and the kinds of choices they would make.I don't think you should read this unless you've read all the legitimately good books out there. But I had fun writing it.My deepest debts to J.K. Rowling, Cormac McCarthy, Jim Butcher, Orson Scott Card, J.R.R. Tolkien, Eliezer Yudkoswky, and Nick Bostrom; my first round of readers; and the people like D & M who transfigured into Sarah.

Teen 53k words 1 ch Complete 5 kudos

rationality · POV Female Character · LGBTQ Character