send all the comfort-fics, pls

[merrily]

There's been a death in my family, and I keep trying and failing to write a post about it, even though I have been answering the phone and the front door every five minutes, and thus talking about it all day.

In lieu of that post, this one: please to be sending comfort fic. HP, Inception, SGA, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Suits and Trek would all be appreciated.

If there's a piece of original fiction being posted online that I've not yet discovered that you would consider in this category, that would be good too. (I accept that there's only one freece, though, and that she writes slow.)

Lolanimals and general items of hilarity also welcomed.

Comments

[theleaveswant]

What constitutes comfort fic for you?

[merrily]

Happy endings, long word counts, and a story I can get lost in for a while.

[theleaveswant]

Hm. I don't really read many stories over 10,000 words, because I prefer to finish a fic in one sitting and most of what I read, especially in large fandoms, I find through someone else's rec or through an aggregate community like Kink Bingo and investigate on a whim. If you like Community and haven't read it yet, thingswithwings recent one with the pie is DELIGHTFUL, but I can't think of much else that's long and happy (I'm also not a very diligent bookmarker). If I stumble across anything good I'll try to remember to flag it for you.

*hugs*

[pineapplechild]

*hmms*

If you haven't already read this, the Feelings are Boring series by Lazulisong is seriously crying tears at work funny. (nu!Trek)

Mystrade kidfic where Mycroft is raising Sherlock, and Lestrade is raising a wee!John.

... and all my other comfort fic du jour is seriously cracked out bandom and, like, Supernatural.

[merrily]

Excellent, thank you.

[christycorr]

*hugs*

You've probably read most of these, and our definitions of comfort fic may vary, but in any case:
- [Merlin] Lemon Meringue, by adelagia
- [Merlin] Millions of Peaches, by dsudis
- [Merlin] Peach, Plum, Pear, by sweetestdrain
- [Merlin] The Story of Two Conversations (On Paper), by takadainmate
- [Suits] All Straight Lines Circle Sometime, by liketheroad
- [Suits] Pizza and a Movie, by copperbadge
- [Inception] I Seem to Be a Verb, by anonymous
- [Inception] No Soul to Sell, by toomuchplor
- [Harry Potter] The Six Degrees of Drunkenness, by beedaily
- [Harry Potter] Haggis from Algernon, by vea and ghostofbambi
- [Harry Potter] Tea with the Dark Lord, by cranberry_crash
- [Harry Potter] The Rules of Being a Godson, by copperbadge
- [Harry Potter] Boiling Point, by anniesj
- [Harry Potter] A Toast to Lord Voldemort, by magnetic_pole

Also, I don't know if you've seen XMFC, or if you like Calvin and Hobbes, but if either of those is true, check out The Best Things in Life Are Blue by oddegg :)

[merrily]

Amazing! What a list of riches! Thank you.

[toft]

*hugs*. I hope you're doing okay. I'm sorry.

[runpunkrun]

I'm sorry for your loss.

I can offer Sheppard's Pie by auburn, which is long and teamy and has pie and McShep.

[sesquipedaliatic]

I only have Stranger on the Internet brand hugs, but I have them in MASS quantities and am happy to share. Also, recs! If you don't mind a touch of self-promo, I've been tagging fic pretty regularly via a href="http://pinboard.in/u:somebodyowens">my pinboard that I suspect will fit your needs. Some highlights:

Let Not My Love Be Called Idolatry Eames is a drama geek and Arthur is class president. HS AU of AWESOME.
Incipit Eames is a novelist and Arthur is his editor. I've been on an AU kick; what can I say.
the question is not whether I treat you rudely Eames courts Arthur. Or maybe harasses him. Or both. Not an AU this time!
and i can see you in my eyes Holmes turns himself invisible and Watson is longsuffering. Short and silly, but made me lol more than once.
Winter's Delights and No Bed Is Narrow The first is a wonderful, fluffy story of John meeting Sherlock's family, and introduces one of my favorite OMCs of all time. The second is nominally a remix of the first, but is more a story about that awesome OMC. Winter's Delights MUST be read first.
Floor 37Suits! No pairing, and not really fluff. Contains a thoroughly BAMFy OC, and I found myself grinning like a loon while I read it.
Big Me (But It's You I Fell Into) In which Kirk and Spock are both professional golfers. Yeah, I know. No idea why I clicked it originally, but it ended up being the perfect combination of fluff and angst.
Bang a Gong Kirk/Spock. I decided to read this fic when I saw the additional tags: Pon Farr, Romantic Comedy, Shenanigans, Abject Silliness, Mission Fic, Star Trek Big Bang Challenge. That's pretty much everything you need to know about this piece of snark and fluff. The first third is the best, and made me laugh inappropriately backstage.

If any of these fit your needs perfectly, I'm happy to send more your way. Hugs and fic; that's the comfort I can provide.

[sesquipedaliatic]

*headdesk* I checked the coding on the recs. Did I check the rest of the comment? Of course not. That should be my pinboard.