Doranwen

updated 2025-09-23

This post is my complete list of Tomorrow, When the War Began (both the book series and film) recs, organized by time in canon (and then sorted by length). (For Tomorrow, When the War Began recs organized by ship & author instead, go here.)

I have included my own fics in this post. I have marked some as favorites (because I do re-read them from time to time!), and others I have not. None of them are marked as exceptionally well-written because I couldn't objectively evaluate my own work that way, even when I particularly like the way I wrote something.

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

( Ships )


Below are the recs:

( book 1 )

( book 2 )

( book 3 )

( book 4 )

( book 5 )

( book 6 )

( book 7 )

( during film )

( future )

( indeterminate )

( multi (books) )

( post-film )

( post-sequel series )

( post-war )

( sequel book 1 )

If any of the non-dead links above no longer work, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

updated 2026-02-15

This is the post of all the Profiler fics in my database, organized by time (in canon) (and then sorted by length). (For Profiler recs organized by major ship and then author, go here.)

At last, I finally have the Profiler fics added to my database! These are not, of course, the only Profiler fics out there, but I excluded anything too poorly written or that was for a ship I cannot get into no matter what. So you won't see Believer or Skew fic in here (though perhaps some of the Jack/Frances fics you might consider Skewed); any instances of those ships listed are one-sided pining or stalking, respectively. And while I'm a SABER at heart, these fics are not entirely SABER (and a decent number are gen), so there should be something for everyone.

I have included my own fics in this post. I have marked some as favorites (because I do re-read them from time to time!), and others I have not. None of them are marked as exceptionally well-written because I couldn't objectively evaluate my own work that way, even when I particularly like the way I wrote something.

About a third of the fics in the database for this fandom were not found on either AO3 or ff.n due to the age of the fandom. The bulk of those were on LJ, but others were on sites accessible only via the Wayback Machine (WBM). I created epubs for any fic that was not on either AO3 or ff.n and can provide those if desired. Note that during the creation process, I cleaned up formatting issues and occasionally corrected obvious punctuation or spelling errors, so that I could tolerate reading it in the future.

In the process of going through LJ and other sites, I frequently ran across the same fics posted under different names on different sites. Whenever possible, I linked the identities in a single author name, with each individual name separated by a /.

Many of the fics on LJ or other sites did not have summaries included, so there are a large number without summaries. If you are concerned about content, feel free to request a version of this post with all the themes included, so you'll at least have the equivalent of freeform tags to go off of. Otherwise, consider giving them a try; some of those are very well-written and all are enjoyable to at least some extent.

If you know of a well-written fic for one of the ships below (particularly SABER, gen, John/any-woman-but-Sam, or George/Grace), lurking in the murky backwaters of the old 'net (or on the dusty corners of a personal hard drive), please let me know! I went through all the major sites that I'm aware of but some fics weren't archived, and if they were on a personal site not linked up to the others, I might not find it.

A chunk of the "dead" fics are marked as WIPs not because the fics originally were, but because the WBM frequently saved only the first chapter (sometimes two), and the authors cannot be contacted now. I have taken the perspective that part of a fic is better than no fic, and added the ones I liked to my database. If you run across one of them and know how to reach the author or have a full copy of the fic, please let me know!

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( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

( Ships )


Serious Profiler fans may be aware that the season 2 episodes were aired out of order. This recs post uses the numbers for the more logical original intended order:
2x01 Ambition in the Blood
2x02 Power Corrupts
2x03 Primal Scream
2x04 It Cuts Both Ways
2x05 Second Best

The names of the final two episodes of S4 are also confused somewhat but this follows the numerical sequence order, regardless of which name the episode has.


Below are the recs:

( 1x01 )

( 1x02 )

( 1x05 )

( 1x10 )

( 1x11 )

( 1x13 )

( 1x14 )

( 1x17 )

( 1x19 )

( 2x01 )

( 2x03 )

( 2x04 )

( 2x05 )

( 2x06 )

( 2x08 )

( 2x10 )

( 2x11 )

( 2x12 )

( 2x13 )

( 2x14 )

( 2x15 )

( 2x17 )

( 2x18 )

( 3x02 )

( 3x04 )

( 3x08 )

( 3x11 )

( 3x14 )

( 3x18 )

( 4x01 )

( 4x02 )

( 4x11 )

( 4x12 )

( 4x14 )

( 4x16 )

( 4x19 )

( future )

( indeterminate )

( multi )

( post-series )

( pre-series )

( S1 )

( S2 )

( S3 )

( S4 )

If any of the non-dead links above no longer work, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

[Posting this here so that it can be linked to as a master list of everything I archive]

( List of fandoms I archive )

updated 2025-08-04

This post is my complete list of recs for FBI: Most Wanted through Season 2, organized by time in canon (and then sorted by length). (For FBI: Most Wanted recs organized by ship & author instead, go here.) Note that any of Bastet5's fics in the lists below are for their series The Wild Hunt and may be confusing if you aren't reading the series in order.

I haven't watched any of Season 3 onwards yet, so I won't be adding any fics to this until I do. (I will endeavor to keep any ongoing fics updated as new chapters are posted, however.)

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

The fics below all have major ship(s) listed beneath them. If there are any minor/background ships you want to avoid, please leave a comment and ask for a list to be made for you. Note that ships may refer to one-sided or unrequited ones as well as to requited/mutual.


Below are the recs:

( 1x01 )

( 1x02 )

( 1x03 )

( 1x04 )

( 1x05 )

( 1x09 )

( 1x10 )

( 1x11 )

( 1x12 )

( 1x13 )

( 1x14 )

( 2x01 )

( 2x03 )

( 2x15 )

( backdoor pilot )

( indeterminate )

( multi )

( post-S1 )

( pre-series )

( S1 )

( S2 )

If any of the links above no longer work, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

A Redditor requested short fluffy/humorous/cracky fics without smut, so I pulled what I could from my fic db. All of these are 4000 words or less, so are quick reads.

Since this is a request post, it will not be updated as time goes on. Links are valid as of the day posted, but no guarantees are made for the future.

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

All themes are listed below fics so you can decide what to click on or not. For more information on themes, see this post.

( Ships )


Below are the recs:

( Alphas )

( FBI (CBS show) )

( FBI Most Wanted )

( Fried Green Tomatoes )

( Gold Diggers )

( Push )

( Speed )

( The Matrix )

I'm already aware that the fic marked with the tombstone is long vanished from the 'net and is not even on the Wayback Machine. However, if any of the other links above no longer work soon after the post date, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks! (If it's been a long time since this post was made, please first check the regular post that the fic should be listed in to see if the link has been marked accordingly, since this post will not be kept up-to-date.)

Enjoy! :)

updated 2026-01-07

Below is a full list of all themes in my database. Some are named the way AO3 does them, some are not (and some have multiple names in the same tag to make it clear). In some cases I combine similar themes into one tag because I don't find it useful to distinguish between them. I also tag for some grammatical features that are not usually tagged for on AO3, and for the ending type (positive, sad/unhappy, cliffhanger - except for fic collections and most poetry). For fics that have a major romantic/sexual relationship tagged, I usually tag for the relationship status (beginning, established, one-sided/unrequited, unhappy, etc.). And I have themes that equate to each of AO3's mandatory warnings. All of those tags are in the list below, mixed with all the trope and content tags.

Themes vary as to the extent that they must be present for tagging. Some (such as Breathplay) may get tagged if there are just a few sentences of it. Others (such as Food / Cooking) may only be tagged if the fic is centered around that theme (since eating is a common activity and may appear in numerous fics; it isn't notable unless the scenes focus on it). Present Tense may be tagged even if the fic is inconsistent with tenses and bounces between past and present, since some people find it unpleasant and would prefer to avoid. (Past tense is considered the default and is not tagged for.)

Note that the existence of a theme in my database does not indicate the relative frequency of that tag. Some are used only on one fic. Others are used on literally a thousand or more (Positive Ending is rather common, naturally).

If you think a particular fic should be tagged with a theme and it isn't, please let me know! In many cases, I may simply have added the theme after the fic was added to my database, and could not remember which fic(s) needed that theme tagged.

( Themes )


( Some explanation of specific tags )

You're welcome to use this to request a customized recs post for you. I can both filter for fics containing a specific theme or two, and/or exclude all fics with a specific theme tagged. Comments are screened so you have privacy to request exactly what you want without making your inclusions/exclusions public, in case you are embarrassed or shy about them (but if you don't care who sees your comment, just say it's OK to unscreen). Recs lists that were requested with only a single theme included may be posted publicly as such, whereas recs lists that exclude a theme or two may be simply posted with your nick as the recipient. (Exclusions will not be listed publicly unless you explicitly grant permission; otherwise, only you will know what was excluded.)

updated 2025-10-05

This post is for keeping track of which fandoms I've finished or am working on adding to my fic database.

Completed fandoms:

Alphas
+ anthropomorphic
C-16: FBI
Cybergeddon
Deep Impact (1998)
* FBI (CBS show that first aired fall 2018)
* FBI: Most Wanted
Flood (2007)
Fried Green Tomatoes (both book and film)
Gold Diggers (1995)
Leverage RPF
Profiler
Push (2009)
Rookie Blue RPF
Speed (1994)
Stick It (2005)
The Fugitive (the first movie with Harrison Ford *only*, not the sequel with just Tommy Lee Jones and his team - nor the original TV show)
The Matrix (including Enter the Matrix, The Animatrix, and The Matrix Awakens trailer)
Tomorrow When the War Began (book & film, but not TV show)

* on hiatus from adding or updating fics since I am behind on watching canon
+ not a main focus = I save fics only as I come across them and will never go through it thoroughly


Note that with more active fandoms, I may at times be behind in keeping up with new fics.


Currently adding:
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Next to add:
one of the following:
Leverage or Rookie Blue (help me pick? lol)

In response to a user on Reddit who wanted recs for well-written fics, here are all the fics in my database which I've tagged as exceptionally well-written. Most are also tagged as favorites (i.e. I love re-reading them) and a few are not, but their lower level of re-read appeal to me has no bearing on how well-written they are, and what doesn't grab me emotionally may be the perfect fic for you. In each case I thought the author did an amazing job with words and turns of phrase, and that these fics should be seen by more people.

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

( Ships )


Below are the recs:

( Alphas )

( Anthropomorphic )

( Chronicles of Narnia (books) / Lord of the Rings (books) )

( Chronicles of Narnia (books) / Lord of the Rings (movies) )

( Chronicles of Narnia (books) / The Dark Is Rising Sequence )

( Cybergeddon )

( Deep Impact )

( FBI CBS )

( Flood (2007) )

( Fried Green Tomatoes )

( Gold Diggers )

( Push )

( Push / Worldweavers )

( Rookie Blue )

( The Matrix )

If any of the links above no longer work (and are inaccessible via the Wayback Machine), please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

crossposted to the bensler community

If you're an SVU fan, you almost certainly have an opinion on the Lewis arc. Love it, hate it, it's hard not to feel something about it.

My opinion is that the arc was poorly written, and I find it a little disgusting that Warren Leight used his initials for the perp (William Lewis). Something about the entire arc doesn't sit well with me: Was it a way to humble Mariska? To indulge in traumatizing Olivia Benson (but not too far, can't have her raped, after all)? To try to create some masterful big dramatic arc (which fell flat because they didn't want to give Olivia the trauma she should have had)? Whatever it is, there are Issues with it, big ones.

Which is where fanfic comes in to save the day. Many writers have written fantastic retellings of the Lewis arc, fixing issues like "Where was Elliot?" because he should have come back for her then, or "Liv really wasn't raped???? You can't be serious". The number of good fics is too great for me to even estimate right now. But a few stand out to me above the rest, the ones I return to read again and again, and which I rec to everyone.

So here are my top five favorite Lewis arc fics, in no particular order:

How Deep Is Your Love - Turquoise Terrier
This is the first one I ran across, back when I didn't know anything about SVU canon (I got into it via the fic, of all things). I was hooked immediately. Amazing hurt/comfort, some excellent points, it brings Elliot back of course… I read it three times in the first 24 hours after discovering and I still adore it and re-read it periodically.

Inflection Point - jabyar
If a fic could win an award for "most realistic", I feel like this one should get that. It doesn't shy away from what might really have happened, digs into some of the dark recovery aspects, and even does a bit of worldbuilding with Olivia's backstory. All of it feels so much like the author took a good look at the Lewis arc and said, "I'm going to write something eminently more realistic", and proceeded to knock that out of the park. It's gritty but very, very good.

Deep Deep Down, Where the Darkness Dwells - wily_one24
This is the darkest one in my set - and also the longest. What if Lewis had Olivia for six weeks instead? This fic delves into all the trauma recovery, with Elliot at her side. An excellent fic for showing the nonlinear path of healing.

Fragments - CaCD
This one shows what might happen if Elliot was involved in helping find Olivia - and takes a more realistic tack to Noah's presence in her life. It excels in outside POV, as the reader gets to see EO through the eyes of many others around them, particularly some who never saw Elliot before (such as Amanda).

don't stay away for too long - bensler2025
And this is the WIP of the lot, the honorary member (because normally I'd wait till a fic is done to add it to the list). This one combines an undercover assignment gone wrong with an unplanned pregnancy in a S14 AU where Jenna never happened (and therefore Elliot never left). Lewis is the catalyst for bringing EO together, and I can't wait to read the rest of it when/if the author posts it.

[This is mainly for anyone who might be looking for fics to write for me.]

Ahh, my SVU obsession… (I'm such an E/O shipper, it's ridiculous.) I've been reading through all of AO3 - and bits of ff.n while I'm at it - and while I wish dearly that everyone would tag their fics as 1.0, 2.0, etc. (because I only want to read 1.0 fic, with a few 2.0 exceptions, never 3.0 or beyond), I'm still finding some absolute gems. The following, however, I really wish I could see (maybe I'll find them eventually, I'm not done reading yet):

- a fic where Kathy dies in S1
- a fic where Kathy dies in Paternity (saw one once but the writing was such that I couldn't read it)
- a fic where William Lewis comes along several years earlier (sometime during S1-S12)
- a fic where Olivia ends up with a cryptic pregnancy (aka no symptoms and she doesn't realize she's pregnant until delivery, à la "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" - saw one once but the writing on this one also was such that I couldn't read it)
- a fic where Elliot and Olivia sleep together while under the influence of something and don't remember that they've done it… until Olivia finds herself pregnant (maybe a cryptic pregnancy fic as well)
- a fic where the baby in S11E14 "Savior" lived, and Olivia became her mother

Maybe I'll write some of them if I don't find them… but if I do, it'll be ages from now. I've already *got* WIPs galore to finish.

And I've read a million "Elliot saves Liv from Lewis" and "Eli is Liv's, not Kathy's" fics as well as fics with tropes like "only one bed" and "huddling for warmth" but I will ALWAYS be game for more. :D Give me all the soulmates tropes (like "soulmates always know where the other is") or fake dating tropes (all the undercover, lol) and I am there for it, lol. Always Bensler all the time!