This fanfic is one of my favourite crossovers. The story takes place before the first season of Supernatural, and the timeline of Dark Angel has been adapted accordingly.

The summary: Dean’s DNA was used by Manticore to create transgenics. Now the organisation is after Sam as well, who is studying at Stanford. To get to him they abduct Dean and replace him with X5-494, but they didn’t count on the fact that the Winchesters are hard to deceive.

The authors create a wonderfully dysfunctional Winchester family dynamic you just have to fall in love with, and their characterisation of Alec and the effect his life at Manticore had on him are depicted very realistically.

This fanfic is essentially about the trip to the Himalayas that Harold Saxon arranged for the personnel of Torchwood Three after Jack left them in order to travel with the Doctor.

The focus of this story in on Ianto, who becomes the new leader of the team, due to unforeseen circumstances and coincidence, while they have to battle the height and their co-travellers. But of course, the other team members have their share of the spotlight as well, while the world around them threatens to fall apart.

The greatest strength of this story is however the author’s love for details and her research, through which the Himalayas and the dangers of the voyage come to life.

Peripeteia is my favourite fanfic for this admittedly rather small fandom. It’s long, complete, very slashy and above all incredibly IC, as far as I can tell. Klaus is still his prickly self and Dorian is just as self-centered as he is in the manga.

Klaus especially gains a lot of depth in this story, something he’s lacking in many other stories, because this one takes place at his home and includes characters from his past. And for a change, he and Dorian don’t meet because of his NATO work. Instead, Dorian wants to steal a painting owned by the von dem Eberbachs and Klaus was invited to the wedding of a relative. Of course, nothing goes as planned.

Another plus of the story: The rare bits of German are actually correct.

This fanfic was written for hp_beholder, a community that focusses on the more unpopular characters in Harry Potter. The story is about an adult Dudley Dursley, who is looking for Harry and ends up meeting Millicent Bulstrode. Dudley works as a consultant who tells shop owners how to best display their merchandise, while Millicent owns an unsuccessful sex shop. They are perfect for each other.

I rec this story because of the characterisation, which is far away from being standard and awesome. Both have their faults, both aren’t conventionally attractive, but this only makes them so much more sympathetic that Harry or Ginny. I am also not a big het fan in this particular fandom, but in the case of Below the Belt, it was love on first sight.

I also recommend There Are Days I Wish I Lived in a Romance Novel (But This Isn’t One of Them) by the same author, but with the pairing Neville/Millicennt.

This fanfic is one of my favourite crossovers. The story takes place before the first season of Supernatural, and the timeline of Dark Angel has been adapted accordingly.

The summary: Dean’s DNA was used by Manticore to create transgenics. Now the organisation is after Sam as well, who is studying at Stanford. To get to him they abduct Dean and replace him with X5-494, but they didn’t count on the fact that the Winchesters are hard to deceive.

The authors create a wonderfully dysfunctional Winchester family dynamic you just have to fall in love with, and their characterisation of Alec and the effect his life at Manticore had on him are depicted very realistically.

This vid is simply perfect. The chosen song fits great, which is rarely the case with Supernatural vids. The cuts are well executed, and giandujakiss chose the scenes with her usual care. The combination of lyrics and video is stunning.

I haven’t seen many vids that manage to capture the essence of the fourth season of Supernatural this well. The vidder puts much emphasis on the tragic element that characterises her three protagonists and what happens to them seems to be inevitable destiny. Sometimes you can catch a glimpse of what season five might look like.