This is assuming that y'all have already seen the fistful of stories that are getting recced everywhere: if you haven't,
they can be found here. I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting.
Polly and the Pirates
The Prize, by Fiercelydreamed — If you have ever read Ted Naifeh's
Polly and the Pirates, I assume you loved it and wanted more. Here is your more. It is the story of Polly's parents, how they met and loved each other, and it is everything you wanted it to be.
Futurama
Be My Brussel Sprouts, by Xparrot — Pretty much exactly like the show, if the show made jokes about handjobs, which mostly they don't. For bonus points, look at the comments and see how many people give a response that is basically “This is hilarious! Poor Kif!” which, again I say,
exactly like the show.
Iddie Izzard
Delicious, by newredshoes — Okay, this one has been recced everywhere, I just wanted to talk about it a little. This story is partly interesting as… well, what is it? Is it RPF? Is it even a
story? It's a comic monologue that never happened. I admit to a vast curiosity as to the prompt that produced this story. (OH WAIT. I COULD LOOK IT UP. Hrmm, it's totally open-ended, so that's no help.) Also, it has made a running gag of Churchill, Manitoba, a city which has probably never had that honour, outside of Manitoba. (For your edification,
Churchill, MB.)
Jennifer Crusie: Dempseys
And to All a Goodnight, by freneticfloetry — I have to give it points just for making me forgive the title. I think
Welcome to Temptation and especially
Faking It are two of Crusie's best works, so it could be pretty easy for stories in this 'verse to be a let-down, but this very much gets Crusie's tone and technique nearly perfect. It's perhaps slightly less frantic, and maybe a shade warmer, but manages the same hysterically funny, non-stop, character comedy and structure. Also, it's novella-length.
Making It, by Emeraldwoman — I betad this, so no point pretending I'm not biased, but I do adore it. Brings together Nadine Goodnight and Simon (er, whatsisface), gives sexy, funny banter, and a happy ending.
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