Famous Fanfiction

[brightknightie]

From a conversation with pj1228: What do you think is the most famous fanfiction story in FK, or is that not an applicable idea at all?  In this case, the "most famous story" would be that which is most widely known for positive reasons.  (The most infamous story would be the most widely known for negative reasons; let's not go there.)  For example, if we could ask everyone in the fandom to list, off the top of their heads, ten stories no newbie should miss (regardless of faction), the one mentioned most often could presumably be considered the most famous.

I suggested "False Heart" (PG) by Susan and "Physical Therapy" (NC-17) by Ophelia as the leading candidates for fame.  However, PJ was unacquainted with either of them, which blew my mind and perhaps also torpedoed my contention.

Of course "best" and "favorite" are each in their own ways much more important and worthwhile than merely "famous."  (Please share your recommendations at any time!)  But knowing what we share in common is also of interest.

Comments

[havocthecat]

I think the thing about FK is that you have the people from the days when FORKNI-L and FKFIC-L were super big, and you have the people from the LJ days, and their ideas of the "universal" fics are probably very different.

[batdina]

I suspect that perspectives might change based on when one joined the fandom. For those of us who were around while the show was on the air, Susan's stuff was amongst the best there was. But perhaps for someone who joined after the Third Season DVDs came out, there are other stories that work better from their perspective? I can't imagine that someone whose FK worldview is Lacroix would find either False Heart or Kind Soul to be "important" in the sense I believe you're talking about here.

And since we're on the subject of top stories, in my world we'd go here: False Heart/Kind Soul, Lizards in the Grass, something by JMR, a story by Karin Welss and Marian Gibbons that is no longer available publicly, a Natalie story whose title escapes me right now, but I believe it was written by a person whose name was Giselle Marie Baxter? something by Val (Icebreakers maybe?), something by Chris Hunt, and a story by Laura Whaples that doesn't appear to be on the fkfic website, about Nick's relationship with Lacroix, something by Apache maybe? and a short story set in a park in Jerusalem by Sarah something? (Rarely Beloved, I think.)

My list doesn't have anything written later than 1996 or 1997, does it?

[lastscorpion]

I can't really say what stories No Newbie Should Miss, but my favorite is probably And Memories, Like Diamonds, Shine by Susan M. Garrett.