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Post by piedflycatcher on Jun 30, 2008 23:06:43 GMT
This is the thread for Best Alternate Universe Nominations. Post nominations that fit this category only. AUs are fics which deliberately alter canon events, or else place the characters in a different universe. Fics that are mistakenly put here will be removed, and a member of staff will contact you to suggest a more suitable thread. For all nominations, copy, paste and complete this form, filling in all parts and post under this thread. Don't forget to check that your selected fic has not been nominated before you post, and reread the rules to make sure the fic is eligible. Title: Author: URL: Contact for Author: Status: Pairings: Rating: Reasons for Recommendation: List of Nominations so far:Catching Stars / S.K.Evans / Cloud/Tifa Cleansing the Soul / carrietheninja / Reno/Elena Cold, But Not Dead / Counterfeit God / Sephiroth/Vincent Eir's Tomorrow / Hades' Phoenix / Sephiroth/Cloud, Zack/Aerith Good Luck and Goodbye / LuckyLadybug / Sephiroth, Zack Harrow Children / joudama / Zack, Cloud, Tifa Splintered Dreams / Fairheartstrife / Zack/Tifa, Zack/Aerith Swan Song / Horky / Cloud/Tifa, Zack/Aerith To Hell and Back / Nagia / Yuffie, Vincent
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Post by yohjideranged on Aug 6, 2008 15:27:02 GMT
Title: Harrow Children Author: stopthatgirl7/joudama URL: stopthatgirl7.insanejournal.com/66836.htmlContact for Author: through her insanejournal? Status: WIP Pairings: N/A Rating: PG to R Reasons for Recommendation: This Au is simply amazing thus far. The simple premise of what if Zack hadn't didn't and lived through Advent Children. It has twists and turns and wonderfully unexpected good stuff inside a beautifully written package. So worth a read and I can't wait to see where she takes this.
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Post by Sai on Aug 16, 2008 0:44:24 GMT
Title: Eir's Tomorrow Author: Hades' Phoenix URL: www.fanfiction.net/s/4223348/1Contact for Author: Contact via ffn Status: WiP Pairings: Eventual Sephiroth/Cloud, Zack/Aeris(th) Rating: M Reasons for Recommendation: It would be a lie to say that this is not one of my top favorite fan fictions ever written. The characterizations are smooth, complex, and the story line is gripping. Gaia is dying--everyone and everything is being destroyed by a plague. The day that the plague finally catches up with Cloud, he dies like a hero should. Then things get a little strange. The planet decides that Cloud needed to come back, in spirit form, to prevent its death. What do they do? Send him back to when Sephiroth is a child, where Sephiroth decides that Cloud is his guardian angel (until, of course, he gets his angelic body, wings and all, pushed into his newborn form). This story is brilliant, and it isn't even up to the romance. While it may play a large part, I think that anyone could enjoy this story. The writing is amazing, thrilling and captivating, and the hints of originality (old Norse mythology playing a large part in the story) are so different that you really have to stop and think of how brilliant it all comes together.
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Post by kotono on Oct 11, 2008 5:20:20 GMT
Title: Swan Song Author: Horky URL: www.fanfiction.net/s/4494049/1/Swan_SongContact for Author: www.fanfiction.net/u/1128278/Horky Status: In The Works, Chapter 12 Pairings: Cloud/Tifa, Zack/Aerith Rating: T Reasons for Recommendation: This story falls under the catagory of both a tragedy and has a supernatural feel. Tifa is living a simple life within Midgar's wall when suddenly an array of strangers leaves her life in a whirlwind where even when everything has already been predicted, no one can even begin to guess what lies ahead. And even though these predictions will leave me in tears, I just know it, I have to keep reading it. I have to know that everything will be all right, even though I know they won't. Its brilliant, by far my favorite more then Diaries of a Broken Man which is known for in the fanfic world, and there is hardly any romance in the storyline yet. Just a few blushes here and there among the characters.
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Post by Pen Against Sword on Oct 15, 2008 22:18:12 GMT
Title: To Hell and Back Author: Nagia URL: www.fanfiction.net/s/4584417/1/To_Hell_and_BackContact for Author: PM through ff.net Status: Complete Pairings: None, really. You could consider this a bit of Yuffie/Vincent, but if so, it's really twisted, and it's definitely not the focus of the fic. Rating: M (for torture) Reasons for Recommendation: This is an AU in which Yuffie's mother lives and Godo dies and Wutai is still at war with the Shinra. Vincent is accompanying Sephiroth and Zack on a mission there, and then he gets caught by Wutai's Red Guardian (aka Kisaragi no Yuffie). He is subsequently tortured for information, and it's so interesting to see what happens to a man who can't die when you torture him. The reason I nominated this was because Nagia has such an interesting grasp on language. She has this way with little nuances that really makes you pay super close attention to what she's written, so you don't miss anything. I don't normally read AUs, ever, but sometimes Nagia will write ones that just rock, and this is that one. It's not too AU, and somehow, she has managed to retain Yuffie's core personality while aging her as royalty during tension and war. It's great.
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Post by Sai on Nov 23, 2008 8:09:12 GMT
Title: Cold, But Not Dead Author: Counterfeit God URL: www.fanfiction.net/s/4625249/19/Cold_But_Not_DeadContact for Author: PM via FFN Status: WiP Pairings: Sephiroth/Vincent Rating: M Reasons for Recommendation: This story is just one of those stories where the author has twisted these characters into such beautiful and macabre human beings that you just have to sit back and marvel over how amazing it is. A real gem. The story is about Vincent Valentine, who, rather than being raised in the time he was, instead was born much later, after Sephiroth's birth. Instead of becoming a Turk, falling in love with Lucrecia, and the Nibelheim incident, Vincent is a young SOLDIER 3rd class who is put under the care of Sephiroth after an attack, where he is horribly injured. Sephiroth, in guilt, brings the boy to Hojo in hopes to save the boy, where said really nasty problems come into play. This is easily one of the best written fan fictions, and it really plays with emotional attachments and the human psyche. There is some romance, but really, the story does not revolve around it. In fact, it was a nice change, to be able to read something with the romance more set into the background, and more integrated into the plot. There isn't just 'Oh, I love you,' and then jumping into the sack, which sadly tends to happen. An amazing story.
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Post by Youko-Kokuryuuha on Dec 2, 2008 0:42:42 GMT
Title: Cleansing the Soul Author: carrietheninja URL: Here Contact for Author: And here Status: WiP Pairings: Reno/Elena Rating: T Reasons for Recommendation: So, I was browsing around and stole this from someone's favorite list (don't actually remember whose, but that's not really the point :p).
This story is a fresh take on the life of an Elena who never joined the Turks or ShinRa at all, but took to taking a stand against them. Despite that, she still manages to get herself caught up in the deadly world and profession of the Turks--specifically Reno's. Along the way, her resolution and pride take a few jabs, and she finds herself reluctantly falling for him (whether she realizes it or not).
So, it's an interesting read. :3
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Post by Hope on Dec 9, 2008 13:30:13 GMT
Title: Good Luck and Goodbye Author: LuckyLadybug URL: www.fanfiction.net/s/4243414/1/Good_Luck_and_GoodbyeContact for Author: www.fanfiction.net/u/32718/LuckyLadybugStatus: Complete Pairings: None (Cloud/Tifa and Zack/Aerith but incidental to the story). Rating:T Reasons for Recommendation: It's a really involving crime story with excellent use of atmosphere, emotion and dramatic tension. The characterisation is really good(especially of Sephiroth and Zack) and it's probably envoked more of an emotional response (fear) than any other fanfic I've read. In fact I remember the phone ringing while I was reading it - I jumped a mile!
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Post by YACCBS on Dec 12, 2008 0:29:58 GMT
Title: Splintered Dreams Author: Fairheartstrife URL: www.fanfiction.net/s/4220331/1/Splintered_DreamsContact for Author: PM through FF account Status: WIP Pairings: Zack/Tifa, some Zack/Aerith Rating: T Reasons for Recommendation: As a 'what if' story where Cloud dies and Zack survives, the authour has created a wonderful AU and nailed all the characters. The writing is excellent, and grammatically is near-flawless. The banter between Tifa and Zack is sharp and snappy, giving the fic a fair amount of humour to balance out the action and angst. A fantastic read.
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Post by piedflycatcher on Dec 15, 2008 16:08:06 GMT
Note: Originally nominated by desiree. Moved to a more appropriate category.Title: Catching Stars Author: S.K.Evans URL: www.fanfiction.net/s/4559089/1/Catching_StarsContact for Author: PM via FF.net Status: Complete Pairing: Cloud/Tifa Rating: M Reasons for Recommendation: It's a horror one shot talking about a guy going insane because of everything he went through in his life. The way it's written really intensifies the insanity in Cloud. It's disturbing but beautiful at the same time.
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