Fannish Friday 5

[arenee1999]

From fannish5 :
What are the five love stories that you love the most, in canon or fan sources (fanfic, vids, other)?

Because I am such a fan of angst this list will be quite painful. I think "Happily Ever After" is so much sweeter if you've gone through hell (or in Buffy's case, heaven) to get there . Since none of my favorites are canon, I'll post links to my favorite stories for each pairing.

These aren't in any particular order.

1. Duncan/Methos (Highlander): The bleeding heart and the man who was Death on a horse. Talk about angst :)
Favorite angst ridden love story: Kiss the Steel by lastrega FRAO
the sequel: Kiss of Shadows FRAO

2. Blake/Avon (Blake's 7): They are so much alike that the only chance for real happiness lies in AU or AR stories. Their chemistry is undeniable though.
Favorite angst ridden love story: The Last Best Hope by Melody Clark FRAO
the sequel: The Long Way Back FRAO

3. Spike/Xander (BtVS): An impossible pairing to say the least.
Favorite angst ridden love story: Changes by tabaqui FRAO

4. Avon/Vila (Blake's 7): Avon's inability to trust for fear of betrayal makes this pairing...difficult. The best chance for them may be PGP (Post Gauda Prime) or in AU/AR stories.
I've only just started reading this pairing so I haven't found a 'novel length' story yet (if one even exists). However, this one (while short, relatively speaking) fits quite well with the over all theme here.
Lament, Part 1 by M. Fae Glasgow  FRM
the sequel: Lament, Part 2 (Love's Great Adventure) FRAO


5. Buffy/Giles (BtVS): Not nearly as angst ridden as the others listed here, usually.
I have however found a few angsty love stories (not a surprise really. Is it?)
Death Brings Clarity Series by J.K. Philips FRAO


Honorable Mention: Giles/Ethan (BtVS): Can't get more angst ridden than this really.
I have never found a 'Happy Ever After' story for this pairing. I have recently found a series that is really quite good and as close as Giles and Ethan might ever get to a happily ever after.
With Your Crooked Heart by kindkit FRAO


There are many more wonderful stories in all of these pairings and choosing one favorite is sometimes near impossible.

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[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Off the top of my head, I'd say Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Lessa/F'lar from the Pern novels, Zoe/Wash in Firefly, Han/Leia in Star Wars.

[arenee1999]

I decide to keep this list strictly from Fandom. However, if I was to include books it would look more like this:
Gone With the Wind - Rhett/Scarlett
The Thorn Birds - Ralph de Bricassart/Meggie Cleary
Outlander - Jamie Fraser/Claire Randall-Fraser
Roarke/Eve from J.D. Robb's In Death Series

My favorite pairing from Firefly is Inara/Mal :)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I have very few fandom pairings I'm over the moon for, so I decided to fill out the list with books :) Mal/Inara is a good one too!

[unzadi.livejournal.com]

Late, I know, but hey, I just got here.

My five favorites, sticking solely to canon characters:

Highlander: Duncan/Tessa -- I refuse to accept her death. None of Duncan's other love interests came close. Add in fake Tessa, alternate Tessa, do we see a common thread here?

Moonlight: Mick/Beth. This one hit me like a ton of bricks. Love the chemistry, the yearning, want new episodes now. Love the tie they have in the past and getting to see their relationship in this phase from the start.

Lost: Charlie/Claire. Again, I refuse to give up on the little Hobbit. This is *Lost.* Is anyone really dead-dead? The way Charlie took to being baby Aaron's dad even though not his bilogical father gives him huge points.

Monk: Monk/Trudy. This is one death I can accept, and the angstbunny in me completely understands when Monk responds to queries about his love life by saying he's married to Trudy. But she's dead. He knows. She was his One, and I find that wonderfully romantic.

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Worf/Troi. Didn't expect these two, but the gruff Klingon warrior and the gentle Betazoid counselor make a wonderful whole for me. Lots of potential for conflict, but in my world all will be well in the end.

[arenee1999]

Nice list. :) I tend to stay away from canon pairings for the most part. They just don't interest me that much, mostly because they are predictable. When I do find a canon pairing I like it's usually the doomed relationships that get me. Such as:
BtVS: Buffy/Angel
Firefly: Mal/Inara
Blake's 7: Blake/Jenna
Highlander: Duncan/Amanda
Doctor Who: Doctor/Rose

[unzadi.livejournal.com]

I hear you on the joys of doomed relationships. Looking at my list, three of the couples have one of them dead, another broke up off camera for reasons never addressed. Must be my contrary nature.

When I was writing TNG fic, I did several Riker/Troi not working out stories. Could never get into Worf/Dax, either.

Romance is hard to do on television, by the nature of the series medium. That was one of my reasons for moving into original fiction, but I'll always be a shipper at heart.

Mal/Inara = lovely. Sigh.