Line #142 FanficRecs/Leverage


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3	These are recommendations made by tropers for ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].
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13	[[http://lvg.moments-lost.org/ The Fulcrum Awards for Leverage Inspired Fanfic]]
14	* Recommended by: @/PistachioInfernal
15	* Comments: A website that promotes only the best of the best in Leverage fic. There's something for everyone, gen, het, slash, they've got it all.
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17	[[WMG:[[GenFic General Fics]]]]
18	''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''
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20	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7857222/1/ The Maltese Falcon Job Tag]]'' by everybetty
21	* Recommended by: @/PistachioInfernal
22	* Status: Complete
23	* Synopsis: Against his wishes, the team pays Nate a visit in the hospital.
24	* Comments: Although the title is nothing special (there's a reason for it, it was part of a special prompt it seems), the story reads like a cut scene from the show. Everyone is in character, and looking good doing it. If you wanted to know what happened right after 'The Maltese Falcon Job' then you'll get your wish.
25	[=[[reviews:TheMalteseFalconJobTag]]=]
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27	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/292571 Six times Maggie heard "you're adorable", and one time she said it]]'' by ellabell
28	* Recommended by: 103
29	* Status: Complete
30	* Synopsis: How Maggie interacts with the team throughout the years, and how she grows.
31	* Comments: Maggie is my favorite guest star, and while I'd love to see more of her on the show, this fic is just perfect and one I go back to frequently whenever I'm looking for something to cheer me up.
32	[=[[reviews:SixTimesMaggieHeardYoureAdorableAndOneTimeSheSaidIt]]=]
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34	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/432394/chapters/732228 Motif]]'' by Birdhouse
35	* Recommended by: billy_pilgrim
36	* Status: Complete
37	* Synopsis: This is the eighteenth time Nate Ford lives after dying.
38	* Comments: This isn't like a lot of Leverage fics as there isn't as much of a focus on a con or romantic relationships (though there is a sort of relationship between Nate and Hardison, but it really works and it never gets int he way of the story). It's a dark science-fiction AU take on the Leverage canon, with a strong narrative that immediately draws you in and keeps you coming back. In short, it's an beautifully written masterpiece that should be on any Leverage fan's reading list. The only warning I'd give is that the story does get kind of dark and has graphic descriptions of violence, among other things. For more warnings, check out the author's note.
39	[=[[reviews:Motif]]=]
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41	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12206736 Audience: 822,000 and Homeland Security]]'' by [=WerewolvesAreReal=]
42	* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
43	* Status: Complete
44	* Synopsis: Hardison starts a live-stream for Dragon Age to show off his new mods. And he kicks ass. But his viewers are actually a bit more concerned about the angry guy in the background of his videos, and the blond chick who keeps peering through his windows.
45	[=[[reviews:Audience822000AndHomelandSecurity]]=]
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47	[[WMG:[[{{Shipping}} Shipping Fics]]]]
48	''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''
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50	''[[http://wishfulaces.livejournal.com/279850.html Life in the 21st Century]]'' by aces
51	* Recommended by: dua186
52	* Status: Complete
53	* Synopsis: Alec Hardison, if pressed, would probably suggest that he subscribes to a post-modern definition of identity.
54	* Pairing: Parker/Hardison/Eliot
55	* Comments: The pairing in this fic's really more of a lovely bonus than the center of everything.
56	[=[[reviews:LifeInThe21stCentury]]=]
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58	[[WMG:{{Crossover}}s]]
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60	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/95390 Nerds of the Earth, take note!]]'' by Betty & Emeraldwoman
61	* Recommended by: Mandichaos, caughtbluehanded
62	* Crossover with: ''Film/IronMan''
63	* Status: Complete
64	* Synopsis: Alec Hardison is "borrowed" by SHIELD to help Tony Stark outwit a slightly unhinged AI with issues just as bad as Tony's. Geekery and bonding ensue, as well as some random violence since his team is not just going to give up on their hacker.
65	* Comments: This is the first MCU/Leverage crossover I ever read -- from back when ''Film/IronMan2'' came out, and it's still one of my favorites. Tony and Hardison's back-and-forth is great as is their ultimate solution for dealing with the AI (especially since Hardison isn't blind to the implications). And just when I thought it couldn't get any better, the Leverage crew shows up. Not sure what made me laugh harder, a concussed Eliot hitting on Natasha out of admiration or Parker looking positively gleeful at the prospect of breaking into security systems in North Korea.
66	[=[[reviews:NerdsOfTheEarthTakeNote]]=]
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68	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/862959 The Wreck of '86 (Anything Can Happen)]]'' by kastron
69	* Recommended by: Kalaong
70	* Crossover with: ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse''
71	* Status: Complete
72	* Synopsis: Nate has a secret past, and when Hardison gets caught out on the job the team find out something about their Mastermind that they never would have been able to guess.
73	* Comments: Leverage Consulting and Associates run a con alongside the Avengers. Cool, funny, and Justin Hammer gets humiliated. Again. ''And then they all turned into puppies. The end.''
74	[=[[reviews:TheWreckOf86AnythingCanHappen]]=]
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76	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/249918/chapters/386386 The Gallery Job]]'' by mermaid
77	* Recommended by: Kalaong
78	* Crossover with: ''Series/WhiteCollar''
79	* Status: Complete
80	* Synopsis: As part of their plan to take down a crooked art dealer, the Leverage team need a painting forged in a hurry. Luckily, Alec Hardison knows just the guy – Neal Caffrey.
81	* Comments: Leverage Consulting and Associates outsource a little work to a certain forger. And it turns out to be legal work. Go figure. Short and sweet.
82	[=[[reviews:TheGalleryJob]]=]
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84	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/180180 The Crossover Job]]'' by scrunchy
85	* Recommended by: caughtbluehanded
86	* Crossover with: ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
87	* Status: Complete
88	* Synopsis: While Sophie visits London, she drops in on an old friend.
89	* Pairing: Sophie/Lestrade
90	* Comments: A wonderful view of what Sophie might be up to while she's separated from the gang in Season 2. Her chemistry with Lestrade is perfect, and their past together is entirely plausible and in-character.
91	[=[[reviews:TheCrossoverJob]]=]
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93	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3525335 The Ascendant Job]]'' by lady_ragnell
94	* Recommended by: [=AuroraLynches=], Kalaong
95	* Crossover with: ''Film/JupiterAscending''
96	* Status: Complete
97	* Synopsis: Okay, team, let's go steal the Earth.
98	* Comments: The heroes of ''Jupiter Ascending'' hire the team to help them protect the Earth. Hardison is pretty sure they've all lost their minds. Short, hilarious, and perfectly in-character.
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101	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4860239 The Hork-Bajir Job]]'' by Poetry
102	* Recommended by: [=KeyaS=]
103	* Crossover with: ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}''
104	* Status: Complete
105	* Synopsis: When three Hork-Bajir are kidnapped from Yellowstone National Park and sold to an alien zoo, Cassie knows who to call: a team of three morphers, an alien tech hacker, and a former Controller, called Leverage.
106	[=[[reviews:TheHorkBajirJob]]=]
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108	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/624314 Leporidae lagomorpha]]'' by beckettemory
109	* Recommended by: [=RangerScout=]
110	* Crossover with: ''Film/PacificRim''
111	* Status: Dormant
112	* Synopsis: The story of two battered teenagers running away after the world ends and finding a new life and a new family. And maybe saving the world. (Eliot and Parker are drift-compatible best friends.)
113	* Notes: Currently consists of three complete stories, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13213365 On the Dock, Above the Waves]]'', ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9209015/chapters/20886833 Theirs Was the Kingdom]]'', and ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9669620/chapters/21840995 As Chaff Before the Wind]]''.
114	[=[[reviews:LeporidaeLagomorpha]]=]
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116	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/166331 The Apocalypse Job]]'' by ryfkah
117	* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
118	* Crossover with: ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''
119	* Status: Complete
120	* Synopsis: Scenes from the Leverage team's cunning infiltration of Ohtori Academy.
121	[=[[reviews:TheApocalypseJob]]=]
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123	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/92962 I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal (and I Just Don't Get Any Respect)]]'' by fiercelydreamed
124	* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
125	* Crossover with: ''Series/WhiteCollar''
126	* Status: Complete
127	* Synopsis: ''"All right," Nate says, and smacks his hands together. "Let's go steal a con artist."''
128	[=[[reviews:ILieICheatIStealAndIJustDontGetAnyRespect]]=]
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130	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/166334 The Five-Year Job]]'' by ryfkah
131	* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
132	* Crossover with: ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''
133	* Status: Complete
134	* Synopsis: ''While fifteen fascinating minutes tracing back revenue streams have given Hardison a healthy respect for Ohtori Kyouya – “Hey now. Kid,” he says, squinting at him, “this is not your house.”''
135	[=[[reviews:TheFiveYearJob]]=]
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137	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/10964361/chapters/24408861 The Shell Game Job]]'' by clarissafrench
138	* Recommended by: Dinogal95
139	* Crossover with: ''Series/Numb3rs''
140	* Status: Complete
141	* Synopsis: When Don Eppes is kidnapped on an FBI raid, help comes from an unexpected place.
142	[=[[reviews:TheShellGameJob]]=]
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