->"Never recreate places from your memory. Always imagine new places!"
-->--'''Dom Cobb'''

Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth going deeper for]] here:

These are recommendations made by tropers for ''Film/{{Inception}}'' {{fan fic}}s, 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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[[WMG: Authors and Websites]]
[[http://gyzym.livejournal.com/16891.html gyzym]]
* Recommended by fiftysix
* ''Pairing(s)'': Arthur/Eames, some Yusuf/Ariadne and Cobb/Saito (but mostly Arthur/Eames).
* Arguably the most famous ''Inception'' author in the net now. She is the person behind the famous [[http://gyzym.livejournal.com/47843.html Inception Coffee Shop-AU fic]], and has written many more good quality stories, especially in the humor (bordering crack) and fluff side. Her [[http://gyzym.livejournal.com/45008.html Domestic Verse fics]] are a must-read.


[[http://jibrailis.livejournal.com/tag/inception jibrailis]]
* Recommended by fiftysix
* ''Pairing(s)'': Mostly Arthur/Eames, with the occasional Yusuf/Ariadne and some gen.
* One of the best ''Inception'' authors I've ever encountered in the internet. Her characterization is amazing; she can show all sorts of sides to characters while keeping them in character, and has an amazing writing style. The quality of her stories is always high, with beautiful, nicely-paced story line. Definitely recommended.

[[http://community.livejournal.com/tornadobelt/ weatherfront]]
* Recomended by fiftysix
* ''Pairing(s)'': Arthur/Eames.
* Another one of the best ''Inception'' authors in the internet. She has a way with words that will keep you captivated with every single one of her stories, from the start until the end. Her works, especially her kink meme fills (that have now been de-anoned and posted in her journal) are definitely of high standard.


[[WMG:[[GenFic General Fics]]]]
''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.''

''[[http://karanguni.livejournal.com/195372.html I Don't Think You Think I Think About Improbability]]'' by karanguni
* Recommended by Tropers/{{Leradny}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Saito, on a vacation with thieves and thieves.
* Tags: Crossover between Film/{{Inception}} and Film/OceansEleven. Comedy
[=[[reviews:IDontThinkYouThinkIThinkAboutImprobability]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6263960/1/The_Replacements The Replacements]]'' by [=LithiumDoll=]
* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}, Zaptech
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: "I'm going to kill them," Ariadne said flatly when the line finally picked up. "They're dead men. Yusuf's pretty confident he's planned the perfect murder and Saito's promised to cover the legal fees just in case."
[=[[reviews:TheReplacements]]=]

''[[http://community.livejournal.com/hexenzirkel/38145.html Breadcrumbs for a dead and dying man]]'' by hope_calaris
* Recommended by Tropers/{{magentastorm}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: For all her wit and quick learning, Ariadne doesn’t understand the fact that they not only are losing one of their friends but two.
* Tags: DeathFic
[=[[reviews:BreadcrumbsForADeadAndDyingMan]]=]

[[WMG: [[AlternateUniverse Alternate Universe Fics]] ]]
''Stories where one fundamental aspect of the series is completely overhauled from its point of origin.''

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6266994/1/Tryst Tryst]]'' by itakethewords
* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: A stolen night, a stolen dream. Secrets for secrets. She gives him a perfect night before she destroys his world.
[=[[reviews:Tryst]]=]

''[[http://gyzym.livejournal.com/47843.html I've Got Nothing to Do Today but Smile (The Only Living Boy in New York)]]'' by gyzym
* Recommended by fiftysix
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Arthur's a corporate lawyer, Eames owns the coffee shop across the street, and all good love stories start with a quadruple shot latte.
[=[[reviews:IveGotNothingToDoTodayButSmile]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/170021 Patience, A Steady Hand]]'' by Helenish
* Recommended by The Lover She Used To Be
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: 821 A.D. Arthur is in the nightmare business. Eames is a thief, a liar, and versatile with a pen.
* Tags: Slash, some non-con
[=[[reviews:PatienceASteadyHand]]=]

[[WMG:[[{{Shipping}} Shipping Fics]]]]
''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''

''The Trick is to Keep Breathing'' by ffodder
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
* Recommended by: {{Tropers/Mokyn}}
* Summary: Arthur's life is laid out in neat, elegant folds and tucked-in corners, and he's finding it increasingly difficult to hide a certain part of his past from a frustrated (and determined) Eames.
* Tags: Slash, DeadFic, Deleted Fic - Alternate source sought -
[=[[reviews:TheTrickIsToKeepBreathing]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6693284/1/Tailor-Made Tailor Made]]'' by Handful of Silence
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by: tictactoe
* Summary: When Eames first meets Arthur, he thinks he has his character pegged from the clothes he is wearing. Conservative type, little imagination. He turns out to be quite wrong, but this time, because it's Arthur, he doesn't mind that much.
* Tags: Slash
[=[[reviews:TailorMade]]=]

''[[http://knowmydark.livejournal.com/23212.html Burn my Bridges]]'' by knowmydark
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by: tictactoe
* Summary: Arthur begins to slip over the brink, and it's easier than he thought it would be.
* Tags: DarkFic DeathFic
[=[[reviews:BurnMyBridges]]=]

''[[http://community.livejournal.com/inception_kink/4946.html?thread=6298706#t6298706 Mute-Eames Fills]]'' by Anon and balphas
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* ''Status'':
** ''Fill 1'': Complete
** ''Fill 2'': Dead
* Recommended by: {{Tropers/Godborn}} and 20thcenturyvole
* Summary: Two different (both amazing) fills for the inception kink meme, in a prompt where Eames loses his tongue.
[=[[reviews:MuteEamesFills]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6990663/1/Bless_You_Autocorrect Bless You, Autocorrect]]'' by Evie Specter
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by: [[Tropers/FlameFeathers Flame Feathers]]
* Summary: Humorous fluff about autocorrect leading to ... [[AccidentalInnuendo interesting ]] text messages.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6218702/1/ The Carrick]]'' by StrangeLittleSwirl (also known as thursdays_girl in LJ)
* Pairing: Dom/Ariadne
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by Troper/{{swampariadne}}
* Summary: The team starts to delve back into the world of dreams to rehabilitate coma patients, but going under means facing secrets they have all been keeping.
* Tags: AU Fic
[=[[reviews:TheCarrick]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6210126/1/Chasing_Dominic Chasing Dominic]]'' by World's Neighbor
* Pairing: Dom/Ariadne
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by Troper/{{swampariadne}}
* Summary: Post-movie. It's over. Dom Cobb didn't wake up. Ariadne prepares for the challenge to bring him back out, seeing that she is the only one who can. In Limbo, she finds the many faces of Dom Cobb and the many faces of herself.
[=[[reviews:ChasingDominic]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6197202/1/Matryoshka Matryoshka]]'' by mixed.vinyl
* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}, chibiaries
* Summary: Half a year after their successful inception, Ariadne receives an offer of another job with the team, and just like the last time, she has no idea what she's getting into.
[=[[reviews:Matryoshka]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6180525/1/ Capitulation]]'' by A.Annie.N
* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
* Summary: Falling. The bishop falls for her, as does the die for him. It's like a kick; pulling them up for air when they find themselves drowning in the shadows of an ill-fated dream, thrown in by someone who wants nothing more than to rip them apart.
[=[[reviews:Capitulation]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6179379/1/Happy_Endings Happy Endings]]'' by fluffyandkagura
* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
* Summary: Because sometimes even our nightmares have a hidden happy ending. After awaking from a nightmare, Arthur invites Ariadne to dinner. After 3 glasses of wine, Arthur gets more than he bargained for.
[=[[reviews:HappyEndings]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6167594/1/ In the After]]'' by [=freeze1=]
* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
* Summary: It isn't until the black smudge of Cobb's suit dissolves into the crowd that it occurs to Ariadne she has no where to go.
[=[[reviews:InTheAfter]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6171244/1/Past_the_Point_of_Repression Past the Point of Repression]]'' by cchelez
* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: The team finishes the job and goes their separate ways but where some are able to forget about the past, Arthur still hangs on to the memories that will not fade.
[=[[reviews:PastThePointOfRepression]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6170108/1/ Coveted]]'' [=by HarlequinEnigma896=]
* Pairings: Arthur/Ariadne, one-sided Eames/Ariadne
* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: She belonged to the point man, and the forger didn't stand a chance.
[=[[reviews:Coveted]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6250464/1/ Fallout]]'' by [=BurstingAtTheSeams=]
* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
* Summary: Set during and post-Inception. Ariadne thought she would be overjoyed after successfully completing the Inception. But she wasn't prepared for what came next, the overwhelming sense of loss and the dangerous fallout from the job. How will they cope?
* Tags: DarkFic
[=[[reviews:Fallout]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/700743 Time Enough]]'' by VR_Trakowski
* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by Arashi110
* Summary: If you can't win with the hand you're dealt, change the rules.
* Tags: Character death, bittersweet ending.

''[[http://community.livejournal.com/inception_kink/4946.html?thread=7055186#t7055186 The Greedyhearts]]'' by weatherfront
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* Recommended by Tropers/{{SLamar}} and 20thcenturyvole
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: AU. Eames is an art thief who isn't exactly all that great at what he does, and Arthur is a detective who enjoys the chase a little more than he'd like to admit.
* Tags: A kink meme, comedy, AU Fic, Slash
[=[[reviews:TheGreedyHearts]]=]

''[[http://mercurial-wit.livejournal.com/49685.html OH&S]]'' by Mercurial_Wit
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Ariadne/Saito
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by 20thcenturyvole
* Summary: "It's always the most experienced dreamers who get blase about the process and start falling into bad habits."
[=[[reviews:OHAndS]]=]

''[[http://mirabellafic.dreamwidth.org/2387.html Towards Zero]]'' by Mirabella
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* ''Status'': Complete
* Recommended by 20thcenturyvole
* Summary: Five levels down, and five to dig yourself back out. Arthur met Eames' projection long before he met Eames.
* Tags: {{Lemon}} NSFW
[=[[reviews:TowardsZero]]=]

''[[http://inception-kink.livejournal.com/3434.html?thread=5421930#t5421930 En Route to Transylvania]]'' by Weatherfront
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Cobb/Mal
* Recommended by 20thcenturyvole
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: AU. Arthur is a vampire. Eames herds goats. I have not been drinking.
* Tags: AU Fic
[=[[reviews:EnRouteToTransylvania]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/109413?view_adult=true Palm, Ditch, Steal]]'' by Imperfectcircle
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Ariadne/Saito
* Recommended by 20thcenturyvole
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Heists, experiments, dreams and lies.
[=[[reviews:PalmDitchSteal]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/107875 Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Lying]]'' by apiphile
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* Recommended by Heart-mint
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Eames is manipulative, slippery, and a compulsive liar.
[=[[reviews:EverythingYouneverWantedToKnowAboutLying]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6313954/1/Destructive_Testing Destructive Testing]]'' by thereisafire
* Pairing: Ariadne/Mal
* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: "I can teach you things you never knew, dearest. We can build a dream together." Mal's curls tickle Ariadne's face, her hot breath on Ariadne's neck.
* Tags: Femme Slash
[=[[reviews:DestructiveTesting]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6391598/1/Rapid_Eye_Movement Rapid Eye Movement]]'' by Dana Norram
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* Recommended by Tropers/{{yahikochan}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Dreams were overrated.
* Tags: Slash, Rated M/NC-17 for sexual situations and language
[=[[reviews:RapidEyeMovement]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6385605/1/Hush Hush]]'' by fishwrites
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* Recommended by @/PanBoleyn
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: "Arthur loves Eames in an unconditional, overwhelming sort of way. A week later, Arthur goes missing. Ten days after that, Eames finds him unconscious in a hotel, the PASIV humming gently by the bed. in which Arthur deliberately traps himself in Limbo"
[=[[reviews:Hush]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6427940/1/Our_Last_Night_On_Earth Our Last Night On Earth]]'' by Dana Norram
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* Recommended by yahikochan
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: In which Philippa is kidnapped, Arthur feels guilty, Eames pours him some coffee and the team has to do something that might be a little more tricky than inception itself.
* Tags: Oneshot, Slash, Rated M/NC-17 for sexual situations and language
[=[[reviews:OurlastNightOnEarth]]=]

''[[http://whiskyrunner.livejournal.com/4558.html Requiescat]]'' by whiskyrunner
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames (Eames/Neil)
* Recommended by yahikochan and generalwinter
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: The death of Neil [=McCormick=] was gradual, not sudden, and not permanent by any means. In the end, Arthur goes much more quickly.
* Tags: Crossover with the Gregg Araki movie, ''Film/MysteriousSkin.'' Slash, Rated M/NC-17 for sexual situations,language, dub-con, mentions of non-con and child abuse.
[=[[reviews:Requiescat]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/143468 eye on authority, thumb print's a forgery]]'' by imogenedisease
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* Recommended by zoestertoaster
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: “Oh,” Eames says. “A potential riot. I must be going love, ta!” “Don’t get shanked!” Arthur yells, but Eames has already hung up.
[=[[reviews:EyeOnAuthorityThumbPrintsAForgery]]=]

''[[http://notquiteroyal.net/atomicskull/atomicskull-thedelphinitrials.htm The Delphini Trials]]'' by atomicskull
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames (not exactly the ''focus'', however)
* Recommended by Tropers/ThinksTooMuch
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Years after the movie, mind crime becomes a public scandal. A witch hunt takes off. Phillipa, now an adult, watches as Arthur, Eames and all of the others get caught up in it.
* Tags: DarkFic
[=[[reviews:TheDelphiniTrials]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/133555 Presque Vu]]'' by rageprufrock
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Dom/Mal
* Recommended by Eveandriss
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Or, "on the tip of the tongue." Arthur meets Mal first. He inherits Dom, after. Everything else is on him.
* Tags: Slash
[=[[reviews:PresqueVu]]=]

''[[http://mami-san.livejournal.com/382016.html The Music Makers]]'' by rageprufrock
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Dom/Mal
* Recommended by Tropers/{{RainKrystal}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: A. Graham Cole was twenty-one years old when he was killed in action in Iraq. At the time of his death, he was a corporal with the psychological operations unit of the United States Army. He was four days away from wrapping up his third tour in the Middle East and had already packed for his return stateside. This is the official story. The truth is, of course, somewhat different.
* Tags: Slash
[=[[reviews:TheMusicMakers]]=]

''[[http://electrumqueen.livejournal.com/239389.html i am the hero of this story (don't need to be saved)]]'' by electrumqueen
* Pairing: Dom/Mal, and depending on your point of view, shades of Arthur/Dom, Arthur/Mal, and Arthur/Dom/Mal
* Recommended by Tropers/{{RainKrystal}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Mal wakes up. Dom doesn't.
* Tags: Slash
[=[[reviews:TheMusicMakers]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/366127/chapters/594819 The Dreamers of the Day]]'' by deathgetsusall and Rrrowr
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* Recommended by Eveandriss
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Before Cobb, they’d both been the best at the game. Before they were legends, they had been young.
* Tags: Slash
[=[[reviews:TheDreamersoftheDay]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6433053/1/In-the-Garden-of-the-Commendatore In the Garden of the Commendatore]]'' by Jubilee3
* Pairing: Robert/Ariadne
* Recommended by copperfishtail
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Ariadne and Robert build a green skyscraper.
* Tags: Oneshot, mild NSFW
[=[[reviews:InTheGardenOfTheCommendatore]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/473929 Every Little Thing]]'' by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Ciircee/pseuds/Ciircee Ciircee]]''
* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
* Recommended by ramber
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: Arthur is a giant purple squid-monster (with great hair) and Eames really couldn't care less. Because he is Arthur.
* Tags: CrackFic, HumorFic, AUFic, ChildhoodSweetheartsFic,
* Comments: Love is Blind, even before puberty. It doesn't matter what you look like, just who you're with as Eames found out when he met baby Arthur.
[=[[reviews:EveryLittleThing]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/126018/chapters/178180 Helix Trap]]'' by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Croik Croik]]''
* Pairing: Robert/Eames
* Recommended by: ald0us
* ''Status'': Complete
* Summary: After the Inception proves successful, Eames tracks down Robert out of concern for its unusual side effects. Meanwhile, Arthur is hired to a dangerous job that forces the rest of the team to take sides: whether to defend Robert and his fragile mind, or ruin him completely.
* Tags: set in Canon, post-Canon, rare ship, long fic, includes Arthur/Ariadne
[=[[reviews:HelixTrap]]=]
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