History FanficRecs / Carmilla

These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Carmilla'' fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the 'fic, based on who recommended it. ''No-name recommendations will be '''{{zapped}}'''.'' Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be. You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page.

Do warn when a fanfic may head into sexually explicit or [[BetterThanCanon non-canon]] territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, {{Shipping}} is SeriousBusiness.

* Tags: AlternateUniverseFic, CannotSpitItOut, UnequalPairing, MysteriousWoman

These are recommendations made by Tropers for {{Carmilla}} fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the 'fic, based on who recommended it. ''No-name recommendations will be '''{{zapped}}'''.'' Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be. You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2752754 Chrysalis]]'' by [=PsychoPomposity=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1092027 Strange Agonies]]'' by havisham

''[[http://introtothenoveltheirishtradition.blogspot.com/2010/05/carmilla-ingenious-deception-of-loving.html Carmilla: The Ingenious Deception of a Loving Vampire]]''
* Recommended by Tropers/StalkerWithACrush, {{Yandere}}
* ''Synopsis:'' The events of the book from the point of view of Carmilla.
* ''Comments:'' Illuminates the mystery of why Carmilla have gone behind Laura.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2810768 Join Me in Death]]''
* Recommended by Tropers/TogetherInDeath
* ''Synopsis:'' It was only a matter of time before Carmilla would be allowed to see her again.
* ''Comments:'' A short story with a surprising PlotTwist and rare happy ending for Carmilla and Laura.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1163101 To the East]]'' by calloftherunningtide

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1093822 I Am Dead, My Dearest]]''
* Recommended by Tropers/BackFromTheDead and StalkingIsLove
* ''Synopsis:'' ''...to this hour the image of Carmilla returns to memory with ambiguous alternations--sometimes the playful, languid, beautiful girl; sometimes the writhing fiend I saw in the ruined church; and often from a reverie I have started, fancying I heard the light step of Carmilla at the drawing room door.''
* ''Comments:'' Even if it do not bring explanations for the return of Carmilla, this fic captures the melancholic and languid spirit of the Le Fanu's narrative.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1028124 Think Me Not Cruel]]''
* Recommended by Tropers/PsychologicalHorror, DrivenToSuicide and AmbiguousEnding.
* ''Synopsis:'' I was anxious on discovering this paper, to reopen the correspondence commenced by Doctor Hesselius, so many years before, with a person so clever and careful as his informant seems to have been. Much to my regret, however, I found that she had died in the interval. She, probably, could have added little to the Narrative. --Sheridan Le Fanu, "Carmilla"
* ''Comments:'' A history of broken heart and psychological disturbance very well written, tense and melancholy.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1092027?view_adult=true Strange Agonies]]''
* Recommended by Tropers/CannotSpitItOut, UnequalPairing, MysteriousWoman and AlternateUniverse.
* ''Synopsis:'' This is the story of Laura and her lazy girlfriend; how they met, how they fell in love, and how one of them was revealed to be a centuries-old vampire countess with a burning fondness for anagrams of her own name.
* ''Comments:'' A reimagining of the original story, keep true to the original characters by giving them more development and new motivations to Carmilla claim Laura.
* Tags: AlternateUniverseFic

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2807858 Systema Naturae]]''
* Recommended by Tropers/AppealToNature
* ''Synopsis:'' Carmilla as a lepidopterist.
* ''Comments:'' Carmilla says in the book: "Girls are caterpillars while they live in the world, to be finally butterflies when the summer comes; (...) each with their peculiar propensities, necessities, and structure." This story explores this affirmation in great detail. Narrated by Carmilla, she compare the girls to butterfly of deterministic and poetic way. A good read

* Recommended by: @/BackFromTheDead

* Tags: ContinuationFic

* Recommended by: @/NostalgicNarrator, @/AmbiguousEnding

* Tags: ContinuationFic

* Recommended by: @/ComingOutStory, @/ForbiddenFruit, @/TroubledButCute

* Tags: ContinuationFic

''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.''

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1651583 As in Dreaming]]''
* Recommended by Tropers/BackFromTheDead
* ''Synopsis:'' The tale of Carmilla didn't end with the novel. This is what happened after.
* ''Comments:'' It's a cute and imaginative story. The author manages to find a way to Carmilla survive her death on the novella, and is a sweeter story that the original book.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2752754 Chrysalis]]''
* Recommended by Tropers/NostalgicNarrator and AmbiguousEnding.
* ''Synopsis:'' Long after the time of her first account, a much older Laura contemplates the past.
* ''Comments:'' It's a well-written, with a melancholy air everywhere. The old Laura is lonely as the original novella, now only perturbed with his memories about ''her'', clearly Carmilla, than never seems but is ubiquitous throughout history. Very good


''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1163101 To the East]]''
* Recommended by Tropers/ComingOutStory, ForbiddenFruit and TroubledButCute
* ''Synopsis:'' After Carmilla's death, Laura can't help but see her attraction to women as tied to vampirism. Can she untangle them in a society that condemns both as unholy?
* ''Comments:'' Even without the presence of Carmilla is fic can be interesting to show how broken and perturbed Laura was after Carmilla.

!!Sequel

!!Modern AU

!!Canon

* ''Comments:'' A short story with a surprising PlotTwist and rare happy ending for Carmilla and Laura.

* Recommended by Tropers/ComingOutStory, ForbidenFruit and TroubledButCute

* Recommended by Tropers/NostalgicNarrator and Ambiguous Ending.

* Recommended by Tropers/CannotSpitItOut, UnequalPairing, MysteriousWoman and
AlternateUniverse.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1651583]]''

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2752754]]''