Line #11 FanFic/ChaosAU


1	The [[http://archiveofourown.org/series/31073 Chaos AU]] set in the ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' universe is, as the author herself puts it 'mostly casefics involving Team Machine and new Numbers. They are largely canon-based, but contain recurring original characters and locations such as appropriately-name Chaos Café'. Written by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/LindaO/pseuds/LindaO LindaO]], there is everything you'll find in the show, plus lots of wonderful internal dialogue and possible side action that probably happens on every case, it's just that there isn't enough time to show us.
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3	The Chaos AU is in fourteen parts and counting. It starts with the fic [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/443706/chapters/758434 Backing Up]], where Harold comes face to face with a woman from his past. A woman who was part of Nathan Ingrams program for young computer programers, but fell through the cracks. Years later, her Number's up, and Finch and Reese have to save her.
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5	The other parts are, in ascending order [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/482896/chapters/840374 Instinct]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/539553/chapters/958362 Tuesday in the Rain with Bear]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/556549 By The Book]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/587257/chapters/1055661 Sacrifice]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/635626/chapters/1150860 Close To Home]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/690675 Purpose]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/844390/chapters/1611153 Mind Game]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/968137/chapters/1900800 Telling Secrets]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1058871/chapters/2121843 Asena]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1175398/chapters/2395143 Crying Wolf]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2052834/chapters/4459242 Fictive Kin]], [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2343842/chapters/5167412 Burning Down]], and [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3564611/chapters/7852514 Take the Long Way Home]].
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7	!!Tropes found in Chaos AU
8	* AbusiveParents: Not only are Christine's parents abusive, but her 'hobby' is hunting down those who abuse children as a strange sort of redemption/therapy.
9	* AngerBornOfWorry: Reese and Finch about Christine.
10	* AntiHero: Christine isn't all bad. But she isn't all good either.
11	* AffectionateNickname: Christine calls Finch 'Random', a reference to ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber''.
12	* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: Christine often does freelance computer security for large companies. When one of them tried to hire her, she turned them down, simply saying that she had 'enough' money.
13	* ArtificialIntelligence: The Machine is getting dangerously close to this. [[spoiler:For instance, it (through Donnelly) saves Christine.]]
14	* AscendedExtra: Will Ingram plays a much larger role in these fics then he does in the show, as does Agent Donnelly.
15	%%* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Reese and Finch get reunited with baby Leila!
16	* BenevolentAI: In C.A., The Machine isn't just an all seeing presence, it also cares about and protects Team Machine.
17	* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Christine is a hacker who worked in a program for young computer programers founded by Nathan Ingram. She idolized him. Then her mentally ill father was killed in a police shoot-out. In front of her. Sadly, he was the parent who cared about her, her mother was an abusive alcoholic that presumably drunk herself to death. Out of sorrow, Christine becomes a junkie. Finch finds her and checks her into a rehab program in New York. A week later, 9/11 happens.]] Strangely, she's somewhat stable. Somewhat.
18	* BrokenBird: If you want to know the full extend of Christine broken bird-ness, just read the spoiler above. Thankfully, Team Machine are good with Broken Birds.
19	%%* ChristmasEpisode: [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/635626/chapters/1150860 Close To Home]].
20	* CuteKitten: Team Machine adopts another animal [[spoiler:, an abandoned kitten found by Bear. Both Reese and Finch take a while to warm up, but Bear is adorably smitten with her]].
21	* GuardianAngel: It is explicitly stated that [[spoiler:Donnelly would not be able to infiltrate Research if not for the Machine's protection. Now, given that the Machine ''is'' behind Research...]]
22	* HeroicBSOD: The events at the end of Burning Down leave Christine in such a precarious emotional state, that she ends up checking herself back into rehab.
23	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In order to give Grace Hendricks a Christmas present anonymously, Finch arranges for her friends and family to win extravagant gift baskets and lotteries. [[spoiler:In one of the later chapters, he sets her up with a new love interest. Excuse me, I have something in my eye...]]
24	* InspectorJavert: Donelly is relentless in his pursuit of Reese. [[spoiler:The Machine has to sit him down and talk to him for him to finally realize that Reese and Finch are helping people.]]
25	* JustLikeRobinHood: Reese sticks up some idiots, robs them, and stuffs their money in the local churches poor box. The scene is hilarious.
26	* KillItWithFire: Christine's first thought on how to get rid of Root starts with Thermite. Starts with.
27	%%* MeaningfulName: Christine Fitzgerald's name and alias are meaningful if you've read [[spoiler:''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'']].
28	%%* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Agent Donnelly]].
29	* PlayfulHacker: Christine is this to her friends, but more like TheCracker to her enemies. You do not want to be her enemy.
30	%%* RecoveredAddict: Christine is very upfront with her friends that she is clean now.
31	%%* RightHandVersusLeftHand: Not only is there more than one Team Machine, but they work ''with'' each other, even if they aren't aware of it.

Context FanFic / ChaosAU