1 | Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% are worth going to the Bad Place for]] here. |
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3 | These are recommendations made by tropers for ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' 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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5 | You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page. |
6 | |
7 | No-name recommendations will be '''zapped'''. |
8 | |
9 | Like the series, Good Place fanfics are spoiler-heavy. Tread with caution. |
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12 | [[foldercontrol]] |
13 | |
14 | [[folder:Authors and Websites]] |
15 | None yet. |
16 | |
17 | [[/folder]] |
18 | |
19 | [[folder:General Fics]] |
20 | |
21 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9217163 imagine being a barista forever]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/youngerdrgrey/pseuds/youngerdrgrey youngerdrgrey]] |
22 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
23 | * Status: Complete |
24 | * Synopsis: But it's not about the eternal baristas, it’s about never paying full price for a latte, even in the afterlife. |
25 | [=[[reviews:imaginebeingabaristaforever]]=] |
26 | |
27 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8893963 A, B, Janet]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Kyra/pseuds/Kyra Kyra]] |
28 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=], Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}, Tropers/{{thebadplace}}, [=EmeraldSky=] |
29 | * Status: Complete |
30 | * Synopsis: Janet reboots. |
31 | [=[[reviews:A,B,Janet]]=] |
32 | |
33 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8673919 Breaking Bread]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/thedeadparrot/pseuds/thedeadparrot thedeadparrot]] |
34 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
35 | * Status: Complete |
36 | * Synopsis: Fake Eleanor and Real Eleanor bond in the kitchen. |
37 | [=[[reviews:BreakingBread]]=] |
38 | |
39 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12375699 and I don't even own a TV]] by Anonymous |
40 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=], Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
41 | * Status: Complete |
42 | * Synopsis: Jason doesn't understand how Janets or babies are made, but that's not going to stop him from being the dopest dad ever. |
43 | [=[[reviews:andIdon'tevenownaTV]]=] |
44 | |
45 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12311550 Another Day, Another Dolor]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Annissa/pseuds/Annissa Annissa]] ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12681862/1/Another-Day-Another-Dolor Alternate Link]]) |
46 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
47 | * Status: Complete |
48 | * Synopsis: Shawn checks in on Neighborhood 12358W. |
49 | [=[[reviews:Another Day,AnotherDolor]]=] |
50 | |
51 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12783966 After All These Years]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/telm_393/pseuds/telm_393 telm_393]] |
52 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
53 | * Status: Complete |
54 | * Synopsis: Uzo sees an old friend again after a long, long time. |
55 | [=[[reviews:AfterAllTheseYears]]=] |
56 | |
57 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12801549 Attempt #484]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Mrs_Don_Draper/pseuds/Mrs_Don_Draper Mrs_Don_Draper]] |
58 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
59 | * Status: Complete |
60 | * Synopsis: Michael is falling apart. Janet snaps him out of it. |
61 | [=[[reviews:Attempt#484]]=] |
62 | |
63 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12747276 Give Me This, at Least]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/telm_393/pseuds/telm_393 telm_393]] |
64 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
65 | * Status: Complete |
66 | * Synopsis: Four damned souls, four real names. |
67 | [=[[reviews:GiveMeThis,atLeast]]=] |
68 | |
69 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12839775 girl in the basement, coming out of her shell]] by Anonymous |
70 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
71 | * Status: Complete |
72 | * Synopsis: Because from Vicky's point of view, she joined an exciting new start-up that was supposed to provide a steady paycheck and stable employment for a few centuries at least. Then, not even a year into it, she got demoted because her boss has no idea what's going on. Her boss still can't stop things from fucking up and now she has to worry that her workplace will get shut down and she'll have to take some demeaning fast fear job flipping humans on a grill all day long to pay off her student loans. |
73 | [=[[reviews:girlinthebasement,comingoutofhershell]]=] |
74 | |
75 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13095690 Hell Takes All the Credit]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/burglebezzlement/pseuds/burglebezzlement burglebezzlement]] |
76 | * Recommended by: [=rioludoodle=] |
77 | * Status: Complete |
78 | * Synopsis: It’s a selfish schemer, an empty-headed socialite, a dummy from Florida, and a tortured genius against the Afterlife. The Afterlife isn’t going to know what hit it. |
79 | [=[[reviews:HellTakesAllTheCredit]]=] |
80 | |
81 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12754527/chapters/29095626 The Sacrifices We Make]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Mrs_Don_Draper/pseuds/Mrs_Don_Draper Mrs Don Draper]] |
82 | * Recommended by: [=rioludoodle=] |
83 | * Status: Complete |
84 | * Synopsis: Michael and Janet figure out how to get the humans into the Good Place. But the Good Place is no place for a demon. |
85 | [=[[reviews:TheSacrificesWeMake]]=] |
86 | |
87 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13134345 Care and Feeding of Your Janet]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/samalander/pseuds/samalander samalander]] |
88 | * Recommended by: [=Q4=], Tropers/{{thebadplace}} |
89 | * Status: Complete |
90 | * Synopsis: Please read this guide carefully before activating your Janet. |
91 | [=[[reviews:CareAndFeedingOfYourJanet]]=] |
92 | |
93 | [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/13121166 Operation: Seduce Michael]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/blithers/pseuds/blithers blithers]] |
94 | * Recommended by: Murataku, Tropers/{{thebadplace}} |
95 | * Status: Complete |
96 | * Synopsis: If at first you don't succeed, send a different cockroach. |
97 | [=[[reviews:Operation:SeduceMichael]]=] |
98 | |
99 | [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/13499958 A Better Version of Yourself]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/steve Steve]] |
100 | * Recommended by: ryuclockwork |
101 | * Status: Complete |
102 | * Synopsis: Maybe there was meant to be a love story here, one between a fearless lawyer and a selfless monk, two single-minded, do-gooder leader types. Instead this sad little clown house got them, two mistakes, two con artists from opposite ends of the country. (Or: The reboot wherein Eleanor and Jason are matched as soul mates, and it isn't perfect but things go surprisingly sort of okay.) |
103 | [=[[reviews:ABetterVersionOfYourself]]=] |
104 | |
105 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12841338/1/The-Getting-Better-Place The Getting Better Place]] |
106 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
107 | * Status: Complete |
108 | * Synopsis: For thousands of years, there have been only two places a human could go after death; the Good Place, and the Bad Place. (Mindy St. Claire weirdness aside.) Until now. Now, there's another option for people who weren't great, but weren't terrible. And you find yourself there now. [Oneshot. Second person. Gender-neutral protagonist.] |
109 | |
110 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12691211/1/Be-Kind-Rewind Be Kind, Rewind]] by suttons-buttons |
111 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
112 | * Status: Complete |
113 | * Synopsis: It was only a matter of time before someone found that sex tape... |
114 | |
115 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12834389/1/The-Goodbye The Goodbye]] by [=TheGoodPlaceFan=] |
116 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
117 | * Status: Complete |
118 | * Synopsis: Eleanor and Chidi share a goodbye before heading to their respective Medium Places. |
119 | |
120 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12952627/1/Firewalk Firewalk]] by [=HoboButterfly=] |
121 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
122 | * Status: Complete |
123 | * Synopsis: Shawn gets his hands on Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, & Jason and tries to prove they're selfish by making them turn down their greatest dreams and deepest fantasies. It's foolproof, he thinks. Except for that Jason Mendoza is a bigger fool than anyone, even an almighty immortal being, could have ever planned for. |
124 | |
125 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12791409/1/no-one-alive-is-you-er-than-you-especially-you-jason no one alive is you-er than you, especially you, jason]] by [=DragonMaster65=] |
126 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
127 | * Status: Complete |
128 | * Synopsis: Jason realizes that they're missing out on the best event of the year by not having years: his birthday. |
129 | |
130 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15947795/chapters/37190120 though near or far]] by Chicaroscuro |
131 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}}, Tropers/{{thebadplace}} |
132 | * Status: Complete |
133 | * Synopsis: Michael is captured before he and Janet can advocate for the humans, and as a result they're sent to the Bad Place--and worse, Shawn erases Michael's memories so ''he'' will torture them, as a group. With Janet's help, Team Cockroach must pull together and try to survive! |
134 | |
135 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16663246 Bad Janet's Texts]] by [=Cantatrice18=] |
136 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
137 | * Status: Complete |
138 | * Synopsis: Only Bad Janets have phones. Only Bad Janets can text. A specific conversation between 3 Bad Janets, one of whom might be more than she seems... Set during "The Burrito." |
139 | |
140 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13163546/1/Eleanor-s-First-Real-Friendship Eleanor's First Real Friendship]] by Omegathyst |
141 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
142 | * Status: Complete |
143 | * Synopsis: It is the agonizing 69th reboot of Michael's torture for the four humans. In another attempt to spice things up, he sets Eleanor and Jason up as soulmates. Chaos, love, and unexpected friendship ensues on the first night. |
144 | |
145 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13162367/1/The-Neurologist-Angel The Neurologist Angel]] by [=vifetoile89=] |
146 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
147 | * Status: Complete |
148 | * Synopsis: "Hello, my name is Simone, and I'm a recording angel. And you are?" A one-shot piece rife with speculation, spoilers thru season 3 episode 9. |
149 | |
150 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13188488/1/An-Always-Situation An Always Situation]] by [=WeBuiltThePyramids=] |
151 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
152 | * Status: Complete |
153 | * Synopsis: "You're an architect," he says. "You're... the architect of this neighborhood. Why... don't you have architect–y things to do, instead of hanging out with me?" (Post Season 3 Finale) |
154 | |
155 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13190996/1/Working-Through-the-Pain Working Through the Pain]] by [=Sellybelly411=] |
156 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
157 | * Status: Dormant; last updated May 2019 |
158 | * Synopsis: Post-Season 3. She was the Architect of the Good Place. The one who built this blissful neighborhood for all of the afterlife residents. On the outside, she is sassy, chatty, and kind and loyal to her friends. But he can't help but notice the little things. Like, how she refuses to meet his eyes and how she sneaks glances at him. Yes, this Eleanor, he is determined to figure her out. |
159 | |
160 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16205372 we're not living the good life]] by Chicaroscuro |
161 | * Recommended by: [=DudeWheresMyPassword=], Tropers/{{thebadplace}} |
162 | * Status: Complete |
163 | * Synopsis: Michael invites the Doorman on a forbidden excursion to Earth as a thank-you for saving him from the Judge. |
164 | |
165 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18811036 where you gonna run to]] by Chicaroscuro |
166 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{thebadplace}} |
167 | * Status: Complete; sequel in progress |
168 | * Synopsis: Eleanor Shellstrop is fifteen when she summons her first demon. |
169 | |
170 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13659615 Gator-Proof Fence]] by burglebezzlement |
171 | * Recommended by: [=DudeWheresMyPassword=] |
172 | * Status: Complete |
173 | * Synopsis: Jason returns to Earth with his memories of the afterlife - all 802 iterations - intact. Written between seasons 2 and 3. |
174 | |
175 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18705007 Thesis by a Cruel Angel]] by [=StrangestAeon=] |
176 | * Recommended by: [=DudeWheresMyPassword=], Tropers/{{thebadplace}} |
177 | * Status: Complete |
178 | * Synopsis: An exploration of the history of the afterlife bureaucracy and Michael's long journey towards freedom. |
179 | |
180 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17050178 Life, Death, and Breakfast]] by [=LovelyPoet=] |
181 | * Recommended by: [=DudeWheresMyPassword=] |
182 | * Status: Complete |
183 | * Synopsis: Chidi and Jason bond in Australia. |
184 | |
185 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16984473 Reboot #333: Man's Best Friend]] by Rimedio |
186 | * Recommended by: Kizuna Tallis |
187 | * Status: Complete |
188 | * Synopsis: The reboot where Eleanor's soulmate was a golden retriever. |
189 | |
190 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21469927 The Great (Not-a-)Robot Uprising]] by Poetry |
191 | * Recommended by: Kizuna Tallis |
192 | * Status: Complete |
193 | * Synopsis: A glimpse into the Janet Group Chat on Bad Janet's phone, right before the Judge's ruling on the fate of humanity. |
194 | |
195 | [[/folder]] |
196 | |
197 | [[folder:Shipping Fics]] |
198 | |
199 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12675675 a certain capacity]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Scifive/pseuds/Scifive Scifive]] |
200 | * Recommended by [=InsertClassyUsernameHere=] |
201 | * Pairing: Michael/Eleanor |
202 | * Status: Complete/Oneshot |
203 | * Synopsis: This is the first time it happens. (And the next, and the next, and the next.) Dubious consent. |
204 | [=[[reviews:acertaincapacity]]=] |
205 | |
206 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12163353 Team Sonnet]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/fictionalverity/pseuds/fictionalverity fictionalverity]] |
207 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
208 | * Pairing: Jianyu Li | Jason Mendoza/Janet (The Good Place) |
209 | * Status: Complete |
210 | * Synopsis: Janet knows everything. Jason has vague ideas about some things. Set during [=S1E12=], "Mindy St. Claire." |
211 | [=[[reviews:TeamSonnet]]=] |
212 | |
213 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9572687 Dog Only Knows]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/burglebezzlement/pseuds/burglebezzlement burglebezzlement]] |
214 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
215 | * Pairing: Chidi Anagonye/Eleanor Shellstrop |
216 | * Status: Complete |
217 | * Synopsis: “Trevor did whatever he did, and then… there was this dog sitting there.” Chidi shakes his head. “This is The Good Place! You made giant shrimp fly through the sky! Frankly, you turning into a dog was not the weirdest thing that’s happened since we got here.” |
218 | [=[[reviews:DogOnlyKnows]]=] |
219 | |
220 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8887411 I Think We're Alone Now]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/lulabo/pseuds/lulabo lulabo]] |
221 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
222 | * Pairing: Chidi Anagonye/Eleanor Shellstrop |
223 | * Status: Complete |
224 | * Synopsis: There's alone, and then there's alone-alone, and sometimes there's just alone, alone. |
225 | [=[[reviews:IThinkWe'reAloneNow]]=] |
226 | |
227 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12362247 come out of the things unsaid]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/womanaction/pseuds/womanaction womanaction]] |
228 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
229 | * Pairing: Chidi Anagonye/Eleanor Shellstrop |
230 | * Status: Complete |
231 | * Synopsis: A "first" kiss. |
232 | [=[[reviews:comeoutofthethingsunsaid]]=] |
233 | |
234 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13782192/chapters/31680390 Chidi's Five-Day Crash Course in Being Halfway Decent]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/susieboo/pseuds/susieboo susieboo]] ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12850054/1/Chidi-s-Five-Day-Crash-Course-in-Being-Halfway-Decent Alternate Link]]} |
235 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=], Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
236 | * Status: Complete |
237 | * Synopsis: Chidi has five days to teach Eleanor ethics before she flies back to Phoenix. No Michael. No Janet. No (apparent) looming threat of eternal damnation. Just Chidi, Eleanor, and a whole bunch of books by old, dead dudes. Pray for him. |
238 | [=[[reviews:ChidisFiveDayCrashCourseInBeingHalfwayDecent]]=] |
239 | |
240 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12713440/1/we-found-ourselves-a-good-place we found ourselves a good place]] by bravestofheart |
241 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
242 | * Pairing: Eleanor/Tahani |
243 | * Status: Complete |
244 | * Synopsis: Sometimes, in some lives; they end up together. Tahani x Eleanor. |
245 | |
246 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13128253/1/rushing-water rushing water]] by embraidery |
247 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
248 | * Pairing: Eleanor/Chidi |
249 | * Status: Complete |
250 | * Synopsis: Chidi's internal monologue before kissing Eleanor (third person, not first!); very metaphor-y. Chidi overcoming his rationality for once. |
251 | |
252 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12878230/1/25-Things-to-Say-Before-You-Forget 25 Things to Say Before You Forget]] ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14071959 Alternate Link]]) by susieboo |
253 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
254 | * Status: Complete |
255 | * Synopsis: 25 conversations Chidi and Eleanor have, right before Michael resets them again. [Cheleanor. Oneshot. Angsty. Dialogue-only.] |
256 | |
257 | [[/folder]] |
258 | |
259 | [[folder:Crossovers]] |
260 | |
261 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12707193 other people]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/counterheist/pseuds/counterheist counterheist]] |
262 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
263 | * Status: Complete |
264 | * Crossover with: ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' |
265 | * Synopsis: here is no attempt #2, but there are Neighborhoods #3940 and #9696. |
266 | [=[[reviews:otherpeople]]=] |
267 | |
268 | [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12831923/1/Feels-Like-Home Feels Like Home]] by klutzysunshine |
269 | * Recommended by: Tropers/{{lalalei2001}} |
270 | * Crossover with: ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' |
271 | * Status: Complete |
272 | * Synopsis: Michael can't quite put his finger on *why* the bar feels like home. |
273 | |
274 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13928748/chapters/32060814 A Statistical Error in a Dog-Friendly Neighborhood; Or: All Dogs Go To The Good Place]] by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/luftie/pseuds/secretsofluftnarp secretsofluftnarp (luftie)]] |
275 | * Recommended by:[=ThisIsRidiculous=] |
276 | * Status: Complete |
277 | * Crossover with: ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' |
278 | * Synopsis: Raymond Holt is a Good Place Architect. Upon discovering an error in his records linked to the Bad Place, he goes undercover in order to try and resolve the issue. The Bad Place management is oddly familiar, but, more importantly, very handsome. |
279 | |
280 | [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24597340 Like Real Human Beings]] by [=AstroGirl=] |
281 | * Recommended by Master Fuzzy |
282 | * Status: Complete |
283 | * Crossover with: ''Series/DoctorWho'' |
284 | * Synopsis: Two beings--both of them human, neither of them exactly normal--share a drink and discuss philosophy. The story of an unlikely friendship between Michael and Zoe Heriot. |
285 | [[/folder]] |
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