Line #293 FanficRecs/Inception


1	->"Never recreate places from your memory. Always imagine new places!"
2	-->--'''Dom Cobb'''
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4	Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth going deeper for]] here:
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6	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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8	Do warn when a fanfic may head into sexual or non-canon territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, {{shipping}} is SeriousBusiness.
9	You can also add to the current recommendations if you want by leaving a review on the accompanying link. Refrain from posting Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page.
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13	[[WMG: Authors and Websites]]
14	[[http://gyzym.livejournal.com/16891.html gyzym]]
15	* Recommended by fiftysix
16	* ''Pairing(s)'': Arthur/Eames, some Yusuf/Ariadne and Cobb/Saito (but mostly Arthur/Eames).
17	* 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.
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20	[[http://jibrailis.livejournal.com/tag/inception jibrailis]]
21	* Recommended by fiftysix
22	* ''Pairing(s)'': Mostly Arthur/Eames, with the occasional Yusuf/Ariadne and some gen.
23	* 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.
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25	[[http://community.livejournal.com/tornadobelt/ weatherfront]]
26	* Recomended by fiftysix
27	* ''Pairing(s)'': Arthur/Eames.
28	* 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.
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31	[[WMG:[[GenFic General Fics]]]]
32	''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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34	''[[http://karanguni.livejournal.com/195372.html I Don't Think You Think I Think About Improbability]]'' by karanguni
35	* Recommended by Tropers/{{Leradny}}
36	* ''Status'': Complete
37	* Summary: Saito, on a vacation with thieves and thieves.
38	* Tags: Crossover between Film/{{Inception}} and Film/OceansEleven. Comedy
39	[=[[reviews:IDontThinkYouThinkIThinkAboutImprobability]]=]
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41	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6263960/1/The_Replacements The Replacements]]'' by [=LithiumDoll=]
42	* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}, Zaptech
43	* ''Status'': Complete
44	* 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."
45	[=[[reviews:TheReplacements]]=]
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47	''[[http://community.livejournal.com/hexenzirkel/38145.html Breadcrumbs for a dead and dying man]]'' by hope_calaris
48	* Recommended by Tropers/{{magentastorm}}
49	* ''Status'': Complete
50	* 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.
51	* Tags: DeathFic
52	[=[[reviews:BreadcrumbsForADeadAndDyingMan]]=]
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54	[[WMG: [[AlternateUniverse Alternate Universe Fics]] ]]
55	''Stories where one fundamental aspect of the series is completely overhauled from its point of origin.''
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57	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6266994/1/Tryst Tryst]]'' by itakethewords
58	* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
59	* ''Status'': Complete
60	* Summary: A stolen night, a stolen dream. Secrets for secrets. She gives him a perfect night before she destroys his world.
61	[=[[reviews:Tryst]]=]
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63	''[[http://gyzym.livejournal.com/47843.html I've Got Nothing to Do Today but Smile (The Only Living Boy in New York)]]'' by gyzym
64	* Recommended by fiftysix
65	* ''Status'': Complete
66	* 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.
67	[=[[reviews:IveGotNothingToDoTodayButSmile]]=]
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69	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/170021 Patience, A Steady Hand]]'' by Helenish
70	* Recommended by The Lover She Used To Be
71	* ''Status'': Complete
72	* Summary: 821 A.D. Arthur is in the nightmare business. Eames is a thief, a liar, and versatile with a pen.
73	* Tags: Slash, some non-con
74	[=[[reviews:PatienceASteadyHand]]=]
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76	[[WMG:[[{{Shipping}} Shipping Fics]]]]
77	''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''
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79	''The Trick is to Keep Breathing'' by ffodder
80	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
81	* Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
82	* Recommended by: {{Tropers/Mokyn}}
83	* 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.
84	* Tags: Slash, DeadFic, Deleted Fic - Alternate source sought -
85	[=[[reviews:TheTrickIsToKeepBreathing]]=]
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87	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6693284/1/Tailor-Made Tailor Made]]'' by Handful of Silence
88	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
89	* ''Status'': Complete
90	* Recommended by: tictactoe
91	* 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.
92	* Tags: Slash
93	[=[[reviews:TailorMade]]=]
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95	''[[http://knowmydark.livejournal.com/23212.html Burn my Bridges]]'' by knowmydark
96	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
97	* ''Status'': Complete
98	* Recommended by: tictactoe
99	* Summary: Arthur begins to slip over the brink, and it's easier than he thought it would be.
100	* Tags: DarkFic DeathFic
101	[=[[reviews:BurnMyBridges]]=]
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103	''[[http://community.livejournal.com/inception_kink/4946.html?thread=6298706#t6298706 Mute-Eames Fills]]'' by Anon and balphas
104	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
105	* ''Status'':
106	** ''Fill 1'': Complete
107	** ''Fill 2'': Dead
108	* Recommended by: {{Tropers/Godborn}} and 20thcenturyvole
109	* Summary: Two different (both amazing) fills for the inception kink meme, in a prompt where Eames loses his tongue.
110	[=[[reviews:MuteEamesFills]]=]
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112	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6990663/1/Bless_You_Autocorrect Bless You, Autocorrect]]'' by Evie Specter
113	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
114	* ''Status'': Complete
115	* Recommended by: [[Tropers/FlameFeathers Flame Feathers]]
116	* Summary: Humorous fluff about autocorrect leading to ... [[AccidentalInnuendo interesting ]] text messages.
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118	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6218702/1/ The Carrick]]'' by StrangeLittleSwirl (also known as thursdays_girl in LJ)
119	* Pairing: Dom/Ariadne
120	* ''Status'': Complete
121	* Recommended by Troper/{{swampariadne}}
122	* 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.
123	* Tags: AU Fic
124	[=[[reviews:TheCarrick]]=]
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126	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6210126/1/Chasing_Dominic Chasing Dominic]]'' by World's Neighbor
127	* Pairing: Dom/Ariadne
128	* ''Status'': Complete
129	* Recommended by Troper/{{swampariadne}}
130	* 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.
131	[=[[reviews:ChasingDominic]]=]
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133	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6197202/1/Matryoshka Matryoshka]]'' by mixed.vinyl
134	* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
135	* ''Status'': Complete
136	* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}, chibiaries
137	* 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.
138	[=[[reviews:Matryoshka]]=]
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140	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6180525/1/ Capitulation]]'' by A.Annie.N
141	* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
142	* ''Status'': Complete
143	* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
144	* 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.
145	[=[[reviews:Capitulation]]=]
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147	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6179379/1/Happy_Endings Happy Endings]]'' by fluffyandkagura
148	* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
149	* ''Status'': Complete
150	* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
151	* 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.
152	[=[[reviews:HappyEndings]]=]
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154	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6167594/1/ In the After]]'' by [=freeze1=]
155	* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
156	* ''Status'': Complete
157	* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
158	* 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.
159	[=[[reviews:InTheAfter]]=]
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161	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6171244/1/Past_the_Point_of_Repression Past the Point of Repression]]'' by cchelez
162	* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
163	* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
164	* ''Status'': Complete
165	* 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.
166	[=[[reviews:PastThePointOfRepression]]=]
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168	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6170108/1/ Coveted]]'' [=by HarlequinEnigma896=]
169	* Pairings: Arthur/Ariadne, one-sided Eames/Ariadne
170	* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
171	* ''Status'': Complete
172	* Summary: She belonged to the point man, and the forger didn't stand a chance.
173	[=[[reviews:Coveted]]=]
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175	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6250464/1/ Fallout]]'' by [=BurstingAtTheSeams=]
176	* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
177	* ''Status'': Complete
178	* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
179	* 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?
180	* Tags: DarkFic
181	[=[[reviews:Fallout]]=]
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183	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/700743 Time Enough]]'' by VR_Trakowski
184	* Pairing: Arthur/Ariadne
185	* ''Status'': Complete
186	* Recommended by Arashi110
187	* Summary: If you can't win with the hand you're dealt, change the rules.
188	* Tags: Character death, bittersweet ending.
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190	''[[http://community.livejournal.com/inception_kink/4946.html?thread=7055186#t7055186 The Greedyhearts]]'' by weatherfront
191	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
192	* Recommended by Tropers/{{SLamar}} and 20thcenturyvole
193	* ''Status'': Complete
194	* 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.
195	* Tags: A kink meme, comedy, AU Fic, Slash
196	[=[[reviews:TheGreedyHearts]]=]
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198	''[[http://mercurial-wit.livejournal.com/49685.html OH&S]]'' by Mercurial_Wit
199	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Ariadne/Saito
200	* ''Status'': Complete
201	* Recommended by 20thcenturyvole
202	* Summary: "It's always the most experienced dreamers who get blase about the process and start falling into bad habits."
203	[=[[reviews:OHAndS]]=]
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205	''[[http://mirabellafic.dreamwidth.org/2387.html Towards Zero]]'' by Mirabella
206	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
207	* ''Status'': Complete
208	* Recommended by 20thcenturyvole
209	* Summary: Five levels down, and five to dig yourself back out. Arthur met Eames' projection long before he met Eames.
210	* Tags: {{Lemon}} NSFW
211	[=[[reviews:TowardsZero]]=]
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213	''[[http://inception-kink.livejournal.com/3434.html?thread=5421930#t5421930 En Route to Transylvania]]'' by Weatherfront
214	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Cobb/Mal
215	* Recommended by 20thcenturyvole
216	* ''Status'': Complete
217	* Summary: AU. Arthur is a vampire. Eames herds goats. I have not been drinking.
218	* Tags: AU Fic
219	[=[[reviews:EnRouteToTransylvania]]=]
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221	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/109413?view_adult=true Palm, Ditch, Steal]]'' by Imperfectcircle
222	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Ariadne/Saito
223	* Recommended by 20thcenturyvole
224	* ''Status'': Complete
225	* Summary: Heists, experiments, dreams and lies.
226	[=[[reviews:PalmDitchSteal]]=]
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228	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/107875 Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Lying]]'' by apiphile
229	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
230	* Recommended by Heart-mint
231	* ''Status'': Complete
232	* Summary: Eames is manipulative, slippery, and a compulsive liar.
233	[=[[reviews:EverythingYouneverWantedToKnowAboutLying]]=]
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235	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6313954/1/Destructive_Testing Destructive Testing]]'' by thereisafire
236	* Pairing: Ariadne/Mal
237	* Recommended by Tropers/{{beeftony}}
238	* ''Status'': Complete
239	* 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.
240	* Tags: Femme Slash
241	[=[[reviews:DestructiveTesting]]=]
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243	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6391598/1/Rapid_Eye_Movement Rapid Eye Movement]]'' by Dana Norram
244	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
245	* Recommended by Tropers/{{yahikochan}}
246	* ''Status'': Complete
247	* Summary: Dreams were overrated.
248	* Tags: Slash, Rated M/NC-17 for sexual situations and language
249	[=[[reviews:RapidEyeMovement]]=]
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251	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6385605/1/Hush Hush]]'' by fishwrites
252	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
253	* Recommended by @/PanBoleyn
254	* ''Status'': Complete
255	* 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"
256	[=[[reviews:Hush]]=]
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258	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6427940/1/Our_Last_Night_On_Earth Our Last Night On Earth]]'' by Dana Norram
259	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
260	* Recommended by yahikochan
261	* ''Status'': Complete
262	* 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.
263	* Tags: Oneshot, Slash, Rated M/NC-17 for sexual situations and language
264	[=[[reviews:OurlastNightOnEarth]]=]
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266	''[[http://whiskyrunner.livejournal.com/4558.html Requiescat]]'' by whiskyrunner
267	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames (Eames/Neil)
268	* Recommended by yahikochan and generalwinter
269	* ''Status'': Complete
270	* Summary: The death of Neil [=McCormick=] was gradual, not sudden, and not permanent by any means. In the end, Arthur goes much more quickly.
271	* 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.
272	[=[[reviews:Requiescat]]=]
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274	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/143468 eye on authority, thumb print's a forgery]]'' by imogenedisease
275	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
276	* Recommended by zoestertoaster
277	* ''Status'': Complete
278	* 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.
279	[=[[reviews:EyeOnAuthorityThumbPrintsAForgery]]=]
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281	''[[http://notquiteroyal.net/atomicskull/atomicskull-thedelphinitrials.htm The Delphini Trials]]'' by atomicskull
282	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames (not exactly the ''focus'', however)
283	* Recommended by Tropers/ThinksTooMuch
284	* ''Status'': Complete
285	* 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.
286	* Tags: DarkFic
287	[=[[reviews:TheDelphiniTrials]]=]
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289	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/133555 Presque Vu]]'' by rageprufrock
290	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Dom/Mal
291	* Recommended by Eveandriss
292	* ''Status'': Complete
293	* Summary: Or, "on the tip of the tongue." Arthur meets Mal first. He inherits Dom, after. Everything else is on him.
294	* Tags: Slash
295	[=[[reviews:PresqueVu]]=]
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297	''[[http://mami-san.livejournal.com/382016.html The Music Makers]]'' by rageprufrock
298	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames, Dom/Mal
299	* Recommended by Tropers/{{RainKrystal}}
300	* ''Status'': Complete
301	* 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.
302	* Tags: Slash
303	[=[[reviews:TheMusicMakers]]=]
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305	''[[http://electrumqueen.livejournal.com/239389.html i am the hero of this story (don't need to be saved)]]'' by electrumqueen
306	* Pairing: Dom/Mal, and depending on your point of view, shades of Arthur/Dom, Arthur/Mal, and Arthur/Dom/Mal
307	* Recommended by Tropers/{{RainKrystal}}
308	* ''Status'': Complete
309	* Summary: Mal wakes up. Dom doesn't.
310	* Tags: Slash
311	[=[[reviews:TheMusicMakers]]=]
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313	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/366127/chapters/594819 The Dreamers of the Day]]'' by deathgetsusall and Rrrowr
314	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
315	* Recommended by Eveandriss
316	* ''Status'': Complete
317	* Summary: Before Cobb, they’d both been the best at the game. Before they were legends, they had been young.
318	* Tags: Slash
319	[=[[reviews:TheDreamersoftheDay]]=]
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321	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6433053/1/In-the-Garden-of-the-Commendatore In the Garden of the Commendatore]]'' by Jubilee3
322	* Pairing: Robert/Ariadne
323	* Recommended by copperfishtail
324	* ''Status'': Complete
325	* Summary: Ariadne and Robert build a green skyscraper.
326	* Tags: Oneshot, mild NSFW
327	[=[[reviews:InTheGardenOfTheCommendatore]]=]
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329	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/473929 Every Little Thing]]'' by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Ciircee/pseuds/Ciircee Ciircee]]''
330	* Pairing: Arthur/Eames
331	* Recommended by ramber
332	* ''Status'': Complete
333	* Summary: Arthur is a giant purple squid-monster (with great hair) and Eames really couldn't care less. Because he is Arthur.
334	* Tags: CrackFic, HumorFic, AUFic, ChildhoodSweetheartsFic,
335	* 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.
336	[=[[reviews:EveryLittleThing]]=]
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338	''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/126018/chapters/178180 Helix Trap]]'' by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Croik Croik]]''
339	* Pairing: Robert/Eames
340	* Recommended by: ald0us
341	* ''Status'': Complete
342	* 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.
343	* Tags: set in Canon, post-Canon, rare ship, long fic, includes Arthur/Ariadne
344	[=[[reviews:HelixTrap]]=]
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