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3These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Psychonauts'' 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]]. 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.
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7Do warn when a fanfic may head into sexually explicit or non-canon territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, {{Shipping}} is SeriousBusiness.
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13''[[http://agentnein.livejournal.com/ Sasha Nein's Blog]]''
14 * Recommended by Digitaldreamer
15 * Synopsis: Supposed written by the legit Sasha Nein, and impressively so at that. Has a jaw-dropping amount of well-written fanon for the inner workings of the Psychonauts agency, information which this troper has always used for her personal headcanon. Canon characters are all written pitch-perfectly, and OCs are equally well done. Whether you consider this to be clever fanfiction or feel like playing along, this troper feels the blog is well worth the time of any Psychonaut fan looking for more. Try starting at [[http://agentnein.livejournal.com/2006/05/08/ post number one]].
16 * Pairing(s): Sasha/Milla
17 * Tags: OriginalFlavor
18 * Status: Still Updated on Occasion
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20
21[[WMG:[[GenFic General Fics]]]]
22''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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24''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4775548/1/Curses Curses!]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/475181/Threepwillow Threepwillow]]
25* Recommended by Tropers/{{Kendroid}}, {{Tropers/Sar-Chasm}}, Tropers/MikeRosoft, {{@/Indalecio}}, Red-Dead-Redeemer
26* Status: Completed
27* Synopsis: "Fourteen-year-old Razputin Aquato is the only one his father can trust to break the curse on their family. Can he and Lili track down the last remaining Galochio before it's too late?" The story is set four years after the game. It has [[OriginalCharacter OCs]], but they are believable. This is a very fun fic to read with mental worlds that seem like they could be in the game.
28* Pairing(s): Raz/Lili
29* Tags: OriginalFlavor
30* Now has its own (under construction) page [[Fanfic/CursesPsychonauts here]].
31[=[[reviews:Curses]]=]
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33''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/76294 The Worst Summer Ever]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/volta_arovet/pseuds/volta_arovet volta_arovet]]
34* Recommended by Cass, {{@/Indalecio}}
35* ''Status'': Complete
36* Also found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5978522/1/The_Worst_Summer_Ever here]]
37* Synopsis: "Between the stupid summer camp, the dorky campmates, and the crazy Russian counselor she suspected was trying to kill them all, Monica was sure that this was going to be the worst summer ever." Obviously OC-heavy, since it focuses on a new set of campers, but the author had the Psychonauts-weirdness ''down'' when it came to creating them. And Mikhail just sparkles, as do the other canon characters who have cameos as members of the camp staff.
38[=[[reviews:TheWorstSummerEver]]=]
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40''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4902911/1/Failure_in_Stone Failure in Stone]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1027069/Space_Kase Space Kase]]
41* Recommended by Blazichu
42* ''Status'': Complete
43* Synopsis: "Agent Ford Cruller knew he had limits. He just didn't think he'd reach them so soon..."
44** Ford muses on his own mental state, once in the 'past' (during the game) and once in the 'present' (years after the aforementioned game).
45[=[[reviews:FailureInStone]]=]
46
47''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14013663/1/Cerebral-Soldiers-Rewrite Cerebral Soldiers Rewrite]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/744416/Atrophy_Conception Atrophy Conception]]
48* Recommended by Thedoctorscompanion
49* Status: Ongoing.
50* Synopsis: Razputin Aquato, the youngest member of the Psychonauts, has gone missing; and his disappearance is accompanied by a slew of additional tragedies and unanswered questions that continue to plague those who were closest to him as they go unresolved for many years. A rewrite of the original Cerebral Soldiers, it takes place six years after the sequel. There are a good amount of [[OriginalCharacter OCs]], but they're fairly well written. Old characters show up as either re-occurring in the story or as cameos. POV's switch from person-to-person, so that you get more of the story and don't get bored with just one person's thoughts. 7 good-sized chapters of the rewrite are available on Fanfiction.net so far.
51* Pairings: Raz/Lili later on.
52[=[[reviews:CerebralSoldiers]]=]
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54''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3131245/1/Cursum-Perficio Cursum Perficio]]'' by Digitaldreamer
55* Recommended by ladyofthelibrary
56* Status: Complete
57* Synopsis: A darkness is encroaching upon Whispering Rock. The shadow of a nightmare speaks of a looming tragedy. The pieces have been set. A game, a riddle, the answer lies hidden beneath the watery depths. Can Raz figure it out, or will the darkness swallow him?
58* Comments: While ''very'' dark, this story is well written and gives an interesting backstory to why exactly Raz's family is cursed and why his father tried to curb his psychic abilities. Well worth a read.
59* Pairings: Raz/Lili, one-sided Raz/Nereus Galochio
60* Triggers: [[spoiler: Torture...[[ColdBloodedTorture lots and lots of torture]]...]]
61[=[[reviews:CursumPerficio]]=]
62
63''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7951051/1/Return-to-Thorney-Towers Return To Thorney Towers]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1169949/The-Great-Allie The Great Allie]]
64* Recommended by {{@/Indalecio}}
65* Status: Complete
66* Synopsis: Someone is targeting the former patients of Thorney Towers, but who and for what purpose? Sasha, Milla and Raz investigate.
67* Comments: There's a lot of world building, mostly going into former history of Thorney Towers asylum, and a lot of the story is told from Fred Bonaparte's perspective. Two OCs from the author's previous work(I'm assuming) show up, and if I'd had to gripe about anything, it would be about their presence. However, their role is minimal, and they've no impact on the story.
68* Pairings: None
69[=[[reviews:ReturnToThorneyTowers]]=]
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71''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33739159/chapters/83861035 The Hurdles and Hazards of Hypnotherapy]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/lacrimalis/pseuds/lacrimalis lacrimalis]]
72* Recommended by [=BabyCharmander=]
73* Status: Ongoing
74* Synopsis: If Sasha is to have any hope of uncovering the identity of Dr. Loboto's employer, he'll first need to do some serious decluttering in the man's chaotic subconscious. Meticulous as he is, Sasha can't help getting sidetracked by the mental reorganization process, and he soon finds himself fully absorbed in the task of putting Caligosto's mind to rights.
75* Comments: An in-depth look at Sasha and Loboto's possible interactions throughout 'Psychonauts 2', and the methods Sasha uses to obtain information from Loboto. The interactions are very in-character and feel like things we might have actually seen in the game.
76* Pairings: None
77[=[[reviews:TheHurdlesAndHazardsOfHynotherapy]]=]
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79''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/36887989 Issue #15]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Freezair/pseuds/Freezair Freezair]]
80* Recommended by [=euan112358=]
81* Status: Complete
82* Synopsis: The last thing Raz needed after a hard day of Psychonauts training was for his favorite issue of ''True Psychic Tales'' to go missing. But he lives near the Motherlobe now, so he shouldn't have any trouble finding a replacement copy, right?
83* Comments: A cute post-game one-shot about Raz looking for one of his magazines with a... particular reputation, or at the very least, trying to find another copy that he can relax with. There's a lot of wink/nudge humour, and readers will be surprised at what's in it!
84* Pairings: Raz/Lili
85[=[[reviews:IssueNumberFifteen]]=]
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87''Fanfic/LaterTraitor'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/BurningFox6/ BurningFox6]]
88* Recommendd by {{@/Andyroid}}
89* Status: Ongoing
90* Synopsis: Raz had been the first choice to send to camp, but he hadn’t been the only choice. In a world where things hadn’t gone according to plan, a different Aquato finds themselves thrust into a new world of psychic awakening, strange circumstances, and burnt s’mores.
91* Comments: A canon divergence AU where Razputin's older sister Frazie ends up going to Camp Whispering Rock instead of him. Contains some fun interactions between Frazie and the other campers (who are rather younger than her), new mental worlds instead of a simple retread of the ones seen in the original ''Psychonauts'', and some serious spoilers for ''Psychonauts 2''.
92* Pairings: None
93[=[[reviews:LaterTraitor]]=]
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95''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33580897 Maligulo]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/venialian/pseuds/venialian venialian]]
96* Recommended by [=BabyCharmander=]
97* Status: Complete
98* Synopsis: Twenty-five years isn't long enough to forget a tragedy and five years isn't long enough to change any minds. Or, a small grammar lesson in Grulovian.
99* Comments: This covers something that very well may happen in Raz's future, given everything that happened in Psychonauts 2. Even if you figure out where the fic is going, that doesn't stop the gutpunch at the end.
100* Pairings: None
101[=[[reviews:Maligulo]]=]
102
103''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4838330/1/Medium Medium]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/535796/Shadow-Wasserson Shadow Wasserson]]
104* recommended by {{Kthecloud}}
105* Status: Complete
106* Synopsis: "A midnight lesson in Channeling restless spirits of the dead? What could possibly go wrong?"
107* Comments: A rather chilling tale about a psychic ability not covered in game.
108[=[[reviews:Medium]]=]
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110''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6118627/1/Mission-Impractical Mission Impractical]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1659451/The-Genius-Mage The Genius Mage]]
111* Recommended by Tropers/MikeRosoft
112* Status: Completed
113* Synopsis: 7 years after the events of ''Psychonauts'', Raz, Lili, Sasha and Milla are together on an important mission. "If someone told you that a prominent political figure was being targeted by a psychic assassin, would you believe him? It was nothing strange for seventeen-year-old Psychonauts Razputin and Lili."
114* Pairing(s): Raz/Lili
115* Tags: Oneshot
116[=[[reviews:MissionImpractical]]=]
117
118''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17789021/chapters/41970818 Of Blueprints and Braintanks]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Jaywings/pseuds/Jaywings Jaywings]]
119* Recommended by [=BabyCharmander=]
120* Status: Ongoing
121* Synopsis: Spurned by his father, rejected by the army, and all but banished from the Psychonauts, dropped into a menial position as head coach of a summer camp training facility for psychic children. In Oleander's view, the world has turned its back on him. But he'll show them. He has a plan. Someday soon, the whole world will see just what Morceau Oleander can do, and he will watch it burn.
122* Comments: A prequel to the events of the first game, this fic covers Oleander planning his takeover and working with Doctor Loboto. Oleander's given a lot of depth here and the author does an excellent job maintaining the characters' voices and personalities.
123* Pairings: None
124[=[[reviews:OfBluePrintsAndBraintanks]]=]
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126''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9634259/1/Reunited Reunited]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3564635/Viceroy-Elf Viceroy Elf]]
127* Recommended by {{@/EvilerThanThou}}
128* Status: Complete
129* Synopsis: Raz and Lili are still going strong at fifteen years old, but long distance hasn't been easy. When a certain circus comes to town, Lili has an opportunity to give her boyfriend a stern talking to. Nonsensical fluff.
130* Comments: A cute little diddy about Raz introducing Lili to his family and showing off what they do at the circus.
131* Pairings: Raz/Lili
132* Tags: Oneshot
133[=[[reviews:Reunited]]=]
134
135''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33730108 Star of the Show]]'' by Sandrc
136* Recommended by TheOtakuNinja
137* Status: Completed
138* Comments: An amazing fic that looks into Raz's mindscape after the second game, as he finally gets some long-overdue therapy. A very cathartic read with some interesting takes on how Raz views himself and other characters.
139[=[[reviews:StarOfTheShow]]=]
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141''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/36441460/chapters/90864724 No Secrets in Wartime]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/BabyCharmander/pseuds/BabyCharmander BabyCharmander]]
142* Recommended by Tropers/MissRoboto
143* Status: Complete
144* Synopsis: After the events of the first game, Sasha, Milla and Ford go into Coach Oleander's mind to perform a mental evaluation to see if he truly regrets everything he has done.
145* Comments: A good, solid story. If you thought the coach got off [[EasilyForgiven too lightly]] at the end of ''Psychonauts'', this is at least worth reading. It's a great story about facing your mistakes and owning up to what you've done.
146[=[[reviews:NoSecretsInWartime=]]]
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148''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/35048443/chapters/87297775 Raz's Regretful Realm]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/SneaselXRiolu/pseuds/SneaselXRiolu SneaselXRiolu]]
149* Recommended by Tropers/InfinityLeague
150* Status: Ongoing
151* Synopsis: With Raz's mind in rotation to be explored by his fellow Junior Agents, things spiral out of control, leading to most people Raz knows going into his mind. But things are not as peachy as Raz's surface demeanor leads on. With the groups splitting up for this exploration they find trauma and emotions that Raz himself isn't wanting to deal with.
152* Comments: Taking place shortly after the second game, this story is a thoughtful analysis of Raz's life as a psychic, his relationships with his family, mentors, and peers, and the toll his actions throughout the games have taken on his mental health. Nearly every character from the series (the Aquato family, the Psychic Six, the major Psychonauts, the Interns, and Raz's friends) gets a chance to shine at one point or another as they all delve into the boy's psyche. Thoughtful, detailed, and a roller coaster of emotions, RRR must-read for anyone with investment in the series and its characters.
153[=[[reviews:RazsRegretfulRealm]]=]
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155''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2639338 Razputin Vodello AU]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Devastat0r1775/pseuds/Devastat0r1775 Devastat0r1775]]
156* Recommended by [=EvilerThanThou=]
157* Status: On-Hiatus
158* Synopsis: Milla and Sasha find a young, amnesiac Razputin in in the woods and adopts him as their son in the Motherlobe.
159* Now has its own page [[Fanfic/RazputinVodelloAU here]].
160[=[[reviews:RazputinVodelloAU]]=]
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162''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39485430/chapters/98828085 Psychics Ruin Everything]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/BabyCharmander/pseuds/BabyCharmander BabyCharmander]]
163* Recommended by [=Arturo756=]
164* Status: Completed
165* Sypnosis: A few days after the whirlwind of events of Psychonauts 2, Razputin receives his first mission as a Junior Psychonaut: go into the mind of the recently-re-captured Caligosto Loboto and make sure he’s ready to be released... and if not, well... go from there. But it shouldn’t be that hard, right? Loboto’s all better now that his moral compass is back... isn’t he?
166* Comments: A story about what happened after the last we see of Dr. Loboto after escaping from containtment, only for him to still not leave the Motherlobe due to him being a "uncontrolled" dentist in the wild. It's leads us through new Mental Worlds related to his history and hatred with Psychics, as well we discover how going on missions are a far cry from what Raz used to read on the "True" Psychic Tales magazines. It's an interesting story that gives us a new light on how much was Loboto treated through the history and how much can now learn after Raz manage to "accidentally" bring out the Doctor from his traumas.
167[=[[reviews:PsychicsRuinEverything]]=]
168
169[[WMG:[[{{Shipping}} Shipping Fics]]]]
170''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''
171
172''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3105776/1/Love_Works_in_Weird_Ways Love Works in Weird Ways]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/960090/FluffleNeCharka FluffleNeCharka]] (homosexual and heterosexual pairings, non-canon settings for chapters revolving around characters existing in different mind realms)
173* Recommended by {{Tropers/Skullsmuggery}}
174* ''Status'': Dead
175* ''Pairings'': So many.
176* ''Synopsis'': An anthology of romantic one-shots taken mostly from review requests, though some chapters enter platonic territory when it becomes unfeasible to match up certain characters in that way.
177[=[[reviews:LoveWorksInWeirdWays]]=]
178
179''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4531456/1/Make-Out-Room Make Out Room]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/824995/Zero-A-C Zero-A.C]]
180* Recommended by {{Tropers/Paxjax}}
181* Status: Complete
182* Pairings: Raz and Lili.
183* Synopsis: ''While searching for a quiet place in Milla's mind, Raz and Lili find themselves in an unusual place for making out. And although Milla thinks that this is not the right place for making out, the two young agents have to disagree.''
184* Comments: The fanfic really nails the dynamic of the two. Takes place a year after the game. A cute, quick read.
185[=[[reviews:MakeOutRoom]]=]
186
187''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4494553/1/Just-a-Little-Higher Just a Little Higher]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1377427/Ebony-Lee Ebony Lee]]
188* Recommended by {{KtheCloud}}
189* Status: Complete
190* Pairings: Bobby and Chloe
191* Synopsis: "Bobby always saw himself as a winner, but an unexpected defeat challenges his view and his chance of getting the girl. Now he must somehow make up for his loss, or forever trudge through life loveless, or worse, with a grocery store girl."
192* Comments: A sweet, well written look into the head of Bobby and what he will do for the girl he likes.
193[=[[reviews:JustALittleHigher]]=]
194
195''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8923500/1/Quality-Time Quality Time]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/588003/Kataoi Kataoi]]
196* Recommended by {{KtheCloud}}
197* Status: Complete
198* Pairings: Sasha/Milla
199* Synopsis: "Contrary to what the campers and other agents joke about, Sasha Nein is not a robot. He merely lacks the social graces that come so easily to them and is frankly not very interested in such activities. Why does he have to talk to people anyway? It's not like much good can come from it."
200* Comments: Kataoi writes Sasha very IC, and it is beautifully believable. Actually, all of the fanfiction written by this author for Psychonauts is quite good, but this is the major work. I'm not actually sure whether this belongs in general or shipping actually because it is first and foremost a fic about Sasha, but the pairing is mentioned quite frequently.
201[=[[reviews:QualityTime]]=]
202
203''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9709302/1/Vulnerable Vulnerable]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1257479/pantyslime pantyslime]]
204* Recommended by [=Tropemaster849=]
205* Status: Complete
206* Pairings: Raz and Lili
207* Synopsis: "This isn't the first time her exceptional trust spills into the bed with them, but Raz doesn't mind. He adores Lili; adores this time he can spend with her, where every shield she puts up during the day comes down and they're the only two people who exist. But Raz is still human, and a teenager."
208* Comments: In spite of this being a smut story, the author isn't just writing smut for smut's sake. Instead, it's a beautiful story detailing how Raz and Lili's relationship has grown.
209[=[[reviews:Vulnerable]]=]
210
211[[WMG:Crossover Fics]]
212
213''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10494719/1/Rational-Minds Rational Minds]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/5456731/GuardianLioness GuardianLioness]]
214* Crossover with: ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''
215* Recommended by @/EvilerThanThou
216* Status: Complete
217* Synopsis:"Sasha and Dipper are both rational minds. One is definitely psychic. The other might be."
218* Comments: A fun little OneShotFic where the Pines twins are psychics under the tutelage of professional psychic agent Sasha Nein, Dipper struggling to manifest his own abilities. The premise alone could be made into a long-running series but this acts as a pretty solid pilot in-it of itself.
219[=[[reviews:RationalMinds]]=]
220
221''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/10868091 Wild Cards]]'' by genalovestoons
222* Recommended by monsterman42
223* Status: Part 1 is Complete, second part ''Wild Card Shuffle'' is Ongoing
224* Synopsis: In which a group of very different people are psychic, and the only thing they have in common is that the higher-ups don't trust them. Based on a Psychonauts AU I came up with on tumblr.
225* Crossover with: Puzzle Agent, The Secret of Monkey Island, Brutal Legend, Sam and Max, and Grim Fandango.
226[=[[reviews:WildCards]]=]
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