Harry Potter/Popslash: Bill Weasley/JC Chasez.
If the idea of a popslash/harry potter crossover doesn’t grab you, maybe the really good writing and the completely adorable JC will make you more sympathetic. I really love this story. The writing is, as I mentioned, excellent and really funny as well. JC goes on vacation to Egypt and sees a lot more than he’d planned:
A human that JC hadn’t previously noticed spun toward him quickly, obviously startled, the thin piece of wood in his right hand shooting sparks. He muttered several words in quick succession that JC didn’t understand. He was dirt-smudged, decked out in comfortable excavation type clothes, with red hair pulled back into a messy ponytail and an earring that was hot enough to make JC rethink his utter terror of needles. JC held out a hand. “JC Chasez. You an archeology team, or something?”
The human transferred the stick into his sleeve and reached out to shake JC’s hand. “Bill Weasley. Or something.”
The Language of Hieroglyphs
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Popslash: JC/David Bowie, JC/Joey.
Take a good look at that pairing. Now ignore every negative thought you might possibly have. I read this story years ago. It was fantastic then and it’s fantastic now. I’ve actually kept thinking about it ever since I first gave it a chance. It’s heartbreaking and fascinating and just wonderfully detailed. Rachel clearly has a whole lot of love for David Bowie, and he’s really one of the main characters in the story. I think the weirdest thing about this series is the fact that it’s one of the only first person stories I’ve ever enjoyed. Rachel, basically, manages to take all of this shit I could never imagine liking and makes me fall in love. Really, give this one a chance, it’s worth it.
Oranges and Vanilla
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Popslash: JC/Nick Carter.
Written for the Don We Now Our Gay Apparel holiday challenge this is a fantastic AU in which JC is a busker in New York City and Nick is a struggling painter. I love AUs like this, the kind that take place in the real world. This one is especially fun because so many pop characters are in it and it’s always been enjoyable to me to see what kinds of jobs authors give them in an AU like this.
Columbus Circle
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Popslash: Combinations of Justin Nick JC and Christina.
It’s an au, I guess you could call it a high school au since Justin and Nick are both 17 in it but they don’t actually go to school much, so. It’s, well, it’s almost like a gay Jay and Silent Bob mixed with Cruel intentions without the devious plotting and gratuitous stoner jokes. Nick and Justin have this fascinating and intricate friendship that’s kinda fucked up and really, really interesting. In this story the characters just feel real. They’re young and fucked up and so very much like people you know in real life. This is a fantastic read.
In the Event That We Do Adapt
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Popslash: NSYNC/Backstreet Boys
Oh man. This is like the NSYNC/BSB crossover fic. Um it’s a total cliché fic but in the good way, where the writing is good and sarcastic and it never takes itself too seriously but it’s not really a farce either. The boys of NSYNC make a bet to see who can sleep with a Backstreet Boy first. And if that sentence doesn’t make you want to read it, I’m not sure what I can do to convince you except say that it’s really a very funny and satisfying story.
Coldhearted
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Popslash: Justin/Ryan Gosling
There should so be more fic with this pairing. In fact, people should be slashing Ryan Gosling all over the place. I can only hope that he will soon take over fandom, especially if the fic is as good as this one is.
Reassembled Just Like Me
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Popslash: JC/Nick Carter.
This story is a little like molasses for me, or honey. Something that kind of drips out slow and sweet so that you’re just left waiting and knowing that the next drop is coming and you’re just waiting for it with a whole lot of anticipation. Perfectly natural.
the ballad of richard marx and bryan adams
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Popslash: Justin/Lance
This was written for the Reunion Challege so, quite understandably, it’s a future-fic about the guys getting back together. I love the way this was written, the use of the future tense in this story is so perfect for the subject matter. The entire story is like an explicit telling of one possibly future in which the guys get back together. I hope I’m not making it sound boring because it’s not at all boring. I love the complexities and simplicities of the relationships in this story. Also, it’s set in 2011 and there’s a lot of cool new technology, which, if you’re geeky like me, will be a huge bonus. This story is hopeful, gorgeous, and thrilling if you’re a long time fan (and probably if you’re a fairly new one, too.)
Foreshadow
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Popslash: Chris/JC
This story was written for this year’s Don We Now Our Gay Apparel holiday challenge. I really love this story. It’s wonderfully fun, Giddy Geek is really good with humor, and while I tend to be pretty partial to the Justin/JC pairing, there’s something really cool about the JC/Chris pairing. Writers who can mesh their personalities and make it really work get my approval pretty quick. I don’t want to go into too much detail about this because the story is so gripping and I’d hate to spoil it in any way, but the story involves like, the Burmuda Triangle of hurricanes or something. JC throws a hurricane party and time stops and Chris and JC have to deal with it. The concept is really fucking awesome.
8:88
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Popslash: Justin/JC
This is a really cool story. It’s based on a concept that Jae wrote about in her story Sight [joey/justin]. In Sound though, Justin stops hearing JC’s voice. It’s a fascinating and creepy idea and Liz plays it out wonderfully. Also, the story is set during the guys’ most recent tour (aka a few years ago now) it deals with a lot of the issues us fans have been dealing with since the hiatus about why the group decided to take a break, and about Justin going solo.
Sound
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Popslash: JC/Justin, Justin/Justin
Zarah is one of my favorite authors ever. She’s written in a variety of fandoms and her talent with characterization and knack for writing truly interesting and unique stories is so rare. This particular story is so much fun. The concept is a fandom classic cliché: the doppelganger fic.
One
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Popslash: JC/Justin
Joie is one of those authors who can write exeptionally develeoped characters. And this story is really strong on the details. This is like the ultimate comfort fic for me. It’s not schmoopy or anything, just quiet and soft and wanting. It’s set during the time Justin is recording his solo album and it’s just gorgeously written.
This
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Popslash: JC/Justin
This is a long story set over a 12 month period, it’s an AU with wonderfully developed characters. Justin is a junior editor at an independent book publisher in New York and JC is a highly paid CEO. The world, the characters, the descriptions-the entire story is phenomenally detailed and dimensional. This is an amazing story. It’s really well plotted and paced. The sex is hot and the drama is hotter. I think what gets people about this story is the emotional aspect of it, with characters as sympathetic and highly developed as this, it’s impossible not to feel invested in the outcome of the story.
The Way You Know Him
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Popslash: Justin/JC
This was written for the JuC Author’s Story Swap and it’s just gorgeous. Jae’s writing is always above average and this story is so evocative. It’s a series of interrelated vignettes that all come together to tell the story if JC and Justin. I love stories that are chock full of history because it’s always a good thing to flesh out the characters.
Every Letter an Alphabet
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Popslash: Lance-centric, various pairings
Gorgeously written, wonderfully dynamic AU in a universe that closely resembles that of Hellblazer (Constantine). I really don’t think any explanation could do this story justice. It’s gorgeous and deep and intriguing and wonderfully toned with fascinating characterization. Everything you can expect from Synecdochic’s writing.
Rake at the Gates of Hell
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