Okay, well I still feel like I've only scratched the surface and I haven't read through some of the larger sections, like Fairy Tales, and The Sarah Jane Adventures (both of which I mean to), but here are a handful of great stories in unlikely fandoms, and my last Yuletide recs post. (Probably.)

I was inspired to go back by looking through the collection of prompts, and repeatedly wondering if someone wrote that request, because it sounded great... In many cases, someone had:


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Discworld
I wasn't going to read any Discworld, because, but then I found this:
Carrying a Concealed Weapon (and other Crimes Committed while Being Adora Belle Dearheart) by netgirl_y2k
(All ages, 2209 words). Sybil Vimes, Adora Belle Dearheart and others. Adora Belle has been arrested by the Watch (what for is another issue). This is funny and great and spot on. "I'm sorry about this little misunderstanding," said Lady Sybil Vimes née Ramkin, the Duchess of Ankh and the type of woman who believed that there was no problem so big that it couldn't be sorted out by everyone sitting down for a cup of tea and deciding to be jolly sensible for five minutes. "I'm sure we'll have it straightened out in no time."

Foyle's War
Another unexpected one - I have never watched Foyle's War, but belantana asked me to Britpick and I loved the fic, and it made perfect sense to me, so I can happily rec this to anyone who likes a good story, regardless of fandoms:
Boxes and Bicycles by belantana
(All ages. 5151.) Samantha Stewart, Christopher Foyle, Paul Milner. "Well, it looks to me as if we're in something of a pickle," said Sam. "You see, if you shoot me, I'm afraid I'm going to drop this box marked 'fragile' and probably smash whatever's inside it."

Georgette Heyer - The Unknown Ajax
The Intrepid Vincent by Joylee
(All ages. 3583 words.) Vincent Darracott, Hugo Darracott, Claud Darracott etc.
Hugo's dialect is just a little out (unsurprisingly; I've tried it and it's a nightmare!), but they've got all of the characterisation and the atmosphere spot on, and I was so joyful to read this - this is the kind of thing I wanted in Heyer fanfic!

Snippet:“Jane Taylor is a meddling, self-righteous, Blue Stocking.” Vincent declared. But seeing as Hugo was having none of his bluster, he added. “Who responded to my offer of marriage by running off to China to take a position in a mission school after giving me a flea in my ear. So no. I don't think I shall be setting up housekeeping any time soon.”

“Eh, I'm right sorry, lad.” Hugo was genuinely sympathetic.

After a moment of silence Vincent remarked. “Hugo you've never been one to sugar coat. Am I a selfish, worthless, care for no one?”

“Well, I would'na myself call you useless.”

(Should be pretty accessible to anyone who'd enjoy a regency romp.)


The Mummy
Past & Future by tosca
(PG. 2017 words). Rick O'Connell, Evie Carnahan, Jonathan Carnhan. What is this? Ancient evil in the attic? Rick/Evie fluff? Anyway, it's lovely and has an hilarious coda with Jonathan, who really should have learned to expect that sort of thing by now... (And I love the description of the junk in the attic, and there being something cursed hidden there, because there would be...

Transatlantic by Rebecca Hb
(All ages, 1240 words). Post The Mummy 3, which I've not seen, but great fun with Evie and Jonathan, and Jonathan's disgust at having more mummies to deal with... but he's going to do it his way and avoid people dying, thank you. So, yes, great fun.

Rentaghost
Yes, there is now Rentaghost fanfic in the world. (Slight format issues, but the voices and madness are exactly right! Childhood memories came rushing back... although I was careful not to go into the cellar.)
A Load of Balls by greyknight
(All ages; 4529 words). Mr & Mrs Meaker, Timothy Claypole, Nadia Popov, Hazel McWitch, Dobbin & Bernie.
"Ye've no sense of style, ye appalling apparition." said McWitch, waggling her fingers. The cap disappeared and was replaced by a tall black pointed hat with a festive tartan bow tied around it. "There! Much better."

Miss Popov landed back on the ground and plucked Tiny Timothy out of Claypole's hands. "Don't either of you know the tree should be topped by a stair?" She waved the sceptre at the tree again and the hat transformed into a glittering four-pointed star.

Spooks
Notes on an Exile by delgascerasca
(All ages, 2962 words). Colin Wells, Malcolm Wynn-Jones. It's Colin and Malcolm fic. Excellent, funny, Colin and Malcolm fic. "Before he leaves, Colin debates over whether or not to write a note." For three months in 1998, Colin is sent to work at the Manchester office. Malcolm sends him tea.

Let Our Weakness Speak by Vaznetti
(PG. 3203 words). Harry Pearce, Ruth Evershed. (Harry/Ruth). Post S9, with Harry and Ruth and their painful, elusive, Harry/Ruthness captured so well.

The Devil Makes Work by ladyvivien
(All ages, 1020 words). Just a lovely S2 vignette of Ruth being Ruth, which is wonderful. Those were the days...

Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
On the Burning Deck by halotolerant
(PG, 3350 words.) Nancy Blackett in WWII. It's brilliant, and sad (and John/Nancy).

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Diana Wynne Jones)
I can rec this now, as I've owned up that the other fic in this fandom is by me:
How Horses Came To the Desert by ciaan
(All ages, 1091 words. Humour). What it says. (It is probably important to know that the Tough Guide opines that Fantasyland horses have probably been cross-bred with plants, which is the only thing that accounts for their being so unlike horses in our world...)

The West Wing
(All right, The West Wing is not a rare fandom; this is a crossover with something that presumably has to be some kind of (US?) kids' early reader books, or possibly TV, called Phineas and Herb, which is a rare fandom...)
Phineas and Herb Go To Washington by BlackEyedGirl
(All ages. 1886 words. Humour; Crossover.) Josiah Bartlet, etc. Okay, I have no idea what the crossover fandom is, but anything that visits Bartlet's White House as written in the style of a children's book, has a secret plan to use inflation (that made me LOL) and a perfectly in-character ending with Bartlet and a platypus has totally got my vote as a Good Thing.

Wolves of Willoughby Chase Sequence (Joan Aiken)
(I know I mentioned this elsewhere, but I plan to link this post to yuletide, and I'm not leaving it out...)
Now, in the meanwhile, with our hearts raised on high by agelast
(All ages/PG. 12847 words.) Simon Battersea, Dido Twite etc. As I may have mentioned yesterday, I would never have thought anyone could really pull off writing Joan Aiken's characters and alt-history world, as well as a perfect ending for Simon and Dido, finally, but this story is just that amazing thing and I can't rec it enough, even to those unfamiliar with the series.
Drabbit, blister, strike and blast it, thought Dido, alone in the dark kitchen, gnawing on the thin cold rim of a teacup with her elbows on the great rough block of the central table, kicking her heels against the rungs of her chair as the little blue fire of the spirit-lamp worked away on the kettle. Hang it, Simon, what could I have said?