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The Grimm Kink Meme - Brown is the New Black, 1a/7
Monroe is a teaching assistant, Nick is a student (either undergrad or grad; some age difference is okay, but no more than a few years). Monroe really doesn't want to break the rules, but Nick is so damn persuasive.
fic  f:Grimm  slash  s:Nick/Monroe  AU  AU:setting/career_change  commentfic  'LJ 
11 weeks ago by esther_a
The Last Dance - Chapter 1 - Luthien - Lewis (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
A year after Waterloo, Captain James Hathaway, late of the 95th Rifles, leads a carefree bachelor's life in London. But all is not quite as it first appears.
fic  f:Lewis  slash  au  AU:setting/career_change  historical  'ao3 
february 2012 by esther_a
The Queen of Gondal - AJHall - Gondal - Bronte children, Sherlock (TV)
This is a quasi-historical AU of the BBC Sherlock series set (more or less) in three fantasy kingdoms devised by the Bronte children.

The time period is roughly the late seventeenth century and readers should bear in mind that this saga contains the doings of a set of supremely dysfunctional more-or-less European Royal families steeped in the "divine right of kings" ideology of monarchy, filtered through an early nineteenth century Romantic/Gothick sensibility and then depicted using the freedom of expression afforded by the early twenty-first century internet.

Furthermore, if the Greek myths contemplated it, some member of the Royal houses of Gondal, Angria or Gaaldine has probably put it into practice somewhere. (91,931 words)
fic  id:AJHall  f:SherlockBBC  long  plotty  AU  AU:setting/career_change  historical  'ao3  series:QueenOfGondal 
january 2012 by esther_a
The Go To Guy - Closer - Suits
Harvey's client is trying to take on the mob, in the form of John "Three-Guns" Boccacho. Johnny Three-Guns has decided Harvey's an easier target, but fortunately Harvey's top PI and all-around badass, Mike Ross, is on the case.
fic  f:Suits  slash  AU  AU:setting/career_change  h/c  long  id:Closer  s:Harvey/Mike  'ao3 
october 2011 by esther_a
Grande Soy Triple Dirty Chai
Harvey is (still) a lawyer. Mike is the only barista that gets his coffee order right, and isn't afraid of a bit of intelligent and snarky banter.
fic  slash  au  long  cute  f:Suits  s:Harvey/Mike  AU:setting/career_change  'ao3  from delicious
october 2011 by esther_a
Performance In a Leading Role - Mad_Lori - Sherlock (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
Sherlock Holmes is an Oscar winner in the midst of a career slump. John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in the rom-com ghetto. When they are cast as a gay couple in a new independent drama, will they surprise each other? Will their on-screen romance make its way into the real world?
fic  au  slash  AU:setting/career_change  f:SherlockBBC  s:Holmes/Watson  'ao3 
september 2011 by esther_a
h50_flashfic | Fic - hoʻokoʻikoʻi pua ahi ʻole
Danny is filming a documentary on the Coral Prince surf team, focusing on star Kono and mysterious newcomer Steve Smith.
fic  au  slash  AU:setting/career_change  id:siriaeve  f:hawaii5-0  s:Steve/Danny  'dwth 
september 2011 by esther_a
Bespoke - perspi - Hawaii Five-0 (2010) [Archive of Our Own]
"It's just, you don't strike me as somebody who sews, that's all."

"Yeah, how do I strike you?"
fic  au  slash  AU:setting/career_change  f:hawaii5-0  s:Steve/Danny  'ao3 
september 2011 by esther_a
siria | 1285 / Harlequin AUs!
In the name of Lord God and of our saviour Jesus Christ, by the ordaining of divine providence, I, Patricia, prioress of the priory of Our Lady at Holmbay, judge that it is right that I devote an ear of mercy to the just and reasonable petitions of the servants of God. Wherefore we wish it to be known to all faithful men, present and future, that we grant to Stephen fitzJohn, knight, and also to Daniel, called le Norman, the manor of Chapel-le-Caster and of Howe with all their goods and appurtenances, to be held from this our priory.
fic  commentfic  AU  historical  ficlet  AU:setting/career_change  id:siriaeve  f:hawaii5-0  'dwth 
august 2011 by esther_a
sam_storyteller: White Collar: The Hired Man
Peter Burke, ex-FBI agent, met Neal Caffrey, thief, during a bar fight. Peter was in need of a job, and Neal was in need of a bodyguard. Everything was going fine until this art-restorer named Elizabeth hired them to steal a statue...
fic  slash  het  poly  AU  role_reversal  AU:setting/career_change  id:copperbadge  f:WhiteCollar  'dwth 
august 2011 by esther_a
Big Damn Heroes - Damkianna - Avatar: The Last Airbender [Archive of Our Own]
Katara pushes past the curtains that block off the bridge - they have got to get a new door fitted - and stops behind Toph's chair. "I take it we didn't drop out of hyperspace on purpose," she says. (Aka THE GAANG IN SPACE.)
fic  gen  au  au:sci-fi  AU:setting/career_change  f:AtLA  'ao3 
february 2011 by esther_a
This Thing of Ours (It Needs a Better Name) - leupagus - Hawaii Five-0 (2010) [Archive of Our Own]
Danno, the most courteous and terrifying of the Jersey Mafia mid-level bosses, climbing fast up the food chain and here in Hawai'i for the specific purpose of driving Steve out of his mind.
fic  au  slash  long  evil!characters  awesome  AU:setting/career_change  f:hawaii5-0  s:Steve/Danny  'ao3 
february 2011 by esther_a
Ghosts
When his work computer is infected by a super virus, there is only one person who can help Jim Ellison. a young, mysterious computer recluse, by the name of Blair Sandburg.
fic  slash  au  first-time  AU:setting/career_change  id:Dolimir  f:Sentinel  s:Jim/Blair  'archive 
january 2011 by esther_a
Ain’t Seen the Sunshine | Consequence Free
Written for a prompt on the Sherlock fic meme where John is Sherlock and Mycroft’s nanny. It’s also somehow warped into a massive retelling of Hound of the Baskervilles. John/Lestrade pre-slash.
fic  au  kidfic  slash  AU:setting/career_change  f:SherlockBBC  s:Watson/Lestrade  'other 
january 2011 by esther_a
I'll Carry the Key - Deastar - White Collar [Archive of Our Own]
20s AU – flappers, gangsters, escape artists, speakeasies, and the extremely inspiring thought of Elizabeth in a blue flapper dress. In which Neal helps Peter stake out a speakeasy, and things do not go according to plan.
fic  slash  au  historical  awesome  AU:setting/career_change  f:WhiteCollar  s:Neal/Peter  'ao3 
january 2011 by esther_a
chibirisuchan: FFVII AUs - fan-fanfics for Ciceqi, #3 of 3 (set in Hillbillyverse, Zack/Cloud)
So the gossip mill was just about shriveled up and run dry as Pop Shinra's mercy, when the new preacher man came to town.
fic  au  slash  fic-of-fic  AU:setting/career_change  f:FinalFantasy  f:FF7  s:Zack/Cloud  'LJ  id:chibirisuchan 
november 2010 by esther_a
the_kitchen_ink: Starstruck [MASTER POST]
When American's shiniest superstar disappears in Japan, management calls in the only person likely to find him. Too bad, he's also the last person who wants the job.
fic  AU  slash  long  AU:setting/career_change  s:Adam/Kris  id:akavertigo  f:RPF  'LJ 
november 2010 by esther_a
Mr. Fantastic and Einstein's Wife [A Jump to the Left] - glitterandlube - Stargate Atlantis [Archive of Our Own]
[All of the Jump to the Left 'verse as one long story for archive purposes.]
John and Rodney meet when they are eleven, which anyone will tell you is the perfect age to pick the person you want to spend the rest of your life with.
fic  slash  au  humor  earthside  awesome  AU:setting/career_change  id:glitterandlube  f:SGA  s:Rodney/John  'ao3 
november 2010 by esther_a
strive seek find yield (spoctoria) - waldorph - Star Trek (2009) [Archive of Our Own]
Spock is heir to the Federation throne, Jim is Prince of America because his fucking brother abdicated, and the Klingons are on the verge of blowing shit up--a love story.
fic  slash  au  bigbang  long  explicit  AU:setting/career_change  f:StarTrekAOS  s:Kirk/Spock  'ao3 
november 2010 by esther_a
hardmode: "The Tempering Year" (Star Ocean 4, Arumat/Faize)
For the genetically engineered core of Eldarian society, the last year of a young man or woman's education is spent in partnership with a mentor, who teaches the cadet the skills necessary for success in a profession -- and takes responsibility for educating the cadet in other aspects of adult behavior, as well. This year, the Hive in its proverbial wisdom has assigned one of the rising cadets, Faize, to be mentored by Arumat, the captain of the Thirteenth Independent Armored Division. The Thirteenth has a reputation for being dangerous, even savage, but Faize is determined to prove himself.
fic  slash  explicit  AU  long  bigbang  favorite  awesome  AU:setting/career_change  id:Cypher  f:StarOcean  -Fanart  'dwth 
september 2010 by esther_a
Black Ink on White Paper - scifibigbang fic: Bright City on Dark Waters (part 1/3)
Sequel to the story Bright Wings (you might want to read that first. No worries, it's much shorter)
Politics in the City throw the crew into danger. New friends, and new enemies, and promises kept.
fic  gen  au  steampunk  bigbang  long  plotty  awesome  AU:setting/career_change  f:SGA  'LJ 
september 2010 by esther_a
sga_genficathon: AU, Week 3: Bright Wings
Sheppard and his crew salvage artifacts from the depths of the sunken city of Atlantis. They find a weapon that could change the course of Empires. City-State AU.
fic  gen  au  teamfic  h/c  steampunk  short  awesome  AU:setting/career_change  id:Sholio  f:SGA  'LJ 
september 2010 by esther_a
sam_storyteller: Somewhere I Have Never Traveled
In another universe, Peter Burke went corporate. He wouldn't have met Neal Caffrey -- except Neal tried to rob his company. And Peter, naturally, caught him.
fic  AU  episode-related  slash  het  poly  awesome  AU:setting/career_change  AU:canon_divergence  id:copperbadge  f:WhiteCollar  s:Neal/Peter/Elizabeth  s:Neal/Peter  'dwth 
september 2010 by esther_a
camelotsolstice: [Fic] Days of old and days to be (pt. 1) - for anowlinsunshine
Word Count: 18135
Summary: Regency AU in which Arthur is the darling of the ton, Merlin is still a terrible valet, Mordred is a radical rabble-rouser, and Gwen's in love with a Light Dragoon.
fic  slash  het  AU  historical  AU:setting/career_change  f:Merlin  s:Gwen/Lancelot  s:Arthur/Merlin  'LJ 
july 2010 by esther_a
darkrose | FIC: We Sang In Tune (SGA, Rodney/Teyla, PG)
Former apprentice mage Rodney McKay joins an adventuring party, and discovers that there's more than one kind of magic.
fic  het  AU  short  fantasy  AU:setting/career_change  f:SGA  s:Rodney/Teyla  'dwth 
april 2010 by esther_a
lysapadin | [fic] PoT - Pen & Ink
Characters: Sanada, Yukimura
Summary: What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immoveable object?
Notes: AU with novelists and yakuza and smut.
fic  slash  au  long  AU:setting/career_change  id:lysapadin  f:PrinceOfTennis  'dwth 
march 2010 by esther_a
lysapadin | [fic] PoT - Pen & Ink: The Way to a Man's Heart
Saeki, Yuuta, various Rokkaku, Yukimura
Summary: Yuuta's always had a bad habit of wanting what he can't have.
Notes: Set in the Pen & Ink universe, some years before the action of Pen & Ink. AU with yakuza and students and chefs and smut.
fic  slash  au  long  AU:setting/career_change  id:lysapadin  f:PrinceOfTennis  'dwth 
march 2010 by esther_a

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