Haruhi Suzumiya & Doctor Who Crossover Fanfic Review: Worst Day Ever by Sharper Than the Sword

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This crossover had been bound to happen. Aliens, time travelers, espers, a would-be god, and an ordinary human roped into the mess... Did we just describe the cast of Haruhi Suzumiya or the recurring elements of Doctor Who?

Heck, the name "John Smith" pretty much guaranteed it.

The story could  be simplified as thus: the SOS Brigade - bar Haruhi - meet the Doctor (Tenth, my personal favorite), they go to Dairy Queen (in China), they try to keep him a secret from their boss, Haruhi finds out anyway, universe goes boom. And all it took for the latter to happen was the name "John Smith." Not too long, nothing too serious. Which is why I think if this story was polished a little bit more, it would make a hilarious episode in the style of the Haruhi-chan spinoff show.

What's also fun about it is the little thought exercise of reading this in each of the characters' respective voices. That would be hearing Crispin Freeman and David Tennant hamming it out in our heads.

Mind blown.

Imagine Kyon near freaking-out at the absurdity of the situation? Bit out-of-character for him, but still funny. Hearing Crispin Freeman as Kyon near freaking-out at said situation? Definitely funny. Hearing Crispin Freeman as Kyon near freaking-out the same way he does in the Haruhi-chan gag dub? Along with Tennant's cheeky glib? Priceless. 

Get that dose of crack here:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5403007/1/Worst_Day_Ever

Enjoy :)

Wild Arms 3 Fanfic Review: The Birthday Boy Remains Unwilling by grey

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This was one of the very first stories I've read when I first discovered Fanfiction.net, and also one of the first batches of fanfic printouts I've had. I'm sure I still have the copy somewhere in my house, and I wouldn't mind digging through my mess of files to read it again. Even after all these years the story is still a good read. It also had helped set my standards for fanfic-writing, and provided a speculative relationship subplot that the original material didn't bother to show.

Not that the latter problem stopped us.

Basically, the story is a lighthearted rom-com involving the only two main characters in the cast with a chance of shiptease but never got explored: Virginia Maxwell and Jet Enduro. She's upbeat and plucky, he's sulky and snarky. She's team leader, while he's the ineffective loner. She had brought the group together, while he gets convinced that it's better than going solo.

Oh, and they were separately sort-of raised by Virginia's absentee father at different points of their life. So yeah. Bonus points for that.

Opposites attract. That might as well be their charm. And their interactions - and often arguments - gives us some of the funny and heartwarming moments in the game.

Expect some more of those here. The story goes like this: Virginia decides to throw Jet his first birthday party because he never had one - by virtue of the guy not having been born (more like created). There's also a treasure map involved, some moldy cheese, and a bet that got ruined by a squirrel. Believe me, it'll make sense in context. And it is a lot better than it sounds.

In-character interactions, witty prose, and a well-written narrative. What's not to like?

Check out the story here:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1984579/1/The-Birthday-Boy-Remains-Unwilling

Happy reading :)