The Vampire Diaries - A Million Fanwork Recs

[streussal.livejournal.com]

The Vampire Diaries tv series is definitely the fandom I've been most involved with over the last year. (Note: "Involved" actually means "obsessed".) So here's a list of most of the female-centred fanworks I enjoyed from 2010. Basically everything I remembered to bookmark. Fifty-three in all: one fanmix, two picspams, seven videos, and fourty-three fics if I counted correctly. (I was originally going to pare it down, but then there were just so many! So if I like it, it's probably in here.)

"Lady-centric", for the purposes of this post, is not just limited to works that focus entirely on one or more female characters. It means that the female character gets a greater proportion of the focus/characterization (maybe a few that are 50/50), and isn't just there as a prop for some guy's emotions.


Fanmixes

I Can't Sleep Until I Devour You by pada_something (Katherine)

Picspams

The Rule of Three by tokenblkgirl (Bonnie, Sheila [Grams], Emily - three generations of witches. Season one.)

11 Reasons to Love Lexi by pada_something (...yes, this is a picspam for a character who appeared in a single episode.)

Videos

Meddle by bop_radar (Vicky)

Names by thuviaptarth (Bonnie and the legacy of witches. First half of season one.)

Changes by secretlytodream (Elena coming to terms with the existence of the supernatural - and that her boyfriend is a vampire.)

Superstar by musing_11 (Katherine's continuing influence on the Stefan/Elena/Damon triangle - done back when we all we had was two flashback episodes, Katherine still maintains a strong presence throughout the vid.)

Don't Call Me Baby by silviakundera (Female characters in general! Having agency!)

Come On by halcyon_shift (Caroline/Elena/Bonnie. A look at their relationship.)

It's Getting Boring by the Sea (Katherine) by twistdmentality


Fanfiction Note on the order: I put the (distressingly few) femmeslash and multi-lady fic at the top. After that I grouped the fics by leading lady.

Anything but Normal (Elena/Vicki, PG, 1400 words) by preromantics (pre-series)

You Are a Fast Explosion and I am the Embers (Anna/Katherine, PG-13, 2200 words) by omfgsh (circa 1864)

One is the Loneliest Number (Caroline/Bonnie, R, 1500 words) by trancer21

Jealousy's Never Been So Sexy (Elena/Caroline, NC-17, 1386 words) by pada_something. Pre-series, I think.

On the Road (Bonnie, Caroline, Elena, 972 words) by empressearwig

Middle School by theangelunknown (Caroline, Elena, Bonnie, first day of school)

Like the Burning End of a Midnight Cigarette (Anna-centric, Katherine, Anna/Jeremy, R, 3300 words) by perfectlystill

Teenage Cliches (Anna, Anna/Jeremy, PG-13) by lint138

Leave Me For Dead (Anna/Damon, NC-17, 1704 words) by magicksecrets (pre-series, slight AU)

This Story's Missing a Wishing Well (Bonnie, PG, 620 words) by madcap_shiny

Uninvited (Bonnie/Stefan/Damon, NC-17, 4600 words) by scorpiod1

Happiest Broken Heart (Bonnie, Stefan, Damon, PG-13, by miniluv86

Wish You Away by tokenblkgirl (Bonnie/Damon, NC-17, 1446 words; written halfway through season one)

The Night Descending by tokenblkgirl (dark!Bonnie, Bonnie/Damon, R, 1072 words)

A Spinning Carousel by tokenblkgirl (Bonnie, PG-13, 1435 words; post Sheila's death)

Hard to be a Saint in the City by ficangel/eatscissors(Bonnie/Damon, 70K)

See Us All As Lonely Fires (Bonnie, PG, 1400 words) by omfgsh (Between 1.14 and 1.19)

The Charm is Utterly Broken (Bonnie/Damon, NC-17, 2500 words) by vaingirlfic

Where There is Smoke (Bonnie/Damon, R) by etgoddess

Ain't Nothin' But A Number (Bonnie/Jeremy, PG-13) by anjali_organna

Speak Low When You Speak (Bonnie/Jeremy, PG, 2350 words) by summerstorm

No Claim on You (Caroline, Caroline/Matt, PG-13, 6100 words) by summerstorm

Steady as it Goes (Caroline, Stefan, Damon future!fic, PG, 1155 words) by silviakundera

Caroline VS Batman (PG, 2000 words) by impertinence

Swim for Your Life [Lies for Your Lover] (Caroline/Stefan, PG-13, 764 words) by crickets

The Young Ones (Caroline, Stefan, 2319 words) by fated_addiction

Not Your Rosalie Hale (Caroline, PG) by iphignia939

Impressions (Caroline, Stefan, PG, 700 words) by otempora42

The Pros and Cons of Sparkling (Caroline, Stefan, 704 words) by law_like_love

The Forest Scares the Hell Out of Me (Caroline/Damon, R, 1070 words) by stainofmylove (early season two?)

Happy Golden Days of Yore (Caroline/Matt, PG-13, 710 words) by katayla

There's Hope for the Hopeless (Caroline/Stefan-ish, G, 600 words) by theangelunknown

The Door Shut Shut (Caroline, Stefan, PG-13, 750 words) by torigates

The World is Ours for the Moment (Caroline, Caroline/Matt, Caroline/Tyler, PG, 1176 words) by austen

Cravings (Caroline, Damon, Stefan, PG-13, 1267 words) by torigates

Architects of Decay (Caroline, Stefan, PG, 2000 words) by sexycereal

I Wake Up Exhausted (Elena, PG, 1023 words) by fangirlgonewild

Pathetic Fallacy by vega_ofthe_lyre. (Elena and Damon and Macbeth, PG, 1462 words)

Saved by Old Times (Katherine, PG-13, 1062 words) by omfgsh (written between season one and two)

Constant Hunger (The Way it Stops and Starts) (Katherine, PG-13, 1832 words) by lovestories (includes polaroids!)

don't forget that we were there (Isobel, Isobel/Alaric, PG, 1500 words) by summerstorm

We Stick Together/You've Got a Friend in Me (Lexi + Stefan, PG, 753 words) by pada_something

And Put Your Worries Aside (Vicky, Vicky/Jeremy, PG-13, 517 words) by katayla

Comments

[meiou-set.livejournal.com]

This is so awesome thanks for reccing. I can't wait to go through these fics!

[streussal.livejournal.com]

My obsessiveness serves a purpose!

(I think I read or at least skimmed 95% percent of the TVD fic posted to LJ that wasn't Elena/Damon or using weird formatting.)

[scorpiod1.livejournal.com]

OMG, YOU ARE AMAZING *_____________* I NEED TO LIKE, GO READ ALL OF THESE AND BOOKMARK THEM, BECAUSE LIKE HALF OF THEM, I HAVEN'T SEEN *FLAILS* :DDDDDD

[streussal.livejournal.com]

I read a ridiculous amount of fic for this fandom last year. RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS.

[opheliahyde.livejournal.com]

YOU ARE PRETTY WONDERFUL! *__________* But also evil. I'm going to want to spend days and days exploring all of these recs.

[streussal.livejournal.com]

Well good! People besides me need to lose time!

[lone-child.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks for the rec, hun. I haven't written a TVD fic since that Damon/Anna one damn....

[lone-child.livejournal.com]

Also there needs to be more f-slash in TVD fandom.

[streussal.livejournal.com]

This is the truth. There are so many awesome ladies! Awesome, dangerous ladies even!