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[turps]

It's Mikey's birthday soon and over at mikeyway_daily we like to celebrate that.

We've been plotting and have various things planned, one of which is a top 30 Mikey focused stories post. Which means I need your help.

I know I've asked this before but I have more people on my flist and more stories have been posted since then. So, I'd love it if you'd tell me your absolute favourite Mikey stories, with links if possible.

Then I'll compile them together and post the top 30 on the day.

If you don't want to comment publicly you can email me at turps33 at gmail dot com

ETA: We're putting out a call for Mikey fanart here. From stick figures to chibis, we'd love it all.

Comments

[lokte]

I will try and think of some but I just wanted to check what you meant by Mikey focused. Things where Mikey is in the main pairing but it isn't from Mikey's POV would be ok?

A couple of fic I liked with Mikey in it that immediately spring to mind are very much based on the other character in the pairing so Mikey is kinda secondary. Hmmm.

[turps]

That would be perfectly fine.

Really, it's just stories which include great Mikey, even if he isn't the primary focus.

Thanks for asking :)

[lokte]

Ok I'm not doing too well. I haven't bookmarked one of the fics I was thinking of so I can't find it and another I have bookmarked but it leads to a deleted journal (shame).

These are 3 I enjoyed:

http://runthegamut.livejournal.com/38710.html

http://runthegamut.livejournal.com/111145.html

http://lordessrenegade.livejournal.com/233933.html

I am sure there are a load of Pete/Mike that I loved but my memory is shocking and my bookmarking woefully inadequate. I hope you have more joy from others.

[turps]

As someone who always has trouble finding stories I think you've done fantastic.

Thank you so much!

[chalcopyrite]

airgiodslv's "Congruence" (Mikey/Gabe, Mikey/Gabe/William):
http://airgiodslv.livejournal.com/527250.html

Because it is *awesome*.

[turps]

Excellent choice.

Thank you!

[sperrywink]

I'll post about fanart in the comm today!

[turps]

Awesome!

[frausorge]

um um um! Okay, I cannot possibly rank anything, but I love these:

The Holly Golightly Club
http://fluffontop.livejournal.com/521654.html

Before and After
http://desfinado.livejournal.com/2782.html

Art for Art's Sake
http://paloma-cayendo.livejournal.com/20689.html

[turps]

Awesome choices. Thank you!

[turlough]

arsenicjade's Mating for Life, and Other Cliches
delphinapterus' The Land Between Black and White
desfinado's Before and After & Backseat & Sit Tight
harborshore's Taken My Place
inlovewithnight's Like Any Brother Would
nokomis305's The Art of Losing
sidhe_unseelie's Collect Call
tabula_x_rasa's Doppelganger
thelemic's (And If I Can't Have Everything) Well Then Just Give Me a Taste & Don't Know Where We Belong & Start Something
turps' Hope and Shatterproof Glass & The M and G Thing & Sing the Revolution

[turps]

Excellent choices. Thank you so much!

[mizubyte]

I'm feeling lazy and not up to coding, so just the links!

http://hidingoutside.livejournal.com/7893.html -- Not Dead, Only Sleeping and Tanith (linked in the header)

http://jezzabe.livejournal.com/tag/bang%20the%20doldrums%20verse -- better off as lovers and sequels

http://tasteofpoison.inkubation.net/viewstory.php?sid=374 -- A Light to Burn all the Empires

http://airgiodslv.livejournal.com/527250.html -- Congruence

http://ladyfoxxx.livejournal.com/11146.html -- The Spark

http://community.livejournal.com/damnyouwentz/455681.html -- Photos

http://dancinbutterfly.livejournal.com/tag/slideverse -- Slideverse .. even though it's Pete's POV

[turps]

You have some of my all time favourites in there.

Thank you!

[greedy_dancer]

I don't read as many Mikey-focused stories, but my favourite is My way home is through you. Someone else must have recced it by now, but just in case ... :)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Are you deliberately linking to Frank's tweet to make me flail even more? *g*

[greedy_dancer]

Ctrl+C Ctrl+V fail! lol

here, of course *g*

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[slashxmistress.livejournal.com]

OMG Do you have all day?? LOL
First of all - it could probably go without saying but - everything by arsenicjade ever.

Then- in no particular order
And Do Not Call It Fixity (http://nokomis305.livejournal.com/153353.html) Mikey/Mikey/Mikey- need I say more?

Breathing With The Aid Of Denial (http://community.livejournal.com/lupa_libri/122721.html) Not only is it a brilliant s/f au but also Mikey/Ryan! which makes my head explode :D(in a good way )

Shades of Truth (http://turps33.livejournal.com/1023159.html) Kind of a mid-fuck. Brilliant on so many levels. Also: Mikey/Ryan! (my bias does not show does it?)

Conjuring Up Our Melancholy (http://addandsubtract.livejournal.com/47870.html) just gorgeous angsty and pining Mikey/Pete, Mikey/Ryan -wut

Saying Nasty Things (http://frausorge.livejournal.com/122806.html) unique and amazing - Mikey/Pete - hah!

Where Summers Lasted Longer Than We Do (http://unphoenix.livejournal.com/15886.html) beautiful , haunting, Mikey/Pete

I'm forcing myself to stop now. :D

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I second your every Arsenic story ever!

Also, I love your Mikey/Ryan theme :D

Thank you!

[madambeetroot.livejournal.com]

Have just been through my Delicious for Mikey stories! Here are some of my faves... sorry for no fancy links, I don't know how to do it in comments.

Arsenic - Mating for life and other cliches http://tasteofpoison.inkubation.net/viewstory.php?sid=387

OnlyLirael - His black cat luck
http://sadendshipwreck.livejournal.com/37963.html#cutid1

Toucanpie - under the motherfuckin' sea
http://toucanpie.livejournal.com/3377.html?view=55345#t55345

Arsenic - Adaptable to change
http://tasteofpoison.inkubation.net/viewstory.php?sid=415

Inlovewithnight - like any brother would
http://inlovewithnight.livejournal.com/1586923.html

Shinetheway - I get by
http://shinetheway.livejournal.com/560800.html?view=1349280#t1349280

Runthegamut - I'm kind of a record nerd
http://runthegamut.livejournal.com/79738.html

[turps33.livejournal.com]

The best thing about these kinds of posts is I see stories I haven't read before.

Thank you!

[mourning-night.livejournal.com]

I like this idea, I'll try not to repeat any recs.
- Your Man (http://desfinado.livejournal.com/6776.html)
- Orange is the Smell of Bonfire Burning (http://delphinapterus.dreamwidth.org/78767.html) (I know this is 'verse but it's my favourite in the 'verse)
- This is a Love Song (http://oliviafic.dreamwidth.org/607.html)
- In Which Frank Bakes (http://delphinapterus.dreamwidth.org/105252.html) - I'm not sure if this one counts because it's more comment fic than anything else and gen at that but the Mikey voice in it always makes me laugh.
- Your Tints 'verse
- Fumbling With the Blues (http://archiveofourown.org/works/20822?view_adult=true) (a 'verse as well but I think it reads better a single chaptered work than stand alone stories)
- Chasing Starlight (http://archiveofourown.org/works/108767/chapters/150527) (Space AU)
- Prove the Child Ephemeral (http://archiveofourown.org/works/90822) (Victorian grave robbers where Mikey is still very Mikey)
- Unicorn Pure? What? (http://archiveofourown.org/works/83538)
- The eyes those silent tongues of love (http://delphinapterus.dreamwidth.org/105946.html)
- If I had a (War)hammer (http://community.livejournal.com/no_tags/3715.html)
- Slipping Like a Fault Line (http://archiveofourown.org/works/77493) (Bob POV but really excellent confident Mikey)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!