#Holby City meets Harry Potter

[onceuponaswanqueen]

BEST READS OF 2024

I read 677 fics last year and here are my favorite fics from last year. There is 41 recs under the read more from 911, atypical, dawson's creek, dcu, gilmore girls, glee, grey's anatomy, harry potter, holby city, legacies, leverage, once upon a time, percy jackson, rizzoli and isles, roswell new mexico, she-ra and the princesses of power, supergirl, svu, and the 100

These are in order of when I read them:

close my eyes and stumble (right into your love) by hmslusitania (buck/eddie, 911)

Eddie's PTSD is just that little bit worse and when he moves to Los Angeles, instead of joining the LAFD, he joins dispatch. Which is all good and fine, except for this one firefighter he keeps ending up talking to.

THIS IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BUDDIE FICS. It's just so good, and it just works so well. Them getting to know each other under fairly normal circumstances and the way Buck heals himself, it's just beautiful.

2. it was the end of a decade, but the start of an age by ForForever19 (olivia/original female character, svu)

'Olivia Benson has a tally. Of all the people who have left her, whether they've died or left willingly. One even managed to do both at the same time. The list, by anyone's standards, is far too long, and she repeatedly asks herself how she's managed to survive this long.' OR Olivia finally, finally gets a hug. Well, eventually.

THIS IS SO GOOD. It lets Olivia heal from her trauma, find love and someone who finally puts her first. It gives her closure with Elliot. Just perfect. Starts after the 500th episode.

3. fallingwater by morningsound15 (casey/izzie, atypical)

“I don’t want you to be sorry, Casey. I want you to tell me what’s going on with you. I want my girlfriend to be honest with me.” “I’m not, though.” “You’re not what? Honest?” “Your girlfriend.” A brick, heavy in Izzie’s stomach for the last fifteen minutes, sinks deeper. “Oh,” she says. “So you are breaking up with me.” “No!” Casey is quick to correct. “No, I’m not breaking up with you.” A hand through Casey’s hair, rough and pulling at the already disheveled ponytail. “I’m saying this all wrong.” “What are you trying to say? You aren’t my girlfriend anymore but we aren’t breaking up? That doesn’t make any sense.” “I’m not—” A beat. Casey takes a breath, a deep shudder. Finally, quietly: “I’m not a girl."

Need no words. Just read.

4. Orchards by winlatter (ginny/harry, harry potter)

The orchard is a wild, thousand-flower, crumpled-gate, fall-down-fence sort of place, where things grow that you never asked for, that you’d never expect. The summer of ’96, the story of something flowery he thought he might have smelled at the Burrow.

This is the best piece of HG fanfiction I have ever read, and I read over 3 million words of HG fanfiction just in 2024. If you like them, this is a must read, if you don't, give it a chance and maybe you will. this covers the gap of that summer so well, and shows how ginny went from ron's little sister to someone harry finds himself romantically interested in.

5. to move with purpose by missgoalie75 (jess/rory, gilmore girls)

Rory doesn't say no to Jess and they proceed to spend the summer together, traveling from New York City to Venice Beach on an impromptu road trip.

Beautiful. Perfect.

6. Operation red dawn by antigvne (teddy/nathan, grey's anatomy)

"See, the thing is, she meets Riggs first." (or, teddy, owen, riggs, and megan in iraq, pre-series)

this fic changed me. it's written prior to the alison reveal but still works pretty well in canon.

7. when may met sally by seekrest (may parker & sally jackson, percy jackson & mcu crossover)

“What’s your name?” “Sally. Jackson,” she says, cheeks flushing in gratitude as she shakes the woman’s hands. “May Parker,” she replies warmly, taking her hand then clasping it with the other. “You’re gonna be fine.” Sally laughs. “I hope so.” Or, Sally, May and their two boys in New York.

this needs to be experienced. just beware it is canon compatible with the mcu, so the ending does hurt like a bitch, but it's so worth it.

8. i don't mind waiting (if it's for you) by princessfbi (buck/eddie, 911)

“Victim is Charles Dumont. Three gunshot wounds to the chest. Looks like an attempted robbery. There was a case of bourbon with a bottle missing and we found Charlie’s wallet tossed a few blocks from here. And Eddie?” Athena stopped just as she got to the door and turned him with a serious expression on her face. “There’s a witness.”  Her frown dipped under the professional mask she was known for and Eddie caught the flicker of concern pulling at her composure. “You know him?”  Athena pressed her lips into a tight line and nodded.  “Evan Buckley. He’s the bartender here. He was helping Charlie restock tonight when he heard a noise and saw it happen.”   Homicide Detective, Eddie Diaz, is called in to investigate the murder of a local shield and ladder bar owner. There he meets his only witness, Evan "Buck" Buckley.   AKA The Trashy Romance Novel Murder Mystery Buddie AU AKA Detective!Eddie Diaz and Bartender!Evan "Buck" Buckley

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD FIC. The characterization is spot on, the case is pretty interesting and the dialogue is just fantastic.

9. Second time around series by portraitofemmy & rizandace

On the morning after the worst day of Michael Guerin’s life, he wakes up in the last place he expects to be—in 2007, on the first day of senior year. Armed with knowledge of a future he now desperately hopes to change, Michael must retrace the steps of his past, as he builds a better future for himself, his family, and the man he loves. With the help of their loved ones, Michael and Alex find themselves presented with something almost no one gets: a second chance to get things right.

I am a slut for time travel fix it fics, but this just takes the cake. It also has a really interesting spin on it, I don't feel like spoiling. This is a series, of so far nearly 400k and it's not completed. I don't know if it will be, but as it is it ends at a pretty decent ending point.

10. but i've got a plan by the memoriesoffire (brittany/quinn, glee)

For anon, who wanted "Brittany comforts Quinn on her fat day" and got a Season 1 AU.

What it says on the tin, no pregnancy, just two girls falling in love and all the ways that is complicated for quinn. so beautiful.

11. the long and wondrous journey still to be ours by lavenderseaslug (bernie/serena, holby city)

Bernie finds herself with nothing to do and too much time.

Obligatory coffee shop au. this one is exceptional. pretty much follows canon history.

12. many miles to avalon by wistfulwatcher (emma/regina, once upon a time)

One year after the residents of Storybrooke are sent back to the Enchanted Forest, Emma is enlisted—sans memory—to become the Savior once again. Along with Henry, Snow, and Regina, Emma embarks on a journey to Camelot in order to find Merlin's powerful Twin Blades and save everyone. Except, a single savior cannot wield two swords, and as their quest unfolds, Emma and Regina begin to discover just how much more powerful they are together than apart. Post 3x11: Going Home AU.

Just read it. I always get suprised when i find older sq fics i haven't read that are this good. it's everything i wanted for 3b and surprisingly enough everything i wanted for a camelot arc to.

13. law of the lever by sharkfights (jane/maura, rizzoli and isles)

Her gut drops like a hot weight as she remembers the exact words Maura used before she ran out the door and back to the precinct. Wife.

I'm really picky with my rizzles fic and this just hit all the right spots for me. jane's internalized homophobia is especially excellently handled in this one.

14. tell me about despair by hattalove (buck/eddie, 911)

eddie's not entirely sure he believes in getting help, at least not for himself. there's only so much healing to be had for a body torn apart by bullets, for a mind that's only half there, for a man who's been leaving pieces of himself behind all his life with nothing to take their place. except, as it turns out, falling apart happens in increments, and healing does, too: it happens when you gnaw a hole in your lip trying to keep quiet only to have the words escape; when you realize that the ghost you've been seeing out of the corner of your eye is yourself; when your best friend smiles, and you allow it to take your breath away. it happens through the smallest of things: bird feeders, and cacti, and pasta shapes. meanwhile, the world goes on. (or: the entity often affectionately referred to as the unrepression fic.)

need to explanations. read.

15. as long as we stay together (if we just stay together) by herothehardway (catra/adora, she-ra and the princesses of power)

Adora is an Astrophysics PhD student who just can’t seem to write her dissertation. When the opportunity arises to work at the IceCube Neutrino Detector at the South Pole, she jumps at the chance, even though she’ll be stuck there for six months during the Antarctic Winter. When she arrives, she discovers that her research partner is her former roommate, former teammate, former best friend, former, well, everything, who she hasn’t seen since they graduated from college five years ago.

I don't even really go here and this was still one the best experiences i have ever had reading fanfiction.

16. tell the truth (but tell it slant) by susiecarter

It takes a while for Batman and Superman to work things out, once Clark comes back from the dead. Pretending to date each other in order to explain why Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent are in the same place so often? Doesn't help as much as you might think.

I definitely don't go here and yet, this is in my top ten fics i have probably ever read. it made me fall in love with this couple, and the writing is just so good.

17. 30 miles east by teamsciencenerds (sam/alex, supergirl)

Alex realizes that she's spiraling out of control, so she drives to a suburb of National City and goes to an AA meeting, and that's where she meets Sam Arias. or Alex convinces herself to go to one AA meeting and now she's making a pie to bring to a barbecue, lying to Kara about where she keeps sneaking off to, and accidentally falling in love with a woman who drives a minivan.

I don't know how many times I have reread this. It's so so so very good.

18. waves (it comes and goes) by sunspell80 (buck/eddie, 911)

Evan Buckley left his past behind when he left home for good at age 19. But an unexpected phone call on a quiet shift disrupts the life he's built for himself: forcing him to confront his past in order to build a new future.

This fic hurts, but in all the right places. Both this and the sequel are hard to read but in the ways that you sometimes need. beware the tags!

19. write this down by mysteriesoflove (dan/blair, gossip girl)

“I am so going to regret asking, but—what exactly are you getting at, Blair?” Blair takes a deep breath, sitting up straight, and lets it all come out in a rush: “Come with me to Paris and pretend to be my boyfriend.”

I'm stil on this train, and i will not be leaving thank you very much. all of mysteryofloves stuff is excellent, but this fic made me laugh, cry and feel all the things.

20. with great power comes... a bunch of weird shit by c_and_b (lena/kara, supergirl)

lena gets bitten by a spider and things get a little crazy from there - if only because she starts interacting with her longtime crush kara danvers way more than ever

spider-man!au, absolutely hilarious.

21.  wrapped in books (series) by robinbuckley (jess/rory, gilmore girls)

Tolstoy whispers, He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began, and Jess sinks deeper into the love he’s been wrought with like a cancer ever since she said I’m Rory and he said I know. or: the one where rory stays broken up with logan after the three bridesmaids, and the open house at truncheon goes a lot differently.

i would rec all of robinbuckey's literati fic if i could, but i recced two last year as well. this is probably my favorite in canon/canon divergence fic of hers. it just works so very well. (and also, spoiler, but it gets the original planned gg ending and makes sense so that's a bonus)

22. The Last Something That Meant Anything by anonymous (percy weasley-centric, harry potter)

He's never felt like he stood much of a chance. alternatively, A timeline of events in the life of one Percy Ignatius Weasley. Before, during, and after the war.

i've never been much of a percy fan, this changed that. it's so so so very good. beware the tags tho.

23. the ashes left behind by freelancerrh (pacey/joey, dawson's creek)

The fire spread. The roof collapsed. The aftermath awaits.

I recced their other fic last year, but this one is better. it's absolutely heartbreaking. and it hurts. so much. but it's so well written and worth every ounce of pain it brings.

24. hunters and prey by northumbrian (harry potter, mostly gen)

February 2000 Newly Qualified (in record time) Auror Harry Potter remains obsessed with “The List.” The ten people still wanted for their part in the Battle of Hogwarts. Their capture is essential. It will bring closure to the events of the past few years. Harry has set himself a target. He wants to see “The Last Death Eater” and the other nine captured before the second anniversary of the battle. His attempts to meet his target will bring heartbreak, danger, pain, and a lifechanging injury for one former DA member.

all of his stuff is excellent, everyone who has read canon compliant post-hogwarts stuff knows this. but this fic. just i read it in one sitting and its over 120k long. it captivated me.

25. a little more time by jess pallas (harry potter, teddy-centric, remus/tonks)

DH Spoilers Was it possible to save two lives without altering history? Was it possible to given them a future twenty years after they had supposedly died? Teddy Lupin thought so

what cursed child should have been.

26. home is where i want to be (but i guess i'm already there) by percivaljackson (annabeth/percy, percy jackson)

“Annabeth panic-lied to her step-mom about being in a quote ‘stable and emotionally available’ relationship, and now she has to bring her imaginary lover home for New Year’s,” Piper explains, bringing her hands up behind her head and looking thoroughly amused. Jason nods, like this is a totally average occurrence. “You should bring Percy.” “That’s what I said,” Leo interjects. Annabeth buries her face in her hands.

i usually avoid no powers/no demi-god percabeth au's like the plague but this one just surprised me. it's such a good annabeth character study.

27. the dogfather (series) by hollimichelle

“I’m not a reverse werewolf either,” says the man. “I’m your godfather.”

the dursley's abandons harry and he gets adopted by muggles. it's such a good story. also sirius (and eventually remus) is there.

28. proof by orphan_account (harry potter, gen)

"Proofing, also sometimes called final fermentation, is the specific term for allowing dough to rise after it has been shaped and before it is baked." Less than a year has passed since the final battle, and the Ministry is already up to its old tricks. Harry would very much like them to stop ignoring due process, tossing people in Azkaban, controlling the press, and menacing the populace with dementors. He would also like, if at all possible, to bake a passable loaf of bread.

fucking perfect post-battle fic that deals with the immense amount of trauma that boy went through.

29. in the aftermath of this broken glass by foggyy13 (harry potter, gen)

She had never expected to become a mother. Not since she had left Vernon, anyway. She knew it was probably for the best, the fact that she never had children, especially when Lily had been good at laughing and singing and seeing the best in people and Petunia was sour and panicked and never knew what to do. She wasn’t Lily. That much was true. But she was all Harry had. She would have to do. *** Petunia Evans never wanted to be involved in the wizarding war. But when her sister saves her from her terrible fiance, she begins to bake for the young soldiers of the first wizarding war. She knows nothing about what they're fighting for, but cares for witches and wizards for the sake of her sister. And then, when her nephew turns up on her doorstep, Lily and James dead, Petunia does all she knows how to do. She cares for Harry Potter as though he is her own.

this fic made me cry actual tears.

30. when forever was a sentence (sentence to death) by forforever19 (josie/hope, legacies)

'It’s been three weeks since Hope sent Josie ‘the package.’ Sometimes, she wonders if she should have delivered it in person. More for safety, yes, but also because the last time she saw Josie was - Well. There are just some things Hope would really like to tell Josie in person.' OR Hope and Josie, and the year before forever.

perfect post canon fic of josie and hope finding their way (back) together.

31. i sing the body electric by nightshifted (clarke/lexa, the 100)

"I came for the music," Anya will say, years down the line, "but music... music is just a vessel. I stayed for the people."

fuck, this is good. it's not completed, but it stand wonderfully on it's own.

32. it's called contraband for a reason by coldmackerel (clarke/lexa, the 100)

prison comedy, told out of order and out of line. lexa has the worst prison id number ever, raven needs to expand her vocabulary, clarke can't mop, and putting octavia behind the kitchen line is tantamount to reckless endangerment. complete.

fucking hilarious. just the best.

33. all you have to do is call my name (i'll be there) by withmeornotatall

And, if all that wasn't enough, he's wearing a fucking backwards baseball cap which Eddie didn't know was a Thing for him until right at this moment. It should probably make the guy look douche-y, but the blinding grin on the guy's face is too reminiscent of the way a golden retriever's tongue lolls out of its mouth to do anything but add to the effect of Buck. Oh, fuck. "Hey, what can I get you?" Buck asks, pulling a pencil from behind his ear. "Uh..." Eddie's mouth is suddenly very, very dry. Buck purses his lips and ducks his head, blushing like he knows exactly what Eddie's thinking. "Coffee?" He raises an eyebrow and Eddie has to physically turn his head away from the pink birthmark over his eye. "Please." He croaks. (OR: Eddie Diaz needs to get away from his divorce and his stifling parents, so he moves away to a tiny town called Star's Hollow.)

wonderful au. perfect found family. all the cozy vibes.

34. keys by colormetheworld (jane/maura, rizzoli and isles)

"Ready?" she puts her fingers against the keys gently, and Maura grips the barre, hardly daring to breathe.

the ultimate rizzles college!au. it's one of the most beautiful things i have ever read, and i keep coming back to it. i think i have reread it once a year since i discovered it in like 2015.

35. all my best lies by remedialpotions (ron/hermione, harry potter)

In the summer before her sixth year, Hermione finds herself in sudden, desperate need of a date for a family event, and turns to Ron for a favor. But when one little lie spirals out of control, they both end up with so much more than they ever imagined.

in character and canon compliant fake dating sixth year ronmione fic. it's so in character and just so brilliant.

36. these strange steps by the memoriesoffire (quinn/rachel, glee)

Rachel, bottoming out completely, is doing a show in Vegas and, as a distraction from her life, gets dragged to a strip club by Puck. She hasn't seen Quinn in 8 years. This isn't how she wanted them to see each other again. Warning: D/s overtones.

this is a fandom bible for a reason. i don't really want to say to much, because not knowing exactly what to expect is what made me love this fic so much.

37. simple machines (series) by vexedquestion (hardison/parker/eliot, leverage)

Come hell or high water, Eliot is going to figure this out.

fantastic look at what it means to be queer.

38. mercurial high (a goddamn blaze in the dark) by lizwas (dan/blair, gossip girl)

Dan loves in a way that’s meant for daylight: hand holding and art galleries and cups of coffee and handwritten pages. Blair can only offer shadows. The dark end of the street.

angsty and beautiful, and a wonderful character study of blair.

39. the things i did by lolo_row (remus/sirius, harry potter)

. . . …Just so I could call you mine. (In which Remus Lupin rightfully deduces that something fishy is going on and refuses to (1) allow Sirius Black to rot in Azkaban for a crime he didn't commit, and (2) allow Harry to be neglected by his horrible Muggle relatives.)

i'm somehow ever more picky about wolfstar fics because most of the newer stuff rubs me the wrong way, but i will always always always read stuff where remus and/or sirius raises harry and this is one of the best ones i have read.

40. if it wasn't for second chances by alasse (buck & bobby, buck/eddie, 911)

When Buck doesn’t save Daniel, the Buckleys put him in foster care. Seventeen years later, Bobby meets a tall, lanky kid who can’t stop eating his pancakes at a church breakfast, and he gives him a phone number and an unconditional offer of help. A story about how Buck finds a chosen family, and with a few twists and turns, eventually gets to the 118, meets Eddie Diaz, and maybe finds himself a second and a third (or, an Evan Nash story).

hands down the best evan nash story there is. i love how in canon it is. also bobby's family is gold in this one.

41. ice cream before dinner by cloudydaisies

Missing Chris is less of an emotion these days and more of a physical entity. He’s sure everyone can see that he’s slowly hollowing himself out, that he can’t do much of anything else. But when Jee laughs at him trying to get his tongue to touch his nose, and Mara loops one of her arms through his to keep him from tossing the rest of his cup in the garbage, Eddie feels solid again. Maybe he likes yellow birthday cake ice cream after all. (or, gerrard messes with the team's schedules and eddie 'i just drove my son to flee the state' diaz is the only option to watch mara and jee-yun after school on tuesdays, which, shouldn't be a problem at all, right?)

this became a fandom favorite in record time for a reason. holy shit it's good.

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Berena/ Holby City World Book Day Snippet

“Enough!” Serena throws up her hands. “This madness has to stop!” She jams her hat firmly on her head and stalks to the lift, the stuffed cat jammed firmly under her armpit. “It’d be quicker if you used the broom!” Fletch calls, ensuring the doors are closing before she can fly back out and hit him with it. Ignoring the almost frightened looks she is garnering from people she passes, she steadfastly makes her way to Keller, all the while muttering furiously. Sacha, sitting by the desk, gets to his feet slowly, hands outstretched. “Please, Ms. Campbell, I didn’t mean it. Don’t turn me into anything… unnatural, like!” he pleads, high pitched and trembling. Serena comes to a dead stop, and looks him up and down darkly. “Rather large for a hobbit, aren’t we, Mr. Levy?” “Gamgee,” he corrects, smiling rakishly. “And my mother said I could be anything I want.” Serena almost loses herself in the banter, but her mood is too established to be overcome even by a six foot halfling. “Have you seen Ms. Wolfe?” Sacha’s eyebrows raise. “Yes. I found her on the second turn. Won a Dairy Milk. Haven’t had any luck since, though. So I’m not giving any clues, if that’s what you’re after,” Serena almost growls. Since when,” she says, too measured, too calm, “does dressing up as a character mean embodying it so completely? I mean, you don’t see me flying about the place, cackling spells left right and centre; this is still a hospital,” Sacha opens his mouth, promptly closes it again as Serena’s face dares him to even try. She pinches the bridge of her nose. “I waded through half a ward full of Hogwarts wannabes down on E.D., AAU sent me on a wild goose chase, quite literally, I might add, thanks to the wonderful patient dressed as Peter Rabbit who brought a real life Jemima Puddleduck with him, Darwin… Well, does embodying an evil queen really constitute dressing up for Ms. Naylor, or just a well overdue coming out? Anyway, the Italian is quite the infuriating riddler, too – it seems the same person that explained World Book Day to Bernie, also explained it to him – and so…” she takes a deep, fortifying breath, and bestows a sickly, false smile upon Sacha, who has backed up a few paces. “I am still none the wiser as to where, exactly, Wally is, and, as you can probably tell, entirely unamused that the entire hospital has somehow become an embodiment of a bloody activity illustration!” “Maybe it would have been easier if you used your broom!” he chuckles, the humour almost literally melting from his face under Serena’s acerbic eyebrows.

He nods placatingly, his lips moving for a few seconds before forming words again. “You know, not all ice queens are evil, just… umm, just an aside,” he adds, quickly. “And you might want to cast your…umm, net, your net!… A bit wider. Think outside the box,” Serena’s arms cross almost violently. “Mr. Levy, apparently I need to spell it out to you, I am not in the mood. Where. Is. Bernie?” The Wally, Serena’s mind supplies, and she rolls her eyes at herself, at the fact that, even when she’s exasperating, Bernie can still slip past her facades and make her smile, even if not entirely happily. She feels a hand on her arm, and turns her head slowly. “Follow me,” Essie smiles, and Serena arches an eyebrow. Sacha barely contains a snort as Serena takes in Essie’s deep red cloak, the hood pulled up over her plait, the apron and the basket hanging at her waist. “Obviously,” Serena mutters, rolling her eyes.

They reach paediatrics to find as many beds and chairs as possible gathered around the windows, and other patients, carers and nurses navigating the mesh of machines and wires to find a space. “What-” Serena breaks off as a youngster squeals and points through the window, only for the various gasps of delight to melt away into disappointment. “The building opposite is empty, being demolished soon,” Essie explains. “This morning, the builders dressed up as Harry Potter characters, did a bit of a skit from a cherry picker. Kids were delighted. Some of them can’t leave, and can’t dress up themselves for various reasons,” Serena softens as she watches everyone staring avidly out of the window. She frowns minutely. “This morning? So, what are they doing now?” “Ah,” Essie smiles. “They’re looking for our big bad Wolfe, currently known as Wally.” Serena, thoroughly confused as well as exasperated again, sighs. “Oh, don’t you start. Simple sentences, please, for a simple mind, it’s been a long day.” “Ms. Wolfe went out for a break earlier, and a couple of kids spotted her. Started betting that so-and-so couldn’t find Wally, too. The nurses offered up prizes. Gave the kids something fun to do. The ones that could leave the ward came looking on Darwin, Rossini riddled them to Keller, Sacha found them, they found Bernie, and since then, every half hour or so, she pops up in one of the windows of the building opposite, in various shapes and sizes. She didn’t want to do it all round the hospital, said it wasn’t fair on the kids that couldn’t leave the ward. So,” Essie shrugs, beaming. “There she is,” Serena’s hand moves to her chest as she takes in the children, pointing and whispering and poking each other excitedly. “Yes,” she says, wonderingly. “There she is,”

Serena marches determinedly up to the builders, thankful that some of them, at least, are still dressed up, so that they don’t look at her as though she’s completely batty. At least, until she opens her mouth. “Fifth floor, third window, please, quick as you can,” she stands in front of the cherry picker, hands on hips, tapping her foot expectantly. “‘Scuse me?” one asks, a blonde fringe poking out from underneath his hard hat. “I need you to take me up to the fifth floor, third window in from the right, the one without the glass,” she explains, patiently. He looks between her, the machine, the window, her again. “Couldn’t ya just fly up, Professor?” he grins. “Very droll, haven’t heard that once today. And there are other literary witches outside the Harry Potter universe, you know,” she huffs, somewhat indignantly. He smiles, shakes his head. “Sorry, darlin’, no can do. It’s not really allowed,” “Oh, come now, Mr. Malfoy,” she drawls, hooking her arm in his, oozing charm. “Slytherins aren’t ones for cow-towing to petty regulations, are they? I won’t tell if you don’t. I really need to find Wally, or Wanda, or whatever the stripy hero is calling herself. She’s rather a big deal around here. Besides,” she squeezes his arm, breaths deeply enough to draw his attention to the pendant dangling tantalisingly on her chest. “You wouldn’t want your father to hear about this, would you?” He barks a laugh, untangling himself from her, and has a quick word with a couple of other men who have been watching their interaction with some amusement. “Alright,” he relents, unlocking the cage and ushering her in. “But if my father does hear about this, it’s your guts I’m offering him for garters, capiche?” She winks at him, and holds on to her hat as the wind picks up around the second floor. “What Professor did you have me down as, anyway?” she asks, a glint in her eye. He gulps and looks desperately up. “Let’s Obliviate it,” he says, hopefully, and she laughs, the final tendrils of the days annoyances flying away. The ascent is excruciatingly slow, but finally, they reach the fifth floor. Serena turns to face the hospital, an exaggerated frown on her face. She holds her hands up in the universal “Where?” sign, and after some jostling and earnestly searching faces, they start pointing frantically. Serena turns slowly, moves closer to the window as a red bobble hat comes poking up from the sill. When Bernie’s head follows, she is momentarily taken aback at coming face to face, quite literally mere inches apart, with Serena. “Bloody hell!” she exclaims, and leans out of the window to look around. “Contrary to the apparently universal belief, my preferred mode of transport is not a broomstick,” Serena remarks, drily. Bernie blushes, but recovers quickly. “Well no,” she says, smirking. “Go big or go home; good motto,” she gestures to the cherry picker. Serena arches a brow. “I wore out the broom flying around the entire hospital looking for you,”

Bernie laughs, and Draco Malfoy hangs over the edge to hide his silent chuckles. He pulls out his wand and starts entertaining the onlookers with some intricate, clumsy movements. “Well,” Bernie laughs more gently now, holding her arms out in surrender. “Here I am. What can I do you for, Meg on the Moon?” Serena’s quite forgotten why, exactly, she was so intently searching for Bernie; knows she can’t hide the fact, as Bernie’s eyes are sparkling and a smile just clinging to the corners of her mouth. So she ducks her head, smiles disarmingly. “Treasure,” she breathes. Then, more loudly, with a nonchalant quirk of her shoulders, before Bernie’s eyes widen impossibly. “I found you. I heard there’s a prize. And you know how I love a good prize.” They’re vaguely aware of Builder-Malfoy’s movements, of very distant yells and cheers as he riles up the crowd of spectators. “Sacha ate the chocolate,” Bernie whispers, her tone light and playful, laced with undertones. “And wine would have been unethical, illegal, cruel…” “A good prize, Ms. Wolfe,” Serena repeats, stepping as close as she can to the to the edge of the cage. “I don’t fly, not even for chocolate. Not even for Shiraz,” Her face is full of challenge, and Bernie’s be-striped chest rises and falls visibly faster. They see Builder-Malfoy’s wand waving dangerously over them, then jabbing at the air above them quite insistently. Bernie’s lashes flutter, her teeth worrying her bottom lip until she releases it, excruciatingly slowly. “Nope,” she says finally, a smile spreading lazily over her entire face, holding out her arms. Serena leans into them, her own coming up to reach out. “Seems I was all out of Protego charms.” They pull each other close, and capture adoring laughter in a kiss.

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Just some of the fantastic line up at this years London film and comic con, Really wish they did something like this for Casualty/Holby city

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As part of the July 2019 AO3 Ship Stats, here are the Top 100 F/F pairings with the most total works on Archive Of Our Own.

Of the 200 names on this list, there are 53 women of colour and 27 women of ambiguous race, compared with 42 and 35 in the 2017 list. For comparison, the overall top 100 list includes 46 people of colour and 8 who are racially ambiguous.

Because of the way I produced this data, it is possible some F/F ships are missing, particularly those in fandoms dominated by other categories of ship. For more information, see the project FAQs. This project also includes an All-Time Top 100 list and 2017-2019 Top 100, and can be found cross-posted on AO3.

Edit: Fixed race classification for Éponine Thénardier.

A text-only version of this data is given below the cut.

Rank Change Pairing Fandom Works Race 1 0 Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan Once Upon a Time (TV) 11388 Whi/POC 2 0 Clarke Griffin/Lexa The 100 (TV) 10838 White 3 1 Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Supergirl (TV 2015) 9460 White 4 3 Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer Supergirl (TV 2015) 5231 Whi/POC 5 -2 Laura Hollis/Carmilla Karnstein Carmilla (Web Series) 5094 White 6 -1 Rose Lalonde/Kanaya Maryam Homestuck 4174 Ambig 7 -1 Korra/Asami Sato Avatar: Legend of Korra 4106 POC 8 15 Waverly Earp/Nicole Haught Wynonna Earp (TV) 3685 White 9 -1 Alphys/Undyne (Undertale) Undertale (Video Game) 3334 Ambig 10 11 Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long RWBY 2987 POC 11 5 Chloe Beale/Beca Mitchell Pitch Perfect (Movies) 2985 White 12 -3 Root | Samantha Groves/Sameen Shaw Person of Interest (TV) 2817 Whi/POC 13 -1 Kara Danvers/Cat Grant Supergirl (TV 2015) 2734 White 14 -4 Krista Lenz | Historia Reiss/Ymir Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 2645 White 15 10 Ruby Rose/Weiss Schnee RWBY 2422 Whi/POC 16 2 Fareeha "Pharah" Amari/Angela "Mercy" Ziegler Overwatch (Video Game) 2376 Whi/POC 17 -6 Santana Lopez/Brittany S. Pierce Glee 2369 Whi/POC 18 -5 Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli Agent Carter (TV) 2106 White 19 8 Serena Campbell/Bernie Wolfe Holby City 2032 White 20 2 Maxine "Max" Caulfield/Chloe Price Life Is Strange (Video Game) 2030 White 21 -7 Rachel Berry/Quinn Fabray Glee 1948 White 22 N Jirou Kyouka/Yaoyorozu Momo Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 1932 POC 23 -8 Allison Argent/Lydia Martin Teen Wolf (TV) 1818 White 24 5 Lapis Lazuli/Peridot (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 1791 Ambig 25 12 Miranda Priestly/Andrea Sachs The Devil Wears Prada (2006) 1644 White 26 N Cheryl Blossom/Toni Topaz Riverdale (TV 2017) 1640 Whi/POC 27 -7 Jemma Simmons/Skye | Daisy Johnson Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV) 1570 Whi/POC 28 -11 Delphine Cormier/Cosima Niehaus Orphan Black (TV) 1568 White 29 N Sara Lance/Ava Sharpe DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV) 1499 White 30 -11 Myka Bering/Helena "H. G." Wells Warehouse 13 1490 White 31 N Asui Tsuyu/Uraraka Ochako Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 1440 POC 32 16 Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 1412 White 33 N Adora/Catra (She-Ra) She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018) 1382 Whi/POC 34 -10 Erin Gilbert/Jillian Holtzmann Ghostbusters (2016) 1343 White 35 -9 Mikasa Ackerman/Annie Leonhart Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 1322 Whi/POC 36 -6 Anna/Elsa (Disney) Frozen (2013) 1318 White 37 3 Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood Shadowhunters (TV) 1315 Whi/POC 38 -10 Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli Rizzoli & Isles 1259 White 39 N Lena "Tracer" Oxton/Widowmaker | Amélie Lacroix Overwatch (Video Game) 1257 White 40 43 Kimberly Hart/Trini Power Rangers (2017) 1237 POC 41 -9 Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell Game of Thrones (TV) 1224 White 42 -4 Female Shepard/Liara T'Soni Mass Effect Trilogy 1164 Ambig 43 N Thirteenth Doctor/Yasmin Khan Doctor Who (2005) 1072 Whi/POC 44 -2 Maria Reynolds/Elizabeth "Eliza" Schuyler Hamilton – Miranda 1061 POC 45 6 Anya/Raven Reyes The 100 (TV) 1050 POC 46 -15 Tara Maclay/Willow Rosenberg Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) 1048 White 47 -3 Pearl/Rose Quartz | Pink Diamond Steven Universe (Cartoon) 1046 Ambig 48 -12 Pepper Potts/Natasha Romanov The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 1044 White 49 -6 Maria Hill/Natasha Romanov Marvel Cinematic Universe 1038 White 50 -16 Gwen/Morgana (Merlin) Merlin (TV) 1016 Whi/POC 51 1 Pamela Isley/Harleen Quinzel Batman - All Media Types 1013 White 52 1 Alex Danvers/Kara Danvers Supergirl (TV 2015) 993 White 53 -7 Nyssa al Ghul/Sara Lance Arrow (TV 2012) 977 Whi/POC 54 -13 Pacifica Northwest/Mabel Pines Gravity Falls 972 White 55 -10 Faith Lehane/Buffy Summers Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) 970 White 56 -17 Terezi Pyrope/Vriska Serket Homestuck 962 Ambig 57 -10 Shimizu Kiyoko/Yachi Hitoka Haikyuu!! 945 POC 58 -2 Astra/Alex Danvers Supergirl (TV 2015) 934 White 59 3 Betty Cooper/Veronica Lodge Riverdale (TV 2017) 925 Whi/POC 60 -27 Ashlyn Harris/Ali Krieger Women's Soccer RPF 924 White 61 -26 Ruby/Sapphire (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 854 Ambig 62 6 Mila Babicheva/Sara Crispino Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) 839 White 63 2 Princess Bubblegum/Marceline Adventure Time 795 Ambig 64 25 Carol Aird/Therese Belivet Carol (2015) 788 White 65 -1 Gabrielle/Xena Xena: Warrior Princess 781 White 66= -16 Amethyst/Pearl (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 773 Ambig 66= -17 Malia Tate/Kira Yukimura Teen Wolf (TV) 773 Whi/POC 68 N Hermione Granger/Pansy Parkinson Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 761 Whi/Amb 69 -14 Female Hawke/Isabela Dragon Age II 750 Amb/POC 70 N Misty Day/Cordelia Foxx | Cordelia Goode American Horror Story 725 White 71 -10 Maya Hart/Riley Matthews Girl Meets World 723 White 72 -13 Charlie Bradbury/Jo Harvelle Supernatural 720 White 73 N Diana Cavendish/Atsuko "Akko" Kagari Little Witch Academia 711 Whi/POC 74 N Rachel Amber/Chloe Price Life Is Strange (Video Game) 702 White 75 -21 Leliana/Female Warden Dragon Age: Origins 697 Whi/Amb 76 4 Ayase Eli/Toujou Nozomi Love Live! School Idol Project 692 POC 77 -10 Kaiou Michiru/Tenoh Haruka Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 688 POC 78 -3 Camila Cabello/Lauren Jauregui Fifth Harmony (Band) 673 POC 79 -10 Jennifer "JJ" Jareau/Emily Prentiss Criminal Minds (US TV) 658 White 80 -17 Cosette Fauchelevent/Éponine Thénardier Les Misérables - All Media Types 657 Whi/Amb 81 N Emily/Lena "Tracer" Oxton Overwatch (Video Game) 656 White 82= -25 Jane Crocker/Roxy Lalonde Homestuck 654 Ambig 82= -7 Tobin Heath/Christen Press Women's Soccer RPF 654 Whi/POC 84 -2 Amethyst/Peridot (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 652 Ambig 85 -27 Octavia Blake/Raven Reyes The 100 (TV) 649 Whi/POC 86 N Trixie Mattel/Katya Zamolodchikova RuPaul's Drag Race RPF 648 Whi/POC 87 N Evie/Mal (Disney) Descendants (Disney Movies) 647 Whi/POC 88 N Eve Polastri/Villanelle | Oksana Astankova Killing Eve (TV 2018) 645 Whi/POC 89 N Kathryn Janeway/Seven of Nine Star Trek: Voyager 642 White 90 N Haruno Sakura/Yamanaka Ino Naruto 639 POC 91 4 Nishikino Maki/Yazawa Nico Love Live! School Idol Project 628 POC 92 N Moira O'Deorain/Angela "Mercy" Ziegler Overwatch (Video Game) 612 White 93 -21 Female Inquisitor/Sera Dragon Age: Inquisition 591 Whi/Amb 94 -34 Tobin Heath/Alex Morgan Women's Soccer RPF 589 White 95 N Charity Dingle/Vanessa Woodfield Emmerdale 584 White 96 N Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau Captain Marvel (2019) 582 Whi/POC 97 -19 Dorothy Baum/Charlie Bradbury Supernatural 570 White 98 N Samantha "Sam" Arias/Alex Danvers Supergirl (TV 2015) 568 Whi/POC 99 N Beauregard/Yasha (Critical Role) Critical Role (Web Series) 565 Whi/POC 100 N Weiss Schnee/Yang Xiao Long RWBY 564 Whi/POC

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As part of the August 2017 AO3 Ship Stats, here are the Top 100 F/F pairings with the most total works on Archive Of Our Own.

Of the 200 names on this list, there are 42 women of colour and 35 women of ambiguous race, compared with 34 and 38 in the 2016 list. For comparison, the overall top 100 list includes 41 people of colour and 10 who are racially ambiguous.

Because of the way I produced this data, it is possible some F/F ships are missing, particularly those in fandoms dominated by other categories of ship. For more information, see the project FAQs. This project also includes an All-Time Top 100 list and This Year’s Top 100.

A text-only version of this data is given below the cut.

Edit: Fixed race categorisation for Yang Xiao Long and Ruby Rose.

Rank Change Pairing Fandom Works Race 1 0 Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan Once Upon a Time (TV) 9071 Whi/POC 2 0 Clarke Griffin/Lexa The 100 (TV) 8535 White 3 0 Laura Hollis/Carmilla Karnstein Carmilla (Web Series) 4729 White 4 N Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Supergirl (TV 2015) 3793 White 5 -1 Rose Lalonde/Kanaya Maryam Homestuck 3583 Ambig 6 -1 Korra/Asami Sato Avatar: Legend of Korra 3148 POC 7 N Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer Supergirl (TV 2015) 3018 Whi/POC 8 4 Alphys/Undyne (Undertale) Undertale (Video Game) 2473 Ambig 9 -1 Root | Samantha Groves/Sameen Shaw Person of Interest (TV) 2394 Whi/POC 10 -3 Krista Lenz | Historia Reiss/Ymir Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 2359 White 11 -5 Santana Lopez/Brittany S. Pierce Glee 2218 Whi/POC 12 5 Kara Danvers/Cat Grant Supergirl (TV 2015) 2106 White 13 -3 Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli Agent Carter (TV) 1895 White 14 -5 Rachel Berry/Quinn Fabray Glee 1839 White 15 -4 Allison Argent/Lydia Martin Teen Wolf (TV) 1700 White 16 -3 Chloe Beale/Beca Mitchell Pitch Perfect (Movies) 1630 White 17 -1 Delphine Cormier/Cosima Niehaus Orphan Black (TV) 1445 White 18 78 Fareeha "Pharah" Amari/Angela "Mercy" Ziegler Overwatch (Video Game) 1387 Whi/POC 19 -5 Myka Bering/Helena "H. G." Wells Warehouse 13 1384 White 20 -5 Jemma Simmons/Skye | Daisy Johnson Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV) 1335 Whi/POC 21 -1 Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long RWBY 1304 Whi/POC 22 0 Maxine Caulfield/Chloe Price Life Is Strange (Video Game) 1201 White 23 19 Waverly Earp/Nicole Haught Wynonna Earp (TV) 1169 White 24 N Erin Gilbert/Jillian Holtzmann Ghostbusters (2016) 1164 White 25 7 Ruby Rose/Weiss Schnee RWBY 1101 Whi/POC 26 -8 Mikasa Ackerman/Annie Leonhart Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 1100 Whi/POC 27 N Serena Campbell/Bernie Wolfe Holby City 1091 White 28 -9 Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli Rizzoli & Isles 1059 White 29 23 Lapis Lazuli/Peridot (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 980 Ambig 30 -9 Anna/Elsa (Frozen) Frozen (2013) 976 White 31 -8 Tara Maclay/Willow Rosenberg Buffy the Vampire Slayer 934 White 32 -6 Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell Game of Thrones (TV) 909 White 33 -5 Ashlyn Harris/Ali Krieger Women's Soccer RPF 870 White 34 -9 Gwen/Morgana (Merlin) Merlin (TV) 863 Whi/POC 35 4 Ruby/Sapphire Steven Universe (Cartoon) 856 Ambig 36 -12 Pepper Potts/Natasha Romanov The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 845 White 37 -10 Miranda Priestly/Andrea Sachs The Devil Wears Prada (2006) 843 White 38 -8 Female Shepard/Liara T'Soni Mass Effect Trilogy 838 Ambig 39 -10 Terezi Pyrope/Vriska Serket Homestuck 805 Ambig 40 33 Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood Shadowhunters (TV) 804 Whi/POC 41 -10 Pacifica Northwest/Mabel Pines Gravity Falls 796 White 42 N Maria Reynolds/Elizabeth "Eliza" Schuyler Hamilton – Miranda 791 POC 43 -9 Maria Hill/Natasha Romanov Marvel Cinematic Universe 762 White 44 -7 Pearl/Rose Quartz (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 761 Ambig 45 -12 Faith Lehane/Buffy Summers Buffy the Vampire Slayer 760 White 46 -10 Nyssa al Ghul/Sara Lance Arrow (TV 2012) 749 Whi/POC 47 -6 Shimizu Kiyoko/Yachi Hitoka Haikyuu!! 748 POC 48 15 Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 683 White 49 -14 Malia Tate/Kira Yukimura Teen Wolf (TV) 681 Whi/POC 50 3 Amethyst/Pearl (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 636 Ambig 51 47 Anya/Raven Reyes The 100 (TV) 632 POC 52 22 Pamela Isley/Harleen Quinzel Batman - All Media Types 628 White 53 N Alex Danvers/Kara Danvers Supergirl (TV 2015) 624 White 54 -6 Leliana/Female Warden Dragon Age: Origins 611 Whi/Amb 55 -12 Female Hawke/Isabela Dragon Age II 601 Amb/POC 56 30 Astra/Alex Danvers Supergirl (TV 2015) 598 White 57 -19 Jane Crocker/Roxy Lalonde Homestuck 593 Ambig 58 -12 Octavia Blake/Raven Reyes The 100 (TV) 590 Whi/POC 59 -12 Charlie Bradbury/Jo Harvelle Supernatural 584 White 60 -20 Tobin Heath/Alex Morgan Women's Soccer RPF 577 White 61 27 Maya Hart/Riley Matthews Girl Meets World 567 White 62 N Betty Cooper/Veronica Lodge Riverdale (TV 2017) 533 Whi/POC 63 -6 Cosette Fauchelevent/Éponine Thénardier Les Misérables - All Media Types 522 White 64 2 Gabrielle/Xena Xena: Warrior Princess 518 White 65 -15 Princess Bubblegum/Marceline Adventure Time 515 Ambig 66 -21 Laura Hollis/Danny Lawrence Carmilla (Web Series) 503 White 67 -11 Kaiou Michiru/Tenoh Haruka Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 498 POC 68 N Mila Babicheva/Sara Crispino Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) 483 White 69 -3 Jennifer "JJ" Jareau/Emily Prentiss Criminal Minds 481 White 70 -26 Quinn Fabray/Santana Lopez Glee 479 Whi/POC 71 -11 Female Inquisitor/Josephine Montilyet Dragon Age: Inquisition 476 Amb/POC 72 -4 Female Inquisitor/Sera Dragon Age: Inquisition 473 Whi/Amb 73 -18 Belle/Red Riding Hood | Ruby Once Upon a Time (TV) 464 White 74 -20 Kelley O'Hara/Hope Solo Women's Soccer RPF 463 White 75= 10 Camila Cabello/Lauren Jauregui Fifth Harmony (Band) 460 POC 75= N Tobin Heath/Christen Press Women's Soccer RPF 460 Whi/POC 77 -28 Kahlan Amnell/Cara Mason Legend of the Seeker 455 White 78 -13 Dorothy Baum/Charlie Bradbury Supernatural 453 White 79 -20 Cora Hale/Lydia Martin Teen Wolf (TV) 452 White 80 N Ayase Eli/Toujou Nozomi Love Live! School Idol Project 451 POC 81 3 Garnet/Pearl (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 449 Ambig 82 N Amethyst/Peridot (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 445 Ambig 83 N Kimberly Hart/Trini (Power Rangers 2017) Power Rangers (2017) 441 POC 84 -33 Rachel Berry/Santana Lopez Glee 436 Whi/POC 85 -24 Gail Peck/Holly Stewart Rookie Blue 430 White 86 -28 Kanaya Maryam/Vriska Serket Homestuck 429 Ambig 87 -23 Clarke Griffin/Raven Reyes The 100 (TV) 421 Whi/POC 88 -19 Arizona Robbins/Calliope "Callie" Torres Grey's Anatomy 414 Whi/POC 89 N Carol Aird/Therese Belivet Carol (2015) 404 White 90 4 Costia/Lexa (The 100) The 100 (TV) 399 Whi/Amb 91 -29 Bo/Lauren Lost Girl 397 White 92 -20 Jenny Flint/Madame Vastra Doctor Who (2005) 390 Whi/Amb 93 -12 Hermione Granger/Ginny Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 388 Whi/Amb 94 -23 Jade Harley/Rose Lalonde Homestuck 385 Ambig 95 N Nishikino Maki/Yazawa Nico Love Live! School Idol Project 383 POC 96 -26 Sam Carter/Janet Fraiser Stargate SG-1 382 White 97 -20 Akemi Homura/Kaname Madoka Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika | Puella Magi Madoka Magica 373 POC 98 -23 Irene Adler/Molly Hooper Sherlock (TV) 363 White 99 -8 Maxine Caulfield/Victoria Chase Life Is Strange (Video Game) 361 White 100 N Alana Bloom/Margot Verger Hannibal (TV) 360 White