Fandom #14: Gundam Wing
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trace_by_echoI started reading fanfic for Gundam Wing long before I watched any episodes. I bought my set in 2006, so before then. I read it because *everyone* seemed to have read some GW.
Authors/Archives:
~The Raygunworks Fics and Recs Site
~Gundam Wing Addiction Archive
Fic: Finished
~The Arrangement, by Maldoror. An epic fic covering the beginning of the war through the Preventers era. Heero and Wufei come to an "arrangement" for relieving tension, and love isn't part of the equation. Wufei figures out eventually that his own heart isn't so easily leashed, but he doesn't want to rock the boat. Lots of interesting Preventers cases flesh out the plot and provide stepping stones in the relationship. Heero/Wufei (I love the background Duo/Quatre/Trowa as well, particularly because Wufei doesn't notice it until it smacks him in the face.)
~Beautiful Symmetry, by Maldoror. Wufei is happy working as a solo operative in Preventers, but chance missions with Heero and Duo remind him of his hidden feelings for both. Being ordered to stay at their place while planning for a three-man-mission is the last straw. Wufei thinks it's Heero/Duo, but actually it's Heero<-->Wufei<-->Duo.
~Darkside Tales, by Maldoror. AU in that I doubt Duo and Wufei were hiding darker sides of their personalities. Wufei is a Preventer on Duo's trail, but somehow they realize they have more in common with each other than the rest of humankind. A twisted Duo/Wufei.
~Everybody Breaks, a somewhat narmy fic in which all the pilots get together post-canon. Heero/Duo/Trowa/Quatre/Wufei.
~Freeport, by Maldoror. Freeport is a notorious colony that operates as a communistic den for piracy. Wufei, a Preventer, goes in undercover to ferret out a serial killer - and runs into an old comrade. There's two versions of this fic; the link is to version one. Duo/Wufei.
~Hands, by Oedipus Tex. Heero's blood-family finally find him, and look forward to raising their prodigal son. Saying they're surprised by him is a massive understatement. Gen.
~Honor-Bound, by Amiko. AU, and a long one at that; Wufei stars as the (amnesiac) heir to a space clan that has mysterious and fantastical secrets. The other Gundam pilots appear, but are they friendly guardians of the clan or traitors? Heero/Wufei.
~The Inbox Series by girl_starfish. Hilarious epistolary crackfic - I particularly like how Trowa undermines the security and sanity of an Oz base by stealing office supplies. The obvious-codename email addresses are fun too. Some Relena bashing, but the whole thing is clearly a parody. Gen, but implied Quatre-->Trowa, Relena-->Heero, and even Relena-->Trowa (as her second choice) and Duo/Wufei.
~Into The Night, by Helga. Dorothy and Wufei have a lot in common. Not too many other people have the turncoat reputations that they do, or understand what it is to sacrifice honor. Dorothy/Wufei.
~Justitia, by Lethanon. Another Preventers fic - Wufei is ostracized for his participation in Mariemaia's coup, and he gets suicide missions regularly. Only after a long time does his old friend Trowa realize that something's gone wrong. Trowa/Wufei, with lots of Mariemaia as Wufei's morality pet - and she's very personable here.
~Juvenile Changes, by Karma. A Gordon Korman-esque high school AU, of the boarding school variety. Duo was kicked out of Wufei's for being the worst roommate ever, and as a scholarship student he needs a roommate. Cue Heero as his very surprised new roomie. Eventual Duo/Heero.
~Lost and Found, by TJ Dragonblade. A bit of miscommunication leads to Duo and Wufei losing touch. Luckily they bump into each other again totally by chance. Duo/Wufei.
~Memories and Reunions, by Ryo. A very short fic. Duo meets an old friend again; told from POV of said friend. Gen.
~Oh, Injustice, by One Hep Cat. Wufei has a crush on Duo, and he doesn't want to. It becomes harder to deny it, though. Duo/Wufei.
~Reflections of You, by Krackensan. Quasi-mpreg, The scientists kept some samples from their pilots... samples that come to light only after they get used. Heero/Duo.
~Trial and Error, by Maldoror. The five Gundam pilots live in one of Quatre's properties and work together at Preventers, but a chance comment from Relena leads Heero to realize that his friends would be happier if they had significant others. He promptly begins planning his mission to pair off the pilots; misunderstandings abound. Eventual Duo/Heero, and the other pilots' relationships are revealed.
~Wildflower, by Becca Abbott. An AU of the years after the war, centering on the idea that someone made clones of Relena, Zechs and Treize, and the cloned copies aren't always the same as their predecessors - in fact, some were brainwashed to eliminate their originals. While the Heero/Duo slashy political mainplot is fun, I re-read this one for the Wufei/clone!Treize subplot.
Fic: WIP/Stalled
~Demon of Justice, by Mel & Christy. AU/crossover with David Weber's War Gods series. The explosion of a experimental device on the battlefield sends Wufei to the reality of Norfressa, where the locals consider him a demon raised by Sharna's priests - at least, until he makes it clear that a Gundam and its pilot answer only to justice. There's hints that the Norfressa in this fic has been cataclysmically altered by the Dark gods in the past, and that Wufei (and the other Gundam pilots) will be asked to take the places of Light gods that were retgoned, but nothing's happened yet. Eventual Duo/Heero, background Quatre/Trowa, and it sure seems like Krashnark-->Wufei!
~Marking It Down To Learning, by Shoori. Post-canon, the boys are Preventers and in a polyamorous relationship, which turns out to be built on shaky foundations that miscommunications threaten to undermine. Warning: repeated depictions of rape, including of/by main characters. Heero/Duo/Trowa/Quatre/Wufei... Zechs is added into the group at the midpoint, and as of the last chapter it's clear that another (spoiler) character is alive and will be a part of the group. I actually prefer this fic once the angst starts, as pure smut is not my thing but character growth is.
~The Purgatory Arc, by Koyote. Damnation is complete, but the sequel is a WIP that hasn't been touched in years. EDIT: the author has begun writing again in late 2014 (hooray!). Duo, Dorothy and Zechs can't work well with other Preventers, but together, they're great. Each one was altered by Epyon, and the alterations manifest in supernatural-type ways.
~Warcraft, by Little Mouse. Link is to most recent chapter (from 2007 at that). AU, of the fantasy-world variety. Everyone who has a Talent (which align to elements and spiritual affinities) is highly sought after to join with other Talents and create a cooperative unit. These Joinings are unstable without at least five members, and the Joining only works with truly compatible personalities. There's an isolated Fire Talent in a backwoods town who's about to be extremely surprised at the sudden and belated arrival of his Others... Implied Heero/Zechs and Duo/Quatre, developing Trowa/Wufei.
~Young Hearts, by Keara. Stalled... or perhaps very slow WIP. The pilots find young clones of themselves, and decant them. What, they're alive? We'd better raise them, they think.
Authors/Archives:
~The Raygunworks Fics and Recs Site
~Gundam Wing Addiction Archive
Fic: Finished
~The Arrangement, by Maldoror. An epic fic covering the beginning of the war through the Preventers era. Heero and Wufei come to an "arrangement" for relieving tension, and love isn't part of the equation. Wufei figures out eventually that his own heart isn't so easily leashed, but he doesn't want to rock the boat. Lots of interesting Preventers cases flesh out the plot and provide stepping stones in the relationship. Heero/Wufei (I love the background Duo/Quatre/Trowa as well, particularly because Wufei doesn't notice it until it smacks him in the face.)
~Beautiful Symmetry, by Maldoror. Wufei is happy working as a solo operative in Preventers, but chance missions with Heero and Duo remind him of his hidden feelings for both. Being ordered to stay at their place while planning for a three-man-mission is the last straw. Wufei thinks it's Heero/Duo, but actually it's Heero<-->Wufei<-->Duo.
~Darkside Tales, by Maldoror. AU in that I doubt Duo and Wufei were hiding darker sides of their personalities. Wufei is a Preventer on Duo's trail, but somehow they realize they have more in common with each other than the rest of humankind. A twisted Duo/Wufei.
~Everybody Breaks, a somewhat narmy fic in which all the pilots get together post-canon. Heero/Duo/Trowa/Quatre/Wufei.
~Freeport, by Maldoror. Freeport is a notorious colony that operates as a communistic den for piracy. Wufei, a Preventer, goes in undercover to ferret out a serial killer - and runs into an old comrade. There's two versions of this fic; the link is to version one. Duo/Wufei.
~Hands, by Oedipus Tex. Heero's blood-family finally find him, and look forward to raising their prodigal son. Saying they're surprised by him is a massive understatement. Gen.
~Honor-Bound, by Amiko. AU, and a long one at that; Wufei stars as the (amnesiac) heir to a space clan that has mysterious and fantastical secrets. The other Gundam pilots appear, but are they friendly guardians of the clan or traitors? Heero/Wufei.
~The Inbox Series by girl_starfish. Hilarious epistolary crackfic - I particularly like how Trowa undermines the security and sanity of an Oz base by stealing office supplies. The obvious-codename email addresses are fun too. Some Relena bashing, but the whole thing is clearly a parody. Gen, but implied Quatre-->Trowa, Relena-->Heero, and even Relena-->Trowa (as her second choice) and Duo/Wufei.
~Into The Night, by Helga. Dorothy and Wufei have a lot in common. Not too many other people have the turncoat reputations that they do, or understand what it is to sacrifice honor. Dorothy/Wufei.
~Justitia, by Lethanon. Another Preventers fic - Wufei is ostracized for his participation in Mariemaia's coup, and he gets suicide missions regularly. Only after a long time does his old friend Trowa realize that something's gone wrong. Trowa/Wufei, with lots of Mariemaia as Wufei's morality pet - and she's very personable here.
~Juvenile Changes, by Karma. A Gordon Korman-esque high school AU, of the boarding school variety. Duo was kicked out of Wufei's for being the worst roommate ever, and as a scholarship student he needs a roommate. Cue Heero as his very surprised new roomie. Eventual Duo/Heero.
~Lost and Found, by TJ Dragonblade. A bit of miscommunication leads to Duo and Wufei losing touch. Luckily they bump into each other again totally by chance. Duo/Wufei.
~Memories and Reunions, by Ryo. A very short fic. Duo meets an old friend again; told from POV of said friend. Gen.
~Oh, Injustice, by One Hep Cat. Wufei has a crush on Duo, and he doesn't want to. It becomes harder to deny it, though. Duo/Wufei.
~Reflections of You, by Krackensan. Quasi-mpreg, The scientists kept some samples from their pilots... samples that come to light only after they get used. Heero/Duo.
~Trial and Error, by Maldoror. The five Gundam pilots live in one of Quatre's properties and work together at Preventers, but a chance comment from Relena leads Heero to realize that his friends would be happier if they had significant others. He promptly begins planning his mission to pair off the pilots; misunderstandings abound. Eventual Duo/Heero, and the other pilots' relationships are revealed.
~Wildflower, by Becca Abbott. An AU of the years after the war, centering on the idea that someone made clones of Relena, Zechs and Treize, and the cloned copies aren't always the same as their predecessors - in fact, some were brainwashed to eliminate their originals. While the Heero/Duo slashy political mainplot is fun, I re-read this one for the Wufei/clone!Treize subplot.
Fic: WIP/Stalled
~Demon of Justice, by Mel & Christy. AU/crossover with David Weber's War Gods series. The explosion of a experimental device on the battlefield sends Wufei to the reality of Norfressa, where the locals consider him a demon raised by Sharna's priests - at least, until he makes it clear that a Gundam and its pilot answer only to justice. There's hints that the Norfressa in this fic has been cataclysmically altered by the Dark gods in the past, and that Wufei (and the other Gundam pilots) will be asked to take the places of Light gods that were retgoned, but nothing's happened yet. Eventual Duo/Heero, background Quatre/Trowa, and it sure seems like Krashnark-->Wufei!
~Marking It Down To Learning, by Shoori. Post-canon, the boys are Preventers and in a polyamorous relationship, which turns out to be built on shaky foundations that miscommunications threaten to undermine. Warning: repeated depictions of rape, including of/by main characters. Heero/Duo/Trowa/Quatre/Wufei... Zechs is added into the group at the midpoint, and as of the last chapter it's clear that another (spoiler) character is alive and will be a part of the group. I actually prefer this fic once the angst starts, as pure smut is not my thing but character growth is.
~The Purgatory Arc, by Koyote. Damnation is complete, but the sequel is a WIP that hasn't been touched in years. EDIT: the author has begun writing again in late 2014 (hooray!). Duo, Dorothy and Zechs can't work well with other Preventers, but together, they're great. Each one was altered by Epyon, and the alterations manifest in supernatural-type ways.
~Warcraft, by Little Mouse. Link is to most recent chapter (from 2007 at that). AU, of the fantasy-world variety. Everyone who has a Talent (which align to elements and spiritual affinities) is highly sought after to join with other Talents and create a cooperative unit. These Joinings are unstable without at least five members, and the Joining only works with truly compatible personalities. There's an isolated Fire Talent in a backwoods town who's about to be extremely surprised at the sudden and belated arrival of his Others... Implied Heero/Zechs and Duo/Quatre, developing Trowa/Wufei.
~Young Hearts, by Keara. Stalled... or perhaps very slow WIP. The pilots find young clones of themselves, and decant them. What, they're alive? We'd better raise them, they think.