Watchmen (comics)/Fanfic Recs

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These are recommendations made by Tropers for Watchmen fanfics, all of which have been signed. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the 'fic, based on who recommended it. No-name recommendations will be Zapped (wiki). Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be.

Do warn when a fanfic may head into homosexual or non-canon territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, Shipping is Serious Business.

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Authors, and Websites

etherati
Author of the Zombie AU listed below and its many spinoffs. Her page also lists a huge selection of fics from the Zombie AU, canon, and various other AUs (inspired by the Kink Meme). Etherati's favorite pairing is obviously Rorschach/Nite Owl but not all her fics focus on shipping. There's some cutesy fics, some depressing ones, and some humorous ones. Warning: lots of "adult content", which are marked, fortunately.

General Fics

Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.

Restoration by Nan00k

• Recommended by USA Bobcat
• Synopsis: (Author's description from the Pit) "2004. Veidt's perfect world has begun to crumble, a need for heroes prompts a new generation of costumed adventurers, and suddenly, Rorschach realizes he isn't quite dead. Hurm. AU."

Look Upon My Works, Ye Mighty by DarkMark (Book-verse)

• Recommended by gaijinguy
• Synopsis: Postscript fic to the book (posted in '99, so no hint of the movie) that takes the form of Ozymandias's journal.

Chaos Ensues by sepulchreangel

• Recommended by Hekateras
• Synopsis: A series of one-shots on the relationship between Dan and Rorschach, from the time they meet to the events of the canon story.

Punish Me! by 1note

• Recommended by Bulletproof Idea
• Synopsis: Captain Carnage is a masochist that gets off on superheroes beating the stuffing out of him. One day, he meets Nite-Owl and Rorschach. Hilarity ensues.

The Man That Got Away by Belphegor

• recommended by zrose
• Synopsis: It's 1974, and a case has just gone badly wrong for the famous Nite Owl II and Rorschach team. No slash, one-shot, comic-based.

Alternate Universe & Crossovers

Alan Moore is going to kill me... by anonymous

• Recommended by jfkjfk
• Synopsis: Rorschach and Daniel discover the "watchmen kink meme". As well, Manhattan kills Adrian instead of Walter.

Ties That Bind by Khilari (His Dark Materials Crossover)

• Recommended by Amp
• Synopsis: Rorschach and his daemon tell the others about the Comedian's death and his mask killer theory.

Equalizer ^[dead link] by Megan Phntm Grl

• Recommended by Skazka
• Synopsis: In which Adrian Veidt is a zombie. Better Than It Sounds.

Only Outlaws Will Be Heroes by Anonymous

• recommended by melloncollie
• Synopsis: An AU in which Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II as well as Rorschach refuse retirement when the Keene Act is passed. The Comedian gives the government the finger and joins them soon after.

Cracked Reflection by misachan

• Recommended by Singollo_Lomien
• Synopsis: Wherein what happened in Antarctica was more than it seemed, Rorschach makes some unpleasant discoveries, and Nightwing really doesn't need to be dealing with any of this right now.

The Melancholy of Rorschach by BobCat

• Crossover with: Haruhi Suzumiya
• Recommended by Looney Toons
• Synopsis: Rorschach discovers that he is not dead, it's 25 years later—and no one but him remembers the events from the end of Watchmen. At the behest of Doctor Manhattan, he visits Japan to learn what's going on around Haruhi Suzumiya.

Ghost Rat, by anonymous

• Recommended by... whoever created the TVTropes page for the fanfic
• Synopsis: AU fic. The series has (as of this writing) two major arcs. The first arc opens to Prince Daniel fleeing for his life after his Evil Uncle Moloch has usurped his father's throne. In the forests near his home he encounters the masked and taciturn Ghost Rat (guess who that is) and Laurie, the Princess of the Sunset Coast (because Everything's Better with Princesses) who is running away from an Arranged Marriage to the Emperor of the Eastern Isles who has no heart and cannot die. The second follows the One True Threesome - Rorschach, Daniel and Laurie - plus a number of characters both original and otherwise on an archaeological expedition to find a dragon's bezoar to heal Daniel's poisoned mother.

Shipping Fics

Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.

Now, As Before by Etherati

• Recommended by 20thcenturyvole
• Synopsis: An AU set before the Keene Act is passed, this realistically and brilliantly explores the aftermath of an unforeseen global disaster in the Watchmen universe. Or, a little more bluntly: Watchmen Zombie Apocalypse. No, really!

A Stupid Plan by monochromaticx

• Recommended by jfkjfk|jfkjfk
• Synopsis: Pre-Keene Rorschach calls Adrian's plan; Adrian responds by spanking him. Better Than It Sounds if you're into that kind of thing.
• Comments: NSFW

Starving by naroclie

• Recommended by jfkjfk
• Synopsis: Rorschach, deprived of human physical contact, gets aroused from Nite Owl II treating his wounds; leads to a hand-job.

Playing a Poor Hand Well by Steals_Thyme

• Recommended by SBP
• Synopsis: Dan's a victim of fraud and loses everything. Rorschach puts him up at his place as they work together to solve the case.

Amidst Ashes by sparklyscorpian

• Recommended by Tami Tam
• Synopsis: A AU where both Dan and Rorschach are killed by Doctor Manhattan. It deals with the possibility that Veidt could become President of the U.S.A. And its Veidt/Laurie. Yes it is.

Breath and Skin/Homecoming, OR Adapt & Overcome/Reunion by 1note

• Recommended by Purple Panther Girl
• Synopsis: Walter/OC. Walter (yes, Walter, not Rorschach) meets a nurse and slowly befriends her.

"[1]" Partners by hmsbeta

• recommended by zrose
• "Synopsis" AU: What happens when Rorschach teams up with Laurie instead of Dan? Spanning several years, pre-Crimebusters to 1969. Eventual Silk Spectre II/Rorschach romance. Rated for language, brief descriptions of violence and sensuality.

As Clear As Night by Lady Bootstrap

• Recommended by Lightshade
• Synopsis: Nite Owl can't help but notice (and completely misinterpret) his crime-fighting partner's erratic behavior.

Sugar owls for the Night by Paintastics

• Recommended by melloncollie
• Synopsis: A parody of Nite Owl/Rorschach slash fics.

Gender Trouble by anonymous Part 1 and the rest

• Recommended by jfkjfk
• Synopsis: Goes from crack to NSFW: Jon makes Rorschach female after perpetual fighting between him and Laurie; Rorschach reacts by completely adhering to his concept of an ideal, non-whore woman. Daniel is infuriated by the stubbornness of both parties.

Videos

Saturday Morning Watchmen by Harry Partridge

• Recommended by Maridee
• Synopsis: Watchmen is a Saturday morning kid's cartoon. It's this horrible, fantastic mix of Narm and "No, you did not just go there."