Best Of Nominations - The Salad Files Project

[sunsetmondays]

As some of you may already know, myself and a small team of fellow saladers are compiling and cataloguing all salad fics into one neat organised set of spreadsheets to make it easier to find any and all mindcrack fics to suit any and all moods, and all respective chapters. As part of this project, I thought it would be nice to highlight some of the communities favourite fics, so as part of this I'm looking for a few nominations.

For a fic to eligible, it merely needs to be posted on the salad (including the original mindcrack_love journal) before the 10th of Jan, 2014. (While you can nominate your own fics, it is considered bad sport to do as such.)

To nominate a fic, simply state the category, the fics title, and a link to the fic (or first chapter of the series for series categories) in the comments. You can nominate for as many or as little categories as you please, but please only nominate for each category once.

Categories:
Genfic (While shipping is allowed in this category, it mustn't be the main focus of the fic.)
Favourite Oneshot.
Favourite Series
Favourite Genfic Author

Shipfic (Fics that revolve around a ship / shipping but not smut.)
Favourite Oneshot
Favourite Series
Favourite Shipfic Author

Smut (Both those with and without plot are allowed.)
Favourite Oneshot
Favourite Author

General Categories (For all Fics)
Favourite AU
Funniest Fic
Cutest Fic
Most Feels-Breaking Fic

Edit:
If enough nominations are received, nominations will close on Sunday the 19th of January at 9pm American EST.
For those who are having trouble with deciding on fics, here's a revised for public viewing list of all fics either posted on salad up 'till the 11th Jan 2014. [link]
Also feel free to suggest any other categories if they come to mind.
Note: I may not have seen the fic around before and over 800 fics is a lot to scroll through to look for a fic if you don't add a link to it in your comments. So please add a link to fics you nominate.

Comments

[theropod]

Gen fic I nominate To Hear The Words Of The World. I friggen loved that fic so much. I can't find the link right now D:

Smut I nominate the Lunar Change http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/299705.html

And for favourite series I wanna vote for the Alt Verse fics <3

[flaym]

My favourite genfic series: And a bottle of Scotch, by kappa77 (Also love The Kingdom by nannyn!)
Favourite shipfic series: Timing is Key, by pollytheparrot
Favourite shipfic oneshot: Layers, by spoilthending

Also, favourite smutfic author would definitely be scaredykitty!
I will add more when I remember more, because I probably missed a LOT of good ones :)

[kappa77]

*coughs* Thank you for the nomination, but And a bottle of scotch is not genfic, it's just really slowbuild SMS

[kappa77]

Favorite genfic series: Severence Universe by halcyonlioness (I'm too lazy to find the DW link, so here's this one) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K-TClfiYGI3wmM0iHFL8LMGKbqIMJXMtdPhqMGfR_24/edit

Favorite shipfic series: Altverse by guilty shirts http://mindcrack-love.dreamwidth.org/1039.html

Favorite smut: Lunar Change by guiltyshirts http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/299705.html

Favorite AU: The Trial Series by Theropod http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/25079.html

Favorite shipfic oneshot: Falling by pollytheparrot http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/423340.html#cutid1

[mewbladexxx]

I nominate:

Favorite AU: SCPI, by Nannyn (The one she's working on right now... I hope, y'know, the Saladcrack one.)
Most Feels-Breaking Fic: The Kingdom, by Nannyn

*Kicks Nannyn and her amazing stories on the stage* :D

(Sorry no linky. D: On mobile right now.)

[bluetwilight]

Categories:
Genfic (While shipping is allowed in this category, it mustn't be the main focus of the fic.)
Favourite Oneshot: The Duel
Favourite Series: UHC Foundation
Favourite Genfic Author: Lioness

Shipfic (Fics that revolve around a ship / shipping but not smut.)
Favourite Oneshot: Layers
Favourite Series: The Trial (It’s a close call between this and “More Than A Beast,” someone better nominate that one too *shakes fist*)
Favourite Shipfic Author: Uhhhhh nope can’t pick

Smut (Both those with and without plot are allowed.)
Favourite Oneshot: The Lunar Change (I know it’s been said already but it can’t be said enough <3 )
Favourite Author: Thero

General Categories (For all Fics)
Favourite AU: Altverse
Funniest Fic: I dun know D:
Cutest Fic: Mercy
Most Feels-Breaking Fic: Falling

[elfowlgirl]

Fav Genfic Series: UHC Foundation

Favorite AU: uh... Silvercheers' magic one?

[curlycue]

General Categories:
Favorite AU: The Villages by Mew

Shipfic:
Favorite Series: The Kingdom by Nannyn

[silvercheers]

Genfic Oneshot: Beef and Leather by crystalllized
Genfic Series: Team Building by ectoplasmicretribution
Genfic Author: halcyonlioness

Shipfic Oneshot: Text Love by guiltyshirts (I'm not even kidding, I love this ficlet.)
Shipfic Series: Altverse

Cutest Fic: Safe by fireredlily

[silvercheers]

This one? http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/228569.html

[curlycue]

Oh, should there be a category for Saladcrack? Favorite Saladcrack? Maybe

[purplesky]

Genfic
Favourite Series: The Villages by Mew
Favourite Author: Halycon Lioness

Shipping
Favourite Oneshot: Layers
Favourite Series: The Trial

Smut
Favourite Oneshot: The Lunar Change
Favourite Author: ScaredyKitty

[sunsetmondays]

I don't know about the SCPI au so when you get the chance, can you please find a link to a fic it's used in.

[mewbladexxx]

Linky Linky below.

http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/347333.html?thread=4270789

[theropod]

Na, its the older one, I think from back in the old journal

[silvercheers]

If you do find it, lemme know? I don't think it's in the fic list and I'd love to read it, too.

[lemonzest]

Agh, decisions are hard.

Genfic:
Series: Singularity was a genfic, wasn't it?

Shipping:
Oneshot: Layers
Series: Either The collection of SMS Altverse (nearly tied with And a Bottle of Scotch)
Author: spoilthending

Smut:
Oneshot: The Lunar Change. *sigh*

Most Feels Breaking: Love is Blind made me stop and feel for a minute.

[oliviathecf]

there's only one nomination i have. favorite oneshot smut fic is "To Wait, To Watch, To Wish" http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/226450.html#cutid1

it's one of the first smutfics i read on the dreamwidth and it remains one of the best, so i thought it deserves a nomination.

[oliviathecf]

alright, i found another one. favorite genfic oneshot is "Poker" http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/428108.html

it's quite the brilliant idea and i *nearly* gave it a standing ovation after i had read it.

[halcyonlioness]

Working with borrowed internet here, so I can't throw all the links (all the links!) at you guys and make some proper research ... but hey, gotta participate! <3

Obligatory horn-tooting: Very squee at all the nominations for myself, UHC: Foundation, and the Severance Universe up in here. That said, as a common courtesy, I'm going to make it a point to not nominate myself, but to assist those making the effort to organize the Salad catalogue, I'll leave a comprehensive list of links for all the SevU related story-posts here => http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/memories?user=halcyonlioness&keyword=Severance+Universe&filter=all

And now... my personal picks for the Best of the Salad!

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==Genfic== (While shipping is allowed in this category, it mustn't be the main focus of the fic.)
Favourite Oneshot -- (Dagnabbit. There was this one very memorable OOG BroTP-based fic that I saw a few weeks ago where they were outside Kurt's Royal Observatory attempting to do some drunk startgazing... I don't remember the title. *embarrassed and exasperated sigh*)
Favourite Series -- MewbladeXx's 'The Village' (Can't help it. It just sticks out and is lastingly memorable. Amazingly written for something with minimal planning. Much props.)
Favourite Genfic Author -- (Genfic authors are rare birds here. So, asking me who is my favorite genfic author is like picking a favorite child/personal OC... Fudge 'n' a biscuit, can I not rattle off a list, chee?)

==Shipfic== (Fics that revolve around a ship / shipping but not smut.)
Favourite Oneshot - Another case of 'memorable fic, but forgot the title'. There were a couple cute ones involving MC and Millbee, one involving MC dragging Millbee into a bathtub and another where Millbee was dragged to the beach with a little help from Pause. It's a toss up between those two.
Favourite Series - It's a toss up between Celeste's 'More than a Beast', Thero's 'Bribery', and Kappa's 'And a Bottle of Scotch' serials. All are memorable, thought-provoking, and written with care and consideration.
Favourite Shipfic Author - Uh. See Favorite Ship series.

Smut (Both those with and without plot are allowed.)
Favourite Oneshot
Favourite Author
(*carefully holds both hands up and backs away from the category* Nothing against this category. Only love and respect for those who contributed to this genre. I just can't make an educated choice on a subject I'm not immersed in. Good luck to all of you, regardless. <3)

==General Categories== (For all Fics)
Favourite AU -- *opens mouth, then immediately closes it* ... Hate to say this, but my favorite AU outside of the SevU never really saw the light of day, which (in my personal opinion) is a bit of a shame. TL;DR - Sorry. No nominations come to mind here. *le shrug*
Funniest Fic -- MewbladeXx's Village Omake (the one involving the chickens!) Forgot the title, but it stuck out (not because I was in there! Honest!) because of its memorable and down home sense of humor.
Cutest Fic -- Minor tooting of horn here, but I was indirectly responsible for this nomination: The kiddycrack-inspired "Team Canada Fluffy Thing" ... I'm going to need to find the link for that one, aren't I? It just stuck out in my mind for some reason, and I can't quite place why.
Most Feels-Breaking Fic -- Yet another case of 'memorable story, forgot the title' ... yet another MC/Millbee fic... but it's utterly heartbreaking. Millbee's missing, and poor MC's an inconsolable and delusional wreck. That one got me totally teared up (that's tough to do, so props to the writer!) and I'm tearing up recalling it.

...

And there, dear children, are my picks. Luck and love to all, and may the best proudly represent our little community to the world!

~Lioness

[silvercheers]

I, uh, here. >.< This feels really awkward, but I'm probably the only one who could tell you. If you're still considering.

http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/455024.html

[(Anonymous)]

If it isn't to late, i'd like to nominate silvercheers for Favorite Genfic Author

[theropod]

Oh gosh its been so long since I read that <3 I missed Ms Mod's writing.

[oliviathecf]

that fic must have been one of the first ones i've read here...damn. it's one of those things that i wish i could unread just so i can read it for the first time again. that ending...!

[yamina_chan]

Propper nomination this time. If it's sill in time.

Genfic
Favourite Oneshot:
Hitman Pause by scaredykitty
http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/440885.html

Favourite Series:
(Not sure if it counts as a series, but I'll just assume it does Xb)
"Cuddly!Pak"by silvercheers
http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/385583.html (+Epilouge)

Favourite Genfic Author:
silvercheers [Edit: Ups, has allreay been nominated. XD']

Shipfic
Favourite Series
Altverse series, by guiltyshirts
http://mindcrack-love.dreamwidth.org/1039.html

General Categories (For all Fics)
Funniest Fic
Poker by silvercheers
http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/428108.html
(It may not be a story intended for laughter, but I absolutely love the humor in this one. It deserves this spot.)

Cutest Fic
"Cuddly!Pak"by silvercheers
http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/385583.html (+Epilouge) [Yes, I nominate that one for two diffrent things. It's that good in my oppinion Xb]

Most Feels-Breaking Fic
I know there was one, but I can't remember >_< So as much as I want to nominate for this, I can't think of anything.

[bookworm2692]

I don't know what time it is, but here's hoping I can still nominate:

Best of Nominations


Categories:
Genfic (While shipping is allowed in this category, it mustn't be the main focus of the fic.)
Favourite Oneshot: Hissing and Popping by Nan
Favourite Series: Magic AU by Silvercheers
Favourite Genfic Author: dammit, it's too hard to choose. Mew or Nan. One of them. Both of them. Argh, can't choose

Shipfic (Fics that revolve around a ship / shipping but not smut.)
Favourite Oneshot: Frozen Tears by apologisingkitty
Favourite Series
Favourite Shipfic Author

Smut (Both those with and without plot are allowed.)
Favourite Oneshot: Kidnapped by scardeykitty
Favourite Author

General Categories (For all Fics)
Favourite AU: Magic AU by Silvercheers, again
Funniest Fic
Cutest Fic
Most Feels-Breaking Fic: Beef Speaks For Pause by scardeykitty