sholio | Being Human fanworks recs

This is really a tiny fandom, but not as microscopic as the last fandom in which I tried to find fanworks (Wiseguy), in that there actually is a fandom this time! This is clearly not a comprehensive list of fanworks, just the things that personally appealed to me; see the communities at the bottom of the recs list for more. I'm not putting individual spoiler warnings on these, so be aware that any of them may contain spoilers through episode 6.

Fic - gen

Bourbon Biscuits and Apple Crumble by

chaletian (ensemble)
I love this; an old cookbook and a series of recipes hold together this lovely story about their odd, close-knit little household.

End of series drabbles by

padfoot_uk (not technically drabbles, more like character vignettes)
Adorable and heartstring-tugging little glimpses into each character's head. This made me grin a lot.

Sacrifices by

padfoot_uk (Mitchell, Annie)
Missing scene for episode 6, character study - Mitchell reflecting on his life and all the people who've sacrificed for him after being released from the hospital. Oh, Mitchell, you poor messed-up boy. Luckily he's not as alone as he thinks. ♥

All in the Stars by

padfoot_uk (ensemble)
Lovely little slice-of-life with the housemates at home.

A Simple Cup of Tea by

teal_talitha (Annie)
I really like this character snapshot of Annie shortly after her death. The only problem I had with the story was that some weird formatting made it hard to read, but it's a great look at her loneliness and her attempts to reclaim some semblance of normalcy in her (un)life.

Just Try It by

theninth (Annie, Mitchell)
I dithered over whether to file this under pairings or gen, but figured it's more friendshippy than UST - a great little character moment with the two of them.

A Fickle Thing by

jinxed_wood (Mitchell, George)
Missing scene for episode 6 - continuing the flashback after Mitchell saves George from the vampires. Good writing, wonderful Mitchell voice and just a very nice look at the two of them awkwardly starting to get to know each other.

So What Now? by

padfoot_uk (Mitchell, George)
Also a missing scene/continuation of the episode 6 flashback. I could read these all day. :D

Postcards From Hell by

jinxed_wood (Mitchell, mostly)
Dark, creepy closure to Fleur and Bernie's storyline from episode 4.

Survivor by

jinxed_wood (Nina, ensemble)
There's so little Nina fic out there; it was a delight to find this great missing scene for episode 6, a glimpse of her first reeling efforts to deal with what's happened to her.

Fic- Various pairings

Just a Little Bit by

eruvandeaini - Mitchell/Annie (very understated/UST-ish)
Annie misses chocolate; Mitchell has a "solution". Cute and surprisingly hot.

Things That Go Bump in the Night by

ang_the_adverse - George/Mitchell, Annie POV, PG
This is really too cute, and it has a great Annie voice.

If you like George/Mitchell, there's some good stuff in the Being Human Yuletide archive.

Other Media and Communities/Websites

Official stuff: Really, you should just look up Being Human on Youtube, because the BBC has a bunch of clips and interviews and such. Something extra special are "prequels" for each character, little mini-episodes that were released as promos for the show, each featuring one of the housemates: George, Mitchell and Annie. There is also an official blog ('ware of spoilers for series 2 in the most recent posts!). I'm really fascinated by how much work the creator et al put into the world-building, right down to details like Mitchell's hospital ID (which is made from an early 1900s-era photo of him).

Handle With Care by

qkellie is a sweet ensemble vid with episode 1 footage. I had a few nits with the editing, but overall quite liked it. :)

Human (song by the Killers) - sweet episode 1 character/group vid

lostarkeo made two very pretty Mitchell/Annie colorbars: one and two (plus a Gilbert one!). I don't think I'd go so far as to say that I ship for this show (I usually don't), but I do love this pairing.

aimsleydale has utterly priceless screencap reviews of the episodes.

beinghuman_news has daily news posts (yay!).

beinghuman_fic is a general fic comm, and there's

beinghuman_fans for general show discussion, icon posts, etc.

Pairing comms: The ones that I'm aware of are

vampwolf_love for George/Mitchell and

vamp_n_ghost for Annie/Mitchell.

Anything else you've found that's good? Feel free to rec it in the comments! I'm especially on the lookout for good vids and team/family gen.

Being Human fanworks recs

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