slightly left of center

So, my latest unhealthy television obsession is Person of Interest. Naturally I went looking for fics and found them by the bushel. And let me tell you, the funny ones are off the hilarity scale, partially because the show is so intense and dark. The other reason is the level of craziness in the characters. One's a technopath(Finch) who has confessed to a rather BROAD understanding of the term 'surveillance', and the other is a functioning alcoholic/ex-CIA agent/assassin/sniper(Reese). Add to that volatile mix a crooked cop(Fusco) and another who's on the straight and narrow(Carter), and you got yourself a really good series.

And they just go renewed for season 3 so yay!

Anyway, here are few recs that will have you laughing. It really doesn't matter if you don't know the show. The writing's good enough that you could go in cold and still enjoy them!

Flock Together: Reese has Finch. It’s only fair that Bear gets someone too.
Reese and Finch end up adopting a GORGEOUS Belgian Malinois named Bear, who has repeatedly shown more common sense than both his human handlers combined. So, of course Bear gets himself a Finch. Why? Because of Crazy.

If You Give A Reese A Reason: Five times Reese and Carter act like a sort-of family unit, watch Days of our Lives, and don't sleep at three in the morning.
Sweet, funny, and the tone allows the story in the canonical world without jarring the reader. Also, Carter's reaction to Reese's unspoken motivation is hilarious.

Better Luck This Time: Carter definitely doesn’t have time for a dangerous free agent and a ridiculously powerful hacker to be pining.
So, slash. Carter's voice here is dead-on. And her extreme reluctance to help Reese try to act like a semi-normal suitor is hilarious. But not as hilarious as Reese's interpretation of what a normal date means. Note: Crazy.

I Should Be So Lucky: The first one was a dry brush of lips across his cheekbone, an absent response to an absent question. They’d both paused, stunned, for a moment in the aftermath of it – chests almost brushing, hips almost bumping. He’d had the absurd urge to just reach out, to gather Finch into his arms and do something proper…
Slash and my God, it's friggin' funny. As it turns out Finch's good luck kiss actually brings good luck. And doing what he does, Reese needs all the luck he can get. Unfortunately, it also looks like Fate is using them both as a running gag.

I'm Gonna Do the Things You Do: Shaw needs a place to stay, and Lewis needs a roommate (and a little protection). A match made in the lowest circle of hell. Set after the events of "Relevance."
Shaw was a character in the episode titled 'Relevance'. By the end of the forty some-odd minutes she made Reese look like something out of Masterpiece Theater, and Finch a close kin to Mr. Rogers. Seriously crazy. But man, she does know how to make an exit! One of my favorite stories from PoI fandom.

A Perpendicular Expression: Pissing Finch off never actually ends well; usually it ends like this, with John scaring the shit out of her at two in the morning.
Again, Carter's voice is dead-on. So is Reese, which should tell you how not-sane he is in the actual series.

Scrambling for Fusco: Where Finch and Reese compete for Fusco's heart, and Fusco wants to check himself in a mental ward.
Slash, yeah, but really the CRACK FIC! should earn the real consideration. The story can be a bit jarring because Britishisms slip in, but Finch playing prank on Reese by hacking into his phone, installing child protection software, whose lexicon seems to be based on gay BDSM erotica makes this one a keeper. Also, you should know Reese texts everyone, so you can imagine the building horror of the poor victims who have to actually READ, INTERPRET, and then RESPOND to his messages. Fusco here is the punchline to every gag, but seriously, the guy had it coming.

secretlytodream has got to be the best vidder I've seen in years. Her SPN stuff is in graphicinmotion and if you're going over there, spare yourself an hour because you'll be coasting through all her works. From music to coloring, she's got it down pat. But what's most impressive is her pacing.

Her stuff's professional-grade, and an impressive one at that!

Since SPN fandom seems to be in a rut bigger than the Milky Way, here are two recs to cheer you up.

The Power of Suggestion by gatorgrrrl. Pretty damn funny and genuinely sweet!

And with_a_kay's coda for 4.18 where Kripke gave a big fat slobbering kiss on the entire fandom. As far as I'm concerned, this story frenched him right back, along with a knee to the groin, and followed that up with friendly elbow bump on the ribs. Also, it's just hilarious. Besides, it's with_a_kay so how could it NOT be entertaining?