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VM 20th Anniversary Celebration! We're kicking off a year-long party with an epic fanfic challenge! Come join us and the VM Fic Club on Discord for a trip down memory lane.

https://discord.com/invite/2ZzkBTSzbn

https://discord.com/invite/wpdyTyNzJb

And to help inspire your fic writing, we've created "The Wheels of Inspiration"! Give them a spin and watch your next fanfic come to life!

https://spinthewheel.io/wheels/hlxoQlle0QXEq10uMP5Wcz0xJmU9MQ#google_vignette

**Disclaimer: This event should in no way be construed as supporting Rob Thomas or his future endeavors. Rob Thomas cannot sink into permanent obscurity fast enough for us. This event is for the fandom and the wonderful fans.

#twenty years of logan echolls we're so blessed!! #vmheadquarters #fanfic challenge

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Hi! Im an old fan, who just happened fo be thinking today of that 1 fic where LoVe meet and hookup in a bar, but it turns out it's an edtablished relationship roleplay. Do you happen to remember which fic is this (and where to find it)?

I am like 100% confident that you're talking about Got Game by scandalpants.

I have selected the above gif to help set the mood for you.

#fic scavenger hunt #i am risen for one brief moment to post this bc i knew Immediately #anonymous

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Are you sitting on a gem of a first story and just can’t seem to bite the bullet on posting it? Do you have a story you’ve wanted to work on and haven’t found the motivation for it yet? Do you love having cheerleaders stoking your creative fires as you write? Well, @vmficclub has an event for you!

**How this event works:** When: **Wednesday May 10th through Wednesday May 24th**

During this time frame, @vmficclub would love for people to post an update to a work in progress, upload a story you may have set aside for reasons, or just needed a final small nudge to let their writing grace the rest of the world. For anyone who does, the @vmficclub mods will help with a boost of dopamine by creating a special artwork for your story along with a celebration shout on their discord channel. 

@vmficclub is also planning on hosting a writing sprint on their workshop channel two to three times a week during the event.

Check out the @vmficclub discord for more info OR feel free to reply or send a D/M if you have questions/need additional information.

Here are links to the Fanfic Friday Favorites (#FFFF) WIPY roundups:

Active WIPS (originally posted 04.15.19)

WIP You Were Here (originally posted 09.19.19)

Please respond to this post, by sharing a favorite Veronica Mars Fanfic WIP and/or join @allthevmff on Friday, May 5th (on Tumblr, Discord, Twitter or Instagram) to share one, some, or all of your favorite #VMFanFic WIPs.

Keep reading

#allthevmff #vmficclub #[wavy hands emoji]

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It has been a mighty, mighty, minute since I've tried to host a fic writing challenge, but why not??? What's old is new again, and yadda yadda yadda. Announcing a new challenge: The Logan & Veronica: New Year, New Fic Writing Fest!

We’ll start writing in the first month of the year, and then posting the first week of February. New year! New fic! 

Posting Dates: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 through Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Fic! Fan art! Manips! Playlists! Headcanons! Lists of fic recommendations! We want it all!

To kickoff the first year of this challenge, I thought it'd be fun if we take inspiration from some of the fandom's greatest hits, that is, fics with the most amount of kudos over on AO3.

Please note: I have picked key elements of some of the most kudos'd fics EVER (according to AO3) to inspire these prompts. If you want to do an actual, explicit remix of one of these fics, it's fandom best practice to reach out to the author in advance. Any questions about that distinction? Just send me an ask or a message!

Most importantly: tag everything #2023 LV New Year in the first five tags so all those who love these two idiots can see and track the content. You can also post in the 2023 LV New Year challenge category on AO3.

No time to create? Boy, do I have a suggestion for you! Sometimes fics considered "old" by the fandom can drop off the radar. Why not take the time this week to dole out kudos and/or comments to some older but much loved fics?

Canon divergence, fics inspired by universes you've already created, long one-shots, new multichapters that incorporate each plot - all fic writing formats that are completely on the table!

Day 1: Market Fic - inspired by "A Strange New Story Every Time" by gyzym - Farmer's market? Specialty food store? Mini-market? So many markets...so many possibilities.

Day 2: Non-Linear Storytelling - inspired by "Slipstream" by @cheshirecatstrut. - Any way of telling a story where the events are not told in complete chronological order.

Day 3: Hurt/Comfort and/or Domesticity inspired by "With Me" by @bryrosea and "Same Old Song" by @susanmichelin - You can treat these as two separate prompts, or, as both of these fics do in an expert manner, incorporate them together

Day 4: Epistolary inspired by "Three Emails Sent Across Continents (And Possible Five Text Messages)" by Care and "Wingspan" by @theawkwardterrier - Journals, letters, texts, etc. They can provide the full text or simply feature as one component.

Day 5: Lawyer!Veronica inspired by "A Better Claim" by @best-laid-plaids - She spent all that time and energy on getting that degree - it seems a shame we fic writers don't put it to good use!

Day 6: "I love a man in uniform" inspired by "Metal Under Tension" by @machawicket - Not saying it has to be a military uniform...though that option is, of course, there.

Day 7: s1 canon fix-it or s1 canon divergence inspired by "Sometimes" by @mysilverylining and "Time, Make it Go Faster or Just Rewind" by @kmd0107 - We're all in agreement that s1 is the most complete season of this show, correct? That doesn't mean that the what-if possibilities are in any way limited, though!

So, What are the rules? There aren't really any, but in summation:

Look at the prompts for each day.

Post them on tumblr or AO3.

Tag them (on Tumblr and/or AO3) with #2023 LV New Year and/or add to the AO3 collection.

So, 2! 4! 6! 8! reblog this post and then create! 

#2023 lv new year #[smiley wavy hands emoji]

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Question: It appears that a ton of the tags from the tag page are broken. I know this blog isn't suuuper active anymore but any chance of those getting fixed?

Yes! Thank you for letting me know -- I will work getting all links fixed ASAP.

EDIT: I believe all tags should be fixed now! Please let me know if there are still issues with any of the links and thank you so much for bringing this to my attention! 

#no idea how we tagged things #anonymous

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May the tropes be ever in your favor ii.

Tropeapalooza is back for another year! Just in case you missed year one –Tropeapalooza is a community bolstering challenge. It is intended to foster engagement and/or creation from readers, writers, artists, DJs, podficers, etc. It is based on the premise that our community is stronger when all content (new & old, concise & sprawling, etc.) is celebrated and elevated. All were AND are invited to participate in all mediums.

Last year mutual pining emerged victorious, but over the course of the challenge thousands of pieces of content (fic, art, playlist, podfics, trope-based cheese pairings, etc. were created and/or shared). Check out Tropeapalooza 2020 –> X.

So…. once again let’s put the tropes to the test, to see which is best… Starting this July 19th (and lasting over a week) our favorite tropes will be pitted against each other once again. Sixteen tropes will duke it out, only one will survive.

180 Days

Angst

Fab Four

Friends with Benefits

Have To Kiss For Reasons

Lilly Lives

Long Time No See

Punchy/Protective Logan

Romcom AU

Roommate AU

Slow Burn

Solving A Mystery

Song Fic

The Power of 3: OT3 &/Threesome

They Love Each Other & Everything Is Going To Be Okay

TV show AU

You can show support for your favorites by voting in polls, recommending and/or creating trope specific content including (but not limited to) art, videos, podfics, playlists, and fanfics. Points will be awarded to a trope based on your activity/participation.

MORE INFO HERE & VIA @vmficclub​‘s DISCORD.

Join us/help spread the word.

Tagging: @absolutelyiris @mindylahiris @alilamba @amypc1 @biffbang @bondopoulos @brittany4824 @bryrosea @chaosandrecover @catefrankie @cattyk8fic @cheshirecatstrut @chikabiddy @susanmichelin @cubbiegirl @darling-in-my-fashion @iimdestinyfreereally @elliebear75 @emtifahp @theawkwardterrier @ghostcat3000 @romansuzume @happilyshanghaied @heavenli24 @his-beautiful-girl @hanitje​@igrockspock @invidiosa @purpleproselady @nicemom93 @jeanie205 @joyfulnerd @kayte76 @kimikochan9 @kmd0107 @lisawolfe80 @loveandprose @lodessa @captaine-carter @machawicket @marshmallowatheart @marshmallowmore @marshmallowtasha @marshmellowbobcat @argyledpenguin @the-og-mkt @missismess @ms-maj @nevertothethird  @oakave @tvfanatic @robotmango​ @petpluto @livinginsunnyhell @violetobsession​ @scandalpantsstuff​ @mysilverylining @proofinyou @starlightafterastorm​ @vmsteenbeans @best-laid-plaids @theshortywrites​ @troublescout @truemyth @vixleonard @bisexualsatan @wily-one24 @astreetcarnamedwynn @chichuri  @everlarkeologist @sophiabee @bewitchingredhead36 @maipigen @kerstae @witheyecontact @hannasus @rozf @querulousgawks @locitarose​ @5mallestviolin @yellowcrayonwillowsstuff @therealcactusbetty @vmarstrek @tacosandflowers @thelillykane @jagwriter78 @charleylynn @flying-carpet @crimsonclad @caro-shea @crossingoutthegoodyrs @ayy-ohh @stillbeatingheart @asexual-juliet @lavellenchanted @maladyofthequotidian @marsinvestigaytions @saoirsekonstantin​ @carla545​ @takadasaiko​​ @feeisamarshmallow​

#tropeapalooza #!!

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LV AU Week 2021

Hello, Friends!

Every year the Veronica Mars fandom honors the Alternate Universe genre with a week long challenge for our authors and artists! This year our themes celebrate all things fantastical! Crossovers, loose interpretations, literal interpretations - we welcome it all!

If Logan buys Veronica shoes and you want to call it Cinderalla, that works for us. If you want to do a Bridgerton re-write staring LoVe, that *really* works for us. Spike and Logan meet in a bar? Do it! (No really, please, do it). We want to read, see, and watch it all! Have fun with it and let us know if you have any questions.

Love, Your 2021 Hosts,

@cubbiegirl and @marshmellowbobcat

#lv au week #lvauweek2021

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Here is the LoVeCember Roundup!

12 days of Christmas LoVe by galaxyofstarks

A Fab Four Christmas & Coming Home for Christmas by @kayte76​

and days of auld lang syne by @alilamba​ 

Call Me, Maybe & The Surprise by @cubbiegirl​

Do You Dare LoVe? by @yellowcrayonwillowsstuff​

Hangxiety, There For You, & Wrapped in Red by @5mallestviolin​

Have Yourself A Tinder Little Christmas by @tvfanatic

I’ll Be Home For Christmas & Merry Christmas, Everyone! by @jagwriter78

Kiss Me At Midnight (If I Was That Kind Of Girl) by @stillbeatingheart & @whiskeytangocharley

Once Upon A Christmas by @his-beautiful-girl

Taking A Chance, The Naughty List, & The New Old-Fashioned Way by @ayy-ohh

The Best One Yet! by @elliebear75

ALL Art by @veronicamarsfanart​

Collection: X

All fics and art have been added to the “There’s No Place Like VMFF For the Holidays” app: X

Thank you and H/T to @vmficrecs and every single person who joined in the making of the merry!

#lovecember2020 #i will get around to formally recommending all of these very soon!

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hi i was just wondering if you knew the loVe future fic that it was like logan and veronica haven’t been seeing each other lately cause their jobs work at opposite times but he shows at a party that she’s in disguise for one of her cases? this is a pretty trash description but in the end they fuck i believe. if that helps😭

hello hello hello!

you’re looking for the fic “bubbles” by the inimitable hero of the fandom, TheLastGoodGoldfish: 

Bubbles Author: TheLastGoodGoldfish Pairing: Logan/Veronica Rating: M Setting: Post-movie AU Spoilers: Movie  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 10,280 Status: Complete Summary: Veronica takes a case in Las Vegas.

#thelastgoodgoldfish #fic scavenger hunt #Anonymous

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BIG. EXCITING. NEWS. This holiday season vmficrecs has teamed up with @allthevmff to bring you LOVECEMBER HOLIDAY EDITION!!!! A long time ago we used to be friends lovecember was how vmficrecs came into existence and now I’m using it as a shameless way to force everyone to write holiday fic about my boy. Note: while this is titled lovecember y’all are of course welcome to write about any pairing or character from veronica mars that your heart desires! 

Jazzy and I have curated a list of holiday prompts, holiday themes, and tropes (s/o to tropeapalooza) that you can choose from when writing; Jazzy has also made a super fun generator that will randomly select one from each category if you want to be loose with it. We’ll also be tracking the tag #lovecember2020 on tumblr AND we’ve made an ao3 collection that everyone can directly post their fics to. 🤗

Full List of Prompts & Holiday Themes & Tropes 

https://allthevmff.tumblr.com/holidayficpromptgenerator

Ao3 collection 

Happy writing friends!! I can’t wait to read everything and cry!! 

#i meant to reblog this on the first and remind everyone and then i forgot so! #lovecember2020

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BIG. EXCITING. NEWS. This holiday season vmficrecs has teamed up with @allthevmff to bring you LOVECEMBER HOLIDAY EDITION!!!! A long time ago we used to be friends lovecember was how vmficrecs came into existence and now I’m using it as a shameless way to force everyone to write holiday fic about my boy. Note: while this is titled lovecember y’all are of course welcome to write about any pairing or character from veronica mars that your heart desires! 

Jazzy and I have curated a list of holiday prompts, holiday themes, and tropes (s/o to tropeapalooza) that you can choose from when writing; Jazzy has also made a super fun generator that will randomly select one from each category if you want to be loose with it. We’ll also be tracking the tag #lovecember2020 on tumblr AND we’ve made an ao3 collection that everyone can directly post their fics to. 🤗

Full List of Prompts & Holiday Themes & Tropes 

https://allthevmff.tumblr.com/holidayficpromptgenerator

Ao3 collection 

Happy writing friends!! I can’t wait to read everything and cry!! 

#announcement #lovecember2020 #allthevmff

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Hello 👋🏻. I do remember that I run this blog. Postings of the weekly fic recs will (hopefully) resume shortly & I promise to attempt to get better at fulfilling fic lists in a (somewhat) timely fashion. 

In the meantime, I am open to suggestions-- is there anything you would like this blog to do that we aren’t doing/maybe used to do and don’t do anymore? Or should I continue to largely curate it to my own personal interests [evil laugh] 

#announcement #if i disappear again....mind ya business

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Help! I’m looking for a fic that takes place at the end of season 1, where Veronica calls Alicia to come to hospital to be with Keith. Upon seeing Veronica’s injuries too, Alicia sends Veronica back to the Fennel house.

Hi! This scene is in Chapter 42 of Some Truths Hurt by jenwin23! 

#anonymous #fic scavenger hunt

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WEEKLY FIC ROUND UP

Fresh Egg Author: sadiekate Pairing: Logan, Wallace Rating: PG-13 Genre: Friendship Setting: Season 2 Spoilers: 2.18, “I Am God”  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1045 Status: Complete Summary: Logan and Wallace do a physics project. Logan thinks a lot, while Wallace gives him meaningful glances.  Notes: WALLACE AND LOGAN BONDING!!! We really deserved for them to be featured more in the show and I’m always upset by it, especially since season 3 totally sets them up to become bffs and then they never have screentime alone together again. it’s fine. 

Black Lines Author: innie-darling Pairing: Logan, Veronica, Logan/Lilly Rating: PG-13 Genre: Introspection  Setting: Season 1 Spoilers: through 1.15, “Ruskie Business”  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1323 Status: Complete Summary: What if Logan is the one locking Veronica in a cell? Remix of The Bars.  Notes: just feeling upset!!!!!!!! thanks for asking!! also, y’all, the line “He remembers being an onion in the summer camp play, the only vegetable that could make you cry,“ should not affect me in this way and yet. here we are. 

All That Glitters Author: vatrixsta Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Lilly, Wallace  Rating: M Genre: Romance, Friendship Setting: Pre-series, Future  Spoilers: n/a Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1747 Status: Complete Summary: Veronica could never imagine needing anything to remember Lilly by. Notes: Logan Echolls is a moron and it warms my heart. Veronica wondering if Logan thinks about Lilly (and thinks she looks like Lilly) during sex.....I will be showing myself out. I love Lilly Kane and Logan Echolls and Veronica Mars forever thank you. 

Before you knew you’d know me  Author: nevertothethird Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Lilly/Mac, Parker  Rating: Teen Genre: fake dating! secret romance! mutual pining! snowed in! only one bed! friends to loves! suzanne is my mortal enemy!  Setting: AU Spoilers: n/a  Chapters: 4 Word Count: 21694 Status: In Progress Summary: Logan and Veronica's relationship in five different settings: makeup artist at a friend's wedding, best-friend's girlfriend, ditched on vacation, sneaky in love sweethearts, and fake daters reunited years later. Notes: bless tropeapalooza!! suzanne wrote this delightful concoction of one-shot lv stories based off of varying tropes and every single one of them is delightful and true to character and did i mention DELIGHTFUL!! 

Tickets to the Gun Show Author: alilamba Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Ensemble  Rating: Explicit Genre: fake dating! forced to work together! veronica has a crush on logan!  Setting: AU Spoilers: n/a Chapters: 3 Word Count: 16212 Status: Complete Summary: “You’re kidding. You’re kidding. You’re the person about to give me a ticket.” It’s not the first time someone has been less than intimidated by her physical appearance, and, after two years on the force and a few months in this town, Veronica knows just how to respond. “License and registration please.” Notes: Starts off with Veronica being thoroughly unimpressed by Logan and determined to knock him down a few pegs, to her finding herself reluctantly and wholly charmed by him, and attracted to him, etc, etc. A truly fun read. 

The Lost Art of Persuasion Author: TheLastGoodGoldfish Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Keith Rating: M Genre: HIJINKS!!!, Team Detecting, I would die for Logan Echolls Setting: AU Spoilers: 1.22, “Leave it to Beaver” Chapters: 1 Word Count: 12302 Status: Complete Summary: “I don’t like that you’re enjoying this." “And there’s that spirit of generosity that I’ve come to expect from you during our short but—seemingly endless acquaintance.” Veronica Mars, Neptune's pre-eminent P.I., is accustomed to sweet-talking her way into and out of a wide range of sticky situations. Logan Echolls seems born to throw a wrench in her plans. Notes: if everybody remembers one fanfiction fact about me please let it be that i would absolutely die for thelastgoodgoldfish. i’m going to pretend she wrote this with my specific happiness in mind. everything she writes is so dang good, and this fic!!!!! it’s an engaging premise, logan and veronica are ON. FIRE. in it, and the dialogue!!! perfect lv. we owe her everything. also this is a real laugh out loud fic (i laugh out loud when i’m reading a lot because i like to be joyful but i have corroborated this with others who don’t laugh out loud when reading as much. anyway) 

how anybody survives in this life (without someone like you)  Author: gingermaggie Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Ensemble Rating: Teen Genre: Friendship, Romance, Growing Up Setting: Post Season 3 AU  Spoilers: 3.20, “The Bitch is Back”  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 7701 Status: Complete Summary: She thinks about their last breakup.  Well, not their last breakup, actually. Their last get-back-together. The best one. The one that stuck. Still sticks. Will continue to stick, dammit, so help her. She's not losing him again. AU post season 3. Things go on. Veronica and Logan go on. Notes: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 

#VM fic rec #weekly fic round up #c: veronica mars #c: logan echolls #c: cindy mackenzie #c: lilly kane #c: parker lee #c: keith mars #c: wallace fennel #p: logan x veronica #p: logan x lilly #S: AU #S: S3 #s: pre series #s: Future #S: S1 #S: S2 #r: m #r: t #r: e #r: pg 13

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Hi - looking for an older fix, Logan and Veronica live in New York and have a daughter - I believe Veronica is a lawyer, not sure what Logan does. Veronica is pregnant with their son when Logan gets arrested for murder, he was framed by someone related to Veronica's job and she has to prove he's innocent.

Hi! Unfortunately this fic has been deleted by the author. 

I was, however, able to obtain a download of the fic thanks to a fellow marshmallow, so if you would like a copy please message me off anon and I will be more than happy to share the download with you! 

#failed fic scavenger hunt #anonymous

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Help?? I’m trying to find a fic that I can’t for the life of me remember the title of it who wrote it. I remember the plot was Duncan snuck into Logan’s room, hides in his closet, and then watches Logan and Veronica. I think at one point Veronica tied Logan up. I know it’s not Some Truths Hurt and that it was on AO3. Can you tell me if you know what fic I’m talking about?? Please and thank you!!

Hi! Unfortunately I learned that this fic -- called Missionary Man -- has been retired by the author, so it’s no longer available. 

EDIT: The fic is availble if you reach out to @elliebear75 (the author) or join the Veronica Mars fic community on discord! 

#failed fic scavenger hunt #bmac13 #thank you ellie!

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Every school has an obligatory psychotic jackass. He’s ours.

It has been one year since The Incident. In celebration of this beautiful, snarky, dynamic, passionate, beloved, smug, asshole, essential, etc., etc., character I have complied a lengthy (but by no means exhaustive) collection of some of my personal favorite fics focusing on Logan, or on his relationships, or fics that i just think do something neat in terms of Logan/his journey/his character. ❤️

Previously on vmficrecs: 

dark_roast, “Fish Out of Water,” Mature, Post Season 1 AU 

Logan opts to leave Neptune, and spend summer vacation with his grandparents.

Notes: This AU is essential reading if you love Logan. His characterization is nearly perfect, and the premise of the fic is endlessly engaging and smart. 

wily_one24, “Sleep, Perchance...,” Mature, Pre-series AU

Logan thaws towards Veronica and sets out to save her.

Notes: I want to eat this fic. If you’ve never read it, read it-- it will linger endlessly inside of your brain in the best way possible. So many of the things Logan does or says in this fic exist in a very tangible and palpable manner for me, it’s that good. I think about it constantly. 

ghostcat, “What We Have in Common,” Teen, Post Season 3 AU 

Weevil Navarro, his incredibly poor choice of a research paper prepping locale and the close talking, finger waving jackass that interrupts and effectively hijacks his night. Set in 2010, three years after The Bitch is Back.

ghostcat, “A Trace of Meaning,” Teen, Pre-series 

13 year-old Logan Echolls and 14 year-old Veronica Mars wait at the Kane Estate for their held-up sleepover hosts to show up. 

theohara, “Rich Dirt,” Mature, Pre-series AU 

And Logan wouldn’t let you have anything. He’d danced over to you and smirked in your face and twirled your plastic cup right out of your hand and cooed that just because your Daddy wasn’t sheriff anymore didn’t give you license to break the law, and he’d acted all shocked with his hand over his mouth and he’d laughed like breaking glass and nanced off with your drink.

anjou, “Into the Blue,” Mature, Post Season 1 

It’s almost summer, and Logan is sinking into the blue.

flyingcarpet, “Mexicali Blues,” Mature, Post Season 3 AU

When he reaches the water he doesn’t hesitate, just keeps walking until he can duck his head under and start to swim away from shore, letting the salt and the waves wash away the residue that Neptune’s left on his skin.

absolutelyiris, “Truth for a Dream,” Teen, Future Fic (Pre-movie)

Fleet Week 2012. A reformed bad boy turned sailor and a former party girl turned career woman meet in a bar…

Notes: A LOGAN AND PARKER FRIENDSHIP FIC!!! pure fucking delight 

absolutelyiris, “Come Around,” Mature, Future AU 

A woman travels the world over in search of what she needs and returns home to find it.

Notes: I will talk about this fic until the day that I day, and then I will still talk about it. One of my absolute favorites. Pure gold Logan/Keith dynamic. I would 10/10 die for Razia. and, of course, the l/v is so damn good 

TheLastGoodGolfish, “The Phenomenal Pixie, #1,” Teen, AU 

Veronica is a masked avenger who stalks the streets of Neptune. Logan is the intrepid reporter who’s on the story.

Notes: PERFECT. PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT. also-- “That’s ridiculous. My favorite person is a sorority girl.” in my head, rent free, and i am forever indebted. 

bryrosea, “Waste of Breath / A Quartz Contentment,” Mature, Post Season 2 to TDTL 

Part one: Logan Echolls, the nine years, and the Navy. Part two: Veronica Mars, the nine years, and a new normal.

Notes: I am recommending specifically “Waste of Breath” for my boy, although Veronica’s piece is excellent as well. 

always_winter, “Written Out,” Teen, Season 2 AU 

Duncan has some residual guilt and Logan wants to be left out of the story.

always_winter, “White Combs and Sweet Honey,” Mature, Season 1

Even when Aaron is trying to be a good father, there’s still a lot he’s doing wrong.

Notes: This fic is so tender to me!!! A beautiful Logan and Aaron piece. 

sadiekate, “Grand Canyon,” PG-13, Season 1 to Future AU 

Three friends reminisce several years in the future, snarkily and pointlessly.

sinaddict, “Necrosis,” Explicit, Season 2 AU 

Death in bits and pieces, denial as a religion… Or ‘normal’ in Neptune.

sowell, “Surviving the Wreck,” Explicit, Season 3 AU 

Nothing’s ever simple with Veronica Mars. Weevil’s day at sea gets a little complicated.

Notes: THIS FUCKING FIC!!!! i love everything about it and especially at this moment in time, the part where logan gives weevil a blow job but weevil notes that somehow, in spite of this, logan retains the upper hand. this fic is world class and i am grateful everyday for it 

theohara, “Broken Toys,” NC-17, Pre series AU 

One glance across a street saves Lilly Kane’s life. It changes everything; it changes nothing.

Notes: This is the most heartbreaking Veronica Mars’ fanfic ever. I have such a deep love for it. It takes Lilly’s character and Logan/Veronica’s relationship to places I don’t ever think they would go and yet it works in this and it works so damn well. a truly devastating and beautiful au 

fluffernutter8, “The Ninety Nine Percent,” Teen, Post Season 3 AU 

Junior year of college, Logan gets some news that proves that no matter how hard he tries, life is just going to keep throwing him curve-balls. Post season 3, non movie canon compliant.

youcallitwinter, “gravity is gonna keep you tied down to this city,” Teen, Post Season 3 to TDTL 

[your life in extended parenthesis] the lone neon nights and the ache of the ocean, and the fire that was starting to spark. From the love to the lightning and the lack of it. 

Notes: please don't fall out of love with me, okay? don’t you dare give up on me. I DIE EVERY FUCKING TIME youcallitwinter is a force with all of her writings, but this one.......my god every single bit about it is fucking flawless 

petpluto, “Of Scars & Consequences,” Teen, Post-series AU 

Almost a decade in the future, Logan's still a little messed up. And Veronica's still a little closed off. They make it work.

julietbravo, “one brutal thing after another,” Teen, Pre-series to Season 1 

These rich boys think they can get away with anything, don’t they.

querulousgawks, “there should be stars for great wars like ours,” Teen, AU 

It’s gotta be some Alliance mind game, a holdover, the Operative’s last trick: Logan’s old secrets manifesting everywhere around them. Where are you, how are you doing this, he wants to scream, but he doesn’t know which ghost he’d be railing at.

SilverLining2k6, “Sometimes (You Can’t Make It On Your Own),” Teen, Season 1 AU 

Silly Duncan stopped taking his meds. Now, one dead Fitzpatrick later, Logan and Veronica need to get him out of town. Too bad they hate each other.

SilverLining2k6, “Control,” Teen, Pre-series AU 

Don’t you mess with a little girl’s dreams. ‘Cause she’s liable to grow up mean. Pre-series. Oneshot. - A twisted little tale of hate and revenge.

Notes: CONTROL!!!!! I love Control so much, it’s one of the first fics I ever read for the fandom and one of the finest. The Logan that exists in this is sooo good and his relationship with Veronica is deeply flawed & wonderful. M is in the process of writing a remix to Control (more in-depth emotion) and I for one am foaming at the fucking mouth every day about it. 

nevertothethird, “Reunions,” Teen, Post Series AU 

Sometimes it just takes a little longer to get things right. Two high school reunions and a birthday party should do the trick.

youcallitwinter, “you give love a bad name,” Teen, Season 2 AU 

“Hey, did you guys know there was a sensitive poet-type hiding behind this hard exoskeleton of expensive alcohol and bitter cynicism?” In which Logan Echolls is, well, Logan Echolls.

scandalpants, “Something to Remember,” Mature, Post Series AU 

Facing a separation, Logan and Veronica spend their last night together exchanging gifts.

Notes: I am always in a goddamn state about this fic. Logan jacking off in front of Veronica at her request? Yes, thank you please. thank you so much 

leurocrystal, “Take Your Time,” Teen, Post Season 2 

Keith doesn’t know how to look at or touch his daughter for the first time in his life.

petpluto, “We Are Nowhere, And It’s Now,” Mature, Series AU 

“You know there is another way of looking at this, Logan. If you’d still been together, you might be dead too." Logan and Lilly both die on October 3rd. But for Veronica, it’s not like they’re gone. And she still works to solve their murders.

absolutelyiris, “Delay,” Teen, Post TTDL

Logan reflects on his first Christmas with Veronica after a ten year separation, as well as how his life has changed with her absence.

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Christmas in Arkham Author: dark_roast Pairing: Logan Rating: Teen Genre: Hurt/Comfort, A Really Good Hug  Setting: Season 2 Spoilers: 2.09, “My Mother, the Fiend” Chapters: 1 Word Count: 10128 Status: Complete Summary: Sequel to Fish Out of Water. Logan spends christmas with his grandparents.  Notes: This is, full stop, my favorite Veronica Mars fanfiction ever. I am so protective of this fic that part of me doesn’t even want to give it a formal place on the blog, which is ridiculous because I’m sure plenty of people have already read it and obviously it’s so good that I want people to read it but....this belongs to me, somehow, like I feel like it’s mine that’s how much I love it. ANYWAY possessiveness aside-- Every word, every sentence, every punctuation mark in this fic is perfect, devastating insight into Logan’s character. Absolutely beautiful and wonderful and every other good thing. 

The Teeth by the Shoulder Author: ghostcat Pairing: Fab Four, Logan/Lilly, Veronica/Duncan  Rating: Teen Genre: Friendship, Angst  Setting: Pre-series Spoilers: 1.01, “Pilot”  Chapters: 3 Word Count: 17273 Status: Complete Summary: Two couples, two friendships. The Fab Four in three Octobers. Notes: WE’VE NEVER FUCKING RECOMMENDED THE TEETH BY THE SHOULDER BEFORE?????? HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE OH MY GOD jesus this is one of the greatest fanfictions ever written. three pre-series explorations into the fab four friendship and it is impossibly good. i am especially in love with the logan/lilly in this fic (the first chapter!!!!) and as always special care is given to exploring the logan + veronica dynamic. the third chapter will break your fucking heart so bad in the best way 

Seven Times Logan Echolls Went to Jail Author: sowell Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Veronica/Piz  Rating: Teen Genre: Angst, Romance, Logan Echolls is a Little Shit   Setting: (Post) Season 3 AU  Spoilers: 3.12, “There’s Got to Be a Morning After Pill” and 3.16, “Un-American Graffiti”  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 6701 Status: Complete Summary: Who thinks Logan behind bars is sexy? I do, I do! // Logan goes to jail and calls Veronica to bail him out. Again and again and again and again.  Notes: WE HAVEN’T DONE THIS BEFORE EITHER???? oh my god!! I remember finding this one a few months before the movie came out and i would just lay in bed in the dark and re-read it endlessly. and then i left it alone for a few years and when i went back to it holy shit it undid me all over again. perfect logan and veronica relationship. p e r f e c t!!! i firmly believe this is exactly what shape their relationship would’ve taken if veronica hadn’t cut and run 

Love is Just a Four-letter Word Author: bigboobedcanuck Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Keith, Weevil  Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort Setting: Future AU  Spoilers: 1.12, “Clash of the Tritons”  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1753 Status: Complete Summary: Set a few years down the road from high school. Logan hits rock bottom. Keith and Veronica help him back up. Notes: Lynn’s body turns up and it is fucking DEVASTATING. A short piece that’s told from Keith’s POV (anyone who knows me knows how much of a sucker I am for Keith + Logan interaction) and holy hell Logan is so good in it and I think about it all the fucking time 

Serendipity  Author: TheLastGoodGoldfish  Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Veronica/Piz, Carrie, Gia, Stu Cobbler, Ensemble Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Detective-ing  Setting: Post Season 3  Spoilers: 3.20, “The Bitch is Back” and The Movie  Chapters: 4 (out of a planned 6, fingers crossed!!!) Word Count: 59763 Status: Complete Summary: During her sophomore year at Hearst, Veronica takes on your run-of-the-mill blackmail case: the clients hate her, the evidence is impossible to destroy, and her ex turns out to be a bit of a distraction, but Veronica is a sucker for a damsel-in-distress. Even if the damsel is an intoxicated, pissed off Carrie Bishop. Notes: I AM HIGH PITCHED SCREAMING. Transplanting the movie plot to this timeframe works tremendously and TLGG’s execution is fucking perfect. Carrie is a powerhouse in this fic and god, Logan is such a honey it in which is why it is being recc’d for him. Him practically letting Carrie move in with him and doing his damnedest to protect Carrie and Gia (much to Veronica’s chagrin) is so, so important to me and I love him so much. 

The Phenomenal Pixie - Interlude #1 - “Bugs”  Author: TheLastGoodGoldfish Pairing: Logan/Veronica, OC’s  Genre: Humor, Fluff, Logan and Veronica Are Smarter Than You  Setting: AU (Season 3)  Spoilers: uhhh n/a Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5072 Status: Complete Summary: Dating a superhero poses a unique set of challenges. Notes: Tiny sequel to The Phenomenal Pixie which you absolutely must read first (and is recommended above) because it’s a fucking delight. Logan is incredible in this fic and I would die for him, like always. The part where Steve can sense Logan is thinking about punching him in the face-- a million chefs kisses. 

The Medusa Jewel  Author: TheLastGoodGoldfish Pairing: Logan/Veronica  Genre: Established Relationship Bliss, Fluff  Setting: MKAT Spoilers: MKAT  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5336 Status: Complete Summary: Logan and Veronica's new neighbor is a writer. Notes: is my TLGG obsession shining through? good because it fucking should be. The Logan/Veronica in this relationship is so sweet and perfect and is 100% my reality and i would like to bathe in this fic and live in it forever as is my right.

Drowning Together Author: bryrosea Pairing: Logan/Veronica Genre: Romance, Hurt/Comfort Setting: Season 3 Spoilers: 3.07, “Of Vice and Men” Chapters: 1 Word Count: 897 Status: Complete Summary: AU of the confrontation scene from 3x07: Of Vice and Men (Logan and Veronica both need a hug) Notes: Absolute wonderful insight and even some reconciliation into a canonical season three fight. Logan calming down while Veronica falls apart as they hug is so important to me. 

Interrupt Us  Author: bryrosea Pairing: Logan/Veronica Genre: Romance,  Hijinks, They Want To Fuck So Bad  Setting: Post TDTL Spoilers: through TDTL  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 17223 Status: Complete Summary: Logan Echolls is home from deployment. Time to cue the sweeping movie montage, right? Notes: Logan and Veronica try to have sex everywhere and it is my life force. The car scene when they get pulled over and Logan instinctively hiding under Veronica’s desk....god i love everyone in this bar

Ready to Go Author: Amberina Pairing: Logan/Duncan; Veronica  Genre: Friendship, Romance, Angst Setting: Post Season 1  Spoilers: not obvious but 1.22, “Leave it to Beaver”  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 6346 Status: Complete Summary: "Let's leave. Let's go. What's left in Neptune for us anyway?" (AKA Duncan, Logan and Veronica have wacky adventures on the road! Also angst.) Notes: Logan getting hissy and storming off from the car while Duncan and Veronica just watch him and then calling a taxi once he’s out of their sight is PEAK logan. I love boyfriends, even if they’re angst-ing in this, and they big time are. 

Nashville On My Mind Author: hjcallipygian Pairing: Logan, Veronica, Duncan Genre: Friendship, Hijinks  Setting: Post Season 1 AU Spoilers: 1.22, “Leave it to Beaver” Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1659 Status: Complete Summary: Every year, they take a road trip together. This year, it's to Nashville, Tennessee. Notes: i just spent forty minutes trying to find this fic to the point where i was genuinely concerned i had hallucinated it. it’s so fucking good. a sequel/prequel of sorts to grand canyon by sadiekate (recc’d in the previously section). logan is a mess and by god do i love him 

Six Times Logan Echolls Got Wet Author: bryrosea, CarolineShea, ghostcat, kmd0107, marshmallowtasha, SilverLining2k6 Pairing: Logan/Veronica Rating: Teen Genre: Romance, Friendship, Hijinks Setting: Everywhere Spoilers: All series to MKAT  Chapters: 6 Word Count: 11568 Status: Complete Summary: aka: The Wet Henley ChroniclesSix stories in which we probably give Logan Echolls pneumonia, inspired by the movie's infamous wet henley. Set variously across the series and post-MKAT. Notes: each chapter is written by a different author, they’re all good but bryrosea’s chapter and silvery’s chapter are my favorites. set during the summer between season 1 & 2 and post season three respectively they do such a great job dealing with the fractious and tumultuous nature of Logan/Veronica’s relationship at the time and i love it so much

A Little Dysfunctionality Goes A Long Way  Author: fluffernutter8 Pairing: Logan/Veronica Rating: Teen Genre: ANGST with a side of fucking ANGST, happy ending but jesus   Setting: Post Season 3 AU  Spoilers: 1.22, “Leave it to Beaver”  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 2878 Status: Complete Summary: Despite their history, Logan and Veronica might be somewhere on the brink of normal. A few years post season 3. Notes: i just read this for the first time 07/13/20 at 9:08pm because when i asked shelby for her favorite logan fics she included this one. i am fucking dead now and-- there’s nothing else to say about it. i’m just fucking dead. for YEARS i have said that nobody with the username fluffernutter8 should be able to write shit this goddamn emotional and yet, time and time again, i find myself here fuckign wrecked and furious about it 

these are just ghosts that broke my heart before i met you Author: theviolonist  Pairing: Logan, Veronica, Carrie, Dick  Rating: Teen Genre: Introspection, Angst, I Love Logan   Setting: Pre Movie & Movie  Spoilers: Movie  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1326 Status: Complete Summary: In the army they say, don't think of the target as a person, otherwise you won't have the guts to pull the trigger. Notes: fuck, you guys. this one is so beautiful. an exploration into logan’s grief and him trying to move on and it cuts like a damn knife because he can never really do it but fuck he wants to so bad and [lucas scott voice] that’s gotta mean something, right? truly so so wonderful 

Fugue Author: vaeran Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Logan/Lilly, Dick  Rating: Teen Genre: Angst, hopeful ending  Setting: Post Season 1 Spoilers: 1.22, “Leave it to Beaver”  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 4137 Status: Complete Summary: It's something he refuses to let go because it defines who he is and what he has become. Notes: deviates from the PCHer confrontation on the bridge, which means logan takes a little longer to come around to reconciliation with veronica. it’s perfect and i particularly love the logan/lilly in this, he’s hurt but still so impossibly and eternally in love with her 

One Flew Over the Echolls Nest Author: Wynn Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Duncan Rating: Teen Genre: Angst, Friendship Setting: Post Season 1 AU  Spoilers: 1.22, “Leave it to Beaver” Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1507 Status: Complete Summary: Open wide and see what's inside. A bridge and a bed and Veronica. Logan finds himself in a mental institution after the events of "Leave it to Beaver." Veronica, Duncan, and Logan's psychiatrist attempt to help. Notes: so sad and so good!!! the part where Logan’s psychiatrist asks him when the last time he was happy was fucking wrecks me everytime!! 

Free at last  Author: querulousgawks Pairing: Logan, Weevil, Aaron Rating: Teen Genre: Frenemies, They Are Boyfriends Setting: Season 2 Spoilers: 2.09, “My Mother, the Fiend”  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1242 Status: Complete Summary: Logan and Weevil and fire go a long way back. A flashback scene interrupts their Season 2 meeting in the Neptune Grand. Notes: I LOVE EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT THIS SO GOD DAMN MUCH 

The Right Shade of Red Author: ghostcat Pairing: Trina, Logan, Aaron  Rating: Teen Genre: ANGST Setting: Pre-series Spoilers: 1.15, “Ruskie Business”  Chapters: 1 Word Count: 883 Status: Complete Summary: Trina finds her jerky little brother hiding in her closet and does the unexpected thing. (Or, A time Logan trusted Trina) Notes: If you want 883 words to be able to make you feel like you’ve been hit by a truck this is the fic for you! I love the Echolls family dynamics so much, and this one is excellent. 

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