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[personal profile] svgurl
Fandom: Suits
Pairings/Characters: Mike Ross/Harvey Specter
Rating: Mature
Length: 28235
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] Closer
Theme: Essential Starter Recs

Summary: Donna and Harvey have been looking out for each other since they were kids. It's what family is supposed to do, after all.

Reccer's Notes: One of the earlier Mike/Harvey fics I read and definitely one that stuck with me. I really liked this canon divergence and how they wrote Mike and Harvey's relationship, as well as Harvey and Donna's one.

Fanwork Links: My Brother's Keeper
tozka: Jerrica touching her earring and about to turn into Jem (jem jerrica earring)
[personal profile] tozka
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: Mike Ross/Harvey Specter
Rating: Explicit
Length: 26,411
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] Closer
Theme: AU, Fandom

Summary: Harvey sometimes moonlights as a Star Trek BNF. Mike might have an attitude problem on the internet. TiberiusGhost is strangely compelling, for a recluse who never goes to meetups, and Harvey's finding this kid Photohead vaguely familiar...

Reccer's Notes: It took a little bit to get into the idea that Harvey could be a fandom author (seemed so disparate to his show personality) but Closer did a great job making Harvey "sound" the same as his TV!persona, so it totally works. I'm also fond of this fic because of it's particular moment in fandom history: characters are on LiveJournal, posting to AO3, watching the new Star Trek movies. It's 2012 fandom exactly.

Fanwork Links: 5U175
tozka: title character sitting with a friend (Default)
[personal profile] tozka
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: Mike Ross/Harvey Specter
Rating: Teen+
Length: 3,474
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] smilebackwards / [personal profile] smilebackwards
Theme: AU, Fantasy-Magic

Summary: He'd made one harmless quip about backpedaling diva heiresses when she'd refused to sign the deal he'd been working through for the past three weeks and ended up a kitten.

Reccer's Notes: I have a THING for fics where someone gets turned into a cat-- they're usually both cute and funny, with some hurt-comfort thrown in. This fic in particular is fun because Suits the TV show is so totally on the opposite of any kind of magical realism story, but Harvey as a tiny grumpy kitten works suprisingly well.

Fanwork Links: Habeas Corpus
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[personal profile] imogeneherdman
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: Harvey Specter/Mike Ross
Rating: NC-17
Length: 65k (entire series)
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] Closer
Theme: Fork in the Road

Summary: In an alternate universe, Harvey's still a lawyer but Mike's not a pot runner -- he's a deliveryman for Rollo's Pizza and Ribs, which happens to be Harvey's favorite pizza place. Once Harvey finds out his pizza guy is a genius, Mike's life takes a few turns he would not have expected...

Reccer's Notes: I had a Suits relapse recently and this is the fic I always start with when that happens. A great not-quite-AU with bonus alternate POV versions, cuz those are my guilty pleasure <3

Fanwork Links: Pizza and a Movie Verse
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[personal profile] imogeneherdman
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: Mike Ross/Harvey Specter
Rating: NC-17
Length: 11k
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] thatotherperv
Theme: Backstory/Pre-canon, Fork in the Road

Summary: Harvey picks up Mike in the pilot instead of Miss Eat-It-Off-My-Stomach. Mike isn't easy, in any sense beyond the obvious.

Reccer's Notes: This fic features a Mike who's a little sharper and uninhibited by the show's power dynamic. He keeps Harvey on his toes. Funtimes :D

Fanwork Links: A day too early (still a couple dollars short)
merryghoul: road (donna 2)
[personal profile] merryghoul
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: gen (Harvey Spector, Donna Paulsen)
Rating: G
Length: 786 words
Creator Links: [personal profile] jain, [livejournal.com profile] jain, [archiveofourown.org profile] jain
Theme: cuddling, snuggling, & bed-sharing

Summary: Two people, one hotel bed.

Reccer's Notes: The summary pretty much covers this fic, more or less: while on a business trip, Donna and Harvey are forced to share a hotel bed.

Fanwork Links: In the Job Description: Dreamwidth, LiveJournal, AO3
merryghoul: road (donna 1)
[personal profile] merryghoul
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: Mike Ross/Harvey Specter/Rachel Zane
Rating: Explicit
Length: 9747 words
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] mskatej
Theme: threesomes, M/M/F threesomes, rare pairings, characters of color

Summary: Harvey’s heart is broken. Mike intends to mend it.

Reccer's Notes: Harvey breaks up with Scottie. Mike proposes a threesome between the two of them and Rachel. If you still follow the canon, a lot of this has been Jossed, but still, this is a hot and hilarious look at setting up a threesome.

Fanwork Links: A Mutually Beneficial Proposal
merryghoul: road (donna 2)
[personal profile] merryghoul
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: Donna Paulsen/Rachel Zane
Rating: Teen
Length: 2053 words
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] lionessvalenti
Theme: femslash, female characters, characters of color

Summary: Rachel has Donna over to her new apartment, now that her life is going exactly how she planned it. Donna's life, maybe not so much.

Reccer's Notes: Lovely AU where the fortunes of Donna and Rachel are reversed. Donna's a middling secretary, Rachael's a successful lawyer, and yet the two find time for each other.

Fanwork Links: Everything You've Ever Wanted
merryghoul: road (donna 1)
[personal profile] merryghoul
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: Donna Paulsen/Rachel Zane
Rating: NC-17
Length: 1133 words
Theme: femslash, female characters, characters of color

Summary: Donna/Rachel office sex, inspired by that one time they got drunk in Harvey's office.

Reccer's Notes: It's very hard to find a good femslash fic in Suits fandom, since the dominant pairing is Mike/Harvey. But there are some decent femslash fics, and this is one of them. This is a smutty missing scene (to 1.11) written for [livejournal.com profile] suits_meme.

Fanwork Links: Good Girl
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[personal profile] eponymousanon
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: Mike Ross/Harvey Specter
Rating: Teen and up
Length: 31000
Creator Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] Pookaseraph
Theme: Marriage of Convenience

Summary:

Mike isn't entirely certain how he let Donna and Jessica talk him into marrying Harvey while his boss was in a coma, even if they swore he wouldn't mind. He thought the hardest part would be going to the hospital and confronting the sight of his boss and friend lying there, but instead it turned out to be confronting his growing feelings for a man he'd never imagined seeing in a romantic light. Harvey's just glad he woke up from his coma, and trying to not be too upset that he's now married to the Associate he's had a crush on for over a year.

Reccer's Notes:

Mike fake-marries Harvey to protect him from unscrupulous relatives while he's in a coma. More than slightly implausible, but thoroughly enjoyable!

Fanwork Links: Limited Partnership at AO3
merryghoul: fall road (fall road)
[personal profile] merryghoul
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Parings: gen (Donna)
Rating: All Ages
Artist Link: [personal profile] omens
Theme: Female Characters, Mythological Creatures (sphinx)

Reccer's Notes: I know a picture of Donna as a sphinx is cracky and hilarious, but it's also true to her character.

Art Link: the Sphinx on fan_flashworks
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[personal profile] moirariordan
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: Mike/Harvey
Rating: explicit
Length: 27,009
Author Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] Closer
Theme: complete AU: Cop/Detective

Summary: Harvey's client is trying to take on the mob, in the form of John "Three-Guns" Boccacho. Johnny Three-Guns has decided Harvey's an easier target, but fortunately Harvey's top PI and all-around badass, Mike Ross, is on the case.


Reccer's Notes: I debated over whether this counted as a complete AU or a fork in the road, but it really is different enough to count as complete, in my opinion. And it is incredible - the different career path has obviously had a huge effect on Mike as a person. He's still the same guy, but less - hapless, more put-together, less desperate for validation. And Closer is my favorite Suits author by far for her flawless Harvey characterization in every story - he's still as self-absorbed and messed up as in canon, but infinitely more likeable and much easier to sympathize with. Great stuff.

Story Links: The Go To Guy @ AO3
merryghoul: westminster (westminster)
[personal profile] merryghoul
Fandom: Suits
Characters/Pairings: Mike/Harvey, Donna
Rating: Teen
Length: 12,882
Author Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] wldnst
Theme: Complete AU (Notting Hill AU)

Summary: Harvey's bookshop isn't doing well, and he really doesn't need this right now.

Reccer's Notes: To save his bookshop, Harvey has to put his trust in Mike, who's an actor but is also a brilliant appraiser. Yes, it is a Notting Hill AU, but the story captures the mannerisms of the Suits characters perfectly.

Story Links: 76th and Lexington
onlysmallwings: a white cup of black tea with a slice of lemon floating in it (Brittana)
[personal profile] onlysmallwings
Fandom: Suits
Pairing: Mike Ross/Harvey Specter
Length: 22,000
Author Links: Closer
Theme: Souldbonding
Summary: Mike was raised to believe Imprint was a life-changing event for those few lucky enough to experience it. Harvey was raised to believe it was a form of mental illness. When it actually happened, neither of them noticed.

Reccer's Notes: It's a slow building to the realization and the characters are just so real. And they're lawyers so they discuss the legal ramifications of being soulbonded. (Which just hits the worldbuidling button so hard.)

Story Links: Imprimatur at AO3
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[personal profile] jerakeen
Fandom: Suits
Pairing: Harvey/Mike
Length: 65,000 words
Author Links: [livejournal.com profile] arsenicjade // website
Theme: Hurt/Comfort
Summary: Harvey wins Mike in a poker game. Now he just has to figure out what to do with him.

Reccer's Notes: Slavefic! It starts harsh but really pulls you in after a while. Great characters.

Story Links: All In @ LJ, or @ the author's website
moirariordan: (Default)
[personal profile] moirariordan
Fandom: Suits
Pairing: Harvey/Mike
Length: 4212
Author Links: [archiveofourown.org profile] Closer
Theme: genderfuck
Summary: Harvey keeps just-missing Mike at the Pearson Hardman costume ball, but he HAS met Mike's date, the gorgeous Rose Selavy.


Reccer's Notes: I love alternate endings! Especially the ones with porn.

Story Links: Double Take
jerakeen: (Default)
[personal profile] jerakeen
Fandom: Suits (Harry Potter fusion)
Pairing: Harvey/Mike
Length: 9,400 words
Author Links: [livejournal.com profile] omk_mal_hae
Theme: Crossovers/Fusions, Mythical Creatures (Veela)
Summary: Harry Potter AU. Harvey wishes he could attribute it all to his Slytherin cunning, but the truth is, it's mostly a combination of Ross's family heritage, coincidence, and pure luck that leads to their first meeting on the Hogwarts Express. (Or, Mike is a Veela, and Harvey defends him from his adoring masses.)

Reccer's Notes: I love Harvey as a Slytherin. It just works so well.

Story Links: @ LJ
moirariordan: (Default)
[personal profile] moirariordan
Fandom: Suits
Pairing: Harvey/Mike
Length: ~10,000 (author's count)
Author Links: [livejournal.com profile] phreakycat
Theme: hurt/comfort
Summary: Mike has synesthesia, which turns out to be a blessing, a bit of a curse, and an unconventional way to finally get his boss naked.

Reccer's Notes: The descriptions in this story are insanely wonderful and vivid. Just - really, really lovely.

Story Links: Lit Up (subsequent parts are linked)

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