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General Fics
Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.
The Super Homer Saga
by IHVNNM
- Recommended by Great Pikmin Fan
- Seconded by The Cuza, who read this years before he ever heard of TV Tropes. In fact, the only reason he's on this page right now is because he saw it pop up in the Twitter feed and wanted to check if anyone had recommended it already. Thanks for saving me some typing, bro.
- Status: Complete
- Tags: Character death, Crossover
- Synopsis: After an accident at the power plant, Homer gains super powers and fights many villains, even those from other shows.
- Comments: Just give it a try.
Add ReviewRope and Painted Bottles by mouseagent
- Recommended by Tropers/Masi
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Moe tries to commit suicide, but Barney, who noticed something is wrong with him, saves him at the last moment.
- Comments: Heartwarming friendship story, hurt/comfort, a bit of a Tear Jerker, well written.
Softly by Bagatelle
- Recommended by Pretzel Victim
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: "I'm flunking maths, and the other day I was a little attracted to Milhouse." Bart and Milhouse in the treehouse after school and Bart considers the family factor and feels something...out of place.
- Comments: Not a real slash story per say, but what it actually is can't really be described. It encourages the reader to take it as they will. The imagery and descriptions of feeling and emotion are breathtakingly beautiful.
Time After Time, At Least by Screw Milk-Got Slash
- Recommended by Pretzel Victim
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Smithers comes home another night to ponder his unfulfilled love for Monty Burns while listening to Ol' Blue Eyes.
- Comments: Anyone who thinks that the one-sided Smithers/Burns romance is just for laughs will be seriously sucker-punched with this. Despairing and angsty, but with a hopeless tragic quality as well.
The Ballad of Lenny and Carl by Kyra Cullinan
- Recommended by icyshiva
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Lenny's day-to-day experiences and thoughts.
- Comments: A surreal story that defies description. It could be about shipping, it could be depressing, it could be heartwarming. If you ever wondered about Lenny's relationship with Carl, or how a minor character would react to how time works in Springfield, then this story is for you.
Death of a Simpson by CalculatedChaos
- Recommended by Dommie222
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: It's been 7 years and all Bob Terwilliger wants is closure. Bart, Lisa and Maggie must struggle against this madman's plot. The rules have changed, though, and all are left scrambling when he tries a different approach to revenge.
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The year is 2028. Lisa and her husband, Matt, are happy to hear of Maggie's engagement. Maggie and Bart go to Lisa's house in Capital City to discuss it. Bart pulls out an old photo album and they look through it. Matt notices a picture of Lisa's twin sister, Suzy, and is immediately curious. Bart convinces Lisa to tell the story.
Love Thy Neighbor by Narfy
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Homer passes away from cancer, leaving Marge and the kids to grieve. Marge is so distraught that she goes to Ned Flanders for advice, after a while she begins to spend time with him, causing the kids to think that she has a new love.
Amazon Dot D'oh! by Narfy
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Maggie is now 12 years old and the only Simpson child left in the house. Homer still ignores her though, yet she still wants to try and connect with him. So she signs up for a rafting adventure to the most dangerous river in the world: The Amazon.
Sideshow Bob's Cavalcade of Whimsy by Drucilla Black
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Robert Terwilliger aka Sideshow Bob reflects on what he felt to be his one shining moment and whether things are always as black and white as the children saw them to be. Set after "Krusty Gets Busted".
Pulling the Plug by HappyKittens
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: In the episode 'Homer, the Smithers', Mr. Burns mentions that he pulled the plug on his mother about fifty years earlier. Mr. Burns learns his mother is in the hospital and goes to visit.
Unexpected Connections by SnakeOfSilver
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A lonely Lisa finds unexpected connections to Waylon Smithers and develops a crush on him.
Curtain Call by friedmermaidtails
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Smithers finds himself in a tough situation when, in efforts to promote his own musical, he agrees to the role of leading lady in a friend's all-male production of "Hamlet", and inadvertently garners unexpected attention from Burns. As Smithers juggles to keep up his feminine ruse and support his dream of becoming a famous playwright, he finds himself closer to his boss than ever.
I Have Plans by Gamer Goku
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Even the most devoted people have their doubts in times of tragedy.
Not Gay at All by Twilit Violet
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sideshow Bob questions his brother's "lifestyle" choices.
The Weight On My Shoulders by WLiiAfanatic
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: One Shot. You never know who you might meet on a slow night. Rating for slight language and some slash.
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Homer observes Lisa as she becomes close to Patty's newest girlfriend.
or a geodesic dome by bossymarmalade
- Recommended by: ThisIsRidiculous, Unicorndance
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: there are seven hundred million of us (most in apu's house)
- Comment: Just a cute story about Apu's day-to-day life.
The Fearless Moral Inventory of Milhouse Van Houten by meyerlemon [archived by yuletide_archivist]
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Milhouse is an alcoholic. Milhouse is a war correspondent. Milhouse loves Lisa.
To My Children by The Madness in me
- Recommended by: mkmlp
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Homer leaves behind a letter for his children to find after he's gone, sharing feelings he had about them he couldn't convey in life.
- Pretty sappy, but in a good way. The things Homer says to his children are heartfelt, while still feeling like something Homer would think, if not directly say.
never enough by flyingoverseas
- Recommended by: mkmlp
- Status: Complete
- Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
- Synopsis: It's Maggie Simpson's ninth birthday, but she isn't enjoying it. Why? Because her older brother, Bart, is about to head off to college, which has caused Maggie to ruminate on the sad fact that she has never been able to build as close a relationship with her older siblings as they have with each other.
- Just a melancholy little one shot about an older Maggie thinking about her relationship with her now about old enough to leave siblings.
His Chaperone by adashofblue
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A Shelbyvillian walks into a Springfield bar. No, that's not the start of a joke.
Unpleasant and unfortunate things happen in a bar when a stranger walks in. Carl protects Lenny and his honor and Lenny thinks it's all quite sweet of him.
The Simpsons: Scratchy Finally Kills Itchy
- Recommended by JM1982
- Status: Complete (dead link)
- Synopsis: In the episode Homer Goes To College, have you ever wanted to see what actually happened in The Itchy & Scratchy Show episode "Burning Down The Mouse"? Now you can.
- This web video almost seamlessly blends footage from the TV show with its own original animation describing what Bart and Lisa missed. And it is epic.
Of Hexes And Horses by VarienQuill
- Recommended by Tropers/{{EASAHTF}]
- Status: Dead
- Synopsis: A commission for an anonymous client. It's a new version of a story from 1st segment of Treehouse Of Horror XII (season 13, episode 1), Hex And The City. But this time, it's much more focused on Lisa's gradual transformation from her usual being into centaur, which in the show could be seen only for a couple of seconds.
- While incomplete, what has been written is a pretty great piece about metamorphosis, exploring the ups and downs of such a transformation.
Shipping Fics
Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.
Revealed by preety-lady-serenity
- Recommended by: Hyphae
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Charles Montgomery Burns had spent the last twenty years not realising that his assistant was in love with him. When he realises those feelings he has to come to terms with his own.
- Pairing(s): Burns x Smithers
Bart Simpson: Attorney at Law by Quick-n-Popular
- Recommended by Redandready45
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Seventeen years in the future Bart Simpson, now a successful Attorney in East Springfield. He has everything and is happy. That is going to be challenged when some women reenter his life.
- Pairing(s): Bart and Alex Whitney, Milhouse and Samantha Stankey
- Comments: I found it to be a wonderful tale: the mix of childhood remembrance, love, and a dash of Simpsons humor makes it something worth reading.
A Demon Amongst Us by EaselPen
- Recommended by: FlamingMercury5
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: When Mr. Burns and Smithers- now a Happily Married couple- create a child using dubiously ethical science, Springfield’s Christian community find it to be an affront to God and go to “exorcise” the baby. But when Marge Simpson sees the child, she finds the baby isn’t an abomination, but a child like any other.
- Pairing(s): Burns x Smithers
In the Shadow of Authority by henrydavid
- Recommended by: Lumearchibald
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: After losing his wife, Gary Chalmers slowly begins to warm up to his incompetent subordinate as they develop throughout the series.
- Pairing(s): Superintendent Gary Chalmers x Principal Seymour Skinner
- Comments: First of all, Rosemary Chalmers is canon to the show but it's a crime it has yet to reveal anything about her past or with Chalmers. This fic explores it wonderfully as seen through the perspective of Chalmers as he prepares for the inevitable fate of his wife. While the story is mainly a shipping fic, I don't see much 'ship' interaction between them yet until further reading. Worth a read and has great lore continuity than the actual show.
"Meet the New Mrs. Simpson" by JacobLink2538
- Recommended by: Dylanmc6
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: In "The Last Temptation of Homer", Homer goes on a date with Mindy, but leads to him choosing Marge. But what would happen if Homer decides to go for Mindy that day?
- Tags: Lemon, Explicit Content
- Pairing(s): Mindy Simmons x Homer Simpson
- Comments: If you're bummed that Mindy and Homer DIDN'T make out, this fanfic is for you, but it is very NSFW, so reading at your own risk is the way to go.
Alternate Universe Fics
Stories which are focused on Springfield of another Universe, which are non-canon.
Child of Darkness by Graham
- Recommended by Sabrina Diamond
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: It's a non-canon and angsty Dark Fic with Lisa as the 'vampire'-slayer where she moves to New-York and a guy called Mark hitches for the ride when vampires attack. This fic was written ten years before Twilight!
Lisa Fitzgerald by Jenny Howe
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: In this Alternate Universe Fic, Lisa is the daughter of an abusive, alcoholic father. After attempting to commit suicide, Lisa is taken in to care and fostered by The Simpson family and has to learn how to live again.
A Reversal of Fortune by Mindy Simmons
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: What if Maude Flanders had not died that fateful day at Springfield Speedway? A change in plans leads to disaster for the Simpson family, and causes Ned to question the meaning of life.
The Thompsons by TheCartoonFanatic01
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: AU. What if Homer and Marge weren't the parents of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie? With a workaholic father and an abusive mother who argue amongst one another, the children live a nightmarish home life. But when they move to Springfield, they find a new life at school, where they befriend Homer, one of the groundskeepers, and Marge, a second-grade schoolteacher.
The Way We Shouldn't Be by Narfy
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: What if things ended differently on the night of the prom? What if Marge fell in love with Artie Ziff and not Homer? What kind of life would Marge and Homer lead, would it be a happier life for either of them? Find out!
Crossover Fics
Stories which crossover with other characters or works.
The Simpsons vs. Arthur by Owennumber1fan
- Recommended by: SuperMiz
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Arthur
- Synopsis: Despite what the title says, there's no actual fighting. Instead, the Simpson family moves to Elwood City when Homer is put in charge of its new nuclear plant, and interacts with the cast of Arthur.
- Pairing(s): Arthur/Sue Ellen
- Tropes page: here
- Comments: A very funny story that is true to both shows while nicely juxtaposing the adult humour of The Simpsons against the more family-friendly stuff of Arthur (see how they react when Homer strangles Bart, for example). If you're a fan of both shows and want to laugh, this is the fic for you. The Arthur/Sue Ellen romance does come out of nowhere unless you've read the author's earlier work Sue Ellen's Secret Crush though. All in all, a good story and highly recommended.
Lisa 1/2 by Dead Composer
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Ranma ½
- Synopsis: Post Goo Goo Gai Pan. While still in China, Selma and the Simpsons follow Bart to a certain cursed spring...
Steamed Hams, but it's Doki Doki Literature Club by SodaMazing2
- Recommended by Mickoonsley19
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Doki Doki Literature Club!
- Synopsis: After a luncheon with Monika goes very, very, bad, Skinner comes up with a delightfully devilish plan.
- Comments: This video puts a whole new twist on the "Steamed Hams" skit with great video effects and several jokes of its own. Definitely one of the more unique "Steamed Hams" videos.
If Bart Simpson and Chris Griffin Went To Couples Therapy by Panic Volushka
- Recommended by Ru Tsuna
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Family Guy, King of the Hill
- Synopsis: An adult Bobby Hill, now working as a couples therapist, leads a session for two troubled men.
- Pairing(s): Bart Simpson/Chris Griffin
- Comments: A powerful commentary about Family Guy and The Simpson’s use of familial abuse as comedy when examined against King of The Hill’s healthier depiction of flawed parental figures. More detailed commentary by the author in the link.
The Yellow Ape and The Black Bee by Bloody Simpson Chibi
- Recommended by: VictorioMWolff-Haddock
- Status: Complete
- Crossover with: Bleach
- Synopsis: An assassination order has been placed on Homer Simpson and it's up to Soifon to carry out the task. But between Homer being able to see her and having the Devil's luck on his side, she's got her work cut out for her. Meanwhile, Homer's friends and family can't help but doubt his sanity when he insists that he's being attacked by a crazy ninja chick only he can see.
- Comment: While it is mostly wacky, it has its serious moments.
Mars Attacks: Simpsons by Beta_Mat_86
- Recommended by JD_rod
- Status: Ongoing
- Crossover with: Mars Attacks!, Saturday Night Live, Spice Girls, Looney Tunes
- Synopsis: Those Gnard Martians are back and have their sights on Springfield! How are the Simpsons going to save their city, now?
Bart Simpson and the Boy-Who-Lived by DaRick89
- Recommended by: MagnusForce
- Status: Ongoing
- Crossover with: Harry Potter
- Synopsis: In Books 1 & 2, the hell-raising Bart Simpson befuddled students and staff by negotiating Slytherin's nooks and crannies, drove cars, shot his slingshots and foiled plots alongside the Boy-Who-Lived, becoming something which nobody expected him to be - not even himself! Now he stares down Sirius Black in Book 3: The Black Book. NO BASHING INTENDED!
- Tropes page initiated by Pyromania 101: here
D'oh!-kémon by Missingno. Master
- Recommended by: MagnusForce
- Status: Ongoing
- Crossover with: Pokémon
- Synopsis: What do you get when Springfield's biggest (and I do mean BIGGEST) nerd frees a genie and is given three wishes? Yep- Pokémon becomes a reality for the people of Springfield! Initially, all goes well with this development, but soon enough, a sinister plot comes to light.
The Simpson's In Space: The Pilot Episode by Darth Sith'ari
- Recommended by drsdino
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: SEX! Now that I have your attention: When the Simpsons are transported to the year 5009, how will they coup? Includes numerous parodies of all your favorite TV shows, comic books, video games, novels, and movies, and loads of OC's. R&R
- Tags: Parody Fic, Mega Crossover
The Simpson's In Space: Season 1 by Darth Sith'ari
- Recommended by drsdino
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: SEX! Now that I have your attention: The sequel to the Simpson's: In Space: The Pilot. The madcap madness in space continues! The question is not who will triumph, but who will survive? Blindfic. R&R P.S. There is some sex but not a whole lot.
- Tags: Parody Fic, Mega Crossover
The Simpson's In Space: Season 2 by Darth Sith'ari
- Recommended by drsdino
- Status: Dead
- Synopsis: SEX! Now that I have your attention: The Simpsons adventures in the 51st century continue! What evils will they face and bring to its knees? P.S. There may be some sex but not a whole lot.
- Tags: Parody Fic, Mega Crossover
Pretty Soldier Simpson Moon by gkscotty
- Recommended by Doktor Von Eurotrash
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: A Sailor Moon parody/crossover/mash-up in which Lisa Simpson saves a cat who grants her the powers of Sailor Moon. Other girls soon join her, taking on the roles of the other planet soldiers. Long and entertaining, with excellent jokes and a few interesting twists. Manages to get quite touching without lapsing into angst.
Full Life Wo Sagashite by Rich Wilson
- Recommended by fruitstripegum
- Status: Complete
- Fusion with: Full Moon
- Synopsis: When Lisa learns that she only has a month left to live, she decides to make the most of her remaining time on Earth. With the help of the 2 shinigami sent to collect her when her time comes, she transforms into the teenager Leese, saxophone superstar. But will it be enough to help her find the boy she fell in love with long ago?