Excellent essay – I think you nailed the points that draws me to this pairing, which happens to be one of my very few OTPs in any fandom. *g*
However, I don't quite agree that there aren't good fics to be found out there. There are. The fandom is small and there isn't any organised rec structure like in HP on LJ, but there *are* plenty of good M/N (and other) fics out there if you look for it. I'll throw in some recs just for starters:
A Delicate Balance (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/delle001.htm) Paris (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/delle006.htm) by delle Sex in a Public Place (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/kt004.htm) by KT Twelve Days (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/genjay001.htm) by msgenevieve and jaybee65 Restoration (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/genevieve012.htm) by msgenevieve (Can be read as a stand-alone, but I'd recommend reading its two prequels as well) Sex in a Public Place (http://www.lfnresource.net/challenge/archives/gritkitty2.html) by gritkitty No Substitute For Words (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/lila001.htm) by mslila 3 A.M (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/britt004.htm) by Britt Plus Ca Change (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/enjoue017.htm) by Enjoue (This is part of an AU series with both M/N and P/M. Although this can be read as a stand-alone, I'd recommend reading the whole series for a better understanding of the universe. Trust me, it's a great read) Golden Triangle (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/mln003.htm) and it's two sequels, by mln As Wind is to Fire (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/betsy010.htm), by Betsy
Red Sky series (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/bonniebo004.htm) by bonniebo (Alternate Reality. Never read AR stories? This will convert you. *g* )
I recommend anything written by these authors, actually. jaybee65 writes excellent Paul/Madeline fics, a pairing thats hard to find in the fandom. Some authors who should also be checked out are Kate (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/kate.htm),BetsyG (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/betsyg.htm), Leigh (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/leigh.htm).
The Splitpersonality Archives contains high quality fics and is easy to browse. An excellent fic recs thread here (http://pub59.ezboard.com/fstraightouttasectionfrm12.showMessage?topicID=3493.topic).
Fanvids: Michaelmania (http://michaelmaniabr.com/) and CynbytheSea (http://www.cynbythesea.com)
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However, I don't quite agree that there aren't good fics to be found out there. There are. The fandom is small and there isn't any organised rec structure like in HP on LJ, but there *are* plenty of good M/N (and other) fics out there if you look for it. I'll throw in some recs just for starters:
A Delicate Balance (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/delle001.htm)
Paris (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/delle006.htm) by
Sex in a Public Place (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/kt004.htm) by KT
Twelve Days (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/genjay001.htm) by
Restoration (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/genevieve012.htm) by
Sex in a Public Place (http://www.lfnresource.net/challenge/archives/gritkitty2.html) by
No Substitute For Words (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/lila001.htm) by
3 A.M (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/britt004.htm) by Britt
Plus Ca Change (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/enjoue017.htm) by Enjoue (This is part of an AU series with both M/N and P/M. Although this can be read as a stand-alone, I'd recommend reading the whole series for a better understanding of the universe. Trust me, it's a great read)
Golden Triangle (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/mln003.htm) and it's two sequels, by mln
As Wind is to Fire (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/betsy010.htm), by Betsy
Red Sky series (http://www.thesplitpersonality.net/lfn/writers/stories/bonniebo004.htm) by
I recommend anything written by these authors, actually.
The Splitpersonality Archives contains high quality fics and is easy to browse. An excellent fic recs thread here (http://pub59.ezboard.com/fstraightouttasectionfrm12.showMessage?topicID=3493.topic).
Fanvids: Michaelmania (http://michaelmaniabr.com/) and CynbytheSea (http://www.cynbythesea.com)