Oh, Nostalgia: Pete/Patrick recs post.
I am distressed that this bandom renaissance my twitter feed is currently experiencing lacks more Pete/Patrick people. I present to you my bandom OTP, guys! What follows is a haphazard list of recs. More here on pinboard. Leave your own in the comments if you'd like.
Canon-compliant
joyfulseeker's But I Get Up Again. Patrick drunkenly kisses Pete on his birthday; this is the aftermath. Probably my favorite in the fandom. Pete and Patrick have a certain shtick when it comes to Patrick's birthday. A certain pattern. It goes something like this: Pete tries to get Patrick to do something crazy.
linzeestyle's House Lights series. Often brilliant exploration of celebrity. No longer available online, but there's a PDF floating around if you want it.
linzeestyle's mpreg. No longer available online, but there's a PDF floating around if you want it.
iphiginia939's 5 People Who Never Slept With Patrick Stump. Great character study of Patrick. "We could've been doing this months ago," Pete said, words muffled against Patrick's mouth. "If you hadn't been out fucking your way through everyone in my address book--"
3jane and mimesere's Leaving You Alone With Me. And then Pete goes into the folder full of unanswered fan questions for the q&a and picks a particularly hysterical one. He answers it, no patrick and i got married in canada. i told you we were goign to. now i own half his record collection. its canadian law.
giddygeek's Chord Change and Hold Me (I'm a Fermata). A couple weeks later 'Serenade (Surrender)', another love song about Patrick Stump produced by Patrick Stump, becomes a hit.
misspamela's And Then the Aliens Killed Bill Murray. Canon Groundhog's Day AU/fusion. Pete's stuck in a Groundhog Day-like time loop until he gets "Saturday" right.
iphignia939's a five-letter word meaning ardor. Finally, the guy said, "Please tell me you're kidding with that sweater." And that was how he met Pete.
gigantic's the one about those pictures. Pete hasn't really started moving much yet, just sits on Patrick's legs. He does move then, and asks, "Dude, how do you know when a song is good for lap dancing?" and Patrick shrugs because he's used to Pete wondering out loud. "I could do it," Pete says, and he snaps his hips again.
longtime_lurker's Asking to be born and till the seas run dry. Mpreg; long. Woven all through that adrift feeling is also a tiny, stubborn thread of gratefulness to baby (not "the baby," not in Pete's head, just "baby." Or sometimes "babybabybaby.")
iphignia939's rhyme "girl" with "girl." Genderswap where they've always been women. The first time Peyton Wentz lays eyes on Patricia Stump, Trish is wearing an argyle sweater and matching kneesocks, jean shorts.
iphignia939's just like Virginia Woolf. Genderswap where Patrick wakes up a girl. "Okay," Pete said after a very long time. "So you're a chick."
longtime_lurker's woman like a man. Genderswap where Pete wakes up a woman. Occasionally he pulls up the Sidekick photos on the Internet and looks nostalgically at his dick, wondering where exactly it is right now.
giddygeek's Snips and Snails and Puppy-dog Tails. Genderswap where Pete is always a girl. Pete dug into her wallet for the cash to buy two cheap mood rings and a funky charm from an old woman at the Glenview Halloween Festival.
reni_fic's So, So Fucked. They unintentionally out themselves on GMA. Pete would look like a douchebag, and for once, so would Patrick-which Pete was determined to find some way around, this was all his fault and Patrick shouldn't suffer for it any more than he was already going to-but in the meantime, hello gay lover.
unprolific's i know you will, i know you well. I'm quoting the story's great, angsty climactic line--it's mostly a sweet story, set in the early days. Patrick feels his body hunch up defensively. "You can't make me take it back," he says, voice angrier than he means. "You can't make me."
scribblinlenore's People Say A Lot Of Things They Don't Mean. Burn Notice crossover. Patrick gets kidnapped.
giddygeek's Carry the Two (Gas Math for Dummies). Set in the van days. "Eat your cupcake and watch your mouth," Pete said, closing his eyes and tipping his head against the window. "Don't make me call your mom, dude. You know I will. I'll wake her up and tell her you're cursing and you've still got yesterday's hangover, and you punched me in the face earlier, and now you want me to drive even though it's your turn and I brought you cupcakes. You really want that?"
femmequixotic's A Stitch Away From Making it (A Scar Away From Falling Apart). Pete's ex releases their sex tape. "I didn’t know she was taping," Pete said sullenly and he chewed on his thumbnail. "I mean, fuck. Three goddamn months, man. Aren’t guys supposed to be the jerks in relationships?"
sidereal's There's Probably a Reason I Love You; I'll Get Back To You On That."C'mon. We're gonna fuck," he says cheerfully, and Patrick pauses to raise an eyebrow at him. "Oh, Pete. Speak your sweet nothings to me some more."
AU
joyfulseeker's A Common Understanding. Set in a vaguely Asimovian future. To save his brother, Patrick becomes shady businessman Pete's kept man. My favorite AU in the fandom.
jamjar's This story's going somewhere. Long, brilliant AU where Patrick is five years older than Pete.
adellyna's Patricksitting. Long, porny AU where Pete is 16-year-old Patrick's babysitter. No longer available online, but there's a PDF floating around if you want it.
scribblinlenore's Probably they're against all the odds, but hey, anything could happen (Marty Dressler [Patrick's L&O character]/Chester Byron [Pete's CSI:NY character]). Prison AU. The odds of causing three people's deaths and getting away with it? Not so good, in retrospect.
iphiginia939's and the moon in her net. Pete-is-a-faerie-and-runs-afoul-of-faerieland-rules-AU. "Okay, so." Pete hesitated. "There really isn't any good way to say this, is there? So I'll just say it." He took a deep breath. "I'm a faerie." "Yeah, I know," Patrick said. "I've seen the guys you sneak into club bathrooms with, man." How was this news?
provetheworst's A Little More Sixteen Candles and A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Say Anything. Zany high school AU where Pete's a popular kid and Patrick's a band geek.
soundslikej's One Day, Robots Will Cry. Short Patrick-is-a-robot AU. "You've activated me," Patrick told him. "I belong to you now."
iphignia939's "we could make beautiful music together - 18 (Glenview)." 1st Craigslist AU. Me: 18, glasses, about to graduate high school, looking for someone to appreciate the finer points of Bowie, Motown, and Saves the Day. You: I'll get back to you on that. Your pic gets mine.
iphignia939's "i like finger instruments and mouth organs - 18 (Glenview)." 2nd Craigslist AU. Let's be upfront: I'm tired of being the last unicorn. 18, red hair, oral and j/o okay but would prefer something more. Your pic gets mine.
valerie-z's Hashbrowns and Blowjobs, Pancakes and Blood. Slight canon AU--in fact I'm not even sure if it's intended to be an AU or not. Good. A different Patrick than what you usually see.
iphiginia939's Bare Essentials. SUMMARY: Straight-laced, by-the-book police officer Patrick Stump has always lived by the letter of the law -- that is, until he is assigned to work with Detective Pete Wentz, a tough-as-nails, arrogantly handsome cop who knows exactly how to press his buttons. Staking out Klub Kashmir, Chicago's hottest gentleman's club, Patrick and Pete go undercover to bait the kidnapper of three young men -- including two strippers from the club -- while trying to keep their clashing personalities at bay.
stereomer's this is my rifle, this is my gun. AU where Pete's a bounty hunter and takes Patrick by mistake. “I blame it on Stockholm Syndrome,” Patrick says.
impertinence's Good God I Wish I Was Back In My Time. Andy makes a wormhole and 15-year-old Patrick comes through. Past-Patrick crossed his arms. “I can't believe I go bald this fast.” “Jesus, I was a brat,” Patrick said.
Canon-compliant
joyfulseeker's But I Get Up Again. Patrick drunkenly kisses Pete on his birthday; this is the aftermath. Probably my favorite in the fandom. Pete and Patrick have a certain shtick when it comes to Patrick's birthday. A certain pattern. It goes something like this: Pete tries to get Patrick to do something crazy.
linzeestyle's House Lights series. Often brilliant exploration of celebrity. No longer available online, but there's a PDF floating around if you want it.
linzeestyle's mpreg. No longer available online, but there's a PDF floating around if you want it.
iphiginia939's 5 People Who Never Slept With Patrick Stump. Great character study of Patrick. "We could've been doing this months ago," Pete said, words muffled against Patrick's mouth. "If you hadn't been out fucking your way through everyone in my address book--"
3jane and mimesere's Leaving You Alone With Me. And then Pete goes into the folder full of unanswered fan questions for the q&a and picks a particularly hysterical one. He answers it, no patrick and i got married in canada. i told you we were goign to. now i own half his record collection. its canadian law.
giddygeek's Chord Change and Hold Me (I'm a Fermata). A couple weeks later 'Serenade (Surrender)', another love song about Patrick Stump produced by Patrick Stump, becomes a hit.
misspamela's And Then the Aliens Killed Bill Murray. Canon Groundhog's Day AU/fusion. Pete's stuck in a Groundhog Day-like time loop until he gets "Saturday" right.
iphignia939's a five-letter word meaning ardor. Finally, the guy said, "Please tell me you're kidding with that sweater." And that was how he met Pete.
gigantic's the one about those pictures. Pete hasn't really started moving much yet, just sits on Patrick's legs. He does move then, and asks, "Dude, how do you know when a song is good for lap dancing?" and Patrick shrugs because he's used to Pete wondering out loud. "I could do it," Pete says, and he snaps his hips again.
longtime_lurker's Asking to be born and till the seas run dry. Mpreg; long. Woven all through that adrift feeling is also a tiny, stubborn thread of gratefulness to baby (not "the baby," not in Pete's head, just "baby." Or sometimes "babybabybaby.")
iphignia939's rhyme "girl" with "girl." Genderswap where they've always been women. The first time Peyton Wentz lays eyes on Patricia Stump, Trish is wearing an argyle sweater and matching kneesocks, jean shorts.
iphignia939's just like Virginia Woolf. Genderswap where Patrick wakes up a girl. "Okay," Pete said after a very long time. "So you're a chick."
longtime_lurker's woman like a man. Genderswap where Pete wakes up a woman. Occasionally he pulls up the Sidekick photos on the Internet and looks nostalgically at his dick, wondering where exactly it is right now.
giddygeek's Snips and Snails and Puppy-dog Tails. Genderswap where Pete is always a girl. Pete dug into her wallet for the cash to buy two cheap mood rings and a funky charm from an old woman at the Glenview Halloween Festival.
reni_fic's So, So Fucked. They unintentionally out themselves on GMA. Pete would look like a douchebag, and for once, so would Patrick-which Pete was determined to find some way around, this was all his fault and Patrick shouldn't suffer for it any more than he was already going to-but in the meantime, hello gay lover.
unprolific's i know you will, i know you well. I'm quoting the story's great, angsty climactic line--it's mostly a sweet story, set in the early days. Patrick feels his body hunch up defensively. "You can't make me take it back," he says, voice angrier than he means. "You can't make me."
scribblinlenore's People Say A Lot Of Things They Don't Mean. Burn Notice crossover. Patrick gets kidnapped.
giddygeek's Carry the Two (Gas Math for Dummies). Set in the van days. "Eat your cupcake and watch your mouth," Pete said, closing his eyes and tipping his head against the window. "Don't make me call your mom, dude. You know I will. I'll wake her up and tell her you're cursing and you've still got yesterday's hangover, and you punched me in the face earlier, and now you want me to drive even though it's your turn and I brought you cupcakes. You really want that?"
femmequixotic's A Stitch Away From Making it (A Scar Away From Falling Apart). Pete's ex releases their sex tape. "I didn’t know she was taping," Pete said sullenly and he chewed on his thumbnail. "I mean, fuck. Three goddamn months, man. Aren’t guys supposed to be the jerks in relationships?"
sidereal's There's Probably a Reason I Love You; I'll Get Back To You On That."C'mon. We're gonna fuck," he says cheerfully, and Patrick pauses to raise an eyebrow at him. "Oh, Pete. Speak your sweet nothings to me some more."
AU
joyfulseeker's A Common Understanding. Set in a vaguely Asimovian future. To save his brother, Patrick becomes shady businessman Pete's kept man. My favorite AU in the fandom.
jamjar's This story's going somewhere. Long, brilliant AU where Patrick is five years older than Pete.
adellyna's Patricksitting. Long, porny AU where Pete is 16-year-old Patrick's babysitter. No longer available online, but there's a PDF floating around if you want it.
scribblinlenore's Probably they're against all the odds, but hey, anything could happen (Marty Dressler [Patrick's L&O character]/Chester Byron [Pete's CSI:NY character]). Prison AU. The odds of causing three people's deaths and getting away with it? Not so good, in retrospect.
iphiginia939's and the moon in her net. Pete-is-a-faerie-and-runs-afoul-of-faerieland-rules-AU. "Okay, so." Pete hesitated. "There really isn't any good way to say this, is there? So I'll just say it." He took a deep breath. "I'm a faerie." "Yeah, I know," Patrick said. "I've seen the guys you sneak into club bathrooms with, man." How was this news?
provetheworst's A Little More Sixteen Candles and A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Say Anything. Zany high school AU where Pete's a popular kid and Patrick's a band geek.
soundslikej's One Day, Robots Will Cry. Short Patrick-is-a-robot AU. "You've activated me," Patrick told him. "I belong to you now."
iphignia939's "we could make beautiful music together - 18 (Glenview)." 1st Craigslist AU. Me: 18, glasses, about to graduate high school, looking for someone to appreciate the finer points of Bowie, Motown, and Saves the Day. You: I'll get back to you on that. Your pic gets mine.
iphignia939's "i like finger instruments and mouth organs - 18 (Glenview)." 2nd Craigslist AU. Let's be upfront: I'm tired of being the last unicorn. 18, red hair, oral and j/o okay but would prefer something more. Your pic gets mine.
valerie-z's Hashbrowns and Blowjobs, Pancakes and Blood. Slight canon AU--in fact I'm not even sure if it's intended to be an AU or not. Good. A different Patrick than what you usually see.
iphiginia939's Bare Essentials. SUMMARY: Straight-laced, by-the-book police officer Patrick Stump has always lived by the letter of the law -- that is, until he is assigned to work with Detective Pete Wentz, a tough-as-nails, arrogantly handsome cop who knows exactly how to press his buttons. Staking out Klub Kashmir, Chicago's hottest gentleman's club, Patrick and Pete go undercover to bait the kidnapper of three young men -- including two strippers from the club -- while trying to keep their clashing personalities at bay.
stereomer's this is my rifle, this is my gun. AU where Pete's a bounty hunter and takes Patrick by mistake. “I blame it on Stockholm Syndrome,” Patrick says.
impertinence's Good God I Wish I Was Back In My Time. Andy makes a wormhole and 15-year-old Patrick comes through. Past-Patrick crossed his arms. “I can't believe I go bald this fast.” “Jesus, I was a brat,” Patrick said.