Fanworks
Fanworks are a core part of what keeps Rictor and Shatterstar fans engaged, as they often both disappear for comics from years at a time. Fanfiction in particular is quite popular and is the focus of this page. Because the popularity of these two as a romantic pairing started in the 90s, a time before fanfiction sites became consolidated, there are a number of works spread out across the internet about these two. below you'll find links to the Rictor/Shatterstar page on Archive of Our Own, Fanfiction dot net, and then a sortable table of archived fanfiction that floats around on the internet, some no longer accessible outside of archival means.
Can't find a fanfic that suits your taste? Try asking on the Rictor/Shatterstar kinkmeme and see if someone will write the idea! Entries can be anonymous.
Ricstar on AO3
Ricstar on FFN
Archival Fanfiction
This is a collection of ricstar fanfiction unable to be found on AO3 or FFN. Some works were posted to LiveJournal, personal websites, and a myriad of other places across the internet. This website does not directly host said fanfic, but merely acts as a "recommendation list" to places were these fics were originally hosted. Not all are optimized for mobile. Some phones allow for a "read mode" in your settings, which may help read-ability for some of these odl webpages. Old ratings are also not consistent and have been loosely translated to follow AO3's rating guidelines for ease. You can sort each column alphabetically by clicking on the table header.
If you've found something you want me to archive here, or you're an author and don't want your fic linked for whatever reason, send me an email at basilknell@gmail.com. Please let me know ASAP if something is broken/linked wrong/missing a part, etc. A big thank you to star-hopper for their help in compiling fics.
| Author | Title | Rating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| betterthanlegos | You Glow, and You’re Beautiful | Teen | He’s up early, and it’s perfect. |
| Desert Nomad | It's Too %&^$# Hot in Here | General | Did you ever wonder what super heroes do to cool off on a hot summer day? The answer may surprise you, especially when the heroes are X-Force. |
| eliyes | Our Wounds Still Tender | Teen | No description provided. |
| eliyes | Royal Station 4/16 | Not Rated | Some of Rictor's X-Corps teammates are wondering where Shatterstar is, but he's not talking. |
| eliyes | Provoked | Teen | Deals with revelations about Rictor and Shatterstar, respectively, from X-Force #30 & 34. I suppose you could say it's a sort of missing scene stream of consciousness. |
| eliyes | Wound-Up Boy | Mature | A closer look at what The Right did to Rictor, and how that affected one friendship. |
| eliyes | A Renunion, Witnessed | Not Rated | No description provided. |
| eliyes | On the Red Sox's winning the 2007 World Series | Not Rated | No description provided. |
| eliyes | Red Leaves | Teen | No description provided. |
| firstfiverows | Not Traditional, But It Fits | Mature | He’s figured out a way to make it feel right. |
| firstfiverows | Pointless Activities | Teen | Uhhh Rictor got dared? |
| firstfiverows | Love The Way You Look | Mature | Listen bitch, it’s time to shoot this Mexican some smile time. |
| firstfiverows | It’s Hard To Be Sorry About The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You | Teen | He never meant for it to happen, but it’s not like he regrets it either. |
| firstfiverows | I’m Just Asking | Teen | Rictor and Anole are trying to find the others, but Anole pops a question along the way. Spoilers for New X-men |
| firstfiverows | Insecurities Fester Like Cancer | Mature | Rictor’s self doubts ran too deep, and it was only a matter of time before he couldn’t contain secret emotion anymore. |
| firstfiverows | He Mattered More Than You Think | Teen | The purifiers mission didn’t end well, and Cannonball confronts Cyclops about it |
| iambickilometer | better luck next time | Not Rated | Some people got a way with words. Rictor doesn't. |
| intravenusann | Show Off | Explicit | Written for the marvel_kink meme. For the prompt: "Rictor/Shatterstar Shatterstar learns by watching so Ric gives him a show" |
| intravenusann | Sur une route noire du désert | Explicit | One night in a Mexican compound turned hotel, Ric and Star share a bed, neither of them are sleeping. A bit angsty. |
| intravenusann | Never Let Me Go | Explicit | Written for the marvel_kink meme. For the prompt: "Rictor/Shatterstar Bondage Star isn't letting Rictor go this time." Quickly before it gets Joss'd by the issue coming out this week! |
| intravenusann | A Hard Day for Dreaming | Teen | This is a break up fic. Takes place before Rictor and Shatterstar are reunited, so could be a sad prequel to Reunion, but isn't meant to be. |
| intravenusann | Reunion | Explicit | Written for the marvel_kink meme. For the prompt "Rictor/Shatterstar, ANYTHING." A smutty follow up to however they're going to stop Cortex and save Jamie and Layla from the future (assuming they do). |
| intravenusann | Swords and Earthquakes | Explicit | Mexico-era. Shatterstar works out. Rictor shows off. Violence and destruction should not be turn-ons, but this is them. Also, there's a sunrise. It's very romantic. |
| intravenusann | The Astounding Adventures of Shatterstar and Rictor, Issue #1 | Mature | No description provided. |
| intravenusann | The Astounding Adventures of Shatterstar and Rictor: Special Issue, “An Alien Invasion Foiled!” | Explicit | No description provided. |
| intravenusann | The Week That Everyone in X-Factor Kissed Rictor | Mature | The title is the summary. |
| Jamwired | All Okay | Explicit | Jamwired says it's just a PWP. But it's a moment, and moments are good, and it's all okay. |
| Jane St. Clair | Someone Who's Turning | Explicit | The boys watch teevee. And the result is utterly breathtaking and beautiful. |
| JBMcDragon | Touching | Explicit | Ric swears Shatterstar took advantage. Shatterstar swears he didn't. |
| JBMcDragon | Touching Can't Hurt | Explicit | Ric has Issues. Shatterstar helps deal with them in that, 'Yes, I'm an alien from another planet who killed people to survive. Why?' way. |
| JBMcDragon | The Therapy Thing | Teen | Ric learns to cope. Shatty doesn't. |
| JBMcDragon | I'll Be There For You | Not Rated | A totally slash-less story about Ric and Shatty, back before they were friends. Fluff. |
| JBMcDragon | And the World Trembled | Mature | Not a pretty story about Rictor's time with the Right. PG-13, maybe R for child abuse. |
| JBMcDragon | Surprise | Teen | Shatterstar plans a very surprising birthday for Rictor. |
| jemisard | Boys At Play | Not Rated | No description provided. |
| jemisard | Waiting | Not Rated | No description provided. |
| jemisard | Run | Explicit | After X-Force issue #44. Ric has returned to Mexico to prove something to himself and everyone else. |
| jemisard | Resolution | Explicit | Julio has some second thoughts after a passionate night with Shatterstar. Takes place right before X-force #44. |
| jemisard | Stranger With Me | Explicit | The boys are reunited after Shatterstar goes out on his self finding journey, and it isn’t at all like he expected. Sequel to ‘Resolution’. |
| Khirsah | X-Men: Calling the Quarters- Earth | Explicit | The earth moves when he smiles. |
| Matt Nute | Excuses | Teen | In his own, unique fashion, Shatterstar fends off several flight attendants so that Roberto can get some much needed rest. |
| michiru42 | Bridging the Gap | Explicit | Ric might be in trouble. Whether he is or not, Star’s going to find him. |
| mojoturtle | Good Morning | Teen | Rictor and Shatterstar's good morning doesn't quite go as planned. |
| naiveprophet | Accidents Happen | Explicit | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | Belly Button | Explicit | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | Tag. (You are the One.) | Explicit | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | Seven | Teen | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | Fierce | Teen | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | The Manual | Not Rated | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | Footsteps in the Desert | Explicit | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | What Happened in Mexico | Not Rated | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | Cinnamon Kisses | Teen | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | Body Art | Teen | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | Tuesday | Not Rated | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | Earth-Shattering | Not Rated | No description provided. |
| naiveprophet | Epicenter | Not Rated | No description provided. |
| rukia | Three in the Afternoon | Teen | Four little words cause a lot of trouble and Shatterstar finds out that there's more to adapting to this world than he assumed. |
| Sirocco | ...And It Feels So Good | Explicit | Rictor's been having a very bad year. Thanks to an unexpected visitor, things may be getting better. Slightly AU, set shortly after X-Factor #21. |
| Tangerine | Little Things | Explicit | Julio goes all introspective. A bathroom is involved. And a shower. |
| Tangerine | The Everything | Teen | No description provided. |
| Tangerine | Breath of Time | Teen | No description provided. |
| Tangerine | Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard | Teen | No description provided. |
| Tangerine | Little Things | Explicit | No description provided. |
| Tangerine | Prosaic | Teen | It's something like Shatterstar's birthday, and Julio's there, to watch out for him like any good friend would and teach him about normal. |
| Tarchannon | The Toy Box | Not Rated | No description provided. Pre-quel ot Wednesday Lessons |
| Te | Hand Jive | Explicit | Shatterstar needs Ric's help. (And does Ric ever help! Woo, baby!) |
| teshumai | When It Matters | Teen | Rictor can never give a clear answer on when exactly he and Shatterstar were together. |
| thinlizzy2 | Unto Others | Mature | Rahne is worried about the state of her friend’s soul. Rictor is out, proud and damn well not going to lose any friends over it if he can help it. Shatterstar is just awesome. |
| twbasketcase | The Space Between | Explicit | Everything always led back to that looming thing that existed between them, and Ric couldn't help but wonder if they were going to be left just going with the motions forever. |
| twbasketcase | Out of the Blue | Explicit | The boys finish their talk about 'social stuff' after the club. |
| twbasketcase | I Used To Rule the World | Mature | X-Factor AU. Rictor muses about his power loss. |
| twbasketcase | Intoxicating | Explicit | Rictor and Shatterstar decide to take things a step further. |
| twbasketcase | Twist | Teen | A change of pace, a difference in attitude, a twist of fate. |
| twbasketcase | Starlight | Mature | Rictor contemplates and muses while Shatterstar acts. Pointless really, but I’m trying to get my own muse back. Takes place somewhere around...er, let's say XF #65. |
| twbasketcase | Genuine | Teen | Shatterstar practices basic Earth traditions, and is determined to show Rictor. |
| twbasketcase | Dark Tonight | Mature | Rictor and Shatty talk about some of the secrets of their past. |
| twbasketcase | Standby | Mature | Shatterstar’s on standby and gets to watch Rictor fight for a change. Takes place sometime after X-Force #61. This is rather pointless and has no plot. I just wanted to do a Julio-is-pretty fic since someone wrote a Star-is-pretty fic for me :D |
| twbasketcase | What’s In a Name? | Teen | Rictor and Shatterstar have an unofficial first meeting. Takes place somewhere off panel between X-Force 14 and 16. |
| twbasketcase | Silly Earth Traditions | Teen | Shatterstar has a surprise for Rictor and he's trying so hard not to tell him. |
| twbasketcase | Pure Morning | Explicit | It was the perfect way to start out the day. |
| twbasketcase | A Little Sacrifice | Explicit | It was supposed to be a symbol of unity. But team unification wasn’t exactly what Rictor was looking for when he came back from Mexico. Takes place sometime after XF #61 and before #70. |
| twbasketcase | Come Together | Mature | Post Messiah Complex scene; alternate end. Old friends come together to mourn the loss of a friend. |
| twbasketcase | Even Superman Had His Kryptonite | Mature | Losing someone you care about can be hard, but it’s even harder trying to replace them. |
| twbasketcase | Phobia | Teen | Rictor and Tabitha’s greatest fear is revealed to a very perplexed Shatterstar, and when the warrior asks Cable about it, Domino finds out that Nate has some secret phobias of his own. CRACK/SILLYFIC |
| twbasketcase | Scars Are Souvenirs You Never Lose | Mature | Picks up off panelish from X-Factor and the X-Men Civil War LS. Rictor is with X-Factor, Star's with X-Force, yet at one time they were inseparable. What caused them to drift apart in Mexico, and is it too late to fix it? Angst/Drama. |
| twbasketcase | Estranged | Explicit | Series of one shots following Rictor and how I think he developed, and finally embraced, his feelings for Star. Weaves between issues of X-Force. Basically this is how I think they should have gotten together in canon |
| twbasketcase | Scarred For Life | Explicit | Another take on why the boys left each other, and how they are reunited. Shatterstar's POV. What happens when Star is torn from being the warrior he was bred to be, and being the man he's grown to become on Earth? |
| twbasketcase | While you Sleep | Explicit | Julio has a hard time sleeping and tries to keep himself occupied. First time fic; takes place around the XF '99 Annual |
| twbasketcase | Our Last Memory | Explicit | When X-Factor gets help in defeating Arcade, they get a new member of the team, Longshot. But in return for his assistance, Longshot needs some help with his own problems -- on Mojoworld. What they find there opens up a whole pile of old wounds for other members of the team, and they learn that sometimes memories are all that are left to hold onto. |
| twbasketcase | Hostile Takeover | Explicit | When X-Factor gets help in defeating Arcade, they get a new member of the team, Longshot. But in return for his assistance, Longshot needs some help with his own problems -- on Mojoworld. What they find there opens up a whole pile of old wounds for other members of the team, and they learn that sometimes memories are all that are left to hold onto. |
| twbasketcase | Hot Summer Nights | Explicit | The boys make a pit stop at a beach. Takes place sometime around the X-Force '99 Annual. |
| x-tricks | Wednesday Lessons | Not Rated | Gaveedra is a student at Xavier's with an unusual background. He and Julio have only recently met but have been strongly drawn together. This is a fragment, taken directly from the board and written by Tarchannon and X-tricks |
| xlineartx | Taking Care of Business | Mature | Shatterstar refuses to have sex until he's absolutely positively certain that, in doing so, he won't kill Rictor. |
| xlineartx | To the Ends of the Earth | Mature | Some of the things that happened in Mexico. |
| xlineartx | Go on and need me | Teen | It’s good to have Shatterstar here. |
