Every school has an obligatory psychotic jackass. Heâs ours.
It has been one year since The Incident. In celebration of this beautiful, snarky, dynamic, passionate, beloved, smug, asshole, essential, etc., etc., character I have complied a lengthy (but by no means exhaustive) collection of some of my personal favorite fics focusing on Logan, or on his relationships, or fics that i just think do something neat in terms of Logan/his journey/his character. â¤ď¸
Previously on vmficrecs:Â
dark_roast, âFish Out of Water,â Mature, Post Season 1 AUÂ
Logan opts to leave Neptune, and spend summer vacation with his grandparents.
Notes: This AU is essential reading if you love Logan. His characterization is nearly perfect, and the premise of the fic is endlessly engaging and smart.Â
wily_one24, âSleep, Perchance...,â Mature, Pre-series AU
Logan thaws towards Veronica and sets out to save her.
Notes: I want to eat this fic. If youâve never read it, read it-- it will linger endlessly inside of your brain in the best way possible. So many of the things Logan does or says in this fic exist in a very tangible and palpable manner for me, itâs that good. I think about it constantly.Â
ghostcat, âWhat We Have in Common,â Teen, Post Season 3 AUÂ
Weevil Navarro, his incredibly poor choice of a research paper prepping locale and the close talking, finger waving jackass that interrupts and effectively hijacks his night. Set in 2010, three years after The Bitch is Back.
ghostcat, âA Trace of Meaning,â Teen, Pre-seriesÂ
13 year-old Logan Echolls and 14 year-old Veronica Mars wait at the Kane Estate for their held-up sleepover hosts to show up.Â
theohara, âRich Dirt,â Mature, Pre-series AUÂ
And Logan wouldnât let you have anything. Heâd danced over to you and smirked in your face and twirled your plastic cup right out of your hand and cooed that just because your Daddy wasnât sheriff anymore didnât give you license to break the law, and heâd acted all shocked with his hand over his mouth and heâd laughed like breaking glass and nanced off with your drink.
anjou, âInto the Blue,â Mature, Post Season 1Â
Itâs almost summer, and Logan is sinking into the blue.
flyingcarpet, âMexicali Blues,â Mature, Post Season 3 AU
When he reaches the water he doesnât hesitate, just keeps walking until he can duck his head under and start to swim away from shore, letting the salt and the waves wash away the residue that Neptuneâs left on his skin.
absolutelyiris, âTruth for a Dream,â Teen, Future Fic (Pre-movie)
Fleet Week 2012. A reformed bad boy turned sailor and a former party girl turned career woman meet in a barâŚ
Notes: A LOGAN AND PARKER FRIENDSHIP FIC!!! pure fucking delightÂ
absolutelyiris, âCome Around,â Mature, Future AUÂ
A woman travels the world over in search of what she needs and returns home to find it.
Notes: I will talk about this fic until the day that I day, and then I will still talk about it. One of my absolute favorites. Pure gold Logan/Keith dynamic. I would 10/10 die for Razia. and, of course, the l/v is so damn goodÂ
TheLastGoodGolfish, âThe Phenomenal Pixie, #1,â Teen, AUÂ
Veronica is a masked avenger who stalks the streets of Neptune. Logan is the intrepid reporter whoâs on the story.
Notes: PERFECT. PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT. also--Â âThatâs ridiculous. My favorite person is a sorority girl.â in my head, rent free, and i am forever indebted.Â
bryrosea, âWaste of Breath / A Quartz Contentment,â Mature, Post Season 2 to TDTLÂ
Part one: Logan Echolls, the nine years, and the Navy. Part two: Veronica Mars, the nine years, and a new normal.
Notes: I am recommending specifically âWaste of Breathâ for my boy, although Veronicaâs piece is excellent as well.Â
always_winter, âWritten Out,â Teen, Season 2 AUÂ
Duncan has some residual guilt and Logan wants to be left out of the story.
always_winter, âWhite Combs and Sweet Honey,â Mature, Season 1
Even when Aaron is trying to be a good father, thereâs still a lot heâs doing wrong.
Notes: This fic is so tender to me!!! A beautiful Logan and Aaron piece.Â
sadiekate, âGrand Canyon,â PG-13, Season 1 to Future AUÂ
Three friends reminisce several years in the future, snarkily and pointlessly.
sinaddict, âNecrosis,â Explicit, Season 2 AUÂ
Death in bits and pieces, denial as a religion⌠Or ânormalâ in Neptune.
sowell, âSurviving the Wreck,â Explicit, Season 3 AUÂ
Nothingâs ever simple with Veronica Mars. Weevilâs day at sea gets a little complicated.
Notes: THIS FUCKING FIC!!!! i love everything about it and especially at this moment in time, the part where logan gives weevil a blow job but weevil notes that somehow, in spite of this, logan retains the upper hand. this fic is world class and i am grateful everyday for itÂ
theohara, âBroken Toys,â NC-17, Pre series AUÂ
One glance across a street saves Lilly Kaneâs life. It changes everything; it changes nothing.
Notes: This is the most heartbreaking Veronica Marsâ fanfic ever. I have such a deep love for it. It takes Lillyâs character and Logan/Veronicaâs relationship to places I donât ever think they would go and yet it works in this and it works so damn well. a truly devastating and beautiful auÂ
fluffernutter8, âThe Ninety Nine Percent,â Teen, Post Season 3 AUÂ
Junior year of college, Logan gets some news that proves that no matter how hard he tries, life is just going to keep throwing him curve-balls. Post season 3, non movie canon compliant.
youcallitwinter, âgravity is gonna keep you tied down to this city,â Teen, Post Season 3 to TDTLÂ
[your life in extended parenthesis] the lone neon nights and the ache of the ocean, and the fire that was starting to spark. From the love to the lightning and the lack of it.Â
Notes:Â please don't fall out of love with me, okay? donât you dare give up on me. I DIE EVERY FUCKING TIME youcallitwinter is a force with all of her writings, but this one.......my god every single bit about it is fucking flawlessÂ
petpluto, âOf Scars & Consequences,â Teen, Post-series AUÂ
Almost a decade in the future, Logan's still a little messed up. And Veronica's still a little closed off. They make it work.
julietbravo, âone brutal thing after another,â Teen, Pre-series to Season 1Â
These rich boys think they can get away with anything, donât they.
querulousgawks, âthere should be stars for great wars like ours,â Teen, AUÂ
Itâs gotta be some Alliance mind game, a holdover, the Operativeâs last trick: Loganâs old secrets manifesting everywhere around them. Where are you, how are you doing this, he wants to scream, but he doesnât know which ghost heâd be railing at.
SilverLining2k6, âSometimes (You Canât Make It On Your Own),â Teen, Season 1 AUÂ
Silly Duncan stopped taking his meds. Now, one dead Fitzpatrick later, Logan and Veronica need to get him out of town. Too bad they hate each other.
SilverLining2k6, âControl,â Teen, Pre-series AUÂ
Donât you mess with a little girlâs dreams. âCause sheâs liable to grow up mean. Pre-series. Oneshot. - A twisted little tale of hate and revenge.
Notes: CONTROL!!!!! I love Control so much, itâs one of the first fics I ever read for the fandom and one of the finest. The Logan that exists in this is sooo good and his relationship with Veronica is deeply flawed & wonderful. M is in the process of writing a remix to Control (more in-depth emotion) and I for one am foaming at the fucking mouth every day about it.Â
nevertothethird, âReunions,â Teen, Post Series AUÂ
Sometimes it just takes a little longer to get things right. Two high school reunions and a birthday party should do the trick.
youcallitwinter, âyou give love a bad name,â Teen, Season 2 AUÂ
âHey, did you guys know there was a sensitive poet-type hiding behind this hard exoskeleton of expensive alcohol and bitter cynicism?â In which Logan Echolls is, well, Logan Echolls.
scandalpants, âSomething to Remember,â Mature, Post Series AUÂ
Facing a separation, Logan and Veronica spend their last night together exchanging gifts.
Notes: I am always in a goddamn state about this fic. Logan jacking off in front of Veronica at her request? Yes, thank you please. thank you so muchÂ
leurocrystal, âTake Your Time,â Teen, Post Season 2Â
Keith doesnât know how to look at or touch his daughter for the first time in his life.
petpluto, âWe Are Nowhere, And Itâs Now,â Mature, Series AUÂ
âYou know there is another way of looking at this, Logan. If youâd still been together, you might be dead too." Logan and Lilly both die on October 3rd. But for Veronica, itâs not like theyâre gone. And she still works to solve their murders.
absolutelyiris, âDelay,â Teen, Post TTDL
Logan reflects on his first Christmas with Veronica after a ten year separation, as well as how his life has changed with her absence.
Christmas in Arkham
Author:Â dark_roast
Pairing: Logan
Rating:Â Teen
Genre:Â Hurt/Comfort, A Really Good HugÂ
Setting: Season 2
Spoilers: 2.09, âMy Mother, the Fiendâ
Chapters:Â 1
Word Count:Â 10128
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Sequel to Fish Out of Water. Logan spends christmas with his grandparents.Â
Notes: This is, full stop, my favorite Veronica Mars fanfiction ever. I am so protective of this fic that part of me doesnât even want to give it a formal place on the blog, which is ridiculous because Iâm sure plenty of people have already read it and obviously itâs so good that I want people to read it but....this belongs to me, somehow, like I feel like itâs mine thatâs how much I love it. ANYWAY possessiveness aside-- Every word, every sentence, every punctuation mark in this fic is perfect, devastating insight into Loganâs character. Absolutely beautiful and wonderful and every other good thing.Â
The Teeth by the Shoulder
Author:Â ghostcat
Pairing: Fab Four, Logan/Lilly, Veronica/DuncanÂ
Rating: Teen
Genre:Â Friendship, AngstÂ
Setting:Â Pre-series
Spoilers: 1.01, âPilotâÂ
Chapters:Â 3
Word Count:Â 17273
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Two couples, two friendships. The Fab Four in three Octobers.
Notes: WEâVE NEVER FUCKING RECOMMENDED THE TEETH BY THE SHOULDER BEFORE?????? HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE OH MY GOD jesus this is one of the greatest fanfictions ever written. three pre-series explorations into the fab four friendship and it is impossibly good. i am especially in love with the logan/lilly in this fic (the first chapter!!!!) and as always special care is given to exploring the logan + veronica dynamic. the third chapter will break your fucking heart so bad in the best wayÂ
Seven Times Logan Echolls Went to Jail
Author:Â sowell
Pairing:Â Logan/Veronica, Veronica/PizÂ
Rating: Teen
Genre: Angst, Romance, Logan Echolls is a Little Shit Â
Setting:Â (Post) Season 3 AUÂ
Spoilers: 3.12, âThereâs Got to Be a Morning After Pillâ and 3.16, âUn-American GraffitiâÂ
Chapters:Â 1
Word Count:Â 6701
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Who thinks Logan behind bars is sexy? I do, I do! // Logan goes to jail and calls Veronica to bail him out. Again and again and again and again.Â
Notes: WE HAVENâT DONE THIS BEFORE EITHER???? oh my god!! I remember finding this one a few months before the movie came out and i would just lay in bed in the dark and re-read it endlessly. and then i left it alone for a few years and when i went back to it holy shit it undid me all over again. perfect logan and veronica relationship. p e r f e c t!!! i firmly believe this is exactly what shape their relationship wouldâve taken if veronica hadnât cut and runÂ
Love is Just a Four-letter Word
Author:Â bigboobedcanuck
Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Keith, WeevilÂ
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Setting:Â Future AUÂ
Spoilers: 1.12, âClash of the TritonsâÂ
Chapters: 1
Word Count:Â 1753
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Set a few years down the road from high school. Logan hits rock bottom. Keith and Veronica help him back up.
Notes: Lynnâs body turns up and it is fucking DEVASTATING. A short piece thatâs told from Keithâs POV (anyone who knows me knows how much of a sucker I am for Keith + Logan interaction) and holy hell Logan is so good in it and I think about it all the fucking timeÂ
SerendipityÂ
Author:Â TheLastGoodGoldfishÂ
Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Veronica/Piz, Carrie, Gia, Stu Cobbler, Ensemble
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Detective-ingÂ
Setting:Â Post Season 3Â
Spoilers: 3.20, âThe Bitch is Backâ and The MovieÂ
Chapters:Â 4 (out of a planned 6, fingers crossed!!!)
Word Count:Â 59763
Status: Complete
Summary:Â During her sophomore year at Hearst, Veronica takes on your run-of-the-mill blackmail case: the clients hate her, the evidence is impossible to destroy, and her ex turns out to be a bit of a distraction, but Veronica is a sucker for a damsel-in-distress. Even if the damsel is an intoxicated, pissed off Carrie Bishop.
Notes: I AM HIGH PITCHED SCREAMING. Transplanting the movie plot to this timeframe works tremendously and TLGGâs execution is fucking perfect. Carrie is a powerhouse in this fic and god, Logan is such a honey it in which is why it is being reccâd for him. Him practically letting Carrie move in with him and doing his damnedest to protect Carrie and Gia (much to Veronicaâs chagrin) is so, so important to me and I love him so much.Â
The Phenomenal Pixie - Interlude #1 - âBugsâÂ
Author: TheLastGoodGoldfish
Pairing: Logan/Veronica, OCâsÂ
Genre:Â Humor, Fluff, Logan and Veronica Are Smarter Than YouÂ
Setting:Â AU (Season 3)Â
Spoilers:Â uhhh n/a
Chapters:Â 1
Word Count: 5072
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Dating a superhero poses a unique set of challenges.
Notes: Tiny sequel to The Phenomenal Pixie which you absolutely must read first (and is recommended above) because itâs a fucking delight. Logan is incredible in this fic and I would die for him, like always. The part where Steve can sense Logan is thinking about punching him in the face-- a million chefs kisses.Â
The Medusa JewelÂ
Author: TheLastGoodGoldfish
Pairing: Logan/VeronicaÂ
Genre:Â Established Relationship Bliss, FluffÂ
Setting:Â MKAT
Spoilers:Â MKATÂ
Chapters: 1
Word Count:Â 5336
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Logan and Veronica's new neighbor is a writer.
Notes: is my TLGG obsession shining through? good because it fucking should be. The Logan/Veronica in this relationship is so sweet and perfect and is 100% my reality and i would like to bathe in this fic and live in it forever as is my right.
Drowning Together
Author:Â bryrosea
Pairing: Logan/Veronica
Genre:Â Romance, Hurt/Comfort
Setting:Â Season 3
Spoilers: 3.07, âOf Vice and Menâ
Chapters:Â 1
Word Count:Â 897
Status: Complete
Summary:Â AU of the confrontation scene from 3x07: Of Vice and Men (Logan and Veronica both need a hug)
Notes: Absolute wonderful insight and even some reconciliation into a canonical season three fight. Logan calming down while Veronica falls apart as they hug is so important to me.Â
Interrupt UsÂ
Author: bryrosea
Pairing: Logan/Veronica
Genre: Romance, Hijinks, They Want To Fuck So BadÂ
Setting:Â Post TDTL
Spoilers:Â through TDTLÂ
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 17223
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Logan Echolls is home from deployment. Time to cue the sweeping movie montage, right?
Notes: Logan and Veronica try to have sex everywhere and it is my life force. The car scene when they get pulled over and Logan instinctively hiding under Veronicaâs desk....god i love everyone in this bar
Ready to Go
Author:Â Amberina
Pairing: Logan/Duncan; VeronicaÂ
Genre:Â Friendship, Romance, Angst
Setting: Post Season 1Â
Spoilers: not obvious but 1.22, âLeave it to BeaverâÂ
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 6346
Status: Complete
Summary:Â "Let's leave. Let's go. What's left in Neptune for us anyway?" (AKA Duncan, Logan and Veronica have wacky adventures on the road! Also angst.)
Notes: Logan getting hissy and storming off from the car while Duncan and Veronica just watch him and then calling a taxi once heâs out of their sight is PEAK logan. I love boyfriends, even if theyâre angst-ing in this, and they big time are.Â
Nashville On My Mind
Author:Â hjcallipygian
Pairing: Logan, Veronica, Duncan
Genre: Friendship, HijinksÂ
Setting:Â Post Season 1 AU
Spoilers:Â 1.22, âLeave it to Beaverâ
Chapters: 1
Word Count:Â 1659
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Every year, they take a road trip together. This year, it's to Nashville, Tennessee.
Notes: i just spent forty minutes trying to find this fic to the point where i was genuinely concerned i had hallucinated it. itâs so fucking good. a sequel/prequel of sorts to grand canyon by sadiekate (reccâd in the previously section). logan is a mess and by god do i love himÂ
Six Times Logan Echolls Got Wet
Author:Â bryrosea, CarolineShea, ghostcat, kmd0107, marshmallowtasha, SilverLining2k6
Pairing: Logan/Veronica
Rating: Teen
Genre:Â Romance, Friendship, Hijinks
Setting:Â Everywhere
Spoilers:Â All series to MKATÂ
Chapters:Â 6
Word Count:Â 11568
Status: Complete
Summary:Â aka: The Wet Henley ChroniclesSix stories in which we probably give Logan Echolls pneumonia, inspired by the movie's infamous wet henley. Set variously across the series and post-MKAT.
Notes: each chapter is written by a different author, theyâre all good but bryroseaâs chapter and silveryâs chapter are my favorites. set during the summer between season 1 & 2 and post season three respectively they do such a great job dealing with the fractious and tumultuous nature of Logan/Veronicaâs relationship at the time and i love it so much
A Little Dysfunctionality Goes A Long WayÂ
Author:Â fluffernutter8
Pairing: Logan/Veronica
Rating: Teen
Genre: ANGST with a side of fucking ANGST, happy ending but jesus Â
Setting:Â Post Season 3 AUÂ
Spoilers: 1.22, âLeave it to BeaverâÂ
Chapters:Â 1
Word Count:Â 2878
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Despite their history, Logan and Veronica might be somewhere on the brink of normal. A few years post season 3.
Notes: i just read this for the first time 07/13/20 at 9:08pm because when i asked shelby for her favorite logan fics she included this one. i am fucking dead now and-- thereâs nothing else to say about it. iâm just fucking dead. for YEARS i have said that nobody with the username fluffernutter8 should be able to write shit this goddamn emotional and yet, time and time again, i find myself here fuckign wrecked and furious about itÂ
these are just ghosts that broke my heart before i met you
Author:Â theviolonistÂ
Pairing: Logan, Veronica, Carrie, DickÂ
Rating: Teen
Genre: Introspection, Angst, I Love Logan Â
Setting:Â Pre Movie & MovieÂ
Spoilers:Â MovieÂ
Chapters: 1
Word Count:Â 1326
Status: Complete
Summary:Â In the army they say, don't think of the target as a person, otherwise you won't have the guts to pull the trigger.
Notes: fuck, you guys. this one is so beautiful. an exploration into loganâs grief and him trying to move on and it cuts like a damn knife because he can never really do it but fuck he wants to so bad and [lucas scott voice] thatâs gotta mean something, right? truly so so wonderfulÂ
Fugue
Author:Â vaeran
Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Logan/Lilly, DickÂ
Rating: Teen
Genre:Â Angst, hopeful endingÂ
Setting: Post Season 1
Spoilers: 1.22, âLeave it to BeaverâÂ
Chapters: 1
Word Count:Â 4137
Status: Complete
Summary:Â It's something he refuses to let go because it defines who he is and what he has become.
Notes: deviates from the PCHer confrontation on the bridge, which means logan takes a little longer to come around to reconciliation with veronica. itâs perfect and i particularly love the logan/lilly in this, heâs hurt but still so impossibly and eternally in love with herÂ
One Flew Over the Echolls Nest
Author:Â Wynn
Pairing: Logan/Veronica, Duncan
Rating: Teen
Genre: Angst, Friendship
Setting: Post Season 1 AUÂ
Spoilers: 1.22, âLeave it to Beaverâ
Chapters: 1
Word Count:Â 1507
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Open wide and see what's inside. A bridge and a bed and Veronica. Logan finds himself in a mental institution after the events of "Leave it to Beaver." Veronica, Duncan, and Logan's psychiatrist attempt to help.
Notes: so sad and so good!!! the part where Loganâs psychiatrist asks him when the last time he was happy was fucking wrecks me everytime!!Â
Free at lastÂ
Author:Â querulousgawks
Pairing: Logan, Weevil, Aaron
Rating: Teen
Genre:Â Frenemies, They Are Boyfriends
Setting:Â Season 2
Spoilers: 2.09, âMy Mother, the FiendâÂ
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 1242
Status: Complete
Summary: Logan and Weevil and fire go a long way back. A flashback scene interrupts their Season 2 meeting in the Neptune Grand.
Notes: I LOVE EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT THIS SO GOD DAMN MUCHÂ
The Right Shade of Red
Author:Â ghostcat
Pairing:Â Trina, Logan, AaronÂ
Rating: Teen
Genre:Â ANGST
Setting:Â Pre-series
Spoilers: 1.15, âRuskie BusinessâÂ
Chapters: 1
Word Count:Â 883
Status: Complete
Summary:Â Trina finds her jerky little brother hiding in her closet and does the unexpected thing. (Or, A time Logan trusted Trina)
Notes: If you want 883 words to be able to make you feel like youâve been hit by a truck this is the fic for you! I love the Echolls family dynamics so much, and this one is excellent.Â