Fic

[kellifer]

fleshflutter is having a lovely chick-flick moment over at her journal where people elect the story of theirs that most pleases them. Even if you're not a writer, it will probably be an awesome reading list when all's said and done. I'm planning on making my way through it on the weekend.

But that inspired me to wonder what stories of other people's please you? More specifically:

- What's your go-to story(s)? Those ones you have bookmarked/mem'd/have on a list somewhere and just can read over and over?

- What's that story(s) that hit you like a punch in the gut? Made you say, woah, didn't see that coming?

- What's that story that made you say, yeah, this writer just gets it - just sees the characters the way I do/wrote that story I wanted to/seemingly pried that right out of my head?

- What's that story(s) that first sucked you into a fandom/first story you read in a fandom?

I'll edit this post with my answers when I get home tonight so feel free to come on back. Also I have a loooong overdue long list of fic recs to post. That'll be another thing for tonight.

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[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

- What's your go-to story(s)?

"Into the Woods" by plutogirl10.
It's the most perfect piece of porn ever, it combines character motivation with the most evocative description. I didn’t know Dean could call Sam “baby” and have it be so hot. This fic is an interlude in the woods that happens after the boys do a training session, where naughty things happen in such a hot way, I’m searching for a cold shower even now. (Wincest)
http://plutogirl10.insanejournal.com/889.html


"And the Highway Lines Pass By" by philalethia.
31,000 words of pure slashy goodness, with a plot and everything. It tells the story of two brothers, how they are different, how they are alike, and the writer, you can tell, has got a grip on what makes these characters tick. Unfortunately, this is also a “last year” story but that only ups the angst by miles and miles. (Wincest)
http://philalethia.livejournal.com/190703.html

"We Are All Meant For Chains" by flipmontgirl
I never can stop thinking about this one. It's the story of Dean and Sam coming together and then going apart and them coming together again. Arguments he and Dean had, memories they shared. Along the way (Sam’s running from Dean) Sam picks up a young 16-year old pregnant girl. But it gets more interesting and sophisticated than you’d normally get from a fluffy bunny-sounding setup like that. Be ready for edgy, be ready for graphic, but in a good way. Not gratuitious. (Wincest)
http://flipmontigirl.livejournal.com/31436.html?format=light

"Boys of Summer" and "Summer out of Reach" by Liath.
The strength of these two stories, one from Sam’s POV, the other from Dean’s, is the description. Weather comes into play a lot, creating an atmosphere where you get the feeling that the sky over their heads is the only constant in their lives. The Dad is gone a lot, but even when he’s there, the boys can’t take their eyes off each other. Dean does his best to resist Sammy, pushes him away even, but you know, no one can resist Sam. The writing is lyrical, and even though each story mirrors the other, they don’t repeat, which is difficult to do. Marvelous phrasing. (Wincest)
http://liath.livejournal.com/768777.html
http://liath.livejournal.com/771149.html

"For My Next Trick" by nutkin.
Just about the saddest coming of age story ever. Sam is seaching for normal, not just searching but desperately so. Every avenue, every coffee mug, every small town and he wants it. He’s so wanting it, and yet he knows what getting it will mean. Leaving Dean behind. Makes me want to cry. Hard. (Wincest)
http://nutkin.livejournal.com/18782.html

"Driving Down the Darkness" by nutkin
This story was perfect. It had no flaws. It was 40,000 words of pure goodness. I think what I liked best was the slow pacing and the atmosphere of normalcy in which the relationship built up. There was no slap dashed-ness to this. The story covers the first season by the end of which Sam and Dean are together, replete with all the “this is wrong, this is so wrong” angst that makes it so real for me and that I love so well. (Wincest)
http://nutkin.livejournal.com/35088.html