Losers Recs!
2/5/12 03:18 pmThere were SO MANY good stories this year! Here are a smattering of the ones that really hit me hard. (OMG 48 NEW LOSERS STORIES! EEEEEEEEEEEEE!)
First of all, I got an incredible six stories, all of which are truly amazing, as I outline in that post (and this one for the one that came as a delightful surprise after the fest went live).
1. We Aspire to Be Reasonably Sane People, the first of a two-part series. I haven't gotten through the second part (it's 85k! there's an 85k word story in the Losers fest!), but this intro, a history of Jake Jensen and his sister, is amazing for all its bleakness. I can't wait to read the next part! The author chose not to use warnings, and it is very dark with things that would typically require warnings, so let me know if you want me to vet it for you.
2. Kill Game is a brilliant Team AU. Beautifully characterized and written, and suspenseful and POKER! I mean, just... I love this story like burning.
3. Grace is a beautiful story that is gorgeous in its fierce clarity. It's Jolene and Aisha being awesome. These are the women I love in this canon.
4. The Only Thing Left Worth Stealing is a surprising and pitch-perfect crossover with Once Upon A Time in Mexico. Agent Saaaaaaaaaaaaaands. And Roque. Amazing Roque.
5. Staring Down the Barrel is a gritty, plotty, gorgeous story about Team, about Roque and about zombie parasites! Or parasite zombies. Or something like that. It's brilliant and long and perfect.
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7. Applied Force is a gorgeous, dark character study of Jensen and Cougar.
8. It Takes a Thief, a brilllllliant AU where Jensen's a cat-burglar. Amazing Jensen POV on this, and whirlwind pacing. I love all the AUs we got this year, but this and the poker one take the cake!
9. In the Dust, a Death Proof/Losers crossover that is some fantastic Pooch/Jolene. Love it, and I don't know the other source material at all. Pooooooooooooch. Joleeeeeeene. Love it.
10. Important Life Skills, Aisha and Jolene learning from each other. I love all the ladies that were in the fest this year!
First of all, I got an incredible six stories, all of which are truly amazing, as I outline in that post (and this one for the one that came as a delightful surprise after the fest went live).
1. We Aspire to Be Reasonably Sane People, the first of a two-part series. I haven't gotten through the second part (it's 85k! there's an 85k word story in the Losers fest!), but this intro, a history of Jake Jensen and his sister, is amazing for all its bleakness. I can't wait to read the next part! The author chose not to use warnings, and it is very dark with things that would typically require warnings, so let me know if you want me to vet it for you.
2. Kill Game is a brilliant Team AU. Beautifully characterized and written, and suspenseful and POKER! I mean, just... I love this story like burning.
3. Grace is a beautiful story that is gorgeous in its fierce clarity. It's Jolene and Aisha being awesome. These are the women I love in this canon.
4. The Only Thing Left Worth Stealing is a surprising and pitch-perfect crossover with Once Upon A Time in Mexico. Agent Saaaaaaaaaaaaaands. And Roque. Amazing Roque.
5. Staring Down the Barrel is a gritty, plotty, gorgeous story about Team, about Roque and about zombie parasites! Or parasite zombies. Or something like that. It's brilliant and long and perfect.
6. I'm going to point to
james's rec of hir gift on bestthingever. the dashboard melted (but we still have the radio)7. Applied Force is a gorgeous, dark character study of Jensen and Cougar.
8. It Takes a Thief, a brilllllliant AU where Jensen's a cat-burglar. Amazing Jensen POV on this, and whirlwind pacing. I love all the AUs we got this year, but this and the poker one take the cake!
9. In the Dust, a Death Proof/Losers crossover that is some fantastic Pooch/Jolene. Love it, and I don't know the other source material at all. Pooooooooooooch. Joleeeeeeene. Love it.
10. Important Life Skills, Aisha and Jolene learning from each other. I love all the ladies that were in the fest this year!
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