Fandom Snowflake Challenge day 3
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In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you did not create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so. See if you can rec fanworks that are less likely to be praised: tiny fandoms, rare pairings, fanworks other than stories, lesser-known kinks or tropes. Find fanworks that have few to no comments, or creators new to a particular fandom who maybe aren't well known or appreciated. Appreciate them.
2012 (SGA podfics) 2013 (SGA Santa recs)
This is one of my favorites. I love reccing things, so I am happy to do this one every time. I miss delicious, I have to say, as the only bookmarks I keep now are AO3, and all the SPN fanart I've liked enough to rec has been over on LJ, and I'm not sure I'd be able to track it down (but I will try).
In the meantime, here are some long stories I've bookmarked lately that I absolutely adore. All Supernatural, various pairings. None underloved, sorry to say, as this fandom and most of these pairings are huge, but I will try to do better on that front next time around. These recs go from fluffiest to darkest.
The Truth In The Lie (62264 words) by flawedamythyst
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester
Summary: Sam and Dean pretend to be gay lovers while they hunt a monster on a bus tour of Nova Scotia.
Reccer's Notes: I'll add the comments of my bookmark below, but I'm reccing this one because some douchebag decided to spread holiday cheer in the form of hatred in the comments, and while the person's friends have obviously come to their defense, I wonder if the story hasn't been a bit ruined for them because of it. I hate it when that happens (happened to me on a story this size, which is devastating, the amount of time and effort you put into a novella-sized story), and I just think the author deserves more love, the story has a really great feel to it. From my bookmark: Brit English, but the story and characterization are totally worth it. It's not that distracting once you get rolling. Do yourself a favor and skip the comments (where one or two idiots decided to be bigoted assholes). Sam POV with an easily readable Dean and good angst about the situation throughout [this is a requirement for me, for Wincest].
How (thanks to Gabriel) Dean and Castiel (accidentally) raised each other (and Sam). (69693 words) by Vera
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Gabriel/Sam Winchester
Summary: In which, Gabriel meddles with the time line and Castiel becomes Dean's angel rather sooner than intended.
Reccer's Notes: A really lovely what if? fic. I love Castiel here, and enjoy Gabriel/Sam a lot, which is uncommon for me.
Into the Light of the Dark Black Night (23104 words) by BewareTheIdes15
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester
Summary: Across the space of a thousand lonely miles and approximately four and a half feet of boot-worn, hide-anything-colored carpet, Dean watches his brother twitch. Twitch. Twitch again. Then still, stop. Breathe. Twitch.
Reccer's Notes: Fantastic description, lovely Dean POV, angsty as hell and scorching sex. Brilliant.
Fear The Sunless Lands (41879 words) by BewareTheIdes15
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester/Other(s), Ruby/Lenore
Summary: Hunters live in a world of blood and darkness, so when Dean gets turned into a vampire, not much changes for the Winchester brothers. Well, except for being on the lam from a Hunter’s Guild that wants them dead, sneaking around the world of seedy underground monster bars and sketchy voodoo practitioners in search of a fabled ‘cure’ and the little fact that Dean can’t seem to stop himself from molesting his brother when he feeds (and sometimes when he doesn’t). But as the lines between what they were raised to be and what they are get blurrier, Sam and Dean will have to decide how high a price they are willing to pay for a life in the light and what they’re willing to do for one another.
Reccer's Notes: Gorgeously slow and angsty and realistic (realistic - a word I can't normally relate to Wincest, except when it's done like this, as a slow realization and as an alternative to something else (usually death or something equally awful)) and beautifully drawn characterization of both boys. Also, really hot sex and the drugged out POV of Dean when he's feeding is perhaps one of my favorite things ever. Ahem.
In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you did not create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so. See if you can rec fanworks that are less likely to be praised: tiny fandoms, rare pairings, fanworks other than stories, lesser-known kinks or tropes. Find fanworks that have few to no comments, or creators new to a particular fandom who maybe aren't well known or appreciated. Appreciate them.
2012 (SGA podfics) 2013 (SGA Santa recs)
This is one of my favorites. I love reccing things, so I am happy to do this one every time. I miss delicious, I have to say, as the only bookmarks I keep now are AO3, and all the SPN fanart I've liked enough to rec has been over on LJ, and I'm not sure I'd be able to track it down (but I will try).
In the meantime, here are some long stories I've bookmarked lately that I absolutely adore. All Supernatural, various pairings. None underloved, sorry to say, as this fandom and most of these pairings are huge, but I will try to do better on that front next time around. These recs go from fluffiest to darkest.
The Truth In The Lie (62264 words) by flawedamythyst
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester
Summary: Sam and Dean pretend to be gay lovers while they hunt a monster on a bus tour of Nova Scotia.
Reccer's Notes: I'll add the comments of my bookmark below, but I'm reccing this one because some douchebag decided to spread holiday cheer in the form of hatred in the comments, and while the person's friends have obviously come to their defense, I wonder if the story hasn't been a bit ruined for them because of it. I hate it when that happens (happened to me on a story this size, which is devastating, the amount of time and effort you put into a novella-sized story), and I just think the author deserves more love, the story has a really great feel to it. From my bookmark: Brit English, but the story and characterization are totally worth it. It's not that distracting once you get rolling. Do yourself a favor and skip the comments (where one or two idiots decided to be bigoted assholes). Sam POV with an easily readable Dean and good angst about the situation throughout [this is a requirement for me, for Wincest].
How (thanks to Gabriel) Dean and Castiel (accidentally) raised each other (and Sam). (69693 words) by Vera
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Gabriel/Sam Winchester
Summary: In which, Gabriel meddles with the time line and Castiel becomes Dean's angel rather sooner than intended.
Reccer's Notes: A really lovely what if? fic. I love Castiel here, and enjoy Gabriel/Sam a lot, which is uncommon for me.
Into the Light of the Dark Black Night (23104 words) by BewareTheIdes15
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester
Summary: Across the space of a thousand lonely miles and approximately four and a half feet of boot-worn, hide-anything-colored carpet, Dean watches his brother twitch. Twitch. Twitch again. Then still, stop. Breathe. Twitch.
Reccer's Notes: Fantastic description, lovely Dean POV, angsty as hell and scorching sex. Brilliant.
Fear The Sunless Lands (41879 words) by BewareTheIdes15
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester/Other(s), Ruby/Lenore
Summary: Hunters live in a world of blood and darkness, so when Dean gets turned into a vampire, not much changes for the Winchester brothers. Well, except for being on the lam from a Hunter’s Guild that wants them dead, sneaking around the world of seedy underground monster bars and sketchy voodoo practitioners in search of a fabled ‘cure’ and the little fact that Dean can’t seem to stop himself from molesting his brother when he feeds (and sometimes when he doesn’t). But as the lines between what they were raised to be and what they are get blurrier, Sam and Dean will have to decide how high a price they are willing to pay for a life in the light and what they’re willing to do for one another.
Reccer's Notes: Gorgeously slow and angsty and realistic (realistic - a word I can't normally relate to Wincest, except when it's done like this, as a slow realization and as an alternative to something else (usually death or something equally awful)) and beautifully drawn characterization of both boys. Also, really hot sex and the drugged out POV of Dean when he's feeding is perhaps one of my favorite things ever. Ahem.
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