SPN fic recs

Sam/Dean

Lessons Learned by lyra_wing Adult (also Michael/Lucas) This is the third of three parts with the other parts linked at the top of this post. What I find really fascinating about this fic is that we learn about Dean and Sam through the eyes of other characters; the Dean and Sam of this fic are older and have been through trauma that's really only hinted at in the story. It's interesting to discover who they are now through the kids' eyes as well as watch the romance between Michael and Lucas bloom.

Your Bridge in this Storm by dontyouwaitup Adult This fic follows "Crossroad Blues" with Sam worried that Dean’s made a deal. In keeping with the style of the show, the case they're working is a parallel for their own lives. A guy keeps getting phone calls from his brother who died as a child. The case is interesting and engaging with connections to the Winchester family dynamic. Sam's worry for Dean is palpable and the scene where he finally assuages his anxiety is OMG OMGOMG.


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And Fools Shine On and its sequel If Belief was Enough by b stearns Adult I don’t know what to make of these fics. There’s some amazing language and some amazing character insight going on here. The description is almost too much for me at times, though. I don’t wanna say it’s purple, but it’s just too. . . Just too. At times. I can’t really explain what I mean. I definitely think they’re worth a read or I wouldn’t be reccing them, but the writing style is sometimes problematic for me. The first fic begins with Dean being possessed by a demon and Sam struggling to save him from its grasp. I won’t spoil you for what happens next, but it’s an interesting premise for a story.

Cracked by whereupon Adult coda to “Asylum” Oh, gods this hurts. Really hurts. So suddenly (though maybe he should have known it all along, rather than pretending that things were a-okay, we’re road-tripping to find our dad, killing evil things along the way, go team) -- suddenly there’s a reason Sam doesn’t laugh at his jokes and why he sometimes just stares at Dean, eyes dark and shadowed and Dean feels something creep at the back of his mind, because stares like that mean something’s coming, something bad, run while you can.

Live and Die this Way by goldatamera This is Dean and his love for the Impala at its best. I also love John’s reaction to the car here.

RPF

Rapture-verse by notthequiettype Adult Jared/Jensen, Jensen/Sam/Dean, Sam/Dean Adult This is the third of three fics, with the first two linked at the top of this post. The Rapture happens and guess who God doesn't call home? You will pee your pants from the laughing.

I’d Rather Be the Elephant by lissa_bear Adult Jared/Jensen, Mike, Tom What I love most about this story is that it isn't about sex at all. It's about a bunch of friends sitting around shooting the shit, talking about stuff friends talk about it. I think this story makes the characters feel very real; nothing seems contrived in the least, and the fic manages to be both incredibly funny and melancholy at the same time.

Other

Dean/Mal SPN/Firefly Crossover series by sevenfists Adult This is the lastest fic in the series, with the others linked at the top of this post. I adore this fic. The author gets both verses exactly right and it's so lovely to watch how Dean slots into the world of Firefly. Be warned, though, Dean ends up in the future alone, so um. Yeah. Major Sam angst. I'm hoping that if more of this story emerges, Sam will find his way to Dean.

SPN filk, “West Side Story” style by teand

A Little White Lie Never Hurt Anybody by trollprincess Sam/Jess Adult Things that Jess never tells Sam. *sniffle* Oh, Jess.

Ahahahha I spam! BtVS/Ats recs

I'm restructuring my memories and so I'm making a rec post of Buffy fic that I had saved there. Sorry for the spammage.

In From the Cold by savoytruffle and reremouse Spike/Xander/William AU This is one of those wonderful AUs where all the characters voices are impeccable and the characters are *themselves* at the core, just not the Slayer or a vampire. There are many reasons to read this fic, but my primary reason remains the last chapter sex scene which was the first time I read anything even vaguely incesty and thought, DAMN. HOT. And, hot it is.

Manus and Manus Extended by kita0610 In the first of these, Angel is still experiencing after effects from the parasite that gave him hallucinations in “Soul Purpose.” His dreams are so heartbreakingly sad here; he dreams of Buffy and Spike and Darla, and most of all Connor (some incestual overtones to at least one of these dreams). The language in these pieces is so beautiful and I really believe this is what the inside of Angel’s head might look like. The second fic begins with Spike in the alleyway of NFA and goes back and forth between that moment and the moment that Buffy dies in “The Gift.” Again, this author has a real gift for character insight, and when Spike meets up with Connor, that perception is especially sharp. Right, there it is; Spike's fucking mission, his sole purpose as sole survivor. Spike the vampire bard, keeper of handed down tales no one else wants. He's damn sure no one spoke sonnets over his non-existent grave when he saved the world last summer. But here's this kid with Darla's eyes and Angel's hands, only he smells human. Like pizza, and new soap. Like the beginnings of grief. Because they're dead, but Connor is alive. I’d be very hard pressed to point to another fic that’s as well-written as these are.

Nice Shirt by glossing Oz/Xander Adult I have read this fic many times, but the last time I read it was ages ago and on this reread, I realized I had forgotten some of the things about it I love most. I remembered the way it slides into canon like the thin blade of a knife; I remembered the way the sex is *real* and powerful—skin and sweat and want that changes each of them while also making them more themselves. I remembered the dialogue and the way I wish Oz and Xander had gotten to say most of it on screen. What I did not remember is exactly how beautiful the words are—the turns of phrase, the metaphors, the perceptive character insights. I did not remember how atmospheric, how moody this is to read; not dreamy. No. Not dreamy. But evocative and sensual. I also did not remember how simultaneously hopeful and hurty this manages to be. Everyone should read this fic.

Saturation by wesleysgirl and janedavitt (sequel: Pervasion Spike/Xander/Giles Adult Before I read these pieces, I’d read threesome fic before and enjoyed it in a “that’s so hot but ultimately fairly implausible” kinda way. Saturation was the first threesome fic I read that made me believe in the relationship depicted beyond the pretty-pretty of interlocking parts. The relationship in this fic is hard to maintain; there’s jealousy and difficulty understanding the rules and parameters (much the way I imagine a threesome might function in real life). Now, don’t get me wrong. The uber-hot is there as well! So, run along! Read.