Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?

This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.


Steph L. - Nov 12, 2019 6:33:24 am PST #10178 of 10453
That which does not kill you should RUN

Here you go, Parker: [link] Rather long, very VERY good. t edit Sheesh, I didn't even notice that Atropa already provided the link, because I was in such a rush to Be A Helper. D'oh.

My therapist is excellent, but not in sync with me on pop culture (except for a tiny handful of things, like The Good Place and Shrill), so I can never quite explain my latest pop culture-related epiphany to her, which kills me. (I had to explain depressed!fat hero!Thor in Endgame to her so that I could talk about how much that resonated with me. And to her credit, she got it. But she really needs to watch some damn MCU movies.)

Because she and I could absolutely talk about this fic in a way that's very relevant to my life.


amyparker - Nov 12, 2019 6:47:27 am PST #10179 of 10453
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

Thank you for the reminder that I should call my therapist, because after the last couple three weeks . . . . Jim's in Nashville, so I can read tonight.


amyth - Nov 12, 2019 6:59:58 pm PST #10180 of 10453
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

....Or I could just fall asleep at 7 pm. But maybe one day soon.


Steph L. - Nov 12, 2019 7:02:46 pm PST #10181 of 10453
That which does not kill you should RUN

I'm in the middle of re-reading it right now. Damn, that's good stuff.


amyparker - Nov 13, 2019 8:19:00 am PST #10182 of 10453
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

YOU GUYS THAT FIC


Steph L. - Nov 13, 2019 8:35:22 am PST #10183 of 10453
That which does not kill you should RUN

RIGHT?!?


amyparker - Nov 13, 2019 8:57:22 am PST #10184 of 10453
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

By the end, I was flapping my hands and making "she's an atheist bodhisattva?!?" noises.


Steph L. - Nov 13, 2019 9:32:32 am PST #10185 of 10453
That which does not kill you should RUN

Okay, I don't have time to do a big dump of my GO fic recs, because the shit has hit my own personal fan in a big way today, but I'll throw this one out, because it is SCREAMINGLY funny, especially to anyone who's ever belonged to an online community: The Official Mr Fell Quarantine Thread.


amyparker - Nov 13, 2019 9:44:30 am PST #10186 of 10453
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

You can't have a headcanon about a real person!

Oh, you sweet summer child.


Steph L. - Nov 13, 2019 9:48:43 am PST #10187 of 10453
That which does not kill you should RUN

You can't have a headcanon about a real person!

That was my favorite line!