I'm still catching up on all the best of the Kirk/McCoy fic that's out there.
Oh, excellent. I came out of STXI with that as my shiny new 'ship.
Welcome to the Hellmouth petting zoo.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
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.
Anne W. - Jul 28, 2009 11:47:05 am PDT #6037 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
SailAweigh - Jul 28, 2009 12:58:15 pm PDT #6038 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Oh, it's so fun, Anne! At first, I thought I was going to go Kirk/Spock, but then fell into some lovely, long, deep, thinky Kirk/McCoy fics that just grabbed me by the throat and wouldn't let go and now I'm all about them. My recs: [link]
Anne W. - Jul 28, 2009 1:20:10 pm PDT #6039 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Ooh! Thank you!
Beverly - Jul 28, 2009 2:15:24 pm PDT #6040 of 10434
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I am abashed to admit this, but I was actually both disarmed and charmed by this Sulu/Chekov piece. Dude, it's mpreg. Which I don't read. I dunno, man. Don't judge me.
Beverly - Jul 28, 2009 2:18:20 pm PDT #6041 of 10434
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
And then there's the NuTrek seder. Very educational. And hilarious.
SailAweigh - Jul 28, 2009 3:09:43 pm PDT #6042 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Don't judge me.
Hee. Never! If you like Sulu/Chekov, you might want to try this one: [link] It's a very sweet, hurt/comfort, PWP. I don't read or rec much of this pair, I find most writers tend to infantilize Chekov beyond belief. This one treats them both in a very adult, respectful, loving way.
Beverly - Jul 28, 2009 4:57:00 pm PDT #6043 of 10434
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Oh that's very sweet. Thanks for the link!
amych - Aug 03, 2009 1:39:28 pm PDT #6044 of 10434
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Morgana - Aug 03, 2009 2:34:54 pm PDT #6045 of 10434
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
Okay, I know I'm being cranky and that most people in fandom will not agree with me, but: I think it's time to officially separate the Supernatural fanfic from the RPS fanfic. The two types of fiction have absolutely nothing in common, other than the fact that JA looks kind of like Dean, and JP resembles Sam. The Supernatural fic (almost always) concerns cases and "ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties, and things that go bump in the night." The RPS fic concerns... well, I'm not entirely sure, as I don't read RPS, but I know it stars the entire realm of CW stars and starlets as well as JP and JA. The two kinds of stories have no common ground. So that SPN Newsletter could be split in two - one for SPN, one for RPS. At the very least the Big Bang fics could be tagged as either SPN or RPS, so those of us looking for one or the other could find them more easily.
This rant was inspired by this month's reccer for SPN Roundtable, who chose Chad Michael Murray as her theme, and recced all stories about Chad. Who has absolutely fucking nothing to do with Supernatural.
Fay - Aug 03, 2009 10:59:01 pm PDT #6046 of 10434
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I confess, I have been thinking much the same thing, since getting involved in SPN fandom. I've never been in a fandom where the RPS was so inextricably interwoven with the actual fanfic. And it boggles my mind.
edited to add
Well, no, it doesn't totally boggle my mind. I am presuming that an awful lot of readers/writers just want to play Their-heads-are-pasted-on-yay! porn, and that it doesn't matter whether the individuals engaged in said shagging are labeled 'Sam and Dean' or 'Jensen and Jared', because the key thing is visualising the hot nekkid manflesh? I guess?
Eh, SPN fans. They either ship Incest, RPS or Blasphemy.
shakes head sheepishly