Ooh! Thank 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.
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.
And then there's the NuTrek seder. Very educational. And hilarious.
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.
Oh that's very sweet. Thanks for the link!
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.
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
They either ship Incest, RPS or Blasphemy.
That strikes me as the most appalling FCM ever.
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F (w)incest, C RPS, M blasphemy
Morgana, there's lots of comms that are just for one or the other. Though I agree that Big Bang fics should always, always be well-tagged.
(Also, F RPS, C incest, M blasphemy.)