New Rule podfic by shiningartifact (R)
Fandom: BANDOM
Pairing: Gerard/Frank
Length: 14m 39s
Podfic Author on LJ: shiningartifact
Podfic Author Website: author's masterlist of podfic
Why this must be listened to: This is an absolutely flawless example of how fantastic podfic can be, with the right story and the right author. New Rule is a very atmospheric, dialogue-heavy story - taking place in a basement in the dark - so it works perfectly for the way shiningartifact reads: soft and familiar and just like you'd imagine, for two friends whispering back and forth in the middle of the night.
The moment that things shift from joking around to something more is done so well in the podfic - the tone of voice, the hesitation, the nervous excitement... in every way, this recording shows exactly what can be so great about podfic: it not only tells a story just how you'd imagine it, but it adds another dimension you never could have gotten from the written word, like filling a painting in with big strokes of colour. If you're not sure about whether you'll like podfic or not, shiningartifact is the person to try: she puts so much care and attention into her work, into making it true to the characters and the story, that it's hard not to fall in love with the way she reads.
Excerpt from the story:
Frank’s so weird about heat. He can play a whole show wearing two hoodies under the lights and flail around like a crazy person until he’s so wet with sweat his cheek slides against Gerard’s like oil on water, but if Ray tries to put the heater on in the van or the sun comes out from behind a cloud he immediately starts gasping and moaning and opening windows and taking off his shirt.
“What are you doing now?” Gerard asks when some pointy part of Frank digs into Gerard’s ribs for the ninth time.
“Taking off my shirt.” Oh, well, of course. “It’s too fucking hot.”
“That’s because you won’t let any part of yourself outside the blankets.”
“No, it’s because you’re clinging to me like a big fucking scared-of-the-dark wuss and you’re the hottest person ever.”
“Thanks,” Gerard grins into the dark and Frank snorts, somehow managing to biff Gerard’s chin with what Gerard thinks is his shoulder, and scrape his toes down Gerard’s shin at the same time. “Okay, fuck, Frankie, let’s just take the fucking blankets off while you-”
“No,” Frank says forcefully, and then there’s a sudden mad flurry of contortion against Gerard’s belly and thighs, and then a soft thump next to Gerard’s head which is Frank’s clothes hitting the floor, and Frank relaxes again with a sigh. “That’s better.”
“Are you done?” Gerard says. Frank shifts around and Gerard’s hand brushes his hip. Gerard blinks his eyes wide open in the black. “And are you naked?”
New Rule podfic
Pairing: Gerard/Frank
Length: 14m 39s
Podfic Author on LJ: shiningartifact
Podfic Author Website: author's masterlist of podfic
Why this must be listened to: This is an absolutely flawless example of how fantastic podfic can be, with the right story and the right author. New Rule is a very atmospheric, dialogue-heavy story - taking place in a basement in the dark - so it works perfectly for the way shiningartifact reads: soft and familiar and just like you'd imagine, for two friends whispering back and forth in the middle of the night.
The moment that things shift from joking around to something more is done so well in the podfic - the tone of voice, the hesitation, the nervous excitement... in every way, this recording shows exactly what can be so great about podfic: it not only tells a story just how you'd imagine it, but it adds another dimension you never could have gotten from the written word, like filling a painting in with big strokes of colour. If you're not sure about whether you'll like podfic or not, shiningartifact is the person to try: she puts so much care and attention into her work, into making it true to the characters and the story, that it's hard not to fall in love with the way she reads.
Excerpt from the story:
Frank’s so weird about heat. He can play a whole show wearing two hoodies under the lights and flail around like a crazy person until he’s so wet with sweat his cheek slides against Gerard’s like oil on water, but if Ray tries to put the heater on in the van or the sun comes out from behind a cloud he immediately starts gasping and moaning and opening windows and taking off his shirt.
“What are you doing now?” Gerard asks when some pointy part of Frank digs into Gerard’s ribs for the ninth time.
“Taking off my shirt.” Oh, well, of course. “It’s too fucking hot.”
“That’s because you won’t let any part of yourself outside the blankets.”
“No, it’s because you’re clinging to me like a big fucking scared-of-the-dark wuss and you’re the hottest person ever.”
“Thanks,” Gerard grins into the dark and Frank snorts, somehow managing to biff Gerard’s chin with what Gerard thinks is his shoulder, and scrape his toes down Gerard’s shin at the same time. “Okay, fuck, Frankie, let’s just take the fucking blankets off while you-”
“No,” Frank says forcefully, and then there’s a sudden mad flurry of contortion against Gerard’s belly and thighs, and then a soft thump next to Gerard’s head which is Frank’s clothes hitting the floor, and Frank relaxes again with a sigh. “That’s better.”
“Are you done?” Gerard says. Frank shifts around and Gerard’s hand brushes his hip. Gerard blinks his eyes wide open in the black. “And are you naked?”
New Rule podfic