And ev'ry time you look that way, honey chile, you make my day.
Today is Spencer James Smith V, drummer extraordinaire of Panic at the Disco and my favourite bandom person's 21st birthday! \o/
I've had to forgo a picspam because I can't access my external hard drive, so instead I bring fic recs. (Mostly) SPENCER POV GEN FIC RECS, because as much as I love Jon/Spencer or Spencer/Brendon or Bob/Spencer, good gen fic really touches my heart.
Missing by clumsykisses (Ryan+Spencer, PG-13)
I might be biased because rebecca_star wrote this for my 21st birthday, but from a purely objective point of view this is wonderfully well-written. BFF fic always steals my heart. ♥
The first time Ryan goes missing it’s hell. Ryan’s neighbor calls Spencer after noticing that a parcel left on the front porch has lain there for two days. Spencer has absolutely no idea how this neighbor would have gotten his number, but it sort of doesn’t matter, because where the hell is Ryan and why hasn’t Spencer even noticed that he hasn’t heard from him in two days and where are his fucking keys and oh my god he has to leave NOW.
Snuggling (comment fic for gen meme) by rufus (Panic are BFFs!, G)
I heart the last paragraph, and the last line in particular.
Spencer let his eyes slide open a fraction. He hadn't really been sleeping, just drifting - they'd only been overseas for a day or two, and he hadn't quite adjusted to the time change yet.
of the wings, of the flight, of the dove by addandsubtract (angsty wing!fic, PG-13)
I've always found that wing!fic is either completely abominable or utterly perfect. Obviously, this is the latter. The way it progresses, and how Spencer and everyone comes to terms with what's happening is beautifully done.
It starts with pain running like heated wire down the contour of his shoulder blades, and it’s nothing, he’s sure, it’s nothing.
burn baby burn by stereomer (Spencer+Bob bodyswap, PG-13)
LOLOLOL. stereomer always writes good fic and has brilliant dialogue. Everything about this is hilarious and spot on.
When his cell rang, Spencer recognized his own number and answered with, “You been working out?” “What the hell are you wearing?” Bob said on the other end.
Head Tilt by joyfulseeker (Ryan+Spencer, PG)
A history of road-trips in Spencer's life. I have a weakness for travelling!fics.
When Spencer was thirteen, he went on a trip to visit his cousins in Bakersfield, traveling by Greyhound because his parents couldn't, or wouldn't pay for a plane ticket. He hated every second of it [...]
Protégé by tigs (Pete, Spencer, The Cab, PG)
Christ. I can't even. This is so what I want to happen when/if Panic call it quits. Perhaps not the taking-over-Pete-Wentz-Inc. part, but Spencer as a music mogul? Do want.
That's pretty much the moment that Pete realizes that Spencer has somehow become, like, the Executive Vice President of Everything for Pete Wentz Enterprises.
White Houses by lilywhitelilith (just pre-first tour, Spencer+parents, G)
It's very short, but very evocative. Spencer is young and unsure, but still the Responsible one.
Spencer; on the difficulty of transition. | "What would you do, if you were me?" Spencer asks his father later that night, staring at the stars on the cold pavement of the sidewalk at two a.m.
Far Better Than Joy by sevenfists (Ryan+Spencer, BFFs?, PG)
I read this every couple of weeks and it always makes me feel like someone's kicked me in the stomach. Fading friendships, I can't deal with them.
He remembers Ryan at sixteen, a week and a half into one of his father's hospital stays, holding his guitar and saying, "We'll get out of here, Spence, and it'll just be the two of us, and we'll be friends forever."
Dry, With a Twist by adellyna (Panic gen + Tom, references to Spencer/Tom, PG-13)
The is the morning after Tequila Sunrise (Hold The Sunrise). So much lol.
"Go back to sleep," Ryan urges. "We can talk about what a whore you are later, over coffee."
This Is What Makes Us Live by talkinmaths (Band!BFF!fic, Ryan/Brendon and Jon/Spencer undertones, PG)
A warm, silly, cute fluffy fic. It makes me smile.
Spencer thinks now would be a good time to say something about Brendon's-mothers-ass, but right now, he's comfortable.
burning at these mysteries by 1001cranes (Spencer[/]Ryan unrequited, PG-13)
It's totally gen if it's unrequited, right? Oh, Spencer.
Spencer doesn’t fall in love until the other person does. [...] He fell in love with Ryan first, though. He doesn’t remember not being in love with Ryan, so he knows he was first.
a self made ready while we sleep by flyingtapes (broken alarm clocks omg!, PG-13)
I feel your pain, Spencer Smith. Lovely character study.
Spencer is never, ever late. He makes a point of scheduling multiple alarms on his Sidekick so that he will always be where he's supposed to be on time, barring Ryan's make-up emergencies or Brendon's constant game of forgetting things on the bus.
sleeping lessons by beingothrwrldly (ugh boyyyys, friendship!fic, sort of Jon/Spencer, PG)
Spencer is tense, the boys play silly little convenience store games, everything works out in the end. ♥_♥
The one thing he hates about being on tour is being on tour. No, no, that's not it, no. Honestly, it's a bunch of little things, a bunch of little things that all add up to…being on tour.
who's left by blushandrecover (disaster scenarios, G-ish)
Spencer is a worrier, re: his girlfriend, his boys, everything, and also grateful re: life in general.
Spencer had started thinking in the form of disasters when he was nine, the year his puppy (Millie) had gotten hit by a jeep speeding past their lawn.
The Thoughts of Youth Are Long, Long Thoughts by skoosiepants (Winnie-the-Pooh!AU, [Brendon/Spencer pre-slash], G)
It's more various FOB/Panic and various POV's but Spencer is RABBIT and Brendon is TIGGER (and Jon is POOH OMG) and I had to rec this. The opening and the ending is what hits me most though. Oh, Pete. The whole thing written just like the books. ♥
When Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz the Third is little, he has more toys than he could ever possibly want. He only plays with a handful of them, though; a handful of little toys that he always leaves out in the Hundred Acre Wood, but that’s okay, because he always goes back for them.
They're in order of when I added them to my del.icio.us from most recent to least, is all. I've forgotten to add in word counts, but they're mainly of average length or ficlets. No 20,000 word monsters!
I've had to forgo a picspam because I can't access my external hard drive, so instead I bring fic recs. (Mostly) SPENCER POV GEN FIC RECS, because as much as I love Jon/Spencer or Spencer/Brendon or Bob/Spencer, good gen fic really touches my heart.
Missing by clumsykisses (Ryan+Spencer, PG-13)
I might be biased because rebecca_star wrote this for my 21st birthday, but from a purely objective point of view this is wonderfully well-written. BFF fic always steals my heart. ♥
The first time Ryan goes missing it’s hell. Ryan’s neighbor calls Spencer after noticing that a parcel left on the front porch has lain there for two days. Spencer has absolutely no idea how this neighbor would have gotten his number, but it sort of doesn’t matter, because where the hell is Ryan and why hasn’t Spencer even noticed that he hasn’t heard from him in two days and where are his fucking keys and oh my god he has to leave NOW.
Snuggling (comment fic for gen meme) by rufus (Panic are BFFs!, G)
I heart the last paragraph, and the last line in particular.
Spencer let his eyes slide open a fraction. He hadn't really been sleeping, just drifting - they'd only been overseas for a day or two, and he hadn't quite adjusted to the time change yet.
of the wings, of the flight, of the dove by addandsubtract (angsty wing!fic, PG-13)
I've always found that wing!fic is either completely abominable or utterly perfect. Obviously, this is the latter. The way it progresses, and how Spencer and everyone comes to terms with what's happening is beautifully done.
It starts with pain running like heated wire down the contour of his shoulder blades, and it’s nothing, he’s sure, it’s nothing.
burn baby burn by stereomer (Spencer+Bob bodyswap, PG-13)
LOLOLOL. stereomer always writes good fic and has brilliant dialogue. Everything about this is hilarious and spot on.
When his cell rang, Spencer recognized his own number and answered with, “You been working out?” “What the hell are you wearing?” Bob said on the other end.
Head Tilt by joyfulseeker (Ryan+Spencer, PG)
A history of road-trips in Spencer's life. I have a weakness for travelling!fics.
When Spencer was thirteen, he went on a trip to visit his cousins in Bakersfield, traveling by Greyhound because his parents couldn't, or wouldn't pay for a plane ticket. He hated every second of it [...]
Protégé by tigs (Pete, Spencer, The Cab, PG)
Christ. I can't even. This is so what I want to happen when/if Panic call it quits. Perhaps not the taking-over-Pete-Wentz-Inc. part, but Spencer as a music mogul? Do want.
That's pretty much the moment that Pete realizes that Spencer has somehow become, like, the Executive Vice President of Everything for Pete Wentz Enterprises.
White Houses by lilywhitelilith (just pre-first tour, Spencer+parents, G)
It's very short, but very evocative. Spencer is young and unsure, but still the Responsible one.
Spencer; on the difficulty of transition. | "What would you do, if you were me?" Spencer asks his father later that night, staring at the stars on the cold pavement of the sidewalk at two a.m.
Far Better Than Joy by sevenfists (Ryan+Spencer, BFFs?, PG)
I read this every couple of weeks and it always makes me feel like someone's kicked me in the stomach. Fading friendships, I can't deal with them.
He remembers Ryan at sixteen, a week and a half into one of his father's hospital stays, holding his guitar and saying, "We'll get out of here, Spence, and it'll just be the two of us, and we'll be friends forever."
Dry, With a Twist by adellyna (Panic gen + Tom, references to Spencer/Tom, PG-13)
The is the morning after Tequila Sunrise (Hold The Sunrise). So much lol.
"Go back to sleep," Ryan urges. "We can talk about what a whore you are later, over coffee."
This Is What Makes Us Live by talkinmaths (Band!BFF!fic, Ryan/Brendon and Jon/Spencer undertones, PG)
A warm, silly, cute fluffy fic. It makes me smile.
Spencer thinks now would be a good time to say something about Brendon's-mothers-ass, but right now, he's comfortable.
burning at these mysteries by 1001cranes (Spencer[/]Ryan unrequited, PG-13)
It's totally gen if it's unrequited, right? Oh, Spencer.
Spencer doesn’t fall in love until the other person does. [...] He fell in love with Ryan first, though. He doesn’t remember not being in love with Ryan, so he knows he was first.
a self made ready while we sleep by flyingtapes (broken alarm clocks omg!, PG-13)
I feel your pain, Spencer Smith. Lovely character study.
Spencer is never, ever late. He makes a point of scheduling multiple alarms on his Sidekick so that he will always be where he's supposed to be on time, barring Ryan's make-up emergencies or Brendon's constant game of forgetting things on the bus.
sleeping lessons by beingothrwrldly (ugh boyyyys, friendship!fic, sort of Jon/Spencer, PG)
Spencer is tense, the boys play silly little convenience store games, everything works out in the end. ♥_♥
The one thing he hates about being on tour is being on tour. No, no, that's not it, no. Honestly, it's a bunch of little things, a bunch of little things that all add up to…being on tour.
who's left by blushandrecover (disaster scenarios, G-ish)
Spencer is a worrier, re: his girlfriend, his boys, everything, and also grateful re: life in general.
Spencer had started thinking in the form of disasters when he was nine, the year his puppy (Millie) had gotten hit by a jeep speeding past their lawn.
The Thoughts of Youth Are Long, Long Thoughts by skoosiepants (Winnie-the-Pooh!AU, [Brendon/Spencer pre-slash], G)
It's more various FOB/Panic and various POV's but Spencer is RABBIT and Brendon is TIGGER (and Jon is POOH OMG) and I had to rec this. The opening and the ending is what hits me most though. Oh, Pete. The whole thing written just like the books. ♥
When Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz the Third is little, he has more toys than he could ever possibly want. He only plays with a handful of them, though; a handful of little toys that he always leaves out in the Hundred Acre Wood, but that’s okay, because he always goes back for them.
They're in order of when I added them to my del.icio.us from most recent to least, is all. I've forgotten to add in word counts, but they're mainly of average length or ficlets. No 20,000 word monsters!