Snowflake Challenge - Day 6
On to day 6 of The Snowflake Challenge!
Day 6
In your own space, rec at least 3 fanworks you thought you wouldn't like (because they weren't your fandom or they pushed against your boundaries or you thought you just wouldn't be interested) and that you ended up loving.
This is a really hard one for me to answer. Partly because it's hard to remember the things that I was uncomfortable with that I read stories about anyway. And partly because it's even harder to remember which stories in particular broke that barrier. A lot of the things that I was uncomfortable with or that I wasn't interested in disappeared in a marathon of fic-reading and art-viewing where much of what I read and loved flew by in a blur.
There are few things in particular I remember being wary or mostly uninterested in until getting my hands on the fanwork. But I'll try my best to come up with at least three.
Recs 1-3. The first big thing I remember not being interested in until my friend forced fic on me was slash. I had known about it and fully shipped Remus/Sirius at the time, but didn't really have any interest in actually reading or writing anything until she had me read a few Harry/Draco stories back in 2003. And I'll be honest, I haven't read these stories since the first time, so I have no idea how they hold up, but I'll rec them because they're what got me started reading fanfiction and slash.
The Marks We Bear By Marysia
Rating: R/NC17 rated for some violence and romance between two 15 year old boys.
Pairings: Harry/Draco, Lucius/Voldemort
Summary: Draco is changed by events occuring over the summer between his 4th and 5th years. When he gets back to school Harry finds him a very different kind of distraction than the old Draco Malfoy.
Unthinkable Thoughts By Aidan Lynch
Rating: R
Summary: When Harry and Draco first met in Madam Malkin's robe shop, neither ``of them could have anticipated how much loathing and mistrust would follow. But ``one day in their fifth year something happens which forces Harry and Draco to ``reconsider exactly what such abhorrence is founded on. Little by little, each ``of them is overwhelmed by Unthinkable Thoughts, and they begin the voyage that ``takes them from their safe harbours of deep suspicion well out into uncharted ``waters. And the more they discover, the more the realise that things can never ``be the same again!
Irresistible Poison By Rhysenn
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A Harry/Draco SLASH romance. Under the influence of a love potion, Draco learns that poison doesn't always bring death -- there are other ways to suffer and live. Chemical emotion runs feverish as Harry and Draco discover the intoxication of love. Written by a remorseless slash girl *g*, this story explores the intricate relationship between Harry and Draco.
Rec 4. RPF/RPS. I had glanced at RPF before, but was kind of wary about the whole concept. But then
femmequixotic posted some Pete/Patrick fic and suddenly, it didn't matter at all, I was in love.
A Stitch Away From Making It (A Scar Away From Falling Apart) - by
femmequixotic
Fandom: Bandslash (Fall Out Boy)
Pairing: Pete/Patrick
Rating: Oh, so very NC-17
Word Count: ~14,700
Summary: “There’s only so much Robert Smith you can take in one dose, and seriously, I never thought I’d say this but you’re starting to make me hate Disintegration."
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Day 6
In your own space, rec at least 3 fanworks you thought you wouldn't like (because they weren't your fandom or they pushed against your boundaries or you thought you just wouldn't be interested) and that you ended up loving.
This is a really hard one for me to answer. Partly because it's hard to remember the things that I was uncomfortable with that I read stories about anyway. And partly because it's even harder to remember which stories in particular broke that barrier. A lot of the things that I was uncomfortable with or that I wasn't interested in disappeared in a marathon of fic-reading and art-viewing where much of what I read and loved flew by in a blur.
There are few things in particular I remember being wary or mostly uninterested in until getting my hands on the fanwork. But I'll try my best to come up with at least three.
Recs 1-3. The first big thing I remember not being interested in until my friend forced fic on me was slash. I had known about it and fully shipped Remus/Sirius at the time, but didn't really have any interest in actually reading or writing anything until she had me read a few Harry/Draco stories back in 2003. And I'll be honest, I haven't read these stories since the first time, so I have no idea how they hold up, but I'll rec them because they're what got me started reading fanfiction and slash.
The Marks We Bear By Marysia
Rating: R/NC17 rated for some violence and romance between two 15 year old boys.
Pairings: Harry/Draco, Lucius/Voldemort
Summary: Draco is changed by events occuring over the summer between his 4th and 5th years. When he gets back to school Harry finds him a very different kind of distraction than the old Draco Malfoy.
Unthinkable Thoughts By Aidan Lynch
Rating: R
Summary: When Harry and Draco first met in Madam Malkin's robe shop, neither ``of them could have anticipated how much loathing and mistrust would follow. But ``one day in their fifth year something happens which forces Harry and Draco to ``reconsider exactly what such abhorrence is founded on. Little by little, each ``of them is overwhelmed by Unthinkable Thoughts, and they begin the voyage that ``takes them from their safe harbours of deep suspicion well out into uncharted ``waters. And the more they discover, the more the realise that things can never ``be the same again!
Irresistible Poison By Rhysenn
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A Harry/Draco SLASH romance. Under the influence of a love potion, Draco learns that poison doesn't always bring death -- there are other ways to suffer and live. Chemical emotion runs feverish as Harry and Draco discover the intoxication of love. Written by a remorseless slash girl *g*, this story explores the intricate relationship between Harry and Draco.
Rec 4. RPF/RPS. I had glanced at RPF before, but was kind of wary about the whole concept. But then
femmequixotic posted some Pete/Patrick fic and suddenly, it didn't matter at all, I was in love.
A Stitch Away From Making It (A Scar Away From Falling Apart) - by
femmequixotic
Fandom: Bandslash (Fall Out Boy)
Pairing: Pete/Patrick
Rating: Oh, so very NC-17
Word Count: ~14,700
Summary: “There’s only so much Robert Smith you can take in one dose, and seriously, I never thought I’d say this but you’re starting to make me hate Disintegration."
This entry was originally posted at Dreamwidth. You can comment here or at Dreamwidth, where there are
comments.