**Can't believe how long it's been since I updated. RL has been particularly evil with me lately.
Anyway, after much back and forth on my part and a whole lot indecisiveness I finally have set my vacation plans! I'm off to Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington from Aug 22 through sept 3. I'll be visiting my friend who lives there and doing some touristy things with her. I'm so exited. I loved Washington so much last year and hope to see all the things I left pending from that visit. Also I'm really looking forward to doing some road tripping and being far away from everything here. I really need to disconnect. Is it august yet?
***Other than the
spn_j2_bigbang stories, of which are too many great ones to rec here (you should go over there and check the master list). But here are some others I've read and loved recently:
**
Read Us The Book of The name of the Dead by
tabaqui. It's a beautiful, long, nuanced, very much in character first time wincest fic set post BUaBS. Bonus because it has one of my kinks notspeaking!Dean.
**Something brand new is the crossover HP/SPN 'verse
ignipes just started. It has three stories so far. All of them wonderful because they mix both of the 'verses so well, while keeping everyone in character. My favorite so far is
A Rough Start with a delightful Dean and a great Dumbledore. But
Of a Sort and
The girl in the portrait are great too. And she has plans for a lot more awesomeness. With this one I suck too cause I haven't left feedback yet.
**There's some RPS too:
The Things We Don't Expect by
queencria, a quiet, sweet JA/JDM future fic that has them coming together with a slow buildup and a great resolution. She's been talking about a sequel too.
** This one I'm reccing with a disclaimer. It's a WIP by an author I haven't read before so I don't know how good they are at finishing things up. But is up to a really interesting start with a premise I haven't seen before in this fandom which mixes horror and thriller elements and with IMO a very distinct and refreshing writing style. It's
Deviant Ways by
fiesty-red. There's two chapters so far.
** And I couldn't resist because it's my favorite big bang fic I've read so far that I read again and again.
Last Stop: Chicagoland by
phaballa. This is an absolutely amazing RPS future fic with Jensen and Jared married with children and not an AU. When I read the summary I was all meh about it. BUT
phaballa pulled it off so amazingly astoundingly great. It's funny and sweet in all the best way, and has just enough irony and distance and sense of humor to make it beyond awesome. Here too there's supposed to be more stories.
**OH and don't forget august 1st
spn_harlequin begins posting. ANd did I mention it's the best idea in the history of EVER