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[osaraba]

So I'm mostly still away from my computer until Monday at work, but I'm eating into my sleeping hours reading fanfic and profic because I'm GOING FUCKING CRAZY helping my parents work on house stuff before a cousin on my father's side comes to visit next week. And I don't think you guys have ever seen me going fucking crazy because I'm normally the most even-tempered person you've ever seen and I don't really allow crap to crossover into LJ much, but JFC, when this is over I'm going to lock myself in my room and not come out for days and days, which is kind of what I've been doing after work for the last month or two anyway. lasjdfljasfl

ANYWAY. I have to make a couple of random recs for fic that have really really lifted my spirits because of how fucking amazingly badass or angsty or epic or hilarious they are:

1. THE BADASS: [Inception, Arthur/Eames] ethrosdemon's Unexpected Plot Twist. WIP (currently at 2/3, but with the end part projected for Sunday) Parts: 1 2, 3a, 3b. The description I wrote for my delicious notes effectively describes all that I love about it: romantical. action. potty-mouthed badassery. DADT. clothes-shopping pr0n. dialogue like broken glass. "turning obscenity into something aspirationally untouchable." hair triggers. gratuity of every flavor. basically, FUCK YES.
   
   
2. THE ANGSTY: [Inception, Arthur/Eames] whiskyrunner's Rough Trade. WIP (at 1/2, with the end projected for next week). Written as a fill for a prompt from the heavens by a magical OP-anon; Arthur can't admit to himself what he wants, and Eames doesn't let him deny himself. That's really an inadequate description, but it's all very harsh and kind of brutal and devastatingly delicious.
   
   
3. THE EPIC: [Inception, Arthur/Eames] sho_no_tabi's Life During Wartime. Can be read alone, but it's really part of a bigger series (in order: A Soul Awake, Something Like, LDW, and then the current WIP complete Red Oni, Blue Oni), wherein Arthur's background is something that makes me squee uncontrollably. Relatedly, some of the dialogue makes me flail uncontrollably as well. I don't want to spoil the subtle reveal because I know that not knowing about it at first made the realization SO MUCH SWEETER for me.
   
   
4. THE HILARIOUS: [Merlin, Arthur/Merlin] moonythestrals' A Random Collection of Firsts. Really you should read the absolutely unexpectedly adorable Fratboy!AU that comes before this because it would lack impact if you didn't -- which was great, don't get me wrong -- but the coda is what had me giggling and laughing full-out, with a moment or two of jaw-droppingly HOT FUCK YES sort of reactions.
   
   
5. BONUS MUSIC REC: So I went to see the Alvin Ailey dance performance on Wednesday, which was lovely, really. But I left determined to find more music by the FRENCH INDUSTRIAL PERCUSSION group Les Tambours du Bronx. FUCK YESSSSSS. During one of the pieces I had to resist the urge to get up and dance. I wanted nothing more than to leave and go to an industrial club and dance until 4am. HOW DID I NOT KNOW THEY EXIST?! I have been listening to them ALL NIGHT tonight. Let me know if you're interested and I'll send you some mp3s!