Recs!
It's time for a recs post! But first, some things I did this weekend:
1) Listened to a This American Life episode about zoolophiles
2) Made pie for wendy and txtequilanights
3) Got really drunk
4) Insisted we do a vodka shot, and then accidentally SNORTED mine
5) No, really. It was very painful.
6) Made Wendy and Rachel watch one million hours of Nsync footage
7) Got home and proceeded to freak out about my Big Bang
But now for recs!
Popslash:
01. [Idol] by Rhys (Justin/Chris) // Justin just thinks Chris is really cool. Except for the part where he totally wants to do Chris. Why I love this fic: because it's such a normal sequence of events. Falling for your best friend--that's happened to just about everyone at one point or another. I also really love the relationship between Justin and JC in this, how Justin really does look to JC like an older brother. They're really cute.
There's someone else in Chris's bed, a someone with a dick, and when he looks up, Justin realises it's the really nice guy who carried his bags up to the room. Justin can barely see he's crying so hard, and he locks himself in Chris's bathroom, sobbing because he's not sure what to do. He wants JC and will ask for him if Chris happens to knock, but when Chris comes to the door and asks him if they can talk, Justin just says - "no" - and leaves it at that. Later, JC comes and promises french fries and funny movies. Justin can't look at Chris when he comes out of the bathroom. It's too embarrassing.
02. [And A Treasure Chest, Too] by Kittie (Chris/Lance) // Nsync are fish. As in, in a fishbowl. Why I love this fic: because it's the cutest fic in the UNIVERSE! JC wants to have a party! Joey wants to go exploring! Everyone is amazing by Justin's flipping abilities!!
03. [red right hand (the wicked little things remix)] by naiad (Lance/JC) // The original fic is hilariously awesome (by withdiamonds) and struck particularly true with me because I have this rather paralyzing fear of dolls, and yet as a child, I used to collect them. And then one Christmas I got a doll called Christmas Annie who was totally and completely evil, and I was convinced that at night, she'd turn the rest of the dolls against me and they'd climb off their shelves and eat me in my sleep. I believed this up until I graduated. From COLLEGE. And my mom got rid of the dolls. Anyway, point being, I'm scared of dolls. The remix is terrifying because I am totally convinced that zombie dolls exist and they want nothing more than to eat delicious Andrea flesh.
They sat, side by side, naked with a sheet pooled at their waists, and watched as the Cabbage Patch doll Lance had bought for his niece shuffled clumsily across their bedroom. Its mouth was moving constantly, but sounds only emerged occasionally. And it was always the same. Daddy. Daddy. Daddy.
04. [the turbulent mating cycle of the north american snarkbeast (intergalactic remix)] by Patchworkdragon (Lance/Chris) // SPACE AU!! Need I say more? I just really love me some space AUs. I'm not sure I've read the original of this, but I really adore the remix. I love how prickly Chris is. I love LANCE! Go read it. THEY'RE IN SPACE!
05. [Bitter Burn Beautiful (Smooth Like Gravel remix)] by sola fiamma (Lance/Chris) // Lots of TrickyFish in remixes, which is really a very good thing. This one starts out almost painfully harsh, but gets super sweet by the end. I really loved what she did with the remix, how she flipped it around with Lance's point of view. I don't have much to say beyond it's really good and very emotionally satisfying. I wish I could write like this!
The first time he witnessed Chris being a fuckhead to Lance, Justin didn't say anything, but Lance could tell he'd noticed. They were killing time during a rehearsal break, and Lance was filling Justin in on the status of his latest movie project. At almost the same time Lance noticed Justin's eyes glaze over, Chris looked up from the magazine he was thumbing through and said, "Yo, J, you should tell Lance that he's boring-ass movie shit is putting you to sleep."
It should have been just a typical Chris slam, the kind of provocative thing he said fifty times a day in an attempt to entice one of them into a wrestling match or a pinching endurance contest, but this was different. Something spiteful in his tone, the mean twist of his face told Lance that this was meant to sting.
06. [In A Room Full of People (Times It by Seven remix)] by turps33 (Lance/Chris, Justin/JC) // This is probably my favorite of all the remix fics. It just hit all my buttons. It's fun and schmoopy and NO ONE CAN RESIST LANCE!!! Also, the JuC doesn't hurt at ALL. AND it's a reunion fic. Just go read it.
Johnny deals with JC's crestfallen expression by looking away; scanning through the list he's holding. Justin thinks that that's a good tactic. A woeful JC is a powerful thing, and despite the theme of the tour, matching clothes are something Justin really doesn't want to revisit.
Impatient, he bounces on the balls of his feet, waiting for Johnny to finish talking to JC. When he finally leaves with a nod directed Justin's way Justin automatically smiles back, then leaps forward, grabbing JC's arm.
"Chris was holding Lance's hand and I'm not wearing matching shirts."
"Technically they were holding each other's hands." JC looks over at Chris, who's now staring toward the door. "And matching outfits would enhance the theme of the tour."
"The theme. The theme is good memories; not matching tracksuits and rhinestoned costumes of doom." Justin pinches the bridge of his nose between his thumb and finger, feeling decades older than his actual age.
"I like rhinestones, and anyway, it's good to revisit memories, it keeps things interesting."
JC grins, and his definition of interesting is something Justin doesn't want to know about.
Bandslash (stfu, it's good, and yeah, I hate myself, thanks!)
07. [Wednesday Night Boys] by Arsenic (Ryan/Brendon/Jon, Spencer/...someone I don't know) // So, even with not knowing who half these people are, I absolutely LOVED this fic and would marry it and have its babies. It's a hooker AU. RYAN ROSS IS A HOOKER. Okay, so it's not that far of a stretch as far as AUs go. It's just really good. Fantastically well-written, and you really don't need to know the fandom to get into it and love it and care what happens to these people. I don't know the fandom, I barely know what these people look like (someone them not at all) but I still love this fic.
Brendon was not stupid. He knew that part of the code of streetwalkers, prostitutes, rentboys, whores--whatever they chose to call themselves--was to act as though none of them had any past before the street. He liked that others respected that rule in regard to him. He didn't want to talk about home, not its winters nor its summers, not church nor school, certainly not his parents nor his siblings. So he didn't ask, and he, in turn, was not asked.
Also, in case you hadn't noticed from my recs, the remix authors have been revealed! AND OMG, y'all! topaz119 remixed the JC and the Amulet of Doom fic: now with added sex!!. I know I said to read it before, but you should read it again or go read it if you haven't. It's ridiculously hot. I should've KNOWN it was Topaz. She writes the best sex!!
1) Listened to a This American Life episode about zoolophiles
2) Made pie for wendy and txtequilanights
3) Got really drunk
4) Insisted we do a vodka shot, and then accidentally SNORTED mine
5) No, really. It was very painful.
6) Made Wendy and Rachel watch one million hours of Nsync footage
7) Got home and proceeded to freak out about my Big Bang
But now for recs!
Popslash:
01. [Idol] by Rhys (Justin/Chris) // Justin just thinks Chris is really cool. Except for the part where he totally wants to do Chris. Why I love this fic: because it's such a normal sequence of events. Falling for your best friend--that's happened to just about everyone at one point or another. I also really love the relationship between Justin and JC in this, how Justin really does look to JC like an older brother. They're really cute.
There's someone else in Chris's bed, a someone with a dick, and when he looks up, Justin realises it's the really nice guy who carried his bags up to the room. Justin can barely see he's crying so hard, and he locks himself in Chris's bathroom, sobbing because he's not sure what to do. He wants JC and will ask for him if Chris happens to knock, but when Chris comes to the door and asks him if they can talk, Justin just says - "no" - and leaves it at that. Later, JC comes and promises french fries and funny movies. Justin can't look at Chris when he comes out of the bathroom. It's too embarrassing.
02. [And A Treasure Chest, Too] by Kittie (Chris/Lance) // Nsync are fish. As in, in a fishbowl. Why I love this fic: because it's the cutest fic in the UNIVERSE! JC wants to have a party! Joey wants to go exploring! Everyone is amazing by Justin's flipping abilities!!
03. [red right hand (the wicked little things remix)] by naiad (Lance/JC) // The original fic is hilariously awesome (by withdiamonds) and struck particularly true with me because I have this rather paralyzing fear of dolls, and yet as a child, I used to collect them. And then one Christmas I got a doll called Christmas Annie who was totally and completely evil, and I was convinced that at night, she'd turn the rest of the dolls against me and they'd climb off their shelves and eat me in my sleep. I believed this up until I graduated. From COLLEGE. And my mom got rid of the dolls. Anyway, point being, I'm scared of dolls. The remix is terrifying because I am totally convinced that zombie dolls exist and they want nothing more than to eat delicious Andrea flesh.
They sat, side by side, naked with a sheet pooled at their waists, and watched as the Cabbage Patch doll Lance had bought for his niece shuffled clumsily across their bedroom. Its mouth was moving constantly, but sounds only emerged occasionally. And it was always the same. Daddy. Daddy. Daddy.
04. [the turbulent mating cycle of the north american snarkbeast (intergalactic remix)] by Patchworkdragon (Lance/Chris) // SPACE AU!! Need I say more? I just really love me some space AUs. I'm not sure I've read the original of this, but I really adore the remix. I love how prickly Chris is. I love LANCE! Go read it. THEY'RE IN SPACE!
05. [Bitter Burn Beautiful (Smooth Like Gravel remix)] by sola fiamma (Lance/Chris) // Lots of TrickyFish in remixes, which is really a very good thing. This one starts out almost painfully harsh, but gets super sweet by the end. I really loved what she did with the remix, how she flipped it around with Lance's point of view. I don't have much to say beyond it's really good and very emotionally satisfying. I wish I could write like this!
The first time he witnessed Chris being a fuckhead to Lance, Justin didn't say anything, but Lance could tell he'd noticed. They were killing time during a rehearsal break, and Lance was filling Justin in on the status of his latest movie project. At almost the same time Lance noticed Justin's eyes glaze over, Chris looked up from the magazine he was thumbing through and said, "Yo, J, you should tell Lance that he's boring-ass movie shit is putting you to sleep."
It should have been just a typical Chris slam, the kind of provocative thing he said fifty times a day in an attempt to entice one of them into a wrestling match or a pinching endurance contest, but this was different. Something spiteful in his tone, the mean twist of his face told Lance that this was meant to sting.
06. [In A Room Full of People (Times It by Seven remix)] by turps33 (Lance/Chris, Justin/JC) // This is probably my favorite of all the remix fics. It just hit all my buttons. It's fun and schmoopy and NO ONE CAN RESIST LANCE!!! Also, the JuC doesn't hurt at ALL. AND it's a reunion fic. Just go read it.
Johnny deals with JC's crestfallen expression by looking away; scanning through the list he's holding. Justin thinks that that's a good tactic. A woeful JC is a powerful thing, and despite the theme of the tour, matching clothes are something Justin really doesn't want to revisit.
Impatient, he bounces on the balls of his feet, waiting for Johnny to finish talking to JC. When he finally leaves with a nod directed Justin's way Justin automatically smiles back, then leaps forward, grabbing JC's arm.
"Chris was holding Lance's hand and I'm not wearing matching shirts."
"Technically they were holding each other's hands." JC looks over at Chris, who's now staring toward the door. "And matching outfits would enhance the theme of the tour."
"The theme. The theme is good memories; not matching tracksuits and rhinestoned costumes of doom." Justin pinches the bridge of his nose between his thumb and finger, feeling decades older than his actual age.
"I like rhinestones, and anyway, it's good to revisit memories, it keeps things interesting."
JC grins, and his definition of interesting is something Justin doesn't want to know about.
Bandslash (stfu, it's good, and yeah, I hate myself, thanks!)
07. [Wednesday Night Boys] by Arsenic (Ryan/Brendon/Jon, Spencer/...someone I don't know) // So, even with not knowing who half these people are, I absolutely LOVED this fic and would marry it and have its babies. It's a hooker AU. RYAN ROSS IS A HOOKER. Okay, so it's not that far of a stretch as far as AUs go. It's just really good. Fantastically well-written, and you really don't need to know the fandom to get into it and love it and care what happens to these people. I don't know the fandom, I barely know what these people look like (someone them not at all) but I still love this fic.
Brendon was not stupid. He knew that part of the code of streetwalkers, prostitutes, rentboys, whores--whatever they chose to call themselves--was to act as though none of them had any past before the street. He liked that others respected that rule in regard to him. He didn't want to talk about home, not its winters nor its summers, not church nor school, certainly not his parents nor his siblings. So he didn't ask, and he, in turn, was not asked.
Also, in case you hadn't noticed from my recs, the remix authors have been revealed! AND OMG, y'all! topaz119 remixed the JC and the Amulet of Doom fic: now with added sex!!. I know I said to read it before, but you should read it again or go read it if you haven't. It's ridiculously hot. I should've KNOWN it was Topaz. She writes the best sex!!