recs: porn and anoop and zombies, oh my! | american idol 8
recs: porn and anoop and zombies, oh my!
More American Idol recs! Because everyone is awesome and keeps writing fantastic fic and you all need to read them because YES. And please please remember to leave these writers feedback and encourage them to write more. The Britney directive works, y'all.
+Crash and Burn by miss_begonia (adam/kris) // This is the final part in her series about Adam getting married? But it's actually about Kris and Adam's infinite playlist love for each other and how they navigate that love within the constraining realities of their lives. Read the other two fics first (Borrowed and Blue and A Complicated Melody) and then read this piece of amazing. I'm just going to copy and paste mostly what I said to her in comments because, yes. So these stories are kind of sad? But somehow, I don't see them as being sad. Because it's like... I think they're in love, and they've maybe always been in love, but sometimes it's okay for love to be this way, to not be sexual. Just because they don't have sex, that doesn't make their love less. Because they have everything else. And if they tried to change it, to make it how we think romantic love should be, then they really would have regrets. They have this sort of intimacy and connection that it feels to me like they don't need to have a sexual relationship to enhance it or whatever people think sex will be. They're already first for each other. I like to think that they realize this and they can love each other without falling apart because they have SOs. I like stories like this because I'm so completely uninterested in dating and romantic relationships, but I think my friendships are so amazing, and so much better and more satisfying and make me happier than any romantic relationship I've had. I'm a little in love with most of my friends, so I hope that's what's in store for them in this story.
Quote: Rules don’t apply around Adam. Kris would say, I don’t really drink, and Adam would say, You do tonight. Kris would say, I can’t hit that note, and Adam would say, Try harder. Kris would say, I don’t know if I want this life, and Adam would say, Then make it the life you want. Everything was possible around Adam. Everything was an option or a choice, an open door.
+ Little Boxes by fakeplasticsnow (Adam/Anoop) // Bitches, do NOT let this pairing freak you out, because this fic is fucking A++ amazing double good. Firstly, the characterization is this fic is just brilliant. Anoop is not someone I would ever even think to characterize; I'd never even try writing him because he's a big of an enigma to me, and not in a good way. Except! This writer totally made me love Anoop while pulling me into her characterization of him and really making me believe that Anoop is JUST LIKE THIS. The rest of her characterizations were equally as good, but especially her Kris, who was only in a few scenes but was so integral to the plot and so perfectly written. And her Adam. OH, her Adam. He has cracks. He has issues. He's beautiful and he doesn't know it. And I love the pacing, the soft plot arc. I love fics like this, that just feel like normal, real life, like this could happen and it would be good. Drama and angst are good, too, but I love how their relationship is almost easy, because everything around them is so crazy but they don't have to act crazy to each other. Just, everyone go read this. I don't care if you hate Anoop, or have no fucking clue who he is (he's the hot Indian dude from Idol, and that's all you really need to know), just GO READ IT NOW. And leave her love because this fic deserves it times eleven.
Quote: On some days, such as this one, Anoop would wonder if Kris has any idea how good he's got it. Not just because he's married to a homecoming queen and is, you know, easily the hottest guy on this show, and despite being pint-sized has massive biceps that convince Anoop that he would never want to make this guy angry. Not for any of those reasons, but because Kris, with his winsome, inoffensive personality, is completely alien to the problems people like Anoop (Indian-American "frat boy") and Adam (gay Jewish theater queen/L.A. club kid) have to deal with. You can't hate Kris Allen, even if you tried; he's made up of kindness molecules, fluff and jelly beans. He's perpetually The Nice One, and Anoop has always tried to be The Nice One in a group of people every year since the 4th grade, but within months, he helplessly reverts to being The Snooty One every time.
+Allison drabble by buffyx (Allison/Alisan) // OH MY GOD, you guys. I can't even. This drabble!! It's the first one on that link, okay, and just. READ IT. Her Allison voice is so scary-good and perfect and I freaking love it. I could read like a hundred pages of this Allison. Maybe more. She's so seventeen and adorable and weird! WRITE MORE ALLISON, everyone!! DO IT. Before I end up writing the Allison/Archie corruption fic that is just BEGGING to be written. No one wants that. So write more Allison, so I don't have to.
Quote: Like. Okay. The thing is, Allison totally didn’t mean to get a crush; it just happened. Like when you’re out at a restaurant with a buffet, and you’re not paying attention and accidentally scoop out way more mashed potatoes onto your plate than you mean to, but you can’t just put them BACK because it’s a BUFFET and other people are in line behind you, so you’re just like, “AHHHH MASHED POTATOES!” and have to deal with it.
+ Serious Moonlight by merryish (adam/kris) // I usually don't rec porn, because you know, I enjoy it and all, but what's there to really say about it? But OMG, this is good. Um. Yes. Just read it. You won't be sorry. Like, at ALL.
Quote: Kris laughed, letting his head fall back. He was a little drunk; whatever. Last night of the tour, last night before they were out in the world with the training wheels off, he deserved a little break from sobriety. Anyway, it felt good to have Adam there; it wasn't like they'd had a lot of time to just chill together lately. Too much recording and rehearsing, not enough time for friends; Kris just hoped the tour wasn't a preview of what was coming. It was hard enough to keep up with Adam when he slept six feet from the guy almost every night. He didn't want to think about how hard it was going to be working on different albums, maybe in different cities, going on different tours. He didn't want to think.
+House of the Living by astolat (adam/kris) // Just a warning, someone dies. Or well, someone is zombied and then dies. BUT READ IT ANYWAY. Okay so. THIS FIC. This fic is the one where they're on tour in Phoenix and the entire city gets infected with some virus that turns them into zombies. And the Idols have to make it to the quarantine area and survive and all that. Adam is a badass. Danny is alternately sweet and horrible. Kris is Kris, and beautiful and dear. Usually, I hate zombie fic. I just... am not into the horror thing. Which is hilarious since I spent so long in SPN fandom, but that's why I really only wrote/read SPN RPF, and not actual SPN fic. But this is utterly worth it. The pacing is amazing. Usually I get annoyed and frustrated by these fics because they go on too long and are pointless and just want to add zombies or the apocalypse or whatever. But this fic... it's not really about the zombies. I feel like it's kind of a metaphor for Adam, for Adam&Kris, for their relationship to each other and to the world at large. Half the fic is the aftermath of the zombie shit, which I loved because we usually don't get to see the fallout; but that was the POINT of this fic, like... what happens when you go through something as insane and horrifying as escaping a city of zombies? How does that affect you, change you, shape you into a person you didn't realize you'd even want to become? How can something good come from something so awful?
I think I liked this so much because it reminded me of 'Dear Goodbye,' a little bit. I wish now that I'd chosen some crazy apocalypse instead of Iraq for Justin's traumatic event, because something insane emphasizes the total normality of What Happens After. Anyway, I'm thinking about this too much. Just go read it. It's amazing.
Quote: He put a hand around Adam's waist, tugging him in a little. Adam breathed out, a little shakily, and eased closer until they were tangled up in as close as they could get to a hug and still be lying down. It was a little awkward, but Kris was so fucking tired that it wasn't going to make a lick of difference; sleep was pressing on him, heavy and thick. "Come on with me," he managed through his voice getting slurry, and rubbed Adam's back. "Sleep with me."
Adam choked a little laugh. Kris only heard it kind of distantly, but he held on long enough to feel Adam's breath start to even out with his own, before he sank under.
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And that is all for now, kids. Write more. Entertain me. And don't forget that stori_telling is due on August 1!!!
More American Idol recs! Because everyone is awesome and keeps writing fantastic fic and you all need to read them because YES. And please please remember to leave these writers feedback and encourage them to write more. The Britney directive works, y'all.
+Crash and Burn by miss_begonia (adam/kris) // This is the final part in her series about Adam getting married? But it's actually about Kris and Adam's infinite playlist love for each other and how they navigate that love within the constraining realities of their lives. Read the other two fics first (Borrowed and Blue and A Complicated Melody) and then read this piece of amazing. I'm just going to copy and paste mostly what I said to her in comments because, yes. So these stories are kind of sad? But somehow, I don't see them as being sad. Because it's like... I think they're in love, and they've maybe always been in love, but sometimes it's okay for love to be this way, to not be sexual. Just because they don't have sex, that doesn't make their love less. Because they have everything else. And if they tried to change it, to make it how we think romantic love should be, then they really would have regrets. They have this sort of intimacy and connection that it feels to me like they don't need to have a sexual relationship to enhance it or whatever people think sex will be. They're already first for each other. I like to think that they realize this and they can love each other without falling apart because they have SOs. I like stories like this because I'm so completely uninterested in dating and romantic relationships, but I think my friendships are so amazing, and so much better and more satisfying and make me happier than any romantic relationship I've had. I'm a little in love with most of my friends, so I hope that's what's in store for them in this story.
Quote: Rules don’t apply around Adam. Kris would say, I don’t really drink, and Adam would say, You do tonight. Kris would say, I can’t hit that note, and Adam would say, Try harder. Kris would say, I don’t know if I want this life, and Adam would say, Then make it the life you want. Everything was possible around Adam. Everything was an option or a choice, an open door.
+ Little Boxes by fakeplasticsnow (Adam/Anoop) // Bitches, do NOT let this pairing freak you out, because this fic is fucking A++ amazing double good. Firstly, the characterization is this fic is just brilliant. Anoop is not someone I would ever even think to characterize; I'd never even try writing him because he's a big of an enigma to me, and not in a good way. Except! This writer totally made me love Anoop while pulling me into her characterization of him and really making me believe that Anoop is JUST LIKE THIS. The rest of her characterizations were equally as good, but especially her Kris, who was only in a few scenes but was so integral to the plot and so perfectly written. And her Adam. OH, her Adam. He has cracks. He has issues. He's beautiful and he doesn't know it. And I love the pacing, the soft plot arc. I love fics like this, that just feel like normal, real life, like this could happen and it would be good. Drama and angst are good, too, but I love how their relationship is almost easy, because everything around them is so crazy but they don't have to act crazy to each other. Just, everyone go read this. I don't care if you hate Anoop, or have no fucking clue who he is (he's the hot Indian dude from Idol, and that's all you really need to know), just GO READ IT NOW. And leave her love because this fic deserves it times eleven.
Quote: On some days, such as this one, Anoop would wonder if Kris has any idea how good he's got it. Not just because he's married to a homecoming queen and is, you know, easily the hottest guy on this show, and despite being pint-sized has massive biceps that convince Anoop that he would never want to make this guy angry. Not for any of those reasons, but because Kris, with his winsome, inoffensive personality, is completely alien to the problems people like Anoop (Indian-American "frat boy") and Adam (gay Jewish theater queen/L.A. club kid) have to deal with. You can't hate Kris Allen, even if you tried; he's made up of kindness molecules, fluff and jelly beans. He's perpetually The Nice One, and Anoop has always tried to be The Nice One in a group of people every year since the 4th grade, but within months, he helplessly reverts to being The Snooty One every time.
+Allison drabble by buffyx (Allison/Alisan) // OH MY GOD, you guys. I can't even. This drabble!! It's the first one on that link, okay, and just. READ IT. Her Allison voice is so scary-good and perfect and I freaking love it. I could read like a hundred pages of this Allison. Maybe more. She's so seventeen and adorable and weird! WRITE MORE ALLISON, everyone!! DO IT. Before I end up writing the Allison/Archie corruption fic that is just BEGGING to be written. No one wants that. So write more Allison, so I don't have to.
Quote: Like. Okay. The thing is, Allison totally didn’t mean to get a crush; it just happened. Like when you’re out at a restaurant with a buffet, and you’re not paying attention and accidentally scoop out way more mashed potatoes onto your plate than you mean to, but you can’t just put them BACK because it’s a BUFFET and other people are in line behind you, so you’re just like, “AHHHH MASHED POTATOES!” and have to deal with it.
+ Serious Moonlight by merryish (adam/kris) // I usually don't rec porn, because you know, I enjoy it and all, but what's there to really say about it? But OMG, this is good. Um. Yes. Just read it. You won't be sorry. Like, at ALL.
Quote: Kris laughed, letting his head fall back. He was a little drunk; whatever. Last night of the tour, last night before they were out in the world with the training wheels off, he deserved a little break from sobriety. Anyway, it felt good to have Adam there; it wasn't like they'd had a lot of time to just chill together lately. Too much recording and rehearsing, not enough time for friends; Kris just hoped the tour wasn't a preview of what was coming. It was hard enough to keep up with Adam when he slept six feet from the guy almost every night. He didn't want to think about how hard it was going to be working on different albums, maybe in different cities, going on different tours. He didn't want to think.
+House of the Living by astolat (adam/kris) // Just a warning, someone dies. Or well, someone is zombied and then dies. BUT READ IT ANYWAY. Okay so. THIS FIC. This fic is the one where they're on tour in Phoenix and the entire city gets infected with some virus that turns them into zombies. And the Idols have to make it to the quarantine area and survive and all that. Adam is a badass. Danny is alternately sweet and horrible. Kris is Kris, and beautiful and dear. Usually, I hate zombie fic. I just... am not into the horror thing. Which is hilarious since I spent so long in SPN fandom, but that's why I really only wrote/read SPN RPF, and not actual SPN fic. But this is utterly worth it. The pacing is amazing. Usually I get annoyed and frustrated by these fics because they go on too long and are pointless and just want to add zombies or the apocalypse or whatever. But this fic... it's not really about the zombies. I feel like it's kind of a metaphor for Adam, for Adam&Kris, for their relationship to each other and to the world at large. Half the fic is the aftermath of the zombie shit, which I loved because we usually don't get to see the fallout; but that was the POINT of this fic, like... what happens when you go through something as insane and horrifying as escaping a city of zombies? How does that affect you, change you, shape you into a person you didn't realize you'd even want to become? How can something good come from something so awful?
I think I liked this so much because it reminded me of 'Dear Goodbye,' a little bit. I wish now that I'd chosen some crazy apocalypse instead of Iraq for Justin's traumatic event, because something insane emphasizes the total normality of What Happens After. Anyway, I'm thinking about this too much. Just go read it. It's amazing.
Quote: He put a hand around Adam's waist, tugging him in a little. Adam breathed out, a little shakily, and eased closer until they were tangled up in as close as they could get to a hug and still be lying down. It was a little awkward, but Kris was so fucking tired that it wasn't going to make a lick of difference; sleep was pressing on him, heavy and thick. "Come on with me," he managed through his voice getting slurry, and rubbed Adam's back. "Sleep with me."
Adam choked a little laugh. Kris only heard it kind of distantly, but he held on long enough to feel Adam's breath start to even out with his own, before he sank under.
*
And that is all for now, kids. Write more. Entertain me. And don't forget that stori_telling is due on August 1!!!