I'mma use a Merlin icon, parce que j'allais au LONDON (and they film in France. Shut up.)
TOMORROW I VENTURE FORTH WITH TYPE-EH!GIRL, WHO IS ACTUALLY...not as Type A as one would hope. I didn't really know her before we agreed to do this trip, and we haven't started hanging out since then--basically, we like each other just enough to not want to travel alone. :/ (She has a weird sense of humor which is not mine, and a bad habit of not listening to what comes out of my mouth, and you'd think being Canadian we 'd be able to bond over, idk, cold places which are not really America, but she's skittish about twitter, of all things, and owns waaaaaay too many clothes that cost more than a month's supply of food.)
But anyhoo, that's why you won't hear from me until next Saturday. Probably. If there's freeish internet somewhere along the way i'll try to check in! AND I GET TO MEET pennyplainknits IN STRATFORD, AND EVEN IF WE HAVE TO LOCK TYPE-EH!GIRL IN A CLOSET WE ARE SQUEEING OVER STEVE AND CHRIS'S SHOULDER KISSES, DAMMIT.
In any case, i leave you with a reclist so you won't cry too terribly at my absense. The last reclist dugindeep got on my case for not having any J2, so i pointed out that y'all are already reading any fics i might rec, and then promised the next one would have MASSIVE, MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF J2.
J2
Well I'd Hate to Be a Bother by longsufferingly : grumpy!dog-groomer!Jensen, and Jared's no-way-would-they-fit-in-a-purse!dogs, and Aldis/Danneel. Life does not get cuter.
Emperor's New Groove (art) by trolleys : <33 two is massive y/y? *hides*
Sam/Dean
And It's Alright, Ma (I Can Make It) by longsufferingly : YOU KNOW ALL THOSE FICS I WAS EXSTATIC OVER HAPPENING AFTER THIS WEEK'S EPI???? AAAAAAAAA!!!
This Here Pretender by yourperiphery : AND ANOTHER ONE. BOYSBOYSBOYSBOYSBOYS.
Two Sides of an Ampersand by oxoniensis : It's a Terrible Life, except when you can poke fun at Dean for wearing polkadot suspenders.
Channel Surfing by maichan2 and ash4897 (VID): The Dexter intro is ESPECIALLY EERILY EPIC.
Pinto
Hell Is This by withthepilot : Chris is an ~assassin~ with a very pretty mark. CLICHE!FIC IS MY FAAAAVORITE.
Due South (FrayK)
Reliance by arrow00 : Fraser had always felt ashamed whenever he'd hurt himself as a boy, and had learned quickly to hide injuries and illness rather than face his grandparents' disapproving frowns. D: FRASER WHY SO STUPID? Best best best kind of H/C, and Fraser's voice is perfect and busted-without-even-knowing-it and. Sometimes RayK is the smartest person i don't know.
Flood by china_shop : "Fraser, did you just-- are you coming out to me?" And then sometimes he's the dumbest. But he catches on quick.
Steveness by arrow00 : AHAHAHA, well. Ray shows up at the consulate. In the middle of the night. With catnip for Dief.
Turtle by etcetera_cat : So i'm not usually one for outsider POVs. But. This is Ray's turtle. And if there was ever a perfect voice for a turtle, this would be it. BEAUTIFUL.
The Three Second Answer by seperis : "Fraser, just admit it. You kidnapped me." Because it's true. And Fraser just doesn't realize it.
Bradley/Colin
(some of you might not be familiar with this pairing. Basically, they're the Merlin J2, only cheeky and British and snarky and lovely and NOT MARRIED.)
The Horse and His (Co-Star's) Boy by spiny : Starts off with something you may be familiar with--co-star #1 gets an email from a freind/relative rejoycing his newfound gay love of co-star #2. And then it veers off into BradleyLand, where denial comes in the form of sneaking Colin's horse treats so it will like him and Colin will like him even though he's being stealthy about it, damn it, like an affection ninja.
Teach a Man to Fish by franticsga : *dark chuckle* See, co-stars #1&2 live in rather close quarters. It's only natural that one of them gets caught wanking. NATURALLY.
Lucky Knickers Will Get You Everywhere and the semi-sequel Warm Heart by franticsga : The first? HILARIOUS and hooooboy hot. Like, omnomnomhot. And the second? A reaction to poor little Britain's snowpocalypse. Even HOTTER. Also??? THERE IS THIS THING THAT HAPPENS IN BRADLEY/COLIN THAT THAT THAT IF IT ISN'T A KINK? SHOULD FREAKING BE. AND THAT IS: "Sweetheart." You try getting Dean or Jared to say sweetheart with a straight (heh) face. Aint happening. But with these boys, you not only BELIEVE IT, you get all ~tingly~
The Rush of Water / Rain Wakes Me / Let Me Be The Street by spiny : Read them all at once, in a row, so you aren't BROKEN into LOVELY LITTLE PIECES OF BRITISH ANGST.
A Beard (In a Moment of Passion) by chibirhm and thisissirius : "You look really, you know. Really." Colin didn't look like he knew. "Really beardy," Bradley managed finally. "Good." Beards, and the shaving thereof, are as much a par of merlin rps fic as that time both of our boys turned up looking like mountain men. *shudders*
If We Sleep Together (Will You Be My Friend Forever) and the sequel Love Made Visible by chibirhm : According to Wikipedia, and I quote, a bromance or "man-crush" is a close but non-sexual relationship between two men. Bradley James does not read Wikipedia. Huh. Niether do the Js.
How To Woo Your Co-Star in 5 Songs or Less by chibirhm : YOU KNOW ABOUT MY SINGING!KINK. THIS TRANSCENDS INTO A GENERAL MUSIC/BOYS PLAYING MUSIC FOR EACH OTHER/MIXTAPES OF LOVE!KINK AS WELL. *DIES*
Merlin
Look At My 'Girlfriend' by solanyxe (VID): I think every fandom needs a vid to Cupid's Chokehold. It should be a rule.
Damsel in Distress by thehoyden : God, you know you're having a bad day when a dragon hauls you off into the wild blue yonder after announcing to the court that you're a sorceror. Got to work on that karma.
Fruition (or the Education of Arthur) by spiny : It was really all Sir Wynston's fault.