[Fic] honeylocusttree: The Girl From Outside
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Title: The Girl From Outside
Writer: honeylocusttree
Status of work: complete, but I could use more in this world ...
Characters and/or pairings: Jess, Sam, Dean, John
Rating: PG
Warnings, kinks & contents: No warnings, AU
Length: 8300+
Summary: (AU) Jess is an undergrad anthro student hoping to do her honors’ project on the little-known, poorly understood ethnic group known colloquially in the United States as Hunters. A Stanford professor puts her in touch with a student who happens to have been brought up in the Hunter community, but her efforts to conduct interviews with the student and his family takes an unexpected turn the very day she arrives.
Reccer's notes: I love the way this writer thinks. She always comes at things from a smart, unexpected angle. I also adore outside POVs and this fic is the ultimate in that, as well as fantastically written. Jess is ballsy and bright without being a MarySue, the Hunter culture is fascinating (with its own language, even), and the scene where Dean shows up? KILLER. I had a helluva time trying to pick just one fic to rec, so by all means, hit her journal and READ THEM ALL.
[Short excerpt]Sam’s voice rises to a shout, and it’s a testament to how frustrated he is that he starts in English and switches halfway through to something else. Jess doesn’t speak the language but she gets the gist of it, and is only half-startled when the door flies open and Sam is standing in the breach, wild-eyed and still hollering, “…va dekh! Tréd mi va dekh!”