There is no OTP or My Panic pairing fic recs :)
When it comes to PATD slash, we all have our favorite pairing, even me hint:
But, I think we all know, that there is no OTP when it comes to these boys! (Unless you count GSF- but that's another post O_O)
As proof- I submit the following fic- a rec for every pairing. Try them, especially the pair(s) you don't usually read. I think you will see what I mean. ALL the pairs work, a good writer (and this fandom is teeming with those!) will make you believe!
Ryan/Brendon
Let's just get this out of the way, shall we? Nobody really needs to be convinced of this pair's appeal, but in the interest of fair play, I give you the ultimate, IMO, Ryden fic that incorporates just about everything I love about this pairing.
A Hotter Touch, A Better F... Than Any Girl You'll Ever Meet by danimpa
Panic! is the band we know (except it's pre-Jon). Except for the fact that Brendon is gay and in love with Ryan. Anyway, Ryan takes friendship a little too far and plays the charade of loving Brendon back so as to not hurt him. Needless to say, that hurts more when end meets end and it's safe to say they aren't really friends anymore...
One of the first big epics I read- and one I still judge others against. There is angst, there is stupidity,there is soul-searching, there is sex\o/ and there is love.
Jon/Spencer
This is my least favorite of all the pairings- it's not that I don't like them , I do, but I find a lot of fic about them is boring &/or they're just the side-pairing to the Ryan/Brendon action.BUT There are exceptions! Such as :
For I Was An Earthly Knight by seimaisin
Once upon a time, Jon Walker's great-grandmother told him tales of faerie lords and human knights. He never thought they'd be this relevant to his adult life.
Fae! at the Disco!! - It explains so much, doesn't it?
The first fic I ever read where I didn't wish someone else in the leading roles, or think, this would be better with ______.This is Spencer and Jon and everything that is good about them. It is an AU yes, but kind of an amazing allegory of Jon as savior.
Brendon/Jon
Ha! A lot of you probably know what I'm going to put here- I rec it a LOT>
Clearly Aware of The Stars by fizzyblogic
“Brendon!” Jon was first onto the bus, and Brendon had one fleeting second of thinking Oh fuck, he’s even hotter than I remember before Jon had dropped his bag on the floor and reached for him, pulling him into a tight hug. Brendon’s arms went around his back, and they kind of fit perfectly, and Brendon was totally and utterly fucked. Jon was smiling into his neck, and Brendon was really really fucked.
“You’re here,” he said, and honestly, was there anything lamer he could have said? Maybe I have totally not spent the past nine months or so fighting the world’s biggest crush on you, not at all, want to make out with me? Yeah, that would possibly be lamer.
I've said it before, but it bears repeating...Best.BWalk.EVER. Everything that is good about BWalk from the schmoop to the sex! (and yes, mucho bonus points for including my OTP AND a little GSF action, but it is essentially The Epic Romance of Jon and Brendon \o/
Brendon/Spencer
There's been a lot of good fic written for this pair, much of it is sexier, but the fic I come back to, that epitomizes them for me is
A Word That Means "Home"> by airinshaw
The third time Spencer comes home to find Brendon sat in the back garden with his feet in the pool, reading a soggy paperback and waiting for him, Spencer gives him a key to the house.
It's beautiful and subtle how they come together and it totally melts my heart.
Ryan/Jon
This one is a little harder because these guys just don't get the love they deserve :(
BUT- when it's good - it's reallygood!
Taste Heaven Perfectly by isolde13
Ryan Ross does not believe in the supernatural, the otherworldly. Not since he was a small boy and believing in magic and monsters was almost a requirement of that age.
No, Ryan Ross does not believe in the fantastical. And yet, the fantastical is right on front of him, breaking to pieces every notion of reality he’s ever had.
He’d come to this park to think. He’d chosen this one specifically because it is older. Unlike most of Las Vegas, it is green here, green with large, flowering bushes and trees. This park has history, it has grace, and it has many places to hide.
He had come, in the dim twilight, to think. And instead he finds himself face to face with . . .
Well, he’s not really sure what he’s face to face with. It looks like an ordinary man. Young, with long brown hair and large doe eyes and a slight curve to his nose. He’s pretty, yes, but there’s nothing really remarkable about him. Unless you count the fact that he’s on his hands and knees on the ground completely naked.
And that he has wings.
What can I say? I'm a sucker for Jon in these savior roles :P
Saving the best for last O_O
Ryan/Spencer
This was hard to choose because I ADORE this pairing and there is much that is good- but the fic that epitomizes them the best for me is probably
I Know Too Much To Feel Young by lady_stargazer
“I accidentally got married to Ryan,” Spencer tells his mom. He hopes his tone accurately conveys both his compounding sense of horror at this, and his weariness at trying to find someone sane to discuss it with.
“What,” his mother says, “again?”
So that's it, my best argument for mix'n match pairings. So tell me - what fic epitomizes your OTP(or any pair) for you?
But, I think we all know, that there is no OTP when it comes to these boys! (Unless you count GSF- but that's another post O_O)
As proof- I submit the following fic- a rec for every pairing. Try them, especially the pair(s) you don't usually read. I think you will see what I mean. ALL the pairs work, a good writer (and this fandom is teeming with those!) will make you believe!
Ryan/Brendon
Let's just get this out of the way, shall we? Nobody really needs to be convinced of this pair's appeal, but in the interest of fair play, I give you the ultimate, IMO, Ryden fic that incorporates just about everything I love about this pairing.
A Hotter Touch, A Better F... Than Any Girl You'll Ever Meet by danimpa
Panic! is the band we know (except it's pre-Jon). Except for the fact that Brendon is gay and in love with Ryan. Anyway, Ryan takes friendship a little too far and plays the charade of loving Brendon back so as to not hurt him. Needless to say, that hurts more when end meets end and it's safe to say they aren't really friends anymore...
One of the first big epics I read- and one I still judge others against. There is angst, there is stupidity,there is soul-searching, there is sex\o/ and there is love.
Jon/Spencer
This is my least favorite of all the pairings- it's not that I don't like them , I do, but I find a lot of fic about them is boring &/or they're just the side-pairing to the Ryan/Brendon action.BUT There are exceptions! Such as :
For I Was An Earthly Knight by seimaisin
Once upon a time, Jon Walker's great-grandmother told him tales of faerie lords and human knights. He never thought they'd be this relevant to his adult life.
Fae! at the Disco!! - It explains so much, doesn't it?
The first fic I ever read where I didn't wish someone else in the leading roles, or think, this would be better with ______.This is Spencer and Jon and everything that is good about them. It is an AU yes, but kind of an amazing allegory of Jon as savior.
Brendon/Jon
Ha! A lot of you probably know what I'm going to put here- I rec it a LOT>
Clearly Aware of The Stars by fizzyblogic
“Brendon!” Jon was first onto the bus, and Brendon had one fleeting second of thinking Oh fuck, he’s even hotter than I remember before Jon had dropped his bag on the floor and reached for him, pulling him into a tight hug. Brendon’s arms went around his back, and they kind of fit perfectly, and Brendon was totally and utterly fucked. Jon was smiling into his neck, and Brendon was really really fucked.
“You’re here,” he said, and honestly, was there anything lamer he could have said? Maybe I have totally not spent the past nine months or so fighting the world’s biggest crush on you, not at all, want to make out with me? Yeah, that would possibly be lamer.
I've said it before, but it bears repeating...Best.BWalk.EVER. Everything that is good about BWalk from the schmoop to the sex! (and yes, mucho bonus points for including my OTP AND a little GSF action, but it is essentially The Epic Romance of Jon and Brendon \o/
Brendon/Spencer
There's been a lot of good fic written for this pair, much of it is sexier, but the fic I come back to, that epitomizes them for me is
A Word That Means "Home"> by airinshaw
The third time Spencer comes home to find Brendon sat in the back garden with his feet in the pool, reading a soggy paperback and waiting for him, Spencer gives him a key to the house.
It's beautiful and subtle how they come together and it totally melts my heart.
Ryan/Jon
This one is a little harder because these guys just don't get the love they deserve :(
BUT- when it's good - it's reallygood!
Taste Heaven Perfectly by isolde13
Ryan Ross does not believe in the supernatural, the otherworldly. Not since he was a small boy and believing in magic and monsters was almost a requirement of that age.
No, Ryan Ross does not believe in the fantastical. And yet, the fantastical is right on front of him, breaking to pieces every notion of reality he’s ever had.
He’d come to this park to think. He’d chosen this one specifically because it is older. Unlike most of Las Vegas, it is green here, green with large, flowering bushes and trees. This park has history, it has grace, and it has many places to hide.
He had come, in the dim twilight, to think. And instead he finds himself face to face with . . .
Well, he’s not really sure what he’s face to face with. It looks like an ordinary man. Young, with long brown hair and large doe eyes and a slight curve to his nose. He’s pretty, yes, but there’s nothing really remarkable about him. Unless you count the fact that he’s on his hands and knees on the ground completely naked.
And that he has wings.
What can I say? I'm a sucker for Jon in these savior roles :P
Saving the best for last O_O
Ryan/Spencer
This was hard to choose because I ADORE this pairing and there is much that is good- but the fic that epitomizes them the best for me is probably
I Know Too Much To Feel Young by lady_stargazer
“I accidentally got married to Ryan,” Spencer tells his mom. He hopes his tone accurately conveys both his compounding sense of horror at this, and his weariness at trying to find someone sane to discuss it with.
“What,” his mother says, “again?”
So that's it, my best argument for mix'n match pairings. So tell me - what fic epitomizes your OTP(or any pair) for you?