Masquerade Recs: Part 1.5 (plus spag beta request)
Second bunch of recs (still in the anon period, go me!)
I haven’t actually read nearly as much as I’d like - I’m saving a few of the longer fills for next week. But here are a few things I couldn’t not mention first. As always I've linked to the prompt thread so check all kinks.
Also, as always, anything you think I should read, please stick it in the comments, I'd be grateful!
Art
Baby Mine, Jensen/girl!Jared, nude. I love the tender fall of hair in this and how loose-limbed they both are - it really looks like they're on that edge of tipsy where you start to fall asleep, and the bottle imagery, the way that they touch (also freckles) is beautiful. The height difference helps maintain that Jensen/Jared edge as well.
royalty, Jensen/Jared, the colours are muted and wonderful in this, real tinge of a summer afternoon in the gold, and there's such a strong impression of a story about to begin, in the hand on the shoulder and the motion of it.
hair!kink, semi-nude, Sam/Dean, I think one of my favourites all told - there's a wonderful tinge of smugness in Sam's expression and devotion in Dean's, and I am such a sucker for anything to do with Sam's hair especially this tender caught moment of care.
Shore Leave, Sam/Dean, One of my fav things is the moments inbetween the hunts, the tiny bits of downtime and this captures that in an instance - all the fun of the fair and yet still on the Impala, still connected to each other, a moment of homecoming. Lovely.
Hello Sailor, Jensen/Jared, This is scorching hot, I'm loving the uniforms of them both, the colouring, the superb physical quality to it - those fingers pressing in! That tiny smile! Great use of costume and story.
Fic
somonophila, dub/non-con, Sam/Dean, this tore my heart into little pieces - Dean wading in so far to hell that he thinks he might as well go all the way even if it ruins him forever, the searing awful guilt, the indications that if he'd just asked Sam he could have had it without turning himself into a monster. The writing is so smooth it races you along to the awful conclusion.
Most Things Happen Somewhere Else, Sam/Dean, Sam is Sam Hagar that describes the whole thing for me. It's perfectly put together - old Sam and young Dean, all the minor bleaknesses and hardships of young Sam and Dean's life, the searing sparking tension between the onlooker and the liver. Also all the virginity kink and the desperation of old Sam to take what he can, as well as the absolute killer of a last paragraph. One of my absolute favs of this round.
Full Cosmic Shift, J2 I love massage fic and this was an excellent take on it - Jared having to be dead silent so Jensen doesn't guess it's him, all the close sensual details of touch and movement, the squirming tension and wondering if/how Jensen will find out and what the reaction will be. The dialogue at the end was particularly fun and hot as well.
Baby Steps, J2 Another favourite. I love the whole slow build up of their relationship, how it deepens over the course of the fic - it's hot, but it's also tender and a little bit twisted. I love how Jensen sticks around and how solid their bond is in all sorts of ways, and if it makes me wrong to love the last part with their parents and the potential reveal, then damn I don't want to be right. Definitely recommend.
Sad Song, J2, I took a chance with reading this one since it steps close to something that's a really deep fear of mine, but it was absolutely worth it. It's so creepy and dark and sad, and the POV was the perfect choice. The language, the use of lyrics which is so hard to pull off but so good when it hapens, the slick sensory detail, amazing and awful at the same time.
If anyone can offer their services as a spag beta (there's a number of fics, you can pick and choose your poison, though they're all under 6K) I'd be super grateful.
I haven’t actually read nearly as much as I’d like - I’m saving a few of the longer fills for next week. But here are a few things I couldn’t not mention first. As always I've linked to the prompt thread so check all kinks.
Also, as always, anything you think I should read, please stick it in the comments, I'd be grateful!
Art
Baby Mine, Jensen/girl!Jared, nude. I love the tender fall of hair in this and how loose-limbed they both are - it really looks like they're on that edge of tipsy where you start to fall asleep, and the bottle imagery, the way that they touch (also freckles) is beautiful. The height difference helps maintain that Jensen/Jared edge as well.
royalty, Jensen/Jared, the colours are muted and wonderful in this, real tinge of a summer afternoon in the gold, and there's such a strong impression of a story about to begin, in the hand on the shoulder and the motion of it.
hair!kink, semi-nude, Sam/Dean, I think one of my favourites all told - there's a wonderful tinge of smugness in Sam's expression and devotion in Dean's, and I am such a sucker for anything to do with Sam's hair especially this tender caught moment of care.
Shore Leave, Sam/Dean, One of my fav things is the moments inbetween the hunts, the tiny bits of downtime and this captures that in an instance - all the fun of the fair and yet still on the Impala, still connected to each other, a moment of homecoming. Lovely.
Hello Sailor, Jensen/Jared, This is scorching hot, I'm loving the uniforms of them both, the colouring, the superb physical quality to it - those fingers pressing in! That tiny smile! Great use of costume and story.
Fic
somonophila, dub/non-con, Sam/Dean, this tore my heart into little pieces - Dean wading in so far to hell that he thinks he might as well go all the way even if it ruins him forever, the searing awful guilt, the indications that if he'd just asked Sam he could have had it without turning himself into a monster. The writing is so smooth it races you along to the awful conclusion.
Most Things Happen Somewhere Else, Sam/Dean, Sam is Sam Hagar that describes the whole thing for me. It's perfectly put together - old Sam and young Dean, all the minor bleaknesses and hardships of young Sam and Dean's life, the searing sparking tension between the onlooker and the liver. Also all the virginity kink and the desperation of old Sam to take what he can, as well as the absolute killer of a last paragraph. One of my absolute favs of this round.
Full Cosmic Shift, J2 I love massage fic and this was an excellent take on it - Jared having to be dead silent so Jensen doesn't guess it's him, all the close sensual details of touch and movement, the squirming tension and wondering if/how Jensen will find out and what the reaction will be. The dialogue at the end was particularly fun and hot as well.
Baby Steps, J2 Another favourite. I love the whole slow build up of their relationship, how it deepens over the course of the fic - it's hot, but it's also tender and a little bit twisted. I love how Jensen sticks around and how solid their bond is in all sorts of ways, and if it makes me wrong to love the last part with their parents and the potential reveal, then damn I don't want to be right. Definitely recommend.
Sad Song, J2, I took a chance with reading this one since it steps close to something that's a really deep fear of mine, but it was absolutely worth it. It's so creepy and dark and sad, and the POV was the perfect choice. The language, the use of lyrics which is so hard to pull off but so good when it hapens, the slick sensory detail, amazing and awful at the same time.
If anyone can offer their services as a spag beta (there's a number of fics, you can pick and choose your poison, though they're all under 6K) I'd be super grateful.