[ Bleach, Hanakimi, Host Club, Prison Break, John Doe, Supernatural ]
Notes/Babbling: Well, I've certainly had the week from hell over the past week. What's my coping mechanism? Why, marathoning Prison Break episodes. Hello, new obsession. (God, I really am like a magpie, aren't I?) We shall get along quite well as I try to take everyone down with me. :D
Series:
Bleach - 1 Fanfic
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - 7 Fanfics
Ouran Koukou Host Club - 2 Fanfics
Prison Break - 8 Fanfics
Prison Break/John Doe - 1 Fanfic
Supernatural - 2 Fanfics
- Bleach - Hearts in Error by luvinaoshi - Oh, god. This is such a gorgeous, gorgeous, doomed relationship. It's the fics that make me want to cry when it comes to these two, from beginning to end, because there's no other way it can end, I don't think, that are the ones I love most. This one makes me ache for the characters, for the beautiful elegance between them, the beautiful prose the author uses, the incredibly subtle and deft touch she has. The little details, Aizen's coat over her shoulders, the white flower petals in her hands, the ending... all of it is breathtaking. Once again, I'm a little more in love with Aizen/Momo than I was when I started. (Aizen/Hinamori.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - untitled by Meg - Okay, so it's only 103 words. Shut up, it's my journal/site, I can do what I want! D:< Meg did a request meme thing and since it'd been MONTHS since I'd pestered her for these two (well, months since she'd given in) and the prompt was some sort of shoujo cliche and, asdlf;jadlaljisd, god, I love the doctor vs retard. And the ending was perfect because, yes, that's Umeda right there, both in how violence totally = affection for him and the question he asks and, adlkjalsdf, shoujo retardation makes me happy. I flail with love. ♥ (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - under rug swept by measuringlife - I've had a very long week at the time this was posted and measuringlife has been posting several shortfics for the Hanakimi series (and especially this pairing), which have done me a world of good. Especially when they focus on a particular aspect or highlight into the characters' relationship, this time around, how Umeda will pretty much never be rid of of Akiha, the way he's still so perfectly grumpy about it even as he's slowly becoming resigned to his fate. Also? The second paragraph? So. True. ♥ (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - when I'm old and grey by measuringlife - I honestly don't know whether to giggle my way through this fic or melt into a pile of absolute, utter goo. The author just... it's hard to explain how she got it all in there. The way there's so much depth under the surface of these characters, the way the littlest thing can have such huge feelings behind them, the way they change over the years and the way they don't change over the years. The way, if you stop and think for a moment about Akiha, you realize just how complicated and layered he really is, something you don't notice until you realize how little you really know about him. The way Umeda both knows him so well and has all these gaps in his knowledge, the way Akiha knows Umeda so well through every little detail, the way Umeda's family is insane, but you can tell how much they love each other... this fic was crammed full of those gorgeous details and layers while still telling an interesting story without being overwhelmed. ....I still can't decide between giggling and melting into goo. Probably the latter, though. (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - your karma ran over my dogma by measuringlife - ....there is something about Umeda just knowing that Akiha is daydreaming about being a hippie or other flights of idiotic philosophic fancy that makes me smile every time I reread this one. Because I can just see such terrifying thoughts flitting through Umeda's head even while Akiha's not really doing anything because Umeda knows him and just... hee, fun. ♥ (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - surrealistic by measuringlife - I have such affection for stories that capture the artistic side of Akiha, because... for all that Akiha isn't solely defined by his artistic side, it's still very, very much a part of who he is and how he looks at the world and the people he loves. The sense of an artist in this piece, the way Umeda captures that kind of attention from him, is lovely here, the use of words just perfect for what the artist wanted to convey. (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - postcards from home by measuringlife - You know how I love Umeda and how he's such a marshmellow under the bitchy exterior? I love the way measuringlife writes that, the way it's not a chariacture of his character, but still makes me want to twirl around in glee at how much I love what a... cat he is. I just ♥ the way he reacts to Akiha sending him about a bajillion letters when Umeda is out of town for a little while, the way he's so cranky and then reads them anyway and lies about ever having read them. I love the way Umeda's crankiness comes through in the turns of phrase and shut up, I know the rec is almost as long as the fic, but it's such a golden little shortfic! <3 (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - boys of summer by measuringlife - Eeeeee! AkiUme 'teenage variance au'! Squee. Umeda and Akiha as teenagers and a remix of how they could have met and (started to) fall in love and, asld;jalsdf, the details of this are fabulous. The way Akiha is such a retard and Umeda's so damn cranky and totally not interested except he totally is. The way this fic moves across the span of a few years, the way there's this sort of grace to the way things go, the way he keeps running into that boy with the light blond hair, the way Kijima still haunts him for so long, the way he's so... Umeda about it all. The way I can practically feel the summer on my skin, hear the noises of summer buzzing in the background as I read this fic. There's a lovely glow of warmth and sunshine and summer over this piece, the way the author used the theme and elements is really quite lovely. I also really like that the fic didn't end perfectly, but there's this really wonderful sense of things not even being close to being over, even if summer itself is ending. I just. Oh, I love the author's writing like the gigantic fangirl that I am. Even beyond that it's my favorite pairing, I love the writing of this one. (Akiha/Umeda, mentions of Kijima/Umeda.)
- Ouran Koukou Host Club - Plans Within Plans by O-Ren Ishii - Kyouya/Haruhi is a pairing that I think has potential, but has to be approached carefully to make me truly buy it. One of the best things this fic did was to keep that calculating way Kyouya has, the way he makes plans for the future, has just the right touch to guide things the way he wants them without strangling them. He's calculating, but not cold here, it's just the right balance for how I like him when he has feelings for Haruhi. Charts and plans and spreadsheets and trappings of the rich and brilliant minds and good schools and all those things that make up Ohtori Kyouya and his feelings for Haruhi. The characterization is lovely as well, the writing is lovely, and I can believe they would slowly come together under Kyouya's watch like this. Plus, I love that the fic doesn't forget to mention their family positions and why a "commoner" might not be possible for many of them, but without being mean about it. ♥ (Kyouya/Haruhi.)
- Ouran Koukou Host Club - There's Something About Mori... by grayout - I'm often a little leery of fics like this, but I've really liked the author's Final Fantasy VIII fic, so I gave it a shot. Especially since I like Mori's character a lot and it started out with a lovely section on Haruhi's thoughts re: Mori. The author does a good job of not only writing well, but in getting what this array of different characters would think about Mori's character. The way the author drew connections between them all was nice, each one offered little insights into both Mori and the others, the little details working quite well. I'm particularily fond of the Mori/Haruhi one, of course, but I actually really liked the way the twins didn't forget about Haruhi and the way the author made genuinely natural-feeling connections with Kyouya and Tamaki. (....um. Everyone/Mori, maybe?)
- Prison Break - Crossing The Border by halfshellvenus - This was actually the first Prison Break fic that I read after I stewed over the thing of whether or not to ship Lincoln/Michael as an actual pairing rather than just being interested in their gen relationship. Eventually, I decided I cautiously came down on the side of maybe shipping them as a pairing just a little bit, so I started poking at fic to read. I love that this fic was post-escape because, god, I needed a fic like this. Not perfect, but happier. Michael and Lincoln and things are better, the little touches (especially with the disguises! so cute!) are wonderful and, asdl;fjkadsflkj, Lincoln/Michael shower!sex in Mexico. If I'm going to be seduced over to the dark side, wet!Michael in Mexico is an awesome way to go. It's one of those fics where it's half about the dynamic and half about getting them to a happy place, including all those little things in between like Michael's tattoos and the way Lincoln trusts him with the little things and just does what Michael says and it's just... just what I wanted for my first foray into this section of fandom. (Lincoln/Michael, at least an R-rating.)
- Prison Break - One Big Happy Weasly Family by clex_monkie89 - You know, after the massive amounts of angst and tension in the series itself and how it's floating around all over the fandom, I was rather glad to stumble over a fic that was happier and didn't make my heart hurt for the characters. The pile of people all crammed together here, practically snuggling or just making conversation with each other, the dozens of little details or moments that I could perfectly see, the way Lincoln, Michael, and LJ sat together the way they did, the way the girls sat and discussed girly things together... it's one of those fics that I'm so glad I read because it made me happy, it helped balance out some of that tremendous angst. Also, the writing is lovely, the author has a way with words that makes the fic able to be pulled off somehow. (No real warnings/pairings, but perhaps some implications of canon if you're looking for them.)
- Prison Break - Defense by clex_monkie89 - I will admit that this fic felt a little strange to read because of the lack of context for why Michael's not fighting back, which made it feel like a plot device, a vehicle for character angst rather than how he would actually react. But I wasn't really reading the fic for Michael, I was reading for younger!Lincoln's character and the way he reacted to his brother, which the fic totally gave me what I was looking for there. The dangerous side of the character, even when he was still in school and still basically a kid, the darker things he'd be capable of doing that are hinted at here, the way it blends together with his protective streak for his little brother... that was all really well done. (No warnings/pairings, maybe a little violence.)
- Prison Break/John Doe - Opening Credits by clex_monkie89 - Ever since I started watching Prison Break, I've been wondering how a crossover with John Doe would go, if it would be possible and rather curious about the mechanics of it because I like Dominic Purcell as an actor a lot. This fic? Was lovely. It was a great trip inside John's head, the weirdness of all the things he knows and strange patterns he thinks in and then meeting up with Michael and noting the reactions and wondering just what's going on. And, eeeee, omg, it's so cool and actually does the concept justice and this rec is terrible for a fic that's really neat and I totally, totally hope there's more of someday. *__* (No warnings/pairings.)
- Prison Break - Having the Answers by HalfshellVenus - Oh, what a lovely Michael fic. There's something about the way he's written here, the not quite getting the social interaction with people while not being too over the top about it, it's just a little bit off and it's so very, very Michael. So smart and thinking just a little differently from other people, trying so hard and wanting all the right things, not quite sure how to solve the whole 'mystery' of love and He still thinks there should be a dictionary, or a blueprint, for all of these things he just doesn't get. I loved this fic, such a wonderful peek inside the character's head. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Prison Break - You're Not Helping... by HalfshellVenus - More post-escape fic that just made my heart happy again after all the drama and tension of the series itself. Michael and Lincoln somewhere in Mexico and a great little fic about Michael's obsessive personality and Lincoln just sort of rolling his eyes at his brother when he can't fix the toilet. It's great because I can completely see Michael becoming quietly fixated on something he can't fix immediately and Lincoln's reactions were just so... half-laid back and a teeny bit, "God, I can't believe I'm related to that." and now I'm kind of grinning like a moron over this. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Prison Break - Kill the Hope by Julia - I really sort of didn't want to read this fic. The idea of Lincoln/Sara intrigued me so long as it was All About Michael, but I didn't honestly expect a fic author to be able to pull it off. So I didn't want to read. But I read the first paragraph or two and kept telling myself that as soon as it started to suck, I was out of there. But I couldn't. stop. reading. There was something so raw and intense about this story, the way it was such a messy, dark, ugly, complicated thing, the way it was so easy to imagine Lincoln and Sara here, because this is so much of what I think they both had to be feeling. Michael and the hope he brings and how much it hurts every time it's dashed all over again and how angry and hurt the people around him are because of it. But the best thing about this fic is how it really is all about Michael and how they both feel about him and how they're both fucking him instead of each other, all written beautifully. Wow. (Lincoln/Sara. A hard R rating for sex and intensity/language.)
- Prison Break - Like A Kid In A Candy Story by HalfshellVenus - Okay, see, I meant to make my recs post as soon as I gathered up all the URLs I needed. Then I happened to stumble over a summary that read: Five first things Lincoln did after escaping Fox River prison. and I just had to stop and read the first section at least. Which promptly turned into reading the entire thing because it got better and better as it went along. I love stories like this, those things they do when they first get out and have that taste of real freedom, when they can start living again, just a little bit. And I love that it's not just cuteness with Lincoln downing junk food or playing on the beach, there's still a heavy weight on both the brothers' shoulders without being too oppressive. These are things I could totally see them doing, the kind of things I want to see them doing, the kind of things that make my fangirl heart ache because I want them to be happy just like this. The emotion, the relationship between the brothers, the way Michael is getting what he worked so hard for, the way Lincoln is starting to live again... this is exactly what I wanted. *is goo now* (No warnings/pairings.)
- Prison Break - Soundtrack by clex_monkie89 - Okay, clearly I'm just going through the author's memories and reading all her fic rather than branching out, but, dammit, I've found one good Prison Break author, I don't want to go back to combing through piles and piles of fic again just yet! And this was just... ouch. Lovely and sad and perfect. The songs Michael can and can't listen to, what each of them bring to his mind, the good and the bad, and everything in between. The emotion of it, while not being too over the top, really hit me in just the right way. (....no real warnings/pairings.)
- Supernatural - Five Powers Dean Doesn't Have by clex_monkie89 - I am always intrigued by the idea of Dean with some sort of power, so a fic with five different possibilities? From an author I know is good? Well, I had to read it just about as soon as I stumbled over it. Alternating between funny and poignant and hearbreaking, this fic did a lovely job of covering an array of possibilities for how things might have gone if Dean did have some sort of powers, both in the way things could have gone so very horribly wrong and how things could have hurt just a little bit more because Dean can be so Dean sometimes. The Ghost Whisperer one is my favorite, the way Dean used his powers was so strikingly in character that I would have loved to seen that one fleshed out into a full-length fic. As this stands, though, it's a lovely read and draws me back a little closer to the fandom. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Supernatural - It Comes At A Price and The Beast Within by clex_monkie89 - I confess that I stared at the screen for awhile and debated whether or not to rec this set of three fics because the third one is very much Dean/Sam, which isn't my thing. Since the three of the fics were posted together, I wondered if I should still rec it... but I liked the first two fics so much that I decided to go ahead with it anyway. The author's writing is lovely, the way she can spin words together to make a great narrative, but also the way she's really good at bringing the ouch out in these characters. Sam going to Standford with various bruises from various sources and a really kickass ending. Then the Winchesters dealing with werewolves and why they're the worst for Sam and... yeah, I can really see these both sliding right in between the frames of canon. (No warnings/pairings, except for that third fic.)
GOAL: 1090/1200
Series:
Bleach - 1 Fanfic
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - 7 Fanfics
Ouran Koukou Host Club - 2 Fanfics
Prison Break - 8 Fanfics
Prison Break/John Doe - 1 Fanfic
Supernatural - 2 Fanfics
- Bleach - Hearts in Error by luvinaoshi - Oh, god. This is such a gorgeous, gorgeous, doomed relationship. It's the fics that make me want to cry when it comes to these two, from beginning to end, because there's no other way it can end, I don't think, that are the ones I love most. This one makes me ache for the characters, for the beautiful elegance between them, the beautiful prose the author uses, the incredibly subtle and deft touch she has. The little details, Aizen's coat over her shoulders, the white flower petals in her hands, the ending... all of it is breathtaking. Once again, I'm a little more in love with Aizen/Momo than I was when I started. (Aizen/Hinamori.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - untitled by Meg - Okay, so it's only 103 words. Shut up, it's my journal/site, I can do what I want! D:< Meg did a request meme thing and since it'd been MONTHS since I'd pestered her for these two (well, months since she'd given in) and the prompt was some sort of shoujo cliche and, asdlf;jadlaljisd, god, I love the doctor vs retard. And the ending was perfect because, yes, that's Umeda right there, both in how violence totally = affection for him and the question he asks and, adlkjalsdf, shoujo retardation makes me happy. I flail with love. ♥ (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - under rug swept by measuringlife - I've had a very long week at the time this was posted and measuringlife has been posting several shortfics for the Hanakimi series (and especially this pairing), which have done me a world of good. Especially when they focus on a particular aspect or highlight into the characters' relationship, this time around, how Umeda will pretty much never be rid of of Akiha, the way he's still so perfectly grumpy about it even as he's slowly becoming resigned to his fate. Also? The second paragraph? So. True. ♥ (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - when I'm old and grey by measuringlife - I honestly don't know whether to giggle my way through this fic or melt into a pile of absolute, utter goo. The author just... it's hard to explain how she got it all in there. The way there's so much depth under the surface of these characters, the way the littlest thing can have such huge feelings behind them, the way they change over the years and the way they don't change over the years. The way, if you stop and think for a moment about Akiha, you realize just how complicated and layered he really is, something you don't notice until you realize how little you really know about him. The way Umeda both knows him so well and has all these gaps in his knowledge, the way Akiha knows Umeda so well through every little detail, the way Umeda's family is insane, but you can tell how much they love each other... this fic was crammed full of those gorgeous details and layers while still telling an interesting story without being overwhelmed. ....I still can't decide between giggling and melting into goo. Probably the latter, though. (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - your karma ran over my dogma by measuringlife - ....there is something about Umeda just knowing that Akiha is daydreaming about being a hippie or other flights of idiotic philosophic fancy that makes me smile every time I reread this one. Because I can just see such terrifying thoughts flitting through Umeda's head even while Akiha's not really doing anything because Umeda knows him and just... hee, fun. ♥ (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - surrealistic by measuringlife - I have such affection for stories that capture the artistic side of Akiha, because... for all that Akiha isn't solely defined by his artistic side, it's still very, very much a part of who he is and how he looks at the world and the people he loves. The sense of an artist in this piece, the way Umeda captures that kind of attention from him, is lovely here, the use of words just perfect for what the artist wanted to convey. (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - postcards from home by measuringlife - You know how I love Umeda and how he's such a marshmellow under the bitchy exterior? I love the way measuringlife writes that, the way it's not a chariacture of his character, but still makes me want to twirl around in glee at how much I love what a... cat he is. I just ♥ the way he reacts to Akiha sending him about a bajillion letters when Umeda is out of town for a little while, the way he's so cranky and then reads them anyway and lies about ever having read them. I love the way Umeda's crankiness comes through in the turns of phrase and shut up, I know the rec is almost as long as the fic, but it's such a golden little shortfic! <3 (Akiha/Umeda.)
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - boys of summer by measuringlife - Eeeeee! AkiUme 'teenage variance au'! Squee. Umeda and Akiha as teenagers and a remix of how they could have met and (started to) fall in love and, asld;jalsdf, the details of this are fabulous. The way Akiha is such a retard and Umeda's so damn cranky and totally not interested except he totally is. The way this fic moves across the span of a few years, the way there's this sort of grace to the way things go, the way he keeps running into that boy with the light blond hair, the way Kijima still haunts him for so long, the way he's so... Umeda about it all. The way I can practically feel the summer on my skin, hear the noises of summer buzzing in the background as I read this fic. There's a lovely glow of warmth and sunshine and summer over this piece, the way the author used the theme and elements is really quite lovely. I also really like that the fic didn't end perfectly, but there's this really wonderful sense of things not even being close to being over, even if summer itself is ending. I just. Oh, I love the author's writing like the gigantic fangirl that I am. Even beyond that it's my favorite pairing, I love the writing of this one. (Akiha/Umeda, mentions of Kijima/Umeda.)
- Ouran Koukou Host Club - Plans Within Plans by O-Ren Ishii - Kyouya/Haruhi is a pairing that I think has potential, but has to be approached carefully to make me truly buy it. One of the best things this fic did was to keep that calculating way Kyouya has, the way he makes plans for the future, has just the right touch to guide things the way he wants them without strangling them. He's calculating, but not cold here, it's just the right balance for how I like him when he has feelings for Haruhi. Charts and plans and spreadsheets and trappings of the rich and brilliant minds and good schools and all those things that make up Ohtori Kyouya and his feelings for Haruhi. The characterization is lovely as well, the writing is lovely, and I can believe they would slowly come together under Kyouya's watch like this. Plus, I love that the fic doesn't forget to mention their family positions and why a "commoner" might not be possible for many of them, but without being mean about it. ♥ (Kyouya/Haruhi.)
- Ouran Koukou Host Club - There's Something About Mori... by grayout - I'm often a little leery of fics like this, but I've really liked the author's Final Fantasy VIII fic, so I gave it a shot. Especially since I like Mori's character a lot and it started out with a lovely section on Haruhi's thoughts re: Mori. The author does a good job of not only writing well, but in getting what this array of different characters would think about Mori's character. The way the author drew connections between them all was nice, each one offered little insights into both Mori and the others, the little details working quite well. I'm particularily fond of the Mori/Haruhi one, of course, but I actually really liked the way the twins didn't forget about Haruhi and the way the author made genuinely natural-feeling connections with Kyouya and Tamaki. (....um. Everyone/Mori, maybe?)
- Prison Break - Crossing The Border by halfshellvenus - This was actually the first Prison Break fic that I read after I stewed over the thing of whether or not to ship Lincoln/Michael as an actual pairing rather than just being interested in their gen relationship. Eventually, I decided I cautiously came down on the side of maybe shipping them as a pairing just a little bit, so I started poking at fic to read. I love that this fic was post-escape because, god, I needed a fic like this. Not perfect, but happier. Michael and Lincoln and things are better, the little touches (especially with the disguises! so cute!) are wonderful and, asdl;fjkadsflkj, Lincoln/Michael shower!sex in Mexico. If I'm going to be seduced over to the dark side, wet!Michael in Mexico is an awesome way to go. It's one of those fics where it's half about the dynamic and half about getting them to a happy place, including all those little things in between like Michael's tattoos and the way Lincoln trusts him with the little things and just does what Michael says and it's just... just what I wanted for my first foray into this section of fandom. (Lincoln/Michael, at least an R-rating.)
- Prison Break - One Big Happy Weasly Family by clex_monkie89 - You know, after the massive amounts of angst and tension in the series itself and how it's floating around all over the fandom, I was rather glad to stumble over a fic that was happier and didn't make my heart hurt for the characters. The pile of people all crammed together here, practically snuggling or just making conversation with each other, the dozens of little details or moments that I could perfectly see, the way Lincoln, Michael, and LJ sat together the way they did, the way the girls sat and discussed girly things together... it's one of those fics that I'm so glad I read because it made me happy, it helped balance out some of that tremendous angst. Also, the writing is lovely, the author has a way with words that makes the fic able to be pulled off somehow. (No real warnings/pairings, but perhaps some implications of canon if you're looking for them.)
- Prison Break - Defense by clex_monkie89 - I will admit that this fic felt a little strange to read because of the lack of context for why Michael's not fighting back, which made it feel like a plot device, a vehicle for character angst rather than how he would actually react. But I wasn't really reading the fic for Michael, I was reading for younger!Lincoln's character and the way he reacted to his brother, which the fic totally gave me what I was looking for there. The dangerous side of the character, even when he was still in school and still basically a kid, the darker things he'd be capable of doing that are hinted at here, the way it blends together with his protective streak for his little brother... that was all really well done. (No warnings/pairings, maybe a little violence.)
- Prison Break/John Doe - Opening Credits by clex_monkie89 - Ever since I started watching Prison Break, I've been wondering how a crossover with John Doe would go, if it would be possible and rather curious about the mechanics of it because I like Dominic Purcell as an actor a lot. This fic? Was lovely. It was a great trip inside John's head, the weirdness of all the things he knows and strange patterns he thinks in and then meeting up with Michael and noting the reactions and wondering just what's going on. And, eeeee, omg, it's so cool and actually does the concept justice and this rec is terrible for a fic that's really neat and I totally, totally hope there's more of someday. *__* (No warnings/pairings.)
- Prison Break - Having the Answers by HalfshellVenus - Oh, what a lovely Michael fic. There's something about the way he's written here, the not quite getting the social interaction with people while not being too over the top about it, it's just a little bit off and it's so very, very Michael. So smart and thinking just a little differently from other people, trying so hard and wanting all the right things, not quite sure how to solve the whole 'mystery' of love and He still thinks there should be a dictionary, or a blueprint, for all of these things he just doesn't get. I loved this fic, such a wonderful peek inside the character's head. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Prison Break - You're Not Helping... by HalfshellVenus - More post-escape fic that just made my heart happy again after all the drama and tension of the series itself. Michael and Lincoln somewhere in Mexico and a great little fic about Michael's obsessive personality and Lincoln just sort of rolling his eyes at his brother when he can't fix the toilet. It's great because I can completely see Michael becoming quietly fixated on something he can't fix immediately and Lincoln's reactions were just so... half-laid back and a teeny bit, "God, I can't believe I'm related to that." and now I'm kind of grinning like a moron over this. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Prison Break - Kill the Hope by Julia - I really sort of didn't want to read this fic. The idea of Lincoln/Sara intrigued me so long as it was All About Michael, but I didn't honestly expect a fic author to be able to pull it off. So I didn't want to read. But I read the first paragraph or two and kept telling myself that as soon as it started to suck, I was out of there. But I couldn't. stop. reading. There was something so raw and intense about this story, the way it was such a messy, dark, ugly, complicated thing, the way it was so easy to imagine Lincoln and Sara here, because this is so much of what I think they both had to be feeling. Michael and the hope he brings and how much it hurts every time it's dashed all over again and how angry and hurt the people around him are because of it. But the best thing about this fic is how it really is all about Michael and how they both feel about him and how they're both fucking him instead of each other, all written beautifully. Wow. (Lincoln/Sara. A hard R rating for sex and intensity/language.)
- Prison Break - Like A Kid In A Candy Story by HalfshellVenus - Okay, see, I meant to make my recs post as soon as I gathered up all the URLs I needed. Then I happened to stumble over a summary that read: Five first things Lincoln did after escaping Fox River prison. and I just had to stop and read the first section at least. Which promptly turned into reading the entire thing because it got better and better as it went along. I love stories like this, those things they do when they first get out and have that taste of real freedom, when they can start living again, just a little bit. And I love that it's not just cuteness with Lincoln downing junk food or playing on the beach, there's still a heavy weight on both the brothers' shoulders without being too oppressive. These are things I could totally see them doing, the kind of things I want to see them doing, the kind of things that make my fangirl heart ache because I want them to be happy just like this. The emotion, the relationship between the brothers, the way Michael is getting what he worked so hard for, the way Lincoln is starting to live again... this is exactly what I wanted. *is goo now* (No warnings/pairings.)
- Prison Break - Soundtrack by clex_monkie89 - Okay, clearly I'm just going through the author's memories and reading all her fic rather than branching out, but, dammit, I've found one good Prison Break author, I don't want to go back to combing through piles and piles of fic again just yet! And this was just... ouch. Lovely and sad and perfect. The songs Michael can and can't listen to, what each of them bring to his mind, the good and the bad, and everything in between. The emotion of it, while not being too over the top, really hit me in just the right way. (....no real warnings/pairings.)
- Supernatural - Five Powers Dean Doesn't Have by clex_monkie89 - I am always intrigued by the idea of Dean with some sort of power, so a fic with five different possibilities? From an author I know is good? Well, I had to read it just about as soon as I stumbled over it. Alternating between funny and poignant and hearbreaking, this fic did a lovely job of covering an array of possibilities for how things might have gone if Dean did have some sort of powers, both in the way things could have gone so very horribly wrong and how things could have hurt just a little bit more because Dean can be so Dean sometimes. The Ghost Whisperer one is my favorite, the way Dean used his powers was so strikingly in character that I would have loved to seen that one fleshed out into a full-length fic. As this stands, though, it's a lovely read and draws me back a little closer to the fandom. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Supernatural - It Comes At A Price and The Beast Within by clex_monkie89 - I confess that I stared at the screen for awhile and debated whether or not to rec this set of three fics because the third one is very much Dean/Sam, which isn't my thing. Since the three of the fics were posted together, I wondered if I should still rec it... but I liked the first two fics so much that I decided to go ahead with it anyway. The author's writing is lovely, the way she can spin words together to make a great narrative, but also the way she's really good at bringing the ouch out in these characters. Sam going to Standford with various bruises from various sources and a really kickass ending. Then the Winchesters dealing with werewolves and why they're the worst for Sam and... yeah, I can really see these both sliding right in between the frames of canon. (No warnings/pairings, except for that third fic.)
GOAL: 1090/1200