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I ought to begin with a disclaimer -- and so I am -- regarding how I'm betaing A Monster By Any Other Name by brosedshield and lavinialavender and so I might be biased in recommending this story -- but guys, I totally recommend this story. It's a Supernatural AU, and in progress (though the ending has not been reached, much of the story has been written), and it is both beautiful and heartbreaking. Gritty, and realistic, and cruel where narrative demands, it isn't easy in the least (definitely read the warnings prior to beginning the story) -- which is as it should be, given the subjects it deals with. Though much of the content is dark, the deftness and compassion with which it's written make those aspects endurable, and readable, even as they hurt.
This story is not for everyone -- a facile statement, that, because what story is? -- but if you're looking for a gorgeous, insightful, nuanced story that deals with, among other things, what it is to be human and what it is to be a monster and what it is to be neither, or both; if you're looking for a story about resilience, weariness, grace, and survival and living (and the difference between the two), and you don't mind darkness, don't miss this.
This story is not for everyone -- a facile statement, that, because what story is? -- but if you're looking for a gorgeous, insightful, nuanced story that deals with, among other things, what it is to be human and what it is to be a monster and what it is to be neither, or both; if you're looking for a story about resilience, weariness, grace, and survival and living (and the difference between the two), and you don't mind darkness, don't miss this.