Uncharted Desert Isle

It's just easier not to post, and people get busy, but I figure since I still check in on the flist daily I should maybe contribute some words as well.

My flist has certainly gotten quieter. I remember when I could not keep up! Primarily that was the SPN fandom - my S&H friends were never that loud on LJ. S&H for me was a yahoo groups thing, though the starsky_hutch LJ comm helped me migrate here.

I also remember the frustration of trying to download ALL THOSE SPN stories, and clicking what occasionally amounted to a ridiculous number of entries and continued entries to get at a whole verse. Do you know I used to copy/paste stories in MS word and save them as docs? I bet more than a few of us did. I mean, I have tons of stories still on my computer in doc format. So much work! I tried to keep up, which was impossible really.

Before LJ, I was immersed in S&H stories, and by God I PRINTED those out. Still have a bookshelf full of the printouts, and then another shelf of the printed zines (including my own two) in my bedroom.

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Unrelated, but: SPN's Jeremy Carver is such a disappointing shower runner for me. I was afraid of him after I couldn't for the life of me keep interest in the last show he ran (Being Human), though I loved the original British version (first three seasons, anyway). Sucks because of gems like SPN Christmas ep and the like. He still can write some killer episodes on occasion (I loved S8 ender ep). So anyway, when I get an episode I really enjoy as opposed to it being merely watchable, it makes me happy. I enjoyed, so much, the Sam POV we got last episodes in "Book of the Damned" and "The Werther Project." I like how Sam and Dean have been really together and in the lovely, unhealthily codependent relationship I know and love.

Oh, story rec: The Outlaw Torn by LaughableLament. Old school first-time with plenty of UST until it's, well, resolved:) Expertly written in my opinion, classic in all the best ways of good Wincest fiction. Killer Dean voice, Sammy the irrestible tease and always, always, the clever, irritating little brother.

Another thing: I looked forward with great anticipation to the premiere of Orphan Black, a thing that was handily trashed when my phobia regarding eyes/eye damage sent me into a panicked fit. Made me pretty sick and upset that day. I try to avoid seeing that stuff, but that shit don't come with warnings.
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Whew, plenty of rambling! I guess I posted then, yeah?

If you like dark and you like well-written, this is for you:) It's short, AU, gen. For all that it's a supernatural situation, the emotions are very human. I  think it's well crafted and was completely caught up in this short story. The end particularly resonated wiith me.

from the author, duckondebut:

AU after 1.18: Something Wicked. References events that’ve happened s2 through s5.

Summary: Sam and Dean are immortal now. Yeah. It’s that simple, and that complicated.

Warnings: Vague general series spoilers, some swearing. AND GUYS. This is very dark. Torture, violence, references to suicide and suicidal tendencies are contained within.

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

My bones feel all exposed. I bet that doesn't make sense. Like you can see my insides. I need to burrow or something. I need armor. And I hate my neighbors.

Also, I started reading A Monster By Any Other Name (which I and others just call Freak Camp) and I'm horrified and enthralled and sort of ... grieving.  I sucked down most of the first part today. It's long. Nothing I love better than a good, long story. It's not an easy read. It's powerful. Terrible, unimaginable things happen to one of the Winchesters. I love how both the guys are written so far. The love!

I don't understand how things will ever be fixed.

Part 2 just started going up and I'm grieving already, reading THE FIRST CHAPTER. But then my bones are exposed, so go figure.

I feel a tiny bit like when I read the end of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by black_regalia & calicokat, though the ending for this one will not be the same as for that epic (trying not to spoil anything here, but the authors of Freak Camp have already told us that in general terms.)  It's just tearing me up. That IS a compliment. I am in awe of the authors, Brose and Lavinia.

gryphon2k, I got your email, thanks:) You are chugging along.

C, love you. As you know. But it never hurts.

Bolt From the Blue by spoons1899 - a storm is coming. Late season 4 angst, gen.
Dean's unease and fear and sorrow all beautifully done, from the very air inside the Impala feeling different and safe compared to outside where Sam is:
 
"The air crackles like flames and Sam is still standing in the road like this is all for his benefit and he’s going to drink it in and throw it back out, like a lightning rod, inviting power and death."