Fandom Snowflake Challenge - Day 6

[venetia_sassy]

In your own space, rec at least 3 fanworks you thought you wouldn't like (because they weren't your fandom or they pushed against your boundaries or you thought you just wouldn't be interested) and that you ended up loving.

Um. This took a while. If I'm dubious about a fic and I wind up not liking it, I forget about it. If I'm dubious but wind up loving it, then the second reaction is what I associate with it. But eventually I remembered a few. I'm still trying to remember the first RPF fic I read though ... once upon a time that was a line for me!

1) arsenicjade's Discipline and Punish prison-verse.

Prison fic is rarely my thing (angst, non-con, drugs, etc) but this was arsenicjade. So I read it and fell in love with the Epic Love Story of Mikey & Frank. And Bob & Gee, Tommy & Alex ... seeing them picking up the pieces, learning to stand on their own but also learning to take help when it's offered ... oh yeah, h/c. I do skip some of the more graphic stuff in my rereads though. I read it once, that was enough.

2) moku_youbi's runaway Christmas elf!Brendon GSF, with Frank/Gerard sequel.

What. Christmas elf. The fuck? But it's gorgeous. From the beginning with Ryan/Spencer, then Ryan/Spencer/Jon, then Ryan/Spencer/Jon Brendon. Followed by another runaway Christmas elf, Frank, joining his best friend Brendon's band, Northern Downpour, and meeting his Epic Crush, Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance. Yay for dreams come true!

3) And from way back - stellaluna_'s CSI:NY Stella/Flack fic Twist (foot fetish)

I remember being surprised at finding the kink in this hot because foot fetish - not my thing. But the way it was written with Stella trying to understand and enjoy Flack's kink was excellent. And at that point I realised that it was the writing of the connection and not the kink that was the most important to me.
 

Comments

[turps]

D&P. One of my most favourite stories ever!

[venetia_sassy]

How is it such a happy place fic?!

[turlough]

I'd given up on prison fics many fandoms ago but I gave D & P a chance for the same reason that you did. And maybe a little because it was Bob/Gerard ;-)

[venetia_sassy]

Heh, even in Prison Break fandom it was mostly the post-prison fics that I liked!

Bob/Gee are adorable in D & P. Jag! Car pyjamas!

[turlough]

They totally are! They even manage to have adorable bondage sex :-)

PS Today I made that kale & coconut thing you posted the link to some time ago. It was so good! I served it with rice (I'd quinoa yesterday) and it was a great complement to the kale & coconut.

[venetia_sassy]

Oh yay! I'm glad you like it! I'll have to try it with rice some time.

[glitteryv]

It took me a while to get around reading D&P too. It was the noncon and the fact that, up until I read D&P, I mostly read fluffy Bandom fic.

But, like you said, it was Arsenicjade. So I curled up with my nook and spent the next hours DEVOURING D&P. The pairings were just. so. frackin. perfect. I haven't reread it in a while (wanted to finish the 2011 bbbs I'd dled to read first.) Maybe it's time to crack that delicious fic again, yeah?

I think there are 3 rough/dark scenes I have skipped in my previous rereads. Like you said, I already went through them so no need to go there again.