SPN recs #8
May. 22nd, 2012 07:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snick_backupOnly a handful this time, split pretty evenly between stuff that's wildly AU and stuff immediately following 7.23 (for which, spoiler warning!).
War Is Never Cheap, Dear, by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
quickreaver
AU S4
One of those extremely nifty what-ifs - what if Jessica were actually a demon who was more invested in Sam than in the apocalypse, and Dean let himself be convinced that Sam's powers might be useful? What of the angel who comes after them? I love the mood and rich description in this, the possibilities suggested by this much-altered storyline, and the fact that Sam and Dean still feel like Sam and Dean despite the alterations. I'd love to see more of this one.
Retrospect, by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
starswithhearts
AU S4
The author calls this a Michael!Dean fic, which is apparently a thing? I've yet to decide quite how I feel about this piece, but it is without doubt a very interesting fic. The structure is pretty experimental and takes a bit to get the hang of, but once you do it has the effect of two slow but steady trains meeting in an inevitable collision. Definitely deserves reading more than once.
Over Our Heads, by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p2.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/1772673-610214/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
twoskeletons
Spoilers through 6.06; Lisa/Castiel
By far the least AU of these three, would you believe. During S6, Lisa and Castiel are both desperately lonely, and if they can't go to Dean, they'll go to each other. I love that this is from Lisa's perspective, and I love all the glimpses of S6!Castiel through her eyes. This is flawless.
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Post-7.23 Stuff
Y'all, I had mixed feelings about the general effectiveness of the finale, but I loved the ending. Sam all aloneexcept for Jodi Mills! Dean in purgatory! I'm really looking forward to seeing where the writers take us next season, but in the meantime there is fic.
In This Black Forest, bymaychorian
NO ONE CARES THAT YOU'RE BROKEN. A Dean&Cas episode tag. Basically I love this fic because it took a line from the ep and - for me - turned it on its head. (Possibly everyone else heard the line that way the first time, and I'm just slow.) Now my heart is broken.
Sheol, bybellatemple
Sam finally gets Dean out of purgatory, but Dean's not the same. There's going to be a lot of recovering to do - starting with Dean remembering what Sam looks like.
glowing ghosts, byjaimeykay
Purgatory is not a nice place. Even the things that used to be human aren't anymore.
Stick Men and Angels, byastarloa
Purgatory isn't meant for humans nor humans for purgatory, which means Dean's just going to have lean on Cas awhile, like it or not. I predict much Cas/Dean h/c fic to come, but this genfic is the first such thing I've spotted.
Original entry posted at Dreamwidth. Feel free to reply here or there. (
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War Is Never Cheap, Dear, by
quickreaverAU S4
One of those extremely nifty what-ifs - what if Jessica were actually a demon who was more invested in Sam than in the apocalypse, and Dean let himself be convinced that Sam's powers might be useful? What of the angel who comes after them? I love the mood and rich description in this, the possibilities suggested by this much-altered storyline, and the fact that Sam and Dean still feel like Sam and Dean despite the alterations. I'd love to see more of this one.
Retrospect, by
starswithheartsAU S4
The author calls this a Michael!Dean fic, which is apparently a thing? I've yet to decide quite how I feel about this piece, but it is without doubt a very interesting fic. The structure is pretty experimental and takes a bit to get the hang of, but once you do it has the effect of two slow but steady trains meeting in an inevitable collision. Definitely deserves reading more than once.
Over Our Heads, by
Spoilers through 6.06; Lisa/Castiel
By far the least AU of these three, would you believe. During S6, Lisa and Castiel are both desperately lonely, and if they can't go to Dean, they'll go to each other. I love that this is from Lisa's perspective, and I love all the glimpses of S6!Castiel through her eyes. This is flawless.
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Post-7.23 Stuff
Y'all, I had mixed feelings about the general effectiveness of the finale, but I loved the ending. Sam all alone
In This Black Forest, by
maychorianNO ONE CARES THAT YOU'RE BROKEN. A Dean&Cas episode tag. Basically I love this fic because it took a line from the ep and - for me - turned it on its head. (Possibly everyone else heard the line that way the first time, and I'm just slow.) Now my heart is broken.
Sheol, by
bellatempleSam finally gets Dean out of purgatory, but Dean's not the same. There's going to be a lot of recovering to do - starting with Dean remembering what Sam looks like.
glowing ghosts, by
jaimeykayPurgatory is not a nice place. Even the things that used to be human aren't anymore.
Stick Men and Angels, by
astarloa Purgatory isn't meant for humans nor humans for purgatory, which means Dean's just going to have lean on Cas awhile, like it or not. I predict much Cas/Dean h/c fic to come, but this genfic is the first such thing I've spotted.
Original entry posted at Dreamwidth. Feel free to reply here or there. (
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