brief update and rec

[norwich36]

*Crawls out of cave, peers blinkingly into the sun*

Hey everybody! I did finally get my power back after six days, but then work slammed into me hard, so I've mostly been skimming my flist and the next two weeks I probably won't be around too much, if at all. But as I was skimming today I saw that rivkat had posted a new story, and I got sucked in staying up way past my bedtime reading the most perfect crossover in the history of EVER, Under Darkening Skies, which is a Buffy/Supernatural crossover, in which the the government traps Sam and Dean into going undercover to take out a dangerous witch and a demon-influenced girl. It's hilarious and heartbreaking and one of the best meshing of universes I've ever seen, and I loved all the character voices so much in this story I never wanted it to end.

Comments

[bzoppa.livejournal.com]

I... might have to read my first fanfic in over a decade from this rec.

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

It's got really amazing Buffy and Willow voices (and to be honest, I don't generally read a lot of fic for either of those characters, as they're not my favorites in the Buffyverse, but this story made me remember when they *were* my favorites), and the parallels she makes between Dean and Sam's lives and dilemmas and those in the Buffyverse work amazingly well.

[bzoppa.livejournal.com]

Er, I just remembered I stopped watching Supernatural near the end of the second season (the Hollywood ep was the last I saw). Will it be hard to follow? ie, events mentioned from later eps. I simply lost interest in the show.

And reading comments below, I'd actually like to see a Faith/Dean pairing.

Did I just ship someone? Oy.

Faith/Dean

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

I hope you got my other comment via email (deleted since it was spoilery for the s2 ending of SPN--what you need to know for the story).

Some great Dean/Faith stories:

musesfool, Fifteen Percent Concentrated Power of Will (http://musesfool.livejournal.com/1283226.html)

mona1347, Wildcat (http://mona1347.livejournal.com/183528.html)

femmenerdhas a whole bunch of Faith/Dean stories here (http://femmenerd.livejournal.com/tag/faith/dean)

And this story is gen, but it's a fabulous "Faith as a Winchester AU": Dear Frankie (http://offbalance.livejournal.com/736815.html).

Re: Faith/Dean

[bzoppa.livejournal.com]

Yes, I got the email notification, and the spoilery. Thanks! I was wondering what I missed... and yet I'm still not inspired to watch. Rather like getting heavy spoiled on A Song of Ice and Fire (on request) and still finding myself uninterested in reading.

I will check these out, keep them in my email box for reference.

Thanks again!

(btw, if I do wind up getting into fanfic, I'm totally blaming you... and all the others on my flist who rec)

[skuf.livejournal.com]

Yay for power!

I hear that fic is Faith/Dean, is that true?

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

No, actually Faith isn't in the story at all. I would say if anything the story is gen, but there is a little Dean/Willow at the end, and that is not a pairing I would ever have thought worked, but it actually works amazingly well in the context of the story. The focus of the story isn't romantic, though--it's on trying to get Dean out of his deal with the demon, and on whether Sam and Dean are going to get out of being blackmailed by the government.

[skuf.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'd totally read well-written Dean/Willow, *is suddenly all psyched at the idea*!! I'm just not that into Faith as a character, and wouldn't want to read her with Dean. But, awww, Dean/Willow!! (It's probably not even geeky!Willow/your-icon!Dean, but in my head right now it is, hee.)

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

Actually, it is kind of geeky!Willow/Dean. I absolutely love the Willow in this story; it reminded me of how much I used to absolutely adore her. (I am not someone who thinks s6 of Buffy ruined the show, but it did tarnish my Willow love a bit). And thinking about it, Dean/Willow works on another level for me, because there are so many similarities between Willow and Sam, and I can definitely see Dean being drawn to that.

But like I said, the main focus of the story isn't romance at all, just so you're not going into it with false expectations.

[skuf.livejournal.com]

Aw, yay.

I'll keep my romantic expectations down - have started reading and am very intrigued so far :o) !!

[skuf.livejournal.com]

Damn, couldn't finish it: Dean leading the dumb slayettes, who obviously can't lead their dumb selves, was a disappointment and a turn-off :o(