a trio of brand new pre-series fic recs (Gen, Dean/Sam, and Dean/OMC)

[hoodietime.livejournal.com]

Title: Celadon
Author: Hanson's Angel
Tags: cold/flu, fever, injury, respiratory illness
Characters: Dean, John
Genre/pairing: Gen
Rating: PG-13
Word-count: 7,869
Spoilers: Pre-series, Stanford era, so no spoilers.
Warnings: Rated for language.
Summary: John and Dean are hunting without Sam and they miss him in their own ways. Dean is sick. There is angst.
Reccer’s comments: Hanson’s Angel is back (on ff.net, not LJ) in case you were unaware! Yay! I love her writing, not only because we share an affinity for many of the same types of h/c, but also because it always feels so organic. It just flows really well and the h/c is well-earned and delicious. This latest fic is an example of that.

Title: I Guess We Know the Score
Author: purple_carpets
Tags: childhood trauma, cuts/lacerations, daddy issues, hunger/starvation, injury, nausea/vomiting, pretty!Dean, prostitution, secrets (somebody finds out), self-esteem issues
Characters: Dean, John, Sam, OMCs
Genre/pairing: Dean/OMC. (This reccer would call it gen with some Dean/OMC.)
Rating: R
Word-count: 2,000
Spoilers: None. Pre-series.
Warnings: Language and teenage prostitution. Nothing graphic though.
Summary: Sometimes Dad doesn't leave them nearly enough money. Sammy gets hungry, Dean doesn't know any other way out.
Reccer’s comments: This one was posted to the comm yesterday as part of our Writing Between the Lines challenge. It deals with the familiar trope of hooker!Dean. What I really like about it is it’s harsh, matter-of-factness. An unflinching portrayal of John, Dean, and the subject matter.

Title: Down
Author: whereupon
Tags: concussion/head trauma, psychological issues
Characters: Sam, Dean, John
Genre/pairing: Sam/Dean
Rating: R
Word-count: 2,600
Spoilers: Pre-series
Warnings: None
Summary: There's always going to be something else to hunt.
Reccer’s comments: This is nearly surreal in it’s loveliness. It captures the pre-Stanford timeframe very well - Dean knowing Sam's not going to stick around much longer, Sam not wanting to stick around much longer, but still loving Dean like crazy - and the helplessness and tangled emotions of it all.

Comments

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

YAY Hanson's Angel is back! Not to us, but back somewhere, anyway. Thanks for the recs!

[maypoles.livejournal.com]

I'm SO PLEASED.

She's going to be writing a couple fics for our latest challenge too!

[salty-catfish.livejournal.com]

Man, so many recs here recently, I CAN'T KEEP UP. *bookmarks*

[maypoles.livejournal.com]

Haha, I know, I'm a bit of a reccing machine lately. I kind of go through cycles with it. I was just in the mood this week, plus the weather's crappy here and all that makes me want to do is read, soooooo....

But, seriously. I still have several rec posts I'm just sitting on so as not to spam the comm. (Schmoop recs, art recs, Dean + fire recs, recs recs recs.)

[salty-catfish.livejournal.com]

Aw, the weather's completely gorgeous here. Not that I'm complaining about prolific fandoms, mind. ;) I'm very happy there's still so much new fic being written about my very favourite tropes. (Nevermind all the old ones I haven't read yet.)
Oooh I like Dean plus fire a lot! I've just read this oldish little fic by july_july_july about this particular trauma, you know that one?

[maypoles.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I know the one; is it teen-chesters? I do love her writing.

Re: the weather. It's been rainy and unseasonably cold for like a week here, but today it actually is beautiful. I'm trying to psych myself up to take a run, but Sunday is such a good day for reading fic. -_-

[salty-catfish.livejournal.com]

Heh, I've dug out the link, so you can check ;): http://july-july-july.livejournal.com/6960.html#cutid1

It's really ridiculously warm and sunny (and I'm actually sitting outside rn, haha). I think I'll take a run later, when the sun's almost down.
You can do it! You love running. *cheers*

[maypoles.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That is the one I was thinking of. ♥

& thanks for the cheering. A combo of it and my dog STARING AT ME expectantly has convinced me I should get off my ass, haha.

[wynefred.livejournal.com]

I've read the last two, but I hadn't heard that Hanson's Angel was posting to ff.net again. Thanks so much for the heads-up!! She's fantastic.

[maypoles.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome. ♥