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pleaseeeee somebody distract me from this black hole of a book i'm reading.
In honor of a laaaazy Sunday afternoon, I present you with four stories that make me happier than The Republic ever could (damn you, anyway, Polisci 2004):
Something Borrowed, Something Blue by
chibi_care (The Office)
Post-Casino Night glee tinged with you know, reality, which separates it from pure escapism. Pretty prose, too!
Drunk by Punk Manueverability and Sabine (The West Wing)
Josh, Donna, CJ, Sam, and Ainsley at a bar, which, yes, is as fun as it sounds.
Roadtrip by Alcott (The X-Files)
This story should be the classic of classics, part of the primer all X-Files fans are supposed to read while diving into the fandom, because it's happy but not unrealistically so, mushy but in a classy sort of way, and quietly hysterical too. The fact that it's incredibly well-written is just the cherry on top.
Hotassery is Not Special Dispensation To Be an Ass by
hackthis (Friday Night Lights
Perfectly characterized Tim and Landry conversations make me realize I need to read a lot more FNL fanfiction.
Something Borrowed, Something Blue by
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Post-Casino Night glee tinged with you know, reality, which separates it from pure escapism. Pretty prose, too!
Drunk by Punk Manueverability and Sabine (The West Wing)
Josh, Donna, CJ, Sam, and Ainsley at a bar, which, yes, is as fun as it sounds.
Roadtrip by Alcott (The X-Files)
This story should be the classic of classics, part of the primer all X-Files fans are supposed to read while diving into the fandom, because it's happy but not unrealistically so, mushy but in a classy sort of way, and quietly hysterical too. The fact that it's incredibly well-written is just the cherry on top.
Hotassery is Not Special Dispensation To Be an Ass by
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Perfectly characterized Tim and Landry conversations make me realize I need to read a lot more FNL fanfiction.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I think that's why I try to mix it up and pace myself. I'd like to have a well fleshed-out recs list if I can, and I don't want to miss out on anything.
There's little more frustrating to me than lost fic! I just! Ugh.
I KNOW. And lost!fic by Penumbra? I need to go cry in the corner now.
I think a lot of the angst fic in this fandom, however well written, gets tired pretty fast because it's so easy to work with that. Don't get me wrong though, some of my favorite favorites are built around the angst of everything, it's just... nice to find something that can make you smile without making you gag.
Exactly. That said, I think that's also why I try and pace myself. That way, I can have plenty of great angsty fic, without it being overkill, you know?
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It's the missing out on things that worries me, I guess? I tend to use rec lists as a jumping point, and after I've fallen in love with whichever stories have been recc'd I tend to go back and try and read everything by that particular author. Which usually works out, it just occasionally gets tired.
This pacing yourself thing suddenly sounds so logical, though. I don't know why I didn't think of it before!
I KNOW. And lost!fic by Penumbra? I need to go cry in the corner now.
I keep meaning to go on a full on hunt for it. Futile but somehow satisfying?
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Oh, I definitely understand that. I think I may just pace myself naturally, thanks to all the other stuff I have to distract me, I can never read fic for very long. The downside to this is that I haven't really had a chance to read much novel-length fic; I never have time!
I keep meaning to go on a full on hunt for it. Futile but somehow satisfying?
I really hope so! Someone MUST track it down sometime.
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This (http://www.b2g2.com/boards/board.cgi?action=read&id=1188976616&user=anwylyd) implies to me that Upsidaisium was never, in fact, even written.
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Oh, totally agreed. I think that's why I rarely read them -- I don't have the patience for them, because good plot isn't everything. Sure, it's a lot, but it can't carry a whole story, at least not for me.
This implies to me that Upsidaisium was never, in fact, even written.
*resumes weeping in the corner*
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