newsletter # 21 (October 2012)

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the spn_littlebro newsletter #21 for October 2012!





Thanks, everyone, for adding dozens of new hurt!Sam and hurt!Jared recs to our virtual card catalog (available in comments to our theme posts, and at our library of hurt! archive on delicious.) And congrats again to mentholpixie for winning the prize package in our September rec drawing -- you earned it, honey! Enjoy!

In other news -- new episodes are here! New episodes are here! [jumps up and down, squeeing] (That makes this the perfect time to write new stories about what's going on in season 8, or what you'd like to see happen. Or even add some prompts to our hurt bunny theme here?)

Fevered Ramblings:

Here's a handful of other things your spn_littlebro team is raving about right now. (And if you like these as much as we do, be sure to comment to the person who created it!)

Who's Hurting Sam or Jared Lately?

• If you're looking for bloodshed or broken bones (which harrigan usually is), you won't find it in her rec this month, but it will make you ache in sympathy for the mental/emotional teenage turmoil that is young Sam Winchester's life. This story is called Phosphor, and captures perfectly the bitterness and resentment and yearning of high-school senior Sam, who stands at a threshold in his life and makes wrong choices and tries so hard not to miss/need the comfort and protection of his annoying big brother. It's about 5-6K and is written by whereupon, who always crafts the most gorgeous prose while stomping on our hearts.


• harrigan has another rec, this one from the 2012 kamikazeremix challenge. She says, "I love curtain!fics, and one of my favorites is Eat Stone and Go On by roque_clasique. We've rec'd that story here before, and there aren't many writers I would trust to remix that amazing work. But you know who can do a brilliant job with it? cherie_morte! I think her fic is best read *after* reading the original -- and then after you've recovered, check out Go On and Eat Stone (the Cold Stone Cake remix). It's a 3K genfic where Sam and Dean are both retired from hunting -- Dean broken physically and Sam broken mentally. This is even darker than the original, but it's not without hope. And the last line will make you smile through your tears."


• This month cherry916 is talking about Someone Who Isn't You by fatebegins, a J2AU rated R and about 6K in length. Summary: Jared is a spoiled high maintenance, heiress type and Jensen is his average Joe husband. Someone from Jared's past threatens their happiness. There's attempted non-con and past mpreg, and cherry916 says, "This is part of her spoiled rotten verse (which I recommend in its entirety!) and showcases diva Jared, high strung and very high maintenance, as going through something that shows how vulnerable he really is. Jensen, his husband and father of his children, is rightfully pissed and doesn't know how to handle or help a Jared who went through something so painful and traumatizing."


• spn_littlebro would like to extend an enthusiastic welcome this month to a relatively new SPN fanfic writer: madame_naan. Hopefully, you've found some of her work in the most recent ohsam comment!fic meme, but if you aren't watching her LJ yet, here's a nudge. Almost all of her fic so far is hurt!Sam (and almost all under 3K). If you want a specific rec to get you started, try This Train Carries Lost Souls, set in/after season 7, and you're invited to decide if it's a curtain!fic or not! ♥


• Check out this October comment!fic h/c meme over over here. Prompt! Write! Read! Enjoy!
  
  J2 and Sam/Dean Hurt/Comfort Fic Meme
  

Featured Fic Recs:

• cherry916 offers "a classic back from the limp-sam days when it was a website": The Choices We Make by Scared of Pennies on ff.net. It's SPN gen posted in 2007, about 10K, with concussion, gun shot wound, and a summary that reads: The Winchesters run into more than a little trouble at the bank. cherry916 says, "I enjoy the stories where they stumble upon trouble, or actually SAM always getting into trouble and consequently paying for it, despite trying to do good. Dean does his best to save Sam and get them both out of a sticky situation."


• jessm78 is kicking off her recs with another oldie-but-goodie, Over the Edge by supernaturaldh on ff.net. Summary: The relentless hunt keeps Dean going, but wears Sam down. Too many unspoken words and one Winchester falls over the edge. With broken bones and angst for us to enjoy, this is a season 2 fic around 4K, and jessm78 says, "This story is set just after ELAC. I love stories from this time period because of what both boys are going through after Dad's death. This fic touches upon that in a nice way. Plus there's some really good Protective!Dean in it."

Other Media:

• art: Once again, smallworld_inc has delivered something quite spectacular--this time it's a work called Scars. cherry916 describes this as "a series she did drawing Sam's scars and Dean's fascination with them all! The quality is AMAZING as always. I'm always in awe of her talent."


• art: winchesterhaunt is happy to call our attention to You Know I'd Never Hurt You by stehfunknee. Our reccer says, "Looks like the Prince of Lies is at it again. Lucy hardly looks 'harmless' in this picture to me."


• music videos: Coin-Operated Boy by the talented counteragent is our video rec this month. This is a character study and a meta vid on fandom, too, which ash48 says is "a brilliant vid exploring soulless!Sam and Dean and fangirls wanting him resouled. I tend to view soulless!Sam as hurt!Sam. After all, it's the ultimate price he paid for returning Lucifer to his cage. This vid is brilliantly done and examines how we, as fans, reacted to this storyline."
  


• podfics: Our resident podfic SME, ash48, offers up The Gift of Faithfulness by morrezela for your listening pleasure this month. Summary: Jensen is a werewolf who stumbled upon a drowning and broken harpy in the woods during mating season. He never thought that they’d be compatible. Hurt!Jared lovers will find him injured, beaten, with broken bones and will no doubt enjoy the wing!fic, were!fic, allusions to future MPreg, ostracization, interspecies mating, and attempted murder. The podfic is read by meansprite and is available here. "This is a lovely Jensen rescues Jared story," ash48 says, "and meansprite is always great to listen to. I enjoyed this story of love between werewolf!Jensen and winged!Jared. Delicious h/c!"


• eBooks, etc.: For those newer fans who weren't reading J2AU back in 2009, here's a rec from that year's spn_j2_bigbang: Taking Turns (Holding This World) by felisblanco. Summary: When rich boy Jensen Ackles decided to get out from under his father's thumb and run away from home he didn't expect to be robbed in broad daylight, mistaken for a hooker, beaten up by a tattooed maniac and have his life saved by a really cute street kid. All in one day. Jared Padalecki on the other hand didn't expect to be thrown in jail for his trouble. As love stories go, this one didn't exactly have the best beginning. harrigan likes fics where the circumstances scream victim (abused childhood, homeless), but the character refuses to think or act like a victim. If he eventually ends up kidnapped and shot for his troubles, all the better! This fic is @ 56K, rated NC17, and is available in downloadable eReader formats on AO3 here!

What Else?

We'd like to welcome jessm78 to our spn_littlebro team of reccers! And extend thanks and appreciation to vail_kagami, who will still keep alert for hurt!Sam and hurt!Jared gems to share, but will have less time to commit to the noble endeavor. So -- welcome and thanks!

Comments

[madame-naan.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry if this isn't the right place to put this - I just wanted to say thank you very, very much for the welcome!

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

We're happy to have you!

[shmrck14.livejournal.com]

Don't suppose anyone has a copy of the first recced fic? the fic sounds awesome but the journal is deleted :-(

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

Yikes! I did just check and it sounds like the author is just stepping away from LJ for a while, but plans to return. I hope she does! (I also checked ff.net and AO3 but didn't find it either of those places.)

Thanks for letting us know.

[shmrck14.livejournal.com]

Thanks for following up!

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

whereupon is back and the story is available again at the link in the newsletter! Enjoy!

[shmrck14.livejournal.com]

Thanks!