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Insta-recs: Fundamental Image & Lessons Learned

Insta-recs: Fundamental Image & Lessons Learned

Fundamental Image by rei-c is a just posted marvel of a slash story exploring Sam's abilities and powers, what he knows and how, how it opens him further to Dean and Dean to him. There's also a brilliantly engaging examination of Voudon, from the rivalries and strengths of the loas as well as their humor; possession in a physical plane supplementing Sam's more non-physical efforts in a face off with a mambo. I am not an expert on voudon, but I'm familiar enough with it to have found this to be both fascinating and gleefully informative. The story is really marvelous on a lot of levels, both subject and style. Highly narrative rather than dialogue driven, but painting a vivid picture of what it's like to live being able to see with more than your eyes. There's a pretty hot little Sam/Jess starter there as well...and how much fire is in Sam's blood in not merely metaphorical ways.

Highly recommended but I'm well aware the subject, the style, and the Sam focus may not be everyone's cup of tea. But still...I'd say read it. The loas alone deserve your attention for a moment or two. (Slash)


And you know it occurs to me that I should rec lyra_wing's Lessons Learned which is a future fic, that follows a couple of minor characters from the series on the long road that leads them to a Sam and Dean who are much changed by what they've done and seen and yet essentially the same. It has the benefit of showing us the boys most through the eyes of another, of positing a future for them and is kind of quiet and still and yet a compelling read. The interlude and bridge give us more of Dean and Sam directly and also give us that best of all things in boys's future: a deep sense of contentment if not happiness with who they are where they are and what they've saved both in terms of other people and themselves. (Slash.)

posted by Maygra @ 8:05 AM