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For those of you following the Delicious kerfuffle¹, the Pinboard founder has posted this delightful post explaining fans to the 'grouchy hermits' who live on Pinboard.

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The Morning After by ambyr
605. Delicious just can't understand why it's the shy, quiet ones who get all the girls.
Seriously, I had tears in my eyes reading this - from laughter.

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I have a spreadsheet again just to keep track of what I've read and I promised myself I'd do a rec post once we hit 50% bigbangs posted (based on an estimate of 244). At this time 123 have been posted of which 61 are CW:RPF and 62 are Supernatural and 107 are slash. There is much to admire and here are a few that made me happy in different ways.

Crossing the Double Yellow by mia6363 J2 NC-17
I'd vaguely expected realism based on the description but this is not what it looks like, half myth, half urban fantasy. The world building is whimsical, darkish, weird and most of all, interesting. I loved many, many things about this.
34,000. Jared was just a country boy who moved to the big city. Jensen was just another jaded city boy. When they meet, neither of them knew about the culture they would create and the legacy they would leave in their wake.

The Allegory of the Cave by tryfanstone (Sam/Dean) R
Solid, gorgeous case fic with haunting, hot wincest build
36,00. Set in the New York subway, The Allegory of the Cave is a reflective account of images real and imagined, remembrance, desire and obsession. Leaching memory, capturing souls, somewhere a hundred and thirty feet below the streets of Manhattan is an evil the Winchester brothers must face. But there's a fine line between reality and imagination, and neither brother can be sure of their footing in this upside down world.

The Jungle Book by beadslut jenna_thorn J2 NC-17
Fun! Fannishly witty action adventure romp with bonus geek references. I shall treasure the mental image of Jared hopping around taking his shorts off in order to use his underwear to make Molotov cocktails for a long time.
41,000. When Jensen Ackles, CEO of Ackles Corporation, travels to South America, he's expecting another routine business trip. What he gets is a plane crash in the jungle and pursuit by thugs from of one of the largest drug cartels in Colombrador. At least he has Jared, the plane's pilot, to help him survive - although Jared has some secrets of his own.

This Long Silence by dugindeep J2 R
Lovely interweaving of slow build zombie infection and J2 relationship
54,000. Jensen serves as the young sheriff of Morgan Falls, a town in the middle of nowhere that never has much happen. Until the residents start to turn, becoming violent and attacking one another. While trying to manage the chaos, Jensen is concerned with tracking down his neighbor, Jared, who's been hauled out of town with others in the quarantine. As Jensen becomes more desperate, those around him are clueless to his obsession, and he begins to recall how he and Jared became so close. Their sleepy town will never be the same, nor will Jensen and Jared.

Hell House by narukyu (Sam/Gabriel) R - not central to the story
AU from pre-S1. Deliciously creepy and one of the better Sam alone stories I've read. Looking forward to sequel
60,000. A devotedly unreligious man sends his youngest son to a private religious school. If that wasn't suspicious enough, Sam can't get a hold of John or Dean, people are disappearing right and left, and, in the night, something whispers in the silence of the old chapel. Soon enough, Sam discovers that something terrible lingers behind the doors to the sacristy--something that sheds a light on the secret holy mission of the Soldiers of Christ as well what happened to his family so many years ago.

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Apocalypse Z by baylorsr PG-13
21,559. Pitch-perfect Sam, Dean and Castiel rocking the zombie apocalypse. I cannot begin to describe how happy this made me, I love how fantastically practical and unflappable Sam and Dean are. I love Dean sullenly resenting Sam and Castiel texting and I adore how awkward Castiel is. I am also very fond of the moment with the toilet paper.
“You called the angel to ask him about zombies?” Dean asked, pissy. “And you didn’t think to check with me first?”
Sam leaned his head against the seat. “Team Free Will, remember? I’m allowed to talk to your special angel friend, Dean.”

Pins & Needles by selecasharp (Sam/Dean) NC-17
53,422. Solid casefic with some lovely relationship stuff woven through it. The way Dean takes care of Sam just breaks me.

Hating the Weather by rivkat (Sam/Dean) NC-17
40,000. Genderfuck that does everything you wish genderfuck did but usually doesn't. 'Dee' gets turned into a guy and slowly comes to terms with it and what it means to be a hunter in a man's body. Fantastic.

Fortress by glasslogic (Sam/Dean) NC-17
94,242. AU. Dean went to Hell and Sam fell prey to a demon blood addiction with a twist. Seven years later Dean's back and he's not who he once was. Road trip!

Tin Man Blues by zombie_blues (Jensen/Jeff) NC-17
20,100. How to express this, it's got rhythm, madness and magic. I liked the atmosphere, the ritual style and the out-of-time story telling. In a dying city the upper class struggle for dominance via a brutal process of elimination, meanwhile rebel forces and a young bastard son are bringing threads together that will change everything. Oh Jeff, Oh Jensen. *weeps*

Ours is a Reciprocal Gravitation Orbit by silver_arial  (Jared/Jensen) NC-17
70,000. The summary for this does not do it justice, it was sweet and fun. Jared and Jensen are in love, have been for most of their lives. There is just one tiny little problem: Jensen is imaginary and they can only be together in Jared's dreams. How can Jared ever find true love in the real world when his heart belongs to a figment of his imagination?

I See the Moon by kaylennz (Sam/Dean, Sam/Jess Dean/OFC) PG-13
88,097. I kind of adore this, I don't want to spoil it but I loved the relationship building. It made me happy. Sam had known how Dean felt about him when he'd left for Stanford. His own feelings weren't so clear. He'd needed time away from it all, hunting, his father, and especially Dean. It took him five years and a degree he hadn't planned on to realize there was only one person he wanted to share his life with. He'd never considered the possibility that Dean would move on without him...or that something could happen that would erase him from his brother's life completely.

Hail Mary by rhythmsextion (Jared/Jensen) R
116,000. Stands out like a shining jewel of layered writing. Three years since becoming the first openly gay coach of a Division I collegiate football team, Jensen Ackles is hired by the Dallas Cowboys as their new quarterbacks coach.

Reanimated by tigbit (Jared/Jensen) NC-17
80,000. In which Jared manages real estate in Heaven and Jensen works as Hell’s attorney in Death Trials. No, seriously. And now you should go read it.

From the Ruined Tower to the Caves of Unknown Horror byannella (Jared/Jensen) R
30,500. D&D fantasy novel in which Jared is a barbarian warrior and Jensen is a scrawny half-elf wizard. Light-hearted and delightfully accurate. Good times!

a theory of convergence by _tiana_  (Jared/Jensen) R.
24,470. RPF AU where Jared is a sociable, expansive local boy and Jensen is an isolated intellectual who over-thinks things. Sweet and gentle romance. Good for the soul.

Praise The Lord (And Pass The Ammunition) by faire_estela  (Dean/Castiel) R
28,500. Supernatural futurefic. Dean dies again and Heaven promotes him... eventually... to a vital role involving embarrassing rashes and lice. Cracktastic, fun and thoroughly worth reading.

Supercross bylazy_daze  (Sam/Dean) NC-17.
51,500. AU where Sam and Dean are team freestyle motocross stunt bikers. You have to respect someone who invents an entire sport to write smoking hot motorcycle porn. I do.

In Becoming Who We Are by elizah_jane  (Jared/Jensen, Jensen/Jeff) NC-17.
82,700. RPF AU in which Jensen has given up on relationships after Jeff turns out not to be the perfect guy. Jared is, however, the perfect room mate and unspeakably awesome so clearly Jensen should spend his time in utter denial. This is a fabulous slow building romance and handles the inevitable miscommunication really well; it deserves vast amounts of love.

To Dream, Perchance to Live by peppervl  (Jared/Jensen) NC-17.
161,744. RPF AU in which Jared is a psychic Dreamer cruelly kept as a slave then abandoned for dead and Jensen is the Bondless man who cares for him. Science Fiction! *clutches to bosom* Lovely, solid writing with occasional sharp jumps.

For The Heart I Once Had by epeeblade  (Jensen/Jeff) NC-17.
52,500. RPF AU in which Jensen is in the SexCorps and Jeff is in the Military. Part of Sex Corps Verse. If you want the context you'll need to read back a fair way which means warnings for for non-con, rape, violence, torture, body modification (non con) and forced disability. If you start here you can stop at warnings for mention of previous non-con and torture, some light BDSM, angst, disability, prejudice and homophobia. Not only am I fond of Science Fiction but I think this is a fascinating look at recovery from trauma.

a spotlight on these desolate dreams by _mournthewicked  (Jared/Jensen) R.
50,000. RPF AU in which Jared left ten years ago to be a grumpy detective in Manhattan and left his perky side-kick Jensen behind to be a billionaire. Now he must return to California, solve a crime and face his past. Has a lovely detective noir feeling to it, I felt all tired and gritty with poor Jared. My only complaint is the fate of the female characters and I console myself this writer has written fabulous women in the past.

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Dean: Team Free Will. One ex-blood junkie, one dropout with 6 bucks to his name, and Mr. Comatose over there. Awesome.



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