request of Supernatural fans

[tielan]

All righty, Supernatural fans!

I'm looking for a Supernatural fic recs - specifically one fic that you enjoyed. I don't want fic rec communities, journals that keep fic recs, a link to your own recs or someone else's fiction page. I would like to be linked to a single story that you have read and liked and which comes reasonably close to my (imaginary) ideal SPN fic.

My ideal SPN fic would be something action-adventure-y, reasonably long, with accurate characterisation, affection between the characters, snappy lines, a reasonable premise (as reasonable as SPN premises get), gen (ie. without a focus on romantic/sexual relationships), and no Wincest. Something that's reasonably close to what might be seen in an episode of the show.

I'm not fussed about spoilers or seasons. I doubt I'll ever develop the nerves necessary for me to actually watch Supernatural. However, a lack of watching the show never stopped me from reading X-Files fanfic, so I don't see why the same shouldn't hold for SPN. I may discover otherwise, but in the meantime, I'm willing to be convinced.

If you don't know of any SPN fics matching my request, I'd like to hear from your f-list, if you're willing to send them over here and if they're willing to come!

Comments

[tv-elf.livejournal.com]

Uhhh, incest good or bad? Most of the writers I like in that fandom do include it.

[tielan]

*winces*

Are we talking emotional affection between the guys (in jostling, joking) or actual sexual/physical longing stuff?

[friendshipper.livejournal.com]

I read very little SPN (it's one of those fandoms where I enjoy canon, but don't feel a particular need for fic) but my all-time favorite SPN fic is this one which was rec'd to me by a friend awhile back:

http://community.livejournal.com/spn_gen/322823.html

It doesn't exactly fit all of your criteria, but like I said, it's the one *I* liked the best. Since you haven't seen the show ... one of the characters died at the beginning of Season 2, and the basic premise of this story is that a group of Goth teenagers conducting a pretend seance accidentally bring him back to life. I happen to be hugely fond of outsider POVs on events in canon, and this is a really fantastic example of that sort of story. It should be total crack, but instead it's totally engaging and convincing ... and completely gen.

[tielan]

Ooh! Thank you!

I was wondering if there was any gen in the fandom since nobody responded. Or worried that my requirements were a bit too stringent...

[friendshipper.livejournal.com]

It's definitely a slash-driven fandom, although when I've gone looking for gen, I've found decent amounts of it at spn_gen. But, whereas in most fandoms my tastes run towards long, plot-driven action/adventure (basically what you were asking for), I'm really not interested in reading it for SPN because the series itself supplies that for me, with its long plot arcs and tons of character moments. As a result, my SPN fic reading tends to lean towards little oddities, like the above -- odd or funny or unusual stories stuffed into the cracks in canon.

Along those lines, you might also check out Drunken Sam-Fu (http://eighth-horizon.livejournal.com/tag/drunken+sam-fu) and the Winchester Paper Trail (http://community.livejournal.com/hiyacunien/), both of which are "found object" stories kind of along the lines of my "Postcards to Jeannie" one.