BUABS tags (annotated)
Apr. 12th, 2009 08:04 amA rec list, inspired by a few paragraphs in
pdragon76 's fabulous S2 WIP, The Lee
I love post-BUABS fic. The combination of whump and angst is irresistible, and the total lack of show follow-up necessitates fic. So, have some recs, with a few caveats about my own personal taste.
Things I like in a BUABS fic:
1. Hotel field medicine on bullet wounds.
2. Physical and emotional exhaustion.
3. Some acknowledgment of Sam's weeks as demon!killer!Sam
The thing I don't like in a BUABS fic:
1. chick-flick moments, hugging it out, sharing, etc. I love h/c, but of the physical, rather than the verbal variety, thanks very much.
( onto some recs );
art_savage 's Hear This Prayer for Her
And fic that takes the scenario in some interesting directions:
glassshoe 's Unthinkable: A fascinating take on how unhinging the episode was for Sam.
sadelyrate 's Echoes: possessed!Sam/Dean non-con. Which I can't actually read myself. But I'm including it because it's surprising there aren't more fics like this around.
tolakasa 's Undertow (yes, this one is also called "Undertow"): healer!Dean...
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I love post-BUABS fic. The combination of whump and angst is irresistible, and the total lack of show follow-up necessitates fic. So, have some recs, with a few caveats about my own personal taste.
Things I like in a BUABS fic:
1. Hotel field medicine on bullet wounds.
2. Physical and emotional exhaustion.
3. Some acknowledgment of Sam's weeks as demon!killer!Sam
The thing I don't like in a BUABS fic:
1. chick-flick moments, hugging it out, sharing, etc. I love h/c, but of the physical, rather than the verbal variety, thanks very much.
( onto some recs );
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And fic that takes the scenario in some interesting directions:
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