and if the city never sleeps / then that makes two

[osaraba]

Have I ever mentioned how much I love serial-killer romance? Like, a "normal" person (of clearly questionable morality) romantically involved with a socio/psychopath? Well, I do.

Have I also mentioned how much I love Inception fandom? Because it gives me things like Arthur, the gentleman killer and Eames, the profiler. <333

cobweb_diamond's serial-killer WIP: the origin thread.

Or if you want to go direct to the fic:

1. commentfic: why Arthur will never again go by another name
   
2. the part where Arthur "protects" Eames by sabotaging his subway train (in 7 parts)
   
3. sequel to the subway fic, involving a tattoo gun (in 3 parts)
   
4. sequel fic: wherein Eames is kidnapped by someone not-Arthur (in 5 parts)
   
5. future fic: wherein Eames snoops through Arthur's stuff (in 2 parts)

Can I also mention how much it pleases me that this takes place in NYC? I may need to go re-read the Detective Kathy Mallory novels, by Carol O'Connell. I highly recommend this series!!!! O'Connell hasn't come out with a new one in a year or two, but I still have hope because she's done this before (to write stand-alone mystery novels) and then gone back to the Mallory series. BADASS SOCIOPATHIC FEMALE NYPD DETECTIVE: what more could you ask for? Well, I suppose a romance, but considering the level of her sociopathy, I don't know how much it would really work. So basically, she's as awesome as it gets. <3

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So hey, I've been reading fanfic (off and on) for about 14 years now. And I've got all these new friends, which is lovely! (Hi guys! *waves*) And I've been reccing so much from Inception fandom because the writing is inordinately high-quality and prolific. So I find myself wondering... WHAT DO *YOU GUYS* LIKE TO READ? (Mostly I mean fic-wise, but include any kind of reading you wish!) I'd do a poll but why should I make you put your answers into a little ticky box?

Comments

[yanethyrael.livejournal.com]

I love a good murder mystery. Cheesy as all get-out, I know, but I love love love that kind of a set up. For actual, physical books in hand, I read a lot of JD Robb (Ever heard of Nora Roberts? Yeah, the stuff published under her pen name JD Robb is her fun-time books, I think) because her protagonist is the following things: Female! Emotionally Stunted! Shrewd! Technologically Incapable! Bewildered by interpersonal relationships!
What's not to love? Plus there are over two dozen books in the series now, so choosing something to re read is never an issue of 'But I just read that one...

My fic tastes run to the serious, the dramatic and the dark. When I start a fandom I will read almost anything, though the longer I hang around the more selective I become. If it's well-written, I will read it. If it isn't, I probably won't read that author again. Some light-hearted humour fic will get me hooked ( delires , skellerbvvt are prime examples, but the main tie-in is that it's all well-written. That's my biggest and most important requirement.

[osaraba]

ARE WE THE SAME PERSON? Because basically: serious/dramatic/dark: YES; those are exactly my preferences. (Hence the socio/psychopathic romance kink, haha.) Well-written is also definitely first and foremost; I will overlook SPAG if it's well-written, because hey, everyone has their strengths and their weaknesses, right? And yes, I definitely tend to get more picky the more time I spend in a particular fandom. I kind of burnt myself out of fandom a long time ago, but I'm glad that I got over it enough to come back in a little while before Inception because OMG THINK OF ALL THAT I WOULD HAVE MISSED! =(

As for published stuff, ahahaha, yes. As I was reading cobweb_diamond's fic last night, and then again when I was writing the above rec for Carol O'Connell's Mallory's Oracle (which you should check out!!!), I thought of JD Robb. I've been a looooooooooooong time fan of Nora Roberts (was even on the AOL BB back in the day, met her at a few signings, etc.), but I burnt out on most of her romances around 10yrs ago and then I kind of lost track of the order of the JD Robb books and where I had gotten up to (possibly around #20). I've been meaning to go back to them for the longest time! Eve & Roarke are awesome even though I do have some issues with Roarke's arrogance. I can't help wanting to strangle him most of the time. Though really this is nothing new as he fits into one of NR's top three molds of male protags.

So I think I'm going to try to get back into the JD Robb books, and you and cobweb_d will inadvertently share either the credit or the blame! <3

[yanethyrael.livejournal.com]

Sociopaths are love. They probably shouldn't be, but they are. I'm adoring Gav's commentfic like you wouldn't believe. I'm sure it's been recc'ed to you already, but you really should check out the BBC's "Sherlock" miniseries. It's written by Steven Moffat! You can't go wrong!

Well of course Roarke is arrogant. I would go so far as to say that it surpasses 'passion' as his defining character trait.

You should absolutely look them up again. I think that they stay fresh and good books because she actually has fun writing them, unlike a lot of her trilogies and whatnot, which are so formulaic to the point that I won't touch any of them.

(swear to gods, I read one story involving a typewriter, then six months later read the same story. The names had been changed, and the typewriter was now a laptop. everything else was exactly the same. I doubt she even realized that she did it, either, what with the hundreds of books she's written in between the two)

I will happily share credit with cobweb_diamond any time!

[osaraba]

YESYESYES I have absolutely seen the BBC Sherlock series. It's really fabulous. I posted something a couple of months ago about really loving BDSM and asexual fic because the circumstances necessitated Real Talking Communication (TM) and how much that is really at the heart of what I love about it (aside from the potential sexy-hotness)... and a friend of mine recced wordstrings's Paradox series (John/Sherlock).

I assume you've already read it, but if you haven't then I highly recommend INSIST that you do! <3

And, oh, if you have any recs in BBC Sherlock fandom, I would love to know what they are. I have dipped my toes in a teeny tiny bit, when I have time (which hasn't been much, lately).

[yanethyrael.livejournal.com]

When I first found Sherlock I tried looking for fic, but none of them characterized Sherlock nearly as well as I would have liked, so I sort of sighed wistfully and decided to stay out of it unless recc'ed. So I will check out the Paradox series.

When choosing a fandom, (or being chosen by one) the source material has to allow for good fic. Otherwise it's simply not worth my time, you know? So Inception=fandom-hunting, GO! while, say, JD Robb=not so much. I don't know, it's hard to really explain, I guess? Sorry. /notcoherent

[osaraba]

No, I know what you mean! Sometimes it comes down to whether I think there's anything to actually explore in the relationship as presented in the canon. There are some canon relationships that I am SOOOO into, but... I don't look for fic about it because... it's all in the canon. =D

[yanethyrael.livejournal.com]

YES, that is it exactly. Inception was left so wide open for us, which is why I think even after seven or eight months there is still an insane amount of fic pouring out.

the In Death stuff, I'll give her one thing; NR writes a very tight cannon. As much as I love Eve and Peabody and the rest, there's no room to really stretch my wings with those characters. That world would be absolutely stunning to explore, but my biggest fandom pet peeve is stories centered around OC's. So I won't do that, either.