Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 12:07 am

recs: american idol rps

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Before I forget again.

American Idol RPS

Explanation: You see, it's because [livejournal.com profile] astolat and [livejournal.com profile] celli write it, so really, I think we can call this fictional coercion, because I am not a big RPS reader, but them, yes. It's like [livejournal.com profile] out_there as my Prison Break dealer.

Real Forever If by [livejournal.com profile] astolat - if this wasn't [livejournal.com profile] astolat, if this wasn't AIRPS, if this was about a man and a squid*, I'd still read it because the premise fascinates me. The neat part is, I read the AU label and went, hmm, and started reading to see what happened and it was not-AU, not-AU, not-AU, hey, where's the...

It took nine words.

"You're in the early stages of fixating," she said.


And then I said "Oh" and then I read it a few times a day for about two weeks or so and kept it open in my browser window to re-read. And I'm re-reading it now. Since you know, it's here and all.

Woke Up Married by [livejournal.com profile] celli - the premise is the title, and the title is the premise, and that is the philosphy. The execution is anything but that simple. It's cute and it's fun and I read it while it was in progress and whined when I didn't get my fix and then Celli blocked me (okay, she didn't, but it makes a good story if I say that, and then I can ask for a pony and someone will feel so sorry for me they will send it).

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*if it were astolat, I might. otherwise, I'd do a find/replace "squid" with "dean winchester" to see how that would work and create a new and exciting way to traumatize myself badly.
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From: [identity profile] firesprite1105.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-17 06:56 am (UTC)
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one compulsively rereading 'Real Forever If'!

Not to mention that [livejournal.com profile] astolat and [livejournal.com profile] celli and their AI RPS have totally run roughshod over my RPS squick. And really weirdly, most of their AI fics I've read have been really strangely therapeutic.

From: [identity profile] seperis.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-17 07:17 am (UTC)
Yes! I haven't been into RPS since Queer as Folk, since there was not much regular fiction and I needed my fix *bad*, but AIRPS is totally doing it for me. *bewildered*

And yeah, I am one with the constant re-reading.

From: [identity profile] serrico.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-17 08:14 am (UTC)
I'd do a find/replace "squid" with "dean winchester" to see how that would work and create a new and exciting way to traumatize myself badly.

Now I totally want to go to Project Gutenberg, download, like, gothic romances and/or horror stories from the early 1800s, and find/replace one of the lead characters' names (probably the heroine's, just because) with Dean Winchester. Not that gothic romances/horror stories from the early 1800s are all equatable with squid fic (and they're *certainly* not equatable with [livejournal.com profile] astolat's fic). Except, well.

From: [identity profile] seperis.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-17 08:20 am (UTC)
Oh man, yes. Yes. That would be epic.
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From: [identity profile] sorchasilver.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-17 08:24 am (UTC)
Hee, I'm fine with RPS but have never seen AI in my life (being in Scotland and all) and have no idea what these guys look/sound like! Yet I can't resist [livejournal.com profile] astolat's fic, in whatever flavour.

Now I shall go read the one by [livejournal.com profile] celli!

From: [identity profile] seperis.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-17 08:25 am (UTC)
They are *pretty* and the fic is *good*. *GLEE*

From: [identity profile] merelyn.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-17 06:08 pm (UTC)
I've also never been big into RPS, but then I read Mastermind (http://intimations.org/fanfic/davidcook/Mastermind.html) and suddenly it was like SOLD SIGN ME UP WHERE IS MOAR FIC. (How does [livejournal.com profile] astolat *do* that?)

Great recs- both of these were great.

From: [identity profile] seperis.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-18 05:42 am (UTC)
Yes! I was kind of okay, interesting, but she sucked me in like whoa.

From: [identity profile] out-there.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-17 08:14 pm (UTC)
*is not going to send you a pony, but will read these on the weekend*

From: [identity profile] seperis.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-18 05:43 am (UTC)
*hee* well, I can live without the pony if you read the fic.

From: [identity profile] out-there.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-18 06:33 am (UTC)
I actually did the super-sneaky thing of printing out Celli's at lunch. So I'm halfway through it. (And suddenly listening to David Cook on my mp3 player. It's all Celli's fault.)

From: [identity profile] bruinsfan.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-17 08:17 pm (UTC)
I'm afraid the Cook/Archuletta stuff is where [livejournal.com profile] astolat lost me. She's an amazingly gifted writer, and got me to read and enjoy Wincest despite normally being squicked by incest stories, but RPS featuring a minor is my line in the sand. I'm just going to have to wait until another fandom starts giving her plot bunnies.

From: [identity profile] seperis.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-18 05:43 am (UTC)
*nods* Makes sense.
astolat: lady of shalott weaving in black and white (Default)

From: [personal profile] astolat Date: 2008-12-17 08:26 pm (UTC)
aww, hee! Now I want to write some man/squid for you. ♥

ps: may get distracted by the walrus/elf fandom, though...

From: [identity profile] seperis.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-18 05:44 am (UTC)
*bites lip hard* Elves do go with everything....
celli: a woman and a man holding hands, captioned "i treasure" (Cook/Archie laughing)

From: [personal profile] celli Date: 2008-12-18 05:32 am (UTC)
I could block you if you want. *g*

From: [identity profile] seperis.livejournal.com Date: 2008-12-18 05:44 am (UTC)
PONY WHEE!

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