Title: Becoming Joan
Fandom: Bandom: My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Gerard/Frank
Categories: AU, Angst, Cross-Dressing, Not!fic, Romance
Length: Long (36,000)
Warnings: Cross-dressing, Homophobia,

Author on LJ: mrsronweasley and theopteryx
Website: Theopteryx's Masterlist of Art and Fics and Mrsronweasley's Fic Masterlist

Summary: The only sound in the dressing room was Frank's breathing and the gentle shhhk as she pulled a lace tighter.

"There we go," she said, stepping back. "Yes?" she asked, when he was still silent.

"Yes," Frank said, still watching himself in the mirror. Yes.

Review: Cross-dressing fics are always tricky beasts. Particularly when they include a romance involving a significant other who doesn't know that the character is cross-dressing. I usually go into them warily since there is a temptation to just hand wave the whole moral/sexual complications away. Being Joan does suffer from some mild handwaving, but the pacing of a Not!Fic as well as the excellent portrayal of Frank's realization that he isn't embarrassed about his cross-dressing, or going to give it up once he's got Gerard keep it from becoming completely unbelievable.

The in-story characterizations is spot on and the slow build up of Frank discovering who he is, first as Frank, then as his Wit-sec persona, then as Joan, keeps the story moving and helps bridge the gap of years from when we meet Frank in middle school, til he and Gerard get together.

My only word of warning is that this is a Not!Fic so it might take a little adjusting to, with the way it uses emoticons as descriptive representations in certain scenes.

Becoming Joan

Title: Becoming Joan
Fandom: Bandom: My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Gerard/Frank
Categories: AU, Angst, Cross-Dressing, Not!fic, Romance
Length: Long (36,000)
Warnings: Cross-dressing, Homophobia,

Author on LJ: mrsronweasley and theopteryx
Website: Theopteryx's Masterlist of Art and Fics and Mrsronweasley's Fic Masterlist

Summary: The only sound in the dressing room was Frank's breathing and the gentle shhhk as she pulled a lace tighter.

"There we go," she said, stepping back. "Yes?" she asked, when he was still silent.

"Yes," Frank said, still watching himself in the mirror. Yes.

Review: Cross-dressing fics are always tricky beasts. Particularly when they include a romance involving a significant other who doesn't know that the character is cross-dressing. I usually go into them warily since there is a temptation to just hand wave the whole moral/sexual complications away. Being Joan does suffer from some mild handwaving, but the pacing of a Not!Fic as well as the excellent portrayal of Frank's realization that he isn't embarrassed about his cross-dressing, or going to give it up once he's got Gerard keep it from becoming completely unbelievable.

The in-story characterizations is spot on and the slow build up of Frank discovering who he is, first as Frank, then as his Wit-sec persona, then as Joan, keeps the story moving and helps bridge the gap of years from when we meet Frank in middle school, til he and Gerard get together.

My only word of warning is that this is a Not!Fic so it might take a little adjusting to, with the way it uses emoticons as descriptive representations in certain scenes.

Becoming Joan

Title: Becoming Joan
Fandom: Bandom: My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Gerard/Frank
Categories: AU, Angst, Cross-Dressing, Not!fic, Romance
Length: Long (36,000)
Warnings: Cross-dressing, Homophobia,

Author on LJ: mrsronweasley and theopteryx
Website: Theopteryx's Masterlist of Art and Fics and Mrsronweasley's Fic Masterlist

Summary: The only sound in the dressing room was Frank's breathing and the gentle shhhk as she pulled a lace tighter.

"There we go," she said, stepping back. "Yes?" she asked, when he was still silent.

"Yes," Frank said, still watching himself in the mirror. Yes.

Review: Cross-dressing fics are always tricky beasts. Particularly when they include a romance involving a significant other who doesn't know that the character is cross-dressing. I usually go into them warily since there is a temptation to just hand wave the whole moral/sexual complications away. Being Joan does suffer from some mild handwaving, but the pacing of a Not!Fic as well as the excellent portrayal of Frank's realization that he isn't embarrassed about his cross-dressing, or going to give it up once he's got Gerard keep it from becoming completely unbelievable.

The in-story characterizations is spot on and the slow build up of Frank discovering who he is, first as Frank, then as his Wit-sec persona, then as Joan, keeps the story moving and helps bridge the gap of years from when we meet Frank in middle school, til he and Gerard get together.

My only word of warning is that this is a Not!Fic so it might take a little adjusting to, with the way it uses emoticons as descriptive representations in certain scenes.

Becoming Joan

Title: Becoming Joan
Fandom: Bandom: My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Gerard/Frank
Categories: AU, Angst, Cross-Dressing, Not!fic, Romance
Length: Long (36,000)
Warnings: Cross-dressing, Homophobia,

Author on LJ: mrsronweasley and theopteryx
Website: Theopteryx's Masterlist of Art and Fics and Mrsronweasley's Fic Masterlist

Summary: The only sound in the dressing room was Frank's breathing and the gentle shhhk as she pulled a lace tighter.

"There we go," she said, stepping back. "Yes?" she asked, when he was still silent.

"Yes," Frank said, still watching himself in the mirror. Yes.

Review: Cross-dressing fics are always tricky beasts. Particularly when they include a romance involving a significant other who doesn't know that the character is cross-dressing. I usually go into them warily since there is a temptation to just hand wave the whole moral/sexual complications away. Being Joan does suffer from some mild handwaving, but the pacing of a Not!Fic as well as the excellent portrayal of Frank's realization that he isn't embarrassed about his cross-dressing, or going to give it up once he's got Gerard keep it from becoming completely unbelievable.

The in-story characterizations is spot on and the slow build up of Frank discovering who he is, first as Frank, then as his Wit-sec persona, then as Joan, keeps the story moving and helps bridge the gap of years from when we meet Frank in middle school, til he and Gerard get together.

My only word of warning is that this is a Not!Fic so it might take a little adjusting to, with the way it uses emoticons as descriptive representations in certain scenes.

Becoming Joan

Title: Becoming Joan
Fandom: Bandom: My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Gerard/Frank
Categories: AU, Angst, Cross-Dressing, Not!fic, Romance
Length: Long (36,000)
Warnings: Cross-dressing, Homophobia,

Author on LJ: mrsronweasley and theopteryx
Website: Theopteryx's Masterlist of Art and Fics and Mrsronweasley's Fic Masterlist

Summary: The only sound in the dressing room was Frank's breathing and the gentle shhhk as she pulled a lace tighter.

"There we go," she said, stepping back. "Yes?" she asked, when he was still silent.

"Yes," Frank said, still watching himself in the mirror. Yes.

Review: Cross-dressing fics are always tricky beasts. Particularly when they include a romance involving a significant other who doesn't know that the character is cross-dressing. I usually go into them warily since there is a temptation to just hand wave the whole moral/sexual complications away. Being Joan does suffer from some mild handwaving, but the pacing of a Not!Fic as well as the excellent portrayal of Frank's realization that he isn't embarrassed about his cross-dressing, or going to give it up once he's got Gerard keep it from becoming completely unbelievable.

The in-story characterizations is spot on and the slow build up of Frank discovering who he is, first as Frank, then as his Wit-sec persona, then as Joan, keeps the story moving and helps bridge the gap of years from when we meet Frank in middle school, til he and Gerard get together.

My only word of warning is that this is a Not!Fic so it might take a little adjusting to, with the way it uses emoticons as descriptive representations in certain scenes.

Becoming Joan

Title: Earthbound and Aftershocks by sidewinder
Fandom: Brimstone
Pairing: Devil/Zeke
Categories: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Length: Long
Warnings: A boatload of religious content, violence, scenes of torture, and disturbing imagery.

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: sidewinder’s homepage

Review:
Captured by a group of wayward demons, a much abused and tortured Zeke is awaiting his fate, only to be rescued by the Devil. This, unfortunately for Lucifer, has some (possibly) long-term consequences.

This is one of those stories that could have easily been a story arc in the series, even despite the pairing or maybe because of it. With just enough snark and tension for Zeke and Lucifer’s characters to come to life, there’s something about this fic and its sequel that is vaguely uneasy, as though the characters’ own discomfort is bleeding through the lines and making it clear that everything isn’t as it should be. They’re conflicted and uncomfortable, both by the situation and each other, and that comes through beautifully, especially once Zeke gets a rather startling truth revealed to him.

Though there are no clear-cut answers to some of the questions posed in the story, I still found myself enjoying every minute of the journey, with both characters a tad confused and a lot conflicted; questioning themselves and their future even when everything is said and done. One thing I do have to say, however, is that you do need to have at least a working knowledge of the series before trying this one out as some of characters might be lost on you otherwise.

Earthbound
Aftershocks

Title: Earthbound and Aftershocks by sidewinder
Fandom: Brimstone
Pairing: Devil/Zeke
Categories: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Length: Long
Warnings: A boatload of religious content, violence, scenes of torture, and disturbing imagery.

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: sidewinder’s homepage

Review:
Captured by a group of wayward demons, a much abused and tortured Zeke is awaiting his fate, only to be rescued by the Devil. This, unfortunately for Lucifer, has some (possibly) long-term consequences.

This is one of those stories that could have easily been a story arc in the series, even despite the pairing or maybe because of it. With just enough snark and tension for Zeke and Lucifer’s characters to come to life, there’s something about this fic and its sequel that is vaguely uneasy, as though the characters’ own discomfort is bleeding through the lines and making it clear that everything isn’t as it should be. They’re conflicted and uncomfortable, both by the situation and each other, and that comes through beautifully, especially once Zeke gets a rather startling truth revealed to him.

Though there are no clear-cut answers to some of the questions posed in the story, I still found myself enjoying every minute of the journey, with both characters a tad confused and a lot conflicted; questioning themselves and their future even when everything is said and done. One thing I do have to say, however, is that you do need to have at least a working knowledge of the series before trying this one out as some of characters might be lost on you otherwise.

Earthbound
Aftershocks

Title: Earthbound and Aftershocks by sidewinder
Fandom: Brimstone
Pairing: Devil/Zeke
Categories: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Length: Long
Warnings: A boatload of religious content, violence, scenes of torture, and disturbing imagery.

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: sidewinder’s homepage

Review:
Captured by a group of wayward demons, a much abused and tortured Zeke is awaiting his fate, only to be rescued by the Devil. This, unfortunately for Lucifer, has some (possibly) long-term consequences.

This is one of those stories that could have easily been a story arc in the series, even despite the pairing or maybe because of it. With just enough snark and tension for Zeke and Lucifer’s characters to come to life, there’s something about this fic and its sequel that is vaguely uneasy, as though the characters’ own discomfort is bleeding through the lines and making it clear that everything isn’t as it should be. They’re conflicted and uncomfortable, both by the situation and each other, and that comes through beautifully, especially once Zeke gets a rather startling truth revealed to him.

Though there are no clear-cut answers to some of the questions posed in the story, I still found myself enjoying every minute of the journey, with both characters a tad confused and a lot conflicted; questioning themselves and their future even when everything is said and done. One thing I do have to say, however, is that you do need to have at least a working knowledge of the series before trying this one out as some of characters might be lost on you otherwise.

Earthbound
Aftershocks

Title: Earthbound and Aftershocks by sidewinder
Fandom: Brimstone
Pairing: Devil/Zeke
Categories: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Length: Long
Warnings: A boatload of religious content, violence, scenes of torture, and disturbing imagery.

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: sidewinder’s homepage

Review:
Captured by a group of wayward demons, a much abused and tortured Zeke is awaiting his fate, only to be rescued by the Devil. This, unfortunately for Lucifer, has some (possibly) long-term consequences.

This is one of those stories that could have easily been a story arc in the series, even despite the pairing or maybe because of it. With just enough snark and tension for Zeke and Lucifer’s characters to come to life, there’s something about this fic and its sequel that is vaguely uneasy, as though the characters’ own discomfort is bleeding through the lines and making it clear that everything isn’t as it should be. They’re conflicted and uncomfortable, both by the situation and each other, and that comes through beautifully, especially once Zeke gets a rather startling truth revealed to him.

Though there are no clear-cut answers to some of the questions posed in the story, I still found myself enjoying every minute of the journey, with both characters a tad confused and a lot conflicted; questioning themselves and their future even when everything is said and done. One thing I do have to say, however, is that you do need to have at least a working knowledge of the series before trying this one out as some of characters might be lost on you otherwise.

Earthbound
Aftershocks

Title: Earthbound and Aftershocks by sidewinder
Fandom: Brimstone
Pairing: Devil/Zeke
Categories: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Length: Long
Warnings: A boatload of religious content, violence, scenes of torture, and disturbing imagery.

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: sidewinder’s homepage

Review:
Captured by a group of wayward demons, a much abused and tortured Zeke is awaiting his fate, only to be rescued by the Devil. This, unfortunately for Lucifer, has some (possibly) long-term consequences.

This is one of those stories that could have easily been a story arc in the series, even despite the pairing or maybe because of it. With just enough snark and tension for Zeke and Lucifer’s characters to come to life, there’s something about this fic and its sequel that is vaguely uneasy, as though the characters’ own discomfort is bleeding through the lines and making it clear that everything isn’t as it should be. They’re conflicted and uncomfortable, both by the situation and each other, and that comes through beautifully, especially once Zeke gets a rather startling truth revealed to him.

Though there are no clear-cut answers to some of the questions posed in the story, I still found myself enjoying every minute of the journey, with both characters a tad confused and a lot conflicted; questioning themselves and their future even when everything is said and done. One thing I do have to say, however, is that you do need to have at least a working knowledge of the series before trying this one out as some of characters might be lost on you otherwise.

Earthbound
Aftershocks

Title: Earthbound and Aftershocks by sidewinder
Fandom: Brimstone
Pairing: Devil/Zeke
Categories: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Length: Long
Warnings: A boatload of religious content, violence, scenes of torture, and disturbing imagery.

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: sidewinder’s homepage

Review:
Captured by a group of wayward demons, a much abused and tortured Zeke is awaiting his fate, only to be rescued by the Devil. This, unfortunately for Lucifer, has some (possibly) long-term consequences.

This is one of those stories that could have easily been a story arc in the series, even despite the pairing or maybe because of it. With just enough snark and tension for Zeke and Lucifer’s characters to come to life, there’s something about this fic and its sequel that is vaguely uneasy, as though the characters’ own discomfort is bleeding through the lines and making it clear that everything isn’t as it should be. They’re conflicted and uncomfortable, both by the situation and each other, and that comes through beautifully, especially once Zeke gets a rather startling truth revealed to him.

Though there are no clear-cut answers to some of the questions posed in the story, I still found myself enjoying every minute of the journey, with both characters a tad confused and a lot conflicted; questioning themselves and their future even when everything is said and done. One thing I do have to say, however, is that you do need to have at least a working knowledge of the series before trying this one out as some of characters might be lost on you otherwise.

Earthbound
Aftershocks