Title: Monogatari
Fandom: Supernatural RPS / J2
Pairing: Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki
Categories: AU/AR, Romance
Length: Epic (78.488 words)
Warnings: Xenophobia, prejudice, violence, cultural appropriation
Summary: It's an AU in a parallel universe where Japan kind of took over half the world and the boys are - wait for it - samurai. I can't explain where it came from or what came over me, but suffice it to say that I'm mostly proud of it.

Author on LJ: winterlive
Author Website: Channel Six

Review:
I love Japan and I love samurai. So when winterlive posted this story that not only combines those two preferences but adds the bonus of a really great written J2 pairing, I couldn't help but fall in love with the story.

This universe that was created for Monogatari is a 'what if' Japan not the United States was the most influential country in the world. Every aspect of the life the characters are living is changed by the many (often only minute) differences between European/American culture and Asian culture.

Anyone who likes plotty stories with interesting world building will enjoy taking a look at Monogatari.

Monogatari