It's time to kick-off our epic_recs Small Fandom Week. We consider a fandom small if we've recced it five or less times on the comm, so time to expand our reccing horizons!

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Title: & i'll find strength
Fandom: Big Bang Theory
Pairing: gen (with Sheldon/OMC and Penny/OFC)
Categories: drama, friendship
Length: Short (1,865 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: muir_wolf
Author Website: Wolf Maid at ff.net / Muir_Wolf

Summary:
Sheldon tells her they can lie, if she wants. It’s one of those handful of times that she remembers that deep down (deep, deep down), he’s kind. But she doesn’t want to lie anymore.

Review:
One night during a party, Penny confides to Sheldon that she's gay and Sheldon reveals he is too. Both closeted, they become each others support system and confidant.

Some stories just crawl right inside you and resonate. I love muir_wolf's sensitive and expansive take on these characters; keeping them in-character while making them more complex and fleshed out. Each character beat feels spot-on (especially Penny making Sheldon a Apollo and Midnighter "I Like Boys" t-shirt), and the brief cameos by the rest of the cast really work.

I love this story and just want to hug it.

& i'll find strength (AO3)
& i'll find strength (LJ)
and i'll find strength (ff.net)