Title: Frank Iero AI
Fandom: Bandom (My Chemical Romance)
Pairing: Frank Iero/Gerard Way; Gerard Way/Lindsey
Categories: AU, Apocalypse, Science Fiction
Length: Medium (4k)
Warnings:

Author on LJ: theladysnarkydame
Website:

Summary: post apocalypse or cyberpunk detective agenc

Review: The wold building in this fic packs a real wallop for its length. The fic is a casefic, so the backstory on all the characters is left purposely vague.

Part Noir novel, part post apocalyptic Virtual world, it makes for a dreamy and dark cocktail that will drag you under and not let you back up for air until it's finished.

Frank Iero AI

Title: Fog, Sheets and Thunder
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Frank Iero/Gerard Way
Categories: AU, Apocaylpse, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Length: Medium (5k)
Warnings: Dark

Author on LJ: theopteryx
Website: theopteryx ao3

Summary: Not as grey as it seems. A post-apocalyptic postal service AU.

Review: This fic takes place in an atmospheric post-apocalyptic world that has stuck with me for a long time.

The language is gorgeous and every scene is rendered in loving detail.

Even if you aren't familiar with the My Chemical Romance fandom you will be able to enjoy this fic.

Fog, Sheets and Thunder

Title: Endgame
Fandom: 5 Seconds of Summer (Band)
Pairing: Michael Clifford/Luke Hemmings/Calum Hood/Ashton Irwin
Categories: Angst, First Time, Slash, Romance.
Length:Medium [10,396 words]
Warnings: Unsafe Sex, Sexual Orientation Issues, Coming Out, Minor Homophobia.

Author Website: cyclogenesis (addictedkitten)[on AO3]

Summary: Ashton’s bandmates are petting each other onstage again which is fine, it’s normal.[original summary]

Review: Endgame is a fic Ashton-centered fic, and something I haven’t read before. I usually read Calum’s or Luke’s pov, and to think about only once or twice a Michael pov. The whole fic focus in Ashton realizing his feelings about the other boys in the band and at the same time figuring himself out.

I think this fic is good because it draws out from a experience all of us have when we get into the 5 Seconds of Summer fandom: their affectioned nature, the touches, the glances and the way they speak about each other means something? Or are there units inside of the band, or are them all friends at the same level? We don’t need to discuss if they are or not in a relationship in real life, but what we would like to believe it happens or better, what we imagine it should.

Ashton doesn’t daydreams and berates himself on his thoughts about the boys and the relationship he has with them and how they behave with each other. He is very jealous in this fic and sounds a bit whiny, but it’s fun to see him angsting over the fact no one is touching him.

I highly recommend this fic, since it’s all kinds of bittersweet with a happy ending and you will get tons of shippy feelings, because while it is a OT4 fic, it mulls over all kind of pairings inside the band, including all of them together.

Endgame

Title:Hold my Bones
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Gabe Saporta/Pete Wentz
Categories: Angst, Family, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort
Length: Long (22k)
Warnings: Past Sexual Assault, Past Child Abuse, Homophobia, PTSD, Anxiety, Panic Attacks

Author on LJ: inlovewithnight
Website: inlovewithnight

Summary: After Pete's summer at boot camp, Pete's parents move their family to New Jersey, where Pete meets Gabe Saporta and Gabe's dad. Contains on-screen panic attacks, discussion and descriptions of child abuse, references to child sexual abuse, dysfunctional family dynamics, teenagers exploring their sexuality (mentally and emotionally, not sexually). Upbeat ending with the implication of happy lives. Co-authored with lalejandra.

Review: This fic is primarily comfort, following Pete's period in Bootcamp. Still make sure you read the warnings first.

This is a touching take on highschool AUs. Pete is the new student at Gabe's school and Gabe finds himself helping Pete not only with school, but with dealing with his trauma.

InlovewithNight does a great job fully fleshing out ever character in the story, even the side characters. Despite its serious premise the story is ultimately very sweet.

Hold my Bones

Title: Let's Get Physical
Fandom: One Direction [Bandom/RPF]
Pairing: Liam Payne/Niall Horan
Categories: Romance, AU
Length: Medium [7534 words]
Warnings: Public Sex


Author Website: fallingidols(on AO3)

Summary:
Niall and Liam play a little game: how much sexual tension can they handle before one of them cracks?
Hint: not very much.
A gym AU where Harry signs Niall up with a personal trainer for his knee, but somewhere along the way Niall ends up with Liam and a whole lot of sexual tension instead. [original summary]

Review: The is fic is short and sweet, and I choose it for this week because it’s rare to find good Niall/Liam fics. I really like the dynamics of the pairing, and the author, while in a short work, manages to fill in their personalities quite well.

Besides Liam and Niall, we have a very friendly butterfly Harry that is 100% adorable and trying to help Niall in everything and Zayn, that is quite written in the cranky spectrum instead of the usual mysterious one, which is always refreshing. Oh, there is also Josh, though he leaves the fic quickly, but we have some great comic moments because of him.

The fic shows a medium to fast work of Liam’s and Niall’s relationship, which leads to some great sex and cuteness, the pining happens in a good proportion, which gives interest but isn’t boring! This fic is light, sweet and spicy and just a lovely read.

Let's Get Physical

Title: hand over
Fandom: One Direction [Bandom/RPF]
Pairing: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
Categories: PWP, Romance
Length: Epic [60732 words]
Warnings: Daddy Kink, Object Insertion, D/S Elements & Play, Humiliation, Exhibitionism, Feminization, Bareback Sex, Fisting, Impact Play, Pain Play, Sensory Deprivation, Kink Exploration, Safe Words & Trigger Discussions and Use, Figging, Bondage, Total Power Exchange, Pet Play and Collaring.

Author Website: crybaby (toplinson) (on AO3)

Summary:
‘Twenty one things to try before 21,’ he reads aloud, voice lilting with amusement. [original summary]

Review:

I’m on a smut-fluffy phase, probably because it’s May - and I’m always lively around my birthday. This story kind of announced a great B-Day week! It’s a plot what plot fic, where Harry and Louis explore several kinks Harry always wanted to try before turning 21.

She is so joyful to read, full of kink exploration, but beware! Louis and Harry navigate several kinks, but they don’t discuss all of them thoroughly, while Harry gives a blanket statement and they have safe words in place, a few people might consider the story slightly unconcerned with the kink negotiation.

Highlights of the fic concern favorite kinks of mine like Exhibitionism and Sensory Deprivation, as well as a Zayn, Harry and Louis threesome and a gangband with all the boys. The fic is an AU, and a bit unrealistic in the amount of sex a couple can have, and how willing people are in joining the experimentation, but it flows easily enough not to bother you while reading - of course, you must be prepared, this is a pwp fic, the plot is completely secondary, but I feel it delivers well it’s purpose.

This fic gains bonus points for the length and how diverse the sex scenes are without making it everything boring and “this” inserts “there”, the only thing I didn’t like was a bit of the pet names, but that mainly a personal preference thing - it doesn’t effect at all the reading.

hand over

Title: but more than a feeling
Fandom: One Direction [Bandom/RPF]
Pairing: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson/Zayn Malik/Liam Payne/Niall Horan, Sophia Smith/Liam Payne, Liam Payne/Sophia Smith/Niall Horan
Categories: Romance, PWP.
Length: Medium [12756 words]
Warnings: OT5 Orgy, Het/Slash in equal parts - will explain the waring in the review, please check the author’s warnings for the individual kinks/sex acts.


Author Website: velvet_tuberose(on AO3) | velvetuberose (on Tumblr)

Summary: Liam doesn't mean to think about it over the next week. He doesn't purposefully think it over, but the thought pops into his head at the oddest of times: bunging a sausage roll into the cart at the shop, stopping Loki from peeing on someone’s shoe at the park, climbing off the treadmill after working out, there’s that random thought of I could sleep with all of them, maybe at the same time.


Review:

I had a hard time choosing what fic to rec this week, and when I went over my bookmarks I decided for this story. It is a short one, but is packed with feelings and smut, which I needed to get me out of the funk! So go read this lovely if you want something lighter.

This fic was written for a OT5 exchange, which means fics where the central relationship is of all the five boys in the band. It starts off with canonical Liam/Sophia and a surprising Niall/Sophia friendship that turns into a pre-orgy training with Sophia/Liam/Niall. I’ve been in love with fics that maintain the actual relationships the boys are and sidetrack it with side pairings.

The drama free element is the best part of the plot, simply because Liam and Sophia discuss things as a healthy couple and Liam gets consent from her to pursue this fantasy of his. The undercurrent of Sophia/Niall just makes the fic very complex and delightful, and gives a little wish of something more.

Basically, Niall and Sophia convince Liam that he could have sex with all the boys, because they all love him enough to give what he wants and Liam fumbles around until he figures he really wants that, because he doesn’t feel jealous when he sees the interaction with Niall and Sophia.

I warned for both Slash and Het, because while the fic summary suggest the central idea of the orgy between the five boys, there is sex between Sophia, Liam and Niall and just Sophia and Liam. Since I know there are people that don’t read het in this fandom or that simply don’t read Liam/Sophia or more urgently don’t read fics with sexual acts with any of the girlfriends/other real people, and are uncomfortable with the sexualization of people that don’t chose to be the in the spotlight I thought it was best to warn.

We also get a tiny bit of Harry/Louis and Zayn/Liam, which tie up a lot of feelings and discuss Liam relationship with the other boys and in between them. This is a great read if you want to have all the feelings between all boys and Liam being adorable without wanting to put anyone out for wanting to have an orgy.


but more than a feeling

Title: Branching Out
Fandom: One Direction [Bandom/RPF]
Pairing: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson (side Perrie/Zayn, Liam/Sophia)
Categories: Romance, Dram, Angst, AU
Length: Super Epic [266198 words]
Warnings: Drug Use, Overdose, Atempted Suicide, Near Character’s Death Experiences, Triggering Experences, Betrayal and Alternative Endings.


Author Website: kikikryslee(on AO3)

Summary:
“Congratulations on your recovery, man.”
“So you do know who I am,” Louis smirked.
“Am I supposed to? I mean, I can just see it in your eyes. They’re brighter than the last time I saw you.”
“When was that?”
“The night I first met you,” Harry answered. “You were wasted out of your mind, no life behind your eyes, whatsoever. Your buddy Zayn came stumbling in and threw me against a wall because he thought I took photos of you to sell to a magazine or something. Why would I take pictures of you drunk off your ass? You famous or something?”
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Or, the one where Louis is the star of a reality TV show and wants Harry to be on it, and Harry still hasn't forgotten the drugged out Louis that he met in a restaurant bathroom four years ago.
Also featuring Liam as an up and coming party planner, Zayn as Louis' best friend and greatest trigger, Niall as Harry's roommate and local bartending legend and Eleanor, Sophia and Perrie as design students who bring them all together. [original summary]

Review: I’m starting this review by giving a hug for all 1D fan’s reading this, this week was a roller coaster, so just hugs and I’m here if anyone needs someone to talk.

It was really hard to finish reading this fic, not because of it, but just because it was a really a week full of news and it made me think a lot about how much this fic fit perfectly with how I felt with the whole deal of Zayn leaving the band and Louis breaking things off with Eleanour.

The reason this fic is so good is that the author makes great points about the life in the spotlight. And this is so relevant this week that I felt I needed to review it anyway, even if I wanted more than anything to pretend this fandom didn’t exist for a while. Basically Louis is a reality show star, and his family was kind of like the Kardashians. It’s an AU, but we see all of the band, plus significant others and Ben Winston, the guys’ producer.

Imagine a reality show, but shown from the inside, with how things are recorded and how invested people end up being when their lives are filmed and edit and dished out. This fic is an AU, but it’s so true to what we see of the band, that I thought it was very genius. It makes you think about the pressure the boys are under and how we never really get the real version of them, even when they try being as truthful as possible. The fic also highlights perfectly how gossip columns can create the most incredible stories to sell more: the story is full of stunts, drama and fights, all generated by the public view of them.

While it is centered in Louis and Harry, the author managed the show all characters and to create plots for both the story and the show.The best part for me is how endearing Sophia, Perrie, Eleanor and Danielle are, which is super rare in the fandom. There isn’t bashing, and they are very significant in the fabric of the plot. Liam, Zayn and Niall are a bit out of character, specially Zayn, but you still see some great scenes that are almost canonical. Louis is perfect, even at his bottom , while he deals with his addictions.

I’m in a angst phase, and apparently a drug use one, but I promise is not a fetish thing. I just been completely in love with how people developed flawed characters that I still want to hug and cherish. Harry is very adorable here, thought escaping the more visible flaws, and almost the perfect guy. He has quite a temper, but I think the author really mixes cute and loveable Harry with fierce and angry Harry.

Zayn steals the scene for sure, and how hard it was to see him in this fic and imagine him out of the band. *cries silently* Anyway, he is the best character in my opinion, full of ambiguity and layers. Be aware he really triggers Louis, he is one of the reasons for Louis to spiraled so far into addiction and he is probably the person that continues to pull Louis right back into it.

At last, I warned for Alternative Endings, and the reason for that is that the author gives two possible endings, I liked both of them, but I know she comment that a lot of people didn’t like the lighter ending, so be warned that you won’t have a definite version of it, but will have to choose from one of them.

Title: All Tired Talk
Fandom: One Direction [Bandom/RPF]
Pairing: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
Categories: Romance, Drama, Angst, AU, Hurt/Comfort
Length: Epic [268655 words]
Warnings: Constant Vomiting, Drug Use, Overdose, Self Destructive behavior, Suicide Thoughts, Near Character’s Death Experiences, Unhealthy relationships.


Author LJ: N/A
Author Website: ourloveisgod (on AO3)

Summary: In which Harry is the dying front man of a dying rock band, Zayn has finally given up holding his hair back in dingy bathrooms, Niall and Liam are holding up the fort, and Louis comes along with eyes the color of the sky to remind Harry that there is still more life to live. [original summary]

Review: Harry is a wreck in this story and it hurts to read, I’m serious. This story made me cry and it made me pound the bed in pure anger, and I can say it’s one of the best stories I ever read in this fandom. It is a highly dramatic story, full of anger, fights and characters breaking down.

The band configuration doesn’t have Louis on it and there is a big introduction of it where he doesn’t appear. 5 Seconds to Summer(Opening Act to One Direction on real life) and George Shelley make appearences, though quite later in the fic, and 5SOS plays a quite villainous role, which is refreshing, since they are usually seen as uber cute and nothing else. Sophia is a really important character, and Perrie, Eleanor and Nick are all there.

Harry and Louis relationship are both the central plot and the side plot, entwined with Harry addictions and his troubled relationship with both his suicidal thoughts and his band that is completely overwhelmed with his destructive behaviour. The emotional depth of this story is quite powerful and agonizing.

I really like stories that drawn out, this story pushes a bit the limit, but if you are not impatience as me, you will probably be more focused on the fact that this story deals seriously with addiction and how it repeatedly shows the relapses and the importance of healing by oneself and not for the “love of your life”.

Great story for the days of rain, but maybe with a cup of water and some chocolate? It’s really rough to read.



All Tired Talk

Title: you belong with me
Fandom: One Direction (Bandom/RPF)
Pairing: Harry Styles/Liam Payne
Categories/Genres: Romance, Angst, AU,
Length: Long [35000 words]
Warnings: Underage Drinking.

Author/Artist on LJ: countthestars89
Author/Artist Website: countthestars[on AO3]

Summary: Liam and Harry grow up, fall apart, and figure it all out.
Or, the one where Harry gets famous and Liam gets left behind, and sometimes you find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time. (original summary)


Review:
This fic captures Liam so perfectly, or at least what I imagine Liam was pre-X-Factor, a kid that was awkward, lonely and still so driven to find his spot, while still wanting to share his amazing talent. First of all, this fic is a character study, written in Liam’s pov about his insecurities and how much he doesn’t know what to do unsupported. The contrast between Liam’s shyness and insecurity, but adorable fierceness with his friends and Harry’s charisma and popularity move the whole fic and enhance the internal tension of the plot.

Be aware that this fic shows Harry in a very graceless light, where if not hooked into the fic, you might feel angry, and you should, because story!Harry is a bastard! It’s not character bashing or personal distaste of the person Harry Styles, but an extrapolation of what we seen on fandom about Harry. We have several connections to the recurrent rumor of Harry moving out of the band and going solo and of the media’s constant showing him as a womanizer.

The friends to lovers cliche in this story is really well used, and we have a huge amount of pinning by Liam’s part and an oblivious jealousy on Harry’s part, which is absolutely delicious. There is also lot’s and lot’s of underage drinking and destructive behavior on Harry’s part, which is responsible for a good part of the angst on the fic.

I recommend this fic if you want a nice cry; it’s not unbearably sad, but it left me really depressed, and it was just what I need at the time. The only thing I got slightly bad was about Danielle/Liam, but even if, like me, you don’t like her, her participation is subtle, but really pointed and served the story really well. On the really happy note, the end is amazing and the progress to it is not rushed in any way.

The time of them separated, after Harry gets famous, is the best part of the story, so full of feelings. The story gets a happy ending, Niall is one lovely fairy godmother/lucky leprechaun and Zayn, my precious baby, is there to support Harry when he gets lost. When they finally start to get back together, you can count with a lovely Harry trying to make amends and Liam pissed off with Harry for using his fame to help Liam. It’s priceless. So it’s just story packed with feelings and the discovery of love, without being cheesy or predictable.


you belong with me

Title: Pages In Your Passport
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Alicia Way/Mikey Way/Pete Wentz
Categories: AU, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Length: Long (22k)
Warnings:Mental Health Issues

Author on LJ: inlovewithnight alpheratz
Website: inlovewithnight Alpheratz

Summary:Mikey comes across Pete while walking Piglet in the park. The first time, Mikey pretends he didn't see him. The second time, he awkwardly waves. The third time, he's worried Pete thinks Mikey's stalking him, so they make awkward conversation and Mikey figures out that Pete’s homeless. And the fourth time, he and Alicia collect him from the park.

Review: This fic isn't one I recommend reading if you are particularly sensitive to mental health issues and self harm/neglect. Pete is in a really low place, when Mikey and Alicia find him.

Mikey and Alicia are awesome in this fic, taking charge and helping Pete back onto his feet, without ever making it anybody's fault that things have gotten bad. If you love a good hurt/comfort that will make you feel warm and fuzzy this is a great fic, but definitely keep in mind that it is hurt/comfort, revolving around mental issues

I've Swallowed Your House Keys

Title: Pages In Your Passport
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Pete Wentz/Mikey Way
Categories: AU, Angst, Fluff, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Length: Medium (15k)
Warnings:Sports Injuries, Anxiety issues, and reckless behavior

Author on LJ: inlovewithnight
Website: inlovewithnight

Summary:Pete pursued soccer instead of music. He has a good long run in the game. Then in 2010, he meets this guy in a band.

Review: This is a great fic about re-finding your purpose in life. Pete falls in love Mikey at first sight, and then has to figure out how to juggle their relationship with his Soccer career.

Despite the very different life he has led, this Pete is still oblivious when it comes to serious relationship stuff. Meaning that it is up to Mikey to save to day and make everything work out. Which he does, through much patience, and just plain refusing to leave Pete's house.

This is a cute failboat rom-com that will only take you a few hours to read, but will keep you awwing the entire way.

Pages In Your Passport

Title: The Brotherhood of the Traveling Hoodie
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Gen
Categories: Fluff, Friendship, Slice of Life
Length: Medium (1.7k)
Warnings:Mentions of mental instability, drug addiction, infidelity, and reckless behavior

Author on LJ: inlovewithnight
Website: inlovewithnight

Summary:It's not magic. It just means something.

Review: This is a nice, short fic, that will give you plenty of warm fuzzies.

It follows the adventures of one beat up Midtown hoodie, through the unfortunate events in Mikey Way, Pete Wentz, and Gabe Saporta's lives.

The Brotherhood of the Traveling Hoodie

Title: Of All the Nail Salons in the World
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Gabe Saporta/Pete Wentz
Categories: AU, Friendship, Romance,
Length:Medium (10k)
Warnings:Genderqueer Issues, Recreational Drug Use

Author on LJ: inlovewithnight
Website: InLoveWithNight

Summary:Gabe has a thing for super-cute punk types. Pete has a thing for Gabe.

A genderqueer romcom of happy nice time.


Review: This story is pretty much, exactly what it is says on the box. It's a short and sweet, romance between a musician turned nail tech (Gabe) and a genderqueer Musician (Pete) who shares a one bedroom apartment with his entire band.

There is some Nail and foot related flirting that might have caused some mental scarring for the rest of Pete's band, but otherwise it's all fluffy and light, while still making a few clear statements about genderqeerness.

Can be read, even if you don't know much about Bandom.

Of All the Nail Salons in the World

Title: God Only Knows Series
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Ryan Ross/Spencer Smith/Brendon Urie/Jon Walker
Categories: AU, Marriage of Convenience, Polygamy, Romance
Length:Epic (65,500)
Warnings:Polygamy and Arranged Marriages

Author on LJ: katarin
Website: Katarin's A03

Summary:Jon Walker and his boywives, a Big Love AU

Review: This is a sweet and sad series that's based around the idea of the boys from Panic at the Disco all growing up in a polygamist community.

I first read it years ago, and have been meaning to rec it for forever. In fact I thought I already had, but a search through the bookmarks shows know sign of it.

What makes this such an interesting series for me is that it doesn't romanticize the practice of Polygamy, but it does allow for romance to grow within the confines of the religious and practical concerns of such an arrangement. Part of how Katarin manages this is by giving each of the four members of the relationship their own feelings about the practice.

Brendon has never questioned his place in life or the righteousness of plural marriage. Spencer was raised in a traditional household and feels comfortable with his designation as a 'boy wife', but is best friends with a rebel as a teenager and wanted more for himself than he could get as a traditional marriage. Ryan is a rebel from a family that defied the prophet and were punished severely for it, nobody is sure if his designation as boywife was true or if he was meant to be Spencer's husband. Jon hates what the religion stands for, but still falls in love with a boywife, Spencer, and then because that love is so strong goes on to take on Ryan and Brendon. He becomes a elder in a faith he doesn't believe in.

These four together make a home for themselves where they can ignore the problems raised by their religion and the secular world they live in, but they never lose sight of their past or how it effects them.

God Only Knows

Title: Bound to the Beat
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Bob Bryar/Patrick Stump, Mikey Way/Pete Wentz,
Categories: AU, Angst, BDSM, Hurt/Comfort, Soubonding
Length: Long (37,000)
Warnings: Innate Dominant/submissive identities, soulbonding, prescription drug use and misuse in conjunction with soulbonds, consent issues discussed in regards to soulbonding, reference to canon suicide attempt, BDSM, minor OC character death, still-a-band!AU, a Will who is NOT William Beckett.

Author on LJ: dancinbutterfly
Website: Dancinbutterfly's Fic Masterpost

Summary: In a near canon world where orientation refers to dominance or submission, not sexuality, almost everyone has a soulmate that is supposed to complement their personality, biology, orientation and heart. Most people look forward to the day when the psionic bond sparks into existence, connecting them to their other halves. However, a trauma left Bob wanting anything but the bond he sees as a dangerous trap, and he takes matters in his own hands to chemically prevent his bond from effecting him. Patrick doesn't know what he did wrong but he knows that for some reason, his soulmate has rejected him and he has to learn to live with that. Between their pasts, their bands, and their hopes, neither of them expects end up where they do - so close with so much distance still between them. (Inspired by the Bound and Determined universe created by Helen78 and Cesare. This fic was written with the authors' permission and knowledge that many elements of the original concept were adjusted to fit my own universe.)

Review: Pretty much every fandom has a Dominant/Submissive AU. So the basics of the AU should be pretty clear, if not comment and I'll try to explain.

What makes this so lovely and unusual is that it also takes place in a world that involves soul-bonds. In fact the soul-bonded nature of the characters takes center stage. Since the story deals with some of the consequences of a soul-bonded society.

The Dom/Sub side of the characters' relationships isn't as deeply explored. It is very clearly shown as a part of the characters' inherent mind-set but it doesn't get the same concentration as some of this type of story. Which keeps the story from getting too bogged down into the dynamics of a dom/sub partnership or the details of sex "scenes".

I also enjoyed the fact that the characters didn't stay single until they met their soulmates, which led to a more platonic view of sex and living. Since everybody had to look after each other until they met the 'one'.

Bound to the Beat

Title: Bound to the Beat
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Bob Bryar/Patrick Stump, Mikey Way/Pete Wentz,
Categories: AU, Angst, BDSM, Hurt/Comfort, Soubonding
Length: Long (37,000)
Warnings: Innate Dominant/submissive identities, soulbonding, prescription drug use and misuse in conjunction with soulbonds, consent issues discussed in regards to soulbonding, reference to canon suicide attempt, BDSM, minor OC character death, still-a-band!AU, a Will who is NOT William Beckett.

Author on LJ: dancinbutterfly
Website: Dancinbutterfly's Fic Masterpost

Summary: In a near canon world where orientation refers to dominance or submission, not sexuality, almost everyone has a soulmate that is supposed to complement their personality, biology, orientation and heart. Most people look forward to the day when the psionic bond sparks into existence, connecting them to their other halves. However, a trauma left Bob wanting anything but the bond he sees as a dangerous trap, and he takes matters in his own hands to chemically prevent his bond from effecting him. Patrick doesn't know what he did wrong but he knows that for some reason, his soulmate has rejected him and he has to learn to live with that. Between their pasts, their bands, and their hopes, neither of them expects end up where they do - so close with so much distance still between them. (Inspired by the Bound and Determined universe created by Helen78 and Cesare. This fic was written with the authors' permission and knowledge that many elements of the original concept were adjusted to fit my own universe.)

Review: Pretty much every fandom has a Dominant/Submissive AU. So the basics of the AU should be pretty clear, if not comment and I'll try to explain.

What makes this so lovely and unusual is that it also takes place in a world that involves soul-bonds. In fact the soul-bonded nature of the characters takes center stage. Since the story deals with some of the consequences of a soul-bonded society.

The Dom/Sub side of the characters' relationships isn't as deeply explored. It is very clearly shown as a part of the characters' inherent mind-set but it doesn't get the same concentration as some of this type of story. Which keeps the story from getting too bogged down into the dynamics of a dom/sub partnership or the details of sex "scenes".

I also enjoyed the fact that the characters didn't stay single until they met their soulmates, which led to a more platonic view of sex and living. Since everybody had to look after each other until they met the 'one'.

Bound to the Beat

Title: The One Where Tint's Verse
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Gerard/Bob; Frank/Mikey
Categories: AU, Angst, Humor, Friendship, Romance
Length: Epic (64,000)
Warnings: Depression and mentions of past suicide attempts

Author on LJ: turps33
Website: Turps on Ao3

Summary: A MCR AU where Ray has his own gardening firm, and one day he does a job for the Ways.

Review: I could have sworn I recced this months and months ago, but I couldn't find it listed so:

This story is warm and fluffy with just enough angst to keep your teeth from rotting. Everybody has somebody, from Mikey and Frank and their highschool romance, to Ray and Brian and their not quite flirtation, to Bob who takes care of Gerard without smothering him.

Everybody makes everybody else's life better just by being there. And that is AWESOME.

Tints Verse
Podfic: Tints of a Rainbow Hue

Title: The One Where Tint's Verse
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Gerard/Bob; Frank/Mikey
Categories: AU, Angst, Humor, Friendship, Romance
Length: Epic (64,000)
Warnings: Depression and mentions of past suicide attempts

Author on LJ: turps33
Website: Turps on Ao3

Summary: A MCR AU where Ray has his own gardening firm, and one day he does a job for the Ways.

Review: I could have sworn I recced this months and months ago, but I couldn't find it listed so:

This story is warm and fluffy with just enough angst to keep your teeth from rotting. Everybody has somebody, from Mikey and Frank and their highschool romance, to Ray and Brian and their not quite flirtation, to Bob who takes care of Gerard without smothering him.

Everybody makes everybody else's life better just by being there. And that is AWESOME.

Tints Verse
Podfic: Tints of a Rainbow Hue

Title: The One Where Tint's Verse
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Gerard/Bob; Frank/Mikey
Categories: AU, Angst, Humor, Friendship, Romance
Length: Epic (64,000)
Warnings: Depression and mentions of past suicide attempts

Author on LJ: turps33
Website: Turps on Ao3

Summary: A MCR AU where Ray has his own gardening firm, and one day he does a job for the Ways.

Review: I could have sworn I recced this months and months ago, but I couldn't find it listed so:

This story is warm and fluffy with just enough angst to keep your teeth from rotting. Everybody has somebody, from Mikey and Frank and their highschool romance, to Ray and Brian and their not quite flirtation, to Bob who takes care of Gerard without smothering him.

Everybody makes everybody else's life better just by being there. And that is AWESOME.

Tints Verse
Podfic: Tints of a Rainbow Hue