It has been such a pleasure reccing at epic_recs for the past year, but all good things must come to an end. This is my last rec.

I've finally made the step to actually writing fanfic, and as much as I'd love to continue reccing, I cannot do both.

Thanks for reading and take care!

***

Title: The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Brendon/Jon/Ryan/Spencer in various iterations (mention of Brendon/OMCs and Ryan/OMCs)
Categories: angst, drama, hurt/comfort, virgin
Length: Epic (~41,000 words)
Warnings: non-sexual child abuse, violence

Author on LJ: arsenicjade
Author Website: stories by arsenicjade

Review:
Ryan doesn’t want to like Brendon’s voice. After all he really doesn’t like Brendon. But the thing is Brendon is it. Brendon’s their chance of actually making it. At least, that’s what Spencer thinks.

This is a kind of ‘Making of’ fic for Panic! Only with a lot more group sex than reality. Generally this premise is not quite my cup of tea, but Arsenic is able to make any plot worth reading.

The relationships and friendships in this are so perfectly brittle. Ryan, especially, is this combination of spun glass and wrought iron that just blows me away. I really love that Arsenic kept this story about the band. She could have added more characters, perhaps it would have even been more realistic, but the fact that she was able to focus on these five people really made this story tight.

The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship

It has been such a pleasure reccing at epic_recs for the past year, but all good things must come to an end. This is my last rec.

I've finally made the step to actually writing fanfic, and as much as I'd love to continue reccing, I cannot do both.

Thanks for reading and take care!

***

Title: The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Brendon/Jon/Ryan/Spencer in various iterations (mention of Brendon/OMCs and Ryan/OMCs)
Categories: angst, drama, hurt/comfort, virgin
Length: Epic (~41,000 words)
Warnings: non-sexual child abuse, violence

Author on LJ: arsenicjade
Author Website: stories by arsenicjade

Review:
Ryan doesn’t want to like Brendon’s voice. After all he really doesn’t like Brendon. But the thing is Brendon is it. Brendon’s their chance of actually making it. At least, that’s what Spencer thinks.

This is a kind of ‘Making of’ fic for Panic! Only with a lot more group sex than reality. Generally this premise is not quite my cup of tea, but Arsenic is able to make any plot worth reading.

The relationships and friendships in this are so perfectly brittle. Ryan, especially, is this combination of spun glass and wrought iron that just blows me away. I really love that Arsenic kept this story about the band. She could have added more characters, perhaps it would have even been more realistic, but the fact that she was able to focus on these five people really made this story tight.

The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship

It has been such a pleasure reccing at epic_recs for the past year, but all good things must come to an end. This is my last rec.

I've finally made the step to actually writing fanfic, and as much as I'd love to continue reccing, I cannot do both.

Thanks for reading and take care!

***

Title: The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Brendon/Jon/Ryan/Spencer in various iterations (mention of Brendon/OMCs and Ryan/OMCs)
Categories: angst, drama, hurt/comfort, virgin
Length: Epic (~41,000 words)
Warnings: non-sexual child abuse, violence

Author on LJ: arsenicjade
Author Website: stories by arsenicjade

Review:
Ryan doesn’t want to like Brendon’s voice. After all he really doesn’t like Brendon. But the thing is Brendon is it. Brendon’s their chance of actually making it. At least, that’s what Spencer thinks.

This is a kind of ‘Making of’ fic for Panic! Only with a lot more group sex than reality. Generally this premise is not quite my cup of tea, but Arsenic is able to make any plot worth reading.

The relationships and friendships in this are so perfectly brittle. Ryan, especially, is this combination of spun glass and wrought iron that just blows me away. I really love that Arsenic kept this story about the band. She could have added more characters, perhaps it would have even been more realistic, but the fact that she was able to focus on these five people really made this story tight.

The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship

It has been such a pleasure reccing at epic_recs for the past year, but all good things must come to an end. This is my last rec.

I've finally made the step to actually writing fanfic, and as much as I'd love to continue reccing, I cannot do both.

Thanks for reading and take care!

***

Title: The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Brendon/Jon/Ryan/Spencer in various iterations (mention of Brendon/OMCs and Ryan/OMCs)
Categories: angst, drama, hurt/comfort, virgin
Length: Epic (~41,000 words)
Warnings: non-sexual child abuse, violence

Author on LJ: arsenicjade
Author Website: stories by arsenicjade

Review:
Ryan doesn’t want to like Brendon’s voice. After all he really doesn’t like Brendon. But the thing is Brendon is it. Brendon’s their chance of actually making it. At least, that’s what Spencer thinks.

This is a kind of ‘Making of’ fic for Panic! Only with a lot more group sex than reality. Generally this premise is not quite my cup of tea, but Arsenic is able to make any plot worth reading.

The relationships and friendships in this are so perfectly brittle. Ryan, especially, is this combination of spun glass and wrought iron that just blows me away. I really love that Arsenic kept this story about the band. She could have added more characters, perhaps it would have even been more realistic, but the fact that she was able to focus on these five people really made this story tight.

The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship

It has been such a pleasure reccing at epic_recs for the past year, but all good things must come to an end. This is my last rec.

I've finally made the step to actually writing fanfic, and as much as I'd love to continue reccing, I cannot do both.

Thanks for reading and take care!

***

Title: The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Brendon/Jon/Ryan/Spencer in various iterations (mention of Brendon/OMCs and Ryan/OMCs)
Categories: angst, drama, hurt/comfort, virgin
Length: Epic (~41,000 words)
Warnings: non-sexual child abuse, violence

Author on LJ: arsenicjade
Author Website: stories by arsenicjade

Review:
Ryan doesn’t want to like Brendon’s voice. After all he really doesn’t like Brendon. But the thing is Brendon is it. Brendon’s their chance of actually making it. At least, that’s what Spencer thinks.

This is a kind of ‘Making of’ fic for Panic! Only with a lot more group sex than reality. Generally this premise is not quite my cup of tea, but Arsenic is able to make any plot worth reading.

The relationships and friendships in this are so perfectly brittle. Ryan, especially, is this combination of spun glass and wrought iron that just blows me away. I really love that Arsenic kept this story about the band. She could have added more characters, perhaps it would have even been more realistic, but the fact that she was able to focus on these five people really made this story tight.

The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship

It has been such a pleasure reccing at epic_recs for the past year, but all good things must come to an end. This is my last rec.

I've finally made the step to actually writing fanfic, and as much as I'd love to continue reccing, I cannot do both.

Thanks for reading and take care!

***

Title: The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Brendon/Jon/Ryan/Spencer in various iterations (mention of Brendon/OMCs and Ryan/OMCs)
Categories: angst, drama, hurt/comfort, virgin
Length: Epic (~41,000 words)
Warnings: non-sexual child abuse, violence

Author on LJ: arsenicjade
Author Website: stories by arsenicjade

Review:
Ryan doesn’t want to like Brendon’s voice. After all he really doesn’t like Brendon. But the thing is Brendon is it. Brendon’s their chance of actually making it. At least, that’s what Spencer thinks.

This is a kind of ‘Making of’ fic for Panic! Only with a lot more group sex than reality. Generally this premise is not quite my cup of tea, but Arsenic is able to make any plot worth reading.

The relationships and friendships in this are so perfectly brittle. Ryan, especially, is this combination of spun glass and wrought iron that just blows me away. I really love that Arsenic kept this story about the band. She could have added more characters, perhaps it would have even been more realistic, but the fact that she was able to focus on these five people really made this story tight.

The Quickest Way to Ruin a Friendship

Title: Only Going One Way
Fandom: Bandom/Due South
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Categories: action/adventure, angst, AU, case file, crack, crossover, humor, hurt/comfort, mystery
Length: Epic (~73,000 words)
Warnings: violence

Author on LJ: jjtaylor, ataratah
jjtaylor Website: AO3
Atar’Atah Website: AO3

Review:
While on the trail of his brother, Constable Gerard Way makes his way to Chicago where he ends up making many fantastic dinners for the Consulate and meeting his new partner, Frank Iero of the 2-7.

The fact that these authors were actually able to cross Due South and Bandom without just making it some kind of cop-out fusion simply boggles the mind. Most of the characters from Due South have fairly predominant roles, especially considering this is mainly a story about Frank and Gerard and their journey to becoming good partners. The bandom side of things is obviously AU, but at the same time it starts with plenty of the non-AU parts of fandom. The fact that Gerard and Mikey have their own ghost, who just happens to be their grandmother is just so so perfect.

There are some definite grammatical errors in this and at least one plot point that seems to come up out of absolutely nowhere, but considering this is a collaboration and considering the size of this collaboration, it’s nothing out of the norm. This fic is well worth the read.

Only Going One Way

Title: Only Going One Way
Fandom: Bandom/Due South
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Categories: action/adventure, angst, AU, case file, crack, crossover, humor, hurt/comfort, mystery
Length: Epic (~73,000 words)
Warnings: violence

Author on LJ: jjtaylor, ataratah
jjtaylor Website: AO3
Atar’Atah Website: AO3

Review:
While on the trail of his brother, Constable Gerard Way makes his way to Chicago where he ends up making many fantastic dinners for the Consulate and meeting his new partner, Frank Iero of the 2-7.

The fact that these authors were actually able to cross Due South and Bandom without just making it some kind of cop-out fusion simply boggles the mind. Most of the characters from Due South have fairly predominant roles, especially considering this is mainly a story about Frank and Gerard and their journey to becoming good partners. The bandom side of things is obviously AU, but at the same time it starts with plenty of the non-AU parts of fandom. The fact that Gerard and Mikey have their own ghost, who just happens to be their grandmother is just so so perfect.

There are some definite grammatical errors in this and at least one plot point that seems to come up out of absolutely nowhere, but considering this is a collaboration and considering the size of this collaboration, it’s nothing out of the norm. This fic is well worth the read.

Only Going One Way

Title: Only Going One Way
Fandom: Bandom/Due South
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Categories: action/adventure, angst, AU, case file, crack, crossover, humor, hurt/comfort, mystery
Length: Epic (~73,000 words)
Warnings: violence

Author on LJ: jjtaylor, ataratah
jjtaylor Website: AO3
Atar’Atah Website: AO3

Review:
While on the trail of his brother, Constable Gerard Way makes his way to Chicago where he ends up making many fantastic dinners for the Consulate and meeting his new partner, Frank Iero of the 2-7.

The fact that these authors were actually able to cross Due South and Bandom without just making it some kind of cop-out fusion simply boggles the mind. Most of the characters from Due South have fairly predominant roles, especially considering this is mainly a story about Frank and Gerard and their journey to becoming good partners. The bandom side of things is obviously AU, but at the same time it starts with plenty of the non-AU parts of fandom. The fact that Gerard and Mikey have their own ghost, who just happens to be their grandmother is just so so perfect.

There are some definite grammatical errors in this and at least one plot point that seems to come up out of absolutely nowhere, but considering this is a collaboration and considering the size of this collaboration, it’s nothing out of the norm. This fic is well worth the read.

Only Going One Way

Title: Only Going One Way
Fandom: Bandom/Due South
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Categories: action/adventure, angst, AU, case file, crack, crossover, humor, hurt/comfort, mystery
Length: Epic (~73,000 words)
Warnings: violence

Author on LJ: jjtaylor, ataratah
jjtaylor Website: AO3
Atar’Atah Website: AO3

Review:
While on the trail of his brother, Constable Gerard Way makes his way to Chicago where he ends up making many fantastic dinners for the Consulate and meeting his new partner, Frank Iero of the 2-7.

The fact that these authors were actually able to cross Due South and Bandom without just making it some kind of cop-out fusion simply boggles the mind. Most of the characters from Due South have fairly predominant roles, especially considering this is mainly a story about Frank and Gerard and their journey to becoming good partners. The bandom side of things is obviously AU, but at the same time it starts with plenty of the non-AU parts of fandom. The fact that Gerard and Mikey have their own ghost, who just happens to be their grandmother is just so so perfect.

There are some definite grammatical errors in this and at least one plot point that seems to come up out of absolutely nowhere, but considering this is a collaboration and considering the size of this collaboration, it’s nothing out of the norm. This fic is well worth the read.

Only Going One Way

Title: Only Going One Way
Fandom: Bandom/Due South
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Categories: action/adventure, angst, AU, case file, crack, crossover, humor, hurt/comfort, mystery
Length: Epic (~73,000 words)
Warnings: violence

Author on LJ: jjtaylor, ataratah
jjtaylor Website: AO3
Atar’Atah Website: AO3

Review:
While on the trail of his brother, Constable Gerard Way makes his way to Chicago where he ends up making many fantastic dinners for the Consulate and meeting his new partner, Frank Iero of the 2-7.

The fact that these authors were actually able to cross Due South and Bandom without just making it some kind of cop-out fusion simply boggles the mind. Most of the characters from Due South have fairly predominant roles, especially considering this is mainly a story about Frank and Gerard and their journey to becoming good partners. The bandom side of things is obviously AU, but at the same time it starts with plenty of the non-AU parts of fandom. The fact that Gerard and Mikey have their own ghost, who just happens to be their grandmother is just so so perfect.

There are some definite grammatical errors in this and at least one plot point that seems to come up out of absolutely nowhere, but considering this is a collaboration and considering the size of this collaboration, it’s nothing out of the norm. This fic is well worth the read.

Only Going One Way

Title: Only Going One Way
Fandom: Bandom/Due South
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Categories: action/adventure, angst, AU, case file, crack, crossover, humor, hurt/comfort, mystery
Length: Epic (~73,000 words)
Warnings: violence

Author on LJ: jjtaylor, ataratah
jjtaylor Website: AO3
Atar’Atah Website: AO3

Review:
While on the trail of his brother, Constable Gerard Way makes his way to Chicago where he ends up making many fantastic dinners for the Consulate and meeting his new partner, Frank Iero of the 2-7.

The fact that these authors were actually able to cross Due South and Bandom without just making it some kind of cop-out fusion simply boggles the mind. Most of the characters from Due South have fairly predominant roles, especially considering this is mainly a story about Frank and Gerard and their journey to becoming good partners. The bandom side of things is obviously AU, but at the same time it starts with plenty of the non-AU parts of fandom. The fact that Gerard and Mikey have their own ghost, who just happens to be their grandmother is just so so perfect.

There are some definite grammatical errors in this and at least one plot point that seems to come up out of absolutely nowhere, but considering this is a collaboration and considering the size of this collaboration, it’s nothing out of the norm. This fic is well worth the read.

Only Going One Way

Title: 200 Years
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: AU, humor, vampire
Length: Medium (~14,000 words)
Warnings: blood-play, character undeath

Author on LJ: reremouse
Author Website: The highly arbitrary and subjective masterlist

Summary:
“Spike's human. Xander's not. There's pie and a diner dive somewhere in Pennsylvania.”

Review:
I love stories dealing with Spike post-Shanshu, and this is probably one of the best of them. Spike isn’t thrilled about his humanity, which really works well for his characterization.

The idea of Spike-the-human teaching Xander-the-vampire how to be a better vampire is ingenious. And Xander just going along with it is pretty priceless as well. All in all, this is a fun, fast read.

200 Years
one, two, three, four, five, How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead - Xander Harris, six, seven

_{How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead is an interlude that fits fine whereever you want to read it.}

Title: 200 Years
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: AU, humor, vampire
Length: Medium (~14,000 words)
Warnings: blood-play, character undeath

Author on LJ: reremouse
Author Website: The highly arbitrary and subjective masterlist

Summary:
“Spike's human. Xander's not. There's pie and a diner dive somewhere in Pennsylvania.”

Review:
I love stories dealing with Spike post-Shanshu, and this is probably one of the best of them. Spike isn’t thrilled about his humanity, which really works well for his characterization.

The idea of Spike-the-human teaching Xander-the-vampire how to be a better vampire is ingenious. And Xander just going along with it is pretty priceless as well. All in all, this is a fun, fast read.

200 Years
one, two, three, four, five, How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead - Xander Harris, six, seven

_{How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead is an interlude that fits fine whereever you want to read it.}

Title: 200 Years
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: AU, humor, vampire
Length: Medium (~14,000 words)
Warnings: blood-play, character undeath

Author on LJ: reremouse
Author Website: The highly arbitrary and subjective masterlist

Summary:
“Spike's human. Xander's not. There's pie and a diner dive somewhere in Pennsylvania.”

Review:
I love stories dealing with Spike post-Shanshu, and this is probably one of the best of them. Spike isn’t thrilled about his humanity, which really works well for his characterization.

The idea of Spike-the-human teaching Xander-the-vampire how to be a better vampire is ingenious. And Xander just going along with it is pretty priceless as well. All in all, this is a fun, fast read.

200 Years
one, two, three, four, five, How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead - Xander Harris, six, seven

_{How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead is an interlude that fits fine whereever you want to read it.}

Title: 200 Years
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: AU, humor, vampire
Length: Medium (~14,000 words)
Warnings: blood-play, character undeath

Author on LJ: reremouse
Author Website: The highly arbitrary and subjective masterlist

Summary:
“Spike's human. Xander's not. There's pie and a diner dive somewhere in Pennsylvania.”

Review:
I love stories dealing with Spike post-Shanshu, and this is probably one of the best of them. Spike isn’t thrilled about his humanity, which really works well for his characterization.

The idea of Spike-the-human teaching Xander-the-vampire how to be a better vampire is ingenious. And Xander just going along with it is pretty priceless as well. All in all, this is a fun, fast read.

200 Years
one, two, three, four, five, How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead - Xander Harris, six, seven

_{How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead is an interlude that fits fine whereever you want to read it.}

Title: 200 Years
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: AU, humor, vampire
Length: Medium (~14,000 words)
Warnings: blood-play, character undeath

Author on LJ: reremouse
Author Website: The highly arbitrary and subjective masterlist

Summary:
“Spike's human. Xander's not. There's pie and a diner dive somewhere in Pennsylvania.”

Review:
I love stories dealing with Spike post-Shanshu, and this is probably one of the best of them. Spike isn’t thrilled about his humanity, which really works well for his characterization.

The idea of Spike-the-human teaching Xander-the-vampire how to be a better vampire is ingenious. And Xander just going along with it is pretty priceless as well. All in all, this is a fun, fast read.

200 Years
one, two, three, four, five, How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead - Xander Harris, six, seven

_{How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead is an interlude that fits fine whereever you want to read it.}

Title: 200 Years
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: AU, humor, vampire
Length: Medium (~14,000 words)
Warnings: blood-play, character undeath

Author on LJ: reremouse
Author Website: The highly arbitrary and subjective masterlist

Summary:
“Spike's human. Xander's not. There's pie and a diner dive somewhere in Pennsylvania.”

Review:
I love stories dealing with Spike post-Shanshu, and this is probably one of the best of them. Spike isn’t thrilled about his humanity, which really works well for his characterization.

The idea of Spike-the-human teaching Xander-the-vampire how to be a better vampire is ingenious. And Xander just going along with it is pretty priceless as well. All in all, this is a fun, fast read.

200 Years
one, two, three, four, five, How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead - Xander Harris, six, seven

_{How I Got Turned Into The Evil Undead is an interlude that fits fine whereever you want to read it.}

Title: Chocolate Hurricane
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: crack, humor, something made them do it, angst, some darkness, some hurt/comfort (if you count sexual healing)
Length: long (~33,000 words)
Warnings: dub/non-con on both sides (at least at points), despite the cracky premise there are some seriously dark things going on in this fic—not for the faint of heart

Author on LJ: cicirossi
Author Website: this seems to be adware heavy so I’m not linking it

Review:
Xander arrives home one day to find a box of chocolate waiting for him in his mailbox. He eats it. And then things start to go cock-eyed.

This is one of the best premises ever written in Buffy-‘verse. And it’s remarkably well-executed at that. Cicirossi does a great job of cutting the humor with the suspense. And cutting the suspense with the sex. And the sex. And, you guessed it, the sex.

The characterizations are quite good in this. Both Xander and Spike are in character more often than they’re out of it. And the ‘big bad’ is unexpected and fairly satisfying. All in all a very fun read with a dark twist or two along the way.

Chocolate Hurricane: Index

Title: Chocolate Hurricane
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: crack, humor, something made them do it, angst, some darkness, some hurt/comfort (if you count sexual healing)
Length: long (~33,000 words)
Warnings: dub/non-con on both sides (at least at points), despite the cracky premise there are some seriously dark things going on in this fic—not for the faint of heart

Author on LJ: cicirossi
Author Website: this seems to be adware heavy so I’m not linking it

Review:
Xander arrives home one day to find a box of chocolate waiting for him in his mailbox. He eats it. And then things start to go cock-eyed.

This is one of the best premises ever written in Buffy-‘verse. And it’s remarkably well-executed at that. Cicirossi does a great job of cutting the humor with the suspense. And cutting the suspense with the sex. And the sex. And, you guessed it, the sex.

The characterizations are quite good in this. Both Xander and Spike are in character more often than they’re out of it. And the ‘big bad’ is unexpected and fairly satisfying. All in all a very fun read with a dark twist or two along the way.

Chocolate Hurricane: Index