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[astri13]

Just a quick rec here: Beasts and Outlaws by calamitycrow (ca 40.000 words)
Summary: Back in 2001, two brothers made their choices. Now Dean's in a relationship and Sam's a respected hunter who has his father's love and approval. Of course, nothing's that easy when you are a Winchester....

This AU has totally an old Western atmosphere to it and it's great. And yeah, it features Dean/OMC, meaning not straight out Gen and not Wincest either. Also, if you start reading, you might find yourself confused at first because it's non-linear BUT this is one of the best examples of non-linear storytelling I've read and if you stick with it and go with the story suddenly it becomes very easy to follow and very rewarding too.

Also, the slash doesn't overpower the story so both Gen-fans - has a good underlying myth story - and non-fans of non-OTPs (I swear that made sense in my head :) can enjoy it IMO. As an extra bonus the OCs are richly drawn without being either Mary Sues or totally taking over the story.

And, if, like me, you're a fan of Action!Hunter!Dean who has his own brand of specialness and think the summary means he has been turned into a domesticated toothless tiger, no worries. *g* Everybody is an action man (or woman) in this story.

Comments

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

OMG! Second times a trillionty. I'm not ashamed to say I think it's the best fic I've ever read. I want to smoosh it and squeeze little baby fics out of it.

[leelust.livejournal.com]

Damn, the second rec in a row and i'm still not sure if i want to read it - too many characters for my taste and i'm not sure about style... was it necessary to made Dean gay? (just out of curiousity question).

[nachekana.livejournal.com]

and non-fans of non-OTPs (I swear that made sense in my head :)

AHAHAH, I totally understand what you mean! As I am one of them... I think I'll give it a try. The only sad thing is that my brain is always looking for the wincest when I read a fic now, even a gen one (because I do read some of them from time to time! And that still surprises me). At least there is slash! God, I can't believe it's so important for me now... *facepalms*

Anyway, I also came to squee about the fact that you got Beauty and the Beast at j2_everafter! I'm really excited to read that!