kalpurna

Yesterday, I was talking to deliberatehips in the comments of the meta post I made, and I said something about how there are so many fabulous bandom writers who aren't in DYW, and she said, "Really? I rely on recs!" And I asked if she wanted some recs from me, and she said sure, and I started writing a comment, and then I broke the comment limit. /o\ Also, I thought other people might be interested. So: post!

What I'm going to do here is rec authors who aren't members of damnyouwentz, but who ARE writing great bandslash fic. There are a ton of fantastic authors over that way, and I love their fic to death - but most people already know about it. So hey, let's talk about some of the people who aren't in the comm! This probably won't be helpful to anyone who moves in the same fannish circles I do, but what the hell. All FOB (with some crossovers), because if I started doing MCR, we'd be here all night, srsly, and I'm just pointing to a few stories from each person - but consider this a rec for all their fic, because these are amazing writers, and you should read it all, okay? Okay.

calathea wrote I Wrote This Story... (Patrick Stump/Jon Walker) and When Drummers Harmonize, or, How Bob Got Patrick Laid (Patrick/Bob Bryar).

valerie_z wrote Interesting (Pete/Patrick) and Sleep Like Music (Pete/Patrick).

dsudis wrote Sing Ourselves to Sleep (Gerard/Patrick).

misspamela wrote Semi-Decent Proposals and repair anything sold, bought, or processed, weddingfic and hookerfic respectively, both Pete/Patrick.

bexless wrote untitled Bob/Patrick.

giddygeek wrote I can't read lips (unless they're touching mine) (Pete/Patrick), and We're the places that we wanted to go (Pete/Patrick).

bayleaf wrote Public Relations(hips) (Pete/Patrick).

lordessrenegade wrote bodyswap: wake up and notice you're someone you're not (Pete/Patrick, MCR crossover), and Joe Troh fic: asskicking is just one of the services we offer (incidental Patrick/Gerard), and favorites and photos (Pete/Patrick, implied Patrick/VickyT).

normalhumanbein wrote a dystopian future AU: Stereo Field (Pete/Patrick).

missmollyetc wrote You're a Good Man, Andy Hurley, Andy-centric FOB GSF.

wax_jism wrote a teenage AU, Everyday Mysteries in the Summertime (Mikey/Pete).

A lot of these people also write absurdly great MCR fic, which falls outside the purview of this post, but which I can't NOT mention. Just. If you're into MCR, read it all, okay? Especially if it's by dsudis and bexless, both of whom have written some of my favorite MCR fic of all time. Trust me on this one.

And last, a few Panic recs, just because.

airinshaw wrote Out (Jon/Spencer) and Spencer is a Girl (Jon/Spencer).

untappedbeauty wrote Like A Magic 8 Ball, But You Can Only Ask One Question (Brendon/Ryan, Spencer/Jon).

disarm_d wrote Nothing to Do with You (Brendon/Ryan), Economies of Scale (Brendon/Spencer), and Just Close Enough to Touch (Brendon/Spencer).

Oh, and on the subject of recs, I have to say that makesmewannadie has been posting bandom rec sets for a while now, and if you've never been in a fandom with her before, take my advice and investigate the depths of her awesome. quettaser recs some more reccers over here. But the absolute best resource for me personally to find new fic in this fandom has been del.icio.us, which allows me to browse tags for pairing or fandom or genre, see what my friends are reading through the network feature, and see what lots of people seem to be enjoying, through the feature that lets you know how many people have saved a certain link. Check it out, if you haven't! It's pretty fabulous!