So, I've been going through the list of ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
mome_awards nominations, not really expecting much, because, you know, it's a multi-pairing event, and I honestly only care for one pairing (or two, if you separate FPS from RPS) - so whatever was nominated in that category is usually known to me already. Well... not so this time. I actually might have discovered the most unbelievably glorious A/L fic of all time. Leaves of Gold by ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
lady_elina. Now please don't laugh at me, because it's a classic, written in 2004, and I am probably the last one in fandom to unexpectedly stumble upon it - but I'm sure I haven't read it before, because such heart-stopping beauty could never be forgotten. It is crafted with such loving attention to detail - every sentence is perfection. And the depth of characterization is amazing too. It is also absolutely heartbreaking, because it stays true to canon - and we A/L lovers know only too well what that means (in my case, a HUGE box of Kleenex... LOL). Which is why some readers/writers with fragile emotional constitution tend to escape into the realm of happy fluff to balance it out and keep their sanity. Not that I'm pointing my fingers here or anything.:P But, you know, some say that happy!fic simply doesn't work for this pairing, that it's not believable. And maybe they're right. But the reason I crave that happy fic is not because I don't appreciate meaningful, well-written angst. It's because there's only so much my heart can take before I feel like throwing the windows open and howling at the moon. Which probably wouldn't be a good idea right now.;)
But I digress again. The point is, if by any chance you haven't read Leaves of Gold, you're missing out on some seriously outstanding writing. If there's ever an obligatory reading list for people who want to do academic research on our fandom, that story should be on it. Just make sure to keep plenty of tissues handy before you dive in.:P
Oh, and btw - this is a great opportunity to use my brand new official fic rec icon, made bystormatdusk.:)
mome_awards nominations, not really expecting much, because, you know, it's a multi-pairing event, and I honestly only care for one pairing (or two, if you separate FPS from RPS) - so whatever was nominated in that category is usually known to me already. Well... not so this time. I actually might have discovered the most unbelievably glorious A/L fic of all time. Leaves of Gold by lady_elina. Now please don't laugh at me, because it's a classic, written in 2004, and I am probably the last one in fandom to unexpectedly stumble upon it - but I'm sure I haven't read it before, because such heart-stopping beauty could never be forgotten. It is crafted with such loving attention to detail - every sentence is perfection. And the depth of characterization is amazing too. It is also absolutely heartbreaking, because it stays true to canon - and we A/L lovers know only too well what that means (in my case, a HUGE box of Kleenex... LOL). Which is why some readers/writers with fragile emotional constitution tend to escape into the realm of happy fluff to balance it out and keep their sanity. Not that I'm pointing my fingers here or anything.:P But, you know, some say that happy!fic simply doesn't work for this pairing, that it's not believable. And maybe they're right. But the reason I crave that happy fic is not because I don't appreciate meaningful, well-written angst. It's because there's only so much my heart can take before I feel like throwing the windows open and howling at the moon. Which probably wouldn't be a good idea right now.;) But I digress again. The point is, if by any chance you haven't read Leaves of Gold, you're missing out on some seriously outstanding writing. If there's ever an obligatory reading list for people who want to do academic research on our fandom, that story should be on it. Just make sure to keep plenty of tissues handy before you dive in.:P
Oh, and btw - this is a great opportunity to use my brand new official fic rec icon, made by
stormatdusk.:)
