SPN Masquerade recs

[stripytights]

I haven't had a chance to read all I wanted to, but I'm anxious to get a few recs up before anon period comes to an end! So here's a sample of things I've enjoyed.

Art

Mad Max style, J2, (by quickreaver also found here) This is a perfect meld of Mad Max and J2, and the colouring works so well, plus the hair choices and proportions. Lovely.

The Boy with the Broken Halo, (also by quickreaver and found here) Sam, this is amazing and it really bounces off an unusual prompt in an interesting way - the Sam is so recognisably Sam, and yet so changed and confident and alive that it's a real question-poser in terms of how this Sam evolved.

fire fighter Jensen, (by dephigravity and also found here) super adorable picture of Jensen + puppy, with a look on his face that is even cuter than the puppy.

Steampunk Masquerade, J2, (by amber1960 and found here) lovely details - not just with the faces but the clockwork bodyparts, Jared's ponytail, the watch, the tongue and all the rest, as well as telling a real story.

Fic

Exceed His Grasp, Sam/Dean, This is beautiful and really gets across not just the physicality between them, but also the awareness of the divide - the final two lines are real killers.

two-legged muscle pickers, Sam/Cas, (by de_nugis and also found here) probably the most creative fill of the round for me - the true form sex is interesting and subtle, and the whole story feels layered and purposeful, and I very much enjoy Sam in it.

This Gentle Sin, Sam/Dean (by saltandbyrne and can be found here) this is incredibly hot - the visual imagery and the way it's used, and Dean's reactions to Sam's reactions, as well as the little hints of the compromises they have to make is awesome.

Dimples, J2 I love the affection and hotness of their established relationship, and I think we all love the dimples, so match made in heaven.

Catch Hell, Sam/Dean, (by indiachick and can be found here) I'm not much of a one for serial killer fic, but this has a finesse and a beauty to it that I appreciated very much - especially the brotherly edge, and the subtle interplay between them.

shaving, hair washing, Sam/Dean (by laughable lament and can be found here) two of my favourite things, and I really liked the relationship painted here and the neat way around their feelings - the unacknowledged weight of them, and the rising potential of more.

What have I missed/what do you recommend?

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

The Boy with the Broken Halo doesn't seem to link to the right place...

[stripytights.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm on my phone, but hopefully the link should work now. I really recommend it.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Yay! It works now, and I had already seen it, thought I had! :D I know who did that one, of course. *grin*
So much goodness in masquerade this time, loved it. Can't wait for some of these to be revealed!

[stripytights.livejournal.com]

I could guess who did all the art :D and maybe about half the fics, but I'm less accurate with that. There was a lot of good stuff this round. I've got a little sad folder of all the prompts I desperately wanted to fill, but I've been struggling with writing recently so I didn't manage even a quarter of what I wanted to.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I had a little list of about 6 or 7 prompts and only managed one...there were some really fun ideas! I think I might have guessed a couple of the fics and most of the art. It's much harder to disguise your style with a drawing!

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

Did you guess me for the first two arts? :D :D :D (I can't wait until Tuesday, btw...)

[stripytights.livejournal.com]

I did guess that you did the first two, though I wasn't absolutely sure on the Mad Max one! They're both gorgeous as hell, though I'm going to have to reserve special love for platinum Sam..