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[roxy]

Underbelly:The Series by cards_slash

Did I tell you guys about this story? It's a werewolf story--wait! Before you make the face--"ewwww, werewolves, ick!" or even before you go all, "Oh, yay, sensitive emo werewolves emoing all over the woods 'n shit" (not that there's anything wrong with that), I must warn you, I have *never* read a were story like this. It's different, in the very best way. These aren't just werewolves, they're alien creatures. Their concerns and desires are so *not* human that it kind of knocks you for a loop. Every cliche you've ever read in a werewolf story gets turned on its head and leaves you floundering.

Jared is the focus, a geek who's into all things wolves and werewolves. It's the story of Jared getting steamrollered by the 'real', ugly, and also beautiful, world these weres live in. Jensen is his soul-mate, and boy, that's a whole 'nother thing in this 'verse. Let me put it this way--it will kill dead any glittery, lace-trimmed, heart-shaped, ideas about soul-mates you might have.

cards_slash presents fully fleshed out characters, a fascinating backstory and believable world-building here. The character Jensen is *most* fascinating--I'd love to know what you think of him if you read this--and you should.

Comments

[orbiting-saturn.livejournal.com]

Man! I don't read RPF. Why did you have to go and make this sound all fascinating and stuff? I love cards_slash's Sam/Dean fic, so that makes this even worse. Thanks for the moral dilemma, Roxy.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to lie--you will know it's them. You can try and pretend it's not but...*shrugs* You wanna know the weirdest thing? I read a shit ton of J2 and hardly *ever* actually see their faces as I read, they're always nebulous clouds of cute guy but for some odd reason, reading this fic, I saw them perfectly. So strange!

Really, though, this fic is SO good, the werewolves so much like animals instead of Furry Humans, that I got hooked like a hooked thing! Read it, I promise you, you won't feel all dirty and voyeuristic and stuff. *G* Besides, you don't want to miss Wolf Jensen. *tempttempttempt*

[orbiting-saturn.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't think I know enough about any of those actors to confirm if the characters in the story feel like them. But my roommate said I was being needlessly prejudiced against RPF and that if you said it was good, I should read it. So, I put it on my Kindle. We'll see how I handle my first RPF. Once upon a time, I said I would never read Sam/Dean fic. Look at me now. ;)

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I hope you do like it! It's always a thrill for me when someone whose work I respect likes something that I rec. If you do like it, well...*roxy be compiling long list of RPS to hook tempt you with*

You know, once upon a time, I lumped RPS, wing fic, and kicking puppies together as evil, evil, things--I'm just saying...

(though I still think kicking puppies is horribly bad)

[orbiting-saturn.livejournal.com]

You're the devil, Roxy. I read "Underbelly" and now I don't hate RPF anymore. You = the worst ever. ::sigh:: I supposed I should tell you that I really liked it. On top of that, I went and read all of bewaretheides15's J2 fics and loved those just as much as anything else she's written. Although, I have to admit that I still feel really uncomfortable reading anything RPF that isn't an AU.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, I'm sorry that I've been a bad influence on you...pardon me while I LAUGH EVILLY LIKE THE TERRIBLE PERSON I AM! MOOHAHAHA!!!! *koff* Oh dear, I have no idea what just happened there...*smiles all innocent like*

And bewaretheides15 is pretty darn brilliant, yes!