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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.

[portraitofafool.livejournal.com]

You'll never have to worry about me bellowing, "EW! ICK! WEREWOLVES!" because I am that geek who's into all things werewolf-related. *identifies with Jared even though I haven't read this yet*

I'm always a little iffy about reading werewolf stories because I am so into them. I get tired of the mindless killing/eating machine just as much as I do the deep, sensitive emoweres thing. Needless to say, my squee about finding good werewolf fic anywhere has left me a bitter old hag in that regard. So, I stopped bothering ages ago and here you come with this really interesting sounding story that I am still afraid to click on because I've been so burned before (no, really, I'm obsessed--my LJ profile: does exactly what it says on the tin. lol).

*dithers about like a dithering thing*

Damnit, Roxy, you make such a good case for this. Tell me I won't regret it if I click, I implore you! :P

[quiet--tiger.livejournal.com]

I've read some of that person's Star Trek fic and enjoyed it a lot. ...that's really all I got as I don't do RPS. :D Your summary of the story makes it sound really interesting, though!

[tuckercat2.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec! I loved it!!!

[tabaqui]

Ooooooh. Sounds neat. :)

[bluemeridian]

Oh man, I wouldn't have read this (despite watching Card's LJ) if you hadn't recced it and that would have been a cryin' shame! I started reading it last night and had to put it down round about part 11 because I really needed sleep but I really, really didn't want to! Such an excellent story and I loved how the characters evolved over the course of it. Have you seen the timestamp she wrote for it as well? Chris' back story? It's all just amazing.