I love big bang time. Literally my favorite part of the whole year. Yeah, I know. My name is Candi and I have a J2 AU problem. I AM AWARE. So this is what I read this week:

Wandering Lost by dugindeep (hot sauce). 36K. Loved it. The story has this otherworldly, almost dream-like feel. Jensen is driving a classic truck across the country for his boss and ends up breaking down beside the road. Will he be rescued by a hot, mysterious tow truck driver? If not, I would have been seriously disappointed because come on. The laws of J2 AU are pretty clear. 

Silly Love Songs by NaughtyPastryChef. 28K. Very floofy and smutty until the end which took a surprising turn into angst. Still good though. I’m not really sure how to describe it. 

The Pie that Binds by HermineKurotowa. 29K. Jared is the leader of his city but he’s not great at it tbh. Jensen and his clan live in the woods outside of Jared’s kingdom. There’s intrigue and sex and vikings and hurt/comfort and all that good stuff.

So right in the middle of reading big bang stories, my brain went “Hey, you know what? Go see if xenodike has written anything lately” and I was like “No, brain. I would have heard about it by now if there was a new story.” And my brain was all “Are you 100% positive, dummy? Because you haven’t checked in months.” and i got huffy but went to check and GUESS WHAT. 

Timestamp for Fucking Kodiak, Alaska. Nothing like a timestamp (albeit a short one) for one of my favorite AUs ever to make my day better. And if you haven’t read Fucking Kodiak, Alaska, please do yourself a favor and read it before the author takes it down in a couple of days. It’s so good. 

AND what I’m reading right this minute…

Phoenix by xenodike. 111K. A book-length AU by one of my favorite authors that I somehow totally missed back in April when it was posted? And they’re cowboys? Yes, please. I’m right in the middle and loving it. 12/10. Heckin’ good story.