Better than Moonshine: Masterpost

[riyku]

Title:  Better than Moonshine
Genre: Jared/Jensen AU
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 33,000

Summary:  After publishing a few dime store paperbacks and one novel that scored decent critical success, Jensen's in a bit of a rut. He's got an editor breathing down his neck, an overdue novel that needs to be written, and a weeklong workshop to lead on beating writer's block. To top it off, he has a vicarious one-night stand, and now the guy keeps showing up all over the place. It turns out that a little petty larceny, a car crash, and possible blackmail--all in the name of fun--might be exactly what he needs to kick-start his writing again.

ahhlee_spn 's lovely art post here.

 

 

 

Part 1  ::  Part 2  ::  Part 3  ::  Part 4  ::  Epilogue 

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Comments

[azazelblack.livejournal.com]

Wow. I just... I loved this story. Appart from the plot itself, the characters are so well written and the relationship is so... natural. I feels real and not just a fantasy. Honestly, there where parts of this that felt a little bit like a slap, like somebody was trying to say "this is a real relationship and not what we see in movies, not that tearing, drama-inducing, must-have-or-will-die feeling, and yet it still is absolutely beautiful"
I don't know, I probably misunderstood the whole story, or completly missed the point, or read more into it that you wrote, but just like Jensen said: "the meanings of some books don't exist outside of the readers minds". Well, in case you're interested, this is how your fic exists in my mind.
Thank you. Reading this made me feel great.

[riyku.livejournal.com]

Goodness, such lovely feedback! Thanks for the note on the characterization as well as the nature of their relationship. That it came across as natural and not over-wrought is such a compliment. Sometimes things like this are simple, you know? And you didn't misunderstand or miss the point at all. I was hoping this story would be relatable, and it sounds like I've hit the mark. Again, thanks for the feedback, and thanks so much for reading.