Seven MUST-RECS that didn't fit my theme last time

[argentumlupine]

Seven podfics I adore that didn’t fit into my theme earlier, in five fandoms, by eight fantastic readers.



[Bandom] Catholic!Frank and Artist!Gerard not!fic, two versions: one read by knight_tracer (~2.5 hours) and one read by podcath (~2 hours) | Frank/Gerard | Mature
Summary: Frank really has faith in God and is struggling to be the kind of person the church would approve of, staying celibate and focusing his life on faith, family, and friends. And then he meets his mom’s neighbor Gerard.

I adore both of these podfics. I have listened to each of them multiple times and they are so great and different. I really enjoy podcath’s humor and warmth and how she brings out the wistfulness and uncertainty so well. And I really enjoy knight_tracer’s reading cadence and emotion and how she makes me pay close attention to every word and how her reading always makes me cry. Both readers are favorites of mine and they did phenomenal work on these podfics.

I recommend that after you've downloaded both, you set aside a long afternoon, flip a coin over which to listen to first, and listen to both of them back to back... because that's how I listen to these. They are great and you will feel great after you listen. :)


[Bandom] Gerard Way, For Skeleton Crew Fashions, read by croissantkatie | Frank/Gerard | Teen & Up Audiences | ~30 minutes
Summary: Fashion designer Gerard gets his big break when he's hired to create a new collection for Frank Iero's Skeleton Crew Fashions, just in time for fashion week.

This is one of my comfort podfics. I listen to it all the time and almost have it memorized by now but it is SO GOOD. The story is sweet and funny, but is made so much better in the podfic because croissantkatie’s reading is made of joy and rainbows and love and magic. She has a wonderful reading style and man, I really can’t say enough lovely things about it. You need this in your life. It makes me so happy, every time I listen. *cuddles podfic*


[Due South] Untune the Sky, read by podfic_lover & dodificus | Fraser/Kowalski | Explicit | ~3 hours (including the really cool audio trailer) (direct download from the audiofic archive)
Summary: (Post-apocalyptic AU) Ray's a scrounger, a pack-rat, a jack-of-all-trades and he meets Benton Fraser, exiled Canadian and former RCMP officer. They form a strong partnership which grows into something more as they explore the wild landscape of Chicagoland for bits and pieces of the old world which will help them forge a sustainable life in their new world.

This isn’t one of my fandoms, but was STRONGLY RECCED to me by andeincascade, who gave me a quick crash-course in Due South just so I could listen to this podfic. I am SO GLAD she did. This is amazing. Two readers to voice the different points of view works so well, and both podfic_lover & dodificus are AMAZING, giving the podfic such LIFE and ENERGY. I’d planned to listen while I cooked dinner and had to pause until the cooking was done because I didn’t want to miss any words. The podfic grabbed me immediately, flowed seamlessly from one reader to the other, and was just… magic in my ears.

Also, definitely listen to the audio trailer. IT IS SO COOL.


[Final Fantasy VII] The Fifth Act, read by lunchee | Gen | Teen & Up | ~18 hours (AND SO, SO WORTH IT)
Summary: Cloud has an accident with a Time materia. If he wants to save the world, there's a person who has to die.

lunchee’s reading is entrancing. I gave up trying to do anything other than just sit and listen because her reading drew me in every time, and I’d find myself in the middle of the room with cleaning supplies in my hands, just standing there absorbing the podfic. lunchee’s performance is phenomenal. Her Genesis and Zack were my favorites, but she pulled out every emotion and used music and sound effects really well and the whole thing is exciting and fun and dramatic and GREAT.


[Snow White (fairy tale)] The Spring Bride. read by reena_jenkins | Gen | Teen & Up | ~20 minutes
Summary: When she came to the palace, the king had a wife. It's important to remember that. (Re-imagining of Snow White, from the stepmother’s POV.)

It’s a beautiful story transformed by an excellent reading. reena_jenkins has wonderful pacing and acting, and her reading just feels so effortless and easy that listening to this makes me feel like I’m sitting at the feet of a master story-teller spinning a tale.


[Star Trek (2009)] Lunch and Other Obscenities, read by sophinisba | Uhura & Gaila gen | General Audiences | ~1 hour
Summary: Nyota liked her roommate just fine until she met her.

sophinisba’s performance of the characters is really fantastic -- she captures Uhura and Gaila (and Spock) SO WELL. Dramatic, clear reading, perfect pacing, great acting, and a lovely voice make this friendship/culture clash podfic absolutely wonderful. This one is on frequent repeat. So good.

Comments

[setra]

The Fifth Act!! One of the many fics that I meat to rec and somehow failed to do so. /Such/ an amazing story, and Lunchee did such a fantastic job with the reading and the background music and everything. ^_^
I'll be picking up some of these other stories too. Thanks for an excellent rec post!

[argentumlupine]

:) Hope you enjoy the new ones!