morgandawn | SPN Recs v. 43: The Sweet and Sour Writers

(NOTE: Some of these recs are for same sex stories with mature themes, among them there may be stories and/or discussions of consensual incest. You must be 18 or older to read these works.

Coming up with these themes is hard and frankly there are a number of writers who would fit this particular theme - the sweet (funny and tender) and the sour (dark and angsty). But here goes.

sevenfists fic has a lot of humor woven among the sweet. Great examples are
Art of Manly Hugging (Sometimes, you know, Dean just needs a goddamn hug.)
Green and Gamboge (Sam's halfway through his Crichton novel when Dean comes banging in, smeared with grease. "We've got gremlins," he says)

She writes slash, gen and het - an all rounder. She has also written one of the hottest Jared/Jensen/Sandy RPF stories (Geography For Beginners) - so she is what I call an "EOFW" (Equal Opportunity Fan Writer).

As for the sour (or more serious) try:
Swing Low (What's dead should stay dead)
Birds of America (After a certain point, you can't turn back) and
The Vagaries of Disbelief (Wishing for something didn't mean it was going to happen, though. There were a lot of things Dean wasn't sure about in life, but he knew that for dead certain.)

sevenfists uses cut tags and offers clear and detailed warnings and ratings on all her fic.

Next there is

sanyin.
Her funny edges towards crack (OK let's be honest - her funny walks deep into crack and then starts splashing about with abandon).
The Pleasures of Exile (The one with beauty, beast and the Empire State Building.) offers one of the most original RPS takes on the show. And did I mention it was funny?

and for the sour try
Tied You With Her Flaxen Hair (There are stories that wind around arms...) and
Easy Descent (Dark corridors and men that hang from trees. Sam wonders if he'll see his father here.)

for a blend of sweet and sour try Be Good (The gift of obedience is double edged.)

sanyin is another writer who touches on many themes and covers a lot of ground: slash, het, RPF and RPS. She uses uses cut tags and offers clear and detailed warnings and ratings on all her fic.