Something cheerful please people

[broken-faith12.livejournal.com]

Ok, so I just got done reading Remission by Simon. It was a good story. However, I suddenly feel the need to read something upbeat. Anything upbeat.

It doesn't have to be fluffy or sappy, just cheerful. But not crackfic, please.

Any help would be seriously appreciated.

Thanks!

Edit: I have a couple of super-fast recs in the comments, but any others would be appreciated.

Edit 2: This was not meant as a reccomendation. While meaning no offence to the author, this is a truly depressing story, made far, far worse by the personal connections and reality it involves. It is not a story I will ever re-read. If you do choose to read it, don't blame me when it upsets you.

Comments

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

Check the humor category in the Memories.

[teatotaller.livejournal.com]

When I read something by Simon I needed a brain scrub and to spend a lot of time with positive love affirming stories.

I always rec the same things. So here's one that's purely random but makes me smile.


Adventures With Brian (http://severina2001.livejournal.com/29353.html#cutid1) by severina2001 (Justin, Brian, Big Q, blackout)

[sodoesrachael.livejournal.com]

To give you a rec, have you ever read Sapphire's "Board Games Gone Wild" series? I can't seem to rec it enough, but it is HILARIOUS. Tipsy Brian/Justin playing board games? YESSSS. I'm really lazy right now, so sorry, but she's in the tags.

Also, sad day, I can't rec my own stuff since it's almost all sad. lol. But this one time I wrote this one thing that wasn't sad, but I'm too lazy to link it... /shameless & lazy self promotion

[masterglory.livejournal.com]

I've read remission by Simon. It's a good fic for Justin-haters and even for Brian-haters.
I've sadly discovered in time that there are some authors who write stories about B/J, but only with the purpose to make them suffer...and no happy ending, god forbit*g*
No offence to Simon, whoever he/she is, but if you really love B/J, STAY AWAY;)

[blueberry-09.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone!
I followed the thread with lots of interest.
I never read anything written by Simon -actually, I'm very new in the fandom so I think there is a lot to discover, still- but I found highly useful to know what fics can break your heart in two.
I'm not into death!Fic, neither AwfulEnding!fics, or so, and knowing myself, I would totally go into them just to finish the reading and feeling totally destroyed.

So thank you!

As well I followed sodoesrachael's suggestion and went to find Sapphire's fic.
It's AMAZING.
Just to make it easier for everyone to find it, here's the link:
http://sapphire-3.livejournal.com/16283.html
It's the first part but in her memories you can find it all, I guess.
It absolutely worths some attention!

[rznbloodrose.livejournal.com]

Myrna's fic always make me smile, especially this
Domesticity
http://queereyes.net/domesticity_01.html
Thanksgiving
http://yearningvoid.net/stories/qafgrocery/000054.html

Amish!Justin?

[http://users.livejournal.com/rebecca85_/]

I'm just shamelessly taking all the recs and bookmarking them to read later, but what's this about Amish!Justin? Could I beg for a link?

Also, regarding the "topic", I also have met a story with such a terrible ending that it took me weeks to recover. If only I'd know beforehand that the author likes to either start happy and end miserable, or start miserable and end happy. Too bad I took an overload of miserable, because the sequel starts miserable. (But that was in Naruto fandom, so no one is really interested.)

I feel your pain, but I can't think of anything to rec. Sorry!

... or maybe... By Any Other Name (http://community.livejournal.com/qaf_challenges/72285.html) or Cupcake (http://eleveninches.livejournal.com/138433.html) or Identity Crisis (http://www.suzvoy.com/qaf/identitycrisis.html) or Like Having Sex (http://yearningvoid.net/stories/julad/000070.html) or NOM de GUS (http://community.livejournal.com/qaf_challenges/8907.html) or something super-long: Sunshine Files (http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/TS.htm)?

I hope there's something you haven't read!

Luv, reb

[chamilet]

Oh god, it's like a train wreck. I have to read even though everyone's said not to. Can someone hit me over the head to selectively erase this post from my memory?

Maybe I'll bury it deeeeeeep in my bookmarks.