Looking for long, scrupulously & painstakingly in-character, angsty, realistic, post 5-13 fics

[queerasfray.livejournal.com]

(Confession alert!) I'm having trouble finding the "right" post-series fic. I've started several that seemed quite promising at first but then later went off the reservation character-wise. It's a bummer to start a multi-chaptered fic only to have it wander off into the tangled wilderness of OoC land. I'm not particularly a fan of fluff (especially Fluffy!Brian) or nothing but sex-sex-sex 24/7. I'm looking for something gritty and real and angsty, and the longer, the better. I want something that is going to totally engross me and satisfy my bottomless need for The Feels.

Thanks ahead of time!

ETA: Wow! Thank you all for the response! Some great suggestions in the comments!

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[netlagd.livejournal.com]

while perhaps not perfect in the totally and painstakingly in-character, there are the eons long fics by Riabeau - 100,000 words plus

That Happy Feeling

Songs in the Key of Love:
1) Signed
2) Sealed
3) Delivered

Talk about angsty kleenex wadding fics...

ETA: Oops - it would help to include a link: http://qaf-fic.com/atp/viewuser.php?uid=348

[queerasfray.livejournal.com]

Angsty kleenex wadding fics are always good :) Thank you for the rec!