Generation Kill is love.

[hackthis_archive]

You know what I love about Generation Kill fandom? Oh, like, fucking everything. I mean I happen to think I have one of the most awesome, giving flists ever. So, if I have the best flist ever, then I also happen to think that Generation Kill is my best fandom ever. It's small (which I prefer), the writing quality is amazingly high (which is awesome) and because we're all really really really happy to be here, we tend to support each other tremendously. We cheerlead a lot. We will cheer for you if you write, if you draw, if you can string together a coherent phrase. We will even cheer for your ass for contributing ideas and then taking nine months to turn them out. (See Get Some for proof of this).

For further proof of GK's awesome, I submit to you the following recommendations.

#1 -- tevere's Sixteen Days in September, which is an AU story about Nate as a Peace Corps volunteer. But, I'm going to tell you now that that has nothing to do with the story. It's incidental, because this story is about the United Nations and the independence of East Timor from Indonesia. This story is about politics and warfare. IMO, there are Generation Kill characters (personas?) involved but this is not really a GK story, this story is about what happened in Rwanda and Somalia and every third-world nation where, if there's not oil involved, the UN just sort of sits around with its thumb up its ass. This is not an easy story. It is not light. You will not feel better afterwards -- but you will feel enlightened. And then you will be in desperate need of the following…

#2 -- Last week was romanticalgirl's birthday. You might've heard me talk about it once or twice (or three times).

Well, last night alethialia posted This Close to the Real Thing, which she wrote for L's birthday based off of her prompts for the Porn Skirmish, and let me tell you, she got all the good ones: wet dreams, sex toys, dirty talk. I would especially pay attention to the wet dreams part of the equation, since at one point I was threatening her with an injunction on Brad's behalf. It has been too long since the world was graced with an A story. You could tell her that too.

#3 -- And then, once you are done there, I want you all to go and encourage snglesrvngfrend as much as humanly possible because her GK debut Mistakes We Knew We Were Making forced me to climb in the freezer for at least ten minutes. An AU about a Nate who never quite made it to the Marines, but who knows better than to sleep with them… right until he meets Brad. Yeah, Brad is universal like that.

And last but never ever ever least

#4 -- romanticalgirl wrote Johnny Walker Wisdom, which I am totally biased over, because she wrote it for ME! ME! ME! And it features Drunk!Nate, who perhaps is the most adorable drunk you will ever have the fortune to run across. This story is also about the effect of Drunken!Nate on Brad, which is pretty much like causing the collapse of an entire house by pulling out one brick. I just love L's writing madly.


And yes, I do admit to being biased regarding, like, one or two, or all of these stories, but, um, that doesn't mean you shouldn't read them. I'm just saying. You all know how picky I am, would I steer you wrong?

ETA: And! And! Daddy's home from vacation Ahem. I mean tomricks is back for all your military based/war insanity intelligensia, doing the real job the rest of the media just won't do. [plays Eminem's 'Without Me']

Comments

[alethialia.livejournal.com]

I heartily second all of these! Awesome, awesome stories.

Our fandom's the shit, yo.

Oh, and thank you for the rec, m'dear. :)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Our fandom is the motherfucking bomb, yo.

*nods a lot*

(And I loved your story, just in case, that, like, wasn't clear ;-) In fact. I think I shall read it again right now).

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

I have about 10 tabs of GK fic open on my computer right now and it's all from a miniseries that aired over a year ago. I love us so much.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The bomb. We are The Bomb.

[kindofdanceit.livejournal.com]

best fandom ever.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

WORD!

[redheadaholic.livejournal.com]

And no one loves the fandom more (or appreciates the quality of the fic more) than those of us who never actually do any writing!

I hold on to the forlorn hope that one day all of you will magically migrate to the BoB fandom. (Hey, delusion can be comforting.)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

LOL. I love BoB, but I don't see myself ever writing it.

[wordsalone.livejournal.com]

This fandom is a great fandom.

So much fic! So much love! It's pretty amazing.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Word!

[silviakundera.livejournal.com]

It really is my favorite small fandom EVER. And, honestly, if we're just talking about readable fic it puts out as much per month as some of the big fandoms.

Sixteen Days in September should be read by every fic fan everywhere. I swear, I want to proselytize this motherfucker.

If I ever finally post anything, it will Trombley fic. The world needs Trombley slash! Fictional Trombley can be redeemed!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Big, small whatever the case... it's my favorite, yeah.

Oh my god, Trombley?! More like Trombley?! Somebody get me an aspirin.

[jujubinha.livejournal.com]

Just to second the "best fandom ever" comment. Because it is. [/already depressed about the end of the skirmish]

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Best evar!! \o/

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You and your glittery cocks.

*pauses*

Now there is a sentence I NEVER thought I'd type.

[snglesrvngfrend.livejournal.com]

Aww thanks for the rec, BB ♥

My day is win. WHEEEE!

ALSO: LOL forever at the glittering cocks. I see those pretty much every day in capslock_spn, but this is the first time I've seen them in any association with GK. Sweeeet.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You are very welcome. We are expecting great things of you ;-)

[romancandles.livejournal.com]

Dude, of course the quality of writing is really high. You basically beat your friends into submission so that they'd join (the only way to build a fandom, in my opinion). GK is sitting on my netflix queue, slowly climbing up to number one. I'm really glad you do these posts where you collect the links all in once place so that when I finally see it and am jonesing for porn, I don't have to scour the interwebs looking for it.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I didn't beat anybody! I just harassed them. Persistently. For months. Unwavering. And never shut up about it. In email. Or in my LJ.

I... was enthusiastic and wanted everybody else to see my gorgeous baby. Or as I told A and Q, "My gorgeous, fucked up, brilliant baby with 22... okay, 21 dads." *points to icon* Look at these genetics!

[sffan.livejournal.com]

What you said, SERIOUSLY. I am absolutely blown away by the quality of the writing in this fandom. I bow at your feet. And someone owes Q a toaster or something, because if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have seen the series and fallen totally in love with everything (and everyone) in it. I wish I could crawl into their heads the way the rest of you have so that I could contribute more than just adulation at the stories you're all writing, but it will just have to do :D

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

On behalf of Q, YAY! We are all very glad that you have come to the sandbox of AWESOME and are enjoying yourself.

[live-laugh-love.livejournal.com]

Sweet baby jesus. On the recommendation of this post and this post alone I just lost nine hours of my life alternately tearing up/fanning myself over Brad and Nate, as I delved into the deliciousness that is GK fanfic.

::swoon::

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the best fandom on earth (http://hackthis.livejournal.com/492829.html). [/very biased]

[mercydarling.livejournal.com]

...

*grabby hands*

I AM NOT READING THESE. I CANNOT. I HAVE NOT EVEN FINISHED THE SERIES.

...but they look so shiny.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You can read now *and* later. *nods*

[ex-trolleys.livejournal.com]

My life would be so much less enriched without GK fandom, for real. ♥

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

We are so happy to have you. *squishes*

[jamjar.livejournal.com]

In a weird bit of synchronicity, I was listening to 400 Miles From Darwin (http://www.mediafire.com/?34zmdvymqbm) on the way to work this morning (before I saw this post).

While 400 miles from Darwin
East Timor is dying

[mikeyrhcp.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty new to this fandom but I am SO in love with it already. People here are so talented and nice and great, there is no wank and it's just WONDERFUL . I love it so much!!

YAY thanks so much for the recs, All of these sounds amazing! :D

[chekiita.livejournal.com]

I must say those are all amazing stories. and have to confess you are the reason I saw GK in one weekend almost a year after it aired and though I don't think I'm good enough to write for it I love all the authors of this fandom, they're all great, original and the composition is always good.
you've created a monster, in one month I've watched the series 5 times! I don't get bored and always find something new in each scene! I love it....
I've also just finished reading all your fcs and loved them, as always your writing is impeccable. keep up the great job!