REC: Lacking Hindsight by gymnopedies (PG13)

Fandom: BOONDOCK SAINTS
Pairing: Ma/Pa MacManus (Ma/Il Duce)
Author on LJ: gymnopedies
Author Website: None found, other than her LJ.
Why this must be read: Because as fascinating as the boys are (and they really are!), I've always wondered what sort of woman raised them even more. They obviously have a close relationship with their mother (based on the outtakes of the film). What sort of woman was she? And what did she think of them? And what happened between her and Il Duce?



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Lacking Hindsight

REC: Godless Nights by slashbert (PG)

Fandom: BOONDOCK SAINTS
Pairing: Gen (although can be vaguely read as Connor/Murphy)
Author on LJ: slashbert
Author Website: None found, other than her LJ.
Why this must be read: This fic, short though it be, sheds light on a question that is never directly asked, but often wondered in the film. How do Connor and Murphy live with the path they have taken?



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Godless Nights

REC: Security by tsukikarp (PG)

Fandom: BOONDOCK SAINTS
Pairing: Gen (although can be read as Connor/Murphy)
Author on LJ: tsukikarp
Author Website: Unknown
Why this must be read: Set that night in the jail cell after the Russians changed everything, this is a look at how Connor coped with the stress of the day. It's really beautifully done.


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Security

REC: Blood of the Saints and Every Time I Look in the Mirror by ladyjanelly (R)

Title: Blood of the Saints and Every Time I Look in the Mirror
Fandom: BOONDOCK SAINTS/CONSTANTINE and BOONDOCK SAINTS/CONSTANTINE/SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: Connor/Murphy
Author on LJ: ladyjanelly
Author Website: BDS tag at Author's Journal
Why this must be read: I missed crossover day! That made me so sad I can't even express it. So... I'm making up for it now and hope the mods forgive my lateness!

Blood of the Saints and it's sequel, Every Time I Look in the Mirror, are based on a concept that is done amazingly well. Blood of the Saints crosses over with Constatine, and Constantine's voice is pitch perfect and his opinion of the MacManus twins is sharp, biting and blunt. The plot is subtle, but very present, and the idea behind the plot is vastly engaging.

The sequel, Every Time I Look in the Mirror, takes place after a time jump of irrelevant length and crosses over the MacManus brothers with the Winchester brothers. The twincest is far more subtle and this story can be read without reading Blood of the Saints, as long as you read the author's notes. I was completely enthralled by this fic and knew I wanted to rec it as soon as the mods tapped me for the month!

Both fics are pitch perfect, but the sequel is really the fic I wanted to rec here. I hope you all enjoy them both!

This will be my last BDS rec and it's been a hell of a ride. :D


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Blood of the Saints

Everytime I Look in the Mirror