BIG DAMN INCEPTION SPAM POST!: candidlily

candidlily

BIG DAMN INCEPTION SPAM POST!

Sep 05, 2010 02:28

In honor of reinventweather FINALLY joining me in Inception fandom after FOREVER*, have a big damn Inception spam post.
*NOTE: ‘Forever’ in Inception fandom is about 2 weeks. See the movie; it’ll make sense.

Despite reading as much as I possibly have time for, I really haven't read that much. So here's everything I've marked as a favorite so far:
NOTE: All are Arthur/Eames.

the democracy of sleep by smallacts, R.
In which Arthur loves Dom and Mal, despite knowing he will never be a half of their whole. Also in which Eames exhibits admirable patience while waiting for Arthur to realize he has options other than spending his whole life loving two people who can never love him back.
This is the first Inception fic I read! It's much more angsty than the stories I usually like, but I really love it. Very poignant, and excellent Arthur characterization.
ghost pressure by imogenedisease, R.
There was a night, years ago, when Eames watched the thin line of Arthur’s back disappear as he buttoned up his shirt, watched the curve of his spine before it was clothed, chaste, when he watched, still in bed, as Arthur dressed, as Arthur enunciated carefully over “This isn’t going to happen again.”
This one just stuck with me. Eames wanting Arthur and then truly caring for him even though he does nothing but push him away.
time to cut the lights by one_if_by_land, PG-13.
Everyone exits a dream differently.
Arthur's dreams don't have projections. Love love love the characterizations here.
You Can't Hide the Sun with Two Fingers by hackthis, PG-13.
It's all Eames and no Amazon.
I am really bad at commentary, but. THIS. I love kissing fic. KISSING! Eames certainly has the mouth for it.
Sort of Revolution by pyrimidine, PG.
Arthur is not a morning person.
Oh my god, this fic is so adorable. *____*
You Know I Would OR My Cow Just Died (I Don't Need Your Bull) by staraflur, R.
"Besides,” Eames goes on, “I think we already established that I’m not most kids. I can remind you, if you’ve forgot.”
BOARDING SCHOOL AU. INFINITE LOVE. Eames transfers in and keeps bothering Arthur. Gotta love clueless!Arthur. :D
The Office!AU on inception_kink, PG.
Arthur has a degree in English. He should not be the secretary.
So cute, I can't even. <3 (Be sure to scroll down for the rest!)
The Eames and Arthur Supervisory Hour by hackthis, PG-13.
In some other universe there's probably something better than an attractive man wearing well-tailored clothes, but Arthur doesn't want to go there. Not even to visit.
Best pigtail-pulling I've read. :D
If You're Just Playing Along, I Promise We'll Be Fine by foxxcub, R.
The first mistake, he thinks, is to let Eames pick the bar.
Nnnnf. This is just gorgeous. BAR KISSING. Did I mention I love kissing?
In the Space Between Them by enjambament, PG-13.
Ariadne watches Arthur and Eames. There is something there in the way they watch each other, in the way the lines of Arthur's back tense beneath his pinstriped suit when Eames flicks him, but she doesn’t know what she’s looking for.
Love the outside perspective on this. And there are prequels!
Find Me Before it Rains by
enjambament, PG-13.
They come together gradually, so slowly, Eames doesn’t notice until he’s in too deep, and he tries to imagine how his life was before Arthur, like testing himself in a dream. He can’t. He doesn’t want to anyway.
Prequel to In the Space Between Them, but read it second. MY HEART, THIS FIC. AAAH.
Nothing to Be Afraid Of by enjambament, PG-13.
This is the story of that one time in Amsterdam when Arthur and Eames got a little bit married. It's also the story of how nothing is quite as simple as that. Or maybe, it’s a story about saying yes.
Sequel to Find Me Before It Rains. Basically marriage fic. :DDD
When No One is Around You, Say Baby I Love You by moonythestrals, B for Bromance.
Ariadne and Yusuf want to find out Eames' first name.
Involves Ariadne and Yusuf fail!plotting (I love when they team up in fic), and some awesomely creative dreams. Also, hilarious.
*** The Incepted Bride by jibrailis, PG.
Inception meets The Princess Bride.
FAVORITE, MUST READ, OMG. HILARIOUS AND BRILLIANT AND READ IT, GO, NOW.
Kobayashi Maru by hackthis, R.
Being a lover is not about being selfish. Being a lover is not about you. It is about us.
One of my favorites for its narrative structure and slow revelation of the relationship.
The First Five Times by fermine, PG-13.
They end up having to platonically share a bed for ages.
One of my favorite tropes, bed-sharing. Wonderfully executed.
The Greedyhearts on inception_kink, PG-13.
Eames is a high-end thief. Arthur is a private investigator hired to catch him. Ridiculous events ensue; something like love happens somewhere along the way.
I want to live in this AU.
Das Verbewusste on inception_kink, PG-13.
Arthur likes boys, and Arthur likes girls. But the one thing that gets him hotter than anything else is intelligence. If he has any type at all, it's confident, educated, well-read, multi-cultural, and sophisticated, and unafraid to show it. /// Suffice it to say: he doesn't think Eames is his type at all. But then something happens that puts the two of them alone in a brand-new setting, and Eames just switches on on a whole new level that Arthur's never seen before.
Several fills, all awesome, but the last one is the best. FIC THAT ACKNOWLEDGES EAMES' INTELLIGENCE IS THE BEST FIC. THE END.
five times eames was (shockingly) a gentlemen on inception_kink, R.
five times eames was (shockingly) a gentleman and ignored arthur's sloppy-drunk advances, and the one time arthur finally got fed up enough to just jump him sober.
Eames as a gentleman, another theme I love love love. :D
Four Smiles He Missed (and one he didn't) by LithiumDoll, PG-13.
Five times Eames made Arthur smile.
Oh look, another thing I love: Arthur's smile. :DDDDD
too much like the world we're stuck in by anowlinsunshine, R.
The first thing Eames does when he wakes up on the shore of Limbo is squint a bit at the crumbling city skyline. [Or, the one where Arthur and Eames go to Limbo and Grow as People.]
Just beautiful.
Two Steps Towards Make Believe by suchdisguise, PG.
Sleep has never come easily to Arthur. That's why he's so surprised that it comes easily when he's got his head on Eames's shoulder.
Nnn, here's that trope again. Also an interesting twist on the backstory that we so love to create.
you can't deny you want the happy ending by smallacts, PG-13.
(500) Days of Summer/Grad School AU/Inception FUSION FIC.
The description is pretty much all you need to know. Don't worry, Eames is nothing like Summer. ;)
Any Way You Choose To Give It by pyrimidine, PG-13.
Arthur doesn’t even meet his roommate until two weeks into the semester, at which point the only knowledge he’s gleaned about the guy is that he loves sweets, he doesn’t care about laundry days, and he watches Oprah religiously. /// Even his name is a mystery. Apparently the printer had gone haywire while processing Arthur’s Welcome Week packet, because there’s ink smudges everywhere, including over the spot where Arthur’s roommate’s first name should be. He’s got a last name, though: Eames.
BOARDING SCHOOL AU. Different one this time. :P Eames hides his intelligence & Arthur doesn't know why he cares.
Warmer Places by pyrimidine, PG-13.
Sequel to Any Way You Choose to Give It. "Right now, the facts are that Arthur made several stupid decisions in a row that resulted in a monumentally stupid decision. The stupidest part, perhaps, is that although it scares the shit out of him, he doesn’t really regret it."
And the sequel! How can you resist!
En Route to Transylvania on inception_kink, PG.
The story of vampire!Arthur and goatfarmer!Eames.
I love how this AU is built so quickly and perfectly, and it's also hilarious. One of my favorites.
Five Times Eames Made Arthur Smile During Sex (And One Time Arthur Made Eames Smile) by cherrybina, NC-17.
Eames never expected a smile to be his undoing.
UNFFF. This author writes the hottest stories, seriously, and did I mention how much I love Arthur's smile? *____*

I feel like every day / hour / minute of the last three weeks could be described by this: I was going to ___________, but then Inception fandom happened. You could fill in the blank with anything! 'Watch Avatar,' 'watch Pushing Daisies,' 'edit my Doctor Who fic for polybigbang,' 'eat lunch,' 'sleep,' 'be a productive member of society'! The possibilities are endless!

NOTE: I got most (if not all) of these from Tumblr. Sorry, that means I don't know who to credit! Probably, though, they came from fuckyeaharthureames or fuckyeahinception.