Podfic rec: Sherlock

"The Love Song of Two Idiots" by ladyflowdi | Sherlock/John | The eighth time Sherlock proposed to John, it was on a Thursday afternoon in the middle of a Tesco. And like the seven times before, he got rejected. | ~7.900 words

They both learned (and would be re-taught throughout the years with distressing repetition) that it is rare for a person to get what they want, in the way that they want it, exactly when they want to have it. They both became wary of things that looked too good to be true, and shunned those things that seemed ideal, before the ideal could turn out to be less than so and disappoint them anyway.

This is all important to know, because it explains how, all these decades later, these two intelligent people -- one of them a legitimate genius -- could be so completely thick.

Oh man, I just love this fic's style, the way it's written. The wording, Sherlock and John's arguments are hilarious!

Podfic rec: Supernatural

"In which Ruby plays matchmaker and Dean learns to stop worrying and love the unexpected" by clwright2, read by exmanhater | Dean/Castiel, Sam/Ruby | AU | Sam decides to fix Dean up with Castiel, his girlfriend Ruby’s brother. They’re both loners, they’re both kinda negative, it’ll be perfect! But Castiel has a few secrets of his own, secrets that threaten the happiness of both couples. | 42min.

“I don’t like socializing either,” Dean says, cutting Ruby off. “Getting to know people is really hard work.”

“Yes,” Castiel agrees. “And usually not worth the effort. Most relationships don’t develop beyond the initial stage.”

Dean nods. “Most people don’t seem to like me after they get to know me.”

“People think that I’m strange,” Castiel agrees. “I’ll probably die alone.”

Dean glances over at Sam and Ruby. Sam looks appalled and Ruby’s mouth is hanging open. Dean, however, is charmed.

What a wonderful fic! And exmanhater has such a beautiful, gorgeous voice. It's awesome! *_*