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La Belle Dame Sans Merci by elveljung is a long LONG LONG NaruSasuNaru (and many other pairings) fic that I'm still not sure what to think of. I think I really like it, but I need to reread it to make sure. I was a fool and started reading it today, a workday. I thought it was 30 chapters or so...I should've scrolled down because it was 55 chapters. Not short chapters, either. It took a big chunk of my day to read it, which was a total mistake because I actually had a lot of work to do that I hadn't gotten done.
I'm thinking the title comes from the Keates poem of the same name, which means "The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy." It's angsty, melodramatic, violent, dark, and twisted. But not overwhelmingly so, at least for me, for now. I'll have to see if it stands up to a second, less frantic reading. XD; I won't bother talking about the fic in general terms because I don't feel like coming up with something that's not spoilery (that'll do it justice)...( So I'll just dive straight into what I liked and didn't like. )
Some covers I happened to be listening to while typing this up made me laugh at their appropriateness (sometimes the lyrics, sometimes the mood of the song, sometimes both), so I uploaded them.
Closer by Maroon 5
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Tori Amos
Ray of Light by Natasha Beddington
Wonderwall by Ryan Adams
Grab here.
Closer in particular is SO appropriate. I love the original version, of course, but I love the contrast between the dirty lyrics and the smooth delivery of this live cover as well. All of these covers are fabulous, in any case.
I'm thinking the title comes from the Keates poem of the same name, which means "The Beautiful Lady Without Mercy." It's angsty, melodramatic, violent, dark, and twisted. But not overwhelmingly so, at least for me, for now. I'll have to see if it stands up to a second, less frantic reading. XD; I won't bother talking about the fic in general terms because I don't feel like coming up with something that's not spoilery (that'll do it justice)...( So I'll just dive straight into what I liked and didn't like. )
Some covers I happened to be listening to while typing this up made me laugh at their appropriateness (sometimes the lyrics, sometimes the mood of the song, sometimes both), so I uploaded them.
Closer by Maroon 5
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Tori Amos
Ray of Light by Natasha Beddington
Wonderwall by Ryan Adams
Grab here.
Closer in particular is SO appropriate. I love the original version, of course, but I love the contrast between the dirty lyrics and the smooth delivery of this live cover as well. All of these covers are fabulous, in any case.
