Hiiiiii! After the ask you answered about Merthur fics, I was wondering what are you fav Buddie fics and what have you reread? Thanks â¤ď¸â¤ď¸â¤ď¸
omg i have so many dsakjdsdsf, i'll list some of my faves that i've gone back to multiple times:
tell me about despair by hattalove
hurt locker by bvckandeddie
Leading with the Left by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels
Both Blade and Branch by Daisies_and_Briars
yet to come home by withoutthetiger
still by brewrosemilk
show your cards by extasiswings
good pretender by likeshipsonthesea
what we deserve by alkaysani
bare essentials by tawaifeddiediaz
i love you (and i like you) by withmeornotatall
All My Shattered Oaths by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels
stranger sunlight, still by mmtion
What is Love For $2000? by fayevian
i got all my sisters with me by ipretendtobesane
Buck Down Under by scarletmanuka
Mr LAFD Updates Man by hammersmiths
Those Two Firefighters by DarkFairytale
Objects in the Mirror by SevenSoulmates
Nothing Left But You by Daisies_and_Briars
Close My Eyes and Stumble (Right Into Your Love) by HMSLusitania
the meaning of the words you see by florenceandthemachine
would you lie with me and just forget the world by colonoscopys
Pulling Different Colored Threads to Weave Our Own Tapestry by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels
ripples all the way down by iriswests
Falling Slowly; Sing Your Melody (Iâll Sing It Loud) by Princessfbi
keep me as your finish line by thatbuddie
no one quite like you by hammersmiths
I Didn't Know I Was Lonely 'Til I Saw Your Face by HMSLusitania
smile to hide the truth by fallingthorns
round and round by calvingseason
Kiss Me Before it's Over (If Only for a Minute) by Bob_loblaws_lawblog
......i'm sorry i went a bit overboard. yes i have read all of these fics at least twice or more and yes i have issues. the way i could list more lol
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@machine-slays-dragonsâ asked for a steddie fic rec. thought it might be easier to do a post and share. on request there will be no vampire!eddie fics on this list. and also iâm fairly new to steddie so iâm sure a lot of these fics have been read by lots of people. But I will try to stay clear of adding very popular ones to this list. so anz, hopefully thereâs at least one fic on this list you havenât read!! this isnât even close to everything iâve read just ones iâve recently read. so hereâs a short fic rec! Also! itâll be a mixture of fics iâve read on here and also fics iâve read over on ao3.
Eddieâs Memory Log or read it here (starting here because I just finished this fic and itâs amazing đ go read!) 38,523 words
The only reason Steve volunteers to keep a journal to track Eddie Munsonâs skim-milk memories, is because of the twerps. They have school, they canât commute to the government-protected hospital thatâs all the way in the city. That, and they gave Steve this well-rehearsed, tearjerker performance about how grateful they would be. About how grateful Eddie would be. Pfft like shit on a stick, heâll be grateful. The dude doesnât even remember how old he is, how the hell is supposed to be grateful for Steve Harrington jotting down notes in binder? But those kids have been through Spielberg-level disaster shit. Steve has too, but theyâre just kids. So heâll do it. Heâll do it for them and only them.
never been kissed (26,726 words)
Someone should... definitely check on how his brain is doing, after Eddieâs confession. Virginity is bullshit anyway, right? Robin told him about it, how itâs a completely made-up societal construct that invalidates a lot of queer peopleâs sexual experiences, and how toxic it can be to straight relationships too, so he can take her lesson to heart and be normal about it. Totally. âThatâs so fucking hot,â he blurts out. Okay Harrington, way to be normal about it!Or, Steve is experienced, and Eddie is a virgin.
in breakable heaven (23,724 words)
"DustinâŚâ Nancy asks slowly. âDo they know we know?â
âNo?â Dustin tries, but the way his voice goes up an octave or two betrays him.
âDustin.â The girls say in unison.
âOkay, yes, they know you know!â Dustin finally gives in, throwing his hands in the air in defeat. Itâs been one long summer and he just wants this thing to be over with already.
"Wait." Robin says. "They don't know that we know they know."
OR: Steve and Eddie are trying to hide their budding relationship, but their friends keep finding out anyway. Things take a turn for the worse when their friends try to mess with them to get revenge (based on Friends s5ep14 The One Where Everyone Finds Out)
slowly learning that life is okay series (35,112 words)
Under a much different circumstance, Eddie would have loved to have Steveâs eyes looking over him like that, would love to have that determination focused on him, but Eddie is very much dying, he knows it, so he smiles at Steveâs misplaced confidence instead, âHigh expectations, Stevie. Whereâd you learn to swing like that anyway?â
âIâll tell you,â Steveâs voice is a bit shaky, his tone wavering, even as he puts on a brave face, âbut you have to stay alive, Munson.â
If he had more strength, heâd consider testing his luck one last time, tease Steve by asking if he swings for Eddieâs team, but- heâs tired.
Dying young. What a fucking nightmare.
Or, what if the Party defeats Vecna in time, and Eddie lives?
There id a Light That Never Goes Out series (73,886 words)
Itâs not even the nightmares most of the time. At this point, Steve would totally settle for some up close and personal time in his brainpan with the Upside Down if it meant he could actually fucking sleep.
Crimson and Clover verse (20,685 words)
âThereâs no immediate supernatural danger to our universe currently, not at this exact moment. Iâll be sure to let you know if there is. Iâm just trying to get a little buzzed and have a good night, okay? Not everyone has to be perpetually horny all the time.â
âItâs like I donât even know you anymore!â Robin says, mock-hurt.
Or, Steve has a bisexual identity crisis and Eddie just wants to make him feel good.
or or or I saw a post about Eddie having a black hankie in his back pocket which in gay hankie code in the eighties meant that you were into S&M.
donât ruin this on me (2,298 words)
Steve had always loved making his partners feel good. Watching people cum just from his mouth, their legs clamped around his earsâit was his favourite thing.
Or it was, before Eddie Munson ruined it for him. Ruined him..
(Or: Eddie sets out to Destroy Steve in the best way.)
Seems to Satisfy (5,348 words)
âI canât like⌠get hard. At all. Since, uhhh -â he trailed off awkwardly.
There was silence, for a second. Steveâs fingers dug into his thighs.
âYou⌠what?â said Eddie, finally.
love is like ghosts (7,780 words)
They stand at the base of a short flight of stairs leading up to the old university library. From everything Steveâs read, itâs one of the most haunted places in Indiana⌠within a tank of gasâ drive⌠that would let them in after hours.
âItâs the witching hour,â Eddie says spookily. Heâs come up behind Steve, pressing close and wiggling his fingers on Steveâs shoulders.
Steve huffs a laugh and starts double checking his pockets for his share of the gear. Something to focus on thatâs not the way Eddieâs breath ruffles his hair and skims over his cheek, raising goosebumps in its wake.
Itâs not like he doesnât like the attention, the closeness, the physicality of Eddie. He does. Probably too much. Especially since theyâre just friends. Steve knows heâs not special to be on the receiving end, itâs how Eddie is with everyone.
the lathe (82,547 words)
"This time, do it right. This time Eddie wonât bleed out in his arms, in anyoneâs arms. This time, Steve will do it right."
â or, steve relives the day they try to kill vecna over and over, and eddie just can't seem to stop dying. steve finds this totally unacceptable.
flight risk (81,321 words)
Eddie Munson is famous for giving his bodyguards the slip. Enter Steve Harrington. Has this bratty rock star finally met a babysitter that can keep up with him?
Rock My World (23,160 words)
After a lot of nagging from Dustin, Steve agrees to take him to see Eddieâs band, Corroded Coffin, play at the Hideout. He finds himself focused on more than just the musicâŚ
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Or, Steve has a hell of a revelation.
In Your Eyes series (48,965 words)
It was decided then and there in the Buckley residenceâs lounge, on their weird Persian carpet while staring up at the off-white ceiling and Robin giggling at his side. He was going to rock Steve Harringtonâs platonic world, man. And nothing was going to get in his way.
Or... Eddie notices Steve struggles with touch and in trying to help his new friend, develops feelings along the way.
i donât ask much (i just want you) (8,224 words)
"The fuck are you doing, Harrington?"
"Getting comfortable." Is the only response Eddie receives before Steve's head lands on his shoulder, half on his chest as he scoots up in the bed. Eddie freezes, mid air guitar solo, and frowns.
"Personal space, dude." He's so proud of his voice for not cracking when he says it, "Heard of it?"
Steve snorts and takes a puff, smoke clouding around his mouth before he blows it away, lips pursed in the air. "Don't think you're one to talk about personal space but I'll move if you want."
the affliction of the feelings (27,203 words)
âHold on,â Robin interrupts. âHold on, is thisâ are you, like. Do you know what masochism is?â
âI know I act like it sometimes, Robin, but Iâm not actually fucking twelve,â Steve says.
OR: Eddie has a black hanky in his back pocket.
Steve and Eddie: Alternative âFirstâ meeting (read here on tumblr)
The Shire is NOT on Fire (54,148 words)
The kids convince Steve to take them all to a Renaissance Faire and LARP event. Steve has more fun than he admits. And then Steve has a LOT more fun than he admits.
November Paramedic (read here on tumblr) or on ao3 (25,662 words)
Eddie has had his fair share of fantasies, but none of them involved fucking a paramedic.
Until two years ago.
That's when the "sexy men at work"-calendar got added to his porn stash and orgasms as he knew them changed forever. All the men in the calendar are hot, but none of them hold a candle to the paramedic. He's got this look in his eyes, this slant to his mouth. Like he knows he's the hottest guy in it.
And everything is fine. Everything is great. Eddie's been single forever and he has no idea where he's headed in life, but he's fine.
At least until he's collateral damage in a bar fight after a gig, and none other than his sexy November-paramedic arrives to treat his wounds.
hiddenembers07: Iâm new to the hannibal fandom so any recs for fics I would love to hear? đ
Oh boy, do I ever. Firstly, let me point you to this list of âiconic hannibal recsâ for a list format of the prominent fics in the fandom. I have not included any fics that are already on that list. Most of the fics listed here Iâve found by tag mining and creeping on peopleâs bookmark lists and theyâre in no particular order. All are complete. So, enjoy!
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A Great and Gruesome Height by mokuyoubi (E | 115k)
Post s3e13. Murder Husbands.
This is a masterpiece. The writing is beautiful and entrancing. The plot is engaging and respectably tense without overshadowing the enthralling character and relationship development. The growth and malleability of both Will and Hannibal are shown in such a lovely way. Definitely a must read.Â
Morphology (series) by Finely Honed (E | 93k)
s1 AU.
âHannibal's fascination with Will prompts him to attempt the impossibleâgiving up killing in order to better explore the possibility of a relationship with Will. Easier said than done.â
This is beautifully written and wonderfully angsty while not being TOO much. Seriously canât believe I havenât read this before. Contains: murder family feels, excellent and unique characterizations, and lots of uhhh... smut. That's really good too.
On Through the Shallows by MajorEnglishEsquire (E | 33k)
Post s3e13.
âHannibal has decided to want dog hair and mechanic's grease and damp sheets. Or, rather, he's decided he doesn't much mind cleaning those up. He needed someone to fuck him up. He fucked Will up and he wants to get fucked up right back.â
Will works through the limbo between the moral man he was before and the free one he is becoming. Hannibal works on sucking colorful bruises onto Willâs neck.
Odalisque (series) by drinkbloodlikewine & whiskeyandspite (E | 231k)
Murderous Rent Boy!Will & uhhh... normal Hannibal. Underage warning.
âThereâs something deeply decadent about it, defiling such a luminous vehicle with something so cheap as smoke. The irony isnât lost on Will as he slides across the velvet-soft lambskin leather seat. As far as could be from anyone who regularly visits this place, for these reasons. Slumming it. Not quite your typical rentboy situation.â
What is there to say? Will is an underage serial killer with a rent-boy cover. Hannibal is Hannibal. They pick each other out as marks but they canât quite kill each other. Kink ensues. Also, the development across this series is the most memorable thing about it, all kink aside (and there is a lot of it).
Faded Fantasy (and sequel) by Phenobarbital (E | 232k)
Post s3e13. Slow Burn. âHannibal navigates his way through Will's heterosexuality...â
Okay. This is AWESOME. I feel like this was written specifically for me. Itâs long as FUCK, but itâs ALL relationship development. Itâs literally just >200k of pining and romancing and sexual tension and Hannibal being so incredibly smitten with Will that itâs painful for him. This deserves so much more clout. Literally, cannot recommend this journey of a fic enough. When their trust develops, itâs very rewarding.
As soft, as wide as air by BlackKnightSatellite (E | 191k)
Post s3e13. Murder Husbands. Dark. Slow burn.
A story of becoming in three acts. Beautifully written - poetic even. Plot driven without neglecting the necessary and heavy character development. This is a tragedy, not for Hannibal and Will, but for every mere mortal who has touched them. Will and Hannibal here burn bright and hot like a dying star, suspended in time. My descriptions arenât usually this florid, but this epic truly deserves it. Will here is an avenging angel of hell, and Hannibal is as manipulating and devoted as heâs ever been. The pacing and plot are reminiscent of the show, and itâs lovely. Well worth reading. MCD warning does NOT apply to Hannibal or Will.
Daydreamer and the Shadow Man (series) by HigherMagic (E | 169k)
âAfter Garrett Jacob Hobbs, Will can't reconcile Abigail's death. He's done - with all of it. He needs to escape, to return to the only place he has ever felt safe and wanted. That place ends up being a sleepy town on the other side of the Chesapeake Bay, where he spent one summer as a child, exchanging riddles and letters with his dearest friend: the Shadow Man.â
This is BEAUTIFUL!! Thereâs identity porn, Dark/Semi-Dark Will, extremely devoted Hannibal, and so so so much love in this story. Please note there are strong themes of stalking/grooming in case thatâs a trigger for you.
The First Condition of Immortality is Death by OneHandedBooks (E | 92k)
Hannibalâs heart stopped for the first time after heâd dragged himself and Will out of the frigid ocean onto the rocky shore at the bottom of the bluff.
Slow Burn. Lovely, poignant, emotional! Very atmospheric. Will and Hannibal heal from their fall. They take a boat to the Caribbean. <-- Thatâs all I have in my AO3 notes, but I actually find myself thinking about this fic all the time. Iâve read so many fics that are post 3x13, but this one and itâs little details still stand out to me.
Two Solitudes by emungere (E | 54k)
Wonderful, intimate, and tender. Beautifully written and honest. Will cares for Hannibal after the cliff. They escape to Canada together, and they learn to trust and fit together. Iâm always a bitch for survival/wilderness fics, and this scratches that itch.
The Infinitives Series by InfiniteCrisis (E | 93k)
Post s3e13. Dark AF.
An incredible take on Sub!Hannibal and Dom!Will. Will makes a cruel, cruel Dom here and some of this feels pretty fucked up, even for me. It works out though and I've read this through multiple times. PLEASE read the warnings though.
Veins As Fine As Rabbit Hair by lovetincture (E | 42k)
âHe also knows what Hannibalâs offering, and itâs not just anything. It's love and murder, pain and comfort, all of it mixed together in equal quantities and no way to have one without the other.â
A slow burn and slow story (in such a good way). Will and Hannibal, after the fall. Very beautifully written, and their relationship growth is wonderful.
Authors that I love everything Iâve read by:
HigherMagic // Whiskeyandspite // stratumgermanitivum // drinkbloodlikewine // everybreathagift
Fics that Iâve loved enough to read aloud:
âA Gentler Endingâ by @damnslippyplanetâ // âdaylight savingsâ by thebeespatella (@the-bees-patella) // âPochĂŠeâ by ElloPoppet (@lizabethl)
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Find more fic recommendations lists by myself and others on my fanfiction blog here! Also check out my bookmarks on AO3!
I have SO many more fics that I love, so feel free to drop by my inbox if you need more reccomendations! This is just a very very very small sampling.
fic recs â they kill us for their sport by dance_at_bougival
{ asoiaf; elia-centric, background elia/rhaegar }
rhaegarâs visits grow scarcer and scarcer, and like a wanton, destructive thing, elia reaches out for him. she begins to love him just when he begins to stop.
You answered an anon about 911 fics and you finished saying that could recommend more! Iâm new in the fandom and taking all the recommendations so if you want to give more, my ao3 and I are ready âşď¸âşď¸âşď¸âşď¸
omg alright!! let me go through more of my bookmarks then hehe
Your Fingerprints Smeared on My Heart (Lead Me Back to You) by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels
what a heart can do by bvckandeddie
dead reckoning by euadnes
takin my time verse by archerincombat
would you lie with me and just forget the world by colonoscopys
a spell on you (because youâre mine) by starkvandyne, tawaifeddiediaz
a bleeding sun on a silver screen by rarakiplin
how you lean on my shoulder (how i see myself with you) by withoutthetiger
Traded by Princessfbi
i just wanna tell you how i'm feeling by calvingseason
i like you so much (it's kinda gross) by Aficatyourfingertips, brewrosemilk
the persistence of memory by withmeornotatall
stupid people. by brewrosemilk
dirty symphony by tawaifeddiediaz
Being Eddie by Daisies_and_Briars
Smoke and Ashes Brushed Off with Ink by Princessfbi
take me to the lakes by archerincombat
let's hear it for the boy by hattalove
Wait for me there by kitkatpancakestack
Ever After by ElvenSorceress
Frequent Flyer by whileyouresleeping
burn the straw house down by rarakiplin
maybe iâll be brave enough by then by trippedandfell
Love Leaves A Memory by LeandraLocke
never felt this way before (yes i swear) by withoutthetiger
listen to you breathing (is where I wanna be) by Yavilee
at the right time by elisela
wishing to be the friction by ipretendtobesane
Lifelines by hetrez
Your Love is an Oil Slick (It Glows like Rainbows, It Stains My Soul) by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels
Leveling Up by lamardeuse
Evan Buckley & The Coma-Verse of Madness by Daisies_and_Briars
Agua Dulce and Other Sweet Things by TazzySnow
Gravity by rowan_wood
I'm cold but you light the fire within me by Beulaugh
if i need to rearrange my particles â i will for you. by dylaesthetics
you fill my head with you by Underhung_Aura
okay i think this is quite enough lmao, but if you do need more after all of these and the previous ones, let me know (because yes i do have more and more bookmarks lol)!! you can also check my #fanfic tag đ it's mostly buddie in there!
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Hello, I would love to get all your Merthur fic recs/bookmarks đđ˝đđ˝ I have been scouring AO3 but Iâm sure Iâm missing some really good ones!!
oh hiii! omg okay well i haven't read merthur fics in quite a bit of time, so these fics are mostly all very old, but here we go! also i've mostly read modern aus, i hope that's your thing hehe.
we are all diamonds by footloose
the student prince by fayjay
hotel camelot by orphan account
awake by cori lannam
The One Where Their (Mother) Tongues Get Acquainted by emjayelle
And like the cycle of the year, we begin again by katherynefromphilly
there are no gays in football by malu_3
This Silly Ol' Dance Is Perfect for Two by slantedknitting
nobody moves, nobody gets hurt by leandra
a summer in delphi by rotrude
Arcane Asylum by newkate
also: please read the warnings and tags properly, some of these fics have ao3 archive warnings and deal with heavy subjects/tropes
What are some of your absolute favorite fics? any fandom.
hiiii omfg i'm so sorry for the little delay! i put this ask in my drafts as soon as i got it, to not forget about it, and it got burried under other posts/drafts.... anywayyyyy~
the two main fandoms i have read for are 9-1-1 and bbc merlin, and i've answered this recently(is) here (the top 5 is probably my actual top 5 buddie fics) and here for buddie, and here for merthur!
here are a few recent favorites that i've read since i posted these lists (all buddie unless specified otherwise):
Drive a Cowboy Crazy (Drive a Man Insane) by ebjameston (this fic rewired my brain tbh)
Iâm Hearing Secret Harmonies by Chash
evan, elated and euphoric by brewrosemilk (buck/tommy, SO hot)
my man says he loves me (never says he loves me not) by colonoscopys
nothing wrong with me loving you by cranberrymoons
i love you but i need another year by Wildehack (absolutely cannot wait for a continuation of this)
Don't They Know It's the End of the World? by Daisies_and_Briars (made me watch the show fallout, which is really good!!)
When It Comes Back to You by giselleslash
The Beast You've Made of Me by Princessfbi
Half of my heart by everythingremainsconnected (poly buck/tommy/eddie)
fall right into me by therainbowsedge
this must be the place by euadnes
the dancer's dance by withoutthetiger
youâre just like a dream by soyxunxperdedor (buck/tommy)
skin/heat/hair in your mouth by fleetinghearts
give your heart and soul to charity by 42hrb
sorry this is a lot fdkjdfbdsf but i've been reading a lot of fics this year and i simply cannot just list a small handful apparently lol
hellooooo! i read a lot of buck/eddie fics, literally everyday, and earlier this december i thought "why not share some of my favorites that i have read this month?" so here we are! i couldn't include everything i've read and enjoyed, the list would be really long. but i've picked a few fanfics that i've read (for the first time) in december that were really huge favorites and stayed with me for a little while these past days/weeks. i will try to make these on a monthly basis, because fanfic authors deserve all of the recognition! oh, and happy new year!
both blades and branch by @cal-daisies-and-briars
62k | mature | canon divergence | completed: december 2023
The chances of being struck by lightning twice are incredibly minute, but Buck still manages to pull it off. During a double date with Marisol and Natalia, nonetheless. Eddie manages to resuscitate him, but as Buck recovers from yet another trauma, Eddie canât help but notice thereâs something very different about him. Heâs not quite sure what version of Buck he got back.
this fic is absolutely incredible. i couldn't put it down once i started. it's extremely well written and brilliantly planned out. the angst is heavy but so is the reward: this is an amazing story. easily an all-time favorite!
my blood on your skin (my rose on your snow) by @letmetellyouaboutmyfeels
80k | explicit | alternate universe | posted: october 2023
When Eddie needs cash and fast to take care of Christopher, his LAFD Academy buddy suggests a job as a bouncer at Elysium - an exclusive sex club in downtown Los Angeles.
Eddie doesn't care what goes on there, so long as he's paid, but he finds he cares a lot bout the club's enigmatic owner, Evan Buckley, and it's not long before the two of them are violating every boss-employee rule in the book. But there's something different about Buck and the club, something not quite... human.
If Eddie wants to keep Buck, he's going to have to delve into the world of immortals, and all the risks that implies.
another exquisite fic from this author. they never miss!! this one explores a dynamic i don't read that often (sub eddie) but it works SO well here. extremely well done, as usual. i also absolutely love this buck here.
burn a bridge, learn how to swim [series] by watermelonshorts
34k | mature/explicit | canon verse | completed: july 2021
In which there is some unexpected making out, some pining, one third of an existential crisis and a lot of unhelpful advice. Not necessarily in that order.
they are GIANT disasters in here! really loved the humoristic tone of this whole thing. i just wanna shake them and yell learn how to communicate properly damn it!
dead reckoning by euadnes
28k | mature | canon verse | posted: december 2022
In which a tragedy on the edge of a firestorm leaves part of the 118 stranded and struggling to survive in the wilderness. Left entirely to their own devices, the survivors fight to come home, alive.
buck, eddie, and ravi survive a plane crash, and it's amazing. incredibly well written, i was hooked from the very start and couldn't put it down until i was done.
here comes the jackpot question in advance by @lamardeuse
4k | teen+ | canon verse | posted: december 2023
Buck is determined to start the new year right.
this is very very very cute!!! i always love a cute holiday themed get together story. as always, this author nailed the characterization!
being eddie by @cal-daisies-and-briars
79k | teen+ | canon divergence | completed: august 2023
When Eddie starts seeing a new therapist, heâs presented with the opportunity to revisit several days from his past and right regrets that still bother him.
OR: Eddie goes through the time travel therapy process of the 2009 Canadian TV show Being Erica
incredible concept!!! all the moments chosen for eddie to revisit are perfect and make so much sense for his character. this was such a great read and an absolutely amazing character exploration fic.
a blaze in the dark by @woodchoc-magnum
117k | explicit | canon verse | published: december 2023
Set post-Season 6, where Buck has inadvertently sacrificed his friendship with Eddie in order to focus on his new relationship with Natalia, and is shocked when Eddie comes out to the team and subsequently reveals that he is dating a guy.
okay so i literally read this in one sitting and went to bed at 7am to finish it. i couldn't put it down. the angst is SO good and frustrating and delicious and painful. but the payoff is so worth it!! this is really really really good. i loved all the dynamics, especially eddie and karen's friendship.
