JEANMARCO MONTH - Genre: Horror / Supernatural
Shamelessly promoting @avoidingavoidance my favorite, lovable flan! Their writing is absolutely marvelous! They’ve taught me everything I know about horror writing, atmospheric writing, and explicit writing, and I consider them one of my mentors. And this is not the first time I’ll be promoting them! I’m sure you’ve all heard of and read their horror works, but I’M GONNA HAPPILY YELL ABOUT THEM ANYWAYS.
Ghost Story
My name is Jean Kirschtein, and I have a shit job. I'm basically a garbage man. And by 'garbage' I mean 'very angry dead people.' I guess it has its perks sometimes, though; I get to meet all kinds of interesting people.
This was one of the first JM fics I’ve ever read. And my first interaction with Charlie was when I got all caught up in the fic and I sent numerous asks to their account just praising their writing and content. This is one of the greats! It has to be in any and every rec list, hands down.
The Pear Tree
We stopped telling the story a long time ago. Once upon a time, though, people knew that the last person to die in a parish one year would have to hang back the next year and help Death get his shit together.
I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. 'Jean Kirschtein, Death's secretary' doesn't exactly have a ring to it.
Not only is this my absolute favorite work by them, but it’s my favorite JM story of all time. Hell, it’s even among my favorite stories EVER. Jean is such a relatable character for me in this, and it’s constantly pulling at my heart strings. I’m always indulged into the setting and story, and I just love it so much! Just a warning: if anyone has as bad anxiety as I do (or has a heart and soul in general) you will cry at least five times, especially since moments of panic in this story are so relatable that you fully get immersed and greatly empathize with each character involved. I recommend this to anyone and everyone, not just JM fans. It’s universal!
