ederyn (ederyn) wrote in gw_dark, @ 2008-08-31 17:21:00 |
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[ Fic Recs ]
I think the best ever definition of darkfic came from a Christian blog, in which the author Sue Brower defined it as
"Dark" fiction is anything that leaves the reader feeling disturbed by what he/she is reading or that creates a negative emotional response in the reader. Sometimes it is graphically violent content, sometimes it is themes of mental illness or abuse. This in no way is an indication of how poorly a novel is written. In fact it demonstrates that the book was so well written it affects the reader’s subconscious and lingers for days after. Dark fiction leaves the reader disturbed rather than entertained or enlightened.
The actual blogger, author Brandilyn Collins, then commented that
Although she used the word enlightened, I’d be willing to bet she meant something more like the word lightened. In other words, these books don’t leave you all warm and fuzzy.
Yesh, taken together I think those statements pretty much sum up dark fiction. To me it's anything that isn't fluffy and where the ending generally is sad and affecting. It can be anything from unresolved angst to downright disturbing, but a good edgy story doesn't have to be disturbing to be dark. It doesn't even have to be sad, really. I would say, for instance, that a deathfic is nearly always darkfic, but death isn't always necessarily sad. Sometimes when two people die together it's a happier ending than if they'd died apart.
Anyway, with that rather vague definition in mind I put together a list of my own favorite darkish fics, and I encourage everyone to do the same. These are in no particular order—simply the order in which they came to mind. They may not affect you the same way they affect me, but everyone's different so if you have your own list, please post it! This is in no way an exhaustive list, and I excluded any fic posted in the asylum. If you guys have any fics in mind that aren't mentioned here, please name them and we'll compile a comprehensive recs list to put in the site links for the benefit of visitors. *wishes there was a way to make a post that any member could edit*
Title | Characters | Notes |
Vendetta for the Fey | Treize, all gundam pilots | gen, death |
Blood Roses | Zechs and Treize | yaoi, cutting |
Cri du Chat | Trowa and the mercs | gen, baby death |
Shorn | Zechs, all gundam pilots | gen, death |
Lorelei | Relena and Dorothy | yuri, death |
Drowned in Nothing | Heero, Trowa and Quatre | yaoi, erotic asphyxiation |
The Rotation of War's Keepers | Zechs | gen |
Nighttime Visitor | Dorothy and Tsubarov | het, non-con |
Impostor | Dekim and Trowa | gen, death |
Leaves of Gold | Zechs and Wu Fei | yaoi |
Hallways and Corridors | Zechs and Treize | yaoi, death |
The Dirt Is Your Lover Now | Zechs and Relena | het, incest, necrophilia |
Room 304 | Treize and Zechs | yaoi, death |
Ghost of Never | Zechs and Duo | yaoi, death |
One Year of Love | Zechs and Duo | yaoi, death |
A Dream of Purgatory | Treize | gen, death |
One More Casualty | Treize | gen, death |