[Sandman fic] "Shades", by Nyarth
Fandom: The Sandman (comic)
Title: Shades
Author: Nyarth (smirnoffmule on LJ)
Pairing: The Corinthian and one of his victims (m/m slash)
Warnings/Rating: NC-17 (for the sex, it's not actually gory or violent)
Link: Story hosted on personal archive
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Why should people click?
I could say "If you like the Corinthian in any way, shape, or form, this story is for you." But that's not really The Point. It's not about the sex, either (which is not as BDSM-y as the warnings make it sound like -- when you're okay with someone being tied up, you'll be okay with this story). Nor is it really about the second Corinthian, who just serves as narrative bookends.
The Point is that this is, at its core, a character study. This story delves into the mindset of a living nightmare, what it means to live in the Dreaming and then wander from the Dreaming into the Waking World. And what it means to be the Corinthian; arrogant, hungry and eager, who wants to be more than the dog on a leash, and gets a whole new world served to him on a silver platter; sensuous, delicious, messy.
There are also lots of inside jokes, so to speak, and sentences and metaphors with a delightful, creepy double meaning. There's even Corinthian/Morpheus subtext, if you squint. And I could ramble on and on, but I'll better save that for a proper essay that I can link back to. ^^'
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Where to find more by this author: The archive lists some more fics (X-Men, The Authority, Buffy, Harry Potter). Apart from that, I have nothing. :(