Inception: Recs

[azuremew]

The best compliment that can be made are ones by other authors that I enjoy so completely. I'm rather selective in my writing, just as I am with who I write with. Truthfully, I never write fan fiction, unless the World of Darkness counts, so I was . . . concerned at stepping into such this fascinating, vast pool called Inception, especially late.

I also rarely read fan fiction, but Cillian Murphy is such a wonderful actor, and his character, Robert Fischer, was lovely to watch, so I went searching. It takes a rare . . . I don't know, quality to actually grab my attention. Like a movie that swaps out an actor for a sequel, I get put off quickly if the characters don't feel like their original portrayal.

Here are a few that I recommend because they're awesome, and I love them. They are, in no particular order: hephs_thighs, fabiennen, kirstenlouise, forgerness, fermine, bronson, jeannedecarnin, starkraves, and scrapbullet,and I lj-cut because I ramble with all my adoration to where there is really no logic to the content at some points. :)

Filled by hephs_thighs Before I even wandered into the Kink Meme, I found this and . . . yea, PWP is almost never my favored genre, but I loved this. It kept in character, and some of the comments narrated from Eames to Fischer sounded so real I forgot I was reading porn. And then there was a sequel. “Filled Again” can be found here

Death is Not a Parallel Move by fabiennen I love the imagery. It's so vivid that it was bloody breathtaking the first time I read it. The dreams are beautiful, captivating in that twisted, painful way that you can't stop reading and feel kind of bad because of it. Just kind of. I loved Fischer's lack of awareness as the story concludes in reality, the psychological decline. And Eames, barely seen yet spot-on.

Half-Remembered Dreams by kirstenlouise First Browning/Fischer fic out there, I think. Clearly, whomever attempts this pairing is partially out of their mind for doing so. The age difference, what the movie will likely suggest when you think of them, it's all dark. And this one was done in excellent taste.

For the Wars by fabiennen And I quote, “Eames's smile thins out a little, and Cobb knows it's bad. "Like a virus, you said," he murmurs, unable to keep the bitterness from his tone. “'We did this to him. I have to try to set things right, and this is the only way I know how.'” I admit, I have a D/s kink, and no one else has done the it justice quite like this. But I don't have a crossdressing one, so I was concerned about being put off, but after the last fic, I gave it a shot. That line still has me, and the cutting/drug use was worked in a way that made Eames so intelligent, and the pairing believable.

But we've been bright in our decline by bronson I almost never wander away from my OTP, but the portrayal of Robert is rather addictive, and there was little knowing what would happen in the end, or why they were arguing, or anything of that sort, and not knowing made it more delicious to read. And afterward, reading the ending, why Robert's acting like he is, I still come back.

The Ocean at Night is Darker Than the Highway by fermine Sweet crack. Although I never do like whiny, snob Robert, this one was quite adorable. The scene in its entirety was amusing, and the ending just perfect.

Everything About You by kirstenlouise When I heard this writer was writing Eames/Fischer, I squee'd. Literally and loud enough that my husband turned his head, and that was before I read the damn thing. Then I read it. The banter is taken to a new level of art in this fic, and Fischer was so . . . I'm still lost for words, really, to describe my need for this Fischer. It's really beautiful in that kind of setting that sounds possible. Part 2 and 3 are linked.

Three Years in Japan by starkraves Never thought I'd find this pairing interesting until I read this verison of Saito. The descriptions are intense and dark, and the story is remarkably well done with Arthur's dedication to Cobb.

The Things That Were Lost in the Fire” by jeannedecarnin Let me make this clear: I don't read Arthur/Eames. The number of fic out there is overwhelming, so I avoid quantity over quality because it would drive me insane. But this was experimental in format, and I love stories like that, and now I'm rather hooked. The story is simple and complex, vivid in its few words, and intense.

Meathook by scrapbullet Vampires. Yeah, my only other genre of choice other than speculative fiction has to do with a whole lot of vampires, so I was happy to find someone else that thinks combining these two, fantastic worlds isn't completely crazy. Territorial Cobb was nicely done up to the very point that he's holding Robert.

A Serious Bloody Conundrum by forgerness Seriously, do not drink anything while reading this fic. Or sit in a room while other people are sleeping. Your laughter will cause an utter mess of things. While once again, the characters were cracky, and therefore not as believable, they were nevertheless amusing. Especially the cat. I don't think there's another writer out there that writes a better feline or caused me to want a Gen fic of Yusuf's cat.

Thank you all for your contributions to this fandom.

I mentioned at one point that I don't read a lot of Arthur/Eames, and I would like to change that, alongside broadening my spectrum of visually stunning pieces. So please, recommend your favorites to me.

Comments

[icrackthecodes.livejournal.com]

Awwwww, you! This is the first time anyone's recommended something I've written, I think. I've come over all warm and fuzzy.

I'm actually thinking about a sequel to 'For The Wars'. I got so much lovely feedback for it that I really want to further explore the Eames/Robert storyline in that one. My reasoning is that yeah, it's nice to have all the 'happy ending' fic out there, because sometimes you just want some fluff, but my major peeve about the movie is that it never adequately explores the moral implications of what the team does to their mark. I just had a big rant about this in an email to someone I'm beta-reading for. The team characters in Inception are morally reprehensible, there's no other way to express it. I want them dealing with the guilt of what they've done, and the best way to do that, unfortunately, is to send Robert off in the same direction as Mal.

Or I'm a sadist. Your call.

(re: crossdressing - I admit I don't have much of a kink for it either, but after Breakfast on Pluto it's awfully hard not to succumb to the temptation...)

[the-azure-blue.livejournal.com]

Precisely. Everyone continues on with their jobs, never taking into the account the previous marks, except for Dom and Mal because that's personal. If it wasn't, he'd be in the same boat. Eames, though, he has that tie with Robert in the movie, as faint as it was, with so much bloody potential to grow into something delicious and dark. Plus he's the only one in the cast that has the balls to do what you did, crossing those boundaries, and pushing the others. It takes imagination, but it takes a certain kind of person to make it happen rather than take the easy, soft route.

And if it creates this kind of fic, be a sadist! There isn't enough dark fic out there that includes Fischer.

(Ah, but the corset! Still not into the kink, but that . . . *grin* And after seeing Peacock, I have to see that movie. If only Netflix wasn't filled with Six Feet Under . . .)

[icrackthecodes.livejournal.com]

It's funny because it was only on my third viewing of the movie that I realised damn, Eames is actually pretty much the most important team member, if you think about it. He's the one who makes the inception possible. So to me it stood to reason that he'd be the one who'd take the hardest fall if it went wrong. Plus, as my entirely heterosexual non-fandom-following male friend asked after seeing the movie, "Why did they make Eames gay?" Which made me laugh, because it means that even to someone who's not a total fangirl, Eames comes across as totally flaming.

I wonder what the real-life implications of being brought back to life by someone in a dream are? I mean, in terms of your relationship with that person.

Sorry, this comment thread is giving me more massive plotbunnies, haha.

[the-azure-blue.livejournal.com]

Don't apologize. Besides collecting inspiration, you're giving it too. If only we weren't in different time zones; I'd say lets chat up a storm on our potential series. :)

That is not in my dictionary, but taking a stab at symbolism, I'd say that the person brought you back from a stagnant, dead part of your life. Say, like when one is depressed, and the person speaks, giving hope, something like that? If taken into real, past events, he might be remembering Eames from the office; maybe they spoke briefly, and Eames didn't act like those vultures.

I . . . have to deal with more Browning/Fischer. The scene after Eames forged Browning and walked out, they were talking about switching the antipathy from the father to Browning. Ariadne questions if it's healthy to destroy the one good relationship with Browning, and they reply that they're repairing the relationship with the father by exposing the godfather.

And like Mal bleeding through the idea Cobb gave her in limbo, Fischer starts to bleed through that idea of Browning. Paranoia sets in, and the madness begins.

I'm still trying to decide if whether or not Eames loves Fischer or if he just said that to make him happy and go back to bed. lol. I think it's too early in the ship for those three words to be true.

Mmmmm - plotbunnies. It's sad that I can see the series going on and on and on with all of these bastards hopping around in my head.