Snowflake Challenge: Day 9

Day 9 In your own space, rec at least 3 fanworks you thought you wouldn't like (because they weren't your fandom or they pushed against your boundaries or you thought you just wouldn't be interested) but you ended up loving.

I'm doing this as stream-of-consciousness post, entering the first three stories I thought of:

Jolene by romaine24 - I didn't think I'd like it because Mpreg and gender-bending, while not squicks for me, are simply not plot-devices that I usually read, but this was wonderful. Beautiful writing and such caring between h/d that I have re-read it several times.

Nobody's Ever Died of a Broken Heart by frayach - I like happy endings, not afraid to admit this, I read angst fics very tentatively. I read this at first because I love Frayach's writing so much I had to try it. I am glad I did, even though it continues to haunt me because Harry's heartbreak and pain are so tangible.

Plums by frayach -As Frayach says in the warnings, HEED THE WARNINGS, and man, is she right. This is deeply kinky, it goes far beyond my comfort margins. Really. But it was intriguing, even if I had to read a few paragraphs covering my eyes with my fingers and skipping two paragraphs entirely, because once you know where it's going you don't want to read the words. Very, very memorable. Like all of Frayach's stories, so well written and intriguing (but not one I'll read again!).