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jebbypal ([personal profile] jebbypal) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2010-10-16 10:42 am

Working Around the Crazy by peroxidepest17 (PG)

Fandom: BURN NOTICE/SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: Michael/Lucifer in various guises
Length: 4000
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] peroxide_fic
Author Website: fanfiction.net

Why this must be read:
This rec is a day late mostly because I couldn't figure out what crossover to recommend. But I kept coming back to this one as it shall surely become a classic in both fandoms. Peroxide nails Michael's voiceovers, and Micheal's voice to a T, but also manages to capture both the paranoia and fear that accompanies Lucifer's siege on Michael. Watching the tale unfold is delicious, and I guarantee you'll go back and reread it after you finish it the first time.



Excerpt: There are, on occasion, instances where you'd have to quit the business because it drives you crazy.

For the record, we're not talking about drive you crazy like that secretary in the next cubicle over who pops her gum all day or the neighbor who comes over every Thursday morning like clockwork to borrow a cup of sugar instead of just buying his own damn bag crazy. This is genuinely, certifiably nuts crazy.

For some people, the constant paranoia that comes with being a spy just gets to them after a while.

But because this is the most embarrassing way to end your career as a spy, most spies learn how to hide or ignore the crazy—for the most part— at least in the more critical situations. Some even start to use it as an advantage.

Being crazy makes you unpredictable, after all, and once your enemies can't predict what you're going to do next, it usually means it's time for them to retire first



Working Around the Crazy

[identity profile] tres_mechante.livejournal.com 2010-10-16 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for reccing this. I don't spend a lot of time over at FF.net, so I never would have found this treasure on my own. *hands you container of yogurt and a spoon*