It's Automatic, by Weatherfront (NC-17)

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Fandom: INCEPTION
Title: It's Automatic
Pairing: Arthur/Eames
Length: 5,164
Author on LJ: weatherfront
Author Website: author's fic journal
Why this must be read:

I began my month at CV with my favorite fic in this or any fandom. I'm ending it with my other favorite fic, version Arthur/Eames.

When I first recced Weatherfront I said her fics speak for themselves, and they do; the fics I've recced by her this month are a cross-section of her amazing abilities in worldbuilding, meta, and romance. This last one combines a bit of all three, but above all, it's the fic that encapsulates, in just 5,000 words, everything that I love about this pairing: their BAMFery, their push and pull with each other, their fear and hope and trepidation and fierce devotion to each other. Their faith in what they are together.

"It's Automatic" contains beautiful moments and imagery, and lines that are inscribed permanently on my heart. But even more, it contains fucking in a bathtub full of money a kind of active address to the whole fandom, with its fixation on this pairing that has managed to fuel endless amounts of creativity, speculation, and love for the last two years. It's a sort of template for how to believe, how to throw caution to the wind and love recklessly, fully. "I may not be any good for you, but I'll promise I'll be worth your time," says Arthur--and that's the voice of the OTP addressing all of us shippers, clutching our hearts the way Eames clutches his Taiwanese metro token.

It's Automatic
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If you want more inception recs:
- Mementis' rare slash recs are a great source of non-A/E recs: Part 1 and Part 2, as her inception tag generally is for Arthur/Eames
- I am the last person to go to for Cobb/Arthur recs, but if that's your thing, aliunde_recs has a whole slew of them
- I have like 1,200 or so on my pinboard account
- Phenylic's enormous Arthur/Eames rec list currently has over 600 fics
- All of the rec lists mentioned in Lacey's crack_van Inception overview are great

Thanks for letting me drive the Inception van this month (like Yusuf! :D)! I had a blast.

Comments

[lucifuge-5.livejournal.com]

I'd really like to thank you for your recs. As someone who might not be in the fandom, but REALLY LIKES Arthur/Eames, your recs have been a wonderful way to add on more A/E as well as gen fic to my nascent Inception bookmarks. I've really appreciated how you've sold us (the readers) the stories: giving us enough to pique our curiosity while touching on general themes.

Once again, thank you. :D! I've gone ahead and joined the A/E comm over at DW because that's where my fannish home is at. :D?

[rosiew.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for being an awesome reccer! I was sort of at a loss, fandom wise, and your recs reminded me of the awesomeness of inception fandom. So thank you!

[jenna_marianne]

Fantastic set of recs this month! You did an amazing number of recs, with a diverse range of pairings and styles. Bravo!

[bookshop.livejournal.com]

Yay! The A_E comm on DW is a great place! *she says, as the mod*

I'm so happy to hear this. Thank you for telling me I did what I set out to do when I learned somewhat last minute that I would be doing the May recs, haha. I love this fandom so much. It's been great to watch so much creativity happen all around me, and I'm delighted to hear that I was able to pass a little of that on.

[bookshop.livejournal.com]

ahhhhhh, this makes me so happy. JOIN US! or COME BACK TO US! we have cookies within cookies within cookies! :D

and you're very, very welcome. thank you for the lovely comment! and for putting up with my spamming you all month. :)

[bookshop.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It was my pleasure. ♥

[carmillaprima.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your work. It's always a pleasure reading you. Your fic's selection is unique and very very very compelling.
Bravo!

[bookshop.livejournal.com]

you are very welcome. :) I hope you find something you enjoy!