Where We Land, podfic by misprint, written by almostblue and harborshore (Explicit)

[anotherslashfan]

Hi! This is my second time driving the Bandom van, and this time I'll try and focus on stories that were eye-opening for me - rarepairs, female characters, genderqueer topics, polyamory, and some kinky stories - at least that's on my list, we'll see how far I'll get with it ^^.

Fandom: Bandom (The Like, Panic! At the Disco, The Young Veins)
Pairing: Z Berg/Brendon Urie, Spencer Smith/Tennessee Thomas, Spencer Smith/Tennessee Thomas/Ryan Ross, Annie Monroe/Laena Geronimo
Length: 5h:28m:15s (story: 55,306 words)
Reader on LJ: misprintify
Reader Website at the AO3
Authors: almostblue and harborshore
Why this must be listened to: I admit, were it not for my love of long podfic, I'd probably never have tried to get into this amazing story.
For anyone new to podfic, and with some time on their hands, this is a great introduction into what makes podfic so beautiful: you get to hear stories in the voices of people who love them. You can hear misprintify hold back laughter in every funny line, and the tension in her voice when the story gets darker, and it's the most intimate feeling. Mindblowingly good.


Ryan and Z are the resident outcasts of their small Midwestern town, best friends who are fiercely protective of themselves and each other. As junior year starts, Z's trying to get her (struggling) band off the ground, and Ryan mostly just wants to be left alone--but everything changes when Brendon Urie transfers to their school. He falls hard and fast for Z once he sees her on stage, ignoring the complications and bringing along his new friends Spencer and Tennessee for the ride. Now both Ryan and Z are faced with figuring out what (and who) they really want, and how far they're willing to step out of their comfort zone to get it.

It is probably only a result of the corners of fandom I hang out in, but I've rarely experienced such layered, realistic and intriguing depictions of female characters in Bandom.

Please heed the extended warnings. (One scene contains violent imagery and references to the threat of attempted non-con. Some scenes also contain homophobic language and sexualized insults directed at women. There is no actual dub-con or non-con in this fic.)

[Podfic of] Where We Land

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