Faith, BTVS, SPN

[leavethesky]

I have had this fic in my enormous 'toread' pile for a while now, but then thelastgoodname put it at the top of her monster rec (3 posts worth of recs!) and I decided to break down and give up some hours to fic. And holy fucking WOW!

The Devil's Gate by hesychasm is a BTVS/SPN crossover and it's Faith/Jo, NC-17. This is a SPECTACULAR fic that reads more like a novella of a Faith the Vampire Slayer episode. I have to confess that I've never watched Supernatural (sorry, two guys saving the supernatural day is so not my kink) so I can't weigh in on Jo's characterization at all, but she read absolutely true throughout the fic. It's told from Jo's point of view and has everything from an absolutely stunning story involving her dead father and her quest to redeem him to the ultimate/inevitable meetup with Faith and a host of baby slayers to incredible and evocative writing. This is intricately plotted and incorporates all of your favs from the Jossverse -- Angel, Buffy, Andrew and Willow -- and hesychasm's descriptions of the spells involved is, well, freakin' magic. Also, hot sex. And did I mention Faith? hesychasm's Faith is the dark, complex Faith from Angel and earlier seasons of BTVS, not the whitewashed Faith from S7. The Faith I love and hesychasm's use of such a limited POV lets Faith keep her secrets. Go. Read. Leave the love.

Comments

[wizened-cynic.livejournal.com]

Jo is very pretty, good with guns, and named after me. That is really all you need to know. (Also, see icon.)

[leavethesky.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the visual aid although...is she 12? Yes, she's definitely cute, but 12!

Your name is Jo?

[wizened-cynic.livejournal.com]

That picture is probably from when she's 12. This is what she looks like on the show. She's actually kind of boring and annoying, but she did provide an opportunity for Dean to shout my name over and over *sighs happily at the memory*

My real name is Monkeypants.

[http://users.livejournal.com/thrace_/]

Sometimes she looks like this:

[frogfarm]

Totally seconded. Any Buffy (and Faith!) fan will probably love this one, and there's a lot to love.