[Inception] More Drive-By Recs

These are stories that were recced in the Inception rewatch chat. I prompted for "most underrated Inception fic" but we quickly strayed from that. I haven't read all of these myself yet. It wasn't exactly a public space that we were in – technically public, but no chat logs, so we could assume we were only talking to the people in the room at the time – so I didn't write down who gave these recs. Own up as you choose.

Caviar and Cigarettes by my_0wn_madness
Rating: NC-17
Length: 27k words
Characters/Pairings: Arthur/Eames
Content Notes: Jailbait!Arthur (Arthur's 16-17 to Eames' 27), toys (vibrator), slight and very brief breath play
Summary: When the landlord — Eames, a man of British heritage, a sculpted body and approximately 30 years of age — answers the door, Arthur knows his search for an apartment is over.

Love Notes on Their Headstones by my_0wn_madness
Rating: NC-17
Length: 23k words
Characters/Pairings: Arthur/Eames
Content Notes: violence, torture and, of course, sex
Summary: Filled for this prompt over at the inception_kink meme: Eames is a very dangerous man. Sure, he's charming and handsome, seems playful, even. But if you seriously cross him, Eames can and will destroy your life and your sanity. When the men behind Cobol decide that Cobb is too risky to attack, being under Saito's protection, they go after Arthur. Eames is there for the first attempt on Arthur's life, and after watching him take the assassin apart Arthur isn't sure whether to be turned on, pissed off, or afraid. Then Eames goes after Cobol, and Arthur is all three.

Natural Dreams by k8andrewz
Rating: NC-17
Length: 17k words
Characters/Pairings: Arthur/Eames
Content Notes: None given by author
Summary: Arthur almost gets kidnapped.

Even Though My Work Is Unparalleled by beanarie
Rating: Teen
Length: 5k words
Characters/Pairings: Arthur/Eames
Content Notes: Angst, no AO3 warnings apply
Summary:"But we're not really dealing with Eames any more, are we? No longer a whole, so much as the sum of numerous, ever-changing parts."

Sea Legs by beanarie
Rating: Mature
Length: 9k words
Characters/Pairings: Eames/Mal
Content Notes: Rape (between canon character and OC)
Summary: A few seconds later, she realizes that she implied a claim on him. But he hasn't said anything, and her mouth is too busy to take back some thoughtless little tease.

Maryam by anon
Rating: Teen?
Length: 6 LJ comments
Characters/Pairings: Yusuf, Eames (gen)
Content Notes: None
Summary: Prompt: also Yusef backstory. how did he end up in Mombasa? How did he become a chemist? How did he meet Eames and end up running a dreamshare place?

Untitled (first fill) by anon
Rating:
Length: One LJ comment
Characters/Pairings: Arthur/Eames
Content Notes: Crackfic?
Summary: Reccer's comment: "Arthur gives Eames a BDSM checklist and his safeword is Edith Piaf."

the end of mr eames (series) by apiphile
Rating: Up to explicit
Length: 48k words
Characters/Pairings: Ariadne/Eames
Content Notes: Character death in the last story.
Summary:"I bought that [sofa] because it reminded me of you," she says, apparently out of nowhere [...] "It's belonged to a lot of people already, [...] It doesn't go with anything I have, it's uncomfortable [...] I want to keep it anyway."
Reccer's Comments: This is my rec for vastly underappreciated series. And now I am going to make you not want to read it either: if you're an Arthur/Eames OTP'er this fic may make you unhappy. But if you like your Eames as fucked up as possible, please read this. It hit buttons in me that I didn't know I had (anymore) or that could be simultaneously hit in the same story.

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