NKRs Rec: Hair of the Dog by @MJinAspen

Hair of the Dog by MJinAspen

Summary: AH. "I need a ride. She's throwing baked goods." Sometimes personal growth is the best HEA. Take a few peeks into the volatile, passionate, and occasionally sweet love affair between Edward Cullen and Leah Clearwater.
Pairing: Edward/Leah - Rated: M

OK. So. If I could just rec every fic written by MJinAspen for the next few weeks, I would do just that. I love love love her writing and her pairings. I can't really choose a favorite story by her but I'm doing my rec on this one because it's COMPLETE. Mhm, I know how some of you feel about reading a fic that is a work in progress. Which, I totally get!

Hair of the Dog is the first Edward/Leah fic I read all the way through. I'd tried others in the past and I just couldn't get into it. I just never read Edward when he's not paired with Bella. BUT. HotD is captivating. MJ has such a lovely style of writing and a beautiful way of telling a story that I was hooked immediately.

Leah and Edward have a rocky relationship that isn't always sunshine and roses. Not that there aren't sweet moments too, because there are. And yummy, hot ones too. Edward has his issues and Leah is tired of dealing with them. She's had it with him. So it's either Edward goes, or she does. She makes the choice for both of them.

A huge part of their relationship failing is that neither of them says how they feel. Edward does thing just to piss off Leah; to see if she cares at all or if it's just sex for her. Leah has a raging temper so, of course, she reacts. Boom goes their relationship. And that's all in chapters 1 and 2.

Most of HotD is about their journey and their personal growth. While I am usually hard core "IT MUST HAVE A TRADITIONAL HEA" - this is not exactly like that. But don't turn away! Because it does have a HEA, just a different type than we are use to. And I think that's why I loved the fic so much - it was different and original and creative. Just beautiful.

I don't want to spoil anything for you because you really do need to read this. It's short, for those of  you that stay away from super long fics. And really, you won't read anything like it anywhere else. I can't praise MJ and her skill enough. GO. Now.