Contrapposto
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | contrapposto |
| Author(s): | spoopyy |
| Date(s): | July 18, 2017 |
| Length: | 7.3k words (oneshot) |
| Genre: | slash, angst |
| Fandom: | BuzzFeed Unsolved |
| External Links: | AO3 link |
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Contrapposto is a Ryan Bergara/Shane Madej BuzzFeed Unsolved fic written by spoopyy and posted in July of 2017. It is one of the earliest works posted in the BuzzFeed Unsolved fandom, and one of its most well-known.
Summary
Ryan works in a museum. Shane doesn't understand art. They fall in love.
Reviews and Reactions
Reactions to contrapposto have been positive. That being said, the fic also has a reputation for being incredibly sad, with many readers being brought to tears by the tragic ending.
WOW THIS WAS SO GOOD . I'm actually crying this was great and you're a really great writer who knows how to write emotions[1]
fUCK I WAS SO INVESTED IN THIS AND SO INTO IT AND IT WAS SO SWEET AND I LOVED IT SO MUCH BUT NOW IM S H O O K I READ THE FIRST LINE OF THAT LAST PART IM DEAD THIS FIC HAS BROKEN MEwait does that say teacher au holy shit ((anyways im actually in love with this fic even if it physically pains me))[2]
HOLY FUCKING SHIT. THIS IS SO, SO GOOD. I HATE YOU. GODDAMN MY HEART. FUCK YOU FOR THIS & THANK YOU FOR THIS TOO.[3]
Former Unsolved fanvidder and current social media manager for Watcher Entertainment, Simone Malec, included an excerpt from the fic in her crack vid "👻 The Buzzfeed Unsolved Crack"[4], further cementing the work's place in Unsolved fandom history.
Contrapposto also spawned a fix-it fic, For the Future or Things to Come, written by Obscenegender and posted just one day after the original fic's release.