100 days of enemy recs: 69. Jolene

[melannen]

You know that thing where you just hate someone so much that you can't stop thinking about how perfect they are? Their emerald eyes and auburn hair? Their beauty that's beyond compare and smile like a breath of spring? The way they're so attractive they could have anyone they wanted?

And then you realize that wait maybe that isn't "hate" that's keeping you up at night?

Dolly Parton, Tumblr and AO3 have you sorted.

(The Lil Nas X cover of the song was nominated for yuletide, but I suspect the fanworks that come out of that will be less femslashy.)

• Cannot Compete With You (1564 words) by Anetka
  Fandom: Jolene (Song) - Dolly Parton
  Rating: General Audiences
  Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
  Relationships: Jolene/Narrator (Jolene), Jolene & Narrator
  Characters: Narrator (Jolene), Jolene (Jolene)
  Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, because cellphones, Pre-Femslash, Arospec character, grayromantic Narrator, oblivious narrator, lesbian Jolene, Misunderstandings, Pre-Relationship, Pining, Mutual Pining, oblivious Narrator is oblivious, Jolene is hella gay ya'll, POV First Person, b/c that's how the song is
  
  Whatever you decide to do, Jolene



• Beauty (1304 words) by ozsaur
  Fandom: Jolene (Song) - Dolly Parton
  Rating: General Audiences
  Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
  Relationships: Jolene/wife, Jolene & husband
  Characters: Jolene, Wife, Husband - Character
  Additional Tags: Jolene - Freeform, Song - Freeform, Harassment, Gift, New Year's Eve, Sweet
  
  My happiness depends on you.



• Chjtolene (2055 words) by afterism
  Fandom: Jolene (Song) - Dolly Parton
  Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
  Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  Relationships: Jolene/Narrator (Jolene)
  Characters: Narrator (Jolene), Jolene (Jolene), Man (Jolene)
  Additional Tags: Eldritch, Horror, Crack Treated Seriously, vague Americana, deliberately vague time period, loss of sight, Trick or Treat: Trick
  
  We tremble at the sight of you, Jolene!

Comments

[kore]

Ahhh yes. I loved Dolly singing "Vaccine, vaccine...." too.

[primeideal]

Coincidentally I'd somehow managed to avoid actually hearing this song until this "song ranking competition" with my extended family just a few days ago, so good timing. But even I had heard of this ship by osmosis!