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crack_van2003-11-15 07:00 pm
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"Beaten," by Caroline Baker (NC-17)
Fandom: SPORTS NIGHT
Pairing: Dan Rydell/Casey McCall
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
linabean
Author Website: It’s her again. Here we go.
Why this must be read: Caroline's protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, I think that a lot of the IRC-based PWPs she wrote with Lizard were very good and very hot, and I may yet recommend one or more of those this month. "Beaten," however, while also very hot, is more like a character study via fantasy. Creating a clear picture of the ultimate woobie that is Dan Rydell, it subtly delves into his psyche by having him imagine various situations and conversations with Casey. Danny reveals himself through efforts to draw out his partner.
That extended solo section occurs between two short, real conversations with funny, appropriate dialogue, which serve as bookends and as emphasis of just how much Dan is hiding and just how close he is to losing control of the whole situation. The entire story is structured on a fine mesh of tension that not only heightens the sensual impact of Dan's fantasies but also ties the reader very tightly to his true emotional state throughout. It has definite punch. Each moment of the story is quite visual and even visceral, full of phrases that have been scrubbed to raw brightness just like Danny. Both are wry, intelligent, affecting, and almost painfully desperate.
"Beaten"
Pairing: Dan Rydell/Casey McCall
Author on LJ:
linabeanAuthor Website: It’s her again. Here we go.
Why this must be read: Caroline's protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, I think that a lot of the IRC-based PWPs she wrote with Lizard were very good and very hot, and I may yet recommend one or more of those this month. "Beaten," however, while also very hot, is more like a character study via fantasy. Creating a clear picture of the ultimate woobie that is Dan Rydell, it subtly delves into his psyche by having him imagine various situations and conversations with Casey. Danny reveals himself through efforts to draw out his partner.
That extended solo section occurs between two short, real conversations with funny, appropriate dialogue, which serve as bookends and as emphasis of just how much Dan is hiding and just how close he is to losing control of the whole situation. The entire story is structured on a fine mesh of tension that not only heightens the sensual impact of Dan's fantasies but also ties the reader very tightly to his true emotional state throughout. It has definite punch. Each moment of the story is quite visual and even visceral, full of phrases that have been scrubbed to raw brightness just like Danny. Both are wry, intelligent, affecting, and almost painfully desperate.
"Beaten"