crack_van | Sunday in the Afternoon by Riley Cannon (R)

Fandom: OZ
Pairing: Beecher/Keller
Author on LJ:

rileyc
Author Website: Riley Cannon's Fanfiction at Unit B
Why this must be read:

One of my favorite authors wrote this canon-based AU piece during a spin on the Oz Lyric Wheel. It's a "duet" of two lovers trying to keep their connection -- over phone lines and under impossible circumstances. One moment it's full of sunshine and ice cream. Then there's the pang of despair in the lovers' seemingly hopeless situation -- Toby paroled and Chris forever imprisoned. Riley C.'s writing presents the voices and descriptions in ways that make us see and hear these two men as they range through their emotions.

Here's a sample:

[Toby] heard a rumble of thunder off in the distance, "it's getting ready to rain, but it was beautiful earlier. The sky was so clear and blue, it was like I'd never seen it before."

"I'll bet," Chris [said]. "Tell me how the sun felt on your skin."

He closed his eyes, remembering. "Good, it felt ... good. Warm and rich, like it was seeping right into my skin." He looked into the mirror, seeing himself stretched out on that bunk, knees raised and spread wide, hands gripping Chris' broad back as his lover pounded into him. "It felt like making love with you," he murmured into the phone, a sharp intake of breath making him worry he'd said too much. "Chris--" God, I miss you.

Chris sighed, and Toby imagined him closing his eyes and leaning his head against the phone for a second. "Babe, you're makin' this hard."

Read on, and enjoy your Sunday in the Afternoon