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Mind The Gap by Zoicite (PG-13ish)
Welcome to Never Gone Day! I hope to load up on recs to day in celebration.
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: Nick Carter / Brian Littrell
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
zoicite
Author Website: Commoner's Tales
Why this must be read:
If you polled pop fans, Howie would be among the top contenders for most likely gay in real-life. But in this story Howie is not gay and it comes as much as a surprise to the rest of the Backstreet Boys as it does to the reader. Brian is just as surprised to find out maybe he isn't as straight as he always assumed.
One of the best things I love about this story is how all the Boys are invested in each other's lives. They've been wrapped up in each other's lives for years but it isn't just a job, it's a family. But what I love more is how it shows they can live in each others pockets but still be wrong about the people closest to them. We all make assumptions and sometimes see what we want to see instead of what is there.
They all thought that Howie was gay, but the thought had never even crossed Howie’s mind. He knew he wasn’t exactly the most masculine guy ever. He had nice hair, he had a lot of hair, and he was small and sweet and unthreatening. Howie knew all that. But he wasn’t gay. So what if he didn’t burp or fart for laughs. Nick did, and Nick was very much not straight.
Howie liked breasts. And beer. And football.
The problem was, he loved Nick. He wanted to love Nick, but he couldn’t just be un-straight when he wasn’t. He didn’t want to sleep with Nick. Howie wanted to love Nick and be his best friend. He wanted Nick to hug him and give him sloppy kisses on the cheek and he wanted to hear Nick laugh when Howie whined and wiped the kisses away.
“You’re sure you’re straight?” Brian asked, squinting at Howie. Howie had called AJ. AJ had called Kevin. Kevin must have called Brian, because a minute later the three were knocking on Howie’s door.
“I’m positive,” Howie said. “Believe me. I’m positive.”
“We really thought you were gay,” Kevin said.
Mind The Gap by Zoicite
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: Nick Carter / Brian Littrell
Author on LJ:
zoiciteAuthor Website: Commoner's Tales
Why this must be read:
If you polled pop fans, Howie would be among the top contenders for most likely gay in real-life. But in this story Howie is not gay and it comes as much as a surprise to the rest of the Backstreet Boys as it does to the reader. Brian is just as surprised to find out maybe he isn't as straight as he always assumed.
One of the best things I love about this story is how all the Boys are invested in each other's lives. They've been wrapped up in each other's lives for years but it isn't just a job, it's a family. But what I love more is how it shows they can live in each others pockets but still be wrong about the people closest to them. We all make assumptions and sometimes see what we want to see instead of what is there.
They all thought that Howie was gay, but the thought had never even crossed Howie’s mind. He knew he wasn’t exactly the most masculine guy ever. He had nice hair, he had a lot of hair, and he was small and sweet and unthreatening. Howie knew all that. But he wasn’t gay. So what if he didn’t burp or fart for laughs. Nick did, and Nick was very much not straight.
Howie liked breasts. And beer. And football.
The problem was, he loved Nick. He wanted to love Nick, but he couldn’t just be un-straight when he wasn’t. He didn’t want to sleep with Nick. Howie wanted to love Nick and be his best friend. He wanted Nick to hug him and give him sloppy kisses on the cheek and he wanted to hear Nick laugh when Howie whined and wiped the kisses away.
“You’re sure you’re straight?” Brian asked, squinting at Howie. Howie had called AJ. AJ had called Kevin. Kevin must have called Brian, because a minute later the three were knocking on Howie’s door.
“I’m positive,” Howie said. “Believe me. I’m positive.”
“We really thought you were gay,” Kevin said.
Mind The Gap by Zoicite