ext_60686 ([identity profile] rileyc.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2005-08-26 06:20 pm
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And Cleave Only Unto Him by Linda3M (PG-15)

And another one for tonight, from the same author, one I've meant to get to every time I've done these recs...

Fandom: Oz
Pairing: B/K
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] linda3m
Author Website: C5 Archive
Why this must be read: This one is an AU all the way, and tells the story from the unexpected POV of Genevieve Beecher, as shown in this



Parked in the dark lot behind the garden apartments, she almost
didn't need her son's binoculars to see into the first floor,
bedroom window. When was the last time she and Toby had left
the lights on when they made love? In an odd way sitting there
watching the scene unfold reminded her of the drive-in movies
her parents had taken her to see as a child. All that was missing
was the popcorn.

When she imagined this moment, as she followed his BMW, it
had all seemed so clear. Once she'd seen them, once she knew,
she'd get out of the car, go up to the door and pound like hell
until the bitch opened it. Then what? Slap her silly? Pull her
hair? Scratch her fucking eyes out? In light of this new
development, none of these seemed like particularly viable
options. So she lit another cigarette, focused the binoculars and,
unable to help herself, she settled in to watch.

When Toby's shirt finally slipped from his shoulders the dark
man crossed the room. Gen could see the ardor, burning like a
blue-hot flame in his eyes. He was smiling a somehow tender,
yet wolfish grin. His tongue parted his lips, moistening them.
Desire and love softened the sharp features of his face. Gen knew
he was looking past her husband's bookish exterior and seeing
the tightly controlled passion that surged just beneath. She
always thought that she was the only one who knew it was there.

The larger man enveloped her Toby in a tight embrace. Toby's
head fell back. She watched with rapt attention as the stranger
brought his open mouth down to claim her husband with a rough
kiss. His arms crossed Toby's back. The muscles in his biceps
and forearms pulsed and flexed. One strong hand clutched at the
small of Toby's back, crushing him forward, the other dug it's
fingers in between his shoulder blades.




It's poignant and honest, and just a bit disturbingly voyeuristic as Genevieve watches her husband and the other man together. When it was first posted, it made me wonder what happened next, and it still does, and I'm glad to have finally rec'd it.

Read the rest of it here:

And Cleave Only Unto Him"

[identity profile] fanfromfla.livejournal.com 2005-08-27 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
These 2 stories are fantastic! Thanks for the recs. I've never seen these stories or the author before. Great job of digging up some hidden gems. **scurries off to bestow praise upon [livejournal.com profile] linda3m**

[identity profile] lisacali.livejournal.com 2005-08-27 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
Her 'Dreams' story is one I've read a few times over the years, but I'd forgotten about this one - thanks for the reminder!
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[identity profile] linda3m.livejournal.com 2005-08-27 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for reccing me and for blowing the dust off some of my old stories.