crack_van | Goodbye by beizy (R)

Fandom: LotRiPS
Pairing: Billy/Dom
Author on LJ:

beizy
Author Website: Under Your Skin
Why this must be read:

Vig/Orli is my LotRiPS OTP, but I increasingly find myself drawn to Monaboyd stories, particularly those with a bit of angst. This fic is one of those that manages to break your heart with just a few well-turned phrases. It's a little taste of what might have happened during the recording of Pandemoniumfromamerica, particularly Dom's song "Shadow." I love this fic because it takes what might otherwise be considered a somewhat silly record (Viggo plays the *wheelchair* on one song, for christsake) and makes it about something more-- The push and pull of Dom and Billy's relationship.

Billy tips his beer, swallows, and through the rush of noise and smell of sweat and pot in the room I feel the tips of his fingers circle my knee. Light squeeze at the end and by then my heart's getting cozy with my tonsils. There's nothing noble about giving in. But then there's nothing noble about a clean record, either. What the fuck does it matter, anyway? He'll be gone the second the recording's through and that's that. Done and done.

Doing the right thing doesn't apply to real people, I think.

Goodbye