crack_van | If You Forget Me by Brenda (R)

Fandom: LotRiPS
Pairing: Viggo/Orlando, Viggo/Karl implied
Author on LJ:

broadwriting
Author Website: Broadwriting
Why this must be read:

Brenda has quite a large and varied collection of fics, both on her site and in her LJ, but some of my favorites are her Viggo/Orlando stories. "If You Forget Me" is a collection of messages that Orlando leaves on Viggo's answering machine during and after their time in New Zealand. She uses the messages as a chronology of their relationship, turning bits and pieces of stories into a whole that is much greater than the sum of its parts. This story has a very melancholy quality about it, while still managing to be just funny enough that the entire thing isn't a melodramtic angst-ball. Instead, it's an achingly realistic glimpse into one side of a relationship.

Hey, it's me. Yeah, I know, leaving another message, when will I learn to stop using you as a vocal journal, but, seriously, I just had, like, the most incredibly odd dream and you were in it and I'll forget if I don't tell you now. So, um, remind me later, and we can talk about it. See, I was diving -- in the dream -- or maybe I was bungee-jumping, I'm not too clear, but I was falling and I was missing my parachute or my strap or whatever, and there you were, sitting on one of those genie carpets like in Aladdin or something, and you were wearing a turban and carrying a baby elephant in one hand and quoting me 'Upstairs Downstairs' lines, only in Spanish, but see...I was able to start flying after, so I didn't crash. Only I turned into a chocolate pop after and you ate me, but I don't get what that part means, so I'm hoping you have some insight. See you in a few.

If You Forget Me