Prophet by Lise (PG)

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Fandom: THE DEAD ZONE
Pairing: Johnny Smith/Bruce Lewis
Author on LJ: lisew
Author Website: Fic by Lise
Why this must be read:

The episode "Zion" centers around Bruce's father's funeral. His father was a pastor, who trained his son to follow in his footsteps. Bruce rejected this role, but by the end of the episode sees Johnny as a modern prophet, and that Bruce's place is by his side. Prophet is Johnny's perspective on the visit to Bruce's home town, and the weight of the future on his shoulders. While knowledge of the episode makes the fic richer, it stands well on its own as a study of a man who, for all his supernatural guidance, is the most lost of all.

You might as well be sleeping with Bruce. He's really the only one you feel comfortable enough with to have a real relationship with, bizarre as that is. Honestly, he's the only one you trust not to cause a catastrophe of Biblical proportions. Everyone else, including yourself, is suspect, everyone else is tied into that single vision of Washington on fire. It feels, sometimes, like your entire life is hooked around that moment, your days attached to that fulcrum, with no way to come loose. Want it to or not, that one thing you've seen governs your world.

If there was one vision you wish you could show Bruce, it's that one. You're still not one hundred percent sure he doesn't think you're crazy for having a wall mapping Armageddon in your basement. His doubts wouldn't necessarily be unfounded, after all. Sometimes you think that if he saw that, if he bore witness, then the vision would diminish.

It's also the one vision you hope he never, ever, has to see.

Prophet

Comments

[sydni-64.livejournal.com]

ooh. nice rec. :)

[iamtheenemy.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec, that was a good story. I enjoyed it. But who thought it was a good idea to publish it in eight point font? My eyes practically touched the screen trying to make it out.