Lies and Lessons by Coelogyne (PG-13)

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Fandom: ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO
Pairing: Sands/El Mariachi
Author on LJ: coelogyne
Author Website: fanfiction.net profile
Why this must be read:

Another well-written PWP vignette, this one with a theme and a point. It could almost be sweet if it were anyone but these guys. Sands seems to be El's prisoner, but . . .

"It isn't a sadistic urge that compels the Mariachi to keep the blind man here, it is compassion. It is something he had almost forgotten he possessed. Without compassion, the world is a heartless place and people live and die at others' hands, never having a choice.

For all his complaints, Sands is not a prisoner here. In fact, he could leave at any time and the Mariachi wouldn't lift a hand to stop him. The squabble about freedom is a necessary lie, told to each other around the real facts of the matter: neither is equipped for a normal life outside of this small town because their experiences, in different ways, have crippled them."

Good stuff in a small, tight package!

Lies and Lessons