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crack_van2006-04-23 04:51 pm
sperrywink) wrote in crack_van2006-04-23 04:51 pm
A True War Story by K (PGish)
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: past Justin Timberlake / Lance Bass, unrequited Justin Timberlake / Chris Kirkpatrick
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
smartlikejustin
Author Website: Tune Your Dial
Why this must be read:
A very nice look into an earnest and obsessive Justin just starting out his solo career while trying to resolve his past and maintain his NSYNC friendships despite break-ups and tension. Some people have mentioned pining as a hot-button, and this story has a lot of it. Some of it is blatant and some oblique, but it is all handled adeptly. I particularly like the unspoken spaces between Chris and Justin that are their way of bridging their relationship into this more uncertain post-NSYNC future. Which brings me to my final great thing about this story which is that it is a wonderful snapshot of the events and people around NSYNC during 2002-2003 just as the 'Hiatus' starts.
Justin thinks he should be glad that he's never caught unprepared, but the thing is, he wants them to ask. He craves the moment where his mouth goes dry and he's stuck staring into space, his people frantic on the sidelines. He wants the rough edges of the question to stab at him, for nothing to be smooth but the silence, just once. So he wishes for what he shouldn't and really, there's nothing new about that.
He answers every single question just the way he prepared and bites the inside of his cheek to keep from screaming. And still no one ever asks anything unexpected.
After each interview he nods, shakes hands, signs a cd, thanks everyone, washes his face and collapses in his car, breathing heavy as though he'd just run a few miles. He slumps against the seat and in the quiet air-conditioned space he listens to the silence. It's soothing. And Justin thinks maybe that's the problem.
Pairing: past Justin Timberlake / Lance Bass, unrequited Justin Timberlake / Chris Kirkpatrick
Author on LJ:
smartlikejustinAuthor Website: Tune Your Dial
Why this must be read:
A very nice look into an earnest and obsessive Justin just starting out his solo career while trying to resolve his past and maintain his NSYNC friendships despite break-ups and tension. Some people have mentioned pining as a hot-button, and this story has a lot of it. Some of it is blatant and some oblique, but it is all handled adeptly. I particularly like the unspoken spaces between Chris and Justin that are their way of bridging their relationship into this more uncertain post-NSYNC future. Which brings me to my final great thing about this story which is that it is a wonderful snapshot of the events and people around NSYNC during 2002-2003 just as the 'Hiatus' starts.
Justin thinks he should be glad that he's never caught unprepared, but the thing is, he wants them to ask. He craves the moment where his mouth goes dry and he's stuck staring into space, his people frantic on the sidelines. He wants the rough edges of the question to stab at him, for nothing to be smooth but the silence, just once. So he wishes for what he shouldn't and really, there's nothing new about that.
He answers every single question just the way he prepared and bites the inside of his cheek to keep from screaming. And still no one ever asks anything unexpected.
After each interview he nods, shakes hands, signs a cd, thanks everyone, washes his face and collapses in his car, breathing heavy as though he'd just run a few miles. He slumps against the seat and in the quiet air-conditioned space he listens to the silence. It's soothing. And Justin thinks maybe that's the problem.