Fandom: SPORTS NIGHT
Pairing: Dana, Natalie (implied Dana/Casey, but mostly gen)
Author on LJ:
thestylusAuthor Website: the more than rational distortionWhy this must be read: There are so few stories that really deal with the complex character dynamics of
Sports Night, and fewer that do it so well. This was written for a "happy couples" challenge, but this story is much more about friendship, about deep, abiding, platonic love between a group of people who have been part of something extraordinary. This story is an AU in which SportsNight was never purchased at the end of Season Two; one in which Casey defied expectation and took the job with Dan in California. Dana is working for ESPN and having great sex with an Irishman named Ronan, Natalie is still with Jeremy and working for SNL. But neither can really be called happy, at least in this story, with the pitch-perfect Dana eating her martini olives in an attempt to put off saying things that need to be said.
Dana and Natalie are perfect in this story, and it has the kind of resigned tone that we come to associate with not getting exactly what you want, but making do with what you have.
Break My Tongue