May 22nd, 2008 
02:26 am Fear of Falling, by Provetheworst (PG)
Fandom:Bandom(Panic At the Disco)
Pairing:Ryan Ross/Spencer Smith
Author on lj:[livejournal.com profile] provetheworst
Why this Must Be Read:

This is a "Ryan and Spencer grow up together" story. There are a lot of them, but this one is probably my favorite. It has this ache to it, and a painfully real Ryan. Him and Spencer stumble their way to their late teens and collect new things to not mention. Beautiful and bittersweet. (This story was also posted in a community that is now closed. Some of us have fond memories of it, so that adds another level to the bittersweet.)


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Fear of Falling
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09:31 pm Turn Toward Home by vsee (G)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Length: ~3,800 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] vsee
Author Website: none
Why this must be read: because this is a tender story of Ray and Fraser on Valentine's Day, with Ray trying to figure out where their relationship is going and how they're going to get there. This isn't a story about cops and crimes or danger and excitement. This story is about common activities : walking the dog (okay, half-wolf), grocery shopping and bitching about work, and how those ordinary things can become laden with meaning. Ray is sweetly unsure about how to treat Fraser on this most important of fabricated holidays - should he buy flowers? Take Fraser out to a fancy place for dinner? The uncertainly is heart-wrenching but so real and makes this story well worth reading.

[livejournal.com profile] vsee is a talented writer, who manages to infuse her characters with a gentleness that resonates through the story, emphasizing the ordinariness of their daily lives, and how important that is.

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Turn Toward Home
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