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Windchange by Blackbird (R)
Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN ~ Old West
Pairing: Chris/Vin
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
black_bird_777
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:
Wind Change addresses one of the most challenging aspects of writing for Old West characters in that people of that time had little to no references for being in love with another man or another woman. Biblical passages were contradictory and overstated while Native Americans who respected peoples differences were still considered savages. Men might “relieve” some sexual tension with another man on a long trail or maybe even during times of war and long separations from loved ones but there was no steadfast example to observe for people who were drawn to someone who lived outside the tight knot of society’s norm. At the same time they also seemed to possess a practical sensibility that saw nothing wrong with people pairing up in close quarters for survival as well as warmth.
In Wind Change Chris and Vin are making increasingly smaller, lazy circles around each other when a young married couple named Jesse and Sarah arrive in town. They are quickly and enthusiastically befriended by Ezra while the others wonder out loud what the scam is. It’s the dawning realization of why Ezra is so drawn to this couple that finally brings Chris and Vin’s intentions out into the light.
The story takes its time - which I love - and allows you to imagine just how aware Vin and Chris are about pursuing each other.
Vin tipped his hat at Chris and stepped off the walk into the street. It wouldn’t do to show how pleased he was at Chris’s acceptance and at the weight of Chris’s gaze, which he knew was on his back.
black_bird_777 has a nice way of showing Vin and Chris’s penchant for unspoken communication and also for how it’s not enough. At one point Vin runs his fingertips over the worn cover of a book that belongs to Chris as if trying to know him better without opening the cover.
Wind Change
Pairing: Chris/Vin
Author on LJ:
black_bird_777Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:
Wind Change addresses one of the most challenging aspects of writing for Old West characters in that people of that time had little to no references for being in love with another man or another woman. Biblical passages were contradictory and overstated while Native Americans who respected peoples differences were still considered savages. Men might “relieve” some sexual tension with another man on a long trail or maybe even during times of war and long separations from loved ones but there was no steadfast example to observe for people who were drawn to someone who lived outside the tight knot of society’s norm. At the same time they also seemed to possess a practical sensibility that saw nothing wrong with people pairing up in close quarters for survival as well as warmth.
In Wind Change Chris and Vin are making increasingly smaller, lazy circles around each other when a young married couple named Jesse and Sarah arrive in town. They are quickly and enthusiastically befriended by Ezra while the others wonder out loud what the scam is. It’s the dawning realization of why Ezra is so drawn to this couple that finally brings Chris and Vin’s intentions out into the light.
The story takes its time - which I love - and allows you to imagine just how aware Vin and Chris are about pursuing each other.
Vin tipped his hat at Chris and stepped off the walk into the street. It wouldn’t do to show how pleased he was at Chris’s acceptance and at the weight of Chris’s gaze, which he knew was on his back.
black_bird_777 has a nice way of showing Vin and Chris’s penchant for unspoken communication and also for how it’s not enough. At one point Vin runs his fingertips over the worn cover of a book that belongs to Chris as if trying to know him better without opening the cover.Wind Change