Average Man by hackthis (PG)

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Fandom: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Pairing: Jack Twist/Ennis del Mar
Author on LJ: hackthis
Author Website: LJ memories
Why this must be read: One of the best Ennis character studies I’ve come across. I forthrightly admit that I am extremely picky about Ennis characterization, and everything in this piece fits the bill perfectly. He’s not overly romanticized or overly denigrated, he’s just who he is, another guy trying to make his way through life like everyone else. Even though it’s written in the third person, it reads like you’re inside his head, you’re seeing his life through the his own lens. This piece is straightforward but poignant, short but gut-wrenching, and subtly beautiful—just like Ennis.

Average Man

Comments

[rhye.livejournal.com]

Lovely. I hadn't read this. I rec'd it on-thread, too. This sentence killed me:

As far as Ennis can tell, all his memories off Jack Twist start with "That one time…"