Your Young Men Shall See Visions by Linaerys (NC-17)

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Fandom: HEROES
Pairing: Nathan/Peter (Warning: Incest)
Author on LJ: linaerys
Author Website: Linaerys's Fan Fiction
Why this must be read: Both Nathan and Peter are complicated, layered characters who touch each other just a little TOO much and their relationship is no less so. It's sometimes difficult to find writers who can bring them to the page in all their complicated glory. Here, linaerys not only does that, she invests their eventual pairing with an inevitability that feels almost gravitational in it's pull, both for the reader and for Nathan and Peter. Check out this excerpt:

Nathan gave him a ride back into Manhattan—his mother wanted Peter to stay the night, but Peter wanted to the opportunity to talk with Nathan. “What was that about?” Peter asked after they pulled onto the parkway. It was a warm autumn night, and Nathan put the top down on his convertible. Peter stroked the leather seats. Nothing but the best for Nathan, Peter thought. Sometimes he seemed like something out of a movie, remote but charismatic, not someone that Peter should be related to.

“One of Mom’s friends. It really is ancient history.”

“Whoa,” said Peter. He filed away the information for future reference. It was a delicious little bit of gossip. Peter often felt as all the best Petrelli stories, the most tantalizing gossip, had passed before he was old enough to appreciate it, and he lived now in the tattered remains of some golden age long passed. “I didn’t mean that, although feel free to tell me more. I meant you and Mom. What’s with you two?”

“It’s just they way they are, you know.” Nathan was a fast but careful driver, and he changed lanes quickly, his hands moving gracefully on the wheel. He didn’t look at Peter, but kept his eyes on the minimal traffic. “She likes to keep you to herself.”

“You get Dad,” said Peter. “I think you got the better deal there.” He didn’t mean it, really, but it seemed like that was what Nathan needed to hear.

“I doubt that,” said Nathan, reading Peter too well. “You have any big plans tonight?”

“Nah, I just wanted the chance to talk with you on the way back. I haven’t seen you since the beginning of school and I missed you.”

“Huh,” said Nathan, the way he always did when Peter said something a little too emotional. “It’s good to see you, too,” he said, after a long pause. “I was going to go out, but if you want to come over, and watch a movie or something . . .”

Peter looked at Nathan’s profile, trying to decide if the offer was serious. He’d grown up hoping, and longing for a few minutes with Nathan, while his mother explained that his brother was busy and destined to be important, and wasn’t she company enough? Nathan came home every so often, like a visiting prince, and the family rolled out the red carpet. Peter had been six when Nathan went to college, and then Nathan had summer internships, semesters abroad, years in the navy, law school and now working late nights in the D.A.’s office.

“Why are you doing this?” Peter asked. “You never had time for me before.” Peter sounded petulant, even to himself.

“Do I need a reason?” asked Nathan, his tone light. And yes, you do, thought Peter. Nathan needed a reason for everything.

The entire story takes place pre-series, making it a relatively easy read for newbies, and at 19K, it's a long, satisfying read for all.


Your Young Men Shall See Visions (link goes to Part 1, which links to Part 2)