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Let Forever Be by Dolores (NC-17)
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Fandom: BUFFY
Pairing: Oz/Xander
Author on LJ:dolores
Author Website: Dolores' Domain
Why this must be read:
dolores takes a familiar scenario and twists it in dark and haunting ways. Oz guesses that Xander probably has a crush on him, and Xander shows him how he really feels. But the encounter that confirms Oz's suspicion ends up being a world away from the more comic possibilities of two boys exploring a friendship turning into something more.
No, this Oz and Xander are in the Wishverse, a canon-established alternate world in which Buffy Summers never came to Sunnydale, and the Master rose to power unopposed. The characters face one another in conflicts normally -- Oz fights against vampires and Xander was one of the first students at Sunnydale High to disappear and then reappear in a new, sinister form. But no matter what other allies Oz finds, Xander wants to make sure that Oz knows who it is that he's going to belong to in the end.
Oz's thoughts are perfectly paced here, and the simple central event is persuasively textured by keen observations, melding memories and moments of Sunndydale past and present through a lens of suffering. Lovely, lyrical, and despairing all at once.
Let Forever Be
entrenous88, and I'm taking the wheel once again this month to bring you a range of recs in the Buffy fandom. So let's get this baby moving!Fandom: BUFFY
Pairing: Oz/Xander
Author on LJ:
doloresAuthor Website: Dolores' Domain
Why this must be read:
dolores takes a familiar scenario and twists it in dark and haunting ways. Oz guesses that Xander probably has a crush on him, and Xander shows him how he really feels. But the encounter that confirms Oz's suspicion ends up being a world away from the more comic possibilities of two boys exploring a friendship turning into something more.No, this Oz and Xander are in the Wishverse, a canon-established alternate world in which Buffy Summers never came to Sunnydale, and the Master rose to power unopposed. The characters face one another in conflicts normally -- Oz fights against vampires and Xander was one of the first students at Sunnydale High to disappear and then reappear in a new, sinister form. But no matter what other allies Oz finds, Xander wants to make sure that Oz knows who it is that he's going to belong to in the end.
Oz's thoughts are perfectly paced here, and the simple central event is persuasively textured by keen observations, melding memories and moments of Sunndydale past and present through a lens of suffering. Lovely, lyrical, and despairing all at once.
Let Forever Be