crack_van | Journeymen by hyperfocused (PG-13/R)

Fandom: SPORTS NIGHT
Pairing: Casey McCall/Dan Rydell
Author on LJ:

hyperfocused
Author Website: Hyperfocused: Poetry, Fics and Random Obsessions

Why this must be read:

hyperfocused is, to my mind, and I hope she won't mind my saying so, typical of a certain breed of SN fan writers – I don't know whether the same sort of thing applies across other fandoms: she consistently turns out good, tight, enjoyable stories which somehow seem to pass slightly under the fannish radar and never quite receive the praise they deserve. In fact, I was all set to rec something more recent when, checking the

crack_van memories, I discovered to my surprise that this, which is my favourite of hers (to date!), hadn't previously been listed. And so I'm making haste to rectify that omission. As for why I like it: I love the imagery of the boys, adrift in the uncertainties of a new, changed relationship, aimlessly riding a night train to nowhere; the changing points of view, the glimpses of the two of them through one another's eyes; the deft, lyrical touches scattered throughout; and, um, the boys having veryhotsex in an alleyway …

He was a work of art, like they hadn't seen at the MOMA, and Dan was having a Casey McCall renaissance.

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