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And The Painted Ponies Go Up and Down by Allecto (R-ish?)
Hi! I'm Turlough and I'm your popslash driver this month. I'm going to try and rec a little of everything, new and old, Nsync and Backstreet.
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: Nick/Brian, Nick/Justin, Nick/Mandy, Nick/AJ, Nick/Kevin
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
allecto
Author Website: The Wall
Why this must be read: I can't believe that this story hasn't been recced before! It's a classic among Backstreet stories, and deservedly so. We get to follow Nick from the start of the group and see how he grows and changes, how the group's career influences his growing up, and how his friendships and crushes and relationships affect the other Boys. It's a wonderfully well-written, compelling story that only gets better upon re-reading.
Excerpt: He thinks he's in love, really in love, not just infatuated or having sex for the first time. He's pretty positive it's love, and it's almost definite that AJ needs him, so he breaks it off with Mandy.
He doesn't even give a shit when she steals his TV.
"Good luck with your life," he says, and Mandy gives him the finger.
He tells AJ later over a couple of beers, and AJ laughs and says Amanda wasn't even that creative.
That night AJ tastes like smoke and Guiness. Nick fills his mouth, tastes stale liquor, peanuts, and cigarettes, and thinks, 'Mine'.
And The Painted Ponies Go Up and Down
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: Nick/Brian, Nick/Justin, Nick/Mandy, Nick/AJ, Nick/Kevin
Author on LJ:
allectoAuthor Website: The Wall
Why this must be read: I can't believe that this story hasn't been recced before! It's a classic among Backstreet stories, and deservedly so. We get to follow Nick from the start of the group and see how he grows and changes, how the group's career influences his growing up, and how his friendships and crushes and relationships affect the other Boys. It's a wonderfully well-written, compelling story that only gets better upon re-reading.
Excerpt: He thinks he's in love, really in love, not just infatuated or having sex for the first time. He's pretty positive it's love, and it's almost definite that AJ needs him, so he breaks it off with Mandy.
He doesn't even give a shit when she steals his TV.
"Good luck with your life," he says, and Mandy gives him the finger.
He tells AJ later over a couple of beers, and AJ laughs and says Amanda wasn't even that creative.
That night AJ tastes like smoke and Guiness. Nick fills his mouth, tastes stale liquor, peanuts, and cigarettes, and thinks, 'Mine'.
And The Painted Ponies Go Up and Down