Patience by lesasoja (R)

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Fandom: Popslash
Pairing: Chris/Justin
Author on LJ: lesasoja 
Author Website: Smile on Your Brother
Why this must be read: This is one of my very favorite popslash authors, and has been for years. This story is a lovely, hurty Timbertrick, with a Justin who's so controlled, so repressed, and he moves along, putting one foot in front of the other, almost never looking up from his feet. And Chris is patient, and I probably think it's happier than it is. It's also beautifully written, and you find yourself moving through the years right along with Justin.

Justin had liked Chris ever since he met him, at an audition where Chris grinned at him while everyone else in the waiting room was glaring at each other. "Knock 'em dead, mischief," Chris said, and Justin went in smiling and got the part.

But when Chris called and told him he was thinking about starting a group, Justin realized Chris was the coolest person he knew. Chris said he knew a guy who might be able to help them get a deal, and Justin nodded. "Yeah," he said, calmly, maturely, "that'd be really cool." For days after that he didn't hear a word anyone said, though his mother chattered at him continuously while she was driving and he was strapped into the passenger seat, staring up at the telephone wires by the side of the road. Chris was starting a group. He wanted Justin to be in it.

Patience

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