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Best to be a Man by Chased Amy (PG13)
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: JC, Justin
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club_vertigo
Author Website:http://www.because-yes.com/discoball/main2.html
Why this must be read:
How odd that my first two recs this month are stories about Justin and JC. Normal service will resume shortly, I expect.
So, this is a lovely, painful story, written for a songfic challenge years ago. In it, JC watches Justin grow, grow up and grow away from him, and struggles with his own feelings, jealousies, hurts and resentments. It isn't a romance, but it is about love.
As he slid a disc labeled “Dirty Pop” into the player, you picked up the sheets. Penciled at the top: Tennman Tunes and … WaJeRo Sound? Suddenly, music filled the room, and while the basic melody was the same one you’d heard him humming on the tour bus for most of the last year, it was laden with electric beats and backing riffs and, well, it just wasn’t what you were expecting. You looked at Justin’s back, his muscles shifting with the beat, and when he finally turned and met your eyes, you knew he was expecting the same excitement as you’d shown when he’d played “I’ll Be Good For You” the first time.
It just wasn’t there. You let the song run its course, then his eyes shifted a little as he said, “I’ve already called BT. He’s been working with us on some sounds for it. We’re thinking about this beat box thing…”
You interrupted. “Us?” You held your breath until he looked at you again.
“Yeah, me and Wade. We’ve been writing together.”
As the door opened and Robson walked in, the cold chill started where your spine met the base of your skull and traveled slowly down your back and across your shoulders. You fought to keep the look on your face neutral as the mental images of your collaboration flew out of your head.
Best to be a Man
Pairing: JC, Justin
Author on LJ:
club_vertigoAuthor Website:http://www.because-yes.com/discoball/main2.html
Why this must be read:
How odd that my first two recs this month are stories about Justin and JC. Normal service will resume shortly, I expect.
So, this is a lovely, painful story, written for a songfic challenge years ago. In it, JC watches Justin grow, grow up and grow away from him, and struggles with his own feelings, jealousies, hurts and resentments. It isn't a romance, but it is about love.
As he slid a disc labeled “Dirty Pop” into the player, you picked up the sheets. Penciled at the top: Tennman Tunes and … WaJeRo Sound? Suddenly, music filled the room, and while the basic melody was the same one you’d heard him humming on the tour bus for most of the last year, it was laden with electric beats and backing riffs and, well, it just wasn’t what you were expecting. You looked at Justin’s back, his muscles shifting with the beat, and when he finally turned and met your eyes, you knew he was expecting the same excitement as you’d shown when he’d played “I’ll Be Good For You” the first time.
It just wasn’t there. You let the song run its course, then his eyes shifted a little as he said, “I’ve already called BT. He’s been working with us on some sounds for it. We’re thinking about this beat box thing…”
You interrupted. “Us?” You held your breath until he looked at you again.
“Yeah, me and Wade. We’ve been writing together.”
As the door opened and Robson walked in, the cold chill started where your spine met the base of your skull and traveled slowly down your back and across your shoulders. You fought to keep the look on your face neutral as the mental images of your collaboration flew out of your head.
Best to be a Man
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