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crack_van2008-03-03 07:29 pm
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Put It Aside by JIN (PG-13)
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_elvie and I'll be driving the Magnificent Seven van this month. You can probably tell which characters/pairing most of the fic I'll be reccing will involve from my icon :p I've never recced fic before so if I hit any bumps in the road please feel free to let me know!
Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Blackraptor Archive, Lady Angel's Library
Why this must be read: It's a classic and deeply poignant situation - two people have strong feelings for each other but are unable to act upon them due to situation or circumstance - expertly applied to Chris and Vin by Jin's understanding of character, time and place and her wonderfully subtle writing style. She uses the device of Chris and Vin annually escaping from town - and painful memories - on Christmas Eve to express how their feelings for each other evolve into something that will never be spoken of and forever put aside. Superb.
That third Christmas, it snowed. He'd almost turned around and headed back for town, but Vin had stubbornly forged ahead, so he went along, too, kicking himself the entire way. What was it about Tanner that made him give up all reason and follow blindly along behind? Chris knew he was considered the leader of their tight-knit group, but in reality, it was more often him trailing Vin than the other way around.
In front of him, beside him, behind him . . . didn't much matter, so long as Vin was close by. That scared him sometimes; needing another man like that. He couldn't get a handle on it, couldn't figure it, so he put it aside.
Put It Aside
_elvie and I'll be driving the Magnificent Seven van this month. You can probably tell which characters/pairing most of the fic I'll be reccing will involve from my icon :p I've never recced fic before so if I hit any bumps in the road please feel free to let me know!Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Blackraptor Archive, Lady Angel's Library
Why this must be read: It's a classic and deeply poignant situation - two people have strong feelings for each other but are unable to act upon them due to situation or circumstance - expertly applied to Chris and Vin by Jin's understanding of character, time and place and her wonderfully subtle writing style. She uses the device of Chris and Vin annually escaping from town - and painful memories - on Christmas Eve to express how their feelings for each other evolve into something that will never be spoken of and forever put aside. Superb.
That third Christmas, it snowed. He'd almost turned around and headed back for town, but Vin had stubbornly forged ahead, so he went along, too, kicking himself the entire way. What was it about Tanner that made him give up all reason and follow blindly along behind? Chris knew he was considered the leader of their tight-knit group, but in reality, it was more often him trailing Vin than the other way around.
In front of him, beside him, behind him . . . didn't much matter, so long as Vin was close by. That scared him sometimes; needing another man like that. He couldn't get a handle on it, couldn't figure it, so he put it aside.
Put It Aside
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I still can't read this without tearing up *is soppy*!
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