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[swanswan.livejournal.com]

Sometimes a great bandom story will tap into a world you've only seen flashes of, vans and stages and touring and sweat, and you'll love it for fleshing out the life you dream about. Other stories, though, aren't trying for that kind of realism. They take the tiny pieces of life we see and weave them with something bigger, something of their own, and they make it into a story.

Fandom: Bandom (MCR)
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Length: 18,783
Author on LJ: jjtaylor

Why this must be read: Because I'm reccing you a slow, pretty one this time. In this story, Frank sits in his office cubicle and dreams - not of being a rockstar, but of making something, of being creative, productive, connected. And so, one day, he starts working at a bakery. He meets Bob (do not call him Bob the Baker, he will end you) and Ray, and Mikey the computer whiz, and then he meets Gerard, the artist who loves his bread.

Gerard finally notices that Frank has brought a loaf of bread, and he descends on it. "You made this!" he says, slicing into it. "That's fucking awesome." And then he gets this very serious expression on his face and Frank is worried that maybe Gerard is allergic to raisins, or maybe there's a fingertip inside the bread. He stupidly looks down at his hands. Gerard comes over, very close, standing nearly over Frank. "Do I toast it?" Gerard asks with utmost seriousness. From the corner of his eye, Frank sees Mikey cover his eyes and shake his head.

Which would be pretty much enough for me to love it, but there's more! Intrigue and suspense and cross-purpose boy-fumbling! Just - read it and let it please you.

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Comments

[eledhwenlin]

The link to the actual fic is missing. ;)

[swanswan.livejournal.com]

That would be because I'm an idiot! Simple explanation!

Thank you :)

[sperrywink]

Thanks for the rec, that was a lovely story.

[swanswan.livejournal.com]

You're so welcome! I love doing it.

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

I'm doing the recs for Sept and this was one of miiiiiiiiiiiiiine. Hate you.

[swanswan.livejournal.com]

*smugs*

comparatively though, we're totally in on the ground floor. rec away! bandom is our oyster!