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harmonyangel.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2008-07-31 11:35 pm
Everything You've Done Wrong, by Sloanne
Fandom: NEWSIES
Pairing: Spot/Race, with Blink/Mush and a handful of other pairings (slash and het)
Length: 230,000
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
queenitsy and funkiechick
Author Website: The EYDW Universe LJ Community
Why this must be read:
There's no way I could let this month go by without recommending this story. This sprawling epic, set in the modern day, tells the tale of Tony Higgins (Racetrack), a recovering cocaine addict and high school student whose father just happens to be in the mafia, and his burgeoning relationship with foster kid Sean Conlon (Spot). But it's so much more than that. It's a story of love and friendship, a story of family, a story of music (the characters have a band), a story of pain and happiness and everything in between. It's very much an R-rated story, with copious references to drugs and sex and quite a bit of profanity, but none of that ever feels gratuitous. And, perhaps most interestingly and importantly of all, this is a story that is also a universe - an entire universe unto itself, a universe that contains the characters we all know and love from the film but that puts them in a setting so wildly different that the story itself feels completely original. And because of that, the story is able to expand beyond its borders. Though the fic itself is a complete entity, bits and pieces of sequels and prequels abound, most of them found at the community linked in the header. These girls created an entire world with their story, and it's a world that shows no sign of ever completely going away.
And, honestly, it's just a great, great story. It's well-plotted, the characterizations and dialogue are consistently spot-on, every original character is fully-realized and has an important role to play, and it touches all the right emotional beats. There's a reason that this is one of the longest and most popular fics in the entire fandom - it's just a great piece of writing, regardless of any other factors. And if you're in the fandom and somehow haven't read it yet, I advise you to do so post haste.
Everything You've Done Wrong
Pairing: Spot/Race, with Blink/Mush and a handful of other pairings (slash and het)
Length: 230,000
Author on LJ:
queenitsy and funkiechickAuthor Website: The EYDW Universe LJ Community
Why this must be read:
There's no way I could let this month go by without recommending this story. This sprawling epic, set in the modern day, tells the tale of Tony Higgins (Racetrack), a recovering cocaine addict and high school student whose father just happens to be in the mafia, and his burgeoning relationship with foster kid Sean Conlon (Spot). But it's so much more than that. It's a story of love and friendship, a story of family, a story of music (the characters have a band), a story of pain and happiness and everything in between. It's very much an R-rated story, with copious references to drugs and sex and quite a bit of profanity, but none of that ever feels gratuitous. And, perhaps most interestingly and importantly of all, this is a story that is also a universe - an entire universe unto itself, a universe that contains the characters we all know and love from the film but that puts them in a setting so wildly different that the story itself feels completely original. And because of that, the story is able to expand beyond its borders. Though the fic itself is a complete entity, bits and pieces of sequels and prequels abound, most of them found at the community linked in the header. These girls created an entire world with their story, and it's a world that shows no sign of ever completely going away.
And, honestly, it's just a great, great story. It's well-plotted, the characterizations and dialogue are consistently spot-on, every original character is fully-realized and has an important role to play, and it touches all the right emotional beats. There's a reason that this is one of the longest and most popular fics in the entire fandom - it's just a great piece of writing, regardless of any other factors. And if you're in the fandom and somehow haven't read it yet, I advise you to do so post haste.
Everything You've Done Wrong