Four Strings, Nine Lives, One Heart: The Jonnie Walker Story... by Joker and Thief (Not Rated)

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Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: some Jon/Patrick and Jon/Spencer
Length: ~4600 words
Author on LJ: joker_and_thief
Author Website: none

Why this must be read:

Nine snapshots from the life of Always-Been-a-Girl Jon Walker, with editorial commentary by William Beckett. I adore the format of this story. The quasi-storytelling style offers glimpses into key moments in Jon's life, but also a great perspective on how the guys of first The Academy Is... and then Panic at the Disco see and relate to Jon somewhat differently as a girl. Being the token girl in an otherwise all-male friend group can be both freeing and stifling in turn, and Joker and Thief does a great job of capturing that dichotomy here, and the way Jon has to balance the guys' protectiveness towards her with her own independence and desire to take care of herself.

Four Strings, Nine Lives, One Heart: The Jonnie Walker Story, As Told By Master Storyteller William Beckett