Deceived by May Robinson (PG-13)

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Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pairing: Gen
Length: novel
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: May Robinson's fic on Blackraptor
Why this must be read:

The author's warning for this story includes, "Major angst, plus h/c and smarm within," and she's not kidding. The victim here is JD; but, unlike in many smarm-heavy JD!whump stories, though he's young here, he's neither an idiot nor completely helpless. Buck may be a little OTT; but, hey, I'm driving the van this month, and this is what I like!

A snippet:

"Hey, kid."

"Buck." The kid clipped, feeling his anger rising again, as he carried on saddling his horse.

"Come on, kid. We need to talk." Buck's voice was gentle.

"Nothin' to talk about. It ain't open for discussion…decision's been made! You told me so, yourself," the kid snapped. JD wasn't above throwing a few low blows.

The older man felt the blows, deeply. They actually felt more like knife-wounds, but Buck knew he deserved them. He hung his head. He's not going to make this easy on me. Rightly so, I guess. Buck wandered over to a stack of hay bales near the wall and sat down. "Come on and set a spell, JD. I know I deserved that and you deserve an apology. I got a lot to tell you, if you'll let me…Come on, kid, please?"

JD wiped the remaining tears from his eyes and made his way over to Buck, sitting next to his friend. No matter how much Buck had embarrassed and angered him, one look at the torment shown in Buck's face and he couldn't stay mad. JD had hoped that there was a logical explanation for Buck's behavior and here he was now, practically begging JD to let him apologize. The boy leaned his shoulder against Buck, giving his friend an affectionate nudge. "'S all right, Buck. Just tell me what's wrong."

Deceived