Liabilities by K Hanna Korossy (PG)

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Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~10,000 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Fanfiction by K Hanna Korossy
Why this must be read:

I'm continually finding that some excellent authors have never been recommended here before. K Hanna Korossy is one - she's is a prolific author in several fandoms, and has a couple dozen M7 out.

This story is a sweet, introspective everyone-loves-Ezra, set in the universe of the show, in which Ezra comes to realize that the other six men aren't mere acquaintances, or, worse yet, liabilities, but friends he can count on.

The story begins:

Ezra shuffled the deck of cards with an easy lack of attention, smiling instead at his companions at the card table. Buck was scowling back, JD looked as if he didn't know what had hit him, and Vin had that annoying smirk that seemed to say he knew exactly how Ezra had won the last hand, although of course there was no way he could have. Only Nathan didn't look particularly put out, but that was doubtless due to the fact he'd sat out the last few hands and just watched, nursing a beer and enjoying his friends' losses. Well, perhaps it wouldn't hurt to let them win back a little of their money, Ezra decided. He didn't want to discourage them from ever playing with him again; sometimes there was precious little else to do in that dusty little town. He needed all the friends he could get.

Friends? Ezra nearly frowned. He'd been slipping lately, using that word sometimes when he meant compatriots, of course. The latter was always an asset, but the former . . . well, his line of work didn't exactly encourage it.

Categorically dismissing the thought, he plunked the cards down and stood. "How 'bout a libation before we continue our game, gentlemen? I will even condescend to buying the round."

Liabilities

Comments

[farad.livejournal.com]

OOHH - that was wonderful! I have a new author to check out - great story! You've done a lovely lovely job with the recs this month - well, most of them *grin* and I'm really pleased to have 'met' you! I'm going to read 'No more Words' over the weekend - thanks for driving and do it again soon!