crack_van | Everwood/The O.C. (NC-17)

Title: We’ll See How Brave You Are
Pairing: Seth/Ryan, Seth/Ephram, Ephram/Colin
Author on LJ:

callmesandy
Author Website: k collected

Why this must be read: It’s kind of tricky to rec crossovers in The O.C. mainly cause there aren’t that many. However, k went ahead and completely set the bar, in my mind, for crossovers. In "We’ll See How Brave You Are", k makes Sandy a cousin of Ephram’s mother so it seems only natural that the Cohens would vaction in Everwood to catch up with family, see how Ephram and Delia are doing since the death of their mother.

Seth and Ryan's visit coincides with the anniversary of Colin's death which Ephram isn't dealing with very well. This story so grabs the anguish Ephram would be feeling had there been a secret relationship between Ephram and Colin since Ephram wouldn't be able to really publicly grieve Colin's death. Ephram winds up seeking some kind of comfort with Seth and generally acts to piss Ryan off. I don’t want to give away too much but let’s say that everyone gets their act semi-together by the end and Ephram gets the chance to grieve that he’s never had.

An additional aside is that k’s characterizations of people from both shows are spot on. It’s a relatively seamless blending of two worlds.

Go, read, enjoy.

We’ll See How Brave You Are