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crack_van2009-03-12 09:27 pm
arsenicjade.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2009-03-12 09:27 pm
Held and Holding, by Sinsense (NC-17)
Fandom: BANDOM
Pairing: Jepha Howard/Dan Whitesides
Length: ~19500
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sinsense
Author Website: Sinsense's fic tag
Why this must be read: This fic looks at the time when The Used was transitioning between Brendan and Dan, and how that might have played out for Jepha, who was still friends with Brendan after the split. Sinsense's characterizations are always so sharp, and the way the characters relate to each other through both dialogue and action is the kind of thing that makes you laugh and wince and more than occasionally go, "yeah, been there." This fic has a BDSM element, and that is in and of itself incredibly hot, but it's also interesting in what it tells the reader about the participants. Essentially, this is just a really, really good fic about boys in a band, bring friends and lovers and trying to get an album written.
"So, claim six," Jepha says, when Dan releases him. Jepha's face feels hot, for no good reason. They start to move towards the baggage claim area, but they're behind a couple of moseying tourists, and they're forced to walk slowly. "Do you want me to take your bag?" Jepha asks, and Dan smiles down at him.
"You've already gotten me here," Dan says, "No need for romance."
Jepha shrugs and smiles, but he doesn't say anything. He walks a little faster, slipping around the tourists, and gets to the conveyor belt before Dan. He's just standing there when Dan walks up, watching the bags circle around. "Did you put a tag on your stuff?" Jepha asks, and tips his head back so he can meet Dan's eyes.
"No," Dan says, "I'm a rockstar now, people might steal my bags." He laughs at Jepha's expression. "Yes, mother, I put tags on."
"Don't be a bitch."
"That's more like it," Dan crows. He ruffles Jepha's hair, ignoring his curses.
Dan's bags are plain black rectangles, just like every other piece of luggage on the conveyor belt. Luckily, they're still easy to recognize: they have My Little Pony nametags. "This is going to go really well," Jepha says.
"Glad you think so," Dan says.
"I know so," Jepha says, staring down at the prancing, apple-cheeked pony with Snuzzle below it.
Held and Holding
Pairing: Jepha Howard/Dan Whitesides
Length: ~19500
Author on LJ:
sinsenseAuthor Website: Sinsense's fic tag
Why this must be read: This fic looks at the time when The Used was transitioning between Brendan and Dan, and how that might have played out for Jepha, who was still friends with Brendan after the split. Sinsense's characterizations are always so sharp, and the way the characters relate to each other through both dialogue and action is the kind of thing that makes you laugh and wince and more than occasionally go, "yeah, been there." This fic has a BDSM element, and that is in and of itself incredibly hot, but it's also interesting in what it tells the reader about the participants. Essentially, this is just a really, really good fic about boys in a band, bring friends and lovers and trying to get an album written.
"So, claim six," Jepha says, when Dan releases him. Jepha's face feels hot, for no good reason. They start to move towards the baggage claim area, but they're behind a couple of moseying tourists, and they're forced to walk slowly. "Do you want me to take your bag?" Jepha asks, and Dan smiles down at him.
"You've already gotten me here," Dan says, "No need for romance."
Jepha shrugs and smiles, but he doesn't say anything. He walks a little faster, slipping around the tourists, and gets to the conveyor belt before Dan. He's just standing there when Dan walks up, watching the bags circle around. "Did you put a tag on your stuff?" Jepha asks, and tips his head back so he can meet Dan's eyes.
"No," Dan says, "I'm a rockstar now, people might steal my bags." He laughs at Jepha's expression. "Yes, mother, I put tags on."
"Don't be a bitch."
"That's more like it," Dan crows. He ruffles Jepha's hair, ignoring his curses.
Dan's bags are plain black rectangles, just like every other piece of luggage on the conveyor belt. Luckily, they're still easy to recognize: they have My Little Pony nametags. "This is going to go really well," Jepha says.
"Glad you think so," Dan says.
"I know so," Jepha says, staring down at the prancing, apple-cheeked pony with Snuzzle below it.
Held and Holding