Laughing With by hitlikehammers (R)

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Fandoms: LOST
Characters/Pairing: Ensemble
Length: 6938 words
Author on LJ: hitlikehammers 
Why this must be read: Because it's absolutely the best reset fic out there. Everyone is in it, and she manages the insane task of writing a story that sounds chipper and sweet throughout, but is actually one of the darkest things I've ever read in this fandom. Everything that's "nice" is actually tragic, you're informed in roundabout ways of people's demises, the happy relationship that springs up is actually the most wrong thing possible, etc. There aren't words for how brilliant this is. Just read it.

Excerpt:
“Hey,” the man says, and his is the kind of voice that your best friend in high school had - that casual, rough sort of sound that blends into the background and makes your chest feel buoyant.

Kate never had a best friend in high school.


Laughing With