Your Heart Is A Shaken Fist by dress without sleeves (R)

[katemonkey.livejournal.com]

Fandom: The Losers
Pairing: Gen
Length: 5825
Author on LJ: ohladybegood
Author Website: Fiction Masterlist

Why this must be read:
I am such a sucker for origin stories, and The Losers fandom has several gorgeous ones. But this one is one of my utter favourites. It's about Cougar's family, Cougar's life, and how he became a Loser. And got his hat.

It's elegant, beautiful, and a delight. I was once going to write my own Cougar origin story, but I can't now, because this...this nails it for me.

Excerpt:
Two days later, on vacation in Mexico, he runs across a shop in the airport that sells cowboy hats. He hesitates, because Cougar doesn't really buy things for himself, especially not things like genuine leather cowboy hats, for God's sake, but Jensen's voice is in his head, clear and prodding, and he gives in.

"Idiota," he says for a third time as he hands over his credit card and puts the hat on his head, but this time he is talking to himself.

Your Heart Is A Shaken Fist