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thepouncer.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2004-05-09 09:17 pm
Orange Sky by Walter (PG-13)
Fandom: THE O.C.
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mswalter
Author Website: None
Why this must be read: My favorite O.C. episodes are those that deal with the consequences of family life in Chino (The Gamble, The Best Chrismukkah Ever). In this story, Walter creates a scenario where Dawn Atwood wants to see Ryan again, and he’s caught between longing for her love and revulsion at the things he endured while he lived with her. I love the way she writes the Cohen family, who are trying hard to reach out to Ryan, but he still can’t let his guard down after a childhood full of upheaval and violence. I hurt for Ryan as I read this story.
An excerpt, after Sandy has answered a phone call at dinner:
"That was your mom," he said.
Ryan felt his stomach drop and his mouth go dry.
"What’d she want?" he managed to ask.
"She wants to see you."
Ryan nodded slightly and glanced away. He could feel Kirsten and Sandy watching him. He knew that if he looked up at their faces he’d see that they were worried for him. He had to get away.
"Thanks," he mumbled, and walked out of the house.
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His breaths were coming in short, uneven puffs by the time he made it back to the pool house and Ryan could feel his heart hammering in his chest. He clenched his fists at his sides, muscles in his hands and arms and jaw working to repel the thoughts swarming in his head.
Why now? Why when everything was just starting to settle, when he was almost calm and safe and normal?
Orange Sky
Pairing: None
Author on LJ:
mswalterAuthor Website: None
Why this must be read: My favorite O.C. episodes are those that deal with the consequences of family life in Chino (The Gamble, The Best Chrismukkah Ever). In this story, Walter creates a scenario where Dawn Atwood wants to see Ryan again, and he’s caught between longing for her love and revulsion at the things he endured while he lived with her. I love the way she writes the Cohen family, who are trying hard to reach out to Ryan, but he still can’t let his guard down after a childhood full of upheaval and violence. I hurt for Ryan as I read this story.
An excerpt, after Sandy has answered a phone call at dinner:
"That was your mom," he said.
Ryan felt his stomach drop and his mouth go dry.
"What’d she want?" he managed to ask.
"She wants to see you."
Ryan nodded slightly and glanced away. He could feel Kirsten and Sandy watching him. He knew that if he looked up at their faces he’d see that they were worried for him. He had to get away.
"Thanks," he mumbled, and walked out of the house.
+++++
His breaths were coming in short, uneven puffs by the time he made it back to the pool house and Ryan could feel his heart hammering in his chest. He clenched his fists at his sides, muscles in his hands and arms and jaw working to repel the thoughts swarming in his head.
Why now? Why when everything was just starting to settle, when he was almost calm and safe and normal?
Orange Sky