crack_van | wishbone by falseeeyelashes (PG)

Fandom: BONES
Pairing: Booth/Brennan
Length: 2,432
Author on LJ:

falseeeyelashes
Author Website: falseeeyelashes’ masterlist
Why this must be read:

Author’s summary: pull it till it breaks (or, an assortment of moments collected among the living and the dead (but mostly the dead)).

I was as upset as everyone else that canon skimped over the fallout from Booth’s “death” in S3, but what lacks in canon is more than made up for in fandom. This is a lovely, poignant look at Booth and Brennan’s relationship both before and after Booth “dies.” What makes this fic stand out for me is that instead of focusing on Brennan’s anger,

falseeeyelashes focuses on the complexity of Brennan’s thoughts as she tries to understand her shifting world. A background serial killer adds an additional source of tension to a bittersweet and haunting story.

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