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"Reality in 21st Century Bohemia" by PythonFan (T)
Happy Crossover Day!
Fandom: Musical Theater / Rent crossover with The West Wing
Pairing: Gen (background Josh/Donna)
Length: One-shot
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: At FFN
Why this must be read: Roger Davis and Josh Lyman walk into a bar. Is that not reason enough?
Seriously, though, this one-shot is actually a fairly worthy look at the gap between the good-hearted, well-intentioned D.C. types (I promise, they do exist outside of fiction) and the people they mean to help but never quite do. PythonFan has an intimate knowledge of both fandoms, and it shows. Roger is right on the money here--rife with potential and apathy--and if Josh seems a little nicer than usual, we can chalk it up to the influence of his Midwestern spouse. This fic was written well before most people had heard the name Barack Obama, but the author even manages to bring the clear (and partially intentional) parallels betwene our President and Matt Santos to bear.
It took a moment to register that Mr. Politico was speaking to him.
"Was I…? I…yeah." Roger eyed the harried bureaucrat before him suspiciously.
"Well…whatja think?"
"It was…okay, I guess…I mean, I…"
"He screwed up the delivery on health care, didn't he? Damn it, I knew he did." Mr. Politico took a long sip from his newly-delivered beer and ran a stressed hand through his wiry hair, mussing it further. It was almost comical, really.
Meanwhile, the guy was still stressing out. "Families, families…stress the families. Ugh…all taken out. That…was a mistake." He was rubbing his cheeks now. Roger was getting a little worried.
"Listen, man, don't worry about it. You'll keep your job." The man froze at this, then looked up at Roger with a strange expression. "What?"
Reality in 21st Century Bohemia
Fandom: Musical Theater / Rent crossover with The West Wing
Pairing: Gen (background Josh/Donna)
Length: One-shot
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: At FFN
Why this must be read: Roger Davis and Josh Lyman walk into a bar. Is that not reason enough?
Seriously, though, this one-shot is actually a fairly worthy look at the gap between the good-hearted, well-intentioned D.C. types (I promise, they do exist outside of fiction) and the people they mean to help but never quite do. PythonFan has an intimate knowledge of both fandoms, and it shows. Roger is right on the money here--rife with potential and apathy--and if Josh seems a little nicer than usual, we can chalk it up to the influence of his Midwestern spouse. This fic was written well before most people had heard the name Barack Obama, but the author even manages to bring the clear (and partially intentional) parallels betwene our President and Matt Santos to bear.
It took a moment to register that Mr. Politico was speaking to him.
"Was I…? I…yeah." Roger eyed the harried bureaucrat before him suspiciously.
"Well…whatja think?"
"It was…okay, I guess…I mean, I…"
"He screwed up the delivery on health care, didn't he? Damn it, I knew he did." Mr. Politico took a long sip from his newly-delivered beer and ran a stressed hand through his wiry hair, mussing it further. It was almost comical, really.
Meanwhile, the guy was still stressing out. "Families, families…stress the families. Ugh…all taken out. That…was a mistake." He was rubbing his cheeks now. Roger was getting a little worried.
"Listen, man, don't worry about it. You'll keep your job." The man froze at this, then looked up at Roger with a strange expression. "What?"
Reality in 21st Century Bohemia