crack_van | the geometry of life: a story in two parts by oxoniensis (NC-17)

Fandom: GENERATION KILL
Pairing: Brad Colbert/Nate Fick
Length: 13,310
Author on LJ:

oxoniensis
Author Website: Grooves as Spirals
Why this must be read:

Now that we've spent some time in canon, I'm going to move on to stories of the guys just back. This is the perfect place to start because it bridges the two, beginning with the guys at Mathilda, on through the war, and then the aftermath. She nails the characterization of all the guys, especially Brad and his insecurities. His internal monologue and his banter with the rest of the guys feel like they're straight out of the mini. The section about Brad's time with the Royal Marines is fantastic and one of the few stories to delve into it. So impressive.

The LT folds up his map. "I hope I get a chance to come back someday. Under different circumstances. Maybe not as a tourist, exactly. I'd like to see the real Iraq, get to know the people. See how we did. Find out if we actually helped or if we fucked them up."

Brad can't imagine being here without his M4 under his arm. Without a uniform. But then he's just an NCO, and Nate Fick's a man with a vision. In ten years time, Brad will still be following orders, and Nate will probably be running the country. Brad will be here, the man he is, and Nate will have moved on. It doesn't do to forget that.

the geometry of life: a story in two parts