'The Fatherless' by subterrain. (R)

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Hi, I'm reccing rpf: Actors and Actress this month. This sprawling fandom can be defined a dozen different ways, and be divided into a hundred specific rpf fandoms (lotr, spn, CW, ect). What I'll be reccing this month will be gems and rare pairings, stories that on the whole don't quite fit, or fall just outside of more defined rpf fandoms. They could be lazily called hipster rpf, but more accurately they're the fandom equivalent of six degrees of separation. As such, my recs will follow the same vague formula. But firstly, let’s start the month with a bang.

Fandom: HIPSTER RPF
Pairing: Zach Condon/Shia LaBeouf,
Length: 21,000 words.
Author on LJ: subterrain
Author Website: masterlist on lj
Why this must be read: This is a non-linear story about two people, Shia LaBeouf and Zach Condon from the indie band Beirut, who maybe love each other but mostly don't know each other except in all the painful ways they do. It’s an emotionally complex and challenging read, but well worth the effort.

Zach doesn’t even really notice him, has to do a double-take after his brain makes the connection between that one tanned, expectant face in the crowd and the touch on the elbow, the muted hey that he’s been waiting for all afternoon. Really, the only reason Shia’s even visible from the stage is because he’s pretty much elbowed his way to the front, like he’s just headed over to his seats above the dugout. No backstage pass for the smurf hoodie: no problem, apparently. All around him people in androgynous glasses and androgynous hair look disgruntled. He looks like a douchebag. He waves.

Zach tips a nod at him and fifty other people.

The Fatherless