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Living Arrangements by Moonshine_Givens (general audiences)
Fandom: JUSTIFIED
Pairing: Boyd Crowder/Raylan Givens
Length: 7,680 words
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: at AO3
Why this must be read: It's one of my favorite Boyd/Raylan stories, but I recommend it with a grain of salt. I was very unhappy with this fic for a) killing Ava off and b) not making much of it in the warnings. However, I got over it because in the text Boyd's mourning is handled very well, and his developing relationship with Raylan is even more so. I'm wary of fics for this pairing because they sometimes oversimplify their complex in-canon relationship to 'This? It was always about sex. Always.' This story doesn't do that, and yet it also makes it seem like they were always headed this way.
Boyd moves in with Raylan (in a platonic way, despite there only being one bed) but things slowly change. The appearances by Raylan's fellow marshals- as they assume that Boyd and Raylan are involved long before they are and try to tell him, in their weird way, that they are okay with it- are gold. The author rated this general audiences, and admittedly it is not graphic- but I'd call it teen at least, if for nothing other than language. Keep that in mind- and also know that there are sequels which I haven't read, and which have much higher ratings. Personally, I was happy with the ending just as it was.
Living Arrangements
Pairing: Boyd Crowder/Raylan Givens
Length: 7,680 words
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: at AO3
Why this must be read: It's one of my favorite Boyd/Raylan stories, but I recommend it with a grain of salt. I was very unhappy with this fic for a) killing Ava off and b) not making much of it in the warnings. However, I got over it because in the text Boyd's mourning is handled very well, and his developing relationship with Raylan is even more so. I'm wary of fics for this pairing because they sometimes oversimplify their complex in-canon relationship to 'This? It was always about sex. Always.' This story doesn't do that, and yet it also makes it seem like they were always headed this way.
Boyd moves in with Raylan (in a platonic way, despite there only being one bed) but things slowly change. The appearances by Raylan's fellow marshals- as they assume that Boyd and Raylan are involved long before they are and try to tell him, in their weird way, that they are okay with it- are gold. The author rated this general audiences, and admittedly it is not graphic- but I'd call it teen at least, if for nothing other than language. Keep that in mind- and also know that there are sequels which I haven't read, and which have much higher ratings. Personally, I was happy with the ending just as it was.
Living Arrangements