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talitha78.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2004-09-21 09:00 pm
Goofyfoot by lifeinwords (PGish)
Fandom: THE O.C.
Pairing: Seth/Ryan
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lifeinwords
Author Website: http://students.whitman.edu/~jacobstr/lifeinwords/main.htm
Why this must be read:
This is fic from the early days of the fandom (August 2003), but I remember it vividly because it contains some absolutely exquisite use of language. Despite my decided partiality to Ryan-centric fic, the Seth point-of-view in this story captured me. The mesmerizing use of the terminology and imagery of skating perfectly conveys Seth's loneliness--and his longing for Ryan. I'll let the words speak for themselves:
Seth can’t stop watching the small of his back peeking out from his jeans. He can see it now, and squints to ignore the skin next to it. He sinks down, knees shaky, and lets himself pump up right next to them, so close he can feel Ryan’s heat on his face. Then he’s coming down fast, keeping the momentum and heading blind for the wall. That firm smooth expanse is all he can see, gold and sweating in the summer heat, marked with dips and hills and the rocking jumps of vertebrae that Seth wants to ride.
Gorgeous.
Goofyfoot
Pairing: Seth/Ryan
Authors on LJ:
lifeinwords Author Website: http://students.whitman.edu/~jacobstr/lifeinwords/main.htm
Why this must be read:
This is fic from the early days of the fandom (August 2003), but I remember it vividly because it contains some absolutely exquisite use of language. Despite my decided partiality to Ryan-centric fic, the Seth point-of-view in this story captured me. The mesmerizing use of the terminology and imagery of skating perfectly conveys Seth's loneliness--and his longing for Ryan. I'll let the words speak for themselves:
Seth can’t stop watching the small of his back peeking out from his jeans. He can see it now, and squints to ignore the skin next to it. He sinks down, knees shaky, and lets himself pump up right next to them, so close he can feel Ryan’s heat on his face. Then he’s coming down fast, keeping the momentum and heading blind for the wall. That firm smooth expanse is all he can see, gold and sweating in the summer heat, marked with dips and hills and the rocking jumps of vertebrae that Seth wants to ride.
Gorgeous.
Goofyfoot