Shiver by Annie (PG13)

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Fandom: QAF US
Pairing: Ted/Blake
Author on LJ: anniemoon
Author Website: N/A

Why this must be read: This is one of my favorite QAF fics. It's short but oh so bittersweet. It's about one of my favorite couples on the show, even rivalling the exceptional dysfunction of the Brian/Justin relationship with the sheer fuckedup-ness of the relationship between tweaked-up twink and his enabler.

Anyway, did you ever wondered what happened to Blake after he left the rehab center in the Season 1 finale. In this story, Annie takes Blake's disappearance and creates a not-so-wonderful life for him, away from Ted. It is angst-ridden and hauntingly bleak, as seen by this short excerpt (which shows the author's wonderful command of language as well as character):

He sleeps in ice and dreams of muted colors.

He walks around the blocks during the short days and looks for kind brown eyes in every stranger who passes him by...

Shiver