FIC: Penguins Do It, Too by Shoshanna Gold (G)

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Title: Penguins Do It, Too
Fandom: The OC
Pairing/Characters: Ryan/Seth
Author on LJ: shoshannagold
Author Website: none
Why this must be read:

Seth was great when people said shit like that. His boyfriend just took the conversational ball and ran it. "Well, yes, Ryan and I have been together for a long time, but we're Mormon, you see. We believe that Christ bonded us together for a reason. Let no man tear asunder what the Lord has put together," he'd say, and make the sign of the cross. That had gone over well on their cross-country road trip last summer. Ryan could still see a little scar where he'd hit his knee trying to get away from a rather large gentleman in Utah who'd overheard Seth saying it to a waitress at a pancake house.

Okay, schmoopy futurefic is a bit of a weakness of mine. I love seeing how they end up, man, I can't help it. And knowing they end up okay, even better than okay, is like warm soup on a rainy day. At least Ryan and Seth can be happy, you know?

Even so, there are more things that endear this story than the schmoopy futurefic angle. It's fun, there are some good quips. There's a well-drawn original female character, as rare as they are. And Ryan's inner dialogue is sweet and perhaps a natural extension of what Ryan might be like after five years of being a member of the Cohen family. And hell, it's schmoopy futurefic. You really can't go wrong.



Penguins Do It, Too



Also, I've posted my Ryan/Seth essay over at ship_manifesto, if you're interested in finding out more about this pairing.

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