crack_van | Nightblindness by Luna (R)

Fandom: SPORTS NIGHT
Pairing: Canon pairings; Dan/Casey implied.
Author on LJ:

tangleofthorns
Author Website: http://www.sparkgirls.com
Why this must be read:

Dan and Casey the night before they leave Dallas for good.

It's got this vibe that absolutely matches the David Gray song of the same name (is that eponymous or synonymous? Probably neither). This is what should be called songfic (by which I mean that songfic should be good, not crap).

Casey's bringing out the Spanish, Dan's acting way more drunk than he actually is, the waitress is apparently very good-looking, and Lisa does not scold.

Y'know, I really suck at summarising. Read the fic.

excerpt:

"Chrysler building," Dan said, and surrendered his empty glass to the waitress as she brought a fresh round. He squinted to read her nametag. "Thanks, Caridad."

"The last syllable is supposed to rhyme with 'God'," Casey informed him.

Dan tilted his head, watching her walk away. "And well it might."

"You should ask for her number."

"I'm leaving in..." He held up his forearm and studied his watch. "Six and a half hours."

"Exactly." Casey wiggled his eyebrows and grabbed a handful of pretzels. "And God alone knows what fate awaits you."

"It's New York, it's not World War Two."

"God alone knows what fate awaits you, young Daniel."

Dan snorted. "Is this some kind of married-man-living-vicariously thing?"

"You're damn right it is. But that shouldn't stop you."

"Mm. You think they have women who look like that in New York?"

Casey grinned. "I think they have about three million women who look like that in New York."

/excerpt

Nightblindness. Not about two horses. Really.