Have you ever woke up in the morning and had one of your very first thoughts be of a piece of fic?
If that's never happened to you, it just may after you read this rec. And if it has, you're probably already running like hell to read it. Which you really, really should.
Fifteen Seconds by
sweptawaybayou.
It's her last DB/CK, and it is amazing. It's sad and beautfully written, and a true gem.
View it as a master class in how to break the heart with phrasing, and in how to make every single word matter. She's one of the best. Period.