Tourists by kaneko (NC-17)
Fandom: GENERATION KILL
Pairing: Brad Colbert/Nate Fick
Length: 1851
Author on LJ: kaneko
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:
Brad and Nate go on vacation and we see them recognizing how immense their thing really is. kaneko brilliantly captures how they say things without saying them. She gives us absolutely gorgeous imagery as they travel through Europe. It even includes Nate as a Classics geek! What's most striking, however, is the sheer emotion of the piece, in the restrained way that these badass men would be emotional. It's lyrical, tangible, and in the midst of all that it just nails both men. Tremendous.
There are people everywhere. They thrust cameras at Brad like beggars wanting alms. He takes photos of plebeians at the bakery pretending to bake, at the thermopolium pretending to eat, at a temple - with a statue of Apollo snuggled between them like their new drinking buddy. They smile and throw up peace signs and Brad thanks fucking Christ he's only around civilians for a couple of months a year.
When he looks over at Nate, Nate is carefully not smiling. "Want a photo with the Roman shitters, Brad?" he says.
Tourists
Pairing: Brad Colbert/Nate Fick
Length: 1851
Author on LJ: kaneko
Author Website: AO3
Why this must be read:
Brad and Nate go on vacation and we see them recognizing how immense their thing really is. kaneko brilliantly captures how they say things without saying them. She gives us absolutely gorgeous imagery as they travel through Europe. It even includes Nate as a Classics geek! What's most striking, however, is the sheer emotion of the piece, in the restrained way that these badass men would be emotional. It's lyrical, tangible, and in the midst of all that it just nails both men. Tremendous.
There are people everywhere. They thrust cameras at Brad like beggars wanting alms. He takes photos of plebeians at the bakery pretending to bake, at the thermopolium pretending to eat, at a temple - with a statue of Apollo snuggled between them like their new drinking buddy. They smile and throw up peace signs and Brad thanks fucking Christ he's only around civilians for a couple of months a year.
When he looks over at Nate, Nate is carefully not smiling. "Want a photo with the Roman shitters, Brad?" he says.
Tourists