Thank You for the Music

[joereaves]

Title: Thank You For the Music
Fandom: Empire Records
Characters: Joe, mild Joe/Lucas
Prompt: #68 Nostalgic
Word Count: 2261
Rating: FRT
Warnings/Spoilers: None I think other than slash
Summary: Joe thinks about his life. In music.

Comments

[crowgirl13]

Tell me you love this, Joe, because I certainly do. I knew it was going to be good when we were hashing out timeline issues, but this exceeded my expectations.

Bits that really struck me:

Everything seemed different the day after - like walking on the moon meant anything was possible. I told my grandfather that and he just hugged me and told me to keep believing that. That was the year he bought me my first drum kit. He said I should concentrate on my music and not go gallivanting off in space where he couldn't keep an eye on me.

This is so telling of Joe's own stray-gathering nature. Apparently, the urge is genetic.

We thought we'd invented the teenager in the sixties but it seemed the eighties gave them money, spending power, and apparently absolutely no taste in music.This sounds so true to the character...and had me snorting laughter

[joereaves]

Tell me you love this, Joe, because I certainly do. I knew it was going to be good when we were hashing out timeline issues, but this exceeded my expectations. I actually do - it's not the same tone as most of my fic. Naval gazing isn't my strong point, or Joe's. But this worked well and I love how it turned out, not keen on the fact I made myself cry twice and I was pretty fragile when it was done. Needed some happy smutty rping. I couldn't have done it without you. I've been kicking the idea around since my birthday (turned 30, some of the brats on list made me feel old, then Lucas told me I wasn't just 'seasoned'....) but never quite managed to get the thoughts in order so I could write them