Landslide

[lilywhitelilith]

Title: Landslide
Author: Telis (theaerosolkid)
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Brendon/Ryan
Summary: In which Ryan is concerned and comfort is scarce, but found. For we_are_cities April 17.
A/N: This is actually an outtake from a longer fic I'm writing (apparently I can only do Brendon/Ryan in long form, whatever). As it stands now, it doesn't really fit in with the fic, but don'

Comments

[jzbell]

Oh my gosh, see, I kind of love this. I know I was just saying I'd like to see more innocent!conflicted!Brendon and man, I was so right. You've got a perfect handle on that, obviously, I don't need to repeat what everyone else has already told you. :)

The other thing I really, really love here, though, is the complex dynamics of their relationship, which you manage to convey in a relatively short scene. I think it's just perfect how Brendon (even though he instigates it) is unsure at first and Ryan's the one to say yeah, let's do this, and take control in a way, because he is older and he is more experienced... but at the same time, that's not really what he wants, what he needs. And when Ryan asks, Brendon tries to take over, even though he really has no idea what he's doing, what he wants to be doing, how much he can allow himself to do. I've been trying to articulate just how I see the dynamic of their relationship working, because it's not as clear cut as people want it to be, and this is kind of perfectly in line with what I was coming up with. It's all rather uncertain, especially at this point in time.

On a superficial note, you included my very favorite thing in the whole world: Brendon calling Ryan "Ross." I have no idea why that gets me so much, but boy, does it ever. <333

Also also also, the level of angst here is just perfect for the fic, very subdued and not quite depressing, which I appreciate.

In conclusion, wow, apparently I'm trying to make up for missing comments by spamming the hell out of one little story. I'm really, really excited that you're writing more, longer Brendon/Ryan. Whee!

[theaerosolkid]

Ohh, man, it pleases me on so many levels, that you "got" everything I was trying to convey. I love their whole weirdo dynamic, both as a group and when you splinter them off, like this. innocent!conflicted!Brendon has eaten my brain, dude, he keeps demanding my love.

AHAHA I ADORE THAT TOO. Like in that one blog entry where he says he watched a movie with "ross" and felt tired after. You know, from the assfucking.

Comment!spam ftw!! \o/ Thanks so much for the spam, twas tasty :P