Title: Strange Things Happen At The One Two Points
Pairings: Frank/Gerard, Bob/Tegan Quin, one-sided Pete/Ashlee, one-sided Bob/Gerard
Length: ~80,000 words
Rating: Adult
Warnings: Character death. Rape/Non-con references. A very brief mention of pedophilia (none of the actual characters are subjected to it). Mind control. Villainization of a character. Disability. Disturbing imagery. Mental illness. Poorly researched religious and historical content.
Summary: 1930s. The Dust Bowl. Having no place to turn after his mother's death, Frank joins a carnival. By doing so a chain of events commence, that lead him to Pete. Frank and Pete couldn't be more different, but they both possess strange powers that gain momentum as their journeys unfurl. Both their lives, and that of those they know, will be irrevocably changed before the end.
Notes:
*This story is based on HBO's
Carnivàle, and the major plot points and some of the dialogue belong to the creator of the show Daniel Knauf and HBO. The title is a
Go proverb.
*Please note that Pete is the antagonist in this story, but also note that he is not evil by default, he's being led by ~The Powers That Be/faith/whatever you wanna call it, and his transformation is very gradual. Basically, he's the Devil's pawn and there's not much he can do about it! Also, all the warnings make the story seem much darker and more depressing than it actually is!
*Tegan is bisexual in the fic. She gets close with Bob for reasons explained in the story.
*Huge, huge thanks to everyone who has cheered me on and helped me along the way. Special thanks to
turnyourankle for betaing this monster, for coming up with a summary when I couldn't manage to write one anymore, and for being my voice of reason throughout the writing process. I couldn't have done it without you. ♥
And an extra special thanks to my amazing mixers and artist who created gorgeous things for us all to see and hear ♥ See art by
lady_writes here and download the mixes by
rokittomars,
halfeatenmoon and
lady_writes here!
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