GK fic: Don't Lick Your Fingers When You Turn the Page

[nightanddaze]

A little bit of meta and a lot of getting together (emotionally) ♥

Title: Don’t Lick Your Fingers When You Turn the Page
Author: nightanddaze
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Brad/Nate
Word Count: 5409
Summary: A story about writing
Notes: Written for the Get Some Porn Skirmish, prompt of: writing on the body. Read-through by snglesrvngfrend. Title from "Neon Bible" by The Arcade

Comments

[hackthis]

This is absolutely gorgeous. There's something almost dream-like about it in reading, and yet, it seems so perfectly possible and straight-forward. I enjoyed this immensely. I shall have to read it again. Now.

[nightanddaze]

Thank you thank you thank you! I'm so glad you really liked this.

[hackthis]

Oh no, I didn't just like it, I had to recommend it so that everybody could *love* it. Just like I do. It's really very pretty*.

*Not 'pretty' in the pink dress and ruffly socks way obviously, but in the you feel warm and satisfied when it's over way because you experienced something that just made you happy way.

[nightanddaze]

Someone told me about the rec and I went all fuzzyglowy around the edges, so thank you for that too! <3

Also, because I am K LastName, slow on the uptake, this is me asking if I can friend you. I think it's kind of an antiquated practice these days to ask, but I can't not.

/ramble

[shoshannagold]

“We have to mark off the places that need attention later.” Oh, God. I melted and now I'm all smiley - what a great line.

And, oh, the X's are kisses! Of course! /stream of consciousness

It's not that I don't have words, it that I loved this story so much I have too many. This is the Iraq/coming home story that I've been wanting. So beautiful, the way you write Nate trying to settle into civilian life, the tension between him and Brad, the way they fit together in Iraq and then have to shift everything so they can fit together again. And the writing and the intimacy of it all - just gorgeous.

[nightanddaze]

God, this comment makes me so happy! I got kind of wobbly on the inside when I read it.

♥♥♥♥

[dlasta]

Beautiful. I'd love to say something smart and profound but I'm literally speechless.

[nightanddaze]

Speechless works for me!

Thank you!

[ruggerdavey]

Oh. Wow.

[nightanddaze]

:D

[amberlynne]

Oooh, I do love this. So tactile and romantic and very Brad. I love the idea of him leaving his mark on Nate physically and emotionally. Just lovely!

[nightanddaze]

I like how this is both "romantic" and "very Brad." That's a pretty awesome compliment!

[amberlynne]

FYI - this is still pretty much one my favorite things ever in the history of hotass gay marines and maybe even the written word in general.