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inlovewithnight in sn_holidays

Gift for Alex Jane

Dec 24, 2007 10:46

Dan/Natalie
For Alex Jane. Always nice to find someone else who enjoys this pairing. :)
Set around the end of the 2003 college football season.

( Holding Out For The Late-Season Games )

fanfic, pairing: dan/natalie

Comments 11

allfireburns December 24 2007, 17:02:21 UTC

Eeeeh! I was in the middle of doing stuff, but I kind of had to... drop everything and read this. Because Dan/Natalie doesn't happen often enough and this was perfect. The dialogue was all true to the characters (which I am picky about with Sports Night), and the whole thing just felt... right.

She doesn't let go when they break apart, slowly rubbing her thumb across his throat while he blinks at her slow and dazed.
This sentence made me jump and my stomach do flippy things. Possibly it's because I have a thing for Danny's neck, but that's beside the point.

inlovewithnight December 24 2007, 17:06:31 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

Mmmmmmm Danny's neck. Yes.

phoebesmum December 24 2007, 22:27:36 UTC

That was lovely - just the right blend of wistful and optimistic, with some lovely character voices. I quite like the Dan/Natalie pairing in theory, but I'm too fond of my boyslash to write it very much - I love to read other people's takes on it, though. This is a marvellous start to the challenge!

(Edited to change icon to Danny's neck.)

inlovewithnight December 24 2007, 22:30:40 UTC

Thank you! I know I posted about how it was driving me crazy but I had fun with it once I got going. :)

likeadeuce December 25 2007, 02:33:21 UTC

Oh, I love this! You have the banter between them all down. I love Natalie randomly buying scarves before she realizes what they are for. And from reading this, I am totally convinced that you know the football stuff cold :P

Finally, Dan is right. It's hard to tell with cats.

inlovewithnight December 25 2007, 16:17:13 UTC

::twirls you:: Thanks!

anonymous_sibyl December 25 2007, 04:44:17 UTC

Hee! You *know* I adore this, for so many reasons.

I miss Natalie. I miss them all, but I might miss Natalie most.

inlovewithnight December 25 2007, 16:17:28 UTC

Hee! I totally thought of you at certain parts. :) Thanks!

scout_kent January 1 2008, 03:56:57 UTC

When I'm not mad at Natalie for being a bad friend during the Draft Day story arc, I kind of like her with Danny. His sweetness really shows through in this.

inlovewithnight January 1 2008, 20:42:46 UTC

Thank you!