fic: "From Sea To Shining Sea"

[schlicky]

recipient: jmc-bks
author: witchling
title: From Sea To Shining Sea
pairing: Brad/Ray
rating: PG-13 for the potty mouth.
word count: 4931
summary/warnings: If Hollywood has taught Ray anything it's that the best way to cure a friend's broken heart is with a road trip.
author notes:It was a pleasure and an honour to write for you. I just hope that you enjoy it.

Comments

[glitterglam13]

I really liked the tone of this, the bittersweetness of it and all that it conveyed between the lines about Brad, Ray and their feelings for each other.

[witchling]

Thanks so much! There was a lot between them that went largely unsaid so I'm glad that came through.

[samescenes]

Eyes that blue should come with some sort of warning about drowning.

Melting. I am meeeelting. Your Ray voice is funny and engaging, I snorted out loud at the bit about the CW. And I really love the unexpected ending, bravo!

[witchling]

Did you know it was me? Huh, huh? Didja? Was it written with confidence?

The CW line was probably my favourite. I giggled to myself for way too long about it.

[jmc_bks]

Dear Anon,

♥ ♥ ♥ I was all flaily as I read and would have mashed my keyboard if I'd been reading on my computer!

Oh, Brad, with your poor broken heart, let RayRay mend it for you.

And Ray, utterly in love with Brad but also speculating on the possibility of speeds greater than light speed because he wants to bang a Vulcan :D

The angst and the love and your Ray voice are all amazing. This was exactly what I wanted without even knowing it.

Ray is fucking awesome and Brad wouldn't have moved into an off campus apartment with him if he was somehow unaware of that fact. Brad's a bright boy, he's capable of at least recognizing Ray's genius. Ray *is* a genius, and that Brad recognizes it is mandatory.

Ray has all sorts of fucked up ideas about what's acceptable but Brad is one of the good ones. He's all noble and well intentioned and shit. Even Ray knows that you don't cross the one's like Brad. He's got a big delicate princess heart that gets all cut up and damaged. Yes! It's not that Brad's emotionless at all!

Ray's not

[witchling]

I am so, so glad to hear this. I love your work so much that when I got my assignment I was this totally unbalanced ball of panic and excitement. Like I'd been on a rollercoaster and wanted to do it again, eat candy apples, and also sort of puke. Sorry, that doesn't sound flattering. But it's supposed to. Because I was totally thrilled to get to write for you and panicked that I wouldn't do you justice.

I really respect the way that you write Brad/Ray. Particularly the way you capture the nuances of their characters without undermining who they are just so that they can be in big gay love. It means a lot to me that you liked this so well!

Thank you!

[queeniegalore]

You are amazing. This was really, really, REALLY good. I loved every bit of it, from the awesome Ray voice, to the way you've kept the essence of their relationship in the AU setting, to the whole road-trip scenario. And, obviously, your amazing writing - you're so talented. I hope you know that.

This could be one of my new favourite Brad/Ray fics. LOVED it.

[witchling]

You are only saying this because you love me! But please, say it again!

Ugh. It means so much to me that you like my writing the way that you do and that you like the way I write Brad/Ray. You're my touchstone of Brad/Ray. So. Yeah.

[janes_thomas]

oh i loved this! you had me at road trip!

(and i think i know who wrote it! "Ray doesn't have the heart to tell him it's going to be out of range a cunt hair out of the city." fantastic!)

[witchling]

Aw, my Tommy! Did you guess right? Did you know it was me from my love of profanity?

[janes_thomas]

YES! (i get the feeling you didn't get my "ask" over on tumblr though?)

[witchling]

I definitely didn't get your ask booo!