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

[disarm_d]

Ohhh, how excited this makes me for the longer story!

I loved this. Ryan and Brendon in Brendon's shitty apartment and:" and we're never going to come back."

"I don't want that," Brendon whispered, disjointed. "I want to come back,"

BRENDON. Great line.

I love that they can understand each other, even in their own struggles to understand themselves. And that they still have the closeness, the intimacy, even once Brendon says that he can't have sex. With the hints of He couldn't, not really - not yet. Yeah!

[theaerosolkid]

NOT YET is a theme, here, definitely.

:)

Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked it.

[woodenduck]

Have I friended this journal? WHY HAVE I NOT READ THIS UNTIL NOW?! Also, why are you so fantastic? I love this, such a dynamic, it would have been a really hard time, and I think you nailed it. Even looking at it from a non-slash perspective -- Brendon's spent his whole life under a single teaching, and it's all he knows. The world is a terrifying place once you realise how much more there is outside of what you've grown up with. And when you couple that with Ryan's ass... Well.

Also, as some kind of beta, I feel the need to point out Ryan bent his dead, down towards Brendon,, where I think you mean head. Just proving that you don't employ me for nothing! And I'll totally raise my hand to beta the epic fic, if you want!

Because maybe I think you're swell.

[theaerosolkid]

Poor baby Brendon. I'm going to, like, suffocate him in angst. :D And awkward gay sex with Ryan.

OKAY THAT TYPO....I saw it in every single comment notification I got when I was at work and was like GOING TO FIX THAT WHEN I GET HOME. And then was distracted by fried food, dammit. So thanks for reminding me!

I have a beta but one more never hurt, I think. ;) You know how codependent I am, el oh el. Anyway, I'm glad you liked this.

[bloodygoodgirl]

I love those last two lines. Absolutely gorgeous hon.

[theaerosolkid]

Thank you :)

[theaerosolkid]

:)

At the risk of spitting in the face of your seriousness, it'll only be a little death.

[theaerosolkid]

I am such a sucker for ambiguously happy endings :D

Thanks :)