fic: Can't See Nothing 'Round Here

[little_missmimi]

Can't See Nothing 'Round Here
Generation Kill; Brad (Brad/Nate; Brad/OFC); R; 4,132 words
"The LT and I broke up," Brad says, and hangs up the phone. Ray doesn't call back.

Comments

[indyhat]

He gets sent home with hugs and leftovers and this odd lurking certainty that he'll never have what Poke does.

I like this observation.

Did your stupid Hebrew ass forget that they're in Recon too?

:)

Enjoyed reading this, thanks. 
I have really mixed feelings about how it ends up, because I quite like some angst but at the same time I want Brad to stop being an ass and be with Nate already. Nnnnnnnnnnngh!

[little_missmimi]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked those lines, but I'm sorry you're conflicted.

[zetaori]

Oh yes.
Heart-breaking and beautiful.

I loved Brad's perspective. Maybe he hides how hurt he is, or maybe he's just not that sad. I found it very interesting that it was left open for interpretation.
It was so cute that Nate came back to him, probably because he was so worried about Brad. And the shower scene? So beautiful.

Loved it.

[little_missmimi]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. ETA: When I wrote it, my opinion was (and still is) that he is sad, but is just really good at hiding his opinions. People can definitely see it how they want, though.

[alethialia]

Everybody knows. Everybody knew about you and the LT before I told them. Did your stupid Hebrew ass forget that they're in Recon too?

::snorts:: Thank you, Ray, for bringing the common sense. I SO love this line, both because of Ray and because I'm somewhat partial to the notion that everyone knows.

And...yeah. This one's a tough read. I could see it happening, thoroughly plausible, but what a depressing thought, going through all that shit only for the two of them to turn out this way. C'est la vie, I suppose.

[little_missmimi]

It might be contrary to popular belief, but I do think Ray is the one who supplies common sense. I definitely agree with you about everyone knowing (obviously). I have many conflicting theories about the start of their relationship, and for the ones when it's in Iraq, some of the guys (Mike, Ray, Poke, Rudy, Stafford, and maybe Doc and Lilley) know, but no one says anything because a. Nate's the only good officer Bravo Platoon has, and he knows his shit, and b. nobody wants to mess with the fucking Iceman. That's just a bad idea.

Oh, God, I know. I'm trying not to think what it says about me that I put characters I love through this kind of emotional hardship. The 'verse drew me in really quickly, though, and I'm stuck in it now.

Thank you for reading!

[justaotherwitch]

This hurt in all the right ways.

Really well put together.

[little_missmimi]

Thank you so much!

[firelement85]

I love the way you do angst, never change. This reminds me of the hedgehog's dilemma, two hedgehogs want to get close to each other but the closer they get the more they hurt each other with their spines. Even though that isn't exactly what's going on here I'm just tired and get strange thought trains at the best of times.

Last paragraph of the first section "I would never through the Corps away like that. throw? I was confused.

I think it's going to end terribly, Nate will hang on hoping for more and Brad will never change. Uh oh...

Jesus I need to get myself at least one GK icon.

[little_missmimi]

Thank you so much! I've never considered angst to be my strong point, so that's really nice to hear.

No, that actually does make sense! Wouldn't have thought of that analogy myself, but I like it.

Thanks for catching that! Fixed now.