Bandslash: Your name in lights (PG-13)

[saline_joy]

Your name in lights

(five things that didn't happen to Brent Wilson)

PG-13 // Gen with implied pairings // 1806 words

For we_are_cities 24 April 2007.

Important things: Tom Conrad // Cultverse

Disclaimer: Not mine, don't sue.

Warnings: Asphyxiation

Notes: Thanks to crazyjedi and duendeoflorien for beta'ing, seanarenay for saying "no takebacks," and my flist for putting up with me.

Comments

[0nlymemories]

I didn't expect a whole lot coming into this fic, due to my lack of ardent feeling either way about Brent, but I'm really impressed. That was really well crafted, and yeah, you did a really, really good job of not romanticizing (if that's the right word) or vilifying Brent's... Brentitude.

Brava.

[saline_joy]

Thank you so much! I tried really hard to make sure it wasn't "Brent = evil" or "Brent = the good guy", so I'm really glad it worked.

[beingothrwrldly]

Wow, this was awesome. GOD. It makes me LIKE READING BRENT!FIC, WHAT.

Seriously though. This is sort of amazing, and I lovelovelove the one...actually, I love all of these pieces, and it's glorious and wonderful and a tiny bit eerie, because BRENT, but man, I love this. LOVE. Thanks so much for sharing, hooray!

[saline_joy]

Thank you! I'm basically sitting here blushing, a lot, so.

I love Jon Walker so much, but at the same time... Brent isn't evil, you know? That's what I really wanted to say with this.

[cyanei]

Ahaha so weird things happen to your brain if you read this whole thing as one story, seriously, that was messed up. I just never look at headers because I always want to get into it, and also I don't want to read warnings because there's nothing anybody can write that will freak my shit out so I just want to read, you know? But anyway, on a re-read sense has been made and I love all of these but particularly the cult-y one and the TomRad one.

I like the sense that he was always removed from his bandmates, no matter which parallel universe we're in.

[saline_joy]

Thank you! I skip headers a lot too, but I hope it wasn't too hard to figure out. Thanks for commenting!

[rock_my_town]

wow....this is so amazing. I keep finding myself reading Brent fics, and I find myself enjoying them. I like that recently the Brent fics are positive, just Brent being normal and and okay with it al, not some asshole. So yeah, I really enjoyed this!

And the opening line by Soomething Corporate didn't hurt either.

[saline_joy]

Thank you! I like that they're positive too, too many fics have made him the bad guy, when he's mostly just a guy.

[seanarenay]

Oh, my god, this is so fucking fantastic. Do you know how awesome you are? I feel like I just got kicked in the stomach five times. By a boot made of awesome. There is not a word or sentiment out of place here, I'm so impressed by this piece as a whole, I can't even.

THE JON/BRENT. YOU DID IT. I CAN'T EVEN SAY MEAN!JON/BRENT, BECAUSE LOOK AT THAT. THERE IS NOTHING MEAN ABOUT THAT, REALLY.

Your characterization of not just Brent but Ryan and everyone is so totally, completely fair and I know you wanted that, so just, just yes.

I feel this in my gut and the back of my throat right now and it's all twisty and uncomfortable and UTTERLY, UTTERLY AWESOME. GOLD STAR, OKAY. OH GOD, BRENT WILSON.

[saline_joy]

I WAS TRYING SO HARD TO WRITE A THING THAT DID HAPPEN. AND THEN I WAS ALL "MEAN!JON/BRENT, HA HA, NO!" AND THEN MEAN!JON WAS JUST LIKE, "HEY GUESS WHAT? I'M GOING TO GO CHOKE BRENT WILSON ON A BED NOW." I NEED TO START WRITING IT AS "MEAN"!JON, BECAUSE, REALLY.

I was worried that Ryan in the pre-signage part was too mean, but... Pete Wentz is coming! Everything has to be perfect! And they're babies and they're allowed to be wrong about things and, just. I STILL WANT TO WRITE ABOUT BRENT WILSON, MAKE IT STOP.