For the divergent_paths challenge

[slashfairy]

Author: slashfairy
Fandom (Pairing): October Sky: Homer Hickham/ Roy Lee Cook
Warnings (if applicable): None
Spoilers (if applicable): None
Summary or Author Notes : so PG it's sad. but I think it's true to Homer. It's his story, and I'm sticking to it.
Movieverse, based on both the actors, and the real people interviewed in the extra features dvd.

Comments

[bethfrish]

Oh wow. I never even imagined this being slashed, but here it is. I love the narrative style; the simple innocence and the underlying sadness. Beautiful.

[slashfairy]

I don't believe I thanked you at the time for this lovely feedback. Blessings on your head. I hope it goes well with you still.

[mijmeraar]

Look! It exists!

Roy Lee is more liquid, softer edged, less quick to jump, but a great presence to have in the group. Warm, fun-loving, sensual, he appreciates the power of the rocket for itself. The sheer lift and glide and grace of it turns his eyes dark and his lips red from where he licks them. He looks at me then, with that excitement in his eyes, and the pit of my stomach gets hot like the rocket's trail, too.

Your narrative voice is so loyal to the young boy whose eyes we see through. Such depth but simplistic in its ways, the way boys feel so much but don't know how to say it. Thank you for the link.

[slashfairy]

I'm so glad I saw your post today, and remembered where to find this fic. I'm even more glad you enjoyed it.

someday, when i'm not hanging on by fingernails trying to finish school, I'll write more...

[reallythateasy]

Oh, wow. This was really good. I've been looking for fic in this fandom and I am so glad I was directed here by mijmeraar.

Roy Lee is more liquid, softer edged, less quick to jump, but a great presence to have in the group. Warm, fun-loving, sensual, he appreciates the power of the rocket for itself. The sheer lift and glide and grace of it turns his eyes dark and his lips red from where he licks them. He looks at me then, with that excitement in his eyes, and the pit of my stomach gets hot like the rocket's trail, too.

I know that this was already singled out but I needed to do so again because seriously that is a very beautiful character descriptive. Anyway, this was great and I'm glad I got a chance to read it.

[slashfairy]

thank you so very much. It's remarkable. I'd almost forgotten about this, and now it's been read twice today. Isn't lj wonderful?

[laura_iskra]

omg this iis so beautiful!

I'm all teary eyed now, in the best possible way..

[slashfairy]

Thank you.

I loved this movie so much when it came out. Then I saw the interviews with them as old men, talking about that time and each other, and . . . the fic just wrote itself.