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stiffleaves

Fic: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Jul 03, 2012 00:32

Title: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Fandom: Parks and Recreation
Pairing: April/Chris (+ April/Andy, Chris/Jen Barkley, the barest hint of Leslie/Ben)
Rating: PG-13
Word count: ~3200
Summary: It's January 2014, a Saturday night. April Ludgate-Dwyer gives Chris Traeger a call.
Notes: Big thank you to saucydiva for the beta/moral support with this ( Read more... )

fanfic, parks and rec

Comments 33

sullen_aquarian July 3 2012, 01:34:43 UTC

Oh, this was so sad, but so well-written. I just feel bad for everyone in this situation (but Andy especially). Well not Jen, she seems fine no matter what.

stiffleaves July 3 2012, 22:18:34 UTC

Thanks! Yeah, I mean, I feel pretty bad for Andy, but actually even worse for April. And I super ship Chris/Jen normally, but this is like the darkly twisted nightmare version of them.

bowlsohard July 3 2012, 05:03:26 UTC

Well written. I am just happy to ready anything April/NOT Ben!

stiffleaves July 3 2012, 22:19:10 UTC

Yeah, I don't really see the appeal of April/Ben at all.

bowlsohard July 3 2012, 22:55:36 UTC

THANK YOU!!! Enough with the Ben/April maddness.

stiffleaves July 3 2012, 23:10:51 UTC

I mean, it's not like I'm super against it or anything. I just don't really "get it" though. It doesn't make any sense to me.

stillscape July 3 2012, 05:40:03 UTC

You know, I'm not the biggest fan of angst when it comes to anything involving Leslie (I mean, I read it anyway) because she's the least angsty person ever, but it really works for these two, in this situation. And I think it rings true. Yeah, April loves Andy unconditionally now, but she is both younger than he is and much smarter, and I can absolutely see how he might not meet all her needs forever. (That possibility is something I've been thinking about for a while, actually.) Poor Andy, though. And, as usual, you are the master of Chris-voice.

Anyway, really well done. This is lovely and heartbreaking.

stiffleaves July 3 2012, 22:30:19 UTC

Well, April may be a good judge of character generally, but she's also trying to prove a point, and it's quite a nasty one at that. Who knows if Leslie doesn't actually have other priorities than April thinks.

I must confess that I love the idea of April outgrowing Andy. I wish they would explore that on the show, but, admittedly, it's not a very cheerful topic. I think to call them "soulmates forever" is a little over the top though, when there's basically no kind of intellectual stimulation in that relationship for April at all. And she's developing, she's starting to drop that mentality where she thinks it's super cool to sabotage everything--one has to wonder what there is that Andy can offer her after that. He's fun and he's upbeat, I suppose, but so are other people.

& thanks! :)

craponaspatula July 3 2012, 05:55:19 UTC

Whoooooa. How on earth did you sell me on this, you WIZARD.

stiffleaves July 3 2012, 22:31:00 UTC

That's just because April and Chris are MAGICAL!

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stiffleaves July 3 2012, 22:36:03 UTC

Thank you so much! That's great to hear.

Ah, April. Well, at some point something's going to have to give, I assume. I don't think she's going to remain in this place where she feels stuck forever. Chris, though, I don't know. He has a better attitude about it, but he's pretty thoroughly lost.

And yay! I ship them so hard, too. :) Though I don't think every incarnation of them has to be this bleak, hopefully, hah.