Fic: Come All Ye Lost

[theredwepainted]

Fandom: QAF US
Rating: PG-13(ish).
Spoilers: Nothing, really.
Author's Notes: Uh, I'm a whore for Damien Rice, so I guess one could say this was spiritually inspired by I Remember. Thus the title. It's more of a tonal thing than a literal one, though. It's a bit sad, to be honest! Written for pluvial_poetry.
Specifics: Brian/Michael. 2,800 words. Pre-

Comments

[booboosheep]

stunning. and achey. and yeah, sad, but still kind of optimistic in a weird way (except not weird, because it's michael. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.)

[theredwepainted]

You're trying to kill me with your icons. Seriously.

(You know they live in their own little bubble. 's cute.)

[waterlanding]

He says, "So, I should tell you something."
I'm curious... did you hear that? That was the sound of MY HEART BEING RIPPED OUT OF MY CHEST. *GUH* this is amazing.

And of course, my favorite line is: But here, in the fantasy, it's shiny-polished-new and Brian reaches out his hand and says, Let's fly. because, after all, it's me.

(yeah, I'm totally glad we did always_exchange just so you could write this fic.)

[theredwepainted]

APPARENTLY I SPECIALIZE IN HEART RIPPING OUTING.

Eeee.

(yay! ALTHOUGH WHERE DID EVERYONE GO, ROFL!)

[mnyclp]

This is so bittersweet. Your descriptions of the weather were so perfect I could feel the cold seeping in. This --> Standing there by the tree, bruised face and coat spotted with droplets from the melted snow, white patches from the fake snow, Brian keeps looking at him with those eyes - intense eyes, doe eyes. And just for a moment, Michael knows, just knows, what he wants to say. He thinks of every time they've kissed, and how he tasted those words on Brian's tongue - felt them in his wandering hands. made my heart ache and my stomach do flip flops all at the same time PERFECT!
This is going straight to memories

THANKS!!

[theredwepainted]

Totally meant to be bittersweet. Bwahaha. Well, since the prompt was for pre-series, it's hard to do B/M and not be bittersweet anyway. Which works for me since I am apparently anti-happiness. or something.

Thank you!

[ex_black_be]

There were parts I had to looked away because it was so... perfect that it actually hurt.

Even if he has to eat instant ramen for dinner every night, he always looks hot. Sometimes Michael wonders where that came from, and why it started.
Josephmaryandjesus. I've said this before, but you had the gift of resuming a whole story using few words. I can't tell you how much I love those lines.

Thanks for decoding Brian through Mikey's eyes, yet I'm not sure if decoding is the right word: it's impossible to decipher Brian, at least completely, you just have to get in the car and hope he wants to drive to the end of the world with you.

[theredwepainted]

Thank you so much. :D I'm getting all flaily, so you know. :) Thank you!

[flowrs4ophelia]

Guh. Ouch. *tear*

The whole motif with the fantasies interjected into the story is so brilliant and totally heartbreaking. Bravo, as usual.

[theredwepainted]

Thank you! :D

Uhh, I like hurting people, it seems. I do it a lot. :/