I hadn't read this before, mainly 'cause I wanted to wait until after I'd seen MWG. But with Luzula's podfic of it out, I figured I'd give it a whirl.
And wow.
There's so much brillance here that it stuns me, even without ever having seen MWG. The sharp-eyed Rob who sees so much of what Fraser is trying to hide. Ray's terrible descent into forgetfulness and destructive urges. And worst of all, Fraser's fear...
This part about killed me: Something integral has unbuckled inside him and he's loose, shaking. He might also be crying, but he's too overwhelmed by his fear and his outrage to tell. "Mostly I am terrified of you, Ray, because I want you so fucking much, and you… You look past the uniform and the big hat and the choir boy manners, all the representations of me, and you start rummaging for the man beneath it all, and there is so much in me that is unworthy, so much darkness I don't want you to find!"
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I hadn't read this before, mainly 'cause I wanted to wait until after I'd seen MWG. But with Luzula's podfic of it out, I figured I'd give it a whirl.
And wow.
There's so much brillance here that it stuns me, even without ever having seen MWG. The sharp-eyed Rob who sees so much of what Fraser is trying to hide. Ray's terrible descent into forgetfulness and destructive urges. And worst of all, Fraser's fear...
This part about killed me: Something integral has unbuckled inside him and he's loose, shaking. He might also be crying, but he's too overwhelmed by his fear and his outrage to tell. "Mostly I am terrified of you, Ray, because I want you so fucking much, and you… You look past the uniform and the big hat and the choir boy manners, all the representations of me, and you start rummaging for the man beneath it all, and there is so much in me that is unworthy, so much darkness I don't want you to find!"
Ah, raw and honest and beautiful.
Thank you for sharing this, Brig.