[fic] just trying to get the good (2/2), ben/april, nc-17, 15000 words

[allthingsholy]

Title: Just Trying to Get the Good (Part 2/2)
Author: allthingsholy
Pairing: Ben/April (Parks & Rec)
Rating: R? NC-17? Let's say NC-17.
Words: ~15000 total; ~6500 this part.
Notes: Thanks so much to cypanache for looking over all of this one, two, three times and helping me work out some plot and characterization kinks. Thanks to ishie for the once-over and slybrunette for being the

Comments

[anonymous]

This is flawless. Honestly. I loved it. It hurt a lot, though, and I am so, so sad for the possible angst that will end up on the show! I just hope we never have to see April as sad as you've written her, because it kind of breaks my heart <3

[allthingsholy]

Thank you, kind anon! I don't really want too much angst up in my P&R ships, so Ben/April is my one outlet and I guess I gave them maybe more than their fair share. Glad you liked it, thanks so much for reading and commenting!

[notalwaysweak]

I love this a whole fucking lot.

Something about Ben's imaginary headlines really worked for me. IDK exactly why or what, but they were awesome.

[allthingsholy]

Aw, thanks! The repetition of the headlines was actually a last-minute addition so I'm glad it worked for you!

[notalwaysweak]

PEOPLE DID SO TOO READ THIS AND HERE IS EVIDENCE.

and now I am going to bed I will reply to the rest of your email when I am awake again but I KNEW I had read this because you, you were the one who got me to watch P&R because you kept talking about it. this was a good thing.

[muir_wolf]

UGH, YOU. SHUT UP. JUST SHUT UP.

Everything about is just heartbreaking and painful and wrong but not wrong, and when they both finally start - what, not healing, but trying or something, idk - it's just beautiful and still painful, and when they're finally in his bedroom, it's just like - it's like I could feel that band around their hearts, and everything just lessened as time went, and maybe nothing's perfect but things get better, and I feel like all P&R things have to end with hope, because even this does, and I love that it hurts and is hard but has that hope at the end.

AND I DON'T EVEN SHIP THEM, OKAY.

&you;

[allthingsholy]

[lunamystik]

I only have one thing to say: I love how you write Ben.

Really, your Ben is my favorite person in the whole world right now.

[allthingsholy]

LOL. Thank you.

[wanda505]

Oh my goodness. PLEASE write more Parks fic. So much good amazing good fantasticness.