The Beginner's Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

[lilywhitelilith]

Title: The Beginner's Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Author: Telis (theaerosolkid)
Rating: NC-17/Hard R
Pairing: Brendon/Ryan
Summary: "We would get in fights all the time, just. Just out of frustration." Recording and growing up, sometimes at the same time.
Word Count: 3258
Disclaimer: Fake, fake, fake.
A/N: Title modified from the movie of a similar name

Comments

[anonymous]

It's Gina. I'm lazy and am not logging in yet. I will be back to attack you with adoration when I have time. This was just the once over anyway. You know I have to read your shit 10 times before I'm truly happy.

[frequencies]

Firstly, I love the title.

I think this might be the best, most complicated, thorough thing you've written so far. I've never seen someone's writing improve so much with every piece the way that yours does. It's sort of amazing and the reason why each new thing is my favorite until I read the next thing you post. I've never read anything with such perfect characterisation, and that's something you're consistently brilliant with.

The fighting feels so real and palpable. I'd been waiting for someone to write that, and I'm glad it was you. I love the dichotomy between their work relationship and their friendship. It works really well here.

Every word was spot-on but the very best part is this:

For New Year's, in New York, Ryan gives him a small charm. It's a St. Jude pocket charm, and there's a card that goes with it, explaining how to ask the Patron Saint of Hopeless Cases for help. On the back of the card Ryan has written in the same spiky hand, for the Patron Saint of Doing Everything the Hard Way, and Brendon laughs probably

[theaerosolkid]

Ahh, you. You and Gina, you kids give the best compliments.

love and love and love and love. I don't really have anything better to say. ♥

[softlyforgotten]

Oh wow. How come I haven't already read this? Seriously, so, so amazing; dark and gritty and just real, and that one scene after the fight ohmygod, I'm dead. ♥

[theaerosolkid]

I'm really glad you liked it!! We need more good angstfic. God knows there's enough angst in this fandom, heehee.

Thanks again!! <333

[focusfixated]

This was beautiful. I don't think I've ever read a fight/argument scene that was so darkly realistic. The religious dimension was interesting and your use of description & dialogue was perfectly balanced. I sincerely enjoyed this. Memories, for sure.

[theaerosolkid]

Thank you, wow!! That was a great compliment.

Religion, or, more accurately, spirituality, is so interesting to me. It's a common theme in my fic :)

Thanks again :D

[self_sustaining]

For New Year's, in New York, Ryan gives him a small charm. It's a St. Jude pocket charm, and there's a card that goes with it, explaining how to ask the Patron Saint of Hopeless Cases for help. On the back of the card Ryan has written in the same spiky hand, for the Patron Saint of Doing Everything the Hard Way, and Brendon laughs probably harder than he should.

I have no idea why, but that made me tear up just a tiny bit.

I adore everything about this fic. I've gotten so picky these days, but I love everything you write. I love how you built Ryan and Brendon's relationship. It's hard to describe, but it has to do with how they fight, but it's okay because it's them.
I love it, bb.

[theaerosolkid]

Man, thank you so much!!

<333

I'm really glad you liked this :D