Fic: Swing on a Star (Danny/Rusty)

[laurificus]

Title: Swing on a Star
Author: luzdeestrellas (luzdeestrellas@livejournal.com)
Summary: Rusty had always been smarter than Danny where it counted.
Rating: adult
Spoilers: Ocean's 11 and 12
Recipient: musesfool

Notes: Thanks to musesfool and mousapelli for running the challenge, and to musesfool especially for the beta. You rock big time.

Comments

[otherhawk]

I've actually read this story three times, so I've no idea why I didn't leave a comment before. This is definitely my favourite Ocean's story ever. It's just so well written and I can hear them say every line. If there is such a thing as perfection, I swear this story embodies it.

Saul sighed. “I must still teach you everything. For two weeks,” he said, “until the job is done, I want you to be in a room together and behave like colleagues. Just people doing a job. No finishing of sentences, no stealing food, no touching. No late night drinking, driving, no ganging up on Linus.”

“Will someone else gang up on him?” they both asked in unison, and Saul banged his glass down on the table.

This and Linus' “That you’re, you know,” he waved his hand again, “not exactly clear on the boundaries of friendship.” just win at life. And Danny thinking about the star and Rusty not laughing; just brilliant.

[bobrhyn]

This is what I wrote as my delicious bookmark: ALL MY FAVORITE QUOTES ARE TOO LONG TO PUT HERE AND I CANNOT BEAR TO CUT THEM. THIS FIC IS SO PERFECT. EVERYTHING THAT I LOVE ABOUT THEM IS JUST HERE FOR ME TO STARE AT AND GO *________*

And it is so so so so SO TRUE. ♥__♥ I had the hardest time choosing which quote to use for it - I was going for the ganging up on Linus section, aslfjasldkfjasd ♥♥♥ - and then, when it was too long, decided that only caps could come as close as a quote to expressing my love for this. SO AMAZING.

[azdaja_dafema]

Oh, so wonderful. I love this set up - them suddenly /realising/ how close they are, how much it all makes sense. Gorgeous running thing about stars, and oh, just lovely.

[queenofthrace]

Wow this is great :) I'm new to this fandom and I absolutely love this relationship. Especially here--they're so cute and...comfortable, you know? Well of course you know :P anyway, great job :)

[nrrrdy_grrrl]

Just saw 11 & 12- apparently I was busy when this franchise came along. Apparently now I have some disposable time, though. I like the feel of this piece and the chemistry between them builds and improvs nicely with the canon characterizations. This runs with that, though and goes much farther with results that are both surprising but fit.

One of the things I always appreciate in your work is the rhythm and flow of dialog and the way you work it with details about expression- no matter the fandom or characters, kind of conversation, it reads seamless and strengthens the characterizations, serves the story. Nice.