fic: Right in Time

[exeterlinden]

Title: Right in Time
Fandom: Girls Like Me (Summertime) - Song
Pairing: Jodie/Chris
Words: 4000
Warnings: None
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I own nothing. I earn nothing.
Author's Note:

... Dear Calvina

Can you believe that this has been on my hard drive since February..? Er, well, since you've betaed for me before you probably can ;) The basic idea for this story has been nesting at the back of my mind every since that first time you played me the song, but since then I also went to a Lucinda Williams concert and heard her play the lovely Right in Time, and Skuf showed us that wonderful Stand By Me vid - so by now I guess this really qualifies as a multi-fandom fic. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it <3

Thank you so much, isis, for betaing!

Summary: During their first ever disagreement, Chris knocked Jodie to the ground with a fist to the face. It was surprise more than anything that made Jodie's knees buckle and sat her down hard on the rough school yard asphalt.

... Chris kissed her for the first time four months later, out behind the birches where the teachers couldn't see them.


Link to story on AO3: Right in Time

Comments

[calvinahobbes]

I read it and I MORE than enjoyed it and then I insta!rec'd it.

I'm so glad you liked that damn song so much you wanted to write something for it. I can't even count how many times I've listened to it and imagined their story, and you managed to get that and yet add lots of tiny touches that I never thought of.

I know so few Lucinda Williams songs, but this one has been on my iPod since 2004 or something, and all in all I am wibbling a lot right now.

[exeterlinden]

Oh - I'm so pleased that you already knew the Williams song! :) I really like a lot of her stuff... I may have to pimp you some more of her songs at some point ;)

[calvinahobbes]

You should! And I want to foist more Coyote Grace on you. (I have been listening to them non-stop. Really, this fic came at the perfect time, because I had been in this weird phase where I was like "Aurgh, can't listen, they are too perfect, too many feels!" but now I'm back to being happy when I listen, idk is that a normal thing, does that happen to other people?)

[exeterlinden]

We shall swap music on Friday, it is decided ;)

And I've had a similar experience to what you're describing a few times, I think, where I had to listen to a certain track or an artist in small doses because the emotional impact was just too big (but also because I didn't want the effect to wane, if that makes sense) :)