Oh that was fantastic! I love everyone's costumes, and pumpkin!Ray-Ray made me giggle.
The LT beamed like he had a secret, blush dissipating. Looking at the LT with that furtive smile tore something inside Brad a little. He hadn’t been the best officer he’d served under. Maybe he’d been the smartest, but that had also been a problem. Smart meant envisioning down the line how everything was going to go deplorably wrong.
Nate was made of strong stuff, but he hadn’t been able to bear up under the weight of his shattered ethics. So Nate might not have been the best officer, could not have been. But he’d snuck up on Brad, burrowed a spot for himself in Brad’s chest that was tangled up in respect and duty and other heavy words.
That's an absolutely lovely piece of characterization, both of Nate and Brad. Because they are rough on each other, aren't they, emotionally speaking that is, but they do love each other.
I finished it on the plane from LAX with an actual marine squinched into the middle seat next to me. It was pretty awkward.
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The LT beamed like he had a secret, blush dissipating. Looking at the LT with that furtive smile tore something inside Brad a little. He hadn’t been the best officer he’d served under. Maybe he’d been the smartest, but that had also been a problem. Smart meant envisioning down the line how everything was going to go deplorably wrong.
Nate was made of strong stuff, but he hadn’t been able to bear up under the weight of his shattered ethics. So Nate might not have been the best officer, could not have been. But he’d snuck up on Brad, burrowed a spot for himself in Brad’s chest that was tangled up in respect and duty and other heavy words.
That's an absolutely lovely piece of characterization, both of Nate and Brad. Because they are rough on each other, aren't they, emotionally speaking that is, but they do love each other.
I finished it on the plane from LAX with an actual marine squinched into the middle seat next to me. It was pretty awkward.
Lolz.