Fic rec: The Magnificent Seven
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katikat"Cold Enough to Snow" by Gwyneth Rhys | Chris/Vin | H/c, future!fic | Set a few years in the future from the show's universe, Chris and Vin are reunited in a different place and time, coming to terms with regrets and second chances. | ~7.500 words
This fic made me cry. Literally cry. I started bawling halfway through and didn't stop until I finished it. It doesn't have an unhappy ending or anything but there's so much regret between them, so much time lost and with Vin sick... The story feels so real. No fairy tale ending, but it's amazingly beautiful nonetheless. The best Chris/Vin I've read so far, hands down.
"I wouldn't care, except..." and Vin leaned over and kissed Chris, his lips brushing like a whisper over Chris's, barely touching. Chris felt himself yearn upwards to Vin's mouth, taking him closer. Then Chris knew which way to go and he turned his face away, taking up his gun again and reloading. When the next shots eventually came he looked at Vin, who was gazing calmly at him, his face so tender. Vin didn't duck the bullets or move away from the direction of the shots. Chris knew he should feel ashamed, but he wasn't certain what for -- that he had hurt Vin, or that Vin thought they could do such a thing.
This fic made me cry. Literally cry. I started bawling halfway through and didn't stop until I finished it. It doesn't have an unhappy ending or anything but there's so much regret between them, so much time lost and with Vin sick... The story feels so real. No fairy tale ending, but it's amazingly beautiful nonetheless. The best Chris/Vin I've read so far, hands down.
