katikat | Podfic rec: Inception

"I've got nothing to do today but smile" by gyzym, read by pennyplainknits | AU | Arthur/Eames, Yusuf/Ariadne | Arthur's a corporate lawyer, Eames owns the coffee shop across the street, and all good love stories start with a quadruple shot latte. | ~2hr.

"Oh, love," Eames says, and his mouth is twisted and pained and raw as he pulls Arthur into his arms.

Arthur can't even fight him, can't even pretend to push him off, because Arthur can't breathe. He can't breathe, because he's pinned everything to this one thing and it's a pipe dream, and maybe it's always been a pipe dream and he's so, so fucked. He clings to Eames' shirt instead, buries his face in Eames' neck and breathes in the bitter scent of sweat and dried coffee and having someone to do this for him. And god, god, what does it say about Arthur's life that the only person he knew to come to was the guy who owns the coffee place across the street from his fucking office, a man whose phone number is a mystery to Arthur, what the fuck does that even mean.

Rec'd to me by

kansouame. I just love stories with a high-strung Arthur and a laid-back, sympathetic Eames. Wonderful. So wonderful!