Master Post: We Used To Be Friends

[ladyfoxxx]

Fandom: Bandom
Bands: MCR, The Used (Panic, FOB)
Pairing(s): Frank/Mikey (Ray/Spencer)
Word Count: 50 500 words
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Canon fuckery - this is an AU which borrows heavily from canon, but it's still an AU.
Summary:
"You and me, right Mikes?"

"Yeah, fuck everybody else."

Best friends since high school, if Frank could've chosen a brother, he'd pick Mikey. Then Mikey became a rock star and Frank... didn't. After years of radio silence, Mikey steps onto a stage in Jersey and back into Frank's life.

(Or, the one where Frank is a school teacher and Mikey plays rhythm in The Used.)

A/N: This story owes a lot to a lot of people. To anoneknewmoose for stellar beta and making sure I knew it was worth posting. To mizubyte for straightening out my canon fuckups (she drew me a diagram of the Starland Ballroom, you guys!) and being generally brilliant. To jenepel and silly_cleo the most awesome Nano gurus without whom this story wouldn't even have been finished, and to turps33, kopperblaze, cee_m and my entire twitter feed for continually reassuring me that there were people out there who actually wanted to read this ridiculous story. Lastly, to the awesome bandombigbang mods for running the challenge beautifully and being super helpful and amazing.


The whole fic on AO3

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Bonus Materials

Fanart:

One gorgeous piece by anna_luna (Spoilery for the fic)

Fanmix:

You're My Guitar Hero by almostblue

Comments

[concinnity.livejournal.com]

Oh my gods, ladyfoxx. This actually hurt. My *heart*. Poor, poor Frank. Poor Mikeyway. But Fraaaaaannnk. I just. It rang so true - your descriptions of him working through his loss and abandonment were gorgeous. Reading that was like knuckling over a bruise. ;__;

YAY HOT PORN AND A HAPPY ENDING. :D

[ladyfoxxx.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make it hurt! Like I knew there would be an angsty part, but it kinda got really ANGSTY. I'm glad you hung in there for the happy ending though.

Thanks so much for commenting and sorry about the late reply! <3

[concinnity.livejournal.com]

It was a good pain! :D :D