Fic Rec!

Two Of Cups by moku_youbi

Brendon really, really wanted to go to the carnival. He’d been excited to move to Las Vegas, having heard all the stories about it. He knew his parents would be upset if they knew his enthusiasm wasn’t so much about spreading the word the prophet as it was about seeing the big city.

And now there was a carnival, with gypsies and dancers and a snake tamer and the exotic fortune-teller, and Brendon wanted to see it so badly he could almost taste it.

“I’m really not allowed,” was what Brendon said.

“Do you ever do anything your parents don’t want you to do?” Jon didn’t sound mean when he asked it. He just sounded kinda awed, like he didn’t know someone like Brendon could exist, who obeyed every rule, all the time.

Brendon was scandalised. His expression was enough of an answer, apparently, because Jon muttered something about Brendon being unbelievable under his breath. It was kinda strange and really neat that even though they’d only known each other a month, Jon seemed to know him really well. Brendon had never had a best friend before, but he thought maybe this was what it felt like.

Jon looked disappointed, but he wasn’t the sort to pressure someone into doing something that made them uncomfortable. Only, maybe Brendon wanted to be pressured a little.

“Well, Mutual is over at 8:30. And my parents are usually in bed by 9:30.”

“Yeah?” Jon said. He was hesitant, like he didn’t know what to make of that, but there was a little smile tugging at his lips.

“My room is at the other end of the house from them,” Brendon went on.

Jon’s face lit up in a bright smile that Brendon was helpless but to answer with his own. “Ten sounds like the perfect time,” Jon said.

This fic is wonderful! There's a carnival! Spencer is a sword- swallower!! Who can read minds and gets mistaken for a girl! And Ryan is a fortune-teller! Who wears skirts!
Brendon is conflicted, having a crises of faith, and Jon is, well Jon is in love.

There is the usual FBR cast of fools( The carnival is Pete's, after all) and you can just picture them all. Ryan's fortune teller is wonderful, so wonderful, moku_youbi obviously knows her tarot and weaves it beautifully into the tale.

Go read this! and tell your friends! It deserves your love!