Under the Table and Dreaming
Language: English
Publisher: archiveofourown.org
Published: Dec 31, 2012
i liked this in the way i might like a solid lit fic novel. aside from the first chapter, which is the most like a traditional shippy fic, this read a little like beartown or something. the writing was very poingant at times and often very beautiful. i loved that we spend most of the fic in other people's heads, seeing their relationship from the outside. sid's characterization here was soooo good. and there was a longstanding callback to a plum tree with purple leaves that made me cry at its culmination. weird pairing, weird fandom, but i can totally see why this one is considered one of the greats.
Description:
Andy met Sid when he was four years old, and while some things change, a lot of things stay the same.