Day Eleven

[aruan]

I really am quite helpless in the face of this picture. He looks like he's sitting in front of his laptop, doing business stuff, yet the clothing screams Popstar is my real dayjob! and his expression is pure false innocence. Like he's hacking the Official Site or something. *g* I love that he's got this whole other, business side to him, that he's ventured out into management and production and has aspirations to be involved on all ends (heh) of the industry, even if it means little to no limelight.

Another point - I'm not saying the guys don't support each other, because absolutely they do, but it just feels like the things Lance and JC do get the most eye-rolling - even though, fanonically at least, they're usually the ones to notice things. They somehow seems to get flack for taking their respective (business and songwriting) so seriously, and yeah they've learned to let it roll off their backs and know who matters at the end of the day, but I just don't see there being anything wrong with wanting your work to be legitimately recognized, which, to me at least, seems to happen least often to those two.

Dancing Days by Lise

The dancing the next night is tight, in rhythm; their limbs flail and sway and whip and crack and snap in the right ways. Their bodies fucking hum. They're supposed to throw everything into making sure that step is perfect. Fluid. Graceful. Felt.

Lance feels himself shrugging in the middle of 'it makes me ill'.

There's really no summing up this story, other than the idle cliche about the little things being what kill you. Lise's style is sparse, all show no tell, and beautifully poignant. There are so many scenes in this fic that have stuck with me, haunting a little, even. In my heart of hearts, I'd probably have to say that I believe her Lance, the way he was never meant for this business of popstardom and the rest of them are just on a pitstop to whatever they truly want. And hell, in my head, it's JC who harbors bitterness on the issue, so I'm done talking and you should go read.

[Ed. Note - It's on the record that It Makes Me Ill is Lance's favorite of their songs.]

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dragon_/]

i don't see the laptop. it doesn't look like a laptop to me. and why would he be posing with a laptop for a photo shoot? cuz i have pictures from that photo shoot in my Lance callandar (::drools over Lance callandar::). ::ponders::

-Krys

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

It's not a laptop. It could pass for one though, the way he's lit from the direction where a screen would be. I just took a little artistic license to gush about taking care of business!Lance.

It is a lovely calendar indeed. *gazes at her own*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dragon_/]

and ACK! another adorable icon! ::snuggles your icon:: tre cute ^_^

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

That icon is normally my default, because in the caption, Lance and I are kindred spirits. And, well, it's *true*. Real cowboys don't usually wear rhinestones on their shirts though. ;)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dragon_/]

omigosh i would love you forever and ever if you could send me the original pic. because that is just so ADORABLE. i swear, i look at him and i can't decide whether i want to jump him or pinch his cheeks. lol! ^_^ if ya can please send, i'm KrystalStarlight7987@yahoo.com

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

I don't trust my e-mail service, as half the time it eats my attachments, so I'll just post them so you can get them here. Wasn't sure which pic you meant, so...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dragon_/]

SQUEE!! okay, i meant the cowboy one, but i thoroughly enjoyed recieving both! i love you times two now! ::loves you times two::

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

Isn't he darling? I just *died* when I saw the cowboy one. There are rhinestones on his shirt! I can see it now - Lance Bass stars in the epic Western story of a young man and his first pair of sparkly chaps in the WEG production of The Rhinestone Cowboy. Can't you just picture it? *wink*

Sorry it took so long, I'm at home now and using that computer, and all my pictures are on my laptop so I had to have a friend messenger them over. Glad I could help!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dragon_/]

ohhhh, that's so sweet! i didn't expect all the trouble for lil' ol' me. ^_^ you're a doll. i luvs ya ::huggles you::.

ps: that's not the only way i can picture Lance (wink wink, nudge nudge, say n'more). ::evil grin::