Original Fiction Big Bang Master Post

[tamela_j]

Title:Like a pick in a hollow body
Characters: Jake and Drew
Genre: Literary/General
Rating: R for language and theme
Word Count: 12,500
Warning: Angst, mentions of romantic relationship between two men.
Summary: Having come back to town after living what Jake supposed was his rock and roll dream, he finds himself walking with ghosts as he relives his most important relationship: Drew. When he notices a musician in the subway one day, he feels a connection. Will that spark help bring him back to music, back to life?
Author's Notes: Written for originalbigbang. Story's title comes from the Riverboat Gamblers' "A Choppy Yet Sincere Apology" which was very much on my playlist for this story.

Thank you so much to my beta-editors, redsnake05 and la_dissonance who made this as good as it could be, and a million times better than it was. Any lingering mistakes are mine. There were some formatting issues that I think I've fixed. Please let me know if you find any that slipped in.

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoy.

Part One

Part Two

Bonus content:


Mix: Sank Into Eden With You by carduelinae



Mixer Notes:

Since all the flashbacks are set during the 90s, when Jake was in high school (and so was I) I decided to do the mix as songs that were released in the 90s and which I think might have influenced his music.The bonus track, sadly, did not fit this theme, but seemed like a good
fit for Jake. Hope you enjoy.

Tracklist:

1. Bush - little things
2. Smashing Pumpkins - Zero
3. Johnny Cash & U2 - The Wanderer
4. Nirvana - the Man Who Sold the World
5. Third Eye Blind - Losing a Whole Year
6. Pearl Jam - Better Man
7. Silverchair - Miss You Love
8. Collective Soul - the World I Know
9. Live - I Alone

Bonus:
The Killers - Andy, You're a Star


The title comes from Live's I Alone.

Front cover image by ADD Photography.
Back cover image by See-ming Lee.





Both images released under Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License.

Author's Notes: carduelinae, I cannot even express how much this mix means to me! You capture the time and character perfectly! While 1990s music will always have a special place in my heart and you found the songs that are the reason why. What's funny is that I already have quiet a few of these songs, and yet, I didn't even think about them. You, my friend, are a genius! Thank you!

Mix Two:
Like a pick in a hollow body playlist by tamela_j

Track List:

1. Slow Hands by Interpol
2. The Cave by Mumford and Sons
3. Love and Memories by O.A.R.
4. Anyone's Ghost by The Nationals
5. Where were you? Every Avenue
6. Song beneath the song Maria Taylor
7. Unbreakable by Evermore
8. Short Way Home by The builders and the butchers
9. I Thought I Saw Your Face Today by She and Him
10. Do Better by Say Anything
11. A Choppy, Yet Sincere Apology by Riverboat Gamblers

Just a collection of songs that jumped out to me as I wrote this story.