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The Liam Chronicles vol. 5

I wanna hold counsel with the ghost of my father

Summary:

Liam struggles with what it might mean if his father knows the truest thing about him.

This took several turns I didn't expect. And it made me cry many times. So I hope you love it. Also I didn't edit it....

Also thank you Scarlet for the song that led to the title!!!

He didn’t really know what to do or where to go for that matter. His mom was out of town at some conference in DC. She wouldn’t be back until tomorrow. It had been spring break, and he was supposed to spend the week at his dad’s. But he didn’t think he could go back there even if it would just be for tonight.

So Liam rode the city bus around for half the morning. He should have grabbed his backpack when he left. He could at least be studying or something. But he hadn’t thought about that when he took off. He didn’t think about anything but his father’s words to him, despite his efforts to push their conversation from his mind. He didn’t want to be that kid crying on public transit.

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The Liam Chronicles vols. 1-5

1. You ain't got to be afraid (of the words you want to say right now)

2. How we feel is hard to fake

3. bent or broken is the family tree

4. If you put this scene on a movie screen (Is it called a happy end?)

5. I wanna hold counsel with the ghost of my father

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12. What first changes when it starts getting serious? Liam x Will

Okay so the boys start seeing each other, and then a couple months later officially call each other boyfriends, and everything it still light and fun. I mean they’re 14, they’re freshmen, nothing needs to be dramatic and stuff.

But it’s actually the end of Winter, their freshmen year, when things start to change, it’s also the first time Liam knows for sure he loves Will, even if they don’t say it for another like 3-4 months. 

Will had a rough Winter. His mom-- stepmom, but Will started calling Felicity mom around his house, so that’s how Liam refers to her, just had the twins (Eliza and Ada this is still next gen canon after all). And Will’s family has been extra chaotic ever since. 

The Smoak/Clayton/Queen family is in the process of moving houses. And between that and the screaming babies everywhere in his family, Will’s been spending more time at Liam’s.

And that’s when it starts getting serious with them. When Will falls asleep on Liam’s lap as they watch a movie on his couch. When in Will’s half awake state mutters about how great it is to feel at home with someone like Liam. 

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13. When do they realise they should get together? Liam x Will

Okay for William things changed after Liam cut his father out of this life completely. It’s like all that hatred and homophobic garbage was really stunting Liam’s ability to open up. It’s not that Will’s ever seen Liam unhappy, Zoe doesn’t call him dimples for nothing. But just letting go of some of that negativity really created a real lightness to him. And Will, who is already pretty far gone on Liam at this point finds it very appealing. He likes a guy who’s confident.

For Liam, he’s kinda always wanted to date Will. For the first moment he met him at the party, he’s wanted to date Will. But Liam isn’t exactly forward. He flirted for weeks, but it was kind of subtle so Will didn’t pick up on it (he is his father’s son too okay, the boy can have duh moments). So Liam is very open to the notion of being William Clayton’s boyfriend. And he for sure is the one that decides, you know what. I’m gonna actually ask him out. They’ve been on several dates at this point, and it’s time to ‘label’ it as going out instead of just ‘dating’.

Will of course it going to ruin his plans by having plans of his own (this is all coming in a future fic so I can’t say more) But it’s gonna fun.

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29. Why do they fall a little bit more in love? (Liam and Will)

My babies!

Okay so they clearly started as a very innocent first mutual crush thing. Liam was totally interested in Will the second he saw him at that party, and William likewise felt the same. But it’s the time they spend together that really makes them fall for each other. 

They date for a little over a year before saying the ‘L’ word, but it was there in all the other ways that count. When Will was worrying at the hospital while Felicity was in labor, and Liam sat with him most of that Saturday night, hand in hand. Or when Will signed Liam up for this teen cooking competition. 

They fall more in love because even though their worlds can be full of terrifying things, and even though Liam still can’t mention his dad without his throat closing up and the anger and sadness sets in, as long as they’re next to each other, they have the strength to take a step forward. and another. 

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10. What two songs, two books and two luxury items do they take to a desert island? - Liam x Will

William hates islands for good reason. But we will play this game, even though in my head they’re early teens so....

Songs: Liam is bringing I Won’t Let You Go by Snow Patrol (Mac made him listen to this song a million and a half times after the hearing that stripped their dad of his parental rights and it’s kinda something he relates to his happy place)

Will on the other hand is bringing Rollercoaster by the Bleachers. Because it’s a fucking good song.

Books... We know Will’s bringing some math/science book or something. That or a book of poetry Samantha used to read to him when he was little.

and Liam is bringing a ‘how to cook on a desert island so you don’t die’ cookbook

Luxury... Will’s bringing a solar powered tablet. Does it exist? It does now.

and Liam is bringing a giant ass cast iron skillet. Because he’s that fucking extra when it comes to cooking.