FIC REC: Always Already | Rated E | 170k | by @aibidil
"Alright," Nettles said, slapping his hands on the desk and pushing himself to a stand. "I need to go fire up the Chronology Oscillation Conveyance Kiosk. You two will wait in the break room. Follow me."
As they stepped into the corridor, Malfoy ducked his head towards Harry and breathed, "He needs to go fire up the C.O.C.K."
Things to love about this fic:
Deep time travel theory
Dick jokes
Harry and Draco Cannot Drive A Fucking Car
Short shorts
Deeply intimate war trauma hurt/comfort
Harry and Draco falling in love with a cowboy soap opera you have possibly never heard of
Sirius Black cock block extravaganza
A deep sense of the way that war and queerness has inescapably affected the characters in this story and the ways in which they engage with their past, present, and future
Basically: you will fucking laugh. you will fucking cry. your mind will turn inside out from the time travel theory and you’ll like it. aibidil truly just hits every note in this fic, and it is so damn fun to read.
I’ve had the privilege of reading this fic over the course of about a year and a half---most of the time that I’ve been in fandom. I’m not usually too emotive of a reader, but this fic truly had me wheeze-laughing on my couch at all times of night, trying not to wake anyone up. It hit emotional notes and dug into tough places. It made me cackle. It took my breath away. I learned so much about the tv show Dallas, a show I willfully misconstrue as being about disco cowboys.
I’m so lucky that @aibidil trusted me with the early versions of this fic. I’m so glad I got the chance to fall in love with this story, and shout about it in gdocs comments and dms. And now it’s here! With a podfic featuring the sweet sweet sounds of Dallas! You’re welcome!!
Click here to read this fic that I have adored from the first day I read it.
