Breakfast Club: The Supper Club by Kaneko
Aug. 9th, 2005 04:47 pmThe Supper Club (Bender/Andrew | R | 3,866 words) has Andrew and Bender meeting again years down the road. Honestly, I surprise myself every time I reread this story with how much I like it. Things start out rather bleak but end up happy. And Andrew and Bender are such guys.
Excerpt:
"I took her to the prom," Andy said. He felt weirdly defensive. "But that's all."
"That's right," Bender said. He signalled for another beer. "I remember now. You still hang out with your jock friends? Dave? Mike? Craig?"
"Fuck," Andy shook his head. "How can you remember all those names?"
"I made 'em up. You're a walking clich, Andy. So what - you're in shipping?"
"How- How did you know that?"
"Like your Dad, right?"
"Yeah, like my Dad." Andy took another nacho, even though the cheese was starting to go cold and hard. "I um. I work for my Dad," he admitted.
"No shame in that," Bender said. But he looked a little amused, and that kind of pissed Andy off.
Excerpt:
"I took her to the prom," Andy said. He felt weirdly defensive. "But that's all."
"That's right," Bender said. He signalled for another beer. "I remember now. You still hang out with your jock friends? Dave? Mike? Craig?"
"Fuck," Andy shook his head. "How can you remember all those names?"
"I made 'em up. You're a walking clich, Andy. So what - you're in shipping?"
"How- How did you know that?"
"Like your Dad, right?"
"Yeah, like my Dad." Andy took another nacho, even though the cheese was starting to go cold and hard. "I um. I work for my Dad," he admitted.
"No shame in that," Bender said. But he looked a little amused, and that kind of pissed Andy off.