"No Country for Old Men" drabble

[remindmeofthe]

I swear I got things accomplished in Spanish today. Really. It's just, along with marvelling over Javrey during the lab, I also ended up writing a No Country for Old Men drabble during class. I blame Javrey.


No title. It's a drabble.

RATING: PG-13
PAIRING: Carson Wells/Anton Chigurh
SUMMARY: He knows Chigurh better than anyone.
NOTES: I think I need to go bar my doors and windows now. Seriously, ficcing a character is supposed to make him LESS intimidating.
DISCLAIMER: No Country for Old Men was originally created by Cormac McCarthy. I make no claims otherwise.





Carson Wells had never seen Anton Chigurh kill - no one who lived had - but he'd seen the aftermath. To the practiced eye, the way a man killed told a story more intimate than most people would ever want to get with a killer.

Wells prided himself on understanding Chigurh long before they met. When Chigurh first followed him to his hotel room on November twenty-eighth, Wells got just what he expected. Chigurh fucked like he killed, brutally efficient.

The second time he followed Wells to his hotel room, Wells wished like hell that he'd left Chigurh's story for someone else.

Comments

[postingwhore.livejournal.com]

notatracer linked me, and all I can say is thank you! I've been waiting for fic of this pairing :D

[remindmeofthe.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! Now that I've written it, it is striking me as a pretty obvious pairing. And not just because they're the only two of the four biggest characters who actually have a scene together. *g* Thanks for commenting!

[carlomelo.livejournal.com]

I've been searching all over the internet for some No Country for Old Men slash <3 Especially involving Anton

this is great!! I hope you write more!!! :D

[remindmeofthe.livejournal.com]

Thanks! This movie is so tricky to slash, and yet it needs it so badly. I'm glad you liked and thanks for commenting!

[napalmiris.livejournal.com]

Ah, that was lovely. Ever since reading the book I've always thought that Anton/Carson was practically canon, and the movie just solidified it XD It's also good to know I'm not the only one writing for these two lol. Great work :D

[remindmeofthe.livejournal.com]

It totally is! I mean, there has to be some reason why Wells knows so much about Chigurh and how efficient and relentless he is, and yet makes such a fatal mistake. And the thing about not really filling us in on a lot of character motivation is that we get to invent our own! :D

I appreciate the comment; it really helped perk up a lousy day. Thanks!

[napalmiris.livejournal.com]

I know! I find it hard to believe that he would know so much from doing only a few jobs together lol. I've been trying to wrap my head around what their past might have been like, and the possibilities are tantalizing (especially if you go off the book). Someone should try writing it XD

No problem! I'm glad I could help :D

[tamago23.livejournal.com]

You're writing Anton stuff? Are there links available? :D

[napalmiris.livejournal.com]

Lol, I have written quite a few Anton/Carson tidbits, but unfortunately I haven't really done anything with them. They're written in the style of the book and are mostly based off the book, and more people have seen the movie so they might not "appreciate" the style XD

[tamago23.livejournal.com]

Ah, book!Chigurh. ;) I have been trying to acclimate myself to CM's writing style, although the lack of quotation marks and the use of very extended sentences does frequently make me want to howl with frustration. ;)

With that said, I'll take anything Anton-related. *snerk*

[napalmiris.livejournal.com]

I know, it took me a bit to get the hang of his writing, but when I did I didn't want to read anything else XD

I might post some stuff, if I can get up the courage lol

[tamago23.livejournal.com]

Ooh, here via ultimatebadass. What a teaser this is! :D Should you ever write anything else Anton-related, please do feel free to post it there so we don't miss it... :)

(Man, if I wrote slash I'd totally run with your idea, I think. ;> Unfortunately the stuff I write, including my Anton stuff, is hetero.)

[remindmeofthe.livejournal.com]

Thanks! On the off-chance that I do write anything more involving Chigurh, I might post it there. I opted out with this because I couldn't get any feel for how the community would respond and I didn't feel like getting flamed. One must be careful of where one posts slash! But, the responses that have come my way from there have been positive, so I could just be a bit paranoid. *g*

Thank you for commenting!

[tamago23.livejournal.com]

Oh, we're desperate for anything we can get over there, of whatever orientation or type. *snerk* The only requirements are that you post it friends-locked and with the "mature adult" flag set, to avoid getting the comm flagged/in trouble. :) But I wouldn't worry about a negative reception. ;)