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Title: Ride

Author:

sheltiesong

Pairing: Viggorli

Rating: NC-17

Series: Possibly. If you'd like to see more, let me know. :)

Summary: A journeyman bull rider finds common ground with a frustrated young calf roper. Originally written for the

atomic_fiction challenge. Inspired by the lyrics at the bottom of the header.

Warnings: Heavily AU. See author's notes.

Disclaimer: While based on real people, the contents of this story are entirely the product of the author's twisted imagination. I make no claims on Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, or their sexuality.

Archive: Sure. Just let me know where, so I can go visit.

Author's Notes: Thanks, as always, need to go to my dear sweet wonderful

greensage for her help and encouragement. She held my hand through the entire writing process, and this is a much better story for her suggestions. I thank God every day for putting you in my life, my dear, dear friend. Thanks too, to

xianghua for letting me pick her brains about Texas beer brands. *smooches*

Readers will notice the Viggo and especially the Orlando of this story have a much different way of speaking than what we all observe. That's by design; these are men who have spent nearly all of their lives living in western rodeo culture, so I've attempted to reflect that while still maintaining shades of language we know.

Lyrics:

"Love and Peace or Else"

I don't know if I can take it,
I'm not easy on my knees.

~*~

( He cast a fleeting glance at the crowd before ducking his head, a glimpse of blue plaid and brown curls flashing across his awareness. Swinging metal, and the dance began again. )