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Title: hitting the right note
Author: Spikedluv
Artist: Noxelementalist
Fandom: Gifted (2017)/Political Animals (tv)
Characters/Pairings: Frank Adler/TJ Hammond; Mary Adler, Margaret Barrish, Doug Hammond; appearances by Roberta, Anne Ogami, Bud Hammond, Elaine Barrish
Rating/Category: PG13/Slash
Genre: Romance, Drama
Word Count: 12,535 words
Warnings: Mentions of canonical drug and alcohol addiction and AA meetings (and hinted at overdose and attempted suicide in the past).
Summary: TJ heads to St. Petersburg, FL for a much needed vacation and meets Frank Adler when he needs a boat mechanic. TJ spends a lot of his time with Frank and Mary, but when Frank realizes that TJ is ~that TJ Hammond, he ends their relationship. TJ uses his pain to compose the best piece he’s ever done, then returns home to D.C. to shop it around. TJ’s having some success, but there’s still a hole in his life where Frank and Mary lived. When Frank brings Mary to D.C. so they can attend TJ’s concert, will they be able to patch things up?
Notes: Written for smallfandombang.
Thanks: Thank you so much to noxelementalist for creating two covers for this fic. I was thrilled with both, but especially the detail he used in the one. Please check out his post HERE and tell him how great they both are!
Posted: April 20, 2023



Link to fic master post: Read at AO3
Link to art master post: View at AO3