Title: Getting to Know You
Fandom: Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard
Pairing: Matt Farrell/John McClane
Categories: humor, romance, first-time, post-canon, yuletide recs
Length: Medium (10,292 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: miss_pryss
Author Website: miss_pryss

Review:

They’d saved the country, dammit. They deserved some fucking fun, and they were too lame to have any.

“That’s it,” Matt said, making a decision. “We’re going to do this, McClane. No excuses. We are too awesome to be so boring.”

Post Fire-sale, Matt and John bond while drugged up in the hospital, talking about how they'll enjoy all the little things they're missing once they get out. Afterwards, they fall out of touch until they meet amidst depositions, and they end up having weekly have-fun day. They bond watching movies (John's reaction to the Matrix series is priceless), go to the beach and museums, and finally get to their favorite Italian sausage sandwich. Basically they're dating without realizing it. During this, Matt realizes that his slight attraction to John has turned into something much more complicated, and tries to figure out how to deal with it.

Despite the dramatic sounding description, this fic is hilarious. The POV alternates between John and Matt, and we get both their quirky perspectives on the proceedings. I particularly loved the beginning sequence in the hospital, where they're both doped up on morphine during their "play date." I really liked the brief parts with the secondary characters: Warlock, Lucy and later John's OFC partner; each shows up briefly to add some humor (or sense) to the story.

Beyond that, this story is over ten thousand words! For yuletide! Anonymous writer, I salute you.

Getting to Know You

ETA: de-anoned author information 1/1/12