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• Friends at Heart by Nocticola

  Fandoms: Country at Heart (TV Movie 2020)  

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  29 Nov 2020

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  • Duke Sterling
  • Shayna Judson
  • Grady Connor
  • Carl Campbell
  • Ambiguous sexuality
  • I know it's a bit silly to use that tag
  • (it didn't seem to exist before this anyway)
  • considering this is a (as of now still just ) one off Hallmark movie
  • but i'm not quite sure how i see this situation yet
  • because there is of course
  • hallmark heteronormativity
  • (i hope that becomes a tag)
  • but also you can read subtext into Duke and Grady's dynamic
  • maybe mutual maybe not but there is potential for something
  • but at the same time there is a kinda a lack of that stuff for Duke Sterling
  • he doesn't have a significant other
  • his closest relationship is his manager
  • (and its a positive dynamic)
  • there's no indication he sleeps with fans or Silverado's hopeful musicians
  • and he's genuine surprised that Grady might think he has an interest in Shayna
  • that's not professional or friendship
  • Shayna's friend Jenny is definitely flirty with him
  • and he's flattered and maybe something would develop bcus Hallmark
  • but as of now nothing really did
  • so i'm not acting like there's any active non straight coding going on
  • but there's subtext
  • for gay mspec or aspec stuff
  • yes i am overthinking a hallmark movie leave me alone
  • also i do have other fics i should be writing but the inspiration hits where it hits
  • brief mentions of canon m/f relationship
  • but this is friendship fic first and foremost
  • Ambiguous Relationships
  • Ok I chose
  • Duke is aroace

  Summary

  Duke Sterling performs A Life in a Love as an encore, but the song brings up a lot of other feelings.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Hallmark/Lifetime

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,143

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  10

  Kudos:

  5

  Hits:

  21