Carving a Wound to Feel

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• Drain the Blue Right Out by backseatrhythm

  Fandoms: Metallica  

  • Explicit
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  14 Aug 2023

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • James Hetfield/Lars Ulrich
  • James Hetfield
  • Lars Ulrich
  • Kirk Hammett
  • Cliff Burton
  • Jason Newsted
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Slow Burn
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Homophobia
  • Slurs
  • I mean... c'mon its Metallica... need I say more?
  • Dave is only in the first chapter... don't get excited
  • Toxic Relationships
  • I got tired of Lars always being the bad guy so I made all of them the bad guy
  • Fist Fights
  • Drinking
  • Drugs
  • All the hits all the big ones
  • Sexual Content

  Summary

  James doesn't know how to love anything normally.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Carving a Wound to Feel

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  102,287

  Chapters:

  11/11

  Comments:

  188

  Kudos:

  176

  Bookmarks:

  22

  Hits:

  6,444

• A Hunger Still Unraveling by backseatrhythm

  Fandoms: Metallica  

  • Explicit
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  24 Sep 2024

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • James Hetfield/Lars Ulrich
  • James Hetfield
  • Lars Ulrich
  • Kirk Hammett
  • Jason Newsted
  • Load Era (Metallica)
  • Drugs
  • Drinking
  • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Explicit Sexual Content
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Complicated Relationships
  • Childhood Trauma
  • James is straight up not having a good time
  • Mildly Dubious Consent if you squint

  Summary

  He's the water, the lifeless body, and the hand holding him under.

  Series

  • Part 2 of Carving a Wound to Feel

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  39,819

  Chapters:

  5/5

  Comments:

  103

  Kudos:

  97

  Bookmarks:

  7

  Hits:

  2,228