Title: Because Of You
Summary: Of all the things Ennis was not supposed to do, these were the best.
Rating: R, for language. Though it's pretty tame in comparison to the movie.
Disclaimer: All characters mentioned (and those who are not) belong to Annie Proulx.
A/N: also posted on brokebackslash
You were not supposed to love him, that fuck-up rodeo boy with a make-trouble grin, the happiest laugh you ever heard, and a tongue that was devilish in more ways than one.
You were not supposed to miss him so intensely that your stomach rebelled while road dust scoured your eyes and gritted in your teeth.
You were not supposed to cry.
You were not supposed to spend four years yearning for August hailstorms and whiskey by the fire, accidental touches and gentle, devouring kisses.
You were not supposed to spend the rest of your life missing that fuckin' harmonica.