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dollsome ([personal profile] dollsome) wrote2010-11-08 10:34 am

The Shiny Happy Comment Ficathon!

Winter is coming; daylight is fleeting; for the students among us, end-of-semester hell is just about to rear its ugly head. What better way to combat such woes than with a super-cheerful comment ficathon?

Ergo:





The Rules Are Thus:

1. Cheerful prompts! I feel like there's not much regulation here in terms of pairings: almost every ship or pair of characters is capable of a fluffy/happy/silly moment, and if they're not in canon, then why can't they be in fic? However, any prompt involving, say, lyrics from Eminem and Rihanna's "Love The Way You Lie" is probably not appropriate in terms of tone. Unless it's the "guess that's why they call it WINDOW PANE" line, which will never stop being hilarious.

2. Prompt format should go thus:

Fandom -- Pairing or characters -- prompt

3. For the fic you've written, please put the following in your comment's subject line: 'Fandom -- pairing -- title.'

4. Be nice!

5. Spread the fun, if you are so inclined!



6. Go forth and have a merry happy good time. :)



MASTER LIST
(in rather sloppy chronological order;
this will probably be maintained rather poorly, my apologies!)

Merlin - Merlin/Morgana - it's not easy having yourself a good time by [livejournal.com profile] dollsome

30 Rock - Jack/Liz - How Jack Donaghy Got His Groove Back, With Whales by [livejournal.com profile] dollsome

How I Met Your Mother - Barney/Robin - Operation: Stake It To Ted by [livejournal.com profile] noteasilywon

BtVS/AtS - Buffy/Spike & Cordelia/Angel - Midnight in the Olive Garden of Good and Evil by [livejournal.com profile] angearia

Merlin - Arthur/Morgana - Well, this is awkward by [livejournal.com profile] copperiisulfate

The Mummy - Rick/Evie - Reading Is Sexy by [livejournal.com profile] vega_ofthe_lyre

Gilmore Girls - Rory/Jess - I'm Dreaming of a by [livejournal.com profile] miraxcorran

True Blood/BtVS - Franklin & Spike - An Abundance of Window Pane by [livejournal.com profile] dollsome

Glee - Rachel/Jesse - I'll Never Tell by [livejournal.com profile] lettersandliars

Supernatural - Sam/Jess - Darling, we'll go a-drowning by [livejournal.com profile] taintedlove

Doctor Who - Amy/Rory - Worker Bees by [livejournal.com profile] lettersandliars

Glee - Brittany/Santana - "I'm just mad for you, and I'll always be, but naturally--" by [livejournal.com profile] amazingly_me

Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used to that by [livejournal.com profile] lyssie

Being Human - Annie, George, Mitchell - "Annie, you can't keep the kitten. What if George eats it?" by [livejournal.com profile] nonky

Sherlock - Sherlock/John - Less than Clandestine by [livejournal.com profile] amazingly_me

HIMYM - Marshall/Lily, cast - it's not what i thought it would be (but what really is?) by [livejournal.com profile] portland_rain

The Office - Michael & Toby - Don't Go Breakin' My Heart by [livejournal.com profile] firthgal

Supernatural - Castiel - Heaven wasn't always hell by [livejournal.com profile] oceansex

BtVS - Buffy/Angel - Love is forever, right? by [livejournal.com profile] angearia

Dollhouse - DeWitt/Dominic - We Slay Dragons Together by [livejournal.com profile] derevko_child

The West Wing - Toby, Sam, & Josh - A Distinct Lack of Gravitas by [livejournal.com profile] amazingly_me

Supernatural - Anna/Ruby - Devil Meaning Well by [livejournal.com profile] oceansex

Anne of Green Gables - Anne/Gilbert - We should have a breakfast nook! by [livejournal.com profile] taintedlove

Legend of the Seeker - Richard/Kahlan - Just for tonight, darling, let's get lost by [livejournal.com profile] dollsome

The Vampire Diaries - Tyler & Caroline - TOGETHER, THEY FIGHT CRIME by [livejournal.com profile] nonky

Community - Jeff/Annie - O brave new world by [livejournal.com profile] dollsome

Glee - Brittany/Santana - You don't know how far I'd go by [livejournal.com profile] anthimeriate

Angel - Fred & Cordelia - Of Friendship and Tacos by [livejournal.com profile] superkappa

The Office - Jim/Pam & CeCe - Everyone's a Critic by [livejournal.com profile] firthgal

Community - Britta/Troy (and the gang) - El tango de sexual tension by [livejournal.com profile] dollsome

Glee - Kurt & Finn - Life is too short for traffic by [livejournal.com profile] storypaint

The Vampire Diaries - Caroline & Stefan - The Pros and Cons of Sparkling by [livejournal.com profile] law_like_love

Dollhouse - Topher - Aced The Tests, Never Did The Homework by [livejournal.com profile] kay_obsessive

Glee - Rachel & Kurt - Detour a Bad Day by [livejournal.com profile] storypaint

Lost - Kate/Sawyer - Just Like New Times by [livejournal.com profile] fragmentedsky

Doctor Who - Eleven/Rose - Top Hats Optional by [livejournal.com profile] laeria

The Vampire Diaries - Caroline, Elena, & Bonnie - Slumber Party by [livejournal.com profile] dranime203

The Vampire Diaries - Stefan/Elena/Damon - They say it's your birthday by [livejournal.com profile] austen

Battlestar Galactica - Adama/Roslin - carpe astra by [livejournal.com profile] pocochina

Merlin - Arthur/Merlin - Just One Hug by [livejournal.com profile] niftywithan

Harry Potter - Harry/Hermione/Ron - every stone you stood upon shifted, except for me by [livejournal.com profile] mollivanders

Doctor Who - River/Doctor - You're very pretty, you know. You're very rare, you know. by [livejournal.com profile] lyssie

Alias - Jack/Irina - A Murder Free Dinner by [livejournal.com profile] derevko_child

BtVS/Veronica Mars - Buffy and Veronica - girls in a gun store by [livejournal.com profile] mollivanders

Veronica Mars - Wallace & Veronica - shooting some hoops by [livejournal.com profile] polychromic

Battlestar Galactica - Gaius/Caprica Six - What's in a name, anyway? by [livejournal.com profile] mini_miss

Friday Night Lights - Coach/Mrs. Coach - Lazy Saturday afternoon by [livejournal.com profile] mollivanders

Caprica - Lacy & Barnabas - Emergence by [livejournal.com profile] odyle

Merlin - Arthur/Morgana (+ kind of ot4) - Objectivity by [livejournal.com profile] fragmentedsky

Harry Potter - Remus/Sirius - The Old Fablemakers by [livejournal.com profile] amazingly_me

The West Wing - Josh and Donna - And Most Fools Do by [livejournal.com profile] amazingly_me

Community - Britta/Professor Duncan - Alternative Lifestyles in Modern Discourse by [livejournal.com profile] nonky

The Vampire Diaries - Tyler & Caroline - TOGETHER, THEY FIGHT CRIME by [livejournal.com profile] nonky

BtVS - Spike/Drusilla - Callooh, Callay by [livejournal.com profile] marketchippie

Secret Diary of a Call Girl - Ben/Hannah - Best Friends with Wandering Eyes by [livejournal.com profile] nonky

Pirates of the Caribbean - Jack/Elizabeth - Winning is worth it by [livejournal.com profile] bellonablack

Battlestar Galactica - Kara/Sam - I'll sleep when I'm dead by [livejournal.com profile] nonky

Castle - Castle/Beckett - The Serenade of Romantic Doom by [livejournal.com profile] nonky

Modern Family - Mitchell/Cameron - Two Approaches To Baby-Naming by [livejournal.com profile] polychromic

The Vampire Diaries - Salvatore brothers & co. - Surprise is Not Only for the Living by [livejournal.com profile] ohwaluvusbab

Pirates of the Caribbean - Anamaria - What shall we die for by [livejournal.com profile] caffeineandink

Batman - Harley Quinn/Batman - I have dreams of orca whales and owls by [livejournal.com profile] clockwork_jo

AtS - Angel/Cordy, Connor, the team - Icy Peril by [livejournal.com profile] museofspeed

The Vampire Diaries - Damon/Elena - The Timeless Taste of Cracker Jacks by [livejournal.com profile] amoenavi

The West Wing - Sam/Ainsley - Deep Fried And Extra Fatty by [livejournal.com profile] magisterequitum

Lost - Dan/Charlotte - Keeping still to move by [livejournal.com profile] valhalla37

Skins - Freddie, Emily - And I won't let you choke by [livejournal.com profile] clockwork_jo

BtVS - Buffy/Spike - Her Dark Place Is Also Quiet by [livejournal.com profile] ohwaluvusbab

HIMYM - Barney/Robin - I know you get me (so I let my walls come down) by [livejournal.com profile] dollsome

BtVS - Spike & Dawn - The Cons of Anarchy by [livejournal.com profile] ohwaluvusbab

HIMYM - Ted/Victoria - Social Networking by [livejournal.com profile] ceridweyn_lin

Harry Potter - Tom Riddle/Bellatrix Lestrange - All is loneliness before me by [livejournal.com profile] amazingly_me

The West Wing - Ainsley - Last Friday night, yeah we danced on tabletops by [livejournal.com profile] amazingly_me

Lilo & Stitch/Calvin & Hobbes - What I Did On My Summer Vacation by [livejournal.com profile] amazingly_me

Pushing Daisies - Ned/Chuck - Loophole by [livejournal.com profile] polychromic

Glee - Brittany & Finn - Hip-hop and Hippos by [livejournal.com profile] polychromic

The Vampire Diaries - Damon/Elena - Get Thee Behind Me, Temptation by [livejournal.com profile] redbrunja

The West Wing - Sam/Ainsley - Baby, it's cold outside by [livejournal.com profile] magisterequitum

ER - Ray/Neela - Edge of Desire by [livejournal.com profile] xmarisolx



[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Doctor Who, Doctor/Rose, nothing could be better and nothing ever was

[identity profile] melissasdavid.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Bones, Angela/Booth, Christmas kisses, on the lips.

[identity profile] angryscientist.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm, niiice :D

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Battlestar Galactica, Kara/Lee, when our hearts meet, I know you see

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Vampire Diaries, Elena/Stefan, as long as we could walk together

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Community, Jeff/Annie, Introduction to Poetry

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Merlin, Uther & Morgana, Peaceful, the world lays me down

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Vampire Diaries, Elena/Stefan, there's a corner of your heart just for me

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Community, Jeff/Annie, all you have to do is ask

[identity profile] mollivanders.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I see what you did there.

I think :)

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-15 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry, I wanted to seem in the know, but I dunno what I did there?

[identity profile] mollivanders.livejournal.com 2010-11-15 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
It's a Sawyer/Kate line from LOST. Though now that I think about it, you'd probably be more of a Sawyer/Juliet girl.

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-15 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah, I'd forgotten about that line. Some of LOST just feels like it happened ages ago.

Actually, I've never felt any love for Sawyer/Juliet. I'm not bothered by it, but also not particularly inspired. I prefer Sawyer/Kate or even Kate/Juliet.
Edited 2010-11-15 11:24 (UTC)

[identity profile] mollivanders.livejournal.com 2010-11-15 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
The Stefan/Elena steered me wrong! :) Maybe sometime you could explain Kate/Juliet, if you like. Someone asked me to write a fic of them once and I did it but I had to create this unseen backstory to really pull it off. I'd love to see a shipper's perspective on their relationship - though personally I see no reason why they can't be friends, at least.

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Community, Britta/Troy, Intermediate Dance

community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
It is, at least, better than the teapot recital.

Jeff, Annie, Shirley, Abed, and Pierce sit in the third row, all busting out their own respective expressions of shock, awe, and slight fear. Except for Abed, who's pretty unflappable.

"Interesting," he muses.

On the stage, Britta and Troy are locked in a tango. The premise holds great potential for hilarity. But in reality, there's not a whole lot that's funny. They're both really good. And, honestly, kind of ... well, kind of ...

"Sexy," Jeff says dully. "For some reason, this is--"

"Sexy," Pierce says, with a great deal more zest. And some pervy old man chuckles.

"I feel like I'm watching Twilight," Shirley marvels. From between her fingers, like watching the display head on will result in corneal damage.

"Except," Jeff says, "they're outsexied by pita bread. But this -- this is--"

Troy dips Britta back in a fierce, sudden movement. Their gazes burn bright into each other. Everyone gasps. Time seems to stand still.

"I feel like they're going to start making out any second," Jeff says, transfixed.

"Would it be so wrong?" Annie ponders faintly.

"Maybe," Abed says wisely, "it'd be so wrong it's right."

"Abed, that's your man up there!" Shirley chastises. "Shouldn't you go -- go claim what's yours?"

"I trust him," Abed says simply.

"I wouldn't," Shirley grumbles with a significant stageward glance.

"Guys," Jeff says in his best Group Dad Voice. "This is ridiculous. There's no way there's anything going on between Britta and Troy. Let me say it again for you: Britta and Troy."

"Yeah! That'd be as crazy as Jeff and Annie," Shirley says.

Then everyone remembers how that went.

"Oh," Shirley says weakly. Jeff and Annie very carefully scoot as far apart from each other as possible. There may have been some slight arm rest sharing going on prior to Shirley's little remark.

"Please!" Pierce snorts. "It's not like Jeff and Annie at all. You know why? Jeff and Annie aren't lesbians. There's no way Britta'd give him the time of day. Unless -- Quick. Ay-bed. This is important: is Troy a woman?"

"No," Abed says.

"There," Pierce says, crossing his arms smugly. "Problem solved."

"Not," Jeff says, "even a little bit."

"What's this going to do to the group dynamic??" Annie frets. Onstage, Britta and Troy look like they're about two seconds from licking each other's faces off.

"Hey! SHHHHH. You're ruining the show!" declares the menace sitting in front of them in a grumpy whisper.

"Shut up, Leonard," Jeff scowls. "You're fooling no one."


+


"Why are you guys looking at us so weird?" Britta asks after the show.

"Yeah, what's up?" Troy says. "You can't get on my case! The professor made all the dudes wear those tights."

"No, she didn't," Britta says, grinning.

"No, she didn't," Troy admits merrily.

"See, he's gay as a basket of puppies," Pierce says, with great satisfaction. "You all have got nothing to worry about!"

"What's gay about puppies?" Troy demands, sullen.

"Worry about what?" Britta says suspiciously.

"Nothing," Annie says.

"Nothing," Jeff says.

"Nothing!" Shirley trills.

"Oookay. Come on, then," Britta says. "We're all still on for dinner, right? Let's get out of here." She loops her arm absently through Troy's.

"Eeep!" says Shirley.

Britta and Troy frown at her, confused.

"Nothing," she mumbles.

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
THIS IS HILARIOUSLY LOVELY! You've got great voices for everyone and perfectly captured the show's humor. This scene could literally fit right into an episode.

"Abed, that's your man up there!" Shirley chastises. "Shouldn't you go -- go claim what's yours?"

"I trust him," Abed says simply.


Bahahaha! I love you.

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-12 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! :D

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] clockwork-jo.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I love it.

"Abed, that's your man up there!" Shirley chastises. "Shouldn't you go -- go claim what's yours?"

"I trust him," Abed says simply.

That kills me, for one. Because I have a thing for when bromances border on romantic but are patently not. Chandler/Joey, anyone?

Oh, and I have to mention, you have like Jeff's voice DOWN.

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-12 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank youuuuuuu! :D And thank you for the Jeff Voice compliments, because writing him always makes me a little nervous! SO MUCH DRY WIT.

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] ticketsonmyself.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Abed, that's your man up there!" Shirley chastises. "Shouldn't you go -- go claim what's yours?"

"I trust him," Abed says simply.

"I wouldn't," Shirley grumbles with a significant stageward glance.


GOLD.

"Yeah, what's up?" Troy says. "You can't get on my case! The professor made all the dudes wear those tights."

"No, she didn't," Britta says, grinning.

"No, she didn't," Troy admits merrily.

"See, he's gay as a basket of puppies," Pierce says, with great satisfaction. "You all have got nothing to worry about!"

"What's gay about puppies?" Troy demands, sullen.

"Worry about what?" Britta says suspiciously.


FABULOUS.

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-12 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! :D

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
EXACTLY. Because it makes NO SENSE. NONE WHATSOEVER. AND YET. AND YET.

EXACTLY.

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-12 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
TRUTH. ♥ Thank you!!

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] marketchippie.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
YOU ARE GOLDEN, WOMAN.

ALSO: TANGO.

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-12 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
THANK YOU!

EVERYTHING'S BETTER WITH TANGOS
ext_20028: (30 rock: jack/liz & almost hug)

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] michellek.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
This is completely awesome. For some reason, Jeff snapping at Leonard made me FULL OF JOY. (The rest of it, too, but I didn't know that my love of Jeff's hatred for Leonard matched my love of Troy/Britta dancing and A+ ensemble interaction.)

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-12 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! ♥ Hahahaha, Jeff's random Leonard hate has become so hilarious to me. I don't know why. I'm not going to question it. I'm just going to cherish the feeling.

Re: community | britta/troy (and the gang) | el tango de sexual tension

[identity profile] hondagirll.livejournal.com 2010-11-13 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Damn, this was fantastic. I loved all your voices especially Shirley's and Pierce. Just damn ♥

edit: to say I forgot to tell you your Leonard cameo made me laugh. Hard
Edited 2010-11-13 23:58 (UTC)

[identity profile] profshallowness.livejournal.com 2013-01-19 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
Marvellous. Everyone's reactions, Leonard's cameo and Britta and Troy afterwards were perfect.

[identity profile] melissasdavid.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Angel (ATS), Angel & Cordy What if "Awakening" did NOT end in Angel becoming Angelus... From any point AFTER Angel/Cordy's night together.

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Covert Affairs, Annie/Auggie, fake married

[identity profile] melissasdavid.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Angel (ATS), Angel & Cordy, "Connor, at his first ice hockey match"

ATS - Angel/Cordy, Connor, the team, - Icy Peril

[identity profile] museofspeed.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"This was a terrible idea," Angel said. "I can't watch. Why did we let him do this?"

Cordelia pried his hands of the edge of the seat before he accidentally broke it. "You practically beat three moms down to get him a place on the team, remember?"

"I wasn't thinking! There are pucks! And ice! And skates are sharp!" Angel looked across the rink and caught Connor's eye. The little boy grinned cheerily and waved, nearly toppling over in the process.

"Clearly didn't inherit vampire grace," Cordelia said, smiling and waving back. "Stop worrying. You've been teaching him hockey since he was born." She put her hand over his and patted it gently.

He twisted his hand and took hers, squeezing gently. "I just can't watch him get hurt."

She nodded. "I know."

"Hey," Gunn said, sitting down behind them. "Has it started yet? Did we miss anything?"

Fred and Wesley sat next to him. "Here," Wesley said, handing Cordelia a hot chocolate. "Is Angel panicking?"

"No," Angel said sullenly.

"Little bit," Cordelia said.

Fred smiled and took a bite out of her hot dog. "I think it's exciting," she said. "Everyone all padded up and ready to play. Maybe we should wear pads when we fight. It'd probably be safer."

"Let's invest in more for Connor," Angel said.

"Hush," Cordelia said, squeezing his hand. "It's starting."

The kids took their positions on the ice. The referee blew the whistle, and the game began.

Slowly, Angel's death grip on Cordelia's hand loosened. Connor wasn't the best player, but then again, none of the five-year-olds were at professional levels. When Connor managed to get the puck in the net, Angel stood up and cheered louder than anyone else.

"Feeling better?" Cordelia asked as he sat down.

Angel nodded. "Yeah." He winced as Connor tripped and fell, then smiled in relief when he pushed himself right back up and kept going. "I can't wait to take him to Kings game!"

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugly Betty, Betty/Danial, London adventures
Edited 2010-11-08 23:59 (UTC)

[identity profile] melissasdavid.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Angel (ATS), Angel & Cordy, lying in my bed, merely waiting for you

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Dollhouse, Victor/Sierra, May I have this dance?

[identity profile] melissasdavid.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Angel (ATS), Angel & Cordy, Dreams come true

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Gilmore Girls, Rory/Jess, she sees him on the streets of Paris
Edited 2010-11-08 23:59 (UTC)

Gilmore Girls -- Rory/Jess -- i'm dreaming of a

[identity profile] daisysusan.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I interpreted "sees" a little loosely. Also, this kind of ran away with me. Yeah.



It is Christmas Eve, and it is snowing in Paris.

Rory spreads her thickly coat-enclosed arms wide and twirls until she can feel the ground waving beneath her. She falls backward onto the park bench, the trees and buildings and streets spinning around her.

The snow falls lightly and silently, slowly muffling the noises of the city to which she has grown so accustomed.

How long she sits on the bench, Rory does not really know. She sits and watches and thinks until the gentle gusts of the wind become bone-chilling on her numbed legs, until she has rehashed the last several years of her life.

The snow and the silence change something within her, she senses. There are fewer regrets this time, less self-admonishment and her guilt seems mitigated. She thinks of her mother and of the exhilarating, contagious self-confidence Lorelai (almost) always exhibited, and she remembers how hard she tried to be just like Lorelai for so many years.

But she had missed a step.

Rory smiles, because she understands now. Lorelai's (nearly) unwavering trust in herself came from the knowledge that she could handle whatever was thrown at her, as she'd brought more crushing burdens upon herself and learned to bear them with grace.

Sadly, she wishes someone had told her how much climbing to the top of Maslow's pyramid would cost her.

By now the snow is falling fast and sticky and wet, and Rory is beginning to shiver. Four blocks away, she knows, is a café with amazing coffee and a sign hung on the door reading "Oui! Nous sommes ouvert le 24 décembre!"

Head bent into the now-gusting wind, she hurries down the avenue. Too late, she sees the man headed straight towards her, his vision obscured by the umbrella he wisely carries. The collision is inevitable, but Rory tries to avoid it nevertheless. Her dodge is too little, too late, though, and as she clips his shoulder, his umbrella drags over her hat.

They stumble past each other awkwardly, with Rory mumbling "Pardon" into the snow-covered sidewalk.

Seconds later, a hand falls on her shoulder.

"Rory?" asks the umbrella-carrier.

She gapes. "Jess?"

"What are you–" "Why are you–" Their words collide and stumble as awkwardly as they themselves had not a minute earlier.

They smile uncomfortably and make eye contact – real honest eye contact – for the first time. Another piece of the puzzle of how she can become this person she knows she wants to be clicks into place.

"I was headed to a great cafe just around the corner," Rory opens. "Do you want to come?"

Jess smiles and a tiny piece of her is seventeen again, but she ignores the feeling because that's not a time they need to revisit (again). "I'd love to," he replies. "Would you like to share my umbrella? You look pretty wet."

"My knight in slightly soggy black armor," Rory answers, smirking.

After a few seconds filled with entirely too many elbows while they try and arrange two people under an umbrella made for one, his arm falls over her shoulders and the world is just a little bit more right.
Edited 2010-11-09 01:57 (UTC)

Re: Gilmore Girls -- Rory/Jess -- i'm dreaming of a

[identity profile] rosegilmore.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
aww, this was great. :)
loved the last line. so cute!

Re: Gilmore Girls -- Rory/Jess -- i'm dreaming of a

[identity profile] daisysusan.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

Re: Gilmore Girls -- Rory/Jess -- i'm dreaming of a

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, Maggie! You wrote me fic! You are the best.

I love all of Rory self-reflection and the ending is just so sweet with him putting his arm around her.

Re: Gilmore Girls -- Rory/Jess -- i'm dreaming of a

[identity profile] daisysusan.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
I saw the prompt and I was OMGPERSONALCANON so I really couldn't resist. And Rory self-reflection is so much fun to write. :D

Thanks!
idella: (akemi homura)

[personal profile] idella 2013-05-19 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I listened to the podfic of this and I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your story! So atmospheric and sweet. ♥Rory♥

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Vampire Diaries, Elena/Stefan, I don't believe in much, but I believe in you and I believe in us

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Angel, Cordy/Angel, it was your footsteps I had chased

[identity profile] mini-miss.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Song love! ♥

(I know, that doesn't really help you...)

[identity profile] melissasdavid.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Angel (ATS), Angel & Cordy, Tread softly, my love... for dreams are fragile.

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Angel, Fred/Gunn, breakfast at their diner

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
BtVS, Giles/Jenny, and you thought monster trucks were bad

[identity profile] musical-junkie.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy/Spike, the non-angsty, lingering effects of living in a musical

[identity profile] melissasdavid.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Angel (ATS), Angel/Cordy/YOUNG!Connor, You've always been my real mother

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
BtVS, Buffy/Angel, We're not THAT lame, are we?

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Prompt win

BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
"You don't actually think we're that bad, do you? After all this time we're not still... Because that's just... I don't know how to... What does that even mean?"

"No. No, of course not. We're definitely not. Well, maybe..."

"I mean, I'm always happy to see you--except when I'm not. And I'm always gonna love you--even when I try not to. And I can't help that when I see you, when I'm around you, it's just like... Angel. You know?"

"I can see that. I think. It's different for me."

"What? You mean I'm always gonna carry the torch and you're just gonna move on? Well, that sucks. Can we trade places?"

"No, I mean..." He frowns and takes a deep (unnecessary) breath. "I'm always gonna love you, but..."

"But you're not in love with me."

He hesitates. "No."

Relieved, she exhales the air caught in her throat and leans close to confide in him. "Me either. I mean... I'll always love you--always--but it... it doesn't hurt to not be together anymore. I love you. I love you and I'm happy we're not together. What is that?"

"I think that means we're friends." His head rocks back at the realization.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

She absorbs this with a nod. "Okay. So, we should probably stop using our tongues to say hello, huh? I mean, kissing. We should stop all the kissing."

He laughs. "Right. No kissing. Sounds good."

"It does, doesn't it?" She smiles, then falters. "Can we still hug, though?"

He contemplates her question, then softly says, "I'd like that."

She answers in a whisper, "Me, too."

"Right now?"

"What? Like to seal the no-kissing-only-hugging deal?"

"No, I just thought... can I hug you?"

Her smile dimples her cheeks. "Okay. Why not?"

He wraps her in his arms and she squeezes him tight, pressing her cheek against his shoulder.

She whispers, "I want you to be happy. Wherever you are, whoever you're with. I just want you to be happy."

Deadpan, he notes, "Not too happy, though."

She laughs. "Right. Not too happy."

He sighs and rests his cheek against her temple. "I want you to be happy, too. That's all I've ever wanted for you."

She closes her eyes. "I love you, Angel."

He smiles ever so slightly. "I love you, Buffy."

~fin~

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] ever-neutral.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
HI WHAT UP I FOLLOWED YOUR LINK.

...

AND THEN MY LIFE WAS MADE COMPLETE.

Seriously. Like, do you KNOW how much I long for B/A friendship fic? Do you even KNOW? This fic. Hits me. So much more than any romantic schmoop/fluff ever could. (And ironically, if you were to continue this fic and then have them take the romantic plunge again from this natural progression, I WOULD FOLLOW ENTHUSIASTICALLY. THIS IS HOW MUCH BFF-ING GETS ME.)

I am all warm and emotional on the inside. What is this.

Deadpan, he notes, "Not too happy, though."

HAHAHA WIN.

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I am all warm and emotional on the inside. What is this.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

HAHAHA WIN.

:D :D :D

I so want more B/A friendship fic. There should be more. Can't we get away from the gag-me-with-a-spoon and let them be friends? Because there's a problem when you can accurately describe a pairing as lovers who'll "never be friends." Sigh.

(I'd read that too! Haha, I don't know if I'm the one to right write it because dear god so many things I'm committed to writing and also I want her with Spike, but I think that'd be a great story. I do!)


LOL Freudian slip on righting Buffy/Angel!


Edited 2010-11-09 19:17 (UTC)

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] ever-neutral.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
THERE SHOULD SO BE MORE. Word. Though actually I disagree with the "you'll never be friends" part which is why I want to see it explored.

I have a couple of B/A friends who might be interested. Might go hassle them...

Haha I see what you done there. Truth.

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I mean that the narrative treats it like it's a truth, that they'll "never be friends" and that's clearly false. But if they never are friends in canon, then it's a self-fulfilling prophecy.

LOL

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] ever-neutral.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Ah yes, agreed agreed.

Oh, canon B/A, you so badly need to be righted.

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] dollsome.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
OH GOSH, AWWW. ♥ Perfect.

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)


Haha, I think Buffy/Angel can really only be schmoopy and in-character if they're friends.

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] firthgal.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
SO SWEET! I actually said "Awwwwwwwwwwww!" out loud. Oh, those two lame-o's, I think I'll always have a soft spot for them.

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw, thanks! When I'm not grouching at them, I definitely do have a soft spot for these two. When done right, I think they can be really adorable.

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
THIS IS HOW I WANT THEM TO BEEEEEEEEE. ALWAYS PLEASE.

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
ME TOOOOOOOOO

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] softly-me.livejournal.com 2010-11-09 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww, I want this so much. I honestly feel like they've both grown up enough that they're able to control their hormones and just be awesome friends who kick ass together. Can we have more of that in the world of fandom?

Also, perfect Buffy voice, but I'm sure you've got plenty of practice with that one =D

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much! Yeah, I want it, too. Buffy and Angel as friends has potential to be a great story. I don't think it always has to be dire angst and impossible tragedy for it to be amazing, gutwrenching drama.

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] pocochina.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 08:29 am (UTC)(link)
oh, sweet. goofy smile: check!

Re: BtVS | Buffy/Angel | love is forever, right?

[identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
gotcha! :D

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