Fanfic - Learn From Yesterday, Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow (IAG)

[accordingtomel]

Title: Learn From Yesterday, Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow
Author: Mel (accordingtomel)
Summary: Written for jie_jie. Ryan and Colin reunite after an Improv-a-Ganza taping.
Characters/Pairings: Ryan/Colin
Rating: PG
Word Count: 838
Disclaimer: Not real, all fake, etc., etc.
Author’s note: For the Trick or Treat fest at wl_fanfiction. Thanks so much to sungreen70 for the beta/feedback!

Comments

[jie_jie]

Aw, thanks again for writing this...tis very sweet. Ryan talking without really thinking made me smile. Love that neither of them quite want to be the first to come right out and say what they want. Very nicely done. :)

[accordingtomel]

Thanks so much! I'm really glad that you liked it. Seeing as how this was my first time writing Ryan/Colin, naturally I was pretty nervous about it. But it's such a relief that you enjoyed it.

[rycolfan]

Aww, this is lovely. ^__^

It was interesting watching them perform together again on IAG after so long, and after touring with other people. It was definitely a little awkward at first before they got back into their stride, but then the magic was back. :)

Great job!

[accordingtomel]

It was so, so great seeing them together again, though. When I first started watching IAG, I was most excited about seeing Colin and Ryan together again! (Little did I know my love affair with Jeff/Chip was about to start, but, I digress...;)) Ryan and Colin seemed to fall back into things quite quickly, though, I found.

Anyway, thank you so much! I'm glad that you enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun to write, if not a tad bit scary, since it was my first attempt at this pairing :)

[rycolfan]

Oh God, me too! I was beside myself with excitement when I heard they were going to be performing together again... something I'd been praying for. :) It just took a little while for them to 'click' again - they weren't quite in synch during their first taping together, I thought.

But, yeah, it was awesome to see them. ^__^ It's just a shame that IAG wasn't on the right channel to get good ratings.

[accordingtomel]

To be honest, I spent the first couple of episodes literally squealing like a little fangirl, because I was SO EXCITED! I'd been in fandom, like, over 10 years ago for Whose Line and it's one of the few shows I still looked back on with such fondness and happy memories. So, to see all my boys back on screen together was, like, the greatest thing EVER! Which brings me around to my point that I didn't really notice any of that awkwardness to begin with, but again... too busy flailing and squeeing, LOL

[blamography]

Hng, I love how subtle and quiet this is. ♥

[accordingtomel]

Aww, thank you so much! I'm pleased that you enjoyed it :D

[clayangel]

I think my favorite thing about this is the juxtaposition between what they're thinking and what they're saying. It's so interesting to see them being so happy and seemingly comfortable around one another in their heads (Ryan's head? I think we're only in his head?) but to also see those feelings so poorly put into words. On his part, not yours. ^_^ So yeah, I thought that was an interesting dichotomy. And I love the whole speaking without saying anything and still being understood aspect. It's something I find fun in general, but here it kind of accentuates and brings full circle my first point, that despite the stilted dialogue, there IS a comfort and a familiarity here. All in all, it's a very nice little scene and a really enjoyable read.

[accordingtomel]

Thank you kindly. You know, when I started writing this one, I had this clear vision in my head that I wanted them to have a conversation without necessarily saying half of what they were trying to say, and not very well either, yet they both were on the same page with it. So I think, from your feedback, that I accomplished what I set out to do, even if it comes across sort of oddly, haha ;).

Anyway, so glad you enjoyed it! I'm definitely warming to these two. Thanks for your thoughtful feedback, as always ♥

[wickedground]

late comment is late... but I was looking for IAG fic that explains RyCol interacting a bit (since they didn't enough on the show imo) and I think this one is bittersweet. I like how Ryan has so many feelings concerning Colin and their past and just cannot express them (anymore). That time has changed them, but not really. I liked IAG in that aspect that we saw them interacting with the others and when they finally were allowed to play a game or two with each other, they just blew everyone else's comedic timing out of the water.

I kinda would like to know if it was their choice not to play that many games together or if it was decided by the entire team?!

[accordingtomel]

OMG, I'm so sorry that THIS comment is so late. Wow, that's embarrassing. Anyway, thank you so much. I'm really glad that you enjoyed this. I've always adored Ryan and Colin and this was finally my chance to sort of put my head!canon out there. I'm so glad that you liked this though :)

As to whether or not it was their choice, I don't know, to be honest. But I do know that overall, everyone really liked having that freedom and flexibility and variety that just wasn't available to them on Whose Line, so it's definitely possible anyway. But I was always overjoyed when they were together in a scene, that's for sure! :)

[wickedground]

well, I've only read it the other week and you posted it a year ago, so no worries haha.

According to Col's interview with CraigyFerg last July, they don't seem to be in contact anymore with each other that much anyway, so maybe it just wasn't there anymore. Kinda sad tbh :(