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idyll

1-800-Request-A-Ficlet

Dec 11, 2007 21:32

I'm sort of desperately in need of a distraction* (as if you couldn't tell from the two other posts I've made today). Since I've also been turning myself in circles as far as fic goes (dear brain: please to be stopping the overthinking), I figured I could attempt to kill two birds with one stone ( Read more... )

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1 of 2 idyll December 12 2007, 06:53:58 UTC

Somewhere in Europe, Gerard whines at him for an hour, and finally Bob just gives in and says, "Jesus Christ, okay," because he knows it's the only way to get Gerard to fucking shut up, already.

Gerard's not sober, not even close, and it's probably a bad idea to let him near Bob's eyes with anything pointy at all, but Bob's not entirely sober himself.

"It'll be fucking great." Gerard's enthusiasm is a shaky glittering thing that Bob doesn't entirely trust. "You'll see."

Gerard comes at him with a lit cigarette in one hand and a fucking multi-tiered case of make-up in the other, and Bob's starting to rethink this whole thing. Before he can say anything, Gerard plants himself in Bob's lap and opens the case on the bed beside them.

Bob makes a drunken promise to himself right then that he will never again room with Gerard, no matter what. Bad things always happen. Like that thing with the shower curtain and toilet, which scarred Bob for life. And now this, with the make-up ( ... )

2 of 2 idyll December 12 2007, 06:54:26 UTC

The room wavers in Bob's peripheral vision when he makes his way to the bathroom. He turns on the lights, blinks against the sudden brightness, and his eyes feel odd, his lashes heavy. It takes him a moment to focus on his reflection in the mirror over the sink, and when he does he thinks that he needed to either be a) more drunk, or b) less drunk, to deal with what he sees ( ... )

Re: 2 of 2 x__kes__x December 12 2007, 21:22:12 UTC

Eek! I am sick and miserable, but this made me not so miserable. I love all the details. The multi-tiered makeup case made me smile, because Gerard would so have one. I cracked up at Gerard almost burning Bob with his cigarette because I've totally done the same thing while drunk... The mascara application descriptions were priceless. And then Bob gets to see it. I loved Gerard so much in this part. Especially the yin and yang. *loves*

Re: 2 of 2 idyll December 13 2007, 03:26:57 UTC

oh, I'm so glad you liked this! It's always odd when I do these for people I don't know so well/just met, because I end up being all, "Whoah, maybe this isn't what s/he was expecting." Heh.

And, oh, yes, me and cigarettes while drunk have led to so many singes over the years. *facepalm*

Re: 2 of 2 x__kes__x December 13 2007, 03:46:56 UTC

I managed to burn my lip once... my girlfriend laughed so hard. -.-

Re: 2 of 2 idyll December 13 2007, 04:02:56 UTC

I HAVE DONE THAT! I was drunk at the time and I totally just put the wrong end of the cigarette in my mouth. Also, back when I smoked Marlboro Lights, I was notorious for accidentally lighting the filter end. Damn things didn't have a different colored filter, man!

Re: 2 of 2 x__kes__x December 13 2007, 04:28:33 UTC

lol. My best friend has done the light the wrong end thing too. She was smoking Camels though, so she didn't have your excuse.

Re: 2 of 2 arsenicjade December 13 2007, 03:03:57 UTC

Your dialogue is so amazing, the way Gerard says things that are SO bizarre and yet just fit, and that he SEES Bob, oh man. I am maybe so in love with Gerard and Bob for a moment.

Re: 2 of 2 idyll December 13 2007, 03:27:24 UTC

*flappy hands* THANK YOU!

Re: 2 of 2 turlough August 21 2009, 20:31:28 UTC

I found this through delicious and I'm happy I did, it's beautiful. And very thought provoking, the things Gerard brings out in Bob.

Re: 2 of 2 idyll August 24 2009, 20:43:59 UTC

Thanks, I'm glad you liked this!

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