We Believed Like Dogs Believe

[inabasket]

Title: We Believed Like Dogs Believe
Author: inabasket
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: This has never happened.
Character(s): Jesse Lacey, John Nolan
Word Count: 616
Prompt: saturn (for spittingink )
Summary: Jesse gets lost somewhere upstate New York with John, so they park at the side of a road, enjoying the nighttime before carrying on to a hotel.
Notes: Title taken from

Comments

[goodbyesheesha]

I got the weirdest deja vu while reading this.

Aside from that, it was really awesome and adorable and it actually kind of made me a little sad. I can't say why.

I like John's dialogue. It just seems very him.

Although, I am horrified by the lack of Andy-Hull-is-a-serial-killer.

[inabasket]

Deja vu? Anything in particular?

It is a pretty sad story, actually. I cannot write anything nice without it having a sad undertone. Not sure why either. But I'm glad you thought it was awesome and adorable, that makes me feel good. As the only comment in it's first twelve hours or so of existence, I'd say that's pretty... complimentary. So thanks.

I am still writing it. I'm just taking a long time for some reason.

I'm at the library right now. Yay.

[goodbyesheesha]

I love the bibliotheque. I need to go more often, but I'm so brutally lazy. A trip to the library is like a full day event for me.

I got the deva vu with the first few paragraphs, only. Did you give me a preview of this that I forgot about, or something? Is it shamelessly stolen from another source? I don't know!

My cat had kittens! They're adorable!

[megyal]

There is something really quietly enjoyable about this, just the description of the kind of muted enjoyment of each other, even though they're lost and wasted. The end kind of gave me a little heart-clench, the word 'grieving' threw me and made me think that there were words unsaid or something. At one point, because of that word, I thought something worse had happened to John, I was ready to burst into tears over the thought that something more drastic than passing out had happened, until I read it over and realized what it really was.

But, I enjoyed reading it!

[inabasket]

Haha. I am sorry it momentarily scared you, I could have been less sneaky. The word grieving is kind of intense. But thanks for all those kind words. That sure does mean a lot to me.

[_poetic_harlot_]

I have to agree. I like the idea of calling this a quiet story. You wrote this perfectly to fit an evening with a close friend, looking at the stars and bullshitting each other and finally having time together. It's sweet that John didn't wake up and Jesse just rolled with that. Can you tell that I'm mildly stupid at the moment? Bah, I'll write something intelligent laaater <333

[inabasket]

That seemed intelligent to me -- you had me fooled, apparently.

Thanks so much for this nice... comment. I only give you hypothetical comments, which isn't as nice.

Maybe this turned out with a muted mood because I think very very quietly. Something like that. Whenever I write one on one interactions they seem all fuzzy-friendly and really god awful.

[ivebeenburgled]

*frowns*

I have a hate/love relationship for these kind of stores. I love them because hello, Jesse/John hellfuckingyes. And it's so well written. But then I also hate them because after reading them I can't stop thinking about Jesse and John and how epically intense and ansty their love is. Stories without a bit of sadness in the Jesse/John world don't really make sense.

The point of this is I love this. And I'm going to be thinking about these two for the rest of the day,pretty much.

[inabasket]

Turn that frown upside down!

That's a good point. They're a little silly and tragic in that way, I suppose. But yeah, it's... definitely a little sad to consider for a long time. I don't really know what's even going on right now with them, but. I don't even know what I'm saying. Mostly nothing.

I'm glad you liked it! That makes me extremely happy. Hopefully that doesn't ruin your day somehow.

[ivebeenburgled]

Hah, I find myself taking a long time to say nothing a lot. Yes, they are silly and tragic and I LOVE THEM way too much.

No, no, no. It was very good. I thought of them all day. ♥

[inabasket]

Ramblers unite! It's sadly the story of my life... and. Yeah. That's kind of my thoughts. Today I found a pin that said "YOUR NAME HERE" and I now wear it on my pants and it's somewhat beautiful.

And. Yay. :)