2013 LuRe Yule Challenge - Wide Awake (1/3)

[sleeper6]

Title: Wide Awake
Author: sleeper6
Characters: Luke, Reid, a comatose Noah, the Snyders, and a few OCs
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A loose interpretation of the Sandra Bullock film, While You Were Sleeping: Reid pretends to be involved with a guy in a coma to get close to him. But then his family arrives . . .
Disclaimer: All belongs to the As the World

Comments

[dpracket]

Omg...I love that you are rewriting While You Were Sleeping. And Reid is Sandra Bullock, which tickles me for some reason. You are doing such a great job with this, from the secret crush to the misunderstanding, to the family noisily entering the hospital room.

Clever, clever, clever!

I can't wait until Reid meets Bill Pulman. Um, I mean Like Snyder.

I know some have trouble stomaching a Reid/Noah attraction, but I can pretty much ship Reid with anyone.

I love you for writing this!!! I've seen As You Were Sleeping many times. Now I want too watch it again.

Who did the dub over with lure and the trailer from sleeping in Seattle? Sripley? It's she still around? I wonder of she could work her magic on this and make a vid with the While You Were Sleeping trailer?

[sleeper6]

Lucy is lonely and without family just like I imagine Reid was before Oakdale so I knew I wanted to write this.

Reid and Luke's meeting will be interesting and they'll quickly get to know one another 'cause, you know, Noah's asleep.

Who did the dub over with lure and the trailer from sleeping in Seattle? Sripley? It's she still around? I wonder of she could work her magic on this and make a vid with the While You Were Sleeping trailer?
I don't know but oh, that'd be so great!

Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoy the rest of it. Should post final part tonight or early tomorrow.

[writergirl2006]

OH MY GOD!!! While You Were Sleeping is one of my favorite all-time movies and I'm thrilled that you're using it as inspiration for this story!! Yay!

While the notion of Reid being attracted to Noah is odd, I can get past it because I know what's coming. And because it makes for a funny introduction to the Snyder family. And Reid's snark still shines through with funny lines like this one:

“Interesting family you got there, Noah. Why didn’t you tell me you dated your brother?” LOLOL!!

Can't wait to read more :)

[sleeper6]

I adore that movie too and have been thinking of this idea since last Christmas. I was supposed to write it before Christmas but you know how RL just interferes so much with fic writing. I finally decided to try to finish in time for this challenge.

Noah/Reid? Ha ha, I feel so bad for inflicting this on everyone.

Thanks for reading! Next part is up.

Oh, and I'll get to reading all the other Yule fics soon, including the 2nd one you posted. I promise!

[writergirl2006]

I was supposed to write it before Christmas but you know how RL just interferes so much with fic writing.

I can definitely relate to that!!

[hackysack01]

Oh my god this is why i don't read fics unless they're completed!!! The suspense is killing me.
I'm already loving this, even though the thought of Reid and Noah makes me feel a little queasy ;) But the foreshadowing of Luke making an appearance (hopefully!) will soon outweigh that. I can't wait to see what happens!
The protrayal of Reid's loneliness - perhaps highlighted by his "friendship" with Kalyna (and boy can I relate to her father trying to set her up with people) - is sad and moving. He deserves a little loving, preferably from Luke.
As for Reid getting stuck in the lie of being Noah's boyfriend...lol. I am imagining that some angst - and hilarious awkwardness - will ensue :D
You've absolutely hooked me in with this fic, it's structured and written so well. I can't wait to see where you go with this, I'm sure you'll surprise us, you always do :)

[sleeper6]

Sorry, I meant to post it all but then at the last minute just decided to break it up so it doesn't feel like too much all at once, that make sense?

Glad you enjoy Kalyna. Yeah, she's really the only person (apart from hospital employees) that Reid talks to. So yeah, he is lonely.

Thanks so much for reading and for the wonderful comment! I hope you enjoy the next 2 parts (one has just been posted).

[sleeper6]

Yeah, it's a bit hard to swallow but yes, it'll follow the movie, more or less, and Reid might not be all over Noah once Luke enters the picture.

Thanks for reading!

[petuniagirl]

I love the movie, so this premise is great for me! I can't wait for Reid to meet Luke. And I wonder if some douche-y things about Noah will reveal themselves like they did about Peter Gallagher's character?
Love the start of this--I've got my fingers crossed that Luke can pull Reid out of his lonely life!

[sleeper6]

Glad you like the movie too! Lonely Lucy reminded me of lonely Reid so I just had to write this.

Noah is still the Noah we love to hate/dislike so yeah, things about him just might be revealed soon.

Thank you for reading! 2nd part is up.