Ficlet thing

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Boredom in a hotel room leads to a little ficlet (it's only about 400 words long). Enjoy!

Title: Channel Surfing
Author: Quettaser
Rating: PG-13 (there's one curse word)
Summary: Greg gets bored with channel surfing.

            “Crappy movie, crappy movie, seen it, seen it, ugh, never want to see it, commercial, another crappy movie, something with a duck, commercial.”

            “You talking to yourself, Greg?” asked Nick from the bedroom where he was currently putting away laundry.

            “No, talking to the TV,” sighed Greg, tossing the remote down in frustration. Then he wished he hadn’t, because the commercials had ended and Titanic was on and if DiCaprio wasn’t dying, there wasn’t any point in watching.

            “Is it talking back?”

            “Not yet.” Greg pushed himself up off the couch and went to go see Nick. He walked into the bedroom and wrapped his arms around Nick’s waist from behind, laying his cheek on his back. “Make the TV be nice to me.”

            “I thought I told you that I gave up all my magical powers when I left Texas,” said Nick, who was still diligently folding and putting away laundry, despite Greg’s grip on him.

            “I don’t think you gave all of them up,” replied Greg, moving so that he faced Nick, a hand trailing along his jaw. He pulled Nick’s head down for a soft, slow kiss. “I think that’s still pretty magical.”

            “Mmmhmm,” murmured Nick, against Greg’s lips, before diving in for another deep kiss. They lost themselves in the kiss, tongues and lips dancing their familiar dance. Laundry forgotten, they maneuvered themselves to the bed, hands seeking out heated skin, legs tangling together. They barely split apart for air, needing each other closer. But they had to break apart for a moment when Greg pulled Nick’s shirt off. Taking advantage of his freed mouth, Nick asked, “Did you leave the TV on?”

            “You’re not supposed to be thinking about appliances when you’re making out with me,” chastised Greg, pulling his own shirt off. “Just leave it on, it’s not hurting anyone.” Greg leaned down, fusing their mouths together again, but he could tell that Nick wasn’t placing all of his attentions on Greg’s mouth. “Fuck,” he sighed, “I’ll go turn it off.”

            He clambered off Nick and dashed back out to the living room shivering because he had left Nick’s warmth and his shirt behind. He giggled a little at the sight of a drowning Jack on the screen and went in search of the tossed remote. He looked around, but couldn’t find it fast enough for his trembling body, so he settled for hitting the power button on the TV, mumbling to himself, “The things I do in this house to get laid…”

Comments

[yo-helena.livejournal.com]

Then he wished he hadn’t, because the commercials had ended and Titanic was on and if DiCaprio wasn’t dying, there wasn’t any point in watching.

A brilliant line that I'm sure will go down somewhere in the pages of N/G fanfic history. I loved it and for 400 words, it was surprisingly yummy. Some 400-word things are just mindless ramble; you kept me giggling to the end.

“I thought I told you that I gave up all my magical powers when I left Texas." Priceless. Great work!

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I actually thought it was going to turn out shorter, but I like the length it ended up being.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_slytherin_girl/]

Then he wished he hadn’t, because the commercials had ended and Titanic was on and if DiCaprio wasn’t dying, there wasn’t any point in watching. hahahahaha!!

Great story!!

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That's definitely my opinion on the movie, and I thought Greg would agree.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_slytherin_girl/]

I totally agree.

[flipflopadd1ct.livejournal.com]

I'll be the third to quote this: Then he wished he hadn’t, because the commercials had ended and Titanic was on and if DiCaprio wasn’t dying, there wasn’t any point in watching.

Lmao! That was a wonderful little read :D

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I'm glad I wrote that line, then. Thank you!

[saebuffyboy.livejournal.com]

It's a wonder those boys get anyting done. ;) And seriously unless you're looking at roses costumes (theater geek in me takes over) or the detail of the set, there is little reason to watch anyting before the last half hour of that movie anymore. But the fic was brilliant.

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that movie just makes me sad inside (well, unless I'm watching Jack drown...). Thanks!

[carnapepper.livejournal.com]

“I thought I told you that I gave up all my magical powers when I left Texas,”

That is actually the funniest thing I've heard for like, several months. Had me in *stitches*, I say. x.x!

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

I fully believe that Texas is secretly full of wizards (not the kind that wear..uh.."funny hats"...) and that when someone leaves Texas, they have to give up their magical powers. Why else would everything be so big there?

But anyhoodles, thanks for the feedback!

[shacky20.livejournal.com]

OK, why can I so see that happening, and I can believe that Nick has magical powers, but that last line, Oh My God, I needed that tonight, poor Greg can't get laid. Somehow I doubt that's a problem for him.

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

No, it's really not, but I can see him grumbling about picking up towels or taking dishes out of the dishwasher in order to get Nick to stop obsessing about it and get some lovin'.

[shacky20.livejournal.com]

I'd do laundry for Nick!

[dirtyvirgin.livejournal.com]

Then he wished he hadn’t, because the commercials had ended and Titanic was on and if DiCaprio wasn’t dying, there wasn’t any point in watching.

bwahahaha, i'm going to quote this becuase, no joke, i was flipping channels while reading and i turned on titanic just as the boat was going died. i turned back to read and wham! here this was. TOO FUNNY. anyway, very cute little vignette.

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I saw it on TV last night too, which is where I got the inspiration for Greg's little problem. Thanks for the feedback.

[geekwriter143.livejournal.com]

Oh, how I love domesticity! Nick doing laundry? ::faints::

Very sweet and funny. The whole thing made me giggle, especially Nick not being able to concentrate with the TV on. That's just so Nick.

Also:

He giggled a little at the sight of a drowning Jack on the screen

I thought I was the only person who did that.

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

I totally giggle at a drowning DiCaprio. That's the only reason I would ever stop and watch that movie anyways.

[starry-midnight.livejournal.com]

I loved the DiCaprio dying and Magic Powers lines as much as everyone else, but this one “The things I do in this house to get laid…”
was priceless.

Awesome story, as always!

Oh, and yay for the domesticity. :)

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. Mmm, I love domesticity too.

[quietdiscerning.livejournal.com]

*loves*

You should so take them to Texas so Nick can show Greg his true magical powers...*smirk*

This was fun and sexy...bravo!

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Hehe, although I have a feeling that being in Texas would hamper Nick's magical powers and amp Greg's up. ;)

[(Anonymous)]

“I thought I told you that I gave up all my magical powers when I left Texas,” said Nick
LOL,can't help but thinking of the magic cough finger cough Nick mention in Assume Nothing

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Haha! I didn't even think of that! ::giggles incessantly about possible connections::

[sillie]

<3

[sillie]

*hits LJ* Work, damnit! >__>;; Anyway, what I wanted to say was: Loved it! *thumbs up*

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and I think I'll second that LJ smacking.

[amazonqueenkate.livejournal.com]

So amusing! Hehe. Especially with Nick worrying more about the TV being on then, you know, getting some.

Heheh.

[quettaser.livejournal.com]

Thanks.