The Simpsons, Waylon Smithers/ Charles Montgomery Burns, Set Delta
Waylon and Monty - by preety_lady_serenity
Disclaimer: The characters belong to FOX channel and Matt Groening.
Fandom: The Simpsons
Pairing: Waylon Smithers/Charles Motgomery Burns
Theme set: Set Delta
Title: The Boss and the Assistant
Rating: PG.
Warning[s]: Some contain slash.
1. Air
When a gust of air lifted Mr. Burns off the ground, the old man thought he was goner for sure until he was tugged down forcibly by Smithers, who held him tightly and did not let him go; even after the wind has stopped.
2. Apples
Waylon Smithers favourite fruit were green apples, because, like Mr. Burns, were sweet under all that sourness.
3. Beginning
Starting to work for Mr. Burns was also the beginning of his marriage’s end.
4. Bugs
Smithers was enjoying the company’s picnic until a black beetle landed next to him, causing him to shot up, shield himself behind Mr. Burns and apologise because he was not very fond of bugs.
5. Coffee
He takes off his coat, loosens his tie, puts his feet up and takes a sip from the hot, aromatic liquid and once again he thinks that no one can brew coffee like Smithers does.
6. Dark
Loving Mr. Burns means that he has to endure it secretly, shedding his tears and frustration only in the privacy and loneliness of his dark bedroom.
7. Despair
He looks as the body of his assistant does not respond to the medicine, gives him a mouth-to-mouth and his heart shreds in despair at the prospect of having lost Smithers forever.
8. Doors
It wasn’t that Mr. Burns was different behind closed doors; he was still cold and indifferent to how strongly he hurts his feelings, but there were days he acted soft towards him, like that day he gave him an affectionate noogie and told him not to worry too much; he wasn’t dying for at least ten more years.
9. Drink
“If I wasn’t a lesbian I would date you,” Patty Bouvier says, her voice raspy and emotional and her drink buddy looks at his scotch on the rocks glumly, takes the hot amber liquid down with a single gulp and says “Ditto!”
10. Duty
“I’m sure I can buy your sense of duty to the old goat Mr. Smithers,” the other businessman suggests in superiority and Mr. Burns, who overhears the proposal, makes a mental note to hire some goons to destroy that idiot’s car.
11. Earth
“Earth to Waylon…” the voice brings him back to and he sees Grady’s arched eyebrow, “It was just a mouth-to-mouth Waylon so don’t get your hope too high ok dear?”
12. End
“Why?” he screams in agony, tears streaming down his cheeks, the doctors trying to sedate him as he clutches the lifeless body of the man he had loved throughout his entire lifetime, “Why did you have to wait till the end to tell me you also loved me?”
13. Fall
When they became a couple Waylon Smithers discovered that Mr. Burns had a soft, caring side like that time Waylon fell down ad scraped his knee and when he made sure no one was around to see Mr. Burns knelt down and kissed the wound.
14. Fire
Waylon watched the piece of wood devoured by the flames and he wished, he really wished that he had a fire that could burn away all the love he held for his boss because that night the burden of unrequited love seemed unbearable.
15. Flexible
He had heard others accusing Smithers of having a flexible personality, but Mr. Burns knew that once he had decided on something Smithers had the patience of a saint and the stubbornness of a mule.
16. Flying
Mr. Burns woke him up, once Nap Time was over, from a dream in which they were kissing passionately and inquired on why he had such goofy expression while dreaming and Smithers smiled faintly and replied that in his dream he was flying.
17. Food
Waylon Smithers is angry because the old man never praises his cooking - he regards it as nothing to comment about - and causes him to have the urge to spit in the old man’s food while cooking it.
18. Foot
He doesn’t care of what Smithers thinks of him, Waylon is just an assistant, but when he sees his eyes look at him in disappointment and hurt, especially after he had shouted at him, Mr. Burns instantly wishes he had put his foot in his mouth.
19. Grave
“My grave will be so much better and grand than that idiot’s - Smithers what - Why are you crying?”
20. Green
He has moments of jealousy where Smithers is involved; at times when Smithers talks to other businessmen or caters other people’s needs, he just wants to grasp him possessively and shout “Mine!”
21. Head
“I’m going to say this one so listen carefully and get it through your thick skull Smithers… I have come to realise that you are irreplaceable.”
22. Hollow
He stared at Smithers’ hollow cheeks, the bandaged wrists and felt a wave of regret for not having searched for the younger man after three days of absence of work so he leaned down and whispered in his ear; “Forgive me Waylon.”
23. Honor
It was too difficult to lie to himself any longer, he had to honour his heart’s wishes and tell Smithers that he liked him more than a friend and an assistant.
24. Hope
His friends tell him to stop caring for the old man, they tell him he ought to built his life over again, find a love partner, but he can’t do that - not before the last glimmer of hope fades.
25. Lights
They both don’t admit it out loud but for them the other is a ray of light in their normal, boring existence.
26. Lost
As he stood in front of the grave of the man he had loved all his adulthood, he felt so lost and grief-stricken that getting buried with him did not seem such a bad idea anymore.
27. Metal
During spring cleaning he found his wedding ring, a small round piece of metal that taunted him because he had thrown it away when he fell in love with the wrong person, and he got nothing in return.
28. New
“Well the truth is that I don’t eat children so stop looking at me so scared,” Mr. Burns says gruffly to his new acquaintance and the little bespectacled boy quickly averts his eyes from the old man.
29. Old
“That buffoon called me a spiteful old man - I am not old, am I Smithers?”
30. Peace
His mind is never at peace because Mr. Burns is torn on whether to treat Smithers like he treated his family and friends, or treat him with more kindness and affection as he feels he ought to.
31. Poison
There are days that Mr. Burns is so horrible towards him that Waylon Smithers feels is blood boiling and for some moments the image of a courtroom flashes before his eyes with him stating; “Your Honour, I poisoned him because I loved him”.
32. Pretty
Monty Burns has got twenty portraits of himself but his favourite one is hidden in his office’s drawers at home, a piece of paper with him drawn in a crude fashion, a “pretty picture” that Waylon Smithers Jr. sent him when he was a little child.
33. Rain
Raindrops fell heavily on the ground and as Waylon Smithers cursed his choice not to bring an umbrella to work, Mr. Burns decided to share his with him, much to their mutual surprise.
34. Regret
He calls it devotion, dedication, respect - never love - but he is not an idiot, he knows that keeping this emotion a secret is going to be his greatest regret.
35. Roses
Their first date was nothing like Waylon dreamt it; instead of roses and a confession equal to a romance novel, Mr. Burns entered the house with a bunch of wilted flowers, which he shoved into his hands, and an expression one has when he is about to take a huge leap of faith.
36. Secret
Smithers’ love for Mr. Burns is Springfield’s worst kept secret; everyone has realised it except for the man in question.
37. Snakes
Mr. Burns is like a snake, each of his cruel words is like a fang piercing his soul and killing him.
38. Snow
There were outside walking when it started snowing and in a split of second Mr. Burns found himself wearing Smithers’ warm coat and gloves over his own.
39. Solid
Smithers wakes up having taken the solid decision that he has given up on Mr. Burns, but when he arrives at his boss’ house and sees his calm sleeping face he cannot help but fall in love with him again.
40. Spring
When Mr. Burns enters the office with a joyous spring in his step Waylon Smithers’ heart leaps in his chest because he does not know on whether to feel happy or prepare himself for an upcoming heartbreak.
41. Stable
The image of Mr. Burns entering the stable and looking at the horse fondly before petting its face and moving away was etched in Smithers’ memory forever.
42. Strange
“I’ve got the strange feeling I’ve forgotten something important Smithers,” Mr. Burns states and when he receives no answer he looks around to find his assistant missing and thinks, “Dammit, Smithers is what I forgot.”
43. Summer
On a hot summer day Mr. Burns sees Smithers skating on the street in a pair of shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt and wonders on why Smithers dresses like an old prude at work.
44. Taboo
Waylon Smithers knows that falling in love with a man that could have been his grandfather is a taboo, but he cannot control the feelings that have started developing in his chest.
45. Ugly
While the whole of Springfield views Mr. Burns as an ugly old man, Waylon Smithers sees him as a man charmed by old age and this proves the saying that beauty is only in the eye of the beholder.
46. War
They are both stubborn and when they argue they go into a silent war, opinions clashing, but none of them speaks out loud to the other for days until one decides to surrender.
47. Water
Waylon Smithers loves Mr. Burns unconditionally, he does not expect anything from the older man and he is aware that if they were stuck in the desert it would be Mr. Burns drinking all the water.
48. Welcome
“Umm you’re welcome kid,” Charles Montgomery Burns says to little Waylon Smithers Jr., who hugs him in order to thank him because he has saved him from bullies.
49. Winter
Charles Montgomery Burns found it a tint ironic that he found love into the eyes of a man when he was on the winter of his life.
50. Wood
It wasn’t that he was superstitious, but when he heard people praising Mr. Burns for his good health, Waylon Smithers knocked wood.