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AU: Curiously Transgendered Thread

Aug 03, 2007 00:17

With one last drag on his cigarette, Ryan drops it on a stone and snuffs it out under his foot. His hand immediately goes to the small pack of Camels beside him, reaching for another. But when he opens it, he finds it empty.

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action_antihero August 5 2007, 03:03:44 UTC

Jack steps out of the bar, needing to get away from everyone. He'd had about enough snickering from various people he knew, particularly when he didn't have the upper-arm strength to really do some damage when he punched them.

It should be some comfort that he's not the only one this has happened to, but that doesn't make it that much easier to deal with the snickering. At least Bar's given him some sensible clothes, even if the cut of the jeans and blouse he's wearing is a bit more clingy and form-fitting than he's used to.

As he steps outside he spots someone familiar and for a moment he's not sure if he should go over to the person that looks like Audrey or not. It's not like he wants Audrey seeing him like this. He spots the cigarette in the Audrey-alike's hand, though and after a moment, it clicks.

He hesitates for a moment, then heads over. Might as well get this over with now. "Hey, Ryan," he says, still not used to hearing a higher voice coming from his own mouth, or having to brush longer strands of hair out of his eyes.

_chappy_ August 5 2007, 03:04:37 UTC

Ryan hears an unfamiliar and unmistakably feminine voice behind him. Turning, he looks at the slender blonde he's never seen before but seems strangely familiar. Something in the expression on her face, the way she's standing even her voice.

He racks his mind for a few seconds even though, instinctively, he has a pretty good idea of who "she" is.

"Jack?"

action_antihero August 5 2007, 03:05:40 UTC

Jack smiles grimly. Of course with his new features, it might look less threatening than it usually would. "Yeah. You got hit too, I see."

_chappy_ August 5 2007, 03:06:00 UTC

"Yeah. Again," Ryan says flatly, resting his arms on his knees. The damn thing about it, aside from the obvious, was he couldn't even laugh at the fact that Jack was a girl. Not that he really would have.

Much.

"Any idea what did it?"

He knew it wasn't a witch.

action_antihero August 5 2007, 03:07:23 UTC

"I think it was those breath mints, but I don't know who decided to provide them. Trust me, I'd like to know," Jack says, darkly, crossing his arms over his chest. Of course it's only times like that that he remembers he has a chest. "How's Elaine dealing with this? Has she been switched, too?"

_chappy_ August 5 2007, 03:08:09 UTC

Resting his head on his hand, Ryan grumbles, "I'm never eating a piece of candy from this place again."

Running his fingers through his hair and quickly getting annoyed when it pulls strands from his ponytail, he huffs, "No. Thank God. And she's... dealing with it."

She was concerned but, this being Milliways, Elaine seemed to be taking it in stride.

"I saw Chris."

action_antihero August 5 2007, 03:08:50 UTC

Jack's mouth narrows. "Yeah. I'm not sure whether that makes it better or worse." For one, it's put a crimp in their love life.

For another, she's taller than him.

"I guess it's something that at least she knows what it's like." Instead of, you know, pointing and laughing. "What did she say?"

_chappy_ August 5 2007, 03:10:05 UTC

"Nothing much. Just told me what happened to her and mentioned what happened to you. Wanted to see how I was doing." He pulls at the foil lining in the box, frowning when he catches sight again of his long nails and tapered fingers.

"Anyone else?"

action_antihero August 5 2007, 03:10:57 UTC

"No one that we know, at least that I've seen so far. I haven't seen that many people from our world in the bar today, though. Thank God." He doesn't have a clue how Kim's going to take this. "Have you seen anyone we know in the bar, that I should know about? People that haven't...changed, I mean."

_chappy_ August 5 2007, 03:11:29 UTC

"I saw Chase." By saw, Ryan means "literally walked into". Normally that would have just left him with a slightly sore shoulder but now 50lbs lighter and feeling like an awkward teenager in this body, it knocked him to the floor.

Chase, of course, was apologetic and helpful. (Damn him.) He tried to help "Audrey" up and apologized profusely. Somewhere between his embarrassed smile, the warmth of his hand on his and being struck by how much taller and stronger Chase now was, Ryan realized he was attractive. Not in the oblique way he knew other men were attractive because they were healthy or symmetrical or whatever. But in the way that his skin tingled at the touch and he almost wanted to smile when Chase did. He was attractive because in this body, Ryan was attracted to him.

With a horrified look and without saying a word, Ryan ran out of the bar leaving Chase confused and calling after "Audrey".

"He's normal."

action_antihero August 5 2007, 03:12:37 UTC

"I guess I should be glad that if he sees me he won't know it's me unless I tell him." Right now, pretending to be someone else entirely is sounding like a great idea. Though perhaps not, considering some of the thoughts that had flitted through his mind on seeing some of the other men in the bar. "Have you heard anything about how to get rid of this?"

_chappy_ August 5 2007, 03:13:21 UTC

That makes Ryan glance down at his hands again, once more playing with the cigarette box. "Maybe. Elaine might have heard something. I don't know."

Elaine had heard something. Which had brought them to a bit of a problem for obvious reasons. Though she was as anxious as he was for Ryan to be back to normal and pragmatism was winning.

"I don't know where she heard it from."

action_antihero August 5 2007, 03:13:46 UTC

Jack eyes Ryan a little suspiciously. First he said Elaine might know something, then he said he didn't know where she heard it from; which sounded more like she had heard. "So she did hear something, then?"

_chappy_ August 5 2007, 03:14:06 UTC

He glances at Jack out of the corner of his eye, giving a slight nod. "Yeah, she heard something."

action_antihero August 5 2007, 03:15:16 UTC

"And that something would be?" Jack asks, a little irritably.

_chappy_ August 5 2007, 03:16:11 UTC

Ryan opens his mouth and... closes it again. He just can't get the words out, it's too embarrasing. It would be better if he just did this quickly, like ripping off a bandage.

In one swift movement, he grabs the collar of Jack's shirt and pulls him close, kissing him with more force than finesse. A thousand images flit through his mind, some not entirely unwanted and he tries not to think too much about the feeling of Jack's lips against his or the taste of his mouth.

As suddenly as it started, Ryan breaks off the kiss and looks at Jack.

"Shit!"

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