Just like as if I'm not gonna change my mind.

[alibi_factory]

"A Theory of Aerodynamics"
Alan Davies/Stephen Fry
All he knows is that he don't know nothing. A counterpoint of sorts to "ACME All-Purpose Piano Dropper" - not the same universe, but the same themes.

"I did not possess you, but I can blow up history."

- Umberto Eco, Foucalt's Pendulum

Comments

[lover_youshould]

"Please," Stephen says, in that awful timid voice.

Maybe that means "please do", maybe it's "please don't." Alan doesn't really want to know.

GAH I LOVE YOU.

I've read a huge--embarrassingly huge--amount of fan fiction in my days, and I've known my fair share of authors, even my fair share of talented ones, but I'd have to say that you're one of the only ones who I believe really truly appreciates language and words and all the different ways they can be strung together, and I think you're one of the very few whose appreciation has manifested itself in the knowledge of how to string words together, toy with them, manipulate them, to paint these gorgeous pictures with them. I gush and I squee and I post ♥s all over your fics but right now I just want to say that I don't think I've ever seen such attention to detail, delicate choice of words, love of symbolism, carefully crafted metaphors, and analysis-inspiring character portrayal in fanfic, except for maybe one other author whose works I also cherished and still have saved

[alibi_factory]

Oh, well, um. Oh. Thanks. I'd be shuffling my feet right now if this were irl. That's possibly the most blush-inducing comment I've ever gotten on a fic. I mean, from my side, all I think I'm doing is trying to find the middle ground between conventional character-based fics and well-crafted but bloodless 'intellislash'. You know. I don't think I'm...

Well. Thanks. <3.

[alibi_factory]

There was supposed to be a '<3' at the end there, dammit.

[purple_bat]

Then there's a hand over his eyes and a hand over his mouth, and Stephen's voice low in his ear:

"This isn't the most romantic of occasions, but we should at least have the grace to go through the motions. Besides, I don't think you'll be walking much once I'm done with you."

*SQUEE*

Stephen undoes his jeans with his teeth.

Oh, my!

and Stephen's sitting next to him still wearing a goddamn tie.

HA! I can totally see that.

"Not at all," Stephen says in his bemused-quizmaster voice, and smoothes down the front of his suit coat.

Yum.

white-knuckling the desktop.

I feel a faint coming on.

"Please," Stephen says, in that awful timid voice.

Yep, there it is. *faint*

He - he does things to people."

I'll say!

*runs off to bed happy*

[alibi_factory]

*doffs cap*

Always happy to induce a swoon, ma'am.

[purple_bat]

I'd love a shirt that says "swoon" on one side and "Stephen Fry" on the other, lol!

[alibi_factory]

Hey! That sort of thing's not hard to make. All you need is either iron-on letters or an alphabet stencil and some fabric markers. Actually, if anyone ever wanted to print 'em out and attack 'em with an x-acto knife, I'd be happy to make a stencil of any high-contrast image thrown at me.

[gaffsie]

As a previous poster said, you have a great grasp on the English language. The entire fic flowed without any awkwardness and some turn of phrases were simply beautiful. The thing that drew me in the most, though, was the darkness and emotions that intermingled with the H0tt Sexx0rs.

[alibi_factory]

Thank you! And I never write anything solely for the sex scenes, so I'm glad you liked the undercurrenty bits.

[txt_eva]

["Don't you think this is a bit unfair?" he asks, gesturing at himself and then at Stephen. He's naked and sticky, bonelessly piled onto a corner of the sofa, and Stephen's sitting next to him still wearing a goddamn tie.
"Not at all," Stephen says in his bemused-quizmaster voice, and smoothes down the front of his suit coat.]

this is just the most perfect mental image.
and can so see it happening...

[alibi_factory]

Thanks! I walked around for a week with that image in my head. :D

[icarusinwax]

Mehhhhh. This is wonderful! I have no idea who Alan is (only from pics, sadly) but I adore how you've portrayed stephen- sitting there still perfectly groomed while having blown Alan's mind (and clothes) away. You make my flist so much smuttier <3333

Thank you!

[alibi_factory]

You need to watch QI. Need need need. The flirting! The looks! The gay sex jokes! The festering resentment! It's a thing of beauty, it really is.

Re: Thank you!

[icarusinwax]

Sadly I have no access to QI :( But I've seen stills and it looks v.gay indeed.

BTW do you know where I could download some Bits Of L&F? *would love for eternity*

SHHHH

[alibi_factory]

for QI: mushroomoids
for ABoFaL: abitof