drabble_hd - Bad Feet - [H/D, PG13]
Just squeaking in before the deadline for enchanted_jae 's Monthly Drabble Challenge! This month's prompt was Tell A Joke... I stole one of the greatest jokes in British sitcom history...
Title: Bad Feet
Author: alovelycupoftea
Pairing: H/D
Rating: PG 13
Word Count: ~300
Prompt: enchanted_jae ’s Monthly Drabble Challenge.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. No profit is made from this fic.
"Harry?"
"Yes, Draco?"
"I don’t get it."
Harry kissed top of Draco’s head where it was nestled under his chin. "It’s a joke."
"I know it’s a joke. The tiny people in the telly laughed." Harry disguised a snort as a cough and Draco squirmed as his body jolted too. "It’s nice that he’s going to help him give up smoking."
Harry pressed pause. "Well, he’s going to help him by filching his cigarettes. They’re used as currency in jail."
Draco shifted so he could look at Harry. "Why’s that funny?"
"It’s the contrast between the old timer and the new boy who doesn’t have any idea how prison works. Opposites being paired is the crux of lots of comedy."
Draco ‘hmmed’ and pressed play on the remote balanced on Harry’s thigh.
~*~
"What does circumstanted mean?"
Harry pressed pause again. "It doesn’t mean anything. The joke is that the audience think he’s going to say circumcised, because that’s what he’s talking about."
"Oh." The lack of comprehension in Draco’s tone made Harry continue.
"He’s talking about the Muggle religious practice of circumcision where they remove boys’ foreskins when they are babies."
Harry felt Draco wince and press his thighs together. He swiftly pressed play again.
~*~
He couldn’t hold his laughter in during the bad feet exchange and wiped a tear from his eye when Fletch answered with these feet?. It had subsided to a gentle chuckle when he noticed Draco was staring at him.
"What?" Harry asked with a smile.
"I don’t get it." He looked so delightfully confused that Harry couldn’t resist. He stopped the DVD player and stood up, scooping Draco up with him. "Hey! We were watching telly! What are you doing?"
Harry pressed a quick kiss to his boyfriend’s lips as he carried him towards the bedroom. "I’m going to practise being homosexual with you."
FIN
Harry and Draco are watching the opening episode of Porridge which is arguably one of the greatest sitcoms ever made. This is the scene in question - an absolute classic moment in British comedy.
Porridge was written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Fletcher was played by Ronnie Barker, and Godber by Richard Beckinsale. Doing Porridge is British slang for serving prison time.
Title: Bad Feet
Author: alovelycupoftea
Pairing: H/D
Rating: PG 13
Word Count: ~300
Prompt: enchanted_jae ’s Monthly Drabble Challenge.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al. No profit is made from this fic.
"Harry?"
"Yes, Draco?"
"I don’t get it."
Harry kissed top of Draco’s head where it was nestled under his chin. "It’s a joke."
"I know it’s a joke. The tiny people in the telly laughed." Harry disguised a snort as a cough and Draco squirmed as his body jolted too. "It’s nice that he’s going to help him give up smoking."
Harry pressed pause. "Well, he’s going to help him by filching his cigarettes. They’re used as currency in jail."
Draco shifted so he could look at Harry. "Why’s that funny?"
"It’s the contrast between the old timer and the new boy who doesn’t have any idea how prison works. Opposites being paired is the crux of lots of comedy."
Draco ‘hmmed’ and pressed play on the remote balanced on Harry’s thigh.
~*~
"What does circumstanted mean?"
Harry pressed pause again. "It doesn’t mean anything. The joke is that the audience think he’s going to say circumcised, because that’s what he’s talking about."
"Oh." The lack of comprehension in Draco’s tone made Harry continue.
"He’s talking about the Muggle religious practice of circumcision where they remove boys’ foreskins when they are babies."
Harry felt Draco wince and press his thighs together. He swiftly pressed play again.
~*~
He couldn’t hold his laughter in during the bad feet exchange and wiped a tear from his eye when Fletch answered with these feet?. It had subsided to a gentle chuckle when he noticed Draco was staring at him.
"What?" Harry asked with a smile.
"I don’t get it." He looked so delightfully confused that Harry couldn’t resist. He stopped the DVD player and stood up, scooping Draco up with him. "Hey! We were watching telly! What are you doing?"
Harry pressed a quick kiss to his boyfriend’s lips as he carried him towards the bedroom. "I’m going to practise being homosexual with you."
FIN
Harry and Draco are watching the opening episode of Porridge which is arguably one of the greatest sitcoms ever made. This is the scene in question - an absolute classic moment in British comedy.
Click to viewPorridge was written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Fletcher was played by Ronnie Barker, and Godber by Richard Beckinsale. Doing Porridge is British slang for serving prison time.