Long Time Waiting by ishie
Summary: "I'm not talking about this with you, Sheldon. Get out so I can go home and back to bed, or I'll come over there and kick you out."
Word Count: 1878
Rating: PG
Pairing(s): Leonard/Penny
Genre: Character piece
Link to Story: http://archiveofourown.org/works/70771
I love just about everything ishie writes, but this one has a special place in my heart because it features such a strong friendship between Penny and Sheldon. True, Leonard/Penny isn't my favorite pairing, on- or off-screen, but this story is worth the read because of the friendship and how the L/P relationship is completely in character, despite one fairly large twist -- Penny is a virgin. Oh, and the excellent writing, of course.
"Missy got hers when we were twelve."
Apparently Sheldon's new conversational tactics were taking a turn for the weird and uncomfortable. Even more than normal, that was. Penny scowled at him as she chucked the box of tampons in the cart.
He stared back for a beat before he worked out what her reaction meant. "Oh, no, not her period," he assured her. "I meant her purity ring."
I really like how this story straddles the line between seriousness and humor, light and dark.
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Word Count: 1878
Rating: PG
Pairing(s): Leonard/Penny
Genre: Character piece
Link to Story: http://archiveofourown.org/works/70771
I love just about everything ishie writes, but this one has a special place in my heart because it features such a strong friendship between Penny and Sheldon. True, Leonard/Penny isn't my favorite pairing, on- or off-screen, but this story is worth the read because of the friendship and how the L/P relationship is completely in character, despite one fairly large twist -- Penny is a virgin. Oh, and the excellent writing, of course.
"Missy got hers when we were twelve."
Apparently Sheldon's new conversational tactics were taking a turn for the weird and uncomfortable. Even more than normal, that was. Penny scowled at him as she chucked the box of tampons in the cart.
He stared back for a beat before he worked out what her reaction meant. "Oh, no, not her period," he assured her. "I meant her purity ring."
I really like how this story straddles the line between seriousness and humor, light and dark.
If you enjoy this story, please take a minute to leave a comment for the writer. You don't need an Archive of Their Own account to comment there.