ATWT Fic: The Fundamental Things Apply (Luke/Noah, PG-13)

[belyste]

Title: The Fundamental Things Apply
Pairing: Luke/Noah
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Spoilers: Takes place during the Ameera storyline.
Summary: The ICE agent is watching, but he’s not looking. Noah knows how to act like his heart’s in his marriage with Ameera, but his feelings for Luke are visible in everything he says and does.  Kind of a character study.

Comments

[belyste]

Yes, exactly. Something like:

He tried to explain it once to Luke, but he's never been good at putting his feelings into words, and when he gets frustrated and says, "It's like - you know, like Nickie and Terry when they're on the ship," Luke just gives him a blank look.

And Maddie would have gotten it, saving Noah from stumbling over a better explanation, but he wouldn't trade a second with Luke for someone who'd get the reference. So he finds An Affair to Remember at the video store and parks Luke on the sofa with an arm around him to prevent escape. Luke grumbles at first, but when Cary Grant's feet join Deborah Kerr's on the steps to suggest an illicit kiss, he leans into Noah, tangling their fingers together. He doesn't say anything, not through the rest of the film and the moments Nickie and Terry communicate without saying anything at all, but when the final scene draws to a close with a passionate hug, he smiles up at Noah, and that's good enough. Luke might not understand it completely, but as long as he knows what Noah's trying to say, it's all right. Luke's good at understanding the things Noah isn't very good at saying.

(Ha, sorry it took me forever to reply. We had massive thunderstorms and the power was out FOREVER. I've actually never heard of The Celluloid Closet, but it looks really interesting.)

[nouveau_monday]

exactly like that! even you just writing that out in that form gave me goosebumps!

i don't remember the celluloid closet very well, but i remember enjoying it when i watched it.