Fic: Renovations [help_haiti fic for havocmangawip]

[bob_fish]

It's late. It's very very late. It's two months late. But here it is? So sorry about the delay, havocmangawip, thanks so much for your patience, and I hope you enjoy it. XD

Title: Renovations
Characters: Gracia, Elysia, Havoc/Sciezka (UST, dudes)
Word count: 3327
Rating: PG
Summary: before she works out Plan B, Gracia has a few things to get done around the

Comments

[bob_fish]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed. I'll have another read through when I'm less tired and see if I can catch those runaway typos.

[a_big_apple]

This is so lovely! You've inspired me to go read the 'verse it comes from.

[bob_fish]

Yay! Glad you enjoyed. I will now quite inappropriately use my new Havoc/Rebecca icon because it is new and I want to show it off.

I did my best in the fic to give it a bit of a flavour of the WIP 'verse. Enjoy it! I hope it is not a spoiler to say that in Sciezka's case it turns out still waters run naughty. XD

[a_big_apple]

AWESOME icon. And I've never had any doubts about Sciezka's still waters--she's a classic closet-naughty nerd.

[bob_fish]

Ha ha, I think you are going to enjoy WIP then. XD

[havocmangawip]

Eeeek! This was so utterly and completely worth the wait! (I never would have thrown shoes at you btw... I really like shoes

[bob_fish]

I know, shoes are too nice to throw. You could throw a bento box at me? (and I would catch it and enjoy the delicious bento) XD

[enemytosleep]

There were a lot of really great moments here that I really loved:

-Gracia realizing how much she missed Maes and everything he did around the house (*SOBS*)
-Gracia determined to move forward and honor the goals Maes died for - she is so, very strong.
-Elysia telling Jean he stinks and Jean taeching her to yell "filthy habit!"
-Jean nearly swearing in front of Elysia
-Gracia surprising Jean with her altered cursewords (and the allusion to her and Maes coming up with them together)
-Crazy, nerdy Sciezka
-Gracia telling Sciezka she may need to be more obvious and less subtle (Boobs!)

[bob_fish]

I know, Maes, *sobs* Although the lightbulb bit actually came from a non-tragic story. Our landlord used to live in our flat. Soon after we moved in, a lightbulb on the stairs blew and we realised that there was no way we could reach it (me: 5' 6", Dr H: 5' 5") without one of those stepladders that you can put on stairs. He came around and did it by stretching up on his toes (him: 6' approx) and had to admit that he hadn't considered what would happen if two shortish people lived there. He was very apologetic, it was cute. This story, I think, would work nicely for fic purposes if the two people sharing the flat were Ed and Win, except he'd probably transmute a platform from the floorboards while she secretly laughed

[enemytosleep]

*holds you as we both weep for Maes*

Funny, I have a nearly identical story involving our kitchen recessed lighting. I am 5'4" and Bob is 5'7". The lights have this spring loaded thing that you have to push up in order to unscrew the bulb. When standing on a chair, Bob is just tall enough to do it. I can't reach it to unscrew it, only to push up the spring. We have such a tiny house that we have no where to store a stepladder, so if a light goes out in the kitchen and Bob's not home I just have to wait for him (luckily there are 6 lights). Anyway, short version is Bob was away for 2 weeks and 2 of the lights went out. My dad came down for the bathroom and I was like, "You there, tall person. Please switch the lights for me." He just stood there and did it (he's 6'1" *sobs*).

Hee, my dad just swore and threatened us not to repeat them. XD

Boobs and crazy nerds, I have no idea how you came up with these plot lines.

[bob_fish]

Please be looking at my mood theme piccy so you can weep even more. *sob*

Ha, that is also a good story. We have the same annoying lighting in our kitchen, but lower ceilings so it's doable with a chair. That sucks! And I identify, when our stair light went, before we grabbed landlord we considered just asking our tallest male friend around for a cup of tea. (Barry isn't quite tall enough for this killer stair light - our landlord can barely do it. It is a stupid light but we got a fluorescent bulb put in that lasts for years)

Hee. Your dad makes me laugh.

XD

[leaf_zelindor]

This was very good, I enjoyed every bit of it!

[bob_fish]

Thanks! Glad you liked.