30 Rock: Be Mine (Jumpin Jesus, Holy Cow), Jack/Liz

[chalkboxkid]

Title: Be Mine (Jumpin Jesus, Holy Cow)
Author: frey_at_last
Rating: PG
Tags: 30 Rock, Pete/Liz friendship, Jack/Other, Jack/Liz
Spoilers: "Pilot," "Hiatus," "Cooter," "Reunion," "Mamma Mia," "Season Four," "Dealbreakers Talk Show," "Black Light Attack," "Secret Santa," "Anna Howard Shaw Day" (yes, AND MORE)
Word count: 7280

Summary: Five perspectives on

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[greenfish]

Wow! How did I miss this on my friends list? Daaaaang. Obviously, it goes without saying that this is ahhh-mazing! I LOVE IT. Gosh, I love the build up as this goes along. And honestly, I never really thought anything oddly about Liz being the pursuer until that part where she confessed her feelings. At first, that just seemed, like, so crazy, that she would just admit that, but you know, sometimes, crap like that comes out at the most inopportune times (like, in front of a souvenir cart). It has definitely happened to me, I can say that with certainty. And, man, I got the craziest, most awesome feeling ever when they kissed; I swear, I haven't felt a swell of happiness like that in a while. (Is that really sad to admit?) I think sometimes when you're with someone for so long, you forget that adrenaline rush you feel when you kiss someone for the first time. Wow. Really, really awesome moment, for real.

Let's see, what else:

- "The guy who got us the microwave?" HAHAHAHA.
- Pete tucking in the kids again ... awwwww.
- Jack taking on Liz's phrases while drunk - wow, so hilarious
- Tracy with his thumb in his mouth - LOL
- Liz running her hand up Jack's back. Ooooooooh dear.
- "Lemmoned up your Valentine's." Hah.
- The entirety of the fourth story. I can't explain to you how true this resonates to me.
- The baseball concierge shooting Liz dirty looks
- Liz having "activities" in her backpack -- and, and -- "I've done sudoku while having sex." Of COURSE she has. GAH!

Anyway, this was so incredibly awesome, and I'm just glad I could help you out with inconsequential details. (My specialty, as it happens.) Thanks for forwarding me the message about this!!!

[frey_at_last]

Yeah, it did turn out really sudden, which I can kind of explain by saying that the center of this really started with the Liz section, and I was going to have her decide by the end that she should be brave and confront him. In the last line I still have a little of that. But then my initial idea was that she'd go up to his office and lay it out, but as I thought about it I got less enthused because it's been done before (by michellek - I'm pretty sure, or if not, similar scenarios, all more inventive than I could be with it) and also I just didn't know how I would go about writing it. Then the baseball game idea came up and I went with it, even though it took on a sense of "Liz brings it up out of nowhere" instead of "Liz reaches the boiling point and takes charge." BUT I do like the idea of serious, relationship-changing moments happening kind of randomly, and especially in public. And just, baseball games are the most romantic thing to me, ever, hahaha.

Thanks so much for the whooole rest of your comment. I'm so happy all those beats worked. Especially the kissing - you know, I realized I have NEVER WRITTEN a 'moment of getting togethering' before, so I'm really happy if it made you mooshy feeling. It kinda did me too, ahaha. I really love these kids.

[greenfish]

After reading this, I had to catch up on all the 30 Rock episodes I'd missed over the last few months (let's just say, I have a lot of stuff on the DVR right now), and everything made a lot more sense - especially the Avery story, which didn't quite resonate until I saw that episode. Also, I want to note, that during the episode where Jack and Liz are debating for Danny's attention, Jack references having season tickets to all the major sports teams, and in the one where they're at a baseball game (I think, they're sitting in front of a netted area at, what looks like, home base, but I could bring wrong), Jack is drinking something out of a short glass on the rocks. Which, ahem - not beer. This made me strangely proud. However, it brings up the minor point that Jack has taken Lemon to a game before so maybe the approach would have come off differently. I may have offered this advice earlier if I'd seen the episode when you sent me the message. Sorry about that!

I'm also enjoying the new points I've noticed on the re-read, like this one: "... she once monitored a debate between Bill Kristol and Janet Jackson where much more uncomfortable things happened ..." HAH! So awesome. (Back when I actually used to watch the news all the time, that guy was ALWAYS on Fox News.)

Also, I love her flustering at Jack touching her knee. That moment was very real, too.

[frey_at_last]

No don't worry, I DELIBERATELY IGNORED that, because it was a pretty quick flashback scene and since I didn't notice (on first viewing) what type of game they were supposed to be at, I decided nobody else did, either. I wanted that baseball game, dammit!

[frey_at_last]

Also, I'm glad you watched the Avery episode! Liz thinks Jack is "the best one," does she not???

[greenfish]

ps: Danny's morning routine at TGS, "introduce himself again [to Tracy]." LOL! So many throwaways that I keep missing.