Percy/Oliver fanvid rec: What Are You Waiting For?
This is a really adorable Percy/Oliver fanvideo I had the good fortune to stumble upon on YouTube. It amazes me in good part because, hi, it's a Percy/Oliver fanvideo. Not only is that practically miraculous given the tiny parts both Oliver and Percy play in the HP movies... but how fabulous is the mere existence of such a thing, anyway?
This is the description provided by DuerreMathers, who put this labor of love together:
Percy is straight. Oliver is not. And he likes Percy. Oliver tries to get Percy to see that, and that being gay is not a bad thing. Percy makes excuses, his biggest one being, "You're too obsessed with Quidditch." He wants to know why Oliver is so into a game that nearly killed him. Oliver says he'll give up Quidditch for Percy. Percy doesn't believe it. The next year rolls around, and Percy gives Oliver an excuse that he can't possibly deny: Percy has a girlfriend. Oliver is crushed and throws himself into Quidditch. Percy starts to take notice, but alas, he remains with Penelope in the end.
So, what are you waiting for? Here it is:
I particularly love the use of pining!Oliver, rather than the much more traditional pining!Percy. Even though I have a famously low tolerance for unhappy endings, and the Percy and Oliver in my head don't really resemble the movieverse, I really enjoyed this!
I've come to the conclusion that a fairly-rare pair is totally the best to have as an OTP: anything you write probably hasn't been done to death yet (even if you deal mostly in hackneyed cliches and soapy romance novel plots!)... but you still have enough of a community to provide you with inspiration, like this awesome video!
This is the description provided by DuerreMathers, who put this labor of love together:
Percy is straight. Oliver is not. And he likes Percy. Oliver tries to get Percy to see that, and that being gay is not a bad thing. Percy makes excuses, his biggest one being, "You're too obsessed with Quidditch." He wants to know why Oliver is so into a game that nearly killed him. Oliver says he'll give up Quidditch for Percy. Percy doesn't believe it. The next year rolls around, and Percy gives Oliver an excuse that he can't possibly deny: Percy has a girlfriend. Oliver is crushed and throws himself into Quidditch. Percy starts to take notice, but alas, he remains with Penelope in the end.
So, what are you waiting for? Here it is:
I particularly love the use of pining!Oliver, rather than the much more traditional pining!Percy. Even though I have a famously low tolerance for unhappy endings, and the Percy and Oliver in my head don't really resemble the movieverse, I really enjoyed this!
I've come to the conclusion that a fairly-rare pair is totally the best to have as an OTP: anything you write probably hasn't been done to death yet (even if you deal mostly in hackneyed cliches and soapy romance novel plots!)... but you still have enough of a community to provide you with inspiration, like this awesome video!