Hmm...
Did you know that reading every single Boyd/Topher fic in existence just before you go to bed for some reason causes you to have dreams about a Dwight/Andy/Oscar love triangle??? Well, I didn't either. It was pretty crazy. And, Oscar was in love with Dwight instead of Andy, and Dwight and Oscar had had a big fight and that's why Dwight was being so BFF with Andy. HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE OSCAR JEALOUS! And Oscar was wearing this shiny pink elegant shirt with white stripes and no tie and he looked totally sharp, but I'm kind of embarrassed that my mind automatically put him in shiny pink while Dwight and Andy looked like their usual selves. Anyway, Oscar was watching their antics through Dwight's window, because Dwight was having a party at his house and he had invited everyone but Oscar but Oscar didn't know this, he had just gone to Dwight's house to talk to him and noticed Andy and Dwight being disturbing together, and Oscar bursts through the door and gets embarrassed when he sees that everyone is there, and he's like, "You invited everyone? Even Roy?" and Roy waves and awkwardly says, "Hey..." And Dwight is looking all smug and he has his arm around Andy and Andy is oblivious as always and desperately trying to figure out what's going on and Oscar and Dwight start arguing and Oscar says, "What's your game, Dwight? What is this? Why are you with him?" Poor Andy is hurt by this statement. And Dwight gets in Oscar's face and he's like, "What's YOUR game?" I don't know, it was weird. WHY WAS IT OSCAR/DWIGHT? WHY? WHY COULDN'T IT BE OSCAR/ANDY? OR WHY COULDN'T DWIGHT ACTUALLY BE IN LOVE WITH ANDY? ARGH, MY BRAIN! It insisted on leaving Andy just as unloved as he is on the show. *sigh* But I'm pretty sure Oscar loves him on the show. The more I watch that last scene where Dwight and Andy are debating over whether every song ever is better in a capella, Oscar looks on with this forlorn expression and HE IS SO HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH ANDY! He's happy that Andy is finally being accepted by someone else in the office, but it is breaking his heart that Andy and Dwight are spending every single minute together and Oscar misses him and OBVIOUSLY there needs to be a post-ep fic about this. Is there one? Have I missed it with all my reading of Boyd/Topher and Buffy/Giles fics?
Also, waking up to these lovely Office spoiler pics on my f-list did nothing to quell my brain from believing that Andy is madly in love with Dwight:
LOOK AT HIM! HE CANNOT STOP GAZING AT DWIGHT WITH THAT "I WANT YOU RIGHT NOW" FACE! It's probably because Dwight isn't wearing a tie. Makes him delectable, apparently.
OH, YOU GUYS! I'm not sure when it happened, but Andy is gay. There's just no other explanation. He has to be. I... actually balk now when I see people pairing him with ladies. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED! I used to be a diehard Kelly/Andy shipper! And an avid Karen/Andy reader! What happened? I don't know. For some reason I now find it completely unbelievable for him to actually be in love with a woman. But technically, Andy would probably fall in love with anyone, be it man or woman, who would love him back unconditionally. He just needs to be loved. I think he wants to fulfill the societal role that he believes he should, because that's what he does, that's what drives him, but... he usually fails miserably at trying to be things that he isn't. And, being with ladies is the main thing that he fails at. He just needs to embrace what will actually make him happy as opposed to what society tells him will make him happy. Oh, Andy. I hope you realize that someday. And hopefully you will realize that with Oscar. Or Dwight. Or Kelly (see? still a diehard shipper).
Anywho, Boyd/Topher. They rock my world. If Dollhouse could actually survive past season 1, I'm fairly certain that they'd become my #1 slash ship. They're just... they're so understated, yet their bond is undeniable. I love how Topher makes him smile and openly flirts with him, and I love how the simple presence of Boyd makes Topher calm down in any situation. He loves Boyd. So very much. And Tornado in a Teacup by morganize did a great job of capturing all of that. The beginning prose are a little confusing (or at least, they were for me) but once you get to the second section it is absolute perfection. The dialog is so spot on, and the author did such a great job of explaining Topher's feelings for him but never actually acknowledging that it's anything other than friendship except for a few brief moments where he analyzes his reaction to Boyd being so focused on Echo, and just... I love this author so much for 1) getting their banter down brilliantly, 2) not once neglecting Boyd's devotion to Echo, and 3) keeping Topher and Boyd's feelings for each other completely subtle and surprising to both of them when it culminates into this beautifully simplistic gesture at the end. I loved it! Oh, those two. I need this show to survive. It has to! I need to see Topher finally acknowledge his big gay love for big manly Boyd! Ooooh, I love Boyd. So very much.
Also, waking up to these lovely Office spoiler pics on my f-list did nothing to quell my brain from believing that Andy is madly in love with Dwight:
LOOK AT HIM! HE CANNOT STOP GAZING AT DWIGHT WITH THAT "I WANT YOU RIGHT NOW" FACE! It's probably because Dwight isn't wearing a tie. Makes him delectable, apparently.
OH, YOU GUYS! I'm not sure when it happened, but Andy is gay. There's just no other explanation. He has to be. I... actually balk now when I see people pairing him with ladies. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED! I used to be a diehard Kelly/Andy shipper! And an avid Karen/Andy reader! What happened? I don't know. For some reason I now find it completely unbelievable for him to actually be in love with a woman. But technically, Andy would probably fall in love with anyone, be it man or woman, who would love him back unconditionally. He just needs to be loved. I think he wants to fulfill the societal role that he believes he should, because that's what he does, that's what drives him, but... he usually fails miserably at trying to be things that he isn't. And, being with ladies is the main thing that he fails at. He just needs to embrace what will actually make him happy as opposed to what society tells him will make him happy. Oh, Andy. I hope you realize that someday. And hopefully you will realize that with Oscar. Or Dwight. Or Kelly (see? still a diehard shipper).
Anywho, Boyd/Topher. They rock my world. If Dollhouse could actually survive past season 1, I'm fairly certain that they'd become my #1 slash ship. They're just... they're so understated, yet their bond is undeniable. I love how Topher makes him smile and openly flirts with him, and I love how the simple presence of Boyd makes Topher calm down in any situation. He loves Boyd. So very much. And Tornado in a Teacup by morganize did a great job of capturing all of that. The beginning prose are a little confusing (or at least, they were for me) but once you get to the second section it is absolute perfection. The dialog is so spot on, and the author did such a great job of explaining Topher's feelings for him but never actually acknowledging that it's anything other than friendship except for a few brief moments where he analyzes his reaction to Boyd being so focused on Echo, and just... I love this author so much for 1) getting their banter down brilliantly, 2) not once neglecting Boyd's devotion to Echo, and 3) keeping Topher and Boyd's feelings for each other completely subtle and surprising to both of them when it culminates into this beautifully simplistic gesture at the end. I loved it! Oh, those two. I need this show to survive. It has to! I need to see Topher finally acknowledge his big gay love for big manly Boyd! Ooooh, I love Boyd. So very much.