Oh, I absolutely love this. Normally I'm not really one for Top Gear angst, because it's so easy for the boys to end up completely unrecognisable, but they really feel like Jeremy, James and Richard here. I love Richard's enthusiasm and his concern when he realises something is wrong and scattering the parmesan over the floor, and Jeremy 'improving' Gordon Ramsay's recipe absolutely cracked me up, because I could really see him saying it. And, of course, Jeremy/James/Richard is pretty much the greatest thing ever. (They have keys to each other's homes! Awww!)
For some reason, I loved the phrase 'that dratted magazine'. I think it's just because it seems so much like the word-choice James's mind would use.
It’s a nice thought, and it almost takes James completely over the edge. But what actually does that is the feel of the sofa dipping as Jeremy cautiously sits down beside him, and then his arm slipping around his shoulders and squeezing timidly.
He lets out a kind of half-sob that makes Jeremy jump in fright beside him, and then ask almost frantically, “James, please, what is it?”
“It’s, oh Christ, Jez, it’s stupid,” is all that James can say.
Seriously, this is absolutely lovely. Awww, James. Awww.
"This stuff is trash,” Richard says, and tosses the magazine across the room to demonstrate his point. Jeremy winces as it just misses a vase.
Hee, I love that tiny detail there.
“We drove them insane? I nearly went insane all on my own. I’m going insane right now, James,” Jeremy tells him petulantly. “I haven’t had sex for nearly seven weeks and on the night I’m finally about to break my enforced celibacy, you start thinking you’re not wanted any more!”
CRACKING UP. It's so perfectly Clarksonish. I love it.
"We need you in order to broach the height difference problems!”
Is this the greatest reason for James to be included in the threesome ever? I think it just might be.
“Well,” Jeremy said after a moment of comfortable, meaningful silence, “Now that we’ve got that out of the way, can we please have sex?”
Again, I absolutely love your Jeremy in this. Hee!
Good Top Gear fanfiction always puts me into such a good mood. Thank you so much!
I'm really glad you like this - because I spent ages cracking up over your perfectly characterised TG/HP crossover. It seriously made me absolutely die.
James does have a strangely nostalgic, old-fashioned turn of phrase, which I love him for! And Richard is a bit careless and Jeremy - Jeremy is just Jeremy. Throwaway arrogance - but I wish there was a better word for it because he isn't obnoxious, not really!
Anyway, glad you picked up on those bits, because I adore your fic. I spent most of last night wandering through it and loved it. If I commented on phrases I liekd frome ach one, I'd possibly have blisters on my fingers from typing. They rock. Please, please write more TG, it would make me so happy. And possibly incontinent and incoherent, too, but I can deal with that.
Also, Life on Mars? You are spot on with your reviews (and obsessed by many very, very good shows) - I've got eps 7 & 8 waiting for me tonight.
For some reason, I loved the phrase 'that dratted magazine'. I think it's just because it seems so much like the word-choice James's mind would use.
It’s a nice thought, and it almost takes James completely over the edge. But what actually does that is the feel of the sofa dipping as Jeremy cautiously sits down beside him, and then his arm slipping around his shoulders and squeezing timidly.
He lets out a kind of half-sob that makes Jeremy jump in fright beside him, and then ask almost frantically, “James, please, what is it?”
“It’s, oh Christ, Jez, it’s stupid,” is all that James can say.
Seriously, this is absolutely lovely. Awww, James. Awww.
"This stuff is trash,” Richard says, and tosses the magazine across the room to demonstrate his point. Jeremy winces as it just misses a vase.
Hee, I love that tiny detail there.
“We drove them insane? I nearly went insane all on my own. I’m going insane right now, James,” Jeremy tells him petulantly. “I haven’t had sex for nearly seven weeks and on the night I’m finally about to break my enforced celibacy, you start thinking you’re not wanted any more!”
CRACKING UP. It's so perfectly Clarksonish. I love it.
"We need you in order to broach the height difference problems!”
Is this the greatest reason for James to be included in the threesome ever? I think it just might be.
“Well,” Jeremy said after a moment of comfortable, meaningful silence, “Now that we’ve got that out of the way, can we please have sex?”
Again, I absolutely love your Jeremy in this. Hee!
Good Top Gear fanfiction always puts me into such a good mood. Thank you so much!
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James does have a strangely nostalgic, old-fashioned turn of phrase, which I love him for! And Richard is a bit careless and Jeremy - Jeremy is just Jeremy. Throwaway arrogance - but I wish there was a better word for it because he isn't obnoxious, not really!
Anyway, glad you picked up on those bits, because I adore your fic. I spent most of last night wandering through it and loved it. If I commented on phrases I liekd frome ach one, I'd possibly have blisters on my fingers from typing. They rock. Please, please write more TG, it would make me so happy. And possibly incontinent and incoherent, too, but I can deal with that.
Also, Life on Mars? You are spot on with your reviews (and obsessed by many very, very good shows) - I've got eps 7 & 8 waiting for me tonight.
Cheers!
J x
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