[fanfiction] “Ponies” is Code for “Ponies”
Fandom/Pairings: Fueled by Ramen; Gabe/Brendon, passing Nate/Vicky-T
Rating: PG.
Pre-Notes: For the benefit of 1st_eggokage and teh_slush, the one where Gabe actually just has a My Little Pony collection in the basement.
Disclaimer: HAHAHAHA no. Please stop googling yourself?
Summary: Gabe's basement is terrifying-except for the part where it's totally not.
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“Ponies” is Code for “Ponies”
Or: “Ponies” is code for “makeout session”
So everyone knows about Gabe's basement, right? And Pete totally told Brendon that if Gabe every gave him an invitation down there he should run very very far in the other direction. But Brendon's still curious and everyone's been saying that Nate lived in Gabe's basement! So Brendon asks Nate what Gabe has in his basement and Nate just looks at him for, like, a whole minute before he chuckles.
“Gabe keeps his pony collection in the basement,” Nate says.
“No, no,” Brendon says, “what does he keep in his basement?”
Ryland walks up then and is like “what are we talking about Gabe's pony collection?” and Brendon thinks they're all fucking with him and goes off to sulk.
“I bet ponies is code for dangerous bondage torture.”
“No,” Alex says when he pops out of nowhere, “it's code for ponies.”
BRENDON DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS BULLSHIT. Gabe's basement is full of horrors and also he wants to make Brendon love him and no one will be able to hear him if he screams so Brendon will probably die in Gabe's basement before he has a chance to say goodbye to his band which would totally suck. So maybe Brendon freaks out a little when Gabe casually invites him to his basement.
“HAHAHAHA I'm, um. Busy! Yeah, I'm busy! Okay talk to you later bye!”
And then Brendon runs away and Gabe is like “okay. what just happened here?” which is when Alex shows up behind Gabe and snorts.
“He thinks your basement is a bondage room.”
“What,” Gabe asks, “gave him that idea?”
“GEE,” Nate rolls his eyes, “I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WOULD GIVE HIM THAT IMPRESSION. It's not like we have a song about locking people in the basement or anything like that.”
“But the basement is where I keep my ponies!” Gabe protests.
Nate just rolls his eyes more and goes off to see if Vicky-T will have sex with him or at least save him from Gabe's complete and utter stupidity. Alex pats Gabe awkwardly and wanders off to go see what Ryland is doing. Gabe sadfaces and tries to get Jon to convince Brendon that Gabe's basement is totally safe and filled with ponies-only Jon mostly just laughs at him and Gabe is a little scared of Spencer's bitchface and Ryan in general. Gabe pouts some more and Vicky-T kisses him to make him feel better.
Gabe accepts her affection and goes to talk to William about the whole basement situation only William is a tiny bit preoccupied with Travis at the time so Gabe goes away because he just doesn't feel like it right then and also he really just wants to be friends with Brendon god. So he sighs and mopes a little before Nate finally comes over and sits next to him.
“You're kind of an idiot.”
“And you're kind of being a douche. Are you here to help me or what?”
“Nope. Just basking in your pain.”
Even though Gabe is sadcakes, he tries once more and this time it goes better!
“Okay, don't freak out on me, kid.”
“Fine,” Brendon says carefully.
“Do you like ponies?”
“. . . Ponies are pretty cool.”
“Would you like to see my pony collection?”
“. . . Is pony collection code for bondage torture?”
“No,” Gabe says, “it's code for ponies.”
And then Brendon very carefully agrees to see Gabe's ponies! And there really is a My Little Pony collection in Gabe's basement.
“Oh,” Brendon says, “it really was ponies.”
“Yup,” Gabe says just before he kisses Brendon, “just ponies.”
As it turns out, ponies is actually code for intense makeout sessions. Brendon's totally not complaining about that though.
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Postit-notes: This not!fic brought to you by TVTropes and late night AIM discussions.
Rating: PG.
Pre-Notes: For the benefit of 1st_eggokage and teh_slush, the one where Gabe actually just has a My Little Pony collection in the basement.
Disclaimer: HAHAHAHA no. Please stop googling yourself?
Summary: Gabe's basement is terrifying-except for the part where it's totally not.
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“Ponies” is Code for “Ponies”
Or: “Ponies” is code for “makeout session”
So everyone knows about Gabe's basement, right? And Pete totally told Brendon that if Gabe every gave him an invitation down there he should run very very far in the other direction. But Brendon's still curious and everyone's been saying that Nate lived in Gabe's basement! So Brendon asks Nate what Gabe has in his basement and Nate just looks at him for, like, a whole minute before he chuckles.
“Gabe keeps his pony collection in the basement,” Nate says.
“No, no,” Brendon says, “what does he keep in his basement?”
Ryland walks up then and is like “what are we talking about Gabe's pony collection?” and Brendon thinks they're all fucking with him and goes off to sulk.
“I bet ponies is code for dangerous bondage torture.”
“No,” Alex says when he pops out of nowhere, “it's code for ponies.”
BRENDON DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS BULLSHIT. Gabe's basement is full of horrors and also he wants to make Brendon love him and no one will be able to hear him if he screams so Brendon will probably die in Gabe's basement before he has a chance to say goodbye to his band which would totally suck. So maybe Brendon freaks out a little when Gabe casually invites him to his basement.
“HAHAHAHA I'm, um. Busy! Yeah, I'm busy! Okay talk to you later bye!”
And then Brendon runs away and Gabe is like “okay. what just happened here?” which is when Alex shows up behind Gabe and snorts.
“He thinks your basement is a bondage room.”
“What,” Gabe asks, “gave him that idea?”
“GEE,” Nate rolls his eyes, “I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WOULD GIVE HIM THAT IMPRESSION. It's not like we have a song about locking people in the basement or anything like that.”
“But the basement is where I keep my ponies!” Gabe protests.
Nate just rolls his eyes more and goes off to see if Vicky-T will have sex with him or at least save him from Gabe's complete and utter stupidity. Alex pats Gabe awkwardly and wanders off to go see what Ryland is doing. Gabe sadfaces and tries to get Jon to convince Brendon that Gabe's basement is totally safe and filled with ponies-only Jon mostly just laughs at him and Gabe is a little scared of Spencer's bitchface and Ryan in general. Gabe pouts some more and Vicky-T kisses him to make him feel better.
Gabe accepts her affection and goes to talk to William about the whole basement situation only William is a tiny bit preoccupied with Travis at the time so Gabe goes away because he just doesn't feel like it right then and also he really just wants to be friends with Brendon god. So he sighs and mopes a little before Nate finally comes over and sits next to him.
“You're kind of an idiot.”
“And you're kind of being a douche. Are you here to help me or what?”
“Nope. Just basking in your pain.”
Even though Gabe is sadcakes, he tries once more and this time it goes better!
“Okay, don't freak out on me, kid.”
“Fine,” Brendon says carefully.
“Do you like ponies?”
“. . . Ponies are pretty cool.”
“Would you like to see my pony collection?”
“. . . Is pony collection code for bondage torture?”
“No,” Gabe says, “it's code for ponies.”
And then Brendon very carefully agrees to see Gabe's ponies! And there really is a My Little Pony collection in Gabe's basement.
“Oh,” Brendon says, “it really was ponies.”
“Yup,” Gabe says just before he kisses Brendon, “just ponies.”
As it turns out, ponies is actually code for intense makeout sessions. Brendon's totally not complaining about that though.
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Postit-notes: This not!fic brought to you by TVTropes and late night AIM discussions.