Fun Fic Friday!

[moerlin]

~Fun Fic Friday~

TGIF! It's the day before the weekend, and what better way to close out a long week than with a fun dose of ficlets and drabbles of Luke, Reid, or Luke & Reid? Or how about some amazing icons or graphics of the guys? (Don't be fooled by the name - Fun (Graph)Fic Friday just didn't have the same ring to it.) Here's your chance to

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[kccalgal]

I'm not sure if you folks outside the U.S. will get this one....

No Subtitles Necessary

Luke came home and found Reid in his usual post stressful day vegetative state. He was sitting on the sofa with his legs stretched out on the coffee table. He held a pillow tightly against his chest and stared blankly at the television. Luke had been with Reid long enough to know he needed to give him his space on days like this.

“Hey,” Reid called out not looking up from the TV.

“Hey,” Luke replied. “Rough day?”

“Yep”

“Have you eaten yet?”

“Uh huh”

“Okay”

Luke put his keys and phone down and headed to the kitchen. While getting his dinner he listened to the TV program Reid was watching in the background. It was loud enough to hear, but he couldn’t understand very much of what was said. It sounded a bit like English and a bit like mumble. From the table where he sat to eat his soup and salad Luke could see a bit of the program. It was a bunch of hillbilly types doing who knows what. Were they chasing after a wild hog?

Luke finished eating and plopped down on the sofa next to Reid. Reid raised his arm and Luke snuggled against him while Reid wrapped his arm around Luke’s shoulder and gave his head a kiss. Luke stared intently at the television frowning in confusion.

“What are you watching?” Luke finally asked.

“Moonshiners. It’s a program about these Appalachian mountain men setting up illegal stills to brew black market whiskey.”

“They made a show of THAT?”

“Yep and they even add subtitles when they follow this one old guy. Between his lack of teeth and his southern Appalachian drawl you can’t understand a word he says,” Reid explained.

A preview of the next show about Alligator hunters in the bayous of Louisiana came on the air. Reid and Luke listened intently trying to make out what was said. The subject of the show was excited and talking very quickly. The preview ended and Luke tilted his head toward Reid and spoke.

“They’re going to need subtitles too.”

Reid nodded in agreement. “It’s amazing how different the same language can sound depending on where you are at in the country.”

“Hey, wait a second,” Luke said sitting up to face Reid. “You’re from Boston. How come you don’t have that Boston accent?”

Reid chuckled a bit as though he was remembering something from his past. “Not everyone from Boston speaks with that drawl but I had an English teacher once with that heavy accent. The guy couldn’t make the ‘R’ sound at the end of a word to save his life. I would come home from school sometimes talking like that and my mom would make me growl out my ‘R’s’. “Reid, it’s a carrrrr, not a cah. It’s waterrrrrr, not wah tah,” Reid said imitating his mother’s voice.

The show came back on. Luke ran his hand up Reid’s thigh. “Do you really want to watch this?” he asked as he nipped at Reid’s ear.

“Nope,” Reid said turning his head to meet Luke’s lips. “Now that you’re home I’ve got a much better idea how end my day.” Their kisses deepened. Reid blindly reached for the remote and turned off the television and lay down on the sofa on top of Luke.

[lurelei]

Well, we have a 'Bostonspeak-like area', unfortunately it is close to where all the tv-studios are, there was a time when it seemed speaking ah-less was common language, at least on tv.

And oh: Reid + Luke + couch = happy Lurelei :)

[kccalgal]

I liked their snuggling on the couch too.

I've never been to Boston. I looked up Boston accent on you tube and found a good clip of a city politician to make sure I wrote it right. Thanks for reading.

[sleeper6]

Pahk the cah in Hahvahd Yahd Ah, that Boston accent! I lived there 4 years but yeah, not everyone from there speaks like that. :)

Ha ha. Those shows Reid was watching--so true. It is funny how people are talking English and yet sound so different.

Nice one!

[kccalgal]

Never been to Boston. I used you tube to get a good example before I wrote.

However the moonshiner show I did run into a week or so ago and it was just as I described. Thanks for commenting.

[smoothlikebutta]

Ahaha. I can't believe the types of shows you can find on cable these days.

[kccalgal]

Believe it or not I did see part of that moonshiner show. It was complete with subtitles! Thanks for commenting

[sajaal]

Hillbilly's and moonshine...yep Reid was definitely zoning out...when you watch mindless TV and don't even care to understand what they're saying....I think Luke's idea was much better :))

Sweet!!!

[kccalgal]

Luke had a much better idea. You can only watch so much of that weird stuff. Thanks for reading.

[dpracket]

Hahaha....love it. "Cah."

Someone needs to write a fic where Reid let's out a "y'all" (from having lived in TX for so many years) and Luke teases him relentlessly about it. :)

[sleeper6]

Someone needs to write a fic where Reid let's out a "y'all" (from having lived in TX for so many years) and Luke teases him relentlessly about it. :)

YES!

[kccalgal]

Someone needs to write a fic where Reid let's out a "y'all" (from having lived in TX for so many years) and Luke teases him relentlessly about it. :)

I was hoping you saw this! I'm guessing you could write a fantastic little one shot. *nods head* absolutely!

[sleeper6]

Aww, thanks for saying so. Let me see what I can do . . .

[dpracket]

YES!

[kccalgal]

Thanks!

Someone needs to write a fic where Reid let's out a "y'all" (from having lived in TX for so many years) and Luke teases him relentlessly about it. :)

I agree, and I was hoping Sleeper saw this. She would be perfect to do it!