Life in the Time of Pollen

[rivlee]

I actually worked today, and minus one small woozy moment, got through my 6 hour shift fine. I'm still sick, but I have Wed and Thursday off to finish the recovery. Of course, once the cold is gone, I still have the allergies to deal with, but at least I'll be stronger. I'm a horrible person when I'm sick. I refuse to admit I am sick, push myself

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[uniformly]

Just so you know, I did watch that little scene several times last night. All while squashing down the need to write a related ficlet. I CAN'T. THERE'S TOO MUCH TO WRITE ALREADY

[rivlee]

It's a scene that warms the heart in the middle of all the fighting. There is nothing wrong with a ficlet, Nat! They are tiny! You can do it, you can! I am not greedy at all. But, seriously, I wonder how there is no fic concerning that tiny little moment.

[uniformly]

QUIT ENABLING ME;;. I SAY THIS WHEN MW IS ALREADY OPENED. jdkfj Hopefully whatever I'll write will make up for it a little bit. We've gotta take advantage of these moments, seriously

[rivlee]

IT'S SOMETHING INVOLVING RUNNER, NO ONE CAN RESIST.

[uniformly]

I KNOW RIGHT. I MEAN, SERIOUSLY. HE'S SUCH A FANDOM DARLING. ON SCREEN, EVERYBODY WANTS TO TEND TO HIM. OFF SCREEN, AS YOU SAY, NO ONE CAN RESIST

Speaking of tending to Runner

[rivlee]

Chuckler wore an i.d. bracelet on his left wrist. It was his father’s, worn in Vietnam, and a talisman Chuckler kept on at all times. Runner grew used to the feel of it over the years, and it came to be a familiar weight he looked for, resting on his hip while he slept

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[uniformly]

jskfjskdjk and now you've reduced me to the useless pile of flailing person yet again. All of this is my canon.

Chuckler wore an i.d. bracelet on his left wrist. It was his father’s, worn in Vietnam, and a talisman Chuckler kept on at all times. Runner grew used to the feel of it over the years, and it came to be a familiar weight he looked for, resting on his hip while he slept.

Even through the slight haze of pain, Runner could admire the picture Chuckler made as the light reflected of his cross, his bracelet, the ring on his finger.

Were my favourite. You're going to be the death of me, Shan. I don't know how to handle this much joy/excitement/utter besottedness for the way you write these two♥ (Sorry if I sound altogether too formal now, otherwise you'd get incoherant keyboard smash, LOL.)

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[rivlee]

Seriously, like, I though writing Babe and Roe made me full of warm fuzzies, but it's more full of rolled eyes and laughter BUT THESE TWO. I'm basically giving into the fact that I want to write tooth decaying fluff of Runner and Chuckler pretty much being actually married (minus the whole DADT thing for Chuckler) and domestic, and having the stable household and a life together.

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[uniformly]

YES, GIVE IN TO IT! Y'know, I'm not usually into domestic curtain fic, but, honestly, these two. I'm so owned rn. This is terrible, what have you done. Please don't stop♥

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[rivlee]

IT'S JUST THESE TWO. I mean, even when I write Babe/Roe, which is still OTP of my heart, there is dark stuff, and angst, and death, and Snafu. There are some major issues, is what I'm saying. With these two sentimental fools of Runner and Chuckler, it's like, I don't know, some relationship version of peace. It's not perfect, there are fights, but they are fights over like, using the wrong laundry detergent.

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[uniformly]

I like how Snafu gets his own special mention, LOL. But yes, this♥

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[uniformly]

Ha, I also love the detail with Lew refering to Runner as 'Will'. I tossed that up before in that old reunion fic of mine, but it didn't fit in, so I let it slide.

It's awesome that I wasn't the only person to think of it (I mean, it's the most natural nickname to come out of Wilbur, really. But you know what I mean.)

I'm in love with this even more now 8D

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[rivlee]

We just have a collectively awesome hive-mind.

Hoosier sometimes calls Runner Wilbur in this canon (mostly to mock him), but everyone knows "Will" is reserved for Lew's use only and if anyone else even tries there will be raised fists and black eyes.

I just think it's funny that Runner had, like, three names. All of them his nicknames before the war, and it's like, "which one do I choose."

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[uniformly]

/High five!

Ha, I can practically see a moment when some newcomer unknowingly refers to Runner as Will, and both he and Chuckler just stare. One confused, and the other unimpressed. I'M SORRY, GIBSON, BUT YOU ARE THIS PERSON.

Obvs Runner is the type of person who gets saddled with a new nickname by every person he meets. That or, not that I'm sure if he'd be the kind of person who'd trouble himself with it, but maybe he isn't terribly fond of his own name? (I only say this because I hated the name my parents gave me and went by a million of other names before settling on Nat(alie). Got it legally changed and everything, lol).

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[rivlee]

Gibson is so that person. Clearly this fic needs to be written.

I think you're right about Runner. I have two friends who are the exact same way and they names they picked for themselves fit them so much better. I actually consider myself lucky that I love my name, and that my whole name fits me. Which, considering my grandparents came up with it on the fly, I really did luck out.

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[uniformly]

sdfdf See, Gibson would have this one-sided crush on Runner and, though he knows he's unattainable, he tries to get into his good graces. ...But not very well. Are you going to write it, Shan? Or am I going to have to write fic of fic of fic.

I can't imagine you anything but a Shannon! 8) Yeah, I'm not sure where my mother picked her name for me up, but seeing as she got my sister's from a news anchor, I can't imagine it was very inspired. 8/