FILL 2: 5 Times Greg Lestrade Serenaded John Watson (+1)stickstockstoneMarch 23 2011, 13:42:17 UTC
AND ONE
John stands awkwardly at the doorway to Lestrade's office as a repetitive, mechanical beat pulses out of the computer speakers. Lestrade himself is staring, rapt, at the screen- no head bobbing, no singing along- and John is merely confused until lyrics start pounding out with the beat.
"'Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it-"
"Oh no."
"'Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it-"
"Oh God, no." That was finally loud enough to merit Lestrade's attention. His smile is entirely devious, and John's worst fears are immediately confirmed.
"Don’t be mad once you see that he want it-"
John approaches the computer monitor with a caution normally reserved for active land mines. On screen, in front of the e-mail program (displaying an e-mail from Sherlock, with the subject line: Tell him he was warned), a slightly pixilated video shows group of soldiers wearing desert camouflage dancing and gyrating in time to a Beyonce song.
"'Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it-"
And despite the bad quality, the fact that everyone is wearing the same muted colors as the surrounding tents, vehicles, and landscape, and the fact that it was at least two years ago, it is obvious to anyone who knows him that it is John Watson at the head of the pack.
The John Watson in Lestrade's office groans as the John Watson on screen flips his left palm towards and away from the camera, on beat with the "Oh oh oh, oh oh oh" coming out from the speakers.
THE END.
Somehow, this became less of a ‘let me showcase Rupert Graves’ awesome voice’ and more a ‘how funny would it be if Lady Gaga was involved’. For the curious, the songs: "Big River", Johnny Cash "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy", Queen "Yellow Submarine", The Beatles "Born This Way", Lady Gaga "La Vie En Rose," Édith Piaf and, "Single Ladies", Beyonce John's music video inspired by this and this.
Re: FILL 2: 5 Times Greg Lestrade Serenaded John Watson (+1)stickstockstoneApril 14 2011, 20:01:07 UTC
God, I needed those smiles this fic gave me. XD That was numerous kinds of sweet and cracky and awesome, and now I really want to find clips of Graves and/or Freeman singing...
And regarding that last bit?
Lestrade: You know, if this is what happens when you get bored, we need to get you away from Sherlock for a while... John: Shut it.
John stands awkwardly at the doorway to Lestrade's office as a repetitive, mechanical beat pulses out of the computer speakers. Lestrade himself is staring, rapt, at the screen- no head bobbing, no singing along- and John is merely confused until lyrics start pounding out with the beat.
"'Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it-"
"Oh no."
"'Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it-"
"Oh God, no." That was finally loud enough to merit Lestrade's attention. His smile is entirely devious, and John's worst fears are immediately confirmed.
"Don’t be mad once you see that he want it-"
John approaches the computer monitor with a caution normally reserved for active land mines. On screen, in front of the e-mail program (displaying an e-mail from Sherlock, with the subject line: Tell him he was warned), a slightly pixilated video shows group of soldiers wearing desert camouflage dancing and gyrating in time to a Beyonce song.
"'Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it-"
And despite the bad quality, the fact that everyone is wearing the same muted colors as the surrounding tents, vehicles, and landscape, and the fact that it was at least two years ago, it is obvious to anyone who knows him that it is John Watson at the head of the pack.
The John Watson in Lestrade's office groans as the John Watson on screen flips his left palm towards and away from the camera, on beat with the "Oh oh oh, oh oh oh" coming out from the speakers.
THE END.
Somehow, this became less of a ‘let me showcase Rupert Graves’ awesome voice’ and more a ‘how funny would it be if Lady Gaga was involved’. For the curious, the songs:
"Big River", Johnny Cash
"Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy", Queen
"Yellow Submarine", The Beatles
"Born This Way", Lady Gaga
"La Vie En Rose," Édith Piaf
and, "Single Ladies", Beyonce
John's music video inspired by this and this.
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Also, how come I could TOTALLY SEE Freeman's Watson doing the hip thing at 1:06 in the first video?
I vote we all pester Gatiss to give us "bored John in the desert" flashbacks at some points...
(PS - Have you seen the gothboi!Single Ladies vid? WOW.)
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And regarding that last bit?
Lestrade: You know, if this is what happens when you get bored, we need to get you away from Sherlock for a while...
John: Shut it.
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