Fic: The 'It' Factor

[angary]

Title: The 'It' Factor
Characters/Pairings:  Greg/Brad, Colin, Ryan, and mentions of the other guys
Rating: R
Word Count: ~3100
Summary:  The abridged history of Greg and Brad, from 1992 to the present.
Disclaimer: None of these people belong to me.
Genre: angst, attempted humor, minor smut, PWP
Spoilers/Warnings: Some dialogue has been taken from

Comments

[graciewoooo]

WOW!!!!

You know, I've never ever in my head even tried coupling Brad and Greg together.
And you know what?
You did it perfectly.

I love how the other guys are involved too and I just love everything about this. The time changes yet it's still the same feelings and all that, I really really love it :)

So awesome :)
Really very awesome :)
xx

[angary]

Hee! Yes, it's definitely one of those lesser-shipped pairings that I haven't seen too much of in this comm, which I totally understand since there's not that much interaction between them on screen.

I really do appreciate that! And you totally got the whole "times change" theme I was going for, and how some people grow apart, but the connection can still be there.

Thank you so, so much for all the kind words! And is that you in your icon? If so, that's so awesome that you got to meet Ryan!

[graciewoooo]

It is Ryan and his wife Pat in my icon yeah lmao.

No I didn't get to meet him unfortunately, never have done lol. I wish though XD
Na I just found it on the internet and made it :P

But God do I wish lols.
Yeah the times change thing is quite sad coz I still have friends who I really love we just never see each other anymore due to different colleges and shit like that so :/
But yeah, really love this :)
x

[angary]

OMG, I didn't know that's his wife! She's gorgeous! Great job on that icon, btw :)

Well, maybe one day you could meet him, since I'm pretty sure he's doing tours with Greg, Chip, and Jeff.

I have friends too whom I've drifted apart from, but we still try to keep in touch, even though it's pretty hard since we're busy with our own stuff. So I can totally relate to that.

Thanks again, I'm glad you liked it :D

[luvstories]

Sorry I'm late, but gotta say; this was just lovely! Two great lines - one I can't remember or find right now, the other, "Fuck you and your shower curtain shirt."

Bwaahaha!

Lovely, lovely!

Thank you for a great read!

[angary]

No worries! Thank you very much for that. And LOL, I'm glad you like that one line; I could actually picture Greg saying something like that to Brad because he does wear really... loud shirts XD

Thank you for leaving such nice feedback!

[roonerspism]

Very late to the party, but I just had to say, that was amazing.
I've always had this strange fondness for the idea of Greg and Brad, but because it's so seldom written I've never been able to properly explore it.

I love everything about this fic. The something between them really seems to make sense. I don't know why, but it does. And you wrote about it so well. That one night together seemed so vivid and real too. As does the changing times, falling apart and coming back together. The little crack about Jeff. Greg's hair and Brad's shirt. I love it all.

Thank you so much for writing this. Adding it to my memories <3

[angary]

Apologies for the late reply, but to be honest, I was a little floored by your response and didn't know what to say! For quite a while apparently, LOL.

I can totally relate to that 'strange' fondness, especially the strange part because it's definitely a rare pairing, but I think that's what made this fun for me to write. There's just been a little... *something* in the few interactions I have seen of them that goaded me into writing this, and filling in the blanks, because there's so much room to work with than with, say, R/C (in my opinion).

Looking back on the whole thing, it's kind of ironic because I think I ended up emphasizing the themes of distance and time moreso than the spark, which was supposed to be the point of the fic (insert facepalm, heh), but I'm still glad that you got it and enjoyed reading this. I considered letting the Jeff spooning joke fly by, but now I'm glad I kept that in there :D

Thank you for reading this! I've been having a crappy week, so thinking about your comment has helped me a lot ♥♥♥

[roonerspism]

And now I'm replying to your reply late too. Haha XD I'm a little shocked that I managed to floor you with my comment. But it was the honest truth.

The fondness I have for the pairing is so dear to my heart I'm determined to write a fic involving it soon. Rare pairings can be fun to write for many reasons, including the fact that there's less chance you'll copy someone else's particular characterisations and stuff. I totally get what you mean about the something in their few interactions. I was watching an epsiode of the Green Screen Show the other day in which Greg put his legs all over Brad while Brad said something about being in a desert where there were so many cactuses he couldn't see the pricks, and Greg asked "Can you see this?" and Brad just went all giggly and I thought, "Yeah. That's it. The something aaang was talking about." It's one of my favourite Greg/Brad moments. I don't think it matters that you emphasised the time and distance over the spark. The spark shines through anyway. You've done a good job, you really have

[angary]

You did floor me with it! I honestly did not expect this kind of feedback when I posted this, but yours and the others' have meant a lot to me.

I really hope you do write fic for it, and I'll be keeping an eye out for that here. I toootally know which part you're talking about in The GSS and I <3 it so much. I still wish they'd gotten to do more shows together on Whose Line because I think they worked well together.

Thank you so much for the Christmas wishes! I hope you had a great time celebrating the holidays - or, kind of like what you said, late December, LOL - and New Year's. Work's just been kicking my butt lately so I don't have as much time for fandom stuff as I used to, but again, your comments have made the hectic stuff so much more tolerable. One day I might actually end up writing something else for this pairing, because there definitely needs to be more fic for it.

*Hugs*

Edited because I used the word 'really' way too much. I've gotta start re-reading my comments before I post them :P

[sungreen70]

Another late arrival to the party here :) But may I say... WOW. I loved this. Really. This is not a pairing I've ever thought about, but you managed to make it both logical in terms of the timing of their encounter (which is probably why it's not one that occurs to a lot of people), and realistic, with that "something" that you captured so well. I adore the melancholy, missed opportunity feel throughout it and was delighted when they met up again and found the "something" still there.

Awesome fic.

[angary]

OMG, I am so sorry for replying back to you so late! It usually doesn't take me this long, but I have been extremely busy lately. That said, I love getting fic feedback after it's been posted for a while, so I really appreciate your kind words *glomps*

This pairing hadn't even crossed my mind until I went back and watched the British Whose Line eps that featured Brad and Greg, and the live shows/GSS videos I found on Youtube just fueled the fire, heh. I'm such a sucker for the wistful longing trope, and I'm so glad that you picked up on that and that you liked how it ended.

Thank you so, so much :)

[clayangel]

Wow; you did an amazing job of this. Back in the day, before even Green Screen had aired, Greg/Brad was a big couple, and I never understood it to the point where I actually took a look at their interactions through the years, and I came up with no evidence of any chemistry between them.

However, you took those same interactions and really wove them into this story, making the relationship surprisingly believable and incredibly enjoyable to experience. I thought the sex scene was both intriguing and sexy as hell in its own way, but what's more, I loved that last scene and their interaction at the bar. They played off each other in a way that seemed so true to life and left me wanting to see more of them.

Wonderful job. ^_^

[angary]

Back in the day, before even Green Screen had aired, Greg/Brad was a big couple...

It's funny that you say that because I always thought it was an extremely rare pairing. I always figured Ryan/Greg or Wayne/Brad would be way more popular than G/B, but it's a pleasant surprise to know that it has more of an 'audience' than I thought it did.

Anyway, I totally get the... *not* getting a certain pairing, especially this one because I still feel like a lot of their 'moments' together really are touch and go in what little aired time they've shared. However, I'm thrilled that you enjoyed reading this and liked the interaction between them! I'd wondered if I was forcing things too much at the end there, but this whole thing was a fun little experiment for me, and the feedback I've gotten from you and others has made me glad I didn't end up scrapping it.

Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on this :D