Fic: Love and Other Cliches Artwork by soundslikej
Title:: Love and Other Cliches
Authors: xrysomou and xaritomene
Band(s): My Chemical Romance, characters from Panic! at the Disco and Cobra Starship
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Word Count: 28 694
Rating/Warnings: None serious - bad language and some violence. Also some mild sexual scenes.
Summary: Bob Bryar is the best witch in the whole damn scene, even if he does say so himself. Which is just as well, because he's got responsibilities, most of which involve his charge, Gerard. Mainly, Bob's supposed to keep Gerard from falling down a well, or losing his sketchpad - little things, but Bob is a conscientious guardian. But when it becomes obvious that Gerard and Frank are hopelessly, silently in love with each other, Bob suddenly has bigger things to worry about. Nothing he's tried has ended in the declarations of love he'd been aiming for (not the fireworks, not the sunsets, not even the four hours they'd spent in locked in a closet). In a last, ditch attempt, he resorts to real spellwork, the epic, Cinderella kind, and now Frank and Gerard are stuck in a romance novel... with only one way out.
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Masterpost - Part One - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four
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"Now,” Frank nodded up at the music gallery, then grabbed Gerard by the waist, “dance with me.”
“I’m sure,” Gerard said stiffly, flailing a hand out to find Frank’s, “that that passes for romantic in some parts of the world.”
“Oh, yeah,” Frank agreed distractedly. “So, it’s like a box step, right? One two three, one two three, one two three-”
“Four,” Gerard interjected firmly.
“One- what?”
“This is in four/four,” Gerard said, “not three/four.” Frank gave him a confused look. “Dude, it’s not a waltz.”
Frank rolled his eyes and ignored him. “One two three, one two three, one two three-”
“Four.” The word carried the merest suggestion of gritted teeth.
This is one of our favourite parts of the fic - and the art that soundslikej has done for it fits it perfectly. We love the little details - the reflection of them in the mirror! Gerard's little pissed-off face! Frank's guitar! It's perfect and we love it and you should tell her how brilliant it is. :D
Authors: xrysomou and xaritomene
Band(s): My Chemical Romance, characters from Panic! at the Disco and Cobra Starship
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Word Count: 28 694
Rating/Warnings: None serious - bad language and some violence. Also some mild sexual scenes.
Summary: Bob Bryar is the best witch in the whole damn scene, even if he does say so himself. Which is just as well, because he's got responsibilities, most of which involve his charge, Gerard. Mainly, Bob's supposed to keep Gerard from falling down a well, or losing his sketchpad - little things, but Bob is a conscientious guardian. But when it becomes obvious that Gerard and Frank are hopelessly, silently in love with each other, Bob suddenly has bigger things to worry about. Nothing he's tried has ended in the declarations of love he'd been aiming for (not the fireworks, not the sunsets, not even the four hours they'd spent in locked in a closet). In a last, ditch attempt, he resorts to real spellwork, the epic, Cinderella kind, and now Frank and Gerard are stuck in a romance novel... with only one way out.
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Masterpost - Part One - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four
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"Now,” Frank nodded up at the music gallery, then grabbed Gerard by the waist, “dance with me.”
“I’m sure,” Gerard said stiffly, flailing a hand out to find Frank’s, “that that passes for romantic in some parts of the world.”
“Oh, yeah,” Frank agreed distractedly. “So, it’s like a box step, right? One two three, one two three, one two three-”
“Four,” Gerard interjected firmly.
“One- what?”
“This is in four/four,” Gerard said, “not three/four.” Frank gave him a confused look. “Dude, it’s not a waltz.”
Frank rolled his eyes and ignored him. “One two three, one two three, one two three-”
“Four.” The word carried the merest suggestion of gritted teeth.
This is one of our favourite parts of the fic - and the art that soundslikej has done for it fits it perfectly. We love the little details - the reflection of them in the mirror! Gerard's little pissed-off face! Frank's guitar! It's perfect and we love it and you should tell her how brilliant it is. :D