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Red Is My Colour Prompt for Day Three

Jan 03, 2009 16:39

Title: Suzanne Pleshette Doesn’t Sleep Here

Author: blue_fjords

Pairings/Characters: Jack/Ianto, slight Tosh/Owen, Gwen

Setting: during night that happened twice (the second time) post- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Disclaimer: I don’t own them

Rating: Pg-13 ish (though some swearing, nakedness, drunkenness, singing and m/m sexin’ of the fade to ( Read more... )

tw: jack/ianto, tw: team, red is my colour, fic

Comments 33

wykling January 3 2009, 22:09:32 UTC

Waah
I can't tell you how much I loved this! :D
perfect, I'll add it to my memories^^

blue_fjords January 4 2009, 03:31:38 UTC

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I'm really liking this whole prompt business.

wykling January 4 2009, 13:09:22 UTC

oh yes :D
it is fun!

fide_et_spe January 3 2009, 22:17:27 UTC

Very nice, Jack does have that anxious streak, I think it fits in well with his nervousness in the office scene. Also liked the naked jacuzzi bit.

Really not sure how many British people would know Suzanne Pleshette. I do, although I can't remember much about her or why she would be relevant to this story? But I am a nerd with a head full of trivia who has seen way too many films....

blue_fjords January 4 2009, 03:39:41 UTC

Naked jacuzzis make everything better.

Yeah, the title is a trifle obscure (my explanation: Suzanne Pleshette played Bob Newhart's wife on one TV series, then he went on to star on another series with a different actress playing his wife -- at the end of the series finale for that show, he woke up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette and she said it was all a dream), but I came up with the title first and everything followed from there. And since Jack didn't want his night to be a dream (or Owen, for that matter), I didn't change the title when I finished.

fide_et_spe January 4 2009, 09:25:59 UTC

I think Bob Newhart would be little known here, a lot of US comedies didn't ever get shown, still don't, or the dramas. I just remembered her doing some cheesy telly films! With cable a lot more is on, so some of the cable channels would show things that may not have been aired otherwise. Something like MASH would be known, and some other things have a cult following, rather than mainstream. Even something like Sienfeld isn't mainstream.

I don't think it matters for your story at all, as I said it is lovely, it would only matter if it were crucial for the characters to know that reference. (Bobby Ewing, now there is a well known dream reference..)

tardistenantsue January 3 2009, 22:36:39 UTC

HAHA! Love the reference, love the characters, LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Oh, and did i mention loving it? 'Cause I think I forgot...

blue_fjords January 4 2009, 03:41:04 UTC

I feel the love, thanks! :)

teachwriteslash January 4 2009, 00:13:14 UTC

OMG - a Newhart reference. She was such a lovely actress and that scene will rate up there with the all time great TV series endings of all time :-)

Lovely story.

blue_fjords January 4 2009, 03:45:49 UTC

Thanks so much!
Yeah, here's hoping Suzanne Pleshette isn't rolling in her grave to be part of the title of a slashy story on the internet. I think she'd be cool with it.

etmuse January 4 2009, 00:20:48 UTC

I adored this... and any fic where Jack does the nervous thing gets a big tick in my book :)

blue_fjords January 4 2009, 03:50:56 UTC

I like Jack off-balance. Thanks!