What If: A Bandom AU Picspam

[cest_what]

So harriet-vane had a post about photos representing AUs, and I went away and thought for a little while and got terrifyingly inspired.

Here is the result.

Comments

[ashlein]

This is the AU about Victoria the modern ballet dancer. You know you'd read it.Oh man yes. And like ok (I'm totally stealing this bit from experience), Victoria goes to regualar school so she has to get changed in the bathrooms at school and make it to dance class in time and then sometimes she has morning ballet and has to get changed into her school uniform and get back to school in time for her Advanced Science class and she's sweaty and gross but her hair always looks super awesome when she pulls it out of the bun and she's become a master at quick changes

[blindmouse]

if you're not doing it with a sense of irony than you're not doing it right. So either bring it or step off" and walks out.

Ahaha omg yes ♥

So, OK, but this is a teen dance movie AU, so rival girl is not finished. We're going to get an act of sabotage in the finale. I'm thinking maybe - how about if she gets Gabe locked in a bathroom before they can meet up for the final night of the competition? And Vicky-T is frantic, because he can't not show up, he fucking can't, and rival girl wanders by and gives her big innocent eyes and says, "Did Gabe not show? Oh, baby, somebody should have warned you about guys like him. You can never rely on them."

[ashlein]

Oh man yes and Victoria is pissed. Because everything she thought about Gabe, how he is sweet and kind under all of the layers of like fluro and attitude is turning out to be bullshit.

So she sees Alex and Ryland and she just totally loses it at them and Alex is like "No wait, Gabe wouldn't not show up. Something must have happened" and Victoria is just tired and then Ryland is like "No seriously. He'll be here. Just, be ready to dance ok. We'll find him"

So Victoria is seriously considering walking away but she can't because for some reason she believes Alex and Ryland so then their names are called so Victoria goes down to the dancefloor and Gabe isn't there and she's standing there looking like an idiot and people are just looking at her and laughing and then she's about to leave when Gabe appears at her side and he's takes hold of her hand and gives it a squeeze before moving into their opening positions.

[blindmouse]

Hm. I think I want more drama.

How about Victoria goes out on the floor and she's waiting, and Gabe's not showing, she's humiliated and the organisers are giving her impatient/sympathetic/pissed off looks and beckoning her over, and then Nate, Alex and Ryland skid into the hall and Nate runs breathless up to whoever's in charge (please ignore the fact that I'm sure real dance competitions don't work this way) and makes wide sincere eyes and says that Gabe is late because he had to help a pregnant lady to the hospital, but he's texted and he'll be here in thirty minutes if they could please, please move his and Victoria's slot back.

And it's the most ridiculous story in the world, but Nate is so earnest and believable, somehow it works. But Victoria knows Nate, and she knows what his lying face looks like. But she lets him tug her off the floor and then turns and hisses at him "What are you doing?" and Alex and Ryland and Nate tell her they've been looking for Gabe everywhere and they haven't found him but they will, Victoria has to

[ashlein]

OMG YES THAT!!! ALL OF THAT!!!!!

So then they get out to the dance floor and they fucking own. They pull all the moves that they'd been struggling with off and it's somehow more because it's like they are thinking with the same brain and it's like all of the tension and the flirting and the drama and just everything is coming together.

They are out of breath and holding their final pose and everyone is clapping and Victoria looks so happy and so beautiful and Gabe wants to kiss her but he doesn't because he thinks that if this is going to happen, if he's going to make a move he shouldn't do it like this, in front of hundreds of people. It needs to be done properly.

lol have a safe trip home dude ♥

[blindmouse]

I don't know how it should end /o\

But Victoria felt like Gabe was about to kiss her, out there on the dance floor. She tells herself she's glad he didn't, because she was so euphoric and so happy with him and the world that she would have kissed back, for sure, and that would obviously have been a bad idea.

[ashlein]

Ok, so they win the competition and they are totally psyched and everything. Then Monday rolls around and it's weird now because Gabe doesn't know if the whole "After the competition we're done" thing still applies and Victoria isn't around very often because she's rehearsing for a ballet production and all of her time is either in class or rehearsing

[blindmouse]

THIS IS PERFECT

Especially:

and it's like the first time the met all over again

Yes. Exactly, yes. This time, just once, Gabe does it right.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

[ashlein]

YAY!!! That was fun!

Do you mind if I link to this from my journal? I'm pretty sure I have some Gabe/Vicky-T fans on my flist.

♥

[blindmouse]

Go ahead! I am ridic pleased with myself for taking part in a completed commentfic, wow is that rare for me.

(Also, we are clearly AWESOME ♥)

[ashlein]

Oh man me too. I usually wander off or make heart eyes at the other person until they write me more.

(Dude we are totally awesome ♥)

[ashlein]

Now with bonus Lyn-Z being a hotass and saving the day. http://ashlein.livejournal.com/95969.html?thread=450017#t450017

[do_come_in]

I'm sorry, what? That was awesome.One of you needs to freakin' write that out properly. What the actual...? Seriously. The world needs more awesome Gabe/Vicky T.

[blindmouse]

The world does need more Gabe/Vicky-T. I doubt if this will ever be more than a commentfic, but I'm glad you liked it!

[do_come_in]

Don't worry, I already had the 'We're not doing, stop asking' conversation with ashlein. Well, at least I have this to stare at on cold nights.

[blindmouse]

Oh, I never say I'm definitely not doing something. Most of my fic has been at least partially accidental :-)