Comments | indyhat: Death and Taxes

indyhat

Death and Taxes

May 08, 2008 02:32

Characters: Claude/Bennet
Rating: R, for sex and language.
Word count: 4,170
Spoilers: Set between ".07%" and "The Hard Part"; some spoilers for those.
Summary: Stupid, is what it is. Can't undo seven years with a taser and a bit of a grope. Don't know what I was thinkin'. Wasn't thinkin'. Sequel to Probability.
A/N: Massive thanks to fantasticpants, for the ( Read more... )

brave_new_slash, heroes_fic, heroes, paper_pwns_all, heroes_slash, claude, fic, bennet, morallygrayfic

Comments 29

visiblemarket May 8 2008, 02:06:17 UTC

Whew! That only took me four months to write >.<

Well, Ulysses took seven years, so I think you're still ahead.

God, I love your writing, even though it does force to actually concentrate. All sorts of fun little throwaway things you do, and they're always great.

The snarking, especially...well, it makes me happy.

"I don't have to know, mate. Exhibit A is currently ironing me to death. Keep sittin' there an' I reckon I'll have the dimensions of a bedsheet by breakfast."

Hah! Poor Bennet; that's not going to be good for his self-esteem.

"I said, if you include D'Artagnan, there were actually four musketeers," Bennet says.

You know, when Claude first mentioned it, that's exactly what I thought?

And the talk of Vikings was great. As was, you know, the porn. But that's always good.

indyhat May 8 2008, 02:10:19 UTC

Ulysses took seven years, so I think you're still ahead.

Well, that's very humbling company ;)

God, I love your writing, even though it does force to actually concentrate. All sorts of fun little throwaway things you do, and they're always great.

Thank you - that's lovely of you to say and I'm very flattered :) And glad that you enjoy it!

Hah! Poor Bennet; that's not going to be good for his self-esteem.

Hee. Poor Bennet. But we know Claude's still a lanky bugger, whereas Bennet's filled out a bit over the years.

You know, when Claude first mentioned it, that's exactly what I thought?

Hee! We're obviously on the same page.

Glad you enjoyed the Vikings and porn. In whatever order ;) Thanks for reading!

visiblemarket May 8 2008, 02:16:50 UTC

Well, that's very humbling company ;)

His porn isn't nearly as fun as yours.

Thank you - that's lovely of you to say and I'm very flattered :) And glad that you enjoy it!

I do; all your little puns that I only catch the second time around. It makes me feel accomplished.

Hee. Poor Bennet. But we know Claude's still a lanky bugger, whereas Bennet's filled out a bit over the years.

All those fajitas have to go somewhere. Although I'm sure he gets quite a workout. What with his job and all.

Hee! We're obviously on the same page.

That makes me very proud of myself.

...great, now I'm considering Viking porn.

indyhat May 8 2008, 02:24:57 UTC

His porn isn't nearly as fun as yours.

LOL! I shall put that quotation on the dust-jacket of my first book.

all your little puns that I only catch the second time around. It makes me feel accomplished.

Hee. I'm just sorta' wired that way, I guess. It's not high art (alas).

All those fajitas have to go somewhere. Although I'm sure he gets quite a workout. What with his job and all.

Oh, sure. I mean, he's not even remotely the lardarse that Claude is pretending. He's buff. Damn buff.

That makes me very proud of myself.

Hee :)

...great, now I'm considering Viking porn.

This does not surprise me as much as you might suppose.

And now, I'm going to bed, because I have to get up in about four and half hours. Thanks for reading - lovely to get a comment on the story before I go to sleep! :) See you in a few days.

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lotus0kid May 8 2008, 16:57:24 UTC

Fantastic sequel! Again, assuming they were all right with the R-rating, I'll bet Eccleston and Coleman would love to get this in their scripts. I love how they keep looking at each other until the one being looked at says, "What?" Although I think this comment might turn into an essay if I try to work out exactly what that means.

indyhat May 13 2008, 20:21:06 UTC

Thank you! And I'd give at least one of my limbs to see them act this out. Rawr :)

And feel free to turn your comments into an essay! It's a subject I don't seem to get tired of ... ;) Thanks for reading!

rhiannonsbirds7 May 8 2008, 19:07:16 UTC

Four months and well worth the wait!! Probability is one of my absolute favorites and this is a fantastic sequel. So between this and the Destro picture we finally got of Chris yesterday, I'm a happy, happy fangirl!

indyhat May 13 2008, 20:21:38 UTC

Well, thank you very much for reading and commenting! And if you happened to have any links to the Destro pics, I'd take a look ... ;)

rhiannonsbirds7 May 13 2008, 22:03:00 UTC

You haven't seen it yet? Oh, I must share the love. And the drooling madness.

http://iesb.net/images/stories/productionstills2/DESTRO-205_F.jpg

Do be warned, it's freaking sexy.

indyhat May 15 2008, 05:44:18 UTC

Well, rarrr! :D That's a damn fine suit. Thank you!

dref22 May 9 2008, 13:07:50 UTC

You guys are the reason that I'm in love with Claude/Bennet and taser pr0n. :) Probability is definitely one of my fave and I'm glad that you wrote this sequel. I was seriously waiting for this sequel and this is absolutely beautiful in every way. I loved their little psychological games.:)

indyhat May 13 2008, 20:22:09 UTC

It makes me so happy to think that I've helped convert people to the morally grey cause :)

Thanks for reading! I'm very glad you liked it.

ricestorm May 10 2008, 04:05:59 UTC

"Job?" Claude gives a derisory laugh. "Is that how you think of me?"
I had to re-read and think through that part a bit, but otherwise I really enjoyed the swinging back and forth between their priceless banter and the passion and then Bennet's motives driving all of the action till the end. Great fic.

...What happened to Bennet's torn stitches?

indyhat May 13 2008, 20:23:35 UTC

I had to re-read and think through that part a bit

Yeah, on a re-read after several days away, I confess that I'm not wild about it (too abrupt) ... I may tinker with it a bit. Thanks for reading :)

...What happened to Bennet's torn stitches?

This, if that's what you meant :)