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The Way of Things, Chapter 40

Dec 13, 2007 05:08

Peter was silent on the drive back into town, his jaw clenching and unclenching as he looked at the road. Something had occurred to him-or startled him-as he’d kissed her, and she wondered what it was. He glanced over at her several times, smiling, before returning his attention back to the road, and she felt a slow excitement build as they neared ( Read more... )

snogging, romance, kendal, rose, blackpool, carlisle, year 1, post-dd, smut

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kellywiag December 13 2007, 11:25:27 UTC

ohhhh I am loving this more and more with each installment. You capture first date nerves with the realisation of him loving her sooo beautifully. I have uttered the words "awwww bless" around 50 times this chapter.
beautiful, simply beautiful!! well done.

jlrpuck_fic December 13 2007, 11:52:28 UTC

I have uttered the words "awwww bless" around 50 times this chapter.

Peter--finally--is getting to just be Peter. And it's a fun, wonderful thing to finally get to write.

Have a lovely weekend!

earlgreytea68 December 13 2007, 12:31:49 UTC

"It had occurred to her that night that she wasn’t sure how often Peter had been on the receiving end of such sensations and feelings, instead of the one providing them. "

Hurrah! You turned this into English instead of the babble I sent back to you! Well done, you!

"Wanted to spoil him, not just to make up for no one bothering to do it when he had been a little boy-but because a man like Peter deserved to be spoiled, as often as possible."

Oh, and this is so much better than what I'd proposed. Miles better. I LOVE IT.

(Look! Before work!)

jlrpuck_fic December 13 2007, 12:33:50 UTC

Not just before work--you're the second comment! Go you! (is the alarm clock working?)

You turned this into English instead of the babble I sent back to you!

Pish posh--you sent me fabulous stuff in English. I just got a little crazy last night, post-hockey and near midnight, as I waited for the sausage balls for today's holiday party to finish baking.

I might be sleep deprived a bit rambly today.... ;)

earlgreytea68 December 14 2007, 02:37:02 UTC

Wow. Midnight. Have you ever seen such a late hour? It's the hour when one day turns into the next! It's a marvelous time to witness!

The alarm clock worked today. There is no rhyme or reason to it. There is no rhyme or reason to anything in my life, really.

thwump! liber_noctuae December 13 2007, 13:03:23 UTC

guh. and here I thought it couldn't possibly get any hotter. Though, in many ways, the hottest part was "They were both deadly serious about this thing between them, whatever it was, whatever it might become."

They're going into this with with their eyes open and knowing to the best of their ability that they want this as much as the other does.

This definitely was the icing on my last day of term! Thanks!
PS. do you think the bathrobe could sneak into a ficlet?

Re: thwump! jlrpuck_fic December 13 2007, 13:09:00 UTC

They're going into this with with their eyes open and knowing to the best of their ability that they want this as much as the other does.

Exactly--this is more than a tumble, more than just physical, for both of them. Granted, Peter realizes *exactly* what it is, for him, now; Rose, well--she's still working it out.

do you think the bathrobe could sneak into a ficlet?

*envisions the bathrobe sneaking out of the wardobe and wreaking havoc somewhere in the house*

I don't see why not ;)

Congratulations on surviving term!

Re: thwump! jvgymnast December 13 2007, 14:00:14 UTC

do you think the bathrobe could sneak into a ficlet?
*Pictures bathrobe with its own slippers, tiptoeing around*
It's early and this is where my brain goes.

Re: thwump! jlrpuck_fic December 13 2007, 15:28:30 UTC

*Pictures bathrobe with its own slippers, tiptoeing around*

My brain goes straight to Real Genius, and bunny slippers. So I think we're about in the same place, mentally ;)

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beatlejessie December 13 2007, 13:19:03 UTC

GUH

So much fun to wake up to this story! I love that they are getting more relaxed around each other, and how fun a happy Peter is! :D

jlrpuck_fic December 13 2007, 13:35:30 UTC

I love that they are getting more relaxed around each other

The better they get to know each other--and not just in the bedroom--the looser they'll get. The later ficlets I've written are sheer fun, from that standpoint.

how fun a happy Peter is!

Absolutely!

drho December 13 2007, 13:29:54 UTC

whoa. they are so cute with the scrabble.

Cuteness aside, I love the way you describe the various ways they love each other. The robe, the grins, the jim jam flirting, the teasing, the worrying, etc. It makes the scrabble transcend scrabble.

jlrpuck_fic December 13 2007, 13:37:19 UTC

It makes the scrabble transcend scrabble.

Thank you! This aspect was something that was very important for me. They love each other, they *want* each other--but a relationship based solely off of sex isn't going to last, long-term. There has to be much, much more for it to work (good lord, when did I turn into my mother?!) .

drho December 13 2007, 13:45:08 UTC

Scrabble is fine for its own sake, but 40 chapters of scrabble wouldn't be meaningful. These characters are really alive. Plus, you've made me care about OC characters like the good DC and James. Please give all of these characters a happy ending. :)

jlrpuck_fic December 13 2007, 13:50:35 UTC

Scrabble is fine for its own sake, but 40 chapters of scrabble wouldn't be meaningful.

Oh, very well-said, indeed. And much less patronizing than what I was saying ;)

Please give all of these characters a happy ending.

Including the DCI? ;) I have no crushing desire to kill any of the characters I like, and in fact have great plans for all of them (if not outright happy endings). Penny, for instance, won't go away simply because this has pretty much become the Peter&Rose show--I've become too attached to him. :)

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