Step Down

[elucreh]

Title: Step Down
Author: elucreh
Pairing: Implied Panic Bandsome
Rated: PG-13
Summary: Cassie watches them dance in the writhing crowd, absently rolling her shoulders against Jon's fingertips, and doesn't know whether she envies her friends or not.
Notes: The "Girlfriends" section of the Ill-Kept Secret 'Verse. Patently untrue: no man updating his blog

Comments

[vixalicious]

Aw, I really like this! It's melancholy, but still shows love. Is the 'taradiddle' thing on purpose though?

[elucreh]

Thanks! That's pretty much where I was aiming, so it's good to hear. *G*

(YES. OMG. IT'S A REAL DRUMMING TERM. Spencer talks about them on his drum-endorsement webpage, and I find it hilarious.)

[vixalicious]

Sorry, I thought it was a typo - I know how to do paradiddles, maybe I just haven't gotten to those yet!

[elucreh]

Hey, you actually, like, know what that means? Really? *in awe* My reaction to reading the webpage was, "Is he just making up funny words, or does he mean that?"

[trinity_clare]

Honestly, the girlfriends are so cute that I don't even see the GSF. *hearteyes*

[elucreh]

The GSF is coming out a lot more subtly in most of these than I had originally intended. *G*

Thanks!

[liketheroad]

<333333

I think this was saddest and best all at once: Because, whatever else--Jon's happy now; happy like he never could have been with just Cassie and a camera. He's got somewhere to go, now, and people to go with

[elucreh]

That's always my favorite thing about Jon, you know? All those interviews where he basically says, "I had no purpose or direction, and then I met my boyfriends lovers bandmates and suddenly MY LIFE HAD MEANING."

[liketheroad]

I KNOW! ♥

[vic_ramsey]

I really like the tone of this fic. It was kind of sad and you could see how Cassie still loved Jon, even if his love was all for her anymore.

[elucreh]

Thanks, darlin'. I'm sorry you wound up with the sad one dedicated to you!

[mrsquizzical]

ok. hi. and now i'm like WISTFUL and MELANCHOLY and still sort of smiling.

there is going to be, like, really HOT making out and gsf as a pay off, right?

(all the half-sentence conversations and air drumming were so right.)

[elucreh]

Hee, actually I think they really do go home and write all night and fall asleep on top of their instruments and all have to shower separately to save time in the morning--because that's part of being in love, for them.

When there's less inspiration around, there's lots of hot making out, though. *G*