Coming Out (1/2)moerlinDecember 8 2011, 21:16:29 UTC
Just a silly little thing in two parts due to length... no actual spoilers for any of the referenced shows. Big thanks to sleeper6 for the quick beta! Reid was stumped. Over the past couple of weeks, Luke had been acting not at all like himself. For one thing, he was being secretive and was never short on excuses when Reid asked him what he had been doing all day - Reid really didn’t think spending the day at the foundation warranted the shuffling feet and shifty eyes Luke sported, not to mention the sudden mood swings he’d have. And for another, he always seemed to be on his laptop, typing away furiously when he was home. As soon as Reid would step through their door, though, Luke would try to inconspicuously close the lid and act like nothing out of the ordinary was happening
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Coming Out (2/2)moerlinDecember 8 2011, 21:18:46 UTC
Luke continued. “Grandma was really sad about that, but then I heard that there are still some good shows on in Europe. And you know how her new TV is connected to the internet and has an UsTube app? I thought I could check them out and show her how to get her daily fix. But then one thing led to another, and I started watching full episodes.”
Reid nodded slightly, encouraging him to go on. He still didn’t have a clue how soap operas had a role in Luke crying his eyes out.
“And then I discovered certain channels on there that only had the clips of the gay storylines.”
Yeah, that sounded familiar to Reid, but he decided to let Luke finish first.
“So I watched Ste and Brendan on Hollyoaks, and that was fine. But then about a month ago, I discovered Chrolli.”
“Chrolli?”
“Oh,” Luke said, “that’s the fan name for Christian and Oliver on Forbidden Love. It’s a German soap
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Re: Coming Out (2/2)sylnlDecember 15 2011, 23:55:52 UTC
So happy with the master list, because I missed this one! What a terrific read! I did wonder if you'd made a connection to the Dutch soap (there's a gay storyline as well) but the German one did the trick too:-)))
Re: Coming Out (2/2)moerlinDecember 16 2011, 12:35:06 UTC
Aww, thank you so much! Guess I didn't really think of Edwin/Lucas when I wrote this, but then I have to admit I don't know anything about any soap couples other than Luke/Reid, it's all just hear-say on my part. And I did zap past Forbidden Love a couple days before writing this, so that might have been the reason I included them. ;)
Re: Coming Out (2/2)sylnlDecember 16 2011, 12:55:20 UTC
Ah well, Edwin and Lucas seems to be dealing with uninspirered writers who try to copy LuRe (and fail terribly imo) so not much fun on that front anyway:-) Didn't even know about more Europian soaps. I hope they'll keep this genre alive!
Re: Coming Out (2/2)moerlinDecember 16 2011, 13:08:50 UTC
I heard something about a hospital and/or possible triangle storyline for Edwin/Lucas? Yeah, doesn't seem all that original. It seems soaps are doing a bit better over here than they are in the States, but some German ones have also been canceled. Though I do think they have a better chance of survival because they're in half-hour format. I'd guess that way they don't circle around the same storylines too frequently. ;) But I'm not a soap watcher at all, so I don't know anything for sure.
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Reid nodded slightly, encouraging him to go on. He still didn’t have a clue how soap operas had a role in Luke crying his eyes out.
“And then I discovered certain channels on there that only had the clips of the gay storylines.”
Yeah, that sounded familiar to Reid, but he decided to let Luke finish first.
“So I watched Ste and Brendan on Hollyoaks, and that was fine. But then about a month ago, I discovered Chrolli.”
“Chrolli?”
“Oh,” Luke said, “that’s the fan name for Christian and Oliver on Forbidden Love. It’s a German soap ( ... )
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“- and the way I see it, you really only have two choices: keep watching and live with whatever outcome they present you with or just stop watching.”
Reid thought he heard Luke mumble, “Or write our own endings,” but he decided to ignore that for the time being. Now, that's just crazy talk.
Love Reid preventing Luke from watching the soap opera with the snarky neurosurgeon. It would just break his lil heart.
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Heh, Luke is totally writing Chrolli fanfic. :D
And yeah, Reid's a good guy like that. :)
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“Wow, must have been bad. Broke your heart, didn’t it?”
“Almost literally,” Reid admitted. “So, we good?”
Yup, broke my heart :(
Terrific story!!!
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Thank you! :)
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Guess I didn't really think of Edwin/Lucas when I wrote this, but then I have to admit I don't know anything about any soap couples other than Luke/Reid, it's all just hear-say on my part. And I did zap past Forbidden Love a couple days before writing this, so that might have been the reason I included them. ;)
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It seems soaps are doing a bit better over here than they are in the States, but some German ones have also been canceled. Though I do think they have a better chance of survival because they're in half-hour format. I'd guess that way they don't circle around the same storylines too frequently. ;) But I'm not a soap watcher at all, so I don't know anything for sure.
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