Fic: Five Ways Johnny Wins in the End (skating RPF, Johnny gen-ish)
I'm going to be scarce around LJ-land from here on out. I'll post stories when they're due, and I fully plan to get all of those five things prompts written. But we're coming up on academic crunch time, and as usual, I need to devote myself to that. Between now and, oh, mid-May, I won't be reading my friends page on a regular basis. Send me good study vibes and email if you need me.
However, one last fic before I go into stealth mode:
Title: Five Ways Johnny Wins in the End
Fandom: figure skating RPS
Character/Pairings: mostly Johnny Weir gen, some Johnny/Ben Agosto and Johnny/OMC
Rating: PG-13 for language and innuendo.
Continuity: Futurefic with spoilers for 2007 Nationals.
Summary: You've got to believe it'll all balance out in the end.
Word Count: About 1,200.
Disclaimers: This is a work of fiction. The characters herein are based on real people, but the words and events are completely made up. They are not intended to be mistaken for fact, and no libel is intended. This original work of fan fiction is Copyright 2007 Mosca. All rights reserved. All wrongs reversed. The exhibition program in part 5 is totally to "I Am What I Am."
Notes: This is a response to the Five Things meme that went totally out of control. The prompt was supplied by callmesandy and is now the title. Thanks to annavtree for the beta and mimesere for the second pair of eyes.
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Terry Gannon: And here's Johnny Weir, trying to make a comeback after losing his national title to Evan Lysacek this year. He's third after the short program, and he skates first in this final flight. Do you think he can hold onto that podium spot, Paul?
Paul Wylie: It's hard to say. He's been struggling with his free skate all season, but he's been training hard since his loss at Nationals. He knows he'll need the quad to stay in contention, but it's those other elements that really set him apart.
TG: And he'll lead off with that jump, the quadruple toe loop. He landed it on two feet at Nationals. Can he do better here?
PW: Nice, solid takeoff, centered in the air, and... look at that. And a double toe loop on the end. Fully rotated, clean landings, good for him.
TG: Next is his triple axel. He landed a beautiful one in the short program; can he do it again? And it looks like the answer is yes. Triple axel, triple toe loop.
PW: He's not out of the woods yet, though. His biggest problem this season has been that he runs out of steam in the second half of the program and makes mistakes on relatively easy jumps.
three minutes and fifty-three seconds later
TG: And that's it. That's by far the best free skate we've seen from Johnny Weir since his very first World Championships, back in 2004.
PW: You know, I don't think it matters to him where he ends up in the final standings. We're not going to see a smile bigger than that one tonight.
*
"This is beautifully ironic," Ben said, running his hands up under Johnny's shirt, kissing the bridge of his nose, making Johnny swoon and grin and circle his hips.
"Is that the only reason you're here?" Johnny said.
"Irony is sexy," Ben said.
*
Okay, okay, you have every right to dodge my calls. Every right in the world, but I'm calling because -- I'm calling because I'm sorry, Johnny. I do love him, you know that, you saw, but I never meant for it to -- You're my friend, too. At least, I hope you're still my friend, because if I'd known they'd use this to play you and Evan off each other, then I wouldn't have -- And yeah, I should have known. What else would they do? I should have taken the high road, I should have said we would keep it quiet until it didn't matter who I was, I should have stuck to my guns on that. Because now it's all -- This isn't what I want. What I want is to be with someone who I love and who loves me and to have it not mean anything else but that, but I guess that's not how it works. So I wanted you to know -- I wanted you to know that Ben and I are going on Good Morning America tomorrow, and if they ask, when they ask, I'm saying I'm single again. Because I think this sport is better than that. It's, you know, you always say that it has to be about the skating, that if other things start to matter then we justify all those people who say it's just a show, it's not really a sport. I always assumed you refused to talk about your personal life because of the gay factor, but I'm starting to get that it's not really about that. That it's about keeping everyone's eyes on the skating where it belongs. And my God, this is the longest voice mail in history, and I'm sorry it's taking me so long to say this, and I hope you listened all the way to the end because this is how long it takes to tell you all of the ways I am sorry and all of the ways I am trying to make this right.
*
Johnny gets the invitation, but he doesn't go to the wedding. He goes out with a guy he's kind of been seeing. They get Italian food and go to a movie, and he tries not to think about how much he's not at that wedding.
Three years later, Sasha calls him and tells him about the impending divorce. Johnny thinks about what kind of gift he could send: cock rings and butt plugs and lube in a variety of fruit flavors, to help Evan get back in the saddle again. Sasha tries to tell him that's not funny but she's laughing too hard.
Two years after that he's planning his own wedding. It's not something he believed he would ever do, but he met the guy and he knew, knew a month after they met that this was the right one, the last one. They're doing the ceremony in Moscow in the spring but holding the reception in New York, a compromise. He's making the guest list, the massive guest list, and he puts Tanith's name on the list no problem. That makes him think of Evan, even now, and he writes "Eva" before he thinks better of it and goes on to the next name.
The invitations go out and he gets a call from Sasha all, Evan is really offended, it's been this much time, you can't get over it? So he calls Evan and explains, "I didn't think you would come anyway. I didn't go to yours."
"Yeah," Evan says. There is something old in his voice. "But yours is for real."
*
Kurt Browning: I'm here by the side of the rink with Mister Elijah Rivera. How does it feel to be the 2017 United States National Champion?
ER {Looks around at the audience, grins from ear to ear) Really cool?
KB: Well, you heard it here first, ladies and gentlemen. Being national champion? Really cool. Now. Rumor has it there's a previous men's national champion who inspires you. Can you tell us a little about that?
ER: When I was seven, I watched the 2006 Olympics on TV, and I saw Johnny Weir do his swan program, and I ran up to my mom and said, "I want to do that." So my parents got me skating lessons, and... here I am. And when I went out there to do my short program, I heard my music start and I was like, that's what I'm going to do, I'm going to skate just like that, and when I saw the scores I was like, oh my God, maybe I actually did skate just like that. So thank you, I know you're probably not watching this, but thank you, I'm here because of you. And another thing? I'm gay and I'm proud of that, and I think it was Johnny Weir who made me able to say that, too. And now, um, that's it.
KB (pats ER on back) Go skate, kiddo.
Camera cuts to Johnny Weir, who is absolutely watching this, because it's not like Kurt Browning didn't know the answer to that question. He waves at the camera. He's beaming.
However, one last fic before I go into stealth mode:
Title: Five Ways Johnny Wins in the End
Fandom: figure skating RPS
Character/Pairings: mostly Johnny Weir gen, some Johnny/Ben Agosto and Johnny/OMC
Rating: PG-13 for language and innuendo.
Continuity: Futurefic with spoilers for 2007 Nationals.
Summary: You've got to believe it'll all balance out in the end.
Word Count: About 1,200.
Disclaimers: This is a work of fiction. The characters herein are based on real people, but the words and events are completely made up. They are not intended to be mistaken for fact, and no libel is intended. This original work of fan fiction is Copyright 2007 Mosca. All rights reserved. All wrongs reversed. The exhibition program in part 5 is totally to "I Am What I Am."
Notes: This is a response to the Five Things meme that went totally out of control. The prompt was supplied by callmesandy and is now the title. Thanks to annavtree for the beta and mimesere for the second pair of eyes.
*
Terry Gannon: And here's Johnny Weir, trying to make a comeback after losing his national title to Evan Lysacek this year. He's third after the short program, and he skates first in this final flight. Do you think he can hold onto that podium spot, Paul?
Paul Wylie: It's hard to say. He's been struggling with his free skate all season, but he's been training hard since his loss at Nationals. He knows he'll need the quad to stay in contention, but it's those other elements that really set him apart.
TG: And he'll lead off with that jump, the quadruple toe loop. He landed it on two feet at Nationals. Can he do better here?
PW: Nice, solid takeoff, centered in the air, and... look at that. And a double toe loop on the end. Fully rotated, clean landings, good for him.
TG: Next is his triple axel. He landed a beautiful one in the short program; can he do it again? And it looks like the answer is yes. Triple axel, triple toe loop.
PW: He's not out of the woods yet, though. His biggest problem this season has been that he runs out of steam in the second half of the program and makes mistakes on relatively easy jumps.
three minutes and fifty-three seconds later
TG: And that's it. That's by far the best free skate we've seen from Johnny Weir since his very first World Championships, back in 2004.
PW: You know, I don't think it matters to him where he ends up in the final standings. We're not going to see a smile bigger than that one tonight.
*
"This is beautifully ironic," Ben said, running his hands up under Johnny's shirt, kissing the bridge of his nose, making Johnny swoon and grin and circle his hips.
"Is that the only reason you're here?" Johnny said.
"Irony is sexy," Ben said.
*
Okay, okay, you have every right to dodge my calls. Every right in the world, but I'm calling because -- I'm calling because I'm sorry, Johnny. I do love him, you know that, you saw, but I never meant for it to -- You're my friend, too. At least, I hope you're still my friend, because if I'd known they'd use this to play you and Evan off each other, then I wouldn't have -- And yeah, I should have known. What else would they do? I should have taken the high road, I should have said we would keep it quiet until it didn't matter who I was, I should have stuck to my guns on that. Because now it's all -- This isn't what I want. What I want is to be with someone who I love and who loves me and to have it not mean anything else but that, but I guess that's not how it works. So I wanted you to know -- I wanted you to know that Ben and I are going on Good Morning America tomorrow, and if they ask, when they ask, I'm saying I'm single again. Because I think this sport is better than that. It's, you know, you always say that it has to be about the skating, that if other things start to matter then we justify all those people who say it's just a show, it's not really a sport. I always assumed you refused to talk about your personal life because of the gay factor, but I'm starting to get that it's not really about that. That it's about keeping everyone's eyes on the skating where it belongs. And my God, this is the longest voice mail in history, and I'm sorry it's taking me so long to say this, and I hope you listened all the way to the end because this is how long it takes to tell you all of the ways I am sorry and all of the ways I am trying to make this right.
*
Johnny gets the invitation, but he doesn't go to the wedding. He goes out with a guy he's kind of been seeing. They get Italian food and go to a movie, and he tries not to think about how much he's not at that wedding.
Three years later, Sasha calls him and tells him about the impending divorce. Johnny thinks about what kind of gift he could send: cock rings and butt plugs and lube in a variety of fruit flavors, to help Evan get back in the saddle again. Sasha tries to tell him that's not funny but she's laughing too hard.
Two years after that he's planning his own wedding. It's not something he believed he would ever do, but he met the guy and he knew, knew a month after they met that this was the right one, the last one. They're doing the ceremony in Moscow in the spring but holding the reception in New York, a compromise. He's making the guest list, the massive guest list, and he puts Tanith's name on the list no problem. That makes him think of Evan, even now, and he writes "Eva" before he thinks better of it and goes on to the next name.
The invitations go out and he gets a call from Sasha all, Evan is really offended, it's been this much time, you can't get over it? So he calls Evan and explains, "I didn't think you would come anyway. I didn't go to yours."
"Yeah," Evan says. There is something old in his voice. "But yours is for real."
*
Kurt Browning: I'm here by the side of the rink with Mister Elijah Rivera. How does it feel to be the 2017 United States National Champion?
ER {Looks around at the audience, grins from ear to ear) Really cool?
KB: Well, you heard it here first, ladies and gentlemen. Being national champion? Really cool. Now. Rumor has it there's a previous men's national champion who inspires you. Can you tell us a little about that?
ER: When I was seven, I watched the 2006 Olympics on TV, and I saw Johnny Weir do his swan program, and I ran up to my mom and said, "I want to do that." So my parents got me skating lessons, and... here I am. And when I went out there to do my short program, I heard my music start and I was like, that's what I'm going to do, I'm going to skate just like that, and when I saw the scores I was like, oh my God, maybe I actually did skate just like that. So thank you, I know you're probably not watching this, but thank you, I'm here because of you. And another thing? I'm gay and I'm proud of that, and I think it was Johnny Weir who made me able to say that, too. And now, um, that's it.
KB (pats ER on back) Go skate, kiddo.
Camera cuts to Johnny Weir, who is absolutely watching this, because it's not like Kurt Browning didn't know the answer to that question. He waves at the camera. He's beaming.