5 acts meme

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how the 5 acts meme works
- Post a list of your five favourite kinks/acts or themes in your journal. At the bottom, add what fandoms/pairings you're interested in.
- Comment to the master post with a link to your post.
- Read other people's lists here.
- Post comment-fic based off of other people's interests.

Comments

[linndechir]

A cure for temptation (Skyfall, Bond/Q, admiration and envy + touching + UST) 1/3
Actually I'm pretty sure I almost managed to cheat my way through all five acts in one fic, I'm really proud of myself.Q sat by the window and pretended to be looking through his notes, but his eyes kept wandering to the bathroom, the large two-winged door that was wide open for no good reason other than Bond being a show-off, and anyway what kind of a hotel had bathrooms that were larger than most people's living rooms, with just as absurdly large doors? Right, the kind of hotel that James Bond stayed in, and Q in this case, because his fear of flying unfortunately couldn't save him from being sent to Paris to help Bond on a mission that would require a bit more technological know-how than England's finest had

[linndechir]

A cure for temptation, 2/3He had got used to that long ago. His job helped, being among people who valued and respected him for what he could do, and rationally Q knew that his brain was more valuable than the most capable soldier in the world. There was a reason MI-6 risked Bond's life without a second thought, while they didn't let Q go anywhere without a few bodyguards shadowing him (he pretended not to notice, but he wasn't an idiot). Of course, that also had something to do with the fact that Bond could actually take care of himself in a dangerous situation, but that wasn't the point. But no matter how irrational it was, it still stung, seeing Bond's perfectly honed body, the scars and wounds he had accumulated in years of service, a service that would always be seen as greater and more valuable than Q's. He wondered what it was like, being Bond. Having the same unshakeable trust in his body that Q had in his mind. Not ever deciding not to do something just because it sounded too dangerous. Feeling people's eyes follow him

[linndechir]

A cure for temptation, 3/3Bond didn't say anything, but he cocked his head just a bit to the side, angled it as if to kiss Q, and while part of Q was oddly curious to find out if Bond would actually go through with the motion, if his professionalism wouldn't win out in the end, he was worried that his own resolve might not last once he felt Bond's lips on his own. He wanted him, but he would have him on his own terms. He wasn't going to be seduced like a brainless beauty in a casino, he wasn't going to swoon in Bond's arms as if he had never been kissed before. He might look like a shy boy just waiting to get ravished by a big strong man, and he would be lying if he said he never enjoyed that fantasy himself, but he was certainly not going to give James Bond of all people the satisfaction of seeing him like that

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Linnnnn, you did an amazing job of putting so many wonderful things in this. Yesss. And oh god Q's sense of his own value which is at once deservedly high but simultaneously conflicted because of the environment he grew up in and the sorts of masculinities which were esteemed by his family and his peers. Glorious. And Q playing Bond the way Bond plays most people is wonderful to behold. YES. That slight competitive edge there. Eeee. They are like glorious equals who are equal in nothing but make up for each other's deficits perfectly. Anyway, anyway, I want to reread this and quote things back at you but then I would probably miss the bus and I cannot do a Bond-on-the-tube and just jump on when the bus is already in motion so I might squee at you more about this later, after the joys of working on a Sunday are done with. Reading this is almost certainly going to be the awesomest thing which happens to me today though. (; Thank you as always, bro. :D

[linndechir]

Eeeeeh, i'm so happy you like this. :D I don't even know where my headcanon comes from that Q comes from a traditionally military family, but somehow it just fits, and it would give him certain issues no matter how well he knows what he's worth. I am a bit disappointed that you can't do a Bond-on-the-tube, but you would probably just hurt yourself if you tried that and I don't want that. But I'm all for more squeeing later. ;)

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Can you imagine what a drag it'd be if I hated it? (; And I don't know where your Q heacanon came from either but it fits perfectly with Q and his choice to get involved with that kind of institutionalised nationalist endeavour, so I kind of can't unsee it now. I wish I could do a Bond-style tube jump, even if it resulted in injury, honestly, just for the awesome factor. Besides, today I managed to hurt myself by tripping over while walking backwards so, uh, yeah, trying to be James Bond would be a way slicker way to get hurt. (; Also, no-one laughed when I fell over which made me sad. Like, seriously, dudes, way to make me feel more dumb by taking it all super seriously.

[linndechir]

That'd suck, if I wrote something for you and you hated it. ;) Yep, sounds like you really shouldn't try to be Bond, you might hurt yourself. And waaaah, they could have had the decency to laugh at you. ;)

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It reaaaally would. But don't worry, it won't happen. (Unless you suddenly become horrible/write me luridly detailed descriptions of snakes or something.) And, hey, I'm suave enough to be Bond, honest. And oh god, their concern was horribly sincere. Why didn't they laugh at me? Bad times. (;

[linndechir]

I won't write about snakes. I don't even reblog snakes on tumblr, just for youuuuu.
My friends are usually concerned for one second to make sure I'm not seriously hurt, and then they laugh hysterically. ;)

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I am actually very touched by your not reblogging snakes out of consideration for me. A true sign of friendship. (I have 'snake' and 'snakes' tumblr savioured though, so if you wanted to you could just tag yo snakes and we'd be good. ;))
Your friends sounds like they've got the right idea. I was at work when I took my prat fall today though so it was mostly just the security dude earnestly asking me if I wanted to write it down in the 'accident book', presumably, y'know, in case I want to sue the company for my incredible personal injury.

[linndechir]

Okay, good to know. All the snakes. ;) Nah, I'm not even a huge snake fan, just some snakes are cute.
Security dude clearly has the right idea of how to deal with stuff like that.