Fic: Lie Back and Think of Barrayar

[philomytha]

So here's the other forced-to-share-a-bed cliché fic I mentioned, though this one's actually really very gen. Also, it's all Avantika's fault, because she said she didn't see how I could write a non-AU fic in which Aral and Alys wound up in the same bed, and then promptly suggested this plot bunny

Comments

[avanti_90]

This fic makes me giggle every time I read it. I liked the last line, and I loved the bit about the drains!

Of course Alys was sensible enough to get up early and escape long before Aral opened his eyes, but poor Aral next morning! I'm sure the subsequent conversation where Cordelia explains it to him would have been tremendous fun.

[philomytha]

Aral got back to Alys' flat, where Cordelia and Miles were staying until the drains got sorted out, in the early evening, just as the painkillers were wearing off. He went in and found Cordelia supervising Miles and Ivan as they competed on a computer game. Miles, he saw with a flicker of pride, was winning

[avanti_90]

:-) You just made my evening a lot better!
Poor Aral, and perfect Cordelia. Thank you! This was fun to read.

[philomytha]

Glad I could improve your evening! I think Aral's is looking up too now ;-).

[rose71]

Awww! *melts*
Even though this fic started as a "fit the trope" plot puzzle, you've given us such lovely Cordelia/Aral fluff here, as well as Alys/Aral friendship. Yay!

[philomytha]

*grins* You're welcome!

[enleve]

Aw, this is great. And the original story made me smile.

[philomytha]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed them.

[gwynnep]

Ohhh wonderful! Poor Aral, waking up with a crashing hangover AND having the worry of not knowing who you'd slept with - and being Aral, it could be ANYBODY.

Cordelia is glorious, as usual.

[philomytha]

It's just not Aral's day. Except that it turns out all right, so it is, really.

[zahri_melitor]

*squeaks*

Yes, that's exactly Cordelia's response. And Aral knows her well enough that he's confessing, even though he's still horribly embarrassed about the whole situation.

And Cordelia sending Aral back off to apologise to Alys... for hogging the bed! Brilliant.

[philomytha]

And stealing the blankets! Alys was more inhibited about elbowing him than Cordelia would be.