[fic] torchwood - the joy of cooking (or gwen and the big huge cooking fiasco) - pg13 - gwen, gen

Nov 02, 2010 00:39

Title: The Joy of Cooking
(or Gwen and the Big Huge Cooking Fiasco)
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Gwen (+ her mum, Ianto and Jack, briefly, mentions of team)
Rating: PG13 for language
Length: ~6500
Summary: In which Gwen sets fires and puts them out, both metaphorically and literally.

Notes: For amand_r in tw_femficfest. HOPE YOU LIKE IT. MANY THANKS to solsticezero who is the ( Read more... )

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lizzledpink November 2 2010, 05:05:52 UTC
Oh, my, God.

THIS IS GWEN'S LIFE. THIS IS SO GWEN'S LIFE. /laughing SO MUCH/ EPIC. All the little things - her phone calls with Ianto, which make me LAUGH, because Ianto describes Jack as if they're a married couple SO VERY MUCH, with the cupboards and "himself" and OH MY GOD THEY'RE BUSYBODY HOUSEWIVES, except that Gwen CAN'T COOK and her mistakes are RIDICULOUS not that I would do much better BUT WOW!

So much love. Topping it all off with her mother and the Weevil - the BLOODY HELL GWEN IS ON CRUTCHES WEEVIL - outstanding. :D /twirls/ Evening made. (And right after I finished my NaNoWriMo for the day (I KINDA CUT IT CLOSE), too - NICE timing; I needed that! :D)

Brilliant. JOYFUL and brilliant.

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pocky_slash November 3 2010, 00:04:48 UTC
IT IS TOTALLY GWEN'S LIFE. Gwen is so ass at cooking and SHE REALLY WANTS TO BE AWESOME AT IT, but it's just not meant to be.

BUT SHE IS GOOD AT OTHER THINGS. Like kicking weevil ass!

I'm glad you liked the fic! It was fun to write! :D

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remuslives23 November 2 2010, 05:30:07 UTC
Laughing so hard at Gwen's cooking misadventures! Fantastic!

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pocky_slash November 3 2010, 00:05:06 UTC
Hee, thank you! I'm glad you liked it :D

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eldarwannabe November 2 2010, 06:07:53 UTC
Gwen can TAKE DOWN A WEEVIL ON ONE FOOT YO but cannot mash potatoes. This is absolutely perfect, and Rhys should never, ever leave her alone without a supply of open-and-eat food. And Jack's directions were perfect, because that's the exact relationship between someone who cooks and someone who doesn't. ("How much?" "A little. But more than the oil. And less than the sauce." "What!?") I save my recipes in emails for this reason.

Good cover at the end as well, but all that cleaning for nothing! Poor Gwen.

(Reading this was like watching the best sitcom ever. But better.)

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pocky_slash November 3 2010, 00:08:17 UTC
As I said in the author's note, Jack plays the part of ME in this fic. I CAN'T HELP IT. I JUST MAKE SHIT UP AS I GO ALONG. IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.

But, oh, Gwen. Gwen is good at lots of things, cooking is just not among them.

Also, oh man, I wish Torchwood: The Sitcom was real. If it was, the dvd extras would include Jack's voicemail to Gwen about what kind of potatoes make the best mashed potatoes, Gwen's awkward explanation to Rhys about why they have no food and all their appliances are burnt, and Ianto and Jack's snippy argument about teevee that preceded Gwen's phone call XD

Anyway, I AM GLAD YOU LIKED THE STORY. Thank you for reading ♥

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eldarwannabe November 3 2010, 03:39:25 UTC
(Goes back to read author's note because brain did not take a second between "Ooooh, new pocky_slash fic!" and clicking to read) THIS IS HOW I COOK WHEN I AM FAMILIAR WITH DISHES. Otherwise I clutch the recipes like my lifelines. Despite that, my roommate and I once managed to ruin roasted potatoes. But not Gwen-level bad, just hard.

So, feel free to channel yourself through Jack at any time. Because, hilarious!

ALSO I WANT THAT VOICEMAIL. (And the rest of the extras. And the DVD box-set with the bonus plastic weevil and mini-frying pan)

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neurotictealeaf November 2 2010, 06:17:08 UTC
Oh, my heart. Oh, Gwen! Hilarious and also I wish to hug her. And then continue to laugh.

I shall second the commenter above who remarked that THIS IS GWEN'S LIFE. Because it's true.

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

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pocky_slash November 3 2010, 00:10:40 UTC
SHE JUST WANTS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DINNER SOMETIMES. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?

(Yes. Yes it is.)

I AM GLAD YOU LIKED IT. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3!

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solsticezero November 2 2010, 06:19:59 UTC
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS. And I still love Jack's instructions. They are, in my opinion, the best part. Except for the part where Gwen beats a weevil with her crutches. Because that needs to be the best part, no matter what.

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pocky_slash November 3 2010, 00:37:15 UTC
OF ALL THE CHARACTERS FOR ME TO PROJECT ON, WHO'D HAVE EVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE JACK?

Okay, that's not entirely true, I project on Ianto in every other story ever, but still! WHY SHOULD JACK EVER HAVE A TURN? NIGHT IS DAY AND DAY IS NIGHT! I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM ANYMORE!

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