At last, she stirs (and possibly purrs)

[redscharlach]

Earlier this week I finished reading The Easter Parade by Richard Yates. It's a relentlessly miserable novel and I wouldn't particularly recommend it*, but it did have one line that I particularly liked: at one point, the female lead meets a man with "a voice that made her want to curl up and ride in his pocket like a kittenOkay, maybe it's not

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[we_reflamingos]

Mark Strong, Patrick Stewart and Tom Hardy. All very different voices, but all have the pocket-kitten (fantastic way to describe it!) effect on me. In each case it's exactly that and nothing else.

[redscharlach]

It is a very good description, and I want it to become more popular. Romantic heroines should be able to gasp "Sir, you have reduced me to a pocket-kitten!"

[we_reflamingos]

"Sir, you have reduced me to a pocket-kitten!"

See, that works for breathy, mischievous, and coy* and still allows for dignity.

Also, I love your icon. :)

*Or any combination thereof that your average romantic heroine may find herself in.

[yourealwaysmine]

yes! the 'can i lay on your chest while you read a story' sort of voice. i would curl up in benedict's pocket, and in alan rickman's pocket, and in tom hardy's, damien rice's, george clooney's and in viggo mortensen's.

[redscharlach]

Alan Rickman is a good one, but fortunately Benedict C. happens to do an excellent impersonation of him. It'd be like getting two pockets for the price of one!

[darthhellokitty]

Can I ride in his pants pocket?

[redscharlach]

Given all the people wanting to fit into his pockets and the finite number of pockets, I can only imagine someone will have to go for the trouser option. And you asked first. ;-D

[blamebrampton]

I have a theory that Richard Yates is proof of reincarnation and was once Thomas Hardy. It's a theory that's undermined by its absolute lack of proper theory-like qualities or relationship to reality, but in my head, it explains so much.

And there is little better than having a kitten in your pocket! Though it entails a certain amount of care when moving or sitting down ...

[redscharlach]

I like to think the man of my choice would take good care when his pocket was fully kittened. Although personally I'd make a pretty sturdy kitten, so a certain amount of being sat on wouldn't hurt too much.

[redscharlach]

Colin Morgan might be dangerous, though - you'd have to make sure you were taken out his pocket during any stunt scenes. (Alternatively, you could wear a little suit of kitten-armour.)