Fic: A Kiss is Still a Kiss

[rikyl]

Title: A Kiss is Still a Kiss
Rating: PG-13, maybe a light R.
Word count: 4,800
Pairing: Leslie/Ben
Summary: Soulmates AU. Although, if you squint and tilt your head just so, you might be able to fit this into canon, I don’t know.
Timeline: 3x10, picks up mid-episode, sometime after the incident where Leslie kisses Tom.
A/N: This is for shornt, who sent

Comments

[shornt]

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TENSION! MAKE OUTS! ALL GOOD THINGS!!! Christmas can be any time you want if the fic is this great :) :) Thanks so much!!

[rikyl]

You're welcome! I'm glad you liked it. I love writing episode AUs, so your prompt delighted me.

[throwingpens]

You are evil and wonderful at the same time.

I really like the way you worked in Ben seeing that she liked the wildflower mural on her profile but also that he remembered seeing her there.

Please allow me to sigh a little bit more, because I loved this.

[rikyl]

I did feel a little evil writing this, but I had to change something in order to justify having them make out a few episodes early. I'm glad you think it worked!

[princess_george]

OK so the lightbulb and Maintenance, for one thing. For another, the official government document noting that they made out.

Just saying, I see what you did there. It's very AU for me, because I always loved the idea that Ben suggested the wildflower mural just because (and what happened to your theory that it was their third date, not their first?) really hard, but it's a fantastic AU. And I liked so much how it was still an inter-piece, they were still betwixt and between, even with kissing.

So great to see you writing again! Yay!

[saucydiva]

The lightbulb thing just killed me.

[rikyl]

My actual head canon is that he has positive Leslie associations for the bench because he's seen her there a lot, but I know that moment is sacred to a lot of people, so I appreciate you humoring me on the liberties I took.

It's only their third "date" from Leslie's POV. Ben has no idea!

[sullen_aquarian]

I don't think I've read a fic before where Ben sees Leslie's dating profile, that was a treat to read. And the flickering lightbulb does give that extra nuance of Leslie's complaint in Jerry's Painting, doesn't it?

[rikyl]

Yeah, I can't believe that hasn't been done before. I'm glad you liked it!

[stillscape]

Oh my god, the light bulb. I think you've always been one of the masters of S3 tension--all of this is perfect and I am going to start yelling caring at you loudly to finish more fics.

[rikyl]

I may regret reminding you of this, but the thing you should really be pestering me to finish is the Jerry's Painting AU.

[stillscape]

YES. Finish that. Please, Ron. Please. Please finish the fic, Ron. Please please please.