Where the Fruit Is (2/2) (Lorne/Zelenka)

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Title: Where The Fruit Is
Author: pierson
Beta(e): rosewildeirish, imagechild
Pairing: Zelenka/Lorne
Rating: R
Spoilers: Season Two, "Grace Under Pressure" (02x14)
Written For: iocane, who wanted 'Zelenka and Lorne talk about their bosses (gen or slash)'
Summary: Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.

Part 1

Comments

[wychwood]

Aww :) I like your Radek a lot, and the snippets of history you give him. Your Rodney is hilarious in his scene-stealing appearance, and this para:

A job that would've taken six minutes to finish turns into fifteen with Rodney butting in, but then Radek gets a flash of inspiration and thinks he can boost the signal significantly if he just...and Rodney says ”hm, what about that...” and then Radek looks for a scrap of paper, but can't find one, and scribbles equations on his left forearm with a Sharpie and Rodney says, ”no, no, a retarded baboon can do a better job than your feeble-minded attempts,” and then Radek scribbles equations on his right forearm and in his excitement Rodney almost dislocates his elbow trying to read them, and then they're taking everything apart again, arguing and insulting one another and when they're finally done, they've increased the signal strength by eight point seven five percent, both of them have math on every available skin surface, and Radek hums happily, sitting shoulder to shoulder with Rodney on

[pierson]

I have much love for Radek--he's my favorite character. *pets his fuzzy head*

And Rodney--yes, I think he gets short shrift in the series. While he's a good foil, good comic relief, I think they play that card too much and don't show just how invaluable he is, how he really does have good qualities that are never mentioned. He's a great character, and I just love his interactions with Radek. I just wish they had more of them. :-)

I liked Lorne from the first time I saw him. He's obviously smart, has a wry, dry wit, and is almost unflappable. I'd been wanting to try to pair him with Radek, and this gave me the perfect excuse.

I'm not so good with the whole "Evan" thing--he'll always be "Nick" to me for some reason. But I can roll with it.

I'm glad you liked the story, and thanks for dropping a comment!

[fishbaum]

Oh, that was wonderful! I've always liked Radek, and Lorne seems like he's good enough for our Czech. :) Thanks for sharing -- and if the evening's activities happened to get written, I'd love it!!

[pierson]

Radek is such a sweetie, isn't he? Much love for him.

I've liked Lorne from the beginning, and have been wanting to try to pair him somehow with Radek, and this was the perfect excuse. It also gave me a chance to sing Rodney's praises--he's too often the butt of jokes, isn't taken seriously, has his skills and intelligence and ingenuity downplayed canonically, which just isn't right.

Rose kept saying, "you're quiting? what do you mean it's ending NOW? write the rest of it!" *laughs* Maybe some other time. :-)

I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for dropping a comment!

[pierson]

*pets Radek's fuzzy head* Much love for him, oh yes.

I've always liked Lorne, and had been idly thinking that I'd like to put him with Radek, either friendship or more, and this was the perfect excuse. It was an excellent prompt, and also gave me the chance to sing Rodney's praises--he's so often (too often, if you ask me) used as comic relief, and while that's not bad in small doses, they neglect Rodney's intelligence, ingenuity, loyalty, his skills. And that's a shame. He's a great character, much more than just the butt of jokes. *steps off soapbox* ;-)

I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for commenting!

[copracat]

That was most fine. You give good Zelenka.

[pierson]

Radek is my favorite character. When I first saw him, I thought aha--this one looks interesting. And he is. :-)

I liked Lorne from the first time I saw him--smart, wry, unflappable, competent. I'd been idly thinking about putting the two of them together, and this was the perfect excuse. It was a wonderful prompt.

I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for dropping a comment--I appreciate it!

[kelliem]

Wonderful! I always know when I see your name on a piece that it is going to be well-written and in character. The only problem I had with this piece is that it ends too soon. :)

[pierson]

What a nice compliment! *happy bounce*

Yeah, Rose kept saying, "where's the rest of the damn story--the sex part? you're not stopping NOW, are you? you CAN'T stop now!" I had to swear to write that part later just so she'd stop whacking me about the head and shoulders. :-)

I'm glad you like it, and thanks for dropping a comment--I really appreciate it.

OH! Looking at your icon, it makes me think to ask, have you seen the recent photos of Nykl at one of the recent cons? Wow. Shiny, sparkly, pretty. He *does* clean up very nice indeed. :-)