[FIC] Valentine's Day Exchange - Into the Saloon

[walkingivy]

Title: Inside the Saloon
Author:  Walkingivy
Pairings: Greg/Clive, Richard/Tony, other side pairings
Rating: R?
Summary: Set in the Wild West, Greg returns to his old stomping grounds to help a friend and finds old flames still burn hot. A/N:  Written for Rosedamask in the Valentine fic exchange, who requested Greg/Clive or Richard/Tony and

Comments

[rosedamask]

Oh my god, I had SO MUCH FUN reading this. Right from the very first word, even - I mean, the town’s called HATTRICK, jfc. That’s genius, and I love the whole town so much - you’ve populated it so beautifully, and I love all the ensemble touches. DOC MOCHRIE. DEPUTY WAYNE. Greg and Richard being bros! Ryan as a slightly more aloof sheriff bro! Mike the carpenter! Paul’s perfect deadpan entrance! The sheer amount of OH TONY NO that you've managed to fit into his appearances! Ryan winning all the poker! <3 Also, I love all the references to a fancy edjumacated university Greg, because I do find it really intriguing how smartness is such an aspirational thing for him, and it works SO well in this setting.

But my absolute favourite thing was the Greg/Clive - bb!Greg being adorable and rambunctious and willing to do all kinds of bad things all over the saloon bar, Clive accidentally talking himself into bed with Greg, and being so sweet when he's taking care of his poor hungover prodigal ex (He wasn’t sure if he should thank

[walkingivy]

I'm so very glad you liked it! To be honest, I was a little scared when I saw your massive list of prompts because you seemed like you knew what you were talking about, and I'm not particularly strong on anything outside the realm of RyCol. So I looked into your links for more information (where I got descriptions for Tony's behavior, etc) to try and piece together something that made sense. It took me forever to find where Greg talks about Clive, but once I heard that quote, I had to use it. Plus, it puts together the idea of hattrick and magic for like a third meaning slipped in there. It's just spectacular that you picked up on my little nuances; comments like this really make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I accept all your thanks. ;)

[roseofpain84]

Heehee, Greg and Clive conversing with each other and not flirting sounds kind of impossible indeed. :D
I love the fact the town is called Hattrick. And then there's also angst in the story. :-P

The image of Ryan as a sheriff is also pleasing me a lot and if there was ever going to be a spin off with the sheriff and the doctor I would definitely read it. :-P

Also, 'Your mine now' was great. XD

[walkingivy]

Thank you! I tried really hard not to make the 'your mine now' line sound too corny.

I was rather fond of sheriff Ryan and Doc Mochrie myself. I would definitely consider writing a spin-off if people are interested.

[clayangel]

I would read that! ^_^

[clayangel]

Clive without his words was a completely vulnerable Clive, and Greg was suddenly wondering what he thought about gags.-LOL, oh Greg. ^_^ Also, the fact that you named the town Hattrick is absolutely fantastic.

And there's something amusingly perfect about the phrase "Doc Mochrie." It just rolls off the tongue so nicely. In fact, I'm really enjoying all the occupations you've given people.

That was super cute! I enjoy a good AU, and this is just a fun atmosphere to stick the guys in. Very nicely done. ^_^

[walkingivy]

I'm not usually very into AUs... it feels less like fanfiction to me, but this was a fun world to create, I think. Thanks for reading and your lovely comments!

[clayangel]

I think that a good AU captures the spirit/feel of the characters without having to rely on their usual setting to reinforce them. So while I definitely agree that most AUs are not as much fanfic to me as canon stories, I also think that a really well thought out and crafted one can be awesome.

[roseofpain84]

That's very nice to hear because I often feel I'm the only one who's not that huge of an AU fan. XD I obviously can't be the only one but sometimes I see way too many 'woohoo AUs are awesome' posts (on tumblr). XD

[fta2008]

I love the wonderful place (Hattrick) think of the wonderful choice of time and place in this story, I love Clive and Greg with each other. Glimpses of Ryan and Colin always be adding adorable. Richard / Tony beautiful actually.
Thank you on the story Beauties @ __ @ ^ _ *

[walkingivy]

And thank you for such a wonderful comment! ;)