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hackthis_archiveI seem to be producing a dearth of happy (o_O) stuff (HP - The Kindness of Butterflies; SV - Everything Will Never Be Okay), so I thought long and hard about someone I could make happy and somehow Seth managed to thwart the competition.
The O.C.
Seth/Ryan
If We Can Land a Man on the Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Heart
Seth is going to win Ryan's heart with the cunning use of comic books. Really. It's not necessarily a plan, because Seth is not the plan man. Ryan is the plan man, but since coming back from Portland and Chino, Ryan's been really withdrawn – more so than usual - and he's just… He’s not the man with the plan. He’s not even the man with half a plan, but Ryan is like Batman, and Batman always has a plan. Except it’s like there's a Ryan-shell where Ryan should be, and Seth knows that when superheroes are doubting themselves it’s up to their sidekicks and, um, lovers, to fix whatever’s wrong, because that’s what you do for people you care about.
So that’s what Seth’s going to do for Ryan, because that’s what Robin would do for Batman.
*
He starts off really stealth-like, by planting comic books in Ryan’s bathroom and in his drawers between his tee shirts and his boxer-briefs. Green Arrow and Legion and JSA and Top Ten and The Escapist, and anything else that Seth can think of that Ryan might possibly want to read that will make him smile, he lodges in every available crevice of the poolhouse.
He makes a mental note not to steal any more pairs of Ryan’s boxer-briefs either, because he totally got that kink out of his system the first time around. Probably. It’s not the sort of thing he’s going to examine too closely though, because every superhero has their weakness.
*
The second step isn’t really his idea at all; it’s all down to Summer and the Wonder Woman costume of 1001 Wet Dreams. He doesn’t need to share the wet dream information with Ryan though, because he wants Ryan for himself, not to share with Summer, even though she’d probably go for that idea once she stops hating Seth’s guts. And it would all be perfect except that the guy at the costume store doesn’t have any Nightwing costumes or any Flash stuff, and Seth is a little too scrawny to be Superman and there is no way he’s stuffing his boy parts into boy panties so he can be Robin. He loves Ryan a lot, but he doesn’t love anybody that much.
So instead of dressing up like a superhero, Seth goes out and buys Ryan a Batman tee shirt and a Superman tee shirt and then he buys a few shirts for himself, because every superhero needs a fan club to support him when the going gets rough.
*
Seth can see Ryan in black spandex. Not the shiny stuff that drag queens and teenage girls wear, but in a nice matte black spandex outfit, maybe with leather. Kind of like Batman, but kind of not, because Batman's more Kevlar and rubber, and the rubber is just a little too kinky for Seth. He admits he once had a wet dream about Batman, but the whole using a Batarang to cut off his clothes freaked him out and instead of waking up with a hard-on, his dick shriveled up and his balls practically climbed back to where they came from.
Yeah, that was just a bad experience all around.
*
The third step is supposed to involve Seth silently supporting Ryan through the hard times except that he wasn’t there when Theresa lost the baby, and well, when Ryan finally decided he was done with Marissa Seth’s immediate response was ‘Whoo Hoo!’
If Seth could draw he would draw Ryan a little comic book the way Anna did for him for Chrismukkah, but all his skills have to do with selecting bands and comic books titles and witty repartee. If witty repartee ever comes up in a job description for a superhero though, that will so be Seth’s job.
In the meantime, he’ll just watch lots of Adult Swim and Batman: The Animated Series to prepare for his future calling.
*
The thing about superheroes that nobody ever talks about is that even when they’re not human or a long way from home they still get lonely too, and they don’t have all the answers despite everyone thinking they should, plus their jobs sucks most of the time. Even with the superpowers, it’s really lonely at the top, and it takes Seth a little while to realize that maybe Ryan doesn’t want to be anybody’s superhero at all.
So the next time Seth walks into the pool house and finds Ryan lying on his bed and looking at the ceiling like he has no idea what to do to fix their lives, he lies down on the bed next to him and pats him on the shoulder and smiles.
“Don’t worry about it, man,” he says when Ryan looks at him with huge eyes and lines starting to show on his forehead. “Even Batman doesn’t have all the answers all the time, but I bet Robin never loved him any less because of it. It'll all work out, but you've gotta give it time.”
-end-
Notes: Title taken from the song by Beulah
The O.C.
Seth/Ryan
If We Can Land a Man on the Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Heart
Seth is going to win Ryan's heart with the cunning use of comic books. Really. It's not necessarily a plan, because Seth is not the plan man. Ryan is the plan man, but since coming back from Portland and Chino, Ryan's been really withdrawn – more so than usual - and he's just… He’s not the man with the plan. He’s not even the man with half a plan, but Ryan is like Batman, and Batman always has a plan. Except it’s like there's a Ryan-shell where Ryan should be, and Seth knows that when superheroes are doubting themselves it’s up to their sidekicks and, um, lovers, to fix whatever’s wrong, because that’s what you do for people you care about.
So that’s what Seth’s going to do for Ryan, because that’s what Robin would do for Batman.
He starts off really stealth-like, by planting comic books in Ryan’s bathroom and in his drawers between his tee shirts and his boxer-briefs. Green Arrow and Legion and JSA and Top Ten and The Escapist, and anything else that Seth can think of that Ryan might possibly want to read that will make him smile, he lodges in every available crevice of the poolhouse.
He makes a mental note not to steal any more pairs of Ryan’s boxer-briefs either, because he totally got that kink out of his system the first time around. Probably. It’s not the sort of thing he’s going to examine too closely though, because every superhero has their weakness.
The second step isn’t really his idea at all; it’s all down to Summer and the Wonder Woman costume of 1001 Wet Dreams. He doesn’t need to share the wet dream information with Ryan though, because he wants Ryan for himself, not to share with Summer, even though she’d probably go for that idea once she stops hating Seth’s guts. And it would all be perfect except that the guy at the costume store doesn’t have any Nightwing costumes or any Flash stuff, and Seth is a little too scrawny to be Superman and there is no way he’s stuffing his boy parts into boy panties so he can be Robin. He loves Ryan a lot, but he doesn’t love anybody that much.
So instead of dressing up like a superhero, Seth goes out and buys Ryan a Batman tee shirt and a Superman tee shirt and then he buys a few shirts for himself, because every superhero needs a fan club to support him when the going gets rough.
Seth can see Ryan in black spandex. Not the shiny stuff that drag queens and teenage girls wear, but in a nice matte black spandex outfit, maybe with leather. Kind of like Batman, but kind of not, because Batman's more Kevlar and rubber, and the rubber is just a little too kinky for Seth. He admits he once had a wet dream about Batman, but the whole using a Batarang to cut off his clothes freaked him out and instead of waking up with a hard-on, his dick shriveled up and his balls practically climbed back to where they came from.
Yeah, that was just a bad experience all around.
The third step is supposed to involve Seth silently supporting Ryan through the hard times except that he wasn’t there when Theresa lost the baby, and well, when Ryan finally decided he was done with Marissa Seth’s immediate response was ‘Whoo Hoo!’
If Seth could draw he would draw Ryan a little comic book the way Anna did for him for Chrismukkah, but all his skills have to do with selecting bands and comic books titles and witty repartee. If witty repartee ever comes up in a job description for a superhero though, that will so be Seth’s job.
In the meantime, he’ll just watch lots of Adult Swim and Batman: The Animated Series to prepare for his future calling.
The thing about superheroes that nobody ever talks about is that even when they’re not human or a long way from home they still get lonely too, and they don’t have all the answers despite everyone thinking they should, plus their jobs sucks most of the time. Even with the superpowers, it’s really lonely at the top, and it takes Seth a little while to realize that maybe Ryan doesn’t want to be anybody’s superhero at all.
So the next time Seth walks into the pool house and finds Ryan lying on his bed and looking at the ceiling like he has no idea what to do to fix their lives, he lies down on the bed next to him and pats him on the shoulder and smiles.
“Don’t worry about it, man,” he says when Ryan looks at him with huge eyes and lines starting to show on his forehead. “Even Batman doesn’t have all the answers all the time, but I bet Robin never loved him any less because of it. It'll all work out, but you've gotta give it time.”
-end-
Notes: Title taken from the song by Beulah
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Date: 2004-10-15 12:33 pm (UTC)every superhero needs a fan club to support him when the going gets rough.
Hee! Can I sign up for the Hack This fan club? Because you're my fave superwriter.
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Date: 2004-10-15 12:44 pm (UTC)You'll be member number one million twelve :)
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Date: 2004-10-16 12:00 pm (UTC)*snerk*
Not just any writer, but *super* writer. Wow. ;)
*preens*
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Date: 2004-10-15 03:33 pm (UTC)If witty repartee ever comes up in a job description for a superhero though, that will so be Seth’s job.
It was just so very Seth. <3
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Date: 2004-10-15 06:17 pm (UTC)I loved this.
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Date: 2004-10-16 12:07 pm (UTC)I love the title...and the fic too, of course...aww...
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Date: 2004-10-18 08:52 pm (UTC)If witty repartee ever comes up in a job description for a superhero though, that will so be Seth’s job.
This line is so.Seth.
Great writing!
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