hackthis_archive ([personal profile] hackthis_archive) wrote2009-03-04 10:38 am
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Leverage – Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (Parker/Maggie, Hardison/Eliot, PG-13)

So. Like. Yeah. I've never written girlslash (fem slash? girl on girl? what the hell is it called?) before, or Leverage, but I am assured you'll let me know if I'm doing it wrong. I mostly just really wanted to write Parker wooing Maggie and decided to have at it. All mistakes are mine. [livejournal.com profile] sparky77, I want my wing!fic beta.

Leverage
Parker/Maggie, Hardison/Eliot
PG-13 for language.

Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady






"I'm going to ask Maggie out," Parker announces during lunch, which is mostly a loaf of bread and a jar of jelly. She doesn't like peanut butter much.

Eliot looks up from whatever's he's doing that's annoying Hardison. Parker knows Hardison's annoyed because his mouth is twitching, and he keeps glaring at Eliot over his sports drink like he wants to fuck him or kick him in the head and he can't decide which one to do first.

See, and they say she doesn't pay attention to other people.

"Nate's Maggie?" Eliot asks.

"She's not Nate's Maggie, she divorced him because he's a martyr and a drunk and uncommunicative."

"Uh, where did you hear that?" Hardison asks.

Parker grins. "Oprah."






"So, when you say you're going to ask Maggie out, you mean to do girl stuff, like shopping?" Eliot's voice is loud in Parker's ear.

She's currently hanging upside down in a harness outside the distribution office at the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank, because Hardison promised her five hundred dollars to break in and steal a copy of Watchmen before it's released.

Five hundred dollars isn't a lot, but money is money and Parker loves money. Plus, she was bored and Top Chef isn't on for another hour.

"Why would I go shopping on a date?" Parker asks. "Don’t people generally try to get each other drunk and naked instead? I mean, technically, Maggie would be naked in a dressing room, but then there'd be no alcohol. I like alcohol."

There's some interference, like people are scuffling, which they probably are.

"I think what Eliot's trying to say," Hardison's voice sounds kind of breathless. Uh huh. "Is do you mean you want to date Maggie, like a real date, where you pick her up and you pay for dinner and hope you get laid, or are you just trying to bond? You know, girl stuff."

Parker thinks this over. "I like bondage," she says eventually, "but I like Thai swings better. It's always good when you can strap people to stuff during sex. I never did that with the other girls in school."






They're having dinner. Okay, they're standing around the microwave waiting for their mini pizzas to be done, but it's close enough for dinner.

"I asked her out," Parker says proudly.

Eliot and Hardison look up from staring in the microwave window.

"You did?" Eliot says, pushing his hair behind his ear.

"When?" Hardison asks. "We only got back twenty minutes ago."

"When you guys were having sex in the bathroom and thought I didn't know."

Eliot blinks. "We weren't -–"

"I would never -–" Hardison sputters.

"You have white stuff in your hair," Parker waves between them vaguely.

"I do?" Eliot brushes at his hair ineffectually.

"No," Parker admits, "but you could've."

Hardison makes a low whistle. "That was cold, Parker. Stone cold. High five."

Eliot does not approve of their high five and breaks it up. "So, you asked Maggie out. What did you say?"

"I called her on her cell phone and said I thought her hair was shiny, and she smelled nice, and did she want to have dinner sometime?"

"And that worked?" Eliot's seems generally surprised.

Parker elbows them aside to get to the microwave when the bell dings. The pizzas smell awesome, like fatty cheese and fake tomato sauce and lots of preservatives.

Parker rolls her eyes. "Of course, it worked," she says, cradling the pizzas to her chest. "Why wouldn't it?"






"So when I can tell her we're having sex?" Parker says when they're sitting around Hardison's loft. They're supposed to be going over logistics for something, but mostly they're just tossing popcorn at Jimmy Fallon on TV.

Jimmy Fallon is a tool.

Hardison chokes on his huge microwave pretzel and pieces go everywhere. Some of them even end up in Eliot's hair. "You should be more careful," Parker tells him. "You could choke like that. You should eat smaller pieces and chew more, but just with food, because nobody like being chewed on during sex."

Hardison wheezes. "You want to take this one?" he says to Eliot.

"Take which one?" Parker asks.

Beside her, Eliot shakes his head. His hair moves like he's washed it recently. That's new.

"Parker," Eliot taps her shoulder lightly, like he's giving her bad news or something. "You can't just tell her you're going to have sex."

Parker scoffs. "Why not?"

"Because people have to decide when they want to have sex," Eliot says. "It's supposed to be a joint decision."

Parker frowns. "But I heard lesbians bring U-Hauls to their first date, and if I'm a lesbian, I don't want to move in with Maggie until I know she's good in bed."

Hardison pushes Eliot out of the way to enter the conversation. "So, you're a lesbian? Can I watch?"

Eliot smacks him on the back of the head "No, you can't watch!" A pause. "Unless I can watch too."

Parker frowns. "Well, I don't know. I have to have sex with Maggie first, to decide if I'm a lesbian and want to bring my U-Haul on a date. Maybe you can watch afterwards."

Hardison and Eliot share a look. "Okay," they say together.






"I'm a lesbian," Parker announces two days later in the conference room. They're supposed to be looking at the mass of screens, going over some job which will rob the rich and feed the poor or something. Parker's watched Robin Hood enough to get the gist.

Sophie blinks. "That's nice, Parker."

"I still like boys," Parker assures her. "I just like girls too."

"Okayyyyyyyyy," Nate says. He was pointing at something on the screen, but now he's looking at Parker like he forgot how to speak.

"It's okay," Parker assures him. "It's all consensual. Maggie said she hadn't had sex with a girl since college, but apparently it's like riding a bike."

"Mag –- Maggie?" Nate sputters. "My Maggie?"

Parker frowns. "No, my Maggie. I'm still trying to get her to try my Thai swing, but I guess we'll have to work towards that."





There's a lot of yelling, which Parker lets Sophie deal with. She goes to the kitchen to get a popsicle instead. "I wish they still made Jell-o pops," she says, holding two red popsicles over her shoulder for the guys.

When someone takes the popsicles, she turns around, and Hardison's giving Eliot an unwrapped popsicle. "Whatever happened to Jell-o pops?" Eliot says.

"I miss Jell-o pops," Hardison sighs, slurping on his popsicle. "Jell-o pops were the bomb."






"Parker, I accept that you are an adult and you can date whomever you want to," Nate says an hour later. "You don't need my permission to date anyone, even Maggie."

Eliot looks up from his fourth popsicle. "You're blocking Oprah."

Nate glares at him; Eliot just rolls his eyes.

Hardison elbows Parker in the ribs. "What?" she says.

"Don't you have something to say to Nate," he prompts.

Parker thinks this over. "You're right, I don't need your permission to date Maggie."






They last a month.

That's two weeks longer than Parker's longest relationship.

Parker likes Maggie a lot. She smells good and wears nice clothes that she lets Parker pet in public, and Maggie really likes having sex in strange places, which Parker's all for, but in the end, it's just not her thing.






"I broke up with Maggie," she says at their weekly sleepover, which they don't call a sleepover because they're not 10 anymore, even though they watch 80s cartoons and eat lots of cereal and junk food like they're 10 and stay up really late and then can't get up in the morning.

Eliot spills a little of his bowl of Lucky Charms on the sofa. "You broke up with Maggie?" he says, brushing the milk on the floor.

Parker shrugs. "Yeah, I like her a lot, but she's all older and serious and I'm not ready to be tied down."

Hardison wipes his mouth with the back of his hand. He's twitching beside Parker and she thinks maybe she should tie him down. He's been chugging a liter bottle of Mountain Dew. "I thought you liked being tied down," he says, just dodging a smack to the head from Eliot.

"Well, I do," Parker says, "but, she said I spent too much time with you guys, too much time working, and she was coming between me and my money. And nobody comes between me and my money."

Hardison just laughs. "I hear that."

"I know you do," Parker says. "I've seen that money you and Eliot keep having sex on. It's kind of gnarly."

Eliot's mouth falls open, and Hardison just gapes.

Parker smiles. "Yes, I know, I win."



-end-

[identity profile] stentoriansista.livejournal.com 2009-03-04 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh holy God. Weekly sleepover. This could not be more perfect. I fully maintain those three are the best parts of the show, and you've done them all really well.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I fully maintain those three are the best parts of the show

I agree whole-heartedly.

[identity profile] ghostrunner7.livejournal.com 2009-03-04 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. God. Yes. A whole pocket universe of yes.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

[identity profile] phantomminuet.livejournal.com 2009-03-04 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, Parker. You win the internets.

Hardison makes a low whistle. "That was cold, Parker. Stone cold. High five."

That was so Hardison. I could actually hear him in my head. :-)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Your icon is fifty kinds of win. Just FYI.

[identity profile] farad.livejournal.com 2009-03-04 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
*snort* - I love it. Very well done - very nicely conceived! I love your Parker-voice!

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!
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[identity profile] ladyjax.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Parker frowns. "But I heard lesbians bring U-Hauls to their first date, and if I'm a lesbian I don't want to move in with Maggie until I know she's good in bed."

MADE OF WIN.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!
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[identity profile] taurenova.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
This about fifty different kinds of adorable wrapped up in a big ol' ball of awesome. Possibly with some kind of bow made entirely of Win.

I wanted Parker/Maggie the instant Parker leant in and sniffed her.

She's currently hanging upside down in a harness outside the distribution office at the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank, because Hardison promised her five hundred dollars to break in and steal a copy of Watchmen before it's released.

Hands down my favourite bit. Because it's so perfectly Parker and also so perfectly Hardison.

(Also this:

Eliot does not approve of their high five and breaks it up.

Because it's perfectly Eliot.)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I wanted Parker/Maggie the instant Parker leant in and sniffed her.

My sentiments exactly! I think it was a mating call or something.
satoyan: (ALDIS HODGE: Eliot and Hardison are up t)

[personal profile] satoyan 2009-03-05 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
I adore this, thank you for posting it! Eliot/Hardison&Parker are my favorites, especially when they are all chummy and weird and funny. (Mix and match the / and the &, I just love the three of them in any way they're together.)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you liked it!

[identity profile] merle-p.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
That was so hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing.
I suggest you send it in as a script for an episode in the second season. It would make and awesome episode. :-)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
If this episode shows up, Dean Devlin and I are going to have a talk about royalties. That's all I'm saying.
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[identity profile] winterfish.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Omg, this is MADE OF WIN! I love Parker watching Oprah, and musing about Jell-o pops, and weekly sleepovers. \o/

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you liked it!

D-E-D dead

[identity profile] darkrosetiger.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
"I called her on her cell phone and said I thought her hair was shiny and she smelled nice and did she want to have dinner sometime?"

I've been wanting to read this ever since the season finale, because Beth Riesgraf + Kari Matchett = WIN.

Parker frowns. "Well, I don't know. I have to have sex with Maggie first to decide if I'm a lesbian and want to bring my U-Haul on a date. Maybe you can watch afterwards."

You can't fault the woman's logic.

Also, I love that Eliot's totally a big girl.
Edited 2009-03-05 01:23 (UTC)

Re: D-E-D dead

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I really want them to bring Maggie back if only to see her interact with Parker again.
ghost_lingering: Robin Hood and Little John cross dress and accidentally grope (hey!  watch the goods!)

[personal profile] ghost_lingering 2009-03-05 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
This is awesome.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Your icon is made of win. And I'm glad you liked the story.

[identity profile] blueswan9.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Wonderful, hilarious and cheer-worthy. \o/

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!
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[identity profile] paleogymnast.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
OMG!! This is *awesome*! I have so been craving some Parker/Maggie and this certainly delivered in a very believable, perfectly Parker way.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you liked it!

[identity profile] ladyjestyr.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this was awesome. I can just see Maggie agreeing to the date because she's kind of steamrollered and then wondering how she ended up in bed with this strange, terrifyingly blunt girl. :)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
LOL. Exactly.
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[identity profile] vickita.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this is *great*! HEE!

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_calex_/ 2009-03-05 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Oh god, how do you do this? You've just... you've got Parker, spot on. Just exactly right. I loved her in the show and I love her in this fic. This is just... nothing short of absolutely amazing. I love it. :D

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so pleased you liked it, thanks!

[identity profile] alethialia.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
::peeks out from solitary::

Beside her, Eliot shakes his head. His hair moves like he's washed it recently. That's new.

This? Fucking OWNS! You define win.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you liked it.

p.s. I haz a project I am unleashing tomorrow. Oh, yis.

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[identity profile] alethialia.livejournal.com - 2009-03-06 05:12 (UTC) - Expand

[identity profile] norah.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
AHAHAHAHAHA *snerk*

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
:)
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[identity profile] syrenslure.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
This is so good. I remember laughing out loud at Parker with the sniffing and the petting, and this story just wins on so many levels.

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you think so!

out of blue question

[identity profile] nebt-het.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Hey ya, any idea if Amity Pictures would be a company that would film specials for DVD's?

Re: out of blue question

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
I've never heard of that company, so I couldn't say.

[identity profile] nebt-het.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Leave Eliot's hair alone!

This was great..seriously. ;-)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

[identity profile] dimestore-hippy.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh that was so great! I love how you wrote Parker- it was perfect.

"I miss Jell-o pops," Hardison sighs, slurping on his popsicle. "Jell-o pops were the bomb."

Oh, Hardison haha. I love that little scene there the most. No idea why. And the 500 bucks for a copy of Watchmen. Okay- I loved it all ^-^

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you liked it, thanks!

[identity profile] liz-mo.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
*rotfl*
I love Parker so much! Her interaction with Elliot and Alec in this one were great, great, great! And Alec and Eliot, too. Very in character, too!

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks!
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[identity profile] busarewski.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
Parker FTW!! Fantastic characterization and great fun =)

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

[identity profile] celtprincess13.livejournal.com 2009-03-05 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
This? Is hilarious. And you've nailed Parker's voice perfectly. Loved it!

[identity profile] hackthis.livejournal.com 2009-03-06 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

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