So busted.
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hackthis_archiveLast night’s Everwood: Huh. I am thinking that the honeymoon is over. Colin is pissed! What, you think he was joking? Dude, he’s just figured out that his man has a history with his beard – this is not of the good. On the upswing, however, Colin and Ephram shared a room. Overnight. Two nights! C’mon people! Het & gen writers (looks pointedly at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
taraljc and plum_evil) do not be afraid!
Everwood
One Night in Heaven
It’s supposed to be like this:
Not only does Ephram want to share a room with Colin, but he’s excited about it as well. They call each other several times before the trip to decide who’s going to bring what junk food and debating whether or not bringing 50 Ranma comics is overkill.
Colin says no, so Ephram brings them, because Ephram does things like that.
The entire ride up to the resort, instead of being forced to fake non-existent memories of a past life, Colin gets to talk about Ryouga/P-Chan shirts and what he and Ephram are going to do while everyone else is off freezing to death. It’s exactly how Colin wanted things to be; and to think that he thought Ephram wasn’t that interested in the trip, or maybe Colin was just afraid that Ephram didn’t want to spend all that time with him. Obviously he was wrong though, because Ephram is smiling, and he’s got the most amazing blue-green-gray eyes that Colin has ever seen.
Amy’s are brown.
It’s not the same thing.
When they arrive at the resort, Amy goes off skiing while Ephram and Colin wander around the resort, seeing everything there is to see. Truthfully, there’s not much that interests Colin but the company he keeps. He’s seen plenty of mountains before, and the snow's consistency doesn’t seem quite right, but when Ephram lobs a chunk of snow at him, he doesn’t mind.
There’s an impromptu snowball fight, the first one ever in Colin's eyes. Only his left arm still isn’t that strong, so as a last resort he tackles Ephram into an appropriately placed drift. Colin gets snow down his jacket, and Ephram gets snow in his hair. He blinks a lot when Colin reaches up and brushes it out without a second thought.
It’s the first time that Colin’s touched Ephram, and it makes him feel warm, despite the snow melting against his back.
At night, after curfew and lights out, they stay up late talking about Samurai Jack and how much Ephram likes playing piano. Ephram tries to inquire about the things that Colin likes, only Colin really doesn’t know. He doesn’t know if he prefers crusts or not, or spaghetti or ravioli. Colin hasn’t made his mind up about most things, and when he tells Ephram this he admits there’s one qualification.
For all the things he doesn’t know, Colin knows that he likes Ephram, and Ephram just gives him this long, slow smile that makes Colin want to switch beds. So he does, and Ephram says that it’s okay. And when he falls asleep in Ephram’s bed, Colin thinks that this trip is the best thing that's ever happened to him.
Only it’s not like that at all.
Instead it goes like this:
Ephram hardly spends any time with Colin, but perhaps that’s because Colin keeps getting dragged around by Amy.
Ephram kisses Laynie.
Colin kisses Amy.
Only Colin thinks of kissing Ephram instead, so he starts a fight because he thinks Amy can see this on his face. However, when he catches Amy looking at Ephram he begins to think he’s not the only one whose heart is somewhere else.
At night Colin goes back to the room he shares with Ephram, the room he was so excited about, and sits in the dark wondering how everything has gone so horribly wrong. Ephram comes in some time later and says nothing about Colin sitting around with no lights on. Instead he turns on a sidelamp and starts telling Colin all these things about Amy, and what Colin really wants to ask is, why do you know so much about her when you don’t ask about me?
Except that Ephram just keeps going on and on about Amy and Grover, even though Colin doesn’t know what the hell a Grover is. And the more Ephram talks, the worse Colin feels. Why doesn’t Colin have a pet name that Ephram knows, and what else is Colin missing? Their time together wasn’t supposed to be about girls it’s supposed to be about them; and when Colin tries to go to sleep while listening to Ephram get ready for bed, he realizes that this trip is nothing like heaven and everything like hell.
taraljc and plum_evil) do not be afraid!Everwood
One Night in Heaven
It’s supposed to be like this:
Not only does Ephram want to share a room with Colin, but he’s excited about it as well. They call each other several times before the trip to decide who’s going to bring what junk food and debating whether or not bringing 50 Ranma comics is overkill.
Colin says no, so Ephram brings them, because Ephram does things like that.
The entire ride up to the resort, instead of being forced to fake non-existent memories of a past life, Colin gets to talk about Ryouga/P-Chan shirts and what he and Ephram are going to do while everyone else is off freezing to death. It’s exactly how Colin wanted things to be; and to think that he thought Ephram wasn’t that interested in the trip, or maybe Colin was just afraid that Ephram didn’t want to spend all that time with him. Obviously he was wrong though, because Ephram is smiling, and he’s got the most amazing blue-green-gray eyes that Colin has ever seen.
Amy’s are brown.
It’s not the same thing.
When they arrive at the resort, Amy goes off skiing while Ephram and Colin wander around the resort, seeing everything there is to see. Truthfully, there’s not much that interests Colin but the company he keeps. He’s seen plenty of mountains before, and the snow's consistency doesn’t seem quite right, but when Ephram lobs a chunk of snow at him, he doesn’t mind.
There’s an impromptu snowball fight, the first one ever in Colin's eyes. Only his left arm still isn’t that strong, so as a last resort he tackles Ephram into an appropriately placed drift. Colin gets snow down his jacket, and Ephram gets snow in his hair. He blinks a lot when Colin reaches up and brushes it out without a second thought.
It’s the first time that Colin’s touched Ephram, and it makes him feel warm, despite the snow melting against his back.
At night, after curfew and lights out, they stay up late talking about Samurai Jack and how much Ephram likes playing piano. Ephram tries to inquire about the things that Colin likes, only Colin really doesn’t know. He doesn’t know if he prefers crusts or not, or spaghetti or ravioli. Colin hasn’t made his mind up about most things, and when he tells Ephram this he admits there’s one qualification.
For all the things he doesn’t know, Colin knows that he likes Ephram, and Ephram just gives him this long, slow smile that makes Colin want to switch beds. So he does, and Ephram says that it’s okay. And when he falls asleep in Ephram’s bed, Colin thinks that this trip is the best thing that's ever happened to him.
Only it’s not like that at all.
Instead it goes like this:
Ephram hardly spends any time with Colin, but perhaps that’s because Colin keeps getting dragged around by Amy.
Ephram kisses Laynie.
Colin kisses Amy.
Only Colin thinks of kissing Ephram instead, so he starts a fight because he thinks Amy can see this on his face. However, when he catches Amy looking at Ephram he begins to think he’s not the only one whose heart is somewhere else.
At night Colin goes back to the room he shares with Ephram, the room he was so excited about, and sits in the dark wondering how everything has gone so horribly wrong. Ephram comes in some time later and says nothing about Colin sitting around with no lights on. Instead he turns on a sidelamp and starts telling Colin all these things about Amy, and what Colin really wants to ask is, why do you know so much about her when you don’t ask about me?
Except that Ephram just keeps going on and on about Amy and Grover, even though Colin doesn’t know what the hell a Grover is. And the more Ephram talks, the worse Colin feels. Why doesn’t Colin have a pet name that Ephram knows, and what else is Colin missing? Their time together wasn’t supposed to be about girls it’s supposed to be about them; and when Colin tries to go to sleep while listening to Ephram get ready for bed, he realizes that this trip is nothing like heaven and everything like hell.
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Date: 2003-02-04 11:16 am (UTC)you weren't the only that picked up on that. and what about the promo... misleading much?
I kept waiting for the colin/amy 'Amy, you've been watching him all night... yeah well so have you Colin' scene.
Great story. but one quibble. Who is Lacey? Colin's sister's name is Laynie.
wasn't supposed to be about girls it's supposed to be about them
ach. you got me in the heart with that one.
oh and i should have a Bright pre-ski trip snippet done by the end of the day. if you'd want to check it out.
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Date: 2003-02-04 11:24 am (UTC)Ah, that's her name. And it's spelled like that as well? Why am I even surprised, they have a boy named Bright on this show. Oh, the oxymoron. ;)
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Date: 2003-02-04 11:37 am (UTC)The spelling i got from Everwood Online (http://everwoodonline.com/)
Could be wrong.
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Date: 2003-02-04 11:27 am (UTC)God yes. I was on IM with a friend overseas who'd never even heard of the show and I was going on and on about it.
Zahra, lovely woobie fic. Poor Colin. *sniff*
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Date: 2003-02-04 11:39 am (UTC)that is all.
thank you,
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Date: 2003-02-04 12:57 pm (UTC)Zahra, lovely woobie fic. Poor Colin. *sniff*
Were you depressing Bex over a show she hasn't even seen? ::cracks up:: It is very sad though, isn't it? Poor Colin, just getting the shaft - or not - everwhere he turns. Now he'll have to turn to Bright. Oh, that's so disturbing.
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Date: 2003-02-04 01:23 pm (UTC)Hee. Actually not Bex--*sniff* I haven't spoken to her in a couple of days-- but another UKer. Don't worry, I believe Bex has been properly whined to, and if not, I will whenever I see her online again. *eg*
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Date: 2003-02-18 08:29 am (UTC)Joined at the username, me and my Caro.
I have never seen this show, Zahra. I have no idea who these people are, what the hell's going on or even what they look like and yet: I am falling hopelessly in love with Colin and Ephram. I think you need to write some more. Yes.
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Date: 2003-02-04 11:17 am (UTC)Sorry, I can't think of anything coherent to say, I am just so relieved to finally read your brilliance re: this episode.
*has been circling like an LJ vulture waiting for this fix*
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Date: 2003-02-04 11:34 am (UTC)I was all wrapped up in the first part of it, and then you hit me: Only it’s not like that at all. And I think I started to feel like Colin must have felt.
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Date: 2003-02-04 12:59 pm (UTC)I was all wrapped up in the first part of it, and then you hit me: Only it’s not like that at all. And I think I started to feel like Colin must have felt.
It's so obvious that Colin adores Ephram and Ephram's just like, Amyblahblahblah. It made me nauseous just thinking about it. Poor Colin.
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Date: 2003-02-04 11:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-04 01:03 pm (UTC)You would think they would belong together, but Ephram is about to piss the living daylights out of me. Amy is... is. She's a self-centered little brat, and he can do so much better. Get with the program! ::stomps off in huff::
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Date: 2003-02-04 01:40 pm (UTC)suddenly, that gives me a whole new perspective on amy, and just when she was redeeming herself to me.
yes, why didn't amy talk about colin at all when she was so devoted and obsessed about him? once again, it was all about her.
so i should thank you for making me hate her again. :D
and the fic is so well done. *sniffs* poor colin.
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Date: 2003-02-04 04:01 pm (UTC)yes, why didn't amy talk about colin at all when she was so devoted and obsessed about him? once again, it was all about her.
Oh, she's such a little snot. She doesn't want Colin but she doesn't want to let go of him, same with Ephram. She needs a girlfriend to slap her around and tell her to get over herself.
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Date: 2003-02-04 04:13 pm (UTC)I suddenly see a purpose for Laynie now. I could see her throwing a book at Amy, to get the point across, and since Laynie obviously isn't in the "in crowd" anymore, it wouldn't wreck her 'reputation.'
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Date: 2003-02-04 03:39 pm (UTC)Heh. I had a story half-written before last night's episode, and at first I thought I'd been jossed. But I thought about it and realized that the sharing a room thing could actually work with my original idea ... *ponders*
Funny, though—and maybe I'm just in denial because I don't want Colin and Amy together—I didn't have the same reaction to that last scene that you did. Colin just didn't seem angry to me. Also, I don't at all buy the whole "Amy is my homebase" thing ... I think that Colin is *trying* to make Amy be his homebase and go back to being with her because it's what's expected and in a way it's easy. But I don't think it'll work if he doesn't get his memory back—everyone expects too much of him and it frustrates him. I don't see it working out and I don't think he's actually emotionally invested in that relationship beyond a sense of "this is how it's supposed to be." How *could* he be that emotionally invested in someone he really doesn't know?
oh thank you...
Date: 2003-02-05 01:04 am (UTC)I prefer your version to my 1st sense that Colin's popular guy arrogance/cruelty is coming back as he gets himself a bit more together and worries about someone poaching in his masculine territory.
That final Colin-Ephram exchange is just amazingly acted. Re-watching it, there are all these little nuances to catch... like Ephram's voice having just the tiniest little break in it at one point. And how he just stares when he's nervous... and he's trying to be all noble and self-sacrificing and Cyrano and... my obvious bias is showing.
Looking at online teasers, I think the Amy-watching-Ephram promo actually belongs to the episode next week. At least, I hope. Felt cheated when that scene didn't appear yesterday.
Take Care,
Alice L
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Date: 2003-02-06 09:56 am (UTC)Oh see, *nice*, and it made me awfully mad that I have to wait till Sunday to see this episode.
And while Everwood doesn't seem to be on my radar (yet, I have learned to reserve the right to jump in at a later date *g*), my brain's currently turning over some random idea for Dom/Orli...I'm scared. But in a freakishly good way.
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Date: 2003-02-06 10:13 am (UTC)Yes! to the Dom/Orli. Not, not just 'yes' but YES!. Big, huge, yes, write them now type stuff.
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Date: 2003-02-09 04:15 pm (UTC)Everwood (http://www.livejournal.com/talkpost.bml?journal=plum_evil&itemid=98184)
Dom/Orli (http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=plum_evil&itemid=98009)
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Date: 2003-02-10 07:22 pm (UTC)Now if only someone would write really good Colin/Bright fic. (C'mon, I can't be the only one that saw the love in We Hold These Truths...)
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Date: 2007-03-08 09:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-08 09:22 pm (UTC)That statement was meant to end with "in life". Ha, I'm reading it over as is and it almost looks like an attack on your story. Just be aware, it was nothing like that.