birthday story!

[schmerica]

It's officially grrleloquence's birthday, even in pacific time zone. Therefore, I can post her birthday story. It's not popslash, like I originally promised, but she graciously allowed me to give her Everwood instead.

Sandwich as Aphrodisiac. Bright/Ephram, PG, 29k. The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

Thankses: molly36 and moonwhip inspired this in chat; fox1013 and dammitcarl gave useful betas; and liviapenn contributed all of Ephram's manga geekiness.

Comments

[mollita.livejournal.com]

I think I heart you more than life itself.

No, not think. Know.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

But ... without life, I would not exist! Nor would the Cubs! I am confused!

*loves molly back*

[mollita.livejournal.com]

Oh, great. Now you have made my brain explode and nothing exists!

*loves through the tragic demise of everything*

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

MMMM, MOLLY BRAINS!

/zombie!erica

[roguesgallery.livejournal.com]

Thank you for giving me a big fuzzy reason to smile this morning. And Happy Birthday to grrleloquence! Thank you for inspiring the writing of this story. :)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad the story made you happy. Thanks!

[zarahemla.livejournal.com]

That was fabulous fun! Bright's just dead-on here and I love the Harold-voice and it's just so Harold to say, "If you're right, you wait for the other guy to come and debase himself for ya." Totally amusing. Also love the part about the truck being a big, protective shell. Yay!

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I was really nervous about my Bright voice, actually, so it's neat to hear that that worked. And, heh, Harold. I'm almost kind of disappointed I didn't have an excuse to have him in there more, just because he's so amusing to me.

[moonwhip.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! Sandwiches! Pudding! Snack cakes! Adorable boys!

I love this. A lot. I would say more detailed things but my head is full of coldiness and yuck. But thank you for writing it -- you did an awesome job.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Feedback and Kate are cool! Coldiness and yuck are stupid!

(aka -- thank *you* very much. I really wouldn't have done this without you and Molly and that chat.)

[siobhan-w.livejournal.com]

Eggrolls and cake! It's gotta be love!

What a wonderful story. Bright was so very Bright-like and he and Ephram fit wonderfully. Thanks so much for sharing it!

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! It's weird, because until a few weeks ago, I was bored silly by Bright/Ephram -- and then this season started, and that all changed.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[madmadharri.livejournal.com]

hi - i followed a friend's rec here. that was such a great story. bright's voice is right on throughout the whole thing, and the dialogue is so much in character. this is just what i wanted to see of bright/ephram. thanks!

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm really glad to hear you liked the story.

[valisme.livejournal.com]

I adore you. I feel, perhaps, I don't say that often or loudly enough, but yes. Thank you so much, m'dear, it's lovely and wonderful and Bright! He's so perfectly him and I love the "gesture", Delia having a freak out and the sex talk at dinner.

It was a little weird, watching it with Ephram. Ephram laughed at a lot of the boring bits and not at the stuff Bright liked, mostly, but sometimes it seemed like they were grinning at the same thing. It was odd, but not, like, bad odd.

Yeah. I love that, too. Makes me wonder why I ever asked for popslash in the first place ;)

*snugs*

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaay! You liiiiiiiiked it!

*does the dance of successful present-giving*

I am so so happy it was what you wanted, my darling. It's still technically the 10th, so happy birthday again. *smooch*

[rliz.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD I LOVE IT

I DON'T THINK I CAN LET GO OF THE CAPSLOCK KEY

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Heeeeee!

I think that sort of response, from writing-or-whatever-conscious people, is the best sort of compliment. Yaaaaaay. I'm so glad you liked.