The Lie or Lay Challenge by Celli

[celli]

My first flashfic entry. Fraser/RayK, 257 words, G. Many thanks to nifra_idril for the beta and the cracktastic title. :)



a conversation before ray fell asleep on the couch and messed up his back for the nine hundredth time this month
by Celli Lane

Ray collapsed onto the couch, narrowly avoiding the Mountie at one end. "You know how tired I am? I'm so tired I wore my glasses into the shower."

"Were you too tired to find a shirt?" Fraser asked, more amused than he really should have been. "Or socks?"

"Hey." Ray dropped his feet into Fraser's lap. "You're lucky I remembered my pants."

Fraser laughed.

Ray yawned so hard something in his jaw popped. "File that under long day, huh?"

"Indeed."

"I should move my feet so you can go home and crash. Man, this couch is soft. I don't remember it being so soft before."

"I doubt you'll find it soft when you wake up. You should really move to the bedroom, Ray."

"Mm-hm."

Nobody moved.

Fraser yawned. Ray heard it, but didn’t see it because his eyelids were glued to his eyeballs and he couldn't open them if he wanted to.

"...was gonna tell you something," he mumbled.

"Yes?"

"Yeah. Thought of something right when we were jumping off the bridge." Was it Epiphany or Pentecost that was a church thing and a big decision at the same time? Whichever, it was one of those. About him. And Fraser. And God he was tired.

"Yes? ...Ray?" He felt his feet being shuffled around as Fraser stood up, and he wiggled around until he was taking up the entire length of the couch. "Ray?"

"Mm-hm?"

"I'll ask you about it the morning."

"'Kay. Cool." He felt a hand brush the top of his head. "Night."

"Good night."

Comments

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Awww. Yay.

[celli]

Thank you!

[bohemian--storm.livejournal.com]

Aww, so sweet. Made me smile.

[celli]

That's great! It made me smile to write it. :)

[laylee.livejournal.com]

Ah, that was so cute! I love the image of Ray wearing his glasses into the shower.

[celli]

*g* I got the idea by doing it myself, so score one for absentmindedness.

I'm glad you liked it!

[mergatrude.livejournal.com]

That was a lovely moment.

[celli]

Thank you so much. :)

[fourteenlines.livejournal.com]

Maybe this makes me a big geek (oh, who am I kidding?) but this makes me giggle most of all:

Was it Epiphany or Pentecost that was a church thing and a big decision at the same time?

Hee!

[celli]

*grins* I'm glad it worked for you! I waffled a bit about whether it was quite Ray-like, but in the end it amused me enough that I had to leave it in.

[delurker.livejournal.com]

Aw, so cute! So nice and domestic. (And I mean that in a good way.)
Will there be a sequel? *hopes*

[celli]

Aw, thank you!

And a sequel is very possible. *ponders*

[delurker.livejournal.com]

Very possible sequel! Yay!
*sends cookies for celli and her muses*

[claire.livejournal.com]

Whee!!!! I just love it when people I know from other fandoms come to play in due South. And yay for sleepy Ray! *loves on your story*

[celli]

Thank you so much! *hugs*

[sjkasabi.livejournal.com]

That was gorgeous! And I love the idea of Ray having a pentecost about Fraser :-) :-)

[celli]

*giggle* Thank you!

Bunny Pimpage

[shrewreader.livejournal.com]

a conversation before ray fell asleep on the couch and messed up his back for the nine hundredth time this month
by Celli Lane

Okay, one, -BEEN- there -SO- many times, and may I just say, 'Ow?'


Ray collapsed onto the couch, narrowly avoiding the Mountie at one end. "You know how tired I am? I'm so tired I wore my glasses into the shower."

Been there, too.

Now, then. *grins evilly* where's the necessary and needful fic of Fraser doing something about Ray having messed up his back and Ray actually admitting his Pentecost to Fraser and the really hot sex that follows? *grins, drops the plot bunny on Celli's doorstep, RLH*

Re: Bunny Pimpage

[celli]

See? I knew I wasn't the only one who'd worn their glasses into the shower. *feels validated*

Now, then. *grins evilly* where's the necessary and needful fic of Fraser doing something about Ray having messed up his back and Ray actually admitting his Pentecost to Fraser and the really hot sex that follows? *grins, drops the plot bunny on Celli's doorstep, RLH*

*chases you down the street* Hey! Hey! You forgot your plot bunnyyyyyyy!

...ohdear...

Glasses in showers

[delurker.livejournal.com]

See? I knew I wasn't the only one who'd worn their glasses into the shower. *feels validated*
Really? When I'm tired I get confused, and start to think that I am wearing my glasses in the shower when I'm really not. Given that I my focal point is about five centimetres from my face, it shouldn't require much thought to determine my glasses wearing status. *facepalm*

*whistles innocently*
*slides carrot to plot bunny*

Re: Glasses in showers

[shrewreader.livejournal.com]

Likewise. I mean, really, you'd think, wouldn't you, since we can't see more than about a palmswidth from our face, we'd notice.

Now, a quick segue.

I work for eye doctors. Well, technically -an- eye doctor, and really an eye-lid doctor at that, but we just spent last week on-call, and the superyoung and supercool cornea post-residency fellow in our practice had the -temerity- to go be doing missionary work in Honduras instead of being there to take cash from us for handling every stupid human trick known to man.

Every day, at about 7, we'd get the spate of people who'd slept in their contact lenses, tried to wash their face with their lenses in, put their contact lens cleaning drops in their eyes instead of putting their dry-eyes drops in their eyes (more talent than you think is required for that one, as the bottles are usually entirely different sizes, shapes, types of cap -and- color), and then would panic and call us and page the on-call doc.

Showering with glasses on?

That's nothing. And at least the worst you really can do is drop the things and get glass in your feet.

*Thoughtful* Hmm. Come to think of it...

*nudges another carrot towards the bunny*

Re: Glasses in showers

[delurker.livejournal.com]

I mean, really, you'd think, wouldn't you, since we can't see more than about a palmswidth from our face, we'd notice.
You'd think so. And yet more than once have I panicked and flailed about, going 'I'm wearing my glasses! My glasses are going to get wet! Argh!'
Which is silly, because it's not like they melt if they get wet.

put their contact lens cleaning drops in their eyes instead of putting their dry-eyes drops in their eyes (more talent than you think is required for that one, as the bottles are usually entirely different sizes, shapes, types of cap -and- color), and then would panic and call us and page the on-call doc.
Heh, that's funny.

I remember hearing about a man who went to the emergency ward because he couldn't get his contact out, and it turned out he wasn't wearing one and had been trying to remove his cornea. (Ouch.) I thought this was incredibly stupid until I started wearing contacts myself and had to find where it went when it got stuck under my eyelid. Oh, and when I pinched my eye trying to remove my lens when I was tired. Painful.

(Note to people thinking about getting contacts: I've had contacts for six months or so and have only had this kinda thing happen to me four or so times, when it was late and I was tired. Mostly they're fine. And they're worth it. /reassurance)

[torakowalski.livejournal.com]

Aww ... I love it for being cute and sweet and totally angst free :)

Agree with the people above though ... it needs a sequel!

[celli]

Thank you so much!

I have a feeling there's more to this somewhere, so you may get your wish. I'm thinkin' on it.

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

oh! I love the *imagry* from this! So much! Glasses! In the shower! and seriously tired Ray and Fraser together on the couch. And this:

Was it Epiphany or Pentecost that was a church thing and a big decision at the same time?

*grins* And just - the *feel* to this was lovely, the easy camaraderie - nicely done! Yay!

[celli]

Thank you so much! It was a joy to write, so I'm glad it came across with the same sort of feeling.

[farwing.livejournal.com]

So sweet and wonderful. An excellent way start to the day. :) And yeah, a sequl. With kissing. Because you did mention kissing in an earlier post, right? Please?

[celli]

*grins* They've been kissing a lot in my head lately, it's true.

Thank you! *hugs*

[qe2.livejournal.com]

Sweet in the best and least cloying sense of the word.

Welcome to flashfic. Write more!

[celli]

Thank you so much! I definitely shall. :)

[plumtastic.livejournal.com]

Aw, I feel the intense need to snuggle now.

And Ray! In the shower! With his glasses on! *giggles at mental image*

[celli]

*snuggles you*

And wouldn't Ray be adorable in the shower, swearing and pulling his glasses off?

[eightnoon.livejournal.com]

oh! Will we ever get to morning and find out what Ray was going to say? Write more!

[celli]

Thank you! And I think that's quite likely. :)

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

oh honey - that was SO good! I just love the sleepy, happy, snoozy feel to it, and Ray! showering with his glasses! woobie!!

*twirls you*

This is lovely!

[celli]

*twirls back* Thank you SO much! I'm so happy you like it. :)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Hee! This was so adorable. And I loved the Epiphany vs. Pentacost thought. I agree with people above -- Ray should share his Pentacost with Fraser, and then there should be kissing. :-)

[celli]

*giggles a lot* The more people mention it, the more it starts to take shape in my mind. So it just might happen.

(I wish I could think of a way to tie it into this week's challenge, though. Hrm.)

[gurrier.livejournal.com]

Oooh, sleepy Ray! Sleepy half dressed Ray!

I loved the relaxed, comfortable, atmosphere, and how Ray sounds so Ray. And the title really is cracktastic!

[celli]

Yes, Nif totally outdid herself with the title. And thank you! I'm thrilled to hear I got Ray's voice down, because I've seen fewer S3 eps than the others. And, continuing to work backwards, yay for sleepy Ray. :) I like to write fic where people are asleep/dreaming. I think it's because I'm a perpetually sleep-deprived student.

[ilexa.livejournal.com]

Celli + dS fic = Goooood.

Aw, I love sleepy!Ray. I love. I love!! *adores*

[celli]

Yay! I'm so glad you liked it! *bounces*

[china_shop]

He felt a hand brush the top of his head.

Awww, this was lovely. :)

[celli]

Thank you so much!

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

Aww! Cute.

[celli]

*beam* Thank you!