thank you so much! subverting cliches is something i think vecchio does a lot--or more...riffing on them, if you know what i mean? like when vecchio talks, he grabs phrases from everywhere and while i don't think he's consciously THINKING about it all the time, he tends to take them that extra step that makes them new. like his english major joke in "some like it red." ::loves vecchio:: ::wishes vecchio would monologue at her:: um, sorry to babble. so glad you liked the fic! :)