Entry tags:

genre: fluff, pairing: jon/"stephen", series: fake news, ~merry month of may

Title: Grey, And Oh So Large
Series: TDS/TCR
Characters/Pairings: Jon/"Stephen", an elephant
Rating: G
Disclaimer: See the index.

For punkishgrin, who wanted Jon and Stephen riding an elephant.



Grey, And Oh So Large


Jon was starting to feel nervous about this whole idea. Stephen, as usual, was oblivious.

"This thing is huge!" he observed with a certain manic glee as he clambered onto the broad grey back. "You could probably spread a blanket here and have a picnic."

"You could try it," the attendant advised him. "But she would probably steal your food."

"The nerve!" huffed Stephen. "And after all I've done for their population growth, too!"

Jon thanked the attendant but declined when she offered him a helping hand. Then, as he tried to ease himself from the platform to the actual elephant, he started to wish he had some help. There were no saddles or reins or supports of any kind, and the creature was awfully big.

"Hey, I think I can see my house from here," he joked nervously, splaying his palms out on the leathery shoulders before him.

A second attendant on the far side of the elephant made a motion, and with a slow, rolling gait, the animal started to move.

"Don't fall off, Stewart," warned Stephen, hooking his arms protectively around Jon's waist and clasping his hands against Jon's stomach. "She might step on you, and then we'd never find you again."

"Well, we wouldn't want that," laughed Jon.

The nervousness was almost gone now, leaving him to enjoy the feeling of Stephen's chin tucked against his shoulder, not to mention an ear the size of a bath towel flapping languidly back and forth against his foot.

There were definitely less cool ways to spend an afternoon.