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ptahrrific) wrote2009-05-07 08:07 am
ptahrrific) wrote2009-05-07 08:07 am
Fake News: Teddy Bears' Tea Party
Title: Teddy Bears' Tea Party
Series: TDS/TCR
Characters/Pairings: Jon(/"Stephen"), John-O(/Rob), Mr. Bartholemew, Mr. Snuggles
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: See the index.
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myownghost, who prompted: "John's sad after Rob leaves, and he assumes Jon will understand from his experience when Stephen moved to TCR. what happens when John approaches Jon to talk about it...?"
Teddy Bears' Tea Party
'Would you rather sit with Mr Bartholomew, or Mr Snuggles?'
John looked from the tan, black-eared teddy bear to the cream-colored, palm-sized, not-a-panda teddy beside it. 'I don't know,' he said glumly. 'Whichever you prefer, I guess.'
'What's that, Mr Bartholomew?' asked Jon, holding the larger bear up to his ear. 'You say you want to sit with Mr Oliver? Well, I think we can certainly arrange that.'
He handed Mr Bartholomew across the break room table. John had only meant to take the bear and hold it, but he found himself cuddling it instead.
'Now, would you rather have tea or hot cocoa?'
'Jon,' said John in gentle reprimand. 'I'm British.'
'Right, sorry.' Jon poured four cups of tea, sliding one over to Mr Snuggles. It looked as big as a barrel between his tiny paws. 'Cucumber sandwich?'
John took the little triangle of white bread and tapped it against Mr Bartholemew's fuzzy mouth before taking a nibble himself.
'Now, remember, John, you're safe here,' said Jon gently. 'You can tell Mr Snuggles exactly how you feel.'
'Well, Mr Snuggles,' began John, 'I guess I'm sad. And maybe a bit lonely.'
The bear (with a little help from Jon's finger) nodded thoughtfully.
'It just seems so...quiet around here, with Rob gone. I thought Mr Stewart would probably understand that better than anyone.'
'Why's that?' asked Mr Snuggles, in a voice that sounded remarkably like Jon's falsetto.
'Well, he probably felt the same way after Colbert left, didn't he? I mean, they had a similar sort of relationship. Disagreeing about everything but having fun with it...spending most of their free time with each other...watching porn together in the office...'
'Um,' said Jon.
Mr Snuggles looked up at him. 'Don't deny it, Stewart. Everybody knew.'
'He's right,' added Mr Bartholomew (in a gruff voice that sounded suspiciously like John's miserable attempt at a Brooklyn accent). 'And don't think we miss that spring in your step after he visits, either.'
'So I think you have your answer right there,' put in Mr Snuggles. 'I know it's a change, not working in the same building with him, but that doesn't mean you'll never get to see each other again. You can keep in touch in other ways, for one thing.'
'I guess that's true,' admitted John, taking a sip of his tea.
'And I'm sure Jon here won't object to having him over for a visit and some porn every once in a while.'
They all turned expectantly to Jon, who still looked a bit startled.
'Everybody knows?' he asked plaintively.
John and the bears nodded.
'Right, then. Listen, any time Rob is in town, he's welcome. And so long as you get your job done, what you get up to in between is nothing I need to know about. You can tell him I said that.'
'You're a good man, Mr Stewart,' declared Mr Bartholomew.
'Listen to the bear.' Breaking into a lopsided smile, John rubbed the furry ears. 'He knows of what he speaks.'
Series: TDS/TCR
Characters/Pairings: Jon(/"Stephen"), John-O(/Rob), Mr. Bartholemew, Mr. Snuggles
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: See the index.
For
myownghost, who prompted: "John's sad after Rob leaves, and he assumes Jon will understand from his experience when Stephen moved to TCR. what happens when John approaches Jon to talk about it...?"Teddy Bears' Tea Party
'Would you rather sit with Mr Bartholomew, or Mr Snuggles?'
John looked from the tan, black-eared teddy bear to the cream-colored, palm-sized, not-a-panda teddy beside it. 'I don't know,' he said glumly. 'Whichever you prefer, I guess.'
'What's that, Mr Bartholomew?' asked Jon, holding the larger bear up to his ear. 'You say you want to sit with Mr Oliver? Well, I think we can certainly arrange that.'
He handed Mr Bartholomew across the break room table. John had only meant to take the bear and hold it, but he found himself cuddling it instead.
'Now, would you rather have tea or hot cocoa?'
'Jon,' said John in gentle reprimand. 'I'm British.'
'Right, sorry.' Jon poured four cups of tea, sliding one over to Mr Snuggles. It looked as big as a barrel between his tiny paws. 'Cucumber sandwich?'
John took the little triangle of white bread and tapped it against Mr Bartholemew's fuzzy mouth before taking a nibble himself.
'Now, remember, John, you're safe here,' said Jon gently. 'You can tell Mr Snuggles exactly how you feel.'
'Well, Mr Snuggles,' began John, 'I guess I'm sad. And maybe a bit lonely.'
The bear (with a little help from Jon's finger) nodded thoughtfully.
'It just seems so...quiet around here, with Rob gone. I thought Mr Stewart would probably understand that better than anyone.'
'Why's that?' asked Mr Snuggles, in a voice that sounded remarkably like Jon's falsetto.
'Well, he probably felt the same way after Colbert left, didn't he? I mean, they had a similar sort of relationship. Disagreeing about everything but having fun with it...spending most of their free time with each other...watching porn together in the office...'
'Um,' said Jon.
Mr Snuggles looked up at him. 'Don't deny it, Stewart. Everybody knew.'
'He's right,' added Mr Bartholomew (in a gruff voice that sounded suspiciously like John's miserable attempt at a Brooklyn accent). 'And don't think we miss that spring in your step after he visits, either.'
'So I think you have your answer right there,' put in Mr Snuggles. 'I know it's a change, not working in the same building with him, but that doesn't mean you'll never get to see each other again. You can keep in touch in other ways, for one thing.'
'I guess that's true,' admitted John, taking a sip of his tea.
'And I'm sure Jon here won't object to having him over for a visit and some porn every once in a while.'
They all turned expectantly to Jon, who still looked a bit startled.
'Everybody knows?' he asked plaintively.
John and the bears nodded.
'Right, then. Listen, any time Rob is in town, he's welcome. And so long as you get your job done, what you get up to in between is nothing I need to know about. You can tell him I said that.'
'You're a good man, Mr Stewart,' declared Mr Bartholomew.
'Listen to the bear.' Breaking into a lopsided smile, John rubbed the furry ears. 'He knows of what he speaks.'
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And the whole John/Rob ship has a bigger fanbase than I would've guessed (though that's what I thought about Jon/Stephen at first, too).
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(very fitting, as furry as our john o. is.)
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Of all of the merry May fic that will be/is posted, this one might be my favorite.
But the presence of John Oliver might be the reason behind that because I love him so much.
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Mr. Snuggles "not-a panda" with Jon's falsetto rules
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First you put the two Jo(h)ns together at a tea party. Then you add teddy bears. Then the teddy bears start giving relationship advice.
You're trying to kill me, aren't you? You've figured it out, the exactly fatal combination of hilariously cracky absolute pure adorableness.
You bastard.
(Seriously though, thanks for the John Oliver... Ollie needs more love and more fic! More OLLIE!)
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::giggles::
I love how the narration moves subtly from pointing out Jon's falsetto and fingers moving the teddy bear's head, to simply referring to the bears as moving talking members of the tea party ^_^ My childhood cup runneth over, YAY MAKE BELIEVE!!! These two men are MADE for pure fluff...
oh wait... ROFL PORN!!!! ahem. Corrupting childhood tropes, my FAVORITE thing about fandom...