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happier_bunny (happier_bunny) wrote in qaf_scavenger,
@ 2007-10-30 12:51:00

Current mood:	amused
Entry tags:	2007 halloween contest, trick or treat

HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Title: The Lion Tamer

Author: tweedygal. Beta’ed by catcayman. This started out as three drabbles. I tried to make it into a ficlet, but instead it became five drabbles.

Category: Trick or Treat

I.
"I'll do it."
"But Brian, you said you wanted to spend more time with him and I thought this would --"
"Lindsay!" Brian interrupted. "Listen to me -- are you listening?"
"Yes. I'm listening."
"I said I'll take Gus trick-or-treating."
"Really? Are you sure?"
Brian sighed. "Didn't I just say I would? It's what you wanted, so spare me the surprised mommy act. What's Gus' costume?"
"He's wearing his lion costume from the play. He loves that thing."
As she hung up the phone, Lindsay shook her head in disbelief. Even after all these years, Brian could still surprise her.

II.
Lindsay opened the door. Brian was dressed in a white shirt, tight black pants tucked into knee-length black boots and a black top hat. He held a small blue chair in one hand and had a short whip tucked under his other arm.
He grinned at Lindsay. "I hear you have a lion that needs taming."
Linds, for the second time that day, shook her head in disbelief.
"You look adorable."
Just then, Gus came barreling down the stairs, screaming, "Daddy!" Following Gus, Melanie stopped short and stared, mouth agape.
Brian, who now had Gus wrapped around his ankles, laughed.

III.

"It's worth it all to see the look on your face right now, Mel," Brian smirked.
"Fuck off, Brian."
"Would you two stop sniping for just one night? Think about your son!" said Lindsay. Brian and Melanie both shrugged and glared at each other.
"Daddy!" interjected Gus. "Are you a lion tamer?"
"I am, Sonny Boy."
"Cool, 'cause guess what? I'm a scary lion!" Gus growled and shook his mane. His parents laughed.
Lindsay said, "Just an hour, Brian. We'll be back from the benefit by then and we can have cookies and cocoa and take pictures."
"Sounds ridiculously domestic."

IV.

Exhausted, Brian leaned on the doorbell. Lindsay opened the door to find Gus asleep on Brian's shoulder. His cheeks were flushed and he clutched his bag of candy tightly.
Brian looked as if he been out all night. His shirt was untucked; his chair was long gone. The whip stuck out of his back pocket and a smear of some sort of candy, purple and sticky , ran down his sleeve.
"Have fun?" Lindsay asked.
"Gus did," Brian answered abruptly. "I need a hot shower and something stiff."
"Want me to spike your cocoa?"
"That'll do 'til Justin gets here."

V.

"Boo!"
Justin walked up the steps. Seeing Brian's disheveled state, he asked, "What happened to you?"
"Hurricane Gus. He almost wore me out."
"Really? He's just a kid!"
"You try filling him with sugar and walking 10 blocks," Brian said. "Besides, I said almost."
Brian handed Gus to Lindsay, pulling Justin to him. Justin sniffed and said, "Mmmm. You smell like grape."
"I taste even better. Let's go home so I can take you trick-or-treating. You don't even need a costume."
"Will you give me something good to eat?"
Brian kissed and sucked at Justin's neck. "Damn right I will."

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	pendulumchanges 2007-10-30 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	oh perfection! I loved these! Somehow you kept Brian completely IC even in this "ridiculously domestic" situation. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noteverything 2007-10-30 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	:-Þ I really love when people find my stuff IC. Thank you!! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	happier_bunny 2007-10-30 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	happy happy sigh I love this. It's FANGTASTICALLY SPOOKTACULAR! hee hee hee (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noteverything 2007-10-30 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	LOL...thanks, Bunny! :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	catcayman 2007-10-30 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	Hee! Hot, fun, and sweet. Perfect for Halloween! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noteverything 2007-10-30 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	grins Thanks...and as always, thanks for your help. Next time maybe I'll really write a story! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	rosy5000 2007-10-30 07:31 pm UTC (link)
	Hmmm... what would get the housewives attention more? Adorable Gus or Sexy Brian? grins I love that Brian went so far to make the night fun for Gus. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noteverything 2007-10-30 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	Gus is precious all right, but I'd be way more attentive to Brian in that getup than I would Gus in a lion suit. :D Brian said he was going to do better with Gus and I held him to it in these drabbles. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	besamislabios 2007-10-30 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	Sweet and lovely even if it was "ridiculously domestic". I loved it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noteverything 2007-10-31 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	Awwww! "Sweet and lovely." Thank you so much. (Reply to this) (Parent)

not_yet_defined
2007-10-31 12:51 am UTC (link)

you know, i gotta give you some serious credit. i'm not the biggest fan of fic heavy on the gus and brian, but you do it really well. i'm not totally convinced brian would put on a costume to take gus trick or treating, but if he did, i'd buy it going down like it did in this drabble series. and i really enjoy the brian voice you've developed over time.

"Gus did," Brian answered abruptly. "I need a hot shower and something stiff."
"Want me to spike your cocoa?"
"That'll do 'til Justin gets here."

*snickers*

this was truly enjoyable tweedy :D

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noteverything
2007-10-31 09:06 pm UTC (link)

Girl, you hit on *exactly* what almost kept me from even attempting this drabble. I'm still not convinced Brian would wear a costume, either. BUT...I figured that if he *EVER* did it would be for Gus. And I tried to make it where Brian felt a bit of an obligation to do it because he'd told Lindsay more than once that he wanted to more of a part of Gus' life.

Plus, the ONLY scenario I could come up with for the trick-or-treat category was someone taking Gus.

i really enjoy the brian voice you've developed over time.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Seriously, as many drabbles as I've written, I still always feel a little out of my element and it means the world to me to get such amazingly positive feedback. You definitely made my day!

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	testdog65 2007-10-31 01:34 am UTC (link)
	Such a great set of trick-or-treat drabbles. This cracked me up: "I need a hot shower and something stiff."   "Want me to spike your cocoa?"   "That'll do 'til Justin gets here." These were fun. :D ~Ellen (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noteverything 2007-10-31 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	I'm glad I could make you laugh! hehe...you quoted the same lines NY did! Thanks Ellen. :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	forcesensitive 2007-10-31 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Completely adorable. The adorableness overwhelms me @____@ Brian as a lion tamer head spins Lots of ♥ing for these, really. :XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noteverything 2007-10-31 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	If Brian was going to be in costume, it had to be a lot of black and white, imo. I'm glad you found them adorable. xoxo. Thank you!! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	singlewoman 2007-10-31 03:51 am UTC (link)
	Oh I loved these! Brian was so IC and the "ridiculously domestic" comment was perfect. Brian would get in costume for Gus. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noteverything 2007-10-31 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	I was so worried that people would just hate that Brian wore a costume, so hearing you thought he was IC is GREAT! the "ridiculously domestic" comment was perfect. Thanks! So many lines in the show were so great, imo, that it's hard to resist using them in drabbles. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	minuet9 2007-10-31 11:12 am UTC (link)
	Definitely in character, and just what I could imagine Brian dressing as for his son LOL. Very enjoyable drabbles :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noteverything 2007-10-31 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed them. :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	qafcracked 2008-10-25 01:34 am UTC (link)
	♥ like woah. (Reply to this)

	lougenessis 2008-10-28 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	Kissed and sucked his neck, that's hot! I loved it! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	noteverything 2008-11-07 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	:D Thanks...I'm glad you did! (Reply to this) (Parent)