Last refuge of the unimaginative

Title: Last refuge of the unimaginative
Author: ifeelbetter
Disclaimer: I own nothing of value but one kickass ukulele.
Word Count: 1,306
Summary: Andrew tries to talk to Jesse's cats in their own language.
Notes: This was written for the tsn_kinkmeme for this prompt: let's speak in meows. maybe you'll understand me better in cat language. There was already a superawesomesauce fill by the ever-glorious thisissirius (hers had Andrew turning into a cat, though, so I don't think I stepped on any toes by writing this vastly different minifill) which YOU SHOULD READ. Also, in the news: I GUESS I'M WRITING TSN RPF NOW. (I have two other fics in the works at the kinkmeme, one a Mark/Eduardo Star Trek!AU and the other...more secret. I've been doing it anonymously.) Last thing: the title comes from an Oscar Wilde quote.

( It felt absurd--utterly, completely absurd--but he meowed at her. The tabby dropped the end of his scarf and looked up happily. Coppola wound himself around one of Andrew's ankles. )

I CAN'T BELIEVE I WROTE MORE RIDICULOUS CAT FLUFF. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME. FIRST INCEPTION AND NOW TSN. I AM AN ABSURD HUMAN BEING.

Beta? Also some recs.

Is there anyone who would be willing to beta my i_revsersebang fic? I hope to be mostly done with it sometime this weekend. I could give you something in return...I don't know what..a ficlet? Something. Point is, I would owe you.

Now that the begging is out of the way, let's talk about the fics. I don't know what is UP with the TSN fandom, but people be cranking out these MASSIVE WIPs. I mean. These things are GLORIOUS. I have never even had a "WIP" tag on my delicious and now it is chockablock with things I check dozens of times every single day.

kiss by the book by anon.
Up to 8 parts and counting.
This fic has it all. It has celebrity guest appearances by everyone lovely who can even tangentially be connected to the cast of TSN. And--far more importantly--it has the world's supply of happiness and warmfuzzies under lock and key at the mo'. "What's the plot, B?" you ask. Legit question. This whole awesome epic of adorbs started with this simple prompt: College, AU fic. Andrew meets dorky Jesse in the library, and is instantly smitten. Jesse is socially awkward and can barely manage talking with persistent Andrew ... so they find another way to communicate? Jesse has to have glasses. SO SIMPLE. And yet this fic is all that is good and true and magical. You have to read it to believe it.

Bashert, Baby by raquel_el_pillo.
Only 2 parts so far. Not updated all that often. :(
Andrew is Jesse's new bodyguard. WHAT. I LOVE CLICHES. And this one is done so very well. I'm shocked more people aren't making a to-do over this fic, actually. It looks so very promising. And the entire first part is basically about how awkwardly Jesse orders coffee and, yeah, that's wonderful for my soul.

Fortune and men's eyes by anon.
5 parts and counting!
Eduardo is actually the heir to the throne of Brazil. Mark doesn't know because he is just that much of a shut-in. He invades Eduardo's space when he's in desperate need of a laptop and Eduardo's is in the cafe with him--nevermind. I can't put words to this wonderfuliciousness. Can I just say--I saw the prompt and was like, Nah, man. That shit's too Disney. Then I read it anyway because I am post-prelims and have some time to kill....and this thing has eaten my soul. I LOVE it. I love it so much. I love it to a hyperbolic degree.

Unexpected Relations by anon.
6 parts and counting!
So...ummm...I don't usually go in for this sort of thing but see the post-prelims reasoning above and you'll get why I opened this after it popped up in my delicious network a couple of times. The premise is this: Mark and Eduardo's single parents start dating and eventually get married. The boys are lovely in this--they're basically heartbreaking in very different, very subtle ways. It's looking like things might finally be getting better for them, though! Go, boys, go!

ALSOALSO. HAS EVERYONE HEARD JESSE EISENBERG ON WAIT! WAIT! DON'T TELL ME. IF YOU HAVEN'T--GO GET THE PODCAST. HAS MY CAPSLOCK NOT CONVINCED YOU? SHAME ON YOU.

A couple of points that make this an AWESOME INTERVIEW:
♥ He answers the question "what are you wearing?" with "well, I'm at home in boxers now...but I will be something darker [at the Oscars]."
♥ He tells a story about making a facebook page in Peter Segel's name. WHY DID HE DO THAT, THAT LOVEABLE FUZZBUNNY OF ADORBSNESS.