Vignette - Irritation. PG.

[roadstergal.livejournal.com]

This is a vignette, set right after Polymorph II - Emohawk. Spoilers up through that epsiode. Not exactly slash.

Yes, he was himself again.

Comments

[zekkass.livejournal.com]

It's wonderful. I have no idea what happened, but the Rimmer and Lister interaction is perfect. Wow.

(And the Cat's last bit was hilarious, if mean. ;P)

[roadstergal.livejournal.com]

Thankee!

It's sort of a character study, I guess. lady_draco likes punchups, so I wanted to write her one as an early B-day present. But then I had to think about when that might realistically occur. Rimmer uses words, not fists. kahvi noted that Lister would have to be pushed to a moment of emotional loss of control, and so I figured it should be at the intersection of 1 - UST between Rimmer and Lister (VI), 2 - the general nastiness of the early days stuck on Starbug, 3 - contrast for Lister between what Rimmer can be and what he chooses to be (his stint as Ace), 4 - Rimmer generally being an asshole, 5 - Kochanski, and 6 - generic insulting of him (especially gay flamer insults, which rarely go down well with working-class blokes). Hence this thing.

I was also really hoping I could prod kahvi into writing a Lister-POV, which tends to bring the slash out. :)

[kahvi.livejournal.com]

I would comment on what is off base in terms of Lister-ness here, because something is, but it'll come out in the fic. ;)

[roadstergal.livejournal.com]

*taptaptaptaptap*

(That's why I write Rimmer, though! I often fall into the same traps of misinterpretation he does...)

[kahvi.livejournal.com]

Hey, it goes both ways; that's part of why we (and our guys) work so well together.

Mmmm... Snark Mode...

[zekkass.livejournal.com]

Wow. I like the thought you put into the review. 1. I still haven't seen VI yet..., 2. Being stuck on tiny quarters would make everyone/anyone tense..., 3. Indeed!, 4. It's natural for him, unfortunately. 5. Kochanski..., 6. Any kind of insults don't go down well with Lister, I think.
This thing was wonderful. ;D

And yes, prodding kahvi into writing fic is a good thing.

[lady-draco.livejournal.com]

You're a sweetie! *gives you a big cuddle*