Not writing essay, rereading Secretary.

[laurelin_kit]

Appropriate icon like whoa.

What should I be doing? Writing my essay. What is my brain doing? Spitting out the following: "A Passage to India is a really boring book. I didn't like it at all. In fact, I barely read any of it. I just read the part of the book I was required to summarize, and even that was boring. I hate it. It's just an Indian 'To Kill A Mockingbird' except with a gay Atticus who loved an Indian man who, in my mind, looks like Naveen Andrews."

Until my mind works again, I'm rereading some Secretary and this bit just got me.

She always watches him when he does this. He reads fast; eyes skimming and flickering, and he doesn’t miss a thing. This letter’s perfect, not a comma out of place; a work of fucking art if you go in for that sort of crap. The ink’s black, and the paper’s cream, and it’s elegant and under-stated, just like him. She starts to think about his bare back, hidden under those crisp shirts, two shades darker than the paper, no more, because he’s so not the soaking up the rays kinda guy, and goes off into this daydream where she’s writing on him, maybe with one of those fucking sharpie pens, hearts and loops and –

ASKFJAKLSJFAKSFJKJFDAFD. I love this fic. I love its hot. I love the mental pictures it shoves in my head.

Comments

[miladygrey.livejournal.com]

Dangit. Now I have to go rewatch the movie and lust after James Spader. Stop that! How am I supposed to write fic while thinking about writing on James Spader? *grins and fires up the DVD player*

[laurelin-kit.livejournal.com]

Hee. The quote is actually from a fic called Secretary, based on the plot, with Wes and Faith from BtVS/A:tS. SO HAWT.

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Eee! I wrote that particular bit and I was scrolling down fast, catching up on hours of not reading my f-list and it jumped out at me.


I'm all bouncy now :-)

And that bit, right at the start, is something I returned to about 800,000 words later in my one of the four coda fics as it happens...

Thanks so much for mentioning Secretary and I'm so glad you're enjoying it; now I'm missing it all over again though ::g::

::hugs::

[laurelin-kit.livejournal.com]

*hug!* I hoped you'd notice it. I know how good it feels to get praise.

I just love the imagery. Beautiful. I decided to reread the whole thing. Senioritis, bleeeh!

Eventually I'll make some Secretary fanart like I've been meaning to.

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

That would be lovely!

[darling-effect.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see that too! (But no pressure!)
Enjoy the re-read!