gary!

[cimorene]

it was actually gary oldman's birthday yesterday.  in any practical sense, i don't particularly care about his birthday--it's not like i know him personally--, but i've seen enough pictures posted that i figured it was as good an excuse as any to post. 

so i present
, the one that inspired it's called the world. 

the other thing that inspired said novellette was wolfsage's comment about gary growling here (i hunted through months of community and journal posts for this damn thread :facepalm:).  and my favourite bit of unapologetically kinky fantasy

Under the strands fat with water his neck is pale and fresh-scrubbed and the bump of his spine thrusts up through the skin because his head is tilted forward. Tim can hardly stop himself--his hand falls against the collar of the shirt and curls against the back of Gary's neck, which is still damp on the pad of his thumb.

Tim is already incapable of speech when Gary freezes and emits a wholly unconscious growl sound like the slow tearing in half of something vital, like the last little bit of restraint slowly giving way. He jerks away and up to his feet before he registers that it's Tim, whose eyes have widened, neck and arms stippling with gooseflesh.

There's a brief and absolutely clear silence of probably only half a second and Gary smiles, possibly in relief, and throws his arms around Tim in a crushing bear-hug.

Tim hugs him back, and realizes he's squeezing hard back.

Comments

[perhael.livejournal.com]

scruffy, middle-aged gary! <3

[cimness.livejournal.com]

GUH is the word. if there are words.

[anglepoiselamp.livejournal.com]

Oh good lord THE GLASSES.

*ded*

[cimness.livejournal.com]

and the collar and softness and drape and long sleeves of the shirt. and the soft little folds of skin on his neck. and his scruffy beard scruff and his fluffy grey-threaded hair. and his round little blueblue eyes.

[msilverstar]

I read your story and really liked it, the slow revelation and tension and hope and intensity.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

thanks for the feedback.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

wait, do you mean it's called the world or the new one?