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The Earl of Rothinghamtonfordshire by Jae (PG-13ish)
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: Nick Carter / Chris Kirkpatrick
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jae_w
Author Website: I Will Not Be Afraid of Boybands
Why this must be read:
Very few stories can make you laugh out loud repeatedly from snickering start to glorious finish, but this is one of them. Nick Carter writes a book when he is seventeen, and not any old type of book- a romance novel. Being more than a little clueless he doesn't think he has used anyone he knows as a character in his novel, let alone revealed who his secret crush is which was so so secret, even he didn't know it. And then the fun really picks up as NSYNC come into play, bus school is ridiculed, and we are treated to excerpts from Nick's novel.
All of the Backstreet Boys are funny and caring and I particularly like the scenes where they all play off each other. Group meetings have never been better. And finally Chris and Howie are priceless.
"Hey, Nicky," Howie said gently, "I'm glad you came by. We were thinking we could have a little chat, maybe, about what you wrote."
"Look, I was never going to show it to you, and you shouldn't have read it without asking me first. I can't believe you read my book!"
"I'm not sure fifteen pages is really -- look, the point is that we have read it," Kevin said. "We've all read it now, and now we all have to deal with the consequences."
"In a very supportive and understanding way, though, right?" Howie said.
"Knowing us, it seems unlikely," Brian said.
"I'm not feeling very supportive and understanding right now," Kevin said.
"Are you feeling, by any chance, evil?" AJ said, and laughed. "My lord."
"Listen," Kevin said, "there are unfortunately some people in this world who associate extreme good looks with evil, but I think that really says more about those people than the other people, the extremely good-looking people, who are just trying to live their lives and go on tour and make some people happy through the gift of music --"
"It's the eyebrows," Brian said thoughtfully.
"I think you're right," AJ said.
"I was talking --"
"It's the eyebrows that make you look evil," Brian said. "I mean, all of you looks kind of scary, but if you smile and like put your hand over the brows, you look all right. But the eyebrows look like they're just waiting for a chance to escape and go on a killing spree."
"What are you all talking about?" Nick said.
"Why did you make me the evil guardian in your book? I'm not evil! I'm not scary!" Looking at Kevin, Nick had to disagree with his last statement. "And I'm certainly not your guardian! I don't try to force you into marriage with rich old men, I don't keep you locked up, I don't tell you what to do --" AJ snorted, and Kevin continued, with great dignity, "I may, on occasion, advise you against a certain course of action, because I am a little older than you, although not old enough to be your evil guardian, and I have a little more experience than you do, but -- AJ, if you don't stop laughing I'm going to kick you."
The Earl of Rothinghamtonfordshire by Jae
Pairing: Nick Carter / Chris Kirkpatrick
Author on LJ:
jae_wAuthor Website: I Will Not Be Afraid of Boybands
Why this must be read:
Very few stories can make you laugh out loud repeatedly from snickering start to glorious finish, but this is one of them. Nick Carter writes a book when he is seventeen, and not any old type of book- a romance novel. Being more than a little clueless he doesn't think he has used anyone he knows as a character in his novel, let alone revealed who his secret crush is which was so so secret, even he didn't know it. And then the fun really picks up as NSYNC come into play, bus school is ridiculed, and we are treated to excerpts from Nick's novel.
All of the Backstreet Boys are funny and caring and I particularly like the scenes where they all play off each other. Group meetings have never been better. And finally Chris and Howie are priceless.
"Hey, Nicky," Howie said gently, "I'm glad you came by. We were thinking we could have a little chat, maybe, about what you wrote."
"Look, I was never going to show it to you, and you shouldn't have read it without asking me first. I can't believe you read my book!"
"I'm not sure fifteen pages is really -- look, the point is that we have read it," Kevin said. "We've all read it now, and now we all have to deal with the consequences."
"In a very supportive and understanding way, though, right?" Howie said.
"Knowing us, it seems unlikely," Brian said.
"I'm not feeling very supportive and understanding right now," Kevin said.
"Are you feeling, by any chance, evil?" AJ said, and laughed. "My lord."
"Listen," Kevin said, "there are unfortunately some people in this world who associate extreme good looks with evil, but I think that really says more about those people than the other people, the extremely good-looking people, who are just trying to live their lives and go on tour and make some people happy through the gift of music --"
"It's the eyebrows," Brian said thoughtfully.
"I think you're right," AJ said.
"I was talking --"
"It's the eyebrows that make you look evil," Brian said. "I mean, all of you looks kind of scary, but if you smile and like put your hand over the brows, you look all right. But the eyebrows look like they're just waiting for a chance to escape and go on a killing spree."
"What are you all talking about?" Nick said.
"Why did you make me the evil guardian in your book? I'm not evil! I'm not scary!" Looking at Kevin, Nick had to disagree with his last statement. "And I'm certainly not your guardian! I don't try to force you into marriage with rich old men, I don't keep you locked up, I don't tell you what to do --" AJ snorted, and Kevin continued, with great dignity, "I may, on occasion, advise you against a certain course of action, because I am a little older than you, although not old enough to be your evil guardian, and I have a little more experience than you do, but -- AJ, if you don't stop laughing I'm going to kick you."
The Earl of Rothinghamtonfordshire by Jae