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The Magic Bean, by ducks; PG
The Magic Bean, by ducks, PG
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: Joey/Chris
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Author Website:
Why this must be read:
The magic bean of the title is, of course, coffee, but the fairytale connection is entirely proper. Joey is an actor, the villain in every children's theatre production. And he's a writer, too, working on his masterpiece, which I adore. Chris is a grumpy, misanthropic comedian. And there are elves - well, not exactly - okay, yes, there are elves. The best possible kind of elves, with names like Curly, Frosty, and Twinkle. One of the elves is majoring in molecular biology.
There are so many beautiful little references (the Marchen quarter!), so many moments that make me smile or laugh aloud. It's a totally charming story.
Joey still finds himself at the coffee shop by midday on Tuesdays, with his notebook and his ballpoint pen and his coffee and Chris. He's working on his opus, tentatively entitled Hood. It is about a young disadvantaged wolf who grew up on the mean streets and gets into crime and cross-dressing. It will challenge the audience's prejudices and preconceptions, and turn a widely-held misbelief on its head. He intends to play all the parts. Hood is his pet project and his life's work and will probably never be done. He's been working on it for years.
Frankly, there should be pens with chew toys on the ends. Why does not some enterprising company make these?
The Magic Bean
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: Joey/Chris
Author on LJ:
_ducksAuthor Website:
Why this must be read:
The magic bean of the title is, of course, coffee, but the fairytale connection is entirely proper. Joey is an actor, the villain in every children's theatre production. And he's a writer, too, working on his masterpiece, which I adore. Chris is a grumpy, misanthropic comedian. And there are elves - well, not exactly - okay, yes, there are elves. The best possible kind of elves, with names like Curly, Frosty, and Twinkle. One of the elves is majoring in molecular biology.
There are so many beautiful little references (the Marchen quarter!), so many moments that make me smile or laugh aloud. It's a totally charming story.
Joey still finds himself at the coffee shop by midday on Tuesdays, with his notebook and his ballpoint pen and his coffee and Chris. He's working on his opus, tentatively entitled Hood. It is about a young disadvantaged wolf who grew up on the mean streets and gets into crime and cross-dressing. It will challenge the audience's prejudices and preconceptions, and turn a widely-held misbelief on its head. He intends to play all the parts. Hood is his pet project and his life's work and will probably never be done. He's been working on it for years.
Frankly, there should be pens with chew toys on the ends. Why does not some enterprising company make these?
The Magic Bean