ext_14267 ([identity profile] laughingacademy.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2010-01-13 05:58 pm
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A Journey Through Time and Space, by [livejournal.com profile] tartpants (NC-17)

Fandom: THE MIGHTY BOOSH
Pairings: Howard Moon/Vince Noir, Julian Barratt/Noel Fielding
Length: Eight chapters, approx. 86,000 words.
Warnings: RPF, character death (sorta), meta liek whoa, stage show spoilers.
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] tartpants
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:

What if, somehow, Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding swapped places with their alter egos? How would the comedians fare in the Zooniverse? What would Howard and Vince do if they woke up surrounded by familiar-looking strangers — and why is the last thing they remember a bright light and the sensation of flight?
Howard snatched his hand away from Vince's. "You come on, Vince. What's more likely? That we're dead, or that we're the creation of two asshole comedians who've made a career out of taking the piss out of us?"

Vince stared at him, his mouth falling open. "What's more likely is that we're dead," he protested. "People die all the time. As opposed to realising that they're fictional. People realise that they're fictional very rarely, in fact. Point-zero-point-one-point-negative-zero percent of the time."

Howard shook his head. "That's what I mean. Dying's way too normal for us."

[livejournal.com profile] tartpants has fun blurring the line between the creators and their work (who is pulling whose strings, exactly?), and does a fantastic job balancing comedy, romantic yearning, and existential terror.

A Journey Through Time and Space, on LJ (link to first chapter; must join comm to read) and at the Boosh Slash Haven.

[identity profile] fearlessfirefly.livejournal.com 2010-01-13 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
It seems to be locked :(

[identity profile] fearlessfirefly.livejournal.com 2010-01-13 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for the alt!link! ♥

[identity profile] miwahni.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
This is absolutely the best Boosh fic I've read; one that I printed out to keep when it was first published online. I hope it finds - and delights - a new audience through your rec.