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he is the wild bunch by liketheroad (PG-13)
These last few recs are just a small sampling of the wonderful, creative crossovers out there.
Fandom: INCEPTION / ROCKNROLLA
Pairing: Arthur/Eames
Length: ~ 5777 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
liketheroad
Author Website:smallacts - Fic Journal
Why this must be read: Not long before Inception, Tom Hardy did a Guy Ritchie film called RocknRolla (2008), in which he plays a London crook named Handsome Bob in a gang called The Wild Bunch. Handsome Bob is gay, although naturally the straight guy he has a crush on (One Two played by Gerard Butler) is oblivious until Bob just tells him. It's a fun (and funny) film - typical Guy Ritchie where you've got to hang in there as the twists all come together - and the assortment of characters is awesome: Mumbles, Cookie, Johnny Quid. Gerard Butler as the somewhat dense One Two is fantastic. The author of this fic has kindly supplied links to some of the key scenes with Handsome Bob, but if any links are broken a quick search on YouTube should find what you need. Truthfully, reading these crossover stories was what convinced me to watch the movie, and I wasn't disappointed.
So, there's the background, and it's more than conceivable that Eames, who fandom likes to paint as a bit of a chameleon, could have transformed himself from low-level London thug to international dream-thief and forger. When Eames gets a call from One Two saying that Mumbles is in trouble, Eames ends up recruiting the rest of the team to help.
One Two and Arthur dislike each other immediately, and One Two spends a lot of time pushing Arthur's buttons. If you like a good jealousy fic, this is it. Poor Eames is caught in the middle between the guy he wanted and couldn't have and well ...the guy he currently wants and thinks he'll never really have, not completely anyway. And when One Two isn't there anymore to make Arthur jealous, will Arthur still be interested? More fun and less angst than it sounds like, and a good quick introduction to RocknRolla, even if you have no familiarity with the film.
"Eames said you have a mutual friend who’s in trouble, and you want us to find out more about who he’s in trouble with?" Arthur prompts, trying to move things along.
Eames’ call the night before had been frustratingly lacking in specificity, but he’d seemed as bothered by that as Arthur was, which had mollified Arthur somewhat.
One Two nods. "He was working as a driver, mostly. Sometimes he’d actually be in charge of a buy, but mostly he just drove the people who were. Last job, he got there too late, the buyers were pissed, so they shot his partner and took the cash and the drugs."
Arthur looks at Eames disapprovingly. "Drugs?"
Eames shrugs. "And guns, I’d imagine."
Arthur makes a face, which Eames rolls his eyes at. "Don’t act so delicate, darling. I’ve seen you shoot at more than projections."
Arthur concedes the point with a quirk of his mouth, and Eames answers with an indulgent smile.
For a second, Arthur is able to forget about the stranger at Eames’ side.
That is, until he says, "Are you two shagging, then?"
Arthur’s eyes widen, and he can feel his ears going hot and pink.
Eames coughs. "No, just colleagues. As I said."
This One Two looks skeptical, putting an arm around Eames’ shoulders. "I see your type has changed, Bobby boy."
Eames’ tenses, if only around the eyes. He steps out of One Two’s reach as soon as it’s possible to do so without making a fuss.
For an absurd moment, Arthur wants to go and stand between them.
On LJ: he is the wild bunch
It doesn't matter how old or new or (how popular) a story is, authors love feedback!
Fandom: INCEPTION / ROCKNROLLA
Pairing: Arthur/Eames
Length: ~ 5777 words
Author on LJ:
liketheroadAuthor Website:
smallacts - Fic JournalWhy this must be read: Not long before Inception, Tom Hardy did a Guy Ritchie film called RocknRolla (2008), in which he plays a London crook named Handsome Bob in a gang called The Wild Bunch. Handsome Bob is gay, although naturally the straight guy he has a crush on (One Two played by Gerard Butler) is oblivious until Bob just tells him. It's a fun (and funny) film - typical Guy Ritchie where you've got to hang in there as the twists all come together - and the assortment of characters is awesome: Mumbles, Cookie, Johnny Quid. Gerard Butler as the somewhat dense One Two is fantastic. The author of this fic has kindly supplied links to some of the key scenes with Handsome Bob, but if any links are broken a quick search on YouTube should find what you need. Truthfully, reading these crossover stories was what convinced me to watch the movie, and I wasn't disappointed.
So, there's the background, and it's more than conceivable that Eames, who fandom likes to paint as a bit of a chameleon, could have transformed himself from low-level London thug to international dream-thief and forger. When Eames gets a call from One Two saying that Mumbles is in trouble, Eames ends up recruiting the rest of the team to help.
One Two and Arthur dislike each other immediately, and One Two spends a lot of time pushing Arthur's buttons. If you like a good jealousy fic, this is it. Poor Eames is caught in the middle between the guy he wanted and couldn't have and well ...the guy he currently wants and thinks he'll never really have, not completely anyway. And when One Two isn't there anymore to make Arthur jealous, will Arthur still be interested? More fun and less angst than it sounds like, and a good quick introduction to RocknRolla, even if you have no familiarity with the film.
"Eames said you have a mutual friend who’s in trouble, and you want us to find out more about who he’s in trouble with?" Arthur prompts, trying to move things along.
Eames’ call the night before had been frustratingly lacking in specificity, but he’d seemed as bothered by that as Arthur was, which had mollified Arthur somewhat.
One Two nods. "He was working as a driver, mostly. Sometimes he’d actually be in charge of a buy, but mostly he just drove the people who were. Last job, he got there too late, the buyers were pissed, so they shot his partner and took the cash and the drugs."
Arthur looks at Eames disapprovingly. "Drugs?"
Eames shrugs. "And guns, I’d imagine."
Arthur makes a face, which Eames rolls his eyes at. "Don’t act so delicate, darling. I’ve seen you shoot at more than projections."
Arthur concedes the point with a quirk of his mouth, and Eames answers with an indulgent smile.
For a second, Arthur is able to forget about the stranger at Eames’ side.
That is, until he says, "Are you two shagging, then?"
Arthur’s eyes widen, and he can feel his ears going hot and pink.
Eames coughs. "No, just colleagues. As I said."
This One Two looks skeptical, putting an arm around Eames’ shoulders. "I see your type has changed, Bobby boy."
Eames’ tenses, if only around the eyes. He steps out of One Two’s reach as soon as it’s possible to do so without making a fuss.
For an absurd moment, Arthur wants to go and stand between them.
On LJ: he is the wild bunch
It doesn't matter how old or new or (how popular) a story is, authors love feedback!
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