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The Stuff of Romance by Keri T (Adult, Explicit)
I've been haulin' ass all over this information highway, workin' hard for the stories, and now I'm ready to have a good old fashioned joyride! What, you thought I was some kinda literary major, or something? Get real. So buckle up, buddy, we're hittin' the gas now.
Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Length: 6,162 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
keri1006
Author Website: Keri T on the Starsky Hutch Archive
Why this must be read:
Keri T's The Stuff of Romance was first published in the Las VegaSH Con zine. I was lucky enough to be the editor of that zine, and I remember when Keri sent me this piece. It had not been a good day, but all of a sudden it got a whole lot better. The boys are in an established relationship, and we get to be a fly on the wall while they spend a mundane evening turning a mundane dinner into anything but. It all takes place in and around a quick meal – Hutch's ubiquitous eggs, the ones Starsky promised never to talk him out of again – after Starsky's been to the dentist. No hurt/comfort here -- unless you count an icepack Hutch has waiting for Starsky, and the omelet he's whipping up in case Starsky can't chew anything tough -- just lots of perfect this-is-really-them-talking banter.
While waiting for his time in the dentist chair, Starsky gets caught up in a magazine in the waiting room, and steals it so he can finish the test he started to fill in while waiting. The magazine is Cosmopolitan, and the test is a romance test. A "boyfriend" test. The mileage Keri gets out of that one word should be used as a class in humor writing. The boys are nothing if not competitive, and even though Hutch was derisive about Starsky reading Cosmo, his competitive streak makes it very important that he score well on this test. Which will be hard to do when Starsky won't tell him what half the questions are.
Questions on the test and Hutch's determination to get better grades lead to canoodling – what, you thought I was reading this for deep psychological insights into the characters? Oh, of course I was! – but Starsky hasn't had dinner yet, and he's got his priorities straight. It may be the only thing that is. By the time they sit down to the meal, they're down to underwear. Before the blender comes out for dessert, they're bare-assed.
I can tell you from experience that comedy is not easy. The timing and naturalness of the dialog in this story is genius. The pacing is just right – stretch a joke out too long, it's not funny, end it too fast, same thing. This light-hearted romp is more than just a funny piece, though god knows there isn't nearly enough humor in fanfiction to suit me. It's a slice of life we can believe in with the guys in a successful relationship on a day that isn't full of murder and mayhem. They're just two men who love each other, having dinner, planning for the future, and answering questions on a boyfriend test one of them stole from the dentist's office. And for bonus points, this story answers the age-old question, "Is Hutch mean?" It is impossible to read this story and remain in a bad mood. So, go put yourself in a good mood and have a good time.
The Stuff of Romance by Keri T
Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Length: 6,162 words
Author on LJ:
keri1006Author Website: Keri T on the Starsky Hutch Archive
Why this must be read:
Keri T's The Stuff of Romance was first published in the Las VegaSH Con zine. I was lucky enough to be the editor of that zine, and I remember when Keri sent me this piece. It had not been a good day, but all of a sudden it got a whole lot better. The boys are in an established relationship, and we get to be a fly on the wall while they spend a mundane evening turning a mundane dinner into anything but. It all takes place in and around a quick meal – Hutch's ubiquitous eggs, the ones Starsky promised never to talk him out of again – after Starsky's been to the dentist. No hurt/comfort here -- unless you count an icepack Hutch has waiting for Starsky, and the omelet he's whipping up in case Starsky can't chew anything tough -- just lots of perfect this-is-really-them-talking banter.
While waiting for his time in the dentist chair, Starsky gets caught up in a magazine in the waiting room, and steals it so he can finish the test he started to fill in while waiting. The magazine is Cosmopolitan, and the test is a romance test. A "boyfriend" test. The mileage Keri gets out of that one word should be used as a class in humor writing. The boys are nothing if not competitive, and even though Hutch was derisive about Starsky reading Cosmo, his competitive streak makes it very important that he score well on this test. Which will be hard to do when Starsky won't tell him what half the questions are.
Questions on the test and Hutch's determination to get better grades lead to canoodling – what, you thought I was reading this for deep psychological insights into the characters? Oh, of course I was! – but Starsky hasn't had dinner yet, and he's got his priorities straight. It may be the only thing that is. By the time they sit down to the meal, they're down to underwear. Before the blender comes out for dessert, they're bare-assed.
I can tell you from experience that comedy is not easy. The timing and naturalness of the dialog in this story is genius. The pacing is just right – stretch a joke out too long, it's not funny, end it too fast, same thing. This light-hearted romp is more than just a funny piece, though god knows there isn't nearly enough humor in fanfiction to suit me. It's a slice of life we can believe in with the guys in a successful relationship on a day that isn't full of murder and mayhem. They're just two men who love each other, having dinner, planning for the future, and answering questions on a boyfriend test one of them stole from the dentist's office. And for bonus points, this story answers the age-old question, "Is Hutch mean?" It is impossible to read this story and remain in a bad mood. So, go put yourself in a good mood and have a good time.
The Stuff of Romance by Keri T