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"Turn the Page" by drphungus (G)
Fandom: Parks and Recreation
Pairing: Leslie Knope/Ben Wyatt
Length: 1535 words
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drphungus
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escape_speed
Why this must be read: We know from "Born and Raised" that Leslie gave the whole gang signed copies of her book, but she and Ben hardly interacted in that episode, much to the chagrin of everyone's poor little shipper hearts. This fic remedies that, while staying (almost) tidily in canon and making references to the actual, published-in-real-life book.
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Ben doesn’t get a proper chance to read over the book until after he and Tom have “tucked” Joan Calamezzo in bed. When he gets home he takes the longest, hottest shower he’s taken in years just to feel clean again.
“We’ll have to start charging you for using extra hot water!” April shouts from the living room when he finally emerges. He never knows when she’s joking and when she’s not.
Andy lumbers over a minute later and peeks his head into Ben’s room. “Don’t worry about paying extra, man. I only take showers every few days, so you can use my hot water.”
“Thanks?” Ben says, and Andy grins before he leaves.
It’s been a long day, but probably longer for Leslie. It’s not weird that she’s in his thoughts. She kind of always is. So it’s not unusual that he pulls out her book and begins thumbing through it, if only to read her words, to see her face smiling at him from the cover. He turns the page.
Almost immediately he begins to notice the handwritten notes. Little scribbles in her slanted handwriting. By a picture of Ramsett Park she’s written, “My first memory of going here was when I was four. My dad took me to play to play on the swing sets, and when I was at the highest point of my swing I let go and flew into the air. The view was beautiful. I could see the whole park, the treeline in the distance, kids playing baseball on the diamond. It was amazing! I wish I could have shared that experience with you. Well, except for the part where I hit the ground and had to get five stitches in my chin.”
It continues like that, tiny notations in some places, long, rambling stories in other parts. Inexplicably, she’s also pasted in a number of pictures of unicorns, usually next to a poem she’s written about Pawnee. Next to his picture on the page with the essay he contributed to her book, she’s drawn a kiss monster attacking his face. It makes his heart seize up in his chest.
“Oh, Leslie,” he murmurs to himself, still engrossed in the book.
Turn the Page
Pairing: Leslie Knope/Ben Wyatt
Length: 1535 words
Author on LJ:
drphungusAuthor Website:
escape_speedWhy this must be read: We know from "Born and Raised" that Leslie gave the whole gang signed copies of her book, but she and Ben hardly interacted in that episode, much to the chagrin of everyone's poor little shipper hearts. This fic remedies that, while staying (almost) tidily in canon and making references to the actual, published-in-real-life book.
(2)
Ben doesn’t get a proper chance to read over the book until after he and Tom have “tucked” Joan Calamezzo in bed. When he gets home he takes the longest, hottest shower he’s taken in years just to feel clean again.
“We’ll have to start charging you for using extra hot water!” April shouts from the living room when he finally emerges. He never knows when she’s joking and when she’s not.
Andy lumbers over a minute later and peeks his head into Ben’s room. “Don’t worry about paying extra, man. I only take showers every few days, so you can use my hot water.”
“Thanks?” Ben says, and Andy grins before he leaves.
It’s been a long day, but probably longer for Leslie. It’s not weird that she’s in his thoughts. She kind of always is. So it’s not unusual that he pulls out her book and begins thumbing through it, if only to read her words, to see her face smiling at him from the cover. He turns the page.
Almost immediately he begins to notice the handwritten notes. Little scribbles in her slanted handwriting. By a picture of Ramsett Park she’s written, “My first memory of going here was when I was four. My dad took me to play to play on the swing sets, and when I was at the highest point of my swing I let go and flew into the air. The view was beautiful. I could see the whole park, the treeline in the distance, kids playing baseball on the diamond. It was amazing! I wish I could have shared that experience with you. Well, except for the part where I hit the ground and had to get five stitches in my chin.”
It continues like that, tiny notations in some places, long, rambling stories in other parts. Inexplicably, she’s also pasted in a number of pictures of unicorns, usually next to a poem she’s written about Pawnee. Next to his picture on the page with the essay he contributed to her book, she’s drawn a kiss monster attacking his face. It makes his heart seize up in his chest.
“Oh, Leslie,” he murmurs to himself, still engrossed in the book.
Turn the Page