crack_van | The FCC Won't Let Me Be, by sabinelagrande (R)

Fandom: WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE
Pairing: Cecil/Carlos
Length: wordcount 1,776
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Dreamwidth blog; stories on AO3
Warnings: Profanity, dirty talk
Notes: Tiny spoiler for “First Date” (ep. 27)
Why this must be read:

New episode tomorrow (*does the dance of mingled joy and trepidation*)! Aside from learning more about the goings on in Night Vale, this means we get to listen to Cecil talk, which for many fans is no small part of the show’s appeal, so in honor of our euphonious narrator, I’m going to recommend a few stories that focus on his voice.

Not long ago, Cecil Baldwin recorded a special message thanking Unf-ck Your Habitat for a group donation made to Welcome to Night Vale by that blog’s followers (link available in the story’s notes). Naturally, hearing the Voice of Night Vale drop multiple F-bombs led to much flailing and keysmashing in the fandom ... and this fic, in which Carlos gets a charge out of hearing his boyfriend use language that would violate Federal law if it were broadcast.

"My darling Carlos," Cecil says, with a lovestruck sigh, as he laces his fingers into Carlos's. "You're so goddamn smart."

Carlos tries to hide his reaction, not that Carlos really knows what that reaction is. Cecil has never actually sworn at — or maybe it's more appropriate to say towards — Carlos before, and Carlos doesn't know what to think about it. The sound of those horrible words in Cecil's beautiful voice does something to him, something that he can't explain. It's completely unorthodox, being, well, excited about the prospect of hearing Cecil swear like that.

Then again, orthodoxy is antithetical to the pursuit of true science. Carlos isn't sure if that's good reasoning or a poor excuse.

“The FCC Won't Let Me Be” at AO3; multiple podfic versions linked in the story’s notes