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My prompt from [livejournal.com profile] empty_mirrors for this Bonfire Night drabble challenge was 'setpiece'.




The Flying Pigeon

“You never.”

“Certainly did. Last one in the shop’n all. I had to elbow someone out the way for this.”

He rattled a flat box which Doyle squinted to read. Too late. Never one to be thwarted in his enthusiasms, Bodie had the box opened and spilled out onto the kitchen table in the time it took Doyle to shake his head and tut loudly.

Bodie bent to his task and ignored him.

“Piece of cake, sunshine, put this little lot together and we’ll be lighting up the Dulwich skies in no time.”

“Lighting up your eyebrows in no time, more like. I’m having nothing to do with it.”

“Ah, don’t be like that, it’ll be fun. Find us the instructions, there’s a good lad.”

“Oh, certainly, sir. Heaven forbid sir should look for himself.”

Doyle got his hip bumped for that, but he nevertheless rummaged in the bottom of the box until he found a piece of paper, which he dutifully unfolded, read, and then bit his lip hard to keep from laughing at.



A heart-pounding twenty minutes later, Bodie had carpet burns on his bum, stars in his eyes, and a semi-naked Doyle plastered to his chest. Literally.

“Not that I’m not grateful or anything, sunshine, but what,” he heaved in a breath, clutching Doyle to him for balance as much as anything, “the bloody hell was that?”

Doyle reached out to snag that piece of paper, which had fluttered to the floor just before he’d pounced. He raised his head enough to grin.

“That, mate, was me following directions for once. Here.”

And sure enough there it was, in black and white:

“A super setpiece full of drama and humour. Flies a long way if correctly erected. Follow the set up instructions carefully.”

*******

Title: The Flying Pigeon
Author: Callisto
Slash or Gen: Slash
Disclaimer: Not mine sadly
Archive: Later, when the poor thing’s been beta’d.
Notes: This is a triple drabble.*g* I had no clue what to write until I googled and came up with the instructions for The Flying Pigeon ( haven’t changed a word, I swear - check the link if you don't believe me:))
http://www.spectacularfireworks.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=setpiece2

It tickled me something rotten, much like Doyle here....

Date: 2007-11-06 06:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] asymphototropic.livejournal.com
Truth is funnier than fiction. Ha.

[Wonders if that is a translation from an Asian language? Sounds suspiciously like it.]

Date: 2007-11-06 06:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] schnuffi.livejournal.com
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That was very funny indeed. I love it when Doyle does something absolutely unexpected and Bodie gets all surprised and knocked off his feet. Well done!

Date: 2007-11-06 08:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ankaree.livejournal.com
LOL! Very funny little drabble!

Date: 2007-11-06 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Hi, I just read your Flying Dragon, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. That's made my evening. Hope this comment gets to you, I have only just aquired the internet and like a new born I am completely clueless as to how to use it. theBodiesnatcher

Date: 2007-11-06 10:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sc-fossil.livejournal.com
Oh, man. That was so cute! I loved it. And Doyle did the right thing. One should always follow the instructions to get the desired result. Thanks, S!

Date: 2007-11-06 10:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] msmoat.livejournal.com
The directions really...? Well, yeah, Doyle absolutely would not have been able to resist! It's perfect, in fact. *g* Thank you! Heh. (Oh, and I love the: A heart-pounding twenty minutes later, Bodie had carpet burns on his bum, stars in his eyes, and a semi-naked Doyle plastered to his chest.

That, too, is perfect. *g*

Date: 2007-11-06 11:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sjames-centre.livejournal.com
If only all things in life came with instructions.

That was great, Sheila. And you are the prolific one again this week.

Keep 'em coming!

Date: 2007-11-06 11:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sjames-centre.livejournal.com
Keep 'em coming!

err, i meant the drabbles not the boys. well you can if you want i guess.

Date: 2007-11-07 08:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] byslantedlight.livejournal.com
Oh excellent - love the instructions, just like everyone else, and Doyle's interpretation of them! Cheers! *g*

Date: 2007-11-07 08:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] byslantedlight.livejournal.com
Okay, totally the wrong icon there - and I chose it so carefully to be the lads laughing together! *headdesk*

Date: 2007-11-07 10:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] solosundance.livejournal.com
Flies a long way if correctly erected

snorrrrt!

“Lighting up your eyebrows in no time, more like. I’m having nothing to do with it.”

snorrrt!

heh, enjoyed that *g*




Date: 2008-01-14 04:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magnifica7.livejournal.com
Now this I call inspiration! *g*

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