Oh dear

[white_hart]

More crackfic: Heroes this time. It all belongs to someone else. Vague spoilers to 1.17 ("Company Man"); please don't mention anything after that in comments.

***

It was their first house; they wanted it to be perfect. Every evening they pored over color charts, carpet samples, furniture catalogs. This was their home, the place they'd chosen to bring up the family that - surely - would be theirs soon.

It worried him, though, that somehow he and Sandra couldn't seem to agree on the carpet for the dining room. He favoured a soft oatmealy beige; she argued that it would show up every mark, that it would be far better to go for a smokier, darker shade.

He looked at the sample she'd handed him. He still didn't like the color, but she was right; kids were tough on flooring. And they would have kids soon; of course they would. So it would be dumb to pick carpets that would only have to be replaced in a couple of years, especially when he wasn't having much luck finding a better job.

"Okay", he said. "If this is what you want, then it's fine by me. I'm comfortable with-" he glanced at the tag on the swatch "-I'm comfortable with 'Morally Gray'."

Comments

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

*howls*

I love you. More, please? I realise that's easier said than done ;)

[white_hart]

*Grin*

It is entirely your fault...

[tree_and_leaf]

*sporfle*

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Is this the part where I pretend to look ashamed?

[white_hart]

Well, you should do!

(OTOH, the vague idea I have of an AU where Mohinder isn't quite so clueless and confronts Sylar at Taylor's house by saying 'Hello. My name is Mohinder Suresh. You killed my father. Prepare to die.' is all mine. And topicaltim suggests that I should make a Sylar macro: OH HAI I FOUND U A HERO BUT I KILLED HIM.)

[white_hart]

Thank you! *bows*

[unblinkered.livejournal.com]

Is it wrong that I found this funnier than the original fic? ;)

[white_hart]

I don't think so. I doubt I'll ever write it, because the idea is pretty much all there is...

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Hmm ... I'm trying, but I can't ... quite ... do it. Nope, totally not ashamed!

(And hee! Alternatively: I HADZ A HERO, BUT I EATED IT" ;-)

[lslaw.livejournal.com]

Neat.

[white_hart]

I think we're both just too grammatical...

[triskellian]

Heh - cute :-)

[white_hart]

Thanks!

Also, I do like the Claude icon.

[white_hart]

Well, home decor people do give colours such ridiculous names - why not Morally Gray??

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Possibly. DAM U INTERNETZ U IS MESSIN W/ MAH GRAMMAR MOJOZ!

[white_hart]

IZ TOO GRAMMATICALZ. BUT HAZ HAD CHEEZBURGER.

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

MAH CHEEZBURGRZ: LET ME FEED U IT.

[thebirdwoman.livejournal.com]

I'm really tired and have had a fairly rubbish evening and the image of Mohinder doing a Inigo made me laugh out loud. And now I am trying to explain cat macros to Chris.

I need a Heroes icon...

[white_hart]

*Grin* I'm not sure I could actually write it; it's more of a comedy sketch than a fic idea...

[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

Hah - perfect timing as we just watched this ep last night :) Also, I want morally grey carpetting for my living room :)

[white_hart]

We saw it on Wednesday, and I was discussing it with itchyfidget via email when the plot bunny hopped into view.