Needs Met, page 05

[erinptah]

Title: Needs Met, page 05
Rating: PG (post-coital cuddling)
Warnings (highlight for spoilers): consent issues; (skip) Sweetness
Characters/Pairings: "Stephen"/Jon, l!"Stephen"/Jon, l!"Stephen"/"Stephen"
Disclaimer: This is a work of parody. Although reference is made to real persons, the dialogue, actions, and content are products of the artist's imagination only.

Note that, while this is the morning after, there was sex under false pretenses in between. YMMV (there's some discussion of the subtleties in the comments to the last page), but dub-con at best.




Needverse!Stephen is not allowed in the kitchen due to having the attention span of a mayfly. Neededverse!Stephen, meanwhile, is an excellent cook...and too tolerant for his own good.

Also here on DA, with links to the rest.

Comments

[seagullsong.livejournal.com]

*flails*

AUGH STEPHEN THE GUN SEEMS A BIT MUCH BUT OK.

[erinptah]

No, don't worry, that's the point. L!Stephen is underreacting, while if c!Stephen does in fact shoot Jon, that will definitely be an overreaction. (Threatening him, though...not entirely uncalled for.)

[seagullsong.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I got it, but it still hurts. D:

One thing is bugging me though; since they were already switching sexual partners like square dancers, why didn't the Jons just ASK?

[erinptah]

Because the Jons are idiots.

Insofar as they were thinking about this at all, they both thought "we're basically the same person, and my Stephen has never objected to anything I've done in terms of sex before, so this won't be a big deal."

[jmie.livejournal.com]

"AUGH STEPHEN THE GUN SEEMS A BIT MUCH BUT OK."

But it certainly lightened me up before my interview. XD Don't worry, maybe it's uhm... a reactionary test? Maybe c!Stephen's Jon would react to Sweetness in a certain way, as opposed to someone else, and that's just the most up-front way c!Stephen can think to ask, considering his personality.



I have to hand it to Stephen, though, not many people would have incentive to lie with a gun pointed at the back of their neck. Maybe, it's a, "If you're man enough to do me, you're man enough to answer me truthfully sort of thing?"

That being said, I'm really digging the other Stephen's green robe and his convoluted way of trying not to offend Jon. I was going to say that I was waiting for the other shoe to drop, for c!Stephen to put down his gun (eventually) and think this through, but I don't think the first one has. We're barely at the admission stage.

Yay, comic and however else this all goes down! :D

[erinptah]

C!Stephen is feeling alone and unsafe, so his reaction is to put up every defense he can think of - physical, emotional, and, in the case of Sweetness, mechanical.

L!Stephen, meanwhile, is also feeling defensive....so he overcompensates by being hyper-accommodating. Alas.

And, oh yes, there are several more shoes to come :P

[jmie.livejournal.com]

It all makes perfect sense. Comic and free analysis, whoo!

[aybara-max.livejournal.com]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHAhahahahaha! (that is pretty much the combination scream and burst of nervous giggles that ensued when I saw the gun) ::sighs:: the Jons should really know better than to mess with their already delicate Stephens.

[erinptah]

They should. They should indeed.

[sirdrakesheir.livejournal.com]

WELL I CERTAINLY DGAF. HE EARNED IT.

[erinptah]

I had a feeling you might say that.

[sirdrakesheir.livejournal.com]

I AM AS GOD MADE ME, SIR.

[sarcasticsra]

I love the contrast in their reactions. Perfectly them.

(Personally, in this rare instance, I am much closer to c!Stephen's end of the spectrum.)

[nelleellen.livejournal.com]

Hmpf. Personally, I *should* be closer to c!Stephen's reaction. In reality, I'm a l!Stephen. As my dear boss tells me...I lead with my jugular, then I'm surprised when my throat gets slit. :)

[sarcasticsra]

Heh, well, I have respect issues. It's the number one thing I look for in any kind of relationship. Doing something like this violates it so many times over that I would be absolutely livid. Especially when they could've just asked!

[nelleellen.livejournal.com]

Indeed...hence my comment about where I should be versus where I actually usually am. At least now, I'm aware of it.

[erinptah]

That is an amazing phrase, and perfect for l!Stephen XD

[erinptah]

I had so much fun with the symmetry in this series. This is the point where the paths really start to diverge...but there are still a ton of parallels on the way.

[southerngaelic.livejournal.com]

STEPHEN, PUT HER AWAY D:

[erinptah]

I love how this is getting capslocky responses from all over the spectrum :3

[kahvi.livejournal.com]

I've been following this on DA, and I love it!

I'm looking at the comments here, and I suddenly feel terribly guilty for the fact that this all makes me giggle, and think of "The Parent Trap." But, y'know, for grown ups.

[erinptah]

Thanks!

And, yeah, I'm trying to take a middle-of-the-road approach with this. The consent issues aren't going to be ignored, but at the same time the story started on a comedic note, so it's not going to do a full 180. Hopefully some people will be able to read it with an eye to the consent issues, and not be disappointed, while others will be able to just lol through it.

You're not the first person to mention The Parent Trap. It was one of my favorite movies when I was younger :3

[greenpixiehair.livejournal.com]

I saw it coming *crosses arms and glares* you brought it on yourselves, Jons.

(Stephen? Put the gun down, honey...)

/utterly redundant comment. PS I love you :D

[erinptah]

Mmm, multi-part reactions =D

Thank you!

[shoebox_addict]

Holy fuck!! Wow...it is not turning out well for that other Jon...yikes. Needverse!Stephen is cool with stuff but, wow..."Stephen" ain't! Can't wait to see more of this, I love it! =D

[erinptah]

L!Stephen is...overcompensating. While c!Stephen is not even attempting to compensate.

Thanks!

[wishflower4.livejournal.com]

Y'know, really, I'm not one to say someone deserves something like a gun to the back of their head, but dear God, what did they think was going to happen?!

[erinptah]

Given that c!Stephen has never objected even slightly to anything else his Jon has suggested...at some point he lost track of just how furious Stephen can get.

[punkishgrin.livejournal.com]

I love the coloring in this strip. It's so beautiful--the greens, reds and salmons, the light catching on everything. The eagle headboard. And, oh, pretty dreamcatcher! What does that reference, I wonder?

And, ha, I wondered how the discovery would come about:) I know this is wrong, but Stephen holding Sweetness up to Jon's head could almost be seen as a litmus test. What if c!Stephen's Jon had insisted Stephen keep her unloaded, and therefore only an impostor would fear for his life. Or something.

"Neededverse." I love it. And "chu!"

[erinptah]

Thanks! I wanted to make the two rooms visually distinct and individual - without having to draw too much detail ^_^;

The dreamcatcher is because l!Stephen has a thing for indigenous religions and being Close To The Earth (and has not done enough research to know that dreamcatchers aren't very significant in many Native American cultures, except as useful for selling to tourists).

And, yes, it's a litmus test! Not with exactly those details, but you're on the right track =D

[punkishgrin.livejournal.com]

They're distinct and yet complementary. A nice and reflective visual theme if you ask me!

Every time I see dreamcatchers (or puppy slippers) I think of George:)

Right, Stephen doesn't have much respect for a gun's power, even though he insists that this one in particular is his special lady. Why not use firearms for empirical data?

[inspirine.livejournal.com]

While I don't advocate Stephen pointing a loaded gun at Jon, certainly wouldn't mind if he knocked him with it, giving him a really bad headache. I'm another one with respect issues. Also view this as trust violation, personally.

Having said that, I'm still enjoying this story. Liked the eagle on the headboard.

[erinptah]

The Jons have definitely earned a knock on the head, all right. Looking forward to seeing how you feel by the time it all balances out.

And thanks =)

[gaiafaye.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I definitely laughed at the end. (But I'm sure Jon won't die so I don't feel too awkward about it.)

[erinptah]

I like this reaction =)