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fic: "A Lesson in Semiotics" [PG] . BBT . S/P
Title: A Lesson in Semiotics
Author:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
renisanz
Rating: PG
Words: ~600
Pairing: Sheldon Cooper/Penny
Spoilers: None.
Notes: Uhm... I so meant for this to have a plot. It was supposed to tie in to "The Caffeine High Corollary." Let's say this occurs post L/P breakup. Heck, this might even be AU...idk. Could be a prologue to something more. Anyway, thanks toallthingsholy and evening_shadow for giving feedback. Typos are all mine.
She's felt this before. This is being 10-years-old, watching a movie with her big sister. Her parents decide to walk in from their trip to the market right at the climax of the love scene, like, the only one in the whole movie.
So Penny, being tense, is expecting something to happen, some interruption, some sign that she shouldn't be here. She shouldn't be standing in the kitchen, eying Sheldon, studying his face. Her lips part and a small breath escapes her when he tucks his bottom lip between his teeth and then it's moist and redder than before.
She should totally be looking away, brushing past him, going to the 'fridge and grabbing a bottle of water to quench the thirst that she has now.
Instead, she leans up and Sheldon maybe leans down a bit to meet her, because at the last second she thinks she won't make it (he's so tall). Her hand is on his forearm for balance. His skin is cool under the heat of her palm, and she figures that'll do it. He'll flinch away, because now she's really in his personal space.
He doesn't.
His breath tickles across her lower lip, and then her mouth is brushing his.
She'll be hearing Leonard's keys in the door any second now. (Is the door even locked?)
She tightens her fingers around Sheldon's forearm, and he shocks her. His arm moves back, and, Of course, Penny thinks. He's coming to his senses, done with this little experiment. As Penny starts to slide her hand away, she feels his arm bend, large hand coming to cup just behind her elbow, holding her steady and pulling her closer at once.
Penny takes the encouragement, leans back in and sips at his bottom lip.
Raj or Howard will burst in at any moment. (The door remains closed.)
Sheldon tips his head down further, tilts his head slightly to the right, mimicking Penny's technique, kisses her top lip quickly, and then her bottom one and...holy crap. Was that just a bit of his tongue at the end of it?
And then he's leaning away, and actually, like, steadying her because that little hat trick removed all feeling from her knees.
If she opens her eyes to him saying "Bazinga," she will slug him. No remorse.
Instead, she sees he's schooled his features to some kind of neutral. He's staring intently at the space around her left ear. His thumb caresses in an arc near the crook of her elbow. She feels heat rising in her cheeks.
His hand drops, slides away, and the trail of his fingertips down her arm seems pretty...not accidental. Deliberate. Maybe.
The kettle whistles behind her, and Sheldon steps to the side, moves around her, and somehow Penny's knees are working again so she shuffles two small steps to the right. She turns her head to the left, watches him out of the corner of her eye, catches his eye briefly (a glint of gray-blue) when he turns back around to the island, setting the kettle on the trivet.
She opens her mouth and takes a breath, about to say something. (What?)
The cell phone in her pocket vibrates against her hip. Deciding to let it roll to voicemail, she reaches out, her hand hovering just above Sheldon's left shoulder blade as the door clicks and opens and then Leonard walks in with Raj and Howard trailing closely behind.
It's a sign, she's sure of it. She just needs to figure out what it all means.
But I know what I want
I know what I want now.
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Lyrics: "Wishing Heart" by Lisa Loeb
Author:
renisanz Rating: PG
Words: ~600
Pairing: Sheldon Cooper/Penny
Spoilers: None.
Notes: Uhm... I so meant for this to have a plot. It was supposed to tie in to "The Caffeine High Corollary." Let's say this occurs post L/P breakup. Heck, this might even be AU...idk. Could be a prologue to something more. Anyway, thanks to
allthingsholy and evening_shadow for giving feedback. Typos are all mine.No teacher to follow
No prophet to tell me how...
No prophet to tell me how...
She's felt this before. This is being 10-years-old, watching a movie with her big sister. Her parents decide to walk in from their trip to the market right at the climax of the love scene, like, the only one in the whole movie.
So Penny, being tense, is expecting something to happen, some interruption, some sign that she shouldn't be here. She shouldn't be standing in the kitchen, eying Sheldon, studying his face. Her lips part and a small breath escapes her when he tucks his bottom lip between his teeth and then it's moist and redder than before.
She should totally be looking away, brushing past him, going to the 'fridge and grabbing a bottle of water to quench the thirst that she has now.
Instead, she leans up and Sheldon maybe leans down a bit to meet her, because at the last second she thinks she won't make it (he's so tall). Her hand is on his forearm for balance. His skin is cool under the heat of her palm, and she figures that'll do it. He'll flinch away, because now she's really in his personal space.
He doesn't.
His breath tickles across her lower lip, and then her mouth is brushing his.
She'll be hearing Leonard's keys in the door any second now. (Is the door even locked?)
She tightens her fingers around Sheldon's forearm, and he shocks her. His arm moves back, and, Of course, Penny thinks. He's coming to his senses, done with this little experiment. As Penny starts to slide her hand away, she feels his arm bend, large hand coming to cup just behind her elbow, holding her steady and pulling her closer at once.
Penny takes the encouragement, leans back in and sips at his bottom lip.
Raj or Howard will burst in at any moment. (The door remains closed.)
Sheldon tips his head down further, tilts his head slightly to the right, mimicking Penny's technique, kisses her top lip quickly, and then her bottom one and...holy crap. Was that just a bit of his tongue at the end of it?
And then he's leaning away, and actually, like, steadying her because that little hat trick removed all feeling from her knees.
If she opens her eyes to him saying "Bazinga," she will slug him. No remorse.
Instead, she sees he's schooled his features to some kind of neutral. He's staring intently at the space around her left ear. His thumb caresses in an arc near the crook of her elbow. She feels heat rising in her cheeks.
His hand drops, slides away, and the trail of his fingertips down her arm seems pretty...not accidental. Deliberate. Maybe.
The kettle whistles behind her, and Sheldon steps to the side, moves around her, and somehow Penny's knees are working again so she shuffles two small steps to the right. She turns her head to the left, watches him out of the corner of her eye, catches his eye briefly (a glint of gray-blue) when he turns back around to the island, setting the kettle on the trivet.
She opens her mouth and takes a breath, about to say something. (What?)
The cell phone in her pocket vibrates against her hip. Deciding to let it roll to voicemail, she reaches out, her hand hovering just above Sheldon's left shoulder blade as the door clicks and opens and then Leonard walks in with Raj and Howard trailing closely behind.
It's a sign, she's sure of it. She just needs to figure out what it all means.
But I know what I want
I know what I want now.
. . . . .
Lyrics: "Wishing Heart" by Lisa Loeb
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But then again, I DO get to reap in all this glory, so it's worth it! :D
I loved the analogy with your parent's walking in on movie love scenes and the kissing between Sheldon and Penny - the guys could walk in at any minute! Awkward!
But the kiss was hot and sweet and this was a joyful thing to read before I have to go into work!
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Well, thank you. :) I must admit, I was thinking y'all had forgotten that I actually wrote fic once in a while, but in this fandom, I'm more confident with my art, so...
Glad you liked the analogy. That comparison was stuck in my head from early on, and I really wanted to make it work here.
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Because UNF, that was hot! Yet also really tender and sweet at the same time. You do such a great job of describing everything; so detailed and perfect. I pretty much love anything you do... you can never go wrong. :D
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And yeah, I did want this to be very sensual, so I'm glad that worked for you. :)
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This is fabulous, short, and sweet! I enjoy how there was more emotion than robotics in this. More of what Penny was feeling rather than doing. It makes the story realistic, human.
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Thank you so much. :) It's so intimidating writing fic in this fandom, which is why I usually stick to doing art. But I had this scene banging around in my head for several weeks, so I thought it would be good to finally get it written down.
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Oh, that was so sweet. You said something about this being a prologue to something? I hope so. =)
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Yes, this feels like the beginning of a larger story, but I wanted to test the waters to see how this little bit was received. I still have one other S/P fic that I left hanging about 6 months ago...
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Subtle yet teasingly sensual..
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Thank you. :)
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AAH. This sums up how I feel about everything that was going on. I love it. There's so little explanation/information about how Sheldon's feeling or what's going on and yet that says EVERYTHING in its own way.
I also love that you switched up the normal trope of getting walked in on, first with the adorable and totally relatable parents interrupting awkward movie scenes and then with Penny equating just a kiss being so intimate that surely the guys will break the tension.
And them coming in after they've finished on their own time? EEK. I just ...I adore this. I hope you keep at this verse because this was lovely and I'd love to see more. :D
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I also love that you switched up the normal trope of getting walked in on...
That's exactly what I was thinking. You expect them to get interrupted when something like this happens, but I thought, What if they don't? What then?
Glad you liked it. :)
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It feels a bit like one of your drawings, like a tableau vivant or a painting with words. At least, it seems to me that you worked out an picture in your head, but with a different medium.
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Thank you. :)
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I loved this line. The build up of details in this story was excellent. Lovely work.
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Still awesome. Nice job.
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It's so lovely how this moment arrives for them out of nowhere, and then hangs there suspended in silence. I'd be interested to read more but at the same time am completely happy to let this remain unconnected, just floating out there somewhere. Really beautiful work, as usual! :)
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I do feel like there is more o fa story here, something from Sheldon's POV. *ponders*
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If she opens her eyes to him saying "Bazinga," she will slug him. No remorse.
I laughed. Great way to change pace.
Are you bad at anything?
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Wonderful job, twin!
fujidom awesome cover art fic recc
This is fantastic and so hot... it's only when it's over that I realise it's just a kiss. The parents walking in on a love scene analogy is apt for how it would feel.
I'm reading this at work so I totally felt the same way too. *g* Unintentional win on your part. *high-fives you*
Going in my mems.
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