Title: Umbrellas In London, 2/2
Author: likecharity
Pairing: Skandar/Anna
Rating: R
Warnings: Real people
Summary: With a little editing, this could be the basis of one of those French films that Will gets all moony-eyed over. (Skandar's never understood quite why -- he doesn't have the patience that subtitles require.)
A/N: This felt a little unfinished before, so I've added a second part. :)

After Paris, he might have some problems with sequencing.

You guys. YOU GUYSSSS.

There's some kind of ITV special thing on Prince Caspian, idk what it is, but it's on Youtube and there is more Will and Skandar and teasing and TOUCHING and I just. I CAN'T TAKE IT.

I'm going to post the links because otherwise I would be SPAMMING THE HELL OUT OF YOUR FLISTS, so here:

Part One.

Will and Skandar's bit starts around 6:55. THEIR BICKERING. IT KILLS ME. The interviewer asks if Skandar was jealous of all the stunts Will got to do, and Will is all "HE WAS SOOOO JEALOUS." And they bicker and are ridiculously cute, and then he is very sarcastic and rubs Skandar's shoulder a lot, and basically, I just die. *flails*

Part Two.

LOL at around 4:55, she asks how long they took to get ready tonight, and Skandar says "Not very long. 5 minutes." YES, THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE WEARING A TABLECLOTH, SKANDAR. ♥ Agh but then he goes "On the other hand," and prods Will's chest, and says "Ten minutes before we were supposed to go, he was lying around in his dressing gown doing sudoku!" LOL OMG. Will is all "It's a good way to relax!!" I can't believe he just chucks on his suit and goes, though. Like, I would have thought he would spend ages ~preparing his look~. Also, even when Skandar is standing up, he fidgets. He like, sways from side to side. WHY IS IT SO ADORABLE.

Anna seems to get kind of embarrassed when the interviewer says "The boys scrub up quite nice, don't they?" And LOL at Bin Bons, "I don't know how to pose."

Part Three.

A quiz called 'Answer Aslan' (so not as good as 'Rock The Caspian' in the T4 special, jsyk) starts at 1:45ish. LOL I love how excited Georgie gets over the games. Will and Skandar get so ~involved~ in the 'who's the fourth in line to the British throne?' question. LOLOL and Will gets all bitchy and is like "Oh come on, how are we supposed to know this stuff?" WILMOS, I LOVE YOU. His competitiveness cracks me up.

And then they're asked a multiple choice question about which band did the song 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' and Will, like, shakes his finger at the interviewer and grabs Skandar's arm and is all "WELL IT WASN'T THE BACKSTREET BOYS" as if this question is vitally important to the future of the world. And when he can't think of three famous mice, he mutters "oh, what is this" ahahaha. But then Skandar lists some off and Will is all *fingersnap* "He's gooood!" LOL I AM NOT EVEN KIDDING, YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS.

Also wtf they play Sigur Ros over slow-motion red carpet shots. ALSO, I used to straighten my hair, like, religiously, and Anna-with-straight-hair in these interviews is freaking me out because she reminds me more of me than she ever has. O_O AAAALSO, does anyone else find it equally hilarious and irritating when someone says Skandar's name 'SkanDAR KEENS'? Like, I crack up every time, but also find it annoying. COULD YOU REALLY NOT DO SOME RESEARCH. >:(

Also -- this is my last 'also', I promise, HOW DID IT GET TO BE NEARLY 4AM, I SHOULD PROBABLY SLEEP.

Title: Umbrellas In London, 1/2
Author: likecharity
Pairing: Skandar/Anna
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Real people
Summary: With a little editing, this could be the basis of one of those French films that Will gets all moony-eyed over. (Skandar's never understood quite why -- he doesn't have the patience that subtitles require.)
A/N: *throws arms up* I SURRENDER.

It starts in Paris. This is a lie.

I've been debating about making this entry for AGES and I feel like it's about time. At least it will help me sort out my own thoughts maybe probably not.

OKAY. SO. Will/Skandar is my Narnia RPF OTP. (Lolol acronyms.) When I first got into the fandom, Will/Skandar was basically all I shipped. There weren't as many choices back then, I guess, and I was never really bothered about pairings with Georgie in them, and I hated Will/Anna with a passion. I'm a bit more OK with it now, but I think it's just that to me, Will is gay, dammit. I can't really explain why else I don't like it, I just really don't. I guess I don't like to see Will with anyone else besides Skandar, and, y'know, the gay thing again. Also I just love them as best friends. I love the idea of Will being Anna's gay best friend. ♥

Obviously this all changed when I got curious about Will/Skandar/Anna. I can't quite remember how that happened, I think one day I was just like "hey, that could be hot" and went on a massive search for some, came up with nothing, and decided to write it myself. And since then I've become a lot more accepting of Will/Anna, but I still would never ever read it unless Skandar has some important involvement. Oh, wait, no, I just lied. I did read some once, and actually I kind of really liked it, but just because the writing and the characterisation were so good. FINE, HAVE A LINK. It's called 'Your Closed Eye Watching Me, Listening' (which is an R.E.M. lyric, so, win!) and it's by hobviously and it's PG.

THIS IS ALL IRRELEVANT, WTF AM I TALKING ABOUT. Okay. So basically, I was like, yay threesome! But what really surprised me was how much I enjoyed writing Skandar/Anna, and this is the point of the entry. Hence my icon omg. I liked writing their struggle to accept their feelings for each other, and I liked writing the bits where they got together because, idk, it was just exciting somehow. And I was like, well, that's OK, because Will/Skandar is still the OTP and Will is still in this fic, etc etc.

And thennn, this picture turned up, and everything went downhill from there. D:

I just...don't think I can deny it anymore. I've had 'Skandar/Anna' in my interests for a while now, and I have this icon, and it's just. I THINK I SHIP THEM. D:

They look so good together, for one thing. Like, seriously. Here, have some more photo evidence. Like, if I can be totally superficial for a minute and just go on aesthetics alone? I love that they both have this dark hair and pale skin and look kind of similar, and I love that he's all skinny and she's so curvy, and just...I can't even. Have another picture.

And now they seem so much more comfortable around each other, too. I think I only have a few photos from the LWW-era where it's just the two of them, and they always look kind of awkward, him more than her, and he always seems to have his hands over his crotch, lololol. I remember looking at this picture and saying to someone that back then, he would NEVER have put his hand on her bare shoulder, but here it looks totally natural. And then there's this one which is made of adorable and I might never get over it. I still have no idea what's going on, but they look so comfortable and sweet together.

I think the idea was kind of coming into my head on its own, and then people over at narnia_dazzle started picking up on it and some people said that they shipped them, and then a community got made. I was curious, but then I was like, NO, I want Skandar with Will, and that's how it's always been. I've never even considered shipping him with anyone else. Dammit, I lied again, I sort of maybe ship him with Tilda, but in more of an unrequited crush way, not in the creepy way. But yeah, that's different to, say, Will, who I've written with quite a few people.

Maybe it's just the fact that it's the first time I've ever had to consider him with someone else? And the fact that I'm kind of intrigued by the pairing? I don't know. I'm really fighting it, and I think that's the problem. I want to join that community, and I want to write them, but it feels like such a betrayal. It's similar to the issues I have with Ben, I guess. That at first I honestly didn't care about him, and then when I started to, I didn't WANT to, because I wanted to stay loyal to Will and Skandar. I won't get into all of that now, haha, but I think it's a similar issue.

BUT WHY IS THIS SUCH A PROBLEM FOR ME.

alexi_lupin just pointed out that I can do polls, so how about I put this new feature to use?

*flails*

YOU GUYS, I HAVE A PAID ACCOUNT.

IT IS SO EXCITING.

I have a new layout, and a fancy Narnia moodtheme, and lots of new icons!!

SQUEE.