SN ficlet/wip: Random Casey
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out_thereCelli suggested some random Casey facts, and I'm trying really hard to avoid work, so here's another little snippet.
Has seen every Superman movie, even the fourth one nobody saw.
Dan looked over the TV guide, scanning for something watchable at 2am on a weeknight. Being outside of the mainstream made it difficult to find something good on TV. "Hey, Superman's on!"
"Seen it," Casey called from the doorway as he finished hanging up his coat.
"It's the fourth film," Dan said, searching the couch cushions for the remote. "Nobody's seen the fourth film."
Casey shrugged. "I've seen it."
"Really?"
"I've seen all of them."
Dan spotted the remote sitting on top of TV. Leaving the remote on the TV was logic that only made sense to Casey. "No, see people think they've seen all of them, but they haven't. They just forget they haven't seen the fourth one."
"Have you seen it?" Casey teased as he sat down.
"Yeah." Dan grinned brightly as he flicked through to the right channel. "But I want to watch it again."
Casey rolled his eyes indulgently. "Then watch it."
The familiar theme music started and Dan settled in beside Casey, resting his feet on the coffee table. "You a Superman fan?"
Casey grimaced as he thought. "Not really. Just... like the movies. Never read the comics or anything."
"I used to collect them," Dan said and swallowed.
"Yeah?" Casey asked casually, shifting back against the cushions, and resting a long arm along the back of the couch.
"As a kid. I used to read the Superman and Batman comics. Sam and I would pool our pocket money. He'd buy the Batman comics and I'd buy the Superman comics, but we'd always share." Dan blinked at the memories, then looked over at Casey's gentle smile. "Some of my best childhood memories involved comics. Wasting a Sunday afternoon, both of us lying on my bed and reading a new comic. Sam would always finish reading first, and have to wait for me to turn the page. Didn't get impatient about it, but I always knew a plot twist was coming up because he'd gasp. It was a like a split second to prepare yourself for the worst." Dan stopped, not quite sure what to say. Abby said that he should talk about Sam more, but sometimes it was hard to share him, as if… if Dan talked about it too much, the memories would become diluted and forgotten. He swallowed, and turned away, eyes following the garishly bold colours across the screen.
Casey's hand squeezed his shoulder. "Batman always freaked me out."
Dan sniggered and shot Casey a disbelieving look. "Really?"
Casey nodded earnestly. "Yeah. All dark and mysterious and 'I have no human emotions'. He's a freaky guy."
"Come on, Casey. The gadgets, the Batcave, the Batmobile? You've got to admit it's pretty cool."
"He is a creepy, freaky guy."
Dan laughed. "So, you've seen all the Superman films, but you haven't seen the Batman movies?"
"Only the first one."
"And it freaked you out?"
Casey nodded again. "I couldn't decide who was more frightening. The Joker or Batman."
"But you have no problems with Lex Luthor?" Dan said, nodding his head at the screen.
Casey's eyebrows rose. "Lex Luthor was kind of cool."
"There is no way Batman is more frightening than Luthor." Dan shifted over to lean his head against Casey's shoulder. "You're priorities are seriously skewed, my friend," he said lightly, and felt Casey's chest shake when he laughed. "Seriously skewed."
Has seen every Superman movie, even the fourth one nobody saw.
Dan looked over the TV guide, scanning for something watchable at 2am on a weeknight. Being outside of the mainstream made it difficult to find something good on TV. "Hey, Superman's on!"
"Seen it," Casey called from the doorway as he finished hanging up his coat.
"It's the fourth film," Dan said, searching the couch cushions for the remote. "Nobody's seen the fourth film."
Casey shrugged. "I've seen it."
"Really?"
"I've seen all of them."
Dan spotted the remote sitting on top of TV. Leaving the remote on the TV was logic that only made sense to Casey. "No, see people think they've seen all of them, but they haven't. They just forget they haven't seen the fourth one."
"Have you seen it?" Casey teased as he sat down.
"Yeah." Dan grinned brightly as he flicked through to the right channel. "But I want to watch it again."
Casey rolled his eyes indulgently. "Then watch it."
The familiar theme music started and Dan settled in beside Casey, resting his feet on the coffee table. "You a Superman fan?"
Casey grimaced as he thought. "Not really. Just... like the movies. Never read the comics or anything."
"I used to collect them," Dan said and swallowed.
"Yeah?" Casey asked casually, shifting back against the cushions, and resting a long arm along the back of the couch.
"As a kid. I used to read the Superman and Batman comics. Sam and I would pool our pocket money. He'd buy the Batman comics and I'd buy the Superman comics, but we'd always share." Dan blinked at the memories, then looked over at Casey's gentle smile. "Some of my best childhood memories involved comics. Wasting a Sunday afternoon, both of us lying on my bed and reading a new comic. Sam would always finish reading first, and have to wait for me to turn the page. Didn't get impatient about it, but I always knew a plot twist was coming up because he'd gasp. It was a like a split second to prepare yourself for the worst." Dan stopped, not quite sure what to say. Abby said that he should talk about Sam more, but sometimes it was hard to share him, as if… if Dan talked about it too much, the memories would become diluted and forgotten. He swallowed, and turned away, eyes following the garishly bold colours across the screen.
Casey's hand squeezed his shoulder. "Batman always freaked me out."
Dan sniggered and shot Casey a disbelieving look. "Really?"
Casey nodded earnestly. "Yeah. All dark and mysterious and 'I have no human emotions'. He's a freaky guy."
"Come on, Casey. The gadgets, the Batcave, the Batmobile? You've got to admit it's pretty cool."
"He is a creepy, freaky guy."
Dan laughed. "So, you've seen all the Superman films, but you haven't seen the Batman movies?"
"Only the first one."
"And it freaked you out?"
Casey nodded again. "I couldn't decide who was more frightening. The Joker or Batman."
"But you have no problems with Lex Luthor?" Dan said, nodding his head at the screen.
Casey's eyebrows rose. "Lex Luthor was kind of cool."
"There is no way Batman is more frightening than Luthor." Dan shifted over to lean his head against Casey's shoulder. "You're priorities are seriously skewed, my friend," he said lightly, and felt Casey's chest shake when he laughed. "Seriously skewed."
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Date: 2004-02-29 05:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-29 05:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-29 05:50 pm (UTC)*hugs you*
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Date: 2004-02-29 06:03 pm (UTC)(...Okay, Casey needs to take his love of alliteration and get out of my brain now.)
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Date: 2004-02-29 07:46 pm (UTC)Danny totally did read Superman comics, too. Busts out with that "she wants to rule all of Metropolis" when he's trying to warn Casey away from Sally and all.
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Date: 2004-02-29 07:56 pm (UTC)Thanks! I've gotta say, I love that icon. Just keep staring at it and giggling.
Danny totally did read Superman comics, too. Busts out with that "she wants to rule all of Metropolis" when he's trying to warn Casey away from Sally and all.
Thanks! I *knew* there was some comment that made me think he was a Superman fan, but I couldn't remember it off the top of my head.
(Of course, that's another thing going in the Dan=Josh file. Both use Superman references. *g*)
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Date: 2004-02-29 08:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-29 08:59 pm (UTC)Oh, yeah. I *love* Casey's response at the end of "the apology", just pushing his chair closer to Dan and talking about the Starland Vocal Band. It's sweet as hell, and it's just what Danny needs. *loves Casey*
And, it may be random things about Casey, but Danny seems to have got the focus. I'm curious about this, because yesterday I realised I have a Casey muse. Not a Dan one, a Casey one. My longish completed fics? Are all Casey pov, and almost all Casey-centric. My wips? Seem to be Dan pov, or Dan-centric. It's... intriguing.
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Date: 2004-02-29 08:47 pm (UTC)I take back the guilt I had for answering him in your poll. He is my favorite.
I just felt guilty because, well, I knew Dan would be in the lead.
And... in some ways, I wouldn't like Dan as well as I do without Casey there for Dan to be Dan with and...
I think I lost my point.
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Date: 2004-02-29 08:56 pm (UTC)Your point was that even though Casey isn't your favourite (and I'm still shock by the 4:1 fannish ratio), you appreciate that he makes it much easier to enjoy Dan.
I'll accept that as a rationale... *g*
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Date: 2004-02-29 09:00 pm (UTC)And parts of me are still torn!
I'm a Libran! Split second decisions aren't my forte!
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Date: 2004-02-29 09:41 pm (UTC)