That Old Playground Song. Narnia RPF. Ben/Will. PG13.

[whynot]

Narnia RPF, I am not into it, except for when I am.


That Old Playground Song
Narnia RPF. Ben/Will. PG13. Written very belatedly for mumblemutter, with <33.
Ben and Will sitting in a tree.


Will finds the tree in-between takes, a little ways downstream from the bridge scene. It's wide-trunked with low sturdy branches, and by lunchtime Georgie and Skandar are also climbing all over it, while Andrew stands with his hands on his hips yelling up at them about youthful illusions of invulnerability and how hospital bills aren't covered by the film budget.

"It's difficult acting in plaster casts, you know!" he warns.

This is when Anna and Ben come along, and with teamwork they manage to talk Skandar and Georgie down from the tree. ("I'm going to eat all the parfaits," Anna threatens.)

"Go ahead," Ben says to them. "I'll get Will."

"You just want to go tree-climbing," Georgie accuses, and Ben grins at her.

"Don't fall," is all Andrew says to him, and then they make their way to catering.

Ben climbs the tree.

Will is perched on the highest branch that can support his weight, which doesn't look very high up from the ground. Then again, many a take for the raid scene have taught him that things never look very high up from the ground. Ben looks down halfway up the tree, and promises himself he won't do so again unless it's absolutely necessary.

Will says, "What's up, Barnes?"

"What are you doing up here?"

"Waiting for Georgie and Skandar to get out of the tree, and for you to get up here," he shrugs. "So I can do this."

He leans forward and kisses Ben, and it's just as sweet as the first time. (Behind the 'sugar-glass' panel from the White Witch scene. Georgie caught them and, after the giggling subsided, she winked dramatically at them and skipped away.)

Ben smiles against Will's lips. "You knew I would come?"

"What? Aren't I irresistible?"

"Oh please. You know Caspian's the handsome one."

"That's crazy talk," says Will. "I bet there'll be more Peter posters sold than Caspian posters. You'll see. You'll see, and then you'll cry about it."

"Oh yeah?" Ben challenges. "They're making a pillow with my face on one side and Aslan's on the other."

Will laughs.

"No," says Ben. "Really."

Will's laughter tapers off, and then he gives Ben the fish-eye. "Seriously?"

"Are we done? Do you want to come down now?"

"I'm not really hungry. And the view's pretty nice from up here."

"I'm not hungry either," says Ben slowly.

Will looks at him, and Ben just grins and waggles his eyebrows.

"You look like a crazy person when you do that," Will informs him.

"I'll take that as a yes."

"I'll race you to your trailer."

"No, let's climb down carefully--"

"Go!"

"Hey!"

Will wins the race. But, all things considered, it's pretty even in the end.

Comments

[scribblscrabbl.livejournal.com]

Aww, that is just adorable. I <3 playful banter. :)

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

thanks! me too XD

[zempasuchil.livejournal.com]

awww that's adorable! I love romantic tree-climbing! The first sweet kiss by the sugar glass, Anna threatening to eat all the parfaits, the "You'll see, and then you'll cry about it" XD love!

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

<33 thanks! then i remembered that the sugar glass thing WAS the joke, and that it's actually fiberglass or something, so i had to go back and put sugar glass in quotation marks.

[zempasuchil.livejournal.com]

ohhh hahahaha
is that in the commentary? I haven't watched it all the way through yet :( I love commentary, I want to get to it.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

i dunno, i don't have the DVD. i think it came out during interviews during the summer. will said the glass shards are actually made of sugar and dared skandar to eat one, so he did, and it wasn't sugar.

[zempasuchil.livejournal.com]

XD
I cannot get enough of those boys. in the same vein, your icon rocks so hard (oh man pun!)

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

hahaha i loooooooove this icon! kings, they work hard and party harder.

[starsimpulse.livejournal.com]

it was in the commentary of the first movie. he was talking about the glass shards, in their finchley house, during the bomb raid.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

A HA.

ALSO

I LOVE YOUR ICON
I LOVE THAT PICTURE
ot3 omg omg

[starsimpulse.livejournal.com]

I DIDDN'T GET AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION FOR THIS. *POUTS*

I HAVE NEVER SHIPPED ANYTHING SO HARD IN MY LIFE. IT'S ACTUALLY SAVED ON MY COMPUTER AS OT3.

[vindellavon.livejournal.com]

Very well done!

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

thank you! :)

[silentsighs.livejournal.com]

Awww too cute ♥

Also, holy shit, that pillow is kind of frightening me.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

:D merci
that pillow is TERRIFYING

[theoriginal-ist.livejournal.com]

Aw, this was adorable! It made my week so much better!!

And uh...wow. That is an interesting pillow, lol.

Again, great job on the fic, it was lovely!

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

aww thank you! i'm glad it did!
for real, that pillow has issues.

[theoriginal-ist.livejournal.com]

I thought the POTC one I got a while back as a present was bad? Jeez...it has nothing on this one [though Will looks very scary in it]. Caspian looks...dead and Aslan is like...I dunno. Creepy... Lol. I shall blame you if I have Pillow!Nightmares tonight.

But yes, I did love your fic. And I didn't mention it before but the whole "I'll eat all the parfaits" made me laugh out loud and almost fall off my swivel chair.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

pillow nightmares oh noes! D:

XD i'm all chuffed, dude! <33
and hey, parfaits are delicious.

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

THAT IS THE MOST TRAUMATIZING PILLOW EVER. i eyed it in the disney store in the mall in metairie for like, three times i was there, and i was tempted to get it just because it was narnia, but seriously. SERIOUSLY. (also, my roommate threatened to leave me if i got it, but hell, we all know how that worked out.) also this incredibly fucked up t-shirt that i think was supposed to have peter on it, as well, as, like, two swords that never show up in the movie and some orcs from lotr.

IT WAS FOR PC.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

i don't want that pillow staring at me while i try to sleep!
i used to have a phantom menace shirt (DON'T JUDGE ME) where for some reason anakin skywalker's face looked like... james van der beek? was it just bad decals or did they run out of anakin skywalker faces?

i ended up deleting the 2nd FB wall message i wrote on your wall 'cos i wasn't sure what you meant in your message. but i'm pretty closeted as far as fandom goes too, so i get it.

BUT YEAH SO
YOUR BIRFDAY

[cocomouse123.livejournal.com]

eek, soo cuuuute! it's a good thing they didn't fall out of that tree, haha. and i WANT that pillow... ^_^

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

haha thanks. yeah they got balance ;)

[starsimpulse.livejournal.com]

THIS IS FANTASTIC!

AND YOU SAID YOU DIDDN'T DO RPF. LIES.

AND WILL AND BEN! *huggles*

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

SOMETIMES I LIE, SORRY D-:. sometimes these things just sneak up on me!
ben/will i can do. i can even throw in an anna. will/skan still kinda weirds me out. well, maybe i can take it if it's like a weird crush or something and not established relationship.

I HUGGLE YOU BACK <3

[beyond-dream.livejournal.com]

It's one of the cutest Ben/Will fics I've read! Love the mention of their first kiss and particularly love the competitiveness between them even though they're already lovers. So like boys. And lol at the pillow. XDDD

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

aww thanks! i don't usually do narnia RPF so i'm glad ppl are liking it. and lol @ at the pillow INDEED (omg what a creepy pillow)

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

I REFUSE TO READ THIS ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT IS BROKEN

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

for real? 'cos it doesn't look broken to me! another person on my flist was having the same issues with her cut-tag though, that it looked broken to other people, so i don't think it's just me

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

I MEAN IT'S WILL/BEN

WHAT'S WRONG WITH WILL/ANNA


LIKE I SAID BROKEN

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

OH CRY A RIVER. we'll have pretty boys making out whenever i see fit viz. hopefully often!

GO DROWN YOUR SORROWS IN ED/LU OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT BANTHA FODDERS DO

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

YEAH WELL MAYBE I WILL


*cries*

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

"...and she was all, 'i can't believe i'm unemployed at thirteeeeen', and i was like, 'shut it, henley, at least you're still young enough to legitimately mooch off your family'," will yammered over the phone.

"she shouldn't worry," said anna, holding her mobile between her ear and shoulder as she measured out the last spoonful of coffee. "walden will find someone else."

"it's like being kicked out of narnia all over again."

anna rolled her eyes, pressed the 'on' button on the coffeemaker. "you remember narnia doesn't actually exist, right?"

"that's what susan said and look what happened to her."

she laughed. "i'm not susan either."

"hey, once a queen of narnia."

"will, my crown was made of tin."

"anna," said will affectionately, "you are no fun."

she leaned back against the counter, smiling alone in the kitchen. "yeah, i love you too, you loser."

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

YOU ARE THE BEST

THE BEST EVER

[starsimpulse.livejournal.com]

ACK. THIS IS AWESOME.

SEE? I TOLD YOU RPF WOULD EVENTUALLY GET YOU.

OH THE SWEET SMELL OF VICTORY IN THE MORNING.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

NARNIA RPF IS SUCH A SLIPPERY SLOPE D:
i think i def am going to write more of it in the future wtf D:
ESPECIALLY IF IT INVOLVES BRADLEY JAMES :D

[starsimpulse.livejournal.com]

YAY!

[elyanell.livejournal.com]

oh I agree with all "that's adorable" comments:) I don't usually read Ben/Will but this one is brilliant :)

and the Caspian/Aslan Pillow freaks me out a little.
wait till they start making Caspian towels.
THAT'll be kinda scary.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

thanks! i don't usually write ben/will, so i'm glad you like it. caspian towels would be hilarious, but also kind of unsettling. i'd have to dry myself with his face :-/

[elyanell.livejournal.com]

well, towels are big so whole Caspian would fit I suppose. Then you'll have to dry yourself with his.. ekhm.. other parts I think, not only his face 0o

so. hm. nightmares tonight?

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

IN ALL PROBABILITY D-:

ben barnes himself though, he can come down and dry me off anyday

[elyanell.livejournal.com]

"ben barnes himself though, he can come down and dry me off anyday"
hell yeah XD

[eosrose]

Very cute! I was giggling like the fangirl that I am the whole way through. And I love Georgie. ♥

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And I adoooooore Georgie.