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Title- Past,Present,and Future
Pairing- Ryan/Colin Brad/Chip and Wayne/Drew
Rating- PG-ish
Summary- Tales of love told over time. (nice and fluffy, cept this chp.)
Author's Notes- AU none of the guys are married. And American WL starts in '99 instead of '98.
Note: This one's set in '97, the 9th season of Whose Line? UK
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Chapter 1/3: Past
“You two are just amazing out there!”, gushed the new-comer.
“I know. It’s a gift.”, Ryan Stiles answered in his sonorous tone.
“You better stop, or you’ll give him a big head.”, Colin Mochrie said, probably uncomfortable with the praise.
“You’re one to talk about big heads.”
“Ha, ha, ha...speaking of big, Brad, have you seen Ryan’s nose?”
“Have I told you how much I looove working with you, buddy?”, Ryan said draping an arm over Colin’s shoulder and giving him a squeeze.
Colin just smiled at the taller man and said, “Likewise, pal.”
Then the both plopped on the couch, chuckling. Brad watched this in amazement. The sense of companionship that the they emanated was so genuine, and it prompted his next question.
“So, how long have you guys been working together?”
Okay, what he really wanted to ask was how long have you guys been you guys, but he didn’t want to imply. The two men looked at each other, but before either one could reply a distinct, nasal, sarcastic voice, which could only belong to one person, filled the room as a suit clad 4th person pranced into the room and took a seat in the chair across from Brad.
“Working together?! Hell these two are lovers! Aren’t you boys celebrating your 20th something anniversary soon?”
Greg’s rhetoric was meet by surprisingly icy glares from both Ryan and Colin. That only seemed to fuel Greg and increase Brad’s interest in the two comedian’s past together.
“He’s just joking...right?”
“Of course!”, they shouted back in unison.
“Oh, come now! Don’t hold the newest member of out twisted little family’s newbie status against him! Why don’t you share your tale of unrequited love with young Master Sherwood?”
“I didn’t want to share it with you in the first place!”, Ryan growled.
Brad took notice of how powerful he looked, and told himself to stay on Ryan’s good side.
“Fine. Be that way.”, Greg said sticking his tongue out at Ryan. “Im sure Colin will be so kind as to retell the tale.”
Colin, who up until now was staring peacefully at the ground, looked up at Greg, his expression a mix of nervousness and worry, covered by a shy pleasant smile.
“Ry’s right. You really weren’t supposed to hear it. Actually, it was kind of private.”
His tone was soft and kind. Unlike Greg’s whose was sharp and condescending.
“That figures. It must be nice to have your decisions pre-made.”
Ryan’s expression softened as he looked over at Colin, not saying a word.
“Fine.”
“Col, don’t let this asshole manipulate you. We don’t have to tell it.”
Before Colin could answer, Greg spoke.
“Yeah, don’t let this asshole manipulate you.”, he said gesturing to first to himself. “Let that asshole manipulate you.” And then to Ryan.
Ryan and Colin looked back at him while the silence, and Greg’s cocky grin, grew.
“Shut up, Greg. Colin you don’t gave to say anything you don’t want to. I don’t care.”
“That’s nice of you Brad, but just because Greg isn’t mature enough for it doesn’t mean I can’t tell it.”
“It’s nothing really, and there is no “unrequited love”, Ryan said, throwing Greg a look.
Silence filled the room again and Ryan heaved a sigh.
“Col and I meet in 2nd city, the Toronto leg of course, in ‘88. We became fast friends I guess.” He shook his head a chuckled.
“It’s weird talking like this, so Im just going to say it. I can’t explain why, but I felt an almost instant connection with Col. When I meet him I was feeling so lost. Here I was 29 years old and I still had no steady acting job, no way to prove my parents, who were stilling giving me hell after ten years, wrong. No way to prove to myself that I wouldn’t end up another struggling actor living on the streets. I had so many doubts. Then I meet Col and something about him made me happy, still does actually.” He paused here. “He gave me hope.”
The smile of admiration and on other emotion which was, clearly, love that Colin was giving Ryan was right out of a romance novel. Ryan was looking back at him, mirroring his smile. That inspiring moment was interrupted by a barking laughter.
“Are we sure what happened behind that curtain was just a misunderstanding?”
Greg was hunched over in his seat and had removed his glasses to wipe tears from his eyes.
“Behind the curtain?”, Brad asked, his sense of curiosity overriding his urge to tell Greg off.
“I’ll get to that, but first Greg has to shut the fuck up.”
Greg sobered quickly, looking like child who was scolded by his favorite uncle: surprised, embarrassed, and hurt. Instead of Ryan continuing Colin picked up the story.
“Ryan has a magnetic personality, he’s just so...likeable. I feel so comfortable around him. I don’t think I would’ve gotten over stage fright if it wasn’t for him, a lot of frights, actually, but anyway..”
Ryan picked it up again.
“One of our “workshop” assignments was this stupid play that I don’t even remember the name of. It was purposely written badly and we were supposed to over act it, that’s what made it comedy, I guess. Naturally, Col and I were paired up. We had to pick a scene to at random.”
“Our instructor was, how do I put this,.. insane. So she switched the roles around to make it more challenging.”, Colin added.
“I don’t get it.”, Greg said, a sly smirk on his lips. Greg was a fun guy but he could be an incredible asshole, Brad thought.
“Shut up Greg! I get it Keep going.”
“So, yeah. Some of the male roles were female and vice versa, but the, um, uh...”, Colin stammered, looking rather uncomfortable.
“Relationships. The relationships were the same. Col and I got a scene that was uh, kinda uh....”
It was Colin’s turn to save his friend.
“Romantic. There was kiss, which made it really awkward to rehearse”
“This was after a year of knowing each other, but it was still ...weird.”, Ryan added and then Colin continued.
“But we did rehearse it. Well the lines, not the kiss. The one time we did rehearse the kiss it, well, it was the “behind the curtain” to which Greg referred.”
Colin now looked to Ryan, as if for help, who picked up the story again.
“We were back stage, for some privacy. When we got to that part it was like something out of a cliched sit-com. Ya know, should we practice it or not?”
“We decided to give it a shot. It was only supposed to be a little peck, but it was more.”, Colin said in a shaky voice.
“The kiss was still just a peck! I just tripped!”, Ryan exclaimed in an odd squeaky tone, when he saw the look of surprise on Brad’s face.
“You tripped?”, Greg asked. “I didn’t hear this part.”
“There was a chair between us and when I went in for the kiss I stumbled, and he kinda caught me. We kinda were holding each other and that made it seem...”, Ryan trailed off, sounding as if he were trying to defend himself and justify it at the same time.
“Seem what?”, Colin asked, looking into Ryan’s green eyes with his big hope filled hazel ones.
“Yeah, seem what, Ryan?”, Greg said leaning forward, making his eyes wide and pouting his lips, in an imitation of Colin.
Ryan looked at Greg, anger in his eyes, but Brad got to him first. He grabbed him by the jacket collar and pulled him up to meet his own standing position.
“What is your problem?!”, Greg yelled at him, obviously surprised not only by Brad’s sudden outburst, but also by how easily he was lifted and how evenly their eyes meet.
“I should be asking you that question!”, Brad yelled back as he hauled Greg out the door.
“You’re gonna regret that, Sherwood!”, Greg called from the hallway.
“Yeah, sure. Just get out of here.”
Greg looked like he was just socked in the stomach. He was shocked at how dismissive Brad’s tone had been. Then he stormed off, leaving Brad in the doorway. Normally Brad was a mellow guy, but what Greg was doing in there mad him sick. Here Ryan and Colin were rehashing what seemed like a difficult memory and Greg just kept taking shots. No one should have to take that. Brad looked over at Ryan and Colin.
Colin smiled at him in silence thanks. Brad smiled back and was turning to leave when Ryan’s stern expression brook into a smile and he motioned for him to sit down again. From that moment on Brad felt accepted, as if the leader looked at him as part of the gang. He took Ryan’s direction and was about to ask what was left to tell, when Ryan spoke.
“After that...incident, Col and I weren’t on best terms.”
“On the best terms?, Colin asked. “It was the worst, and only, fight we’ve ever had.”
“I know, but “not on the best terms” sounded more story time-ish.”, Ryan said flashing Colin a teeth-baring grin.
They were talking to each other, but Brad didn’t feel left out.
“Anyway we were really weird around each other for awhile. It was like hell, not being able to talk to your best friend and not knowing why.”
They brook the constant eye contact they held trough out that conversation and looked at Brad.
“I think Ryan knew why.” The words slipped from Brad’s mouth without thought, and he quickly explained himself, not wanting to pry.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to...”
He was interrupted by Ryan’s chuckling response.
“You’re right.”
“I am?!”, Brad asked at the same time Colin said, he is.
“Yeah...”
“Then why did you freak out on me?”, Colin interrupted, clearly a little angry that Ryan had with held his wisdom for so long.
Ryan blinked. “I freaked out?”, he asked slowly.
“Uh, yeah! I believe your exact words were “damn it, Colin my sexuality’s not a play thing.”!”
Brad laughed out loud, he couldn’t help it. That was just so imaginable. Luckily the two arguing just glanced at him before continuing.
“Okay so I did freak out, but what’s your excuse for...for..”, Ryan stopped.
“Im sorry Colin. You didn’t do anything, but try to talk to me about it and I pushed you away.”
Colin’s expression softened.
“It’s okay, but why did a kiss, a closed mouthed, tight lipped, stage kiss, freak you out? We’ve kissed before then.”, he said, lightly blushing.
“The kiss in the script was supposed to be awkward and goofy, with no love intended, but ours was different, and that sacred me.”
“I think that maybe you were scared of what it might mean.”, Brad said softly, hoping his advice was welcomed. “May be you both were too young to deal with something that big?”
“Something that big?”, Colin asked shyly.
“Love.”, Brad answered simply.
A playful smile replaced the thoughtful one that had been on Ryan’s face.
“So you think we could handle it now?”
“Well, like the song says, “if you wanna know, if he loves you so, it’s in is kiss.”’
Ryan didn’t get a chance to respond. Colin had pulled Ryan into a deep kiss that quickly went from innocent to passionate as Ryan complied. Brad smiled wildly and stood to leave. Before he reached the door Ryan called out to him.
“Thanks.”
Brad noticed that Ryan and Colin were wrapped in each other. Colin was basically sitting in the younger man’s lap. It was sweet.
“Any time.”
The two began kissing again and Brad strolled leisurely out of the room humming a tune, a closing the door behind him. He was quite pleased with himself. Those two made him believe that there was someone out there for everyone. As Brad turned the corner he bumped into someone. A ruggedly attractive someone.
“Hey Brad! I was just looking for you. You wanna grab some lunch?”
Brad smiled widely as he sling an arm over the other man’s shoulders and followed him out the studio doors.
Pairing- Ryan/Colin Brad/Chip and Wayne/Drew
Rating- PG-ish
Summary- Tales of love told over time. (nice and fluffy, cept this chp.)
Author's Notes- AU none of the guys are married. And American WL starts in '99 instead of '98.
Note: This one's set in '97, the 9th season of Whose Line? UK
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Chapter 1/3: Past
“You two are just amazing out there!”, gushed the new-comer.
“I know. It’s a gift.”, Ryan Stiles answered in his sonorous tone.
“You better stop, or you’ll give him a big head.”, Colin Mochrie said, probably uncomfortable with the praise.
“You’re one to talk about big heads.”
“Ha, ha, ha...speaking of big, Brad, have you seen Ryan’s nose?”
“Have I told you how much I looove working with you, buddy?”, Ryan said draping an arm over Colin’s shoulder and giving him a squeeze.
Colin just smiled at the taller man and said, “Likewise, pal.”
Then the both plopped on the couch, chuckling. Brad watched this in amazement. The sense of companionship that the they emanated was so genuine, and it prompted his next question.
“So, how long have you guys been working together?”
Okay, what he really wanted to ask was how long have you guys been you guys, but he didn’t want to imply. The two men looked at each other, but before either one could reply a distinct, nasal, sarcastic voice, which could only belong to one person, filled the room as a suit clad 4th person pranced into the room and took a seat in the chair across from Brad.
“Working together?! Hell these two are lovers! Aren’t you boys celebrating your 20th something anniversary soon?”
Greg’s rhetoric was meet by surprisingly icy glares from both Ryan and Colin. That only seemed to fuel Greg and increase Brad’s interest in the two comedian’s past together.
“He’s just joking...right?”
“Of course!”, they shouted back in unison.
“Oh, come now! Don’t hold the newest member of out twisted little family’s newbie status against him! Why don’t you share your tale of unrequited love with young Master Sherwood?”
“I didn’t want to share it with you in the first place!”, Ryan growled.
Brad took notice of how powerful he looked, and told himself to stay on Ryan’s good side.
“Fine. Be that way.”, Greg said sticking his tongue out at Ryan. “Im sure Colin will be so kind as to retell the tale.”
Colin, who up until now was staring peacefully at the ground, looked up at Greg, his expression a mix of nervousness and worry, covered by a shy pleasant smile.
“Ry’s right. You really weren’t supposed to hear it. Actually, it was kind of private.”
His tone was soft and kind. Unlike Greg’s whose was sharp and condescending.
“That figures. It must be nice to have your decisions pre-made.”
Ryan’s expression softened as he looked over at Colin, not saying a word.
“Fine.”
“Col, don’t let this asshole manipulate you. We don’t have to tell it.”
Before Colin could answer, Greg spoke.
“Yeah, don’t let this asshole manipulate you.”, he said gesturing to first to himself. “Let that asshole manipulate you.” And then to Ryan.
Ryan and Colin looked back at him while the silence, and Greg’s cocky grin, grew.
“Shut up, Greg. Colin you don’t gave to say anything you don’t want to. I don’t care.”
“That’s nice of you Brad, but just because Greg isn’t mature enough for it doesn’t mean I can’t tell it.”
“It’s nothing really, and there is no “unrequited love”, Ryan said, throwing Greg a look.
Silence filled the room again and Ryan heaved a sigh.
“Col and I meet in 2nd city, the Toronto leg of course, in ‘88. We became fast friends I guess.” He shook his head a chuckled.
“It’s weird talking like this, so Im just going to say it. I can’t explain why, but I felt an almost instant connection with Col. When I meet him I was feeling so lost. Here I was 29 years old and I still had no steady acting job, no way to prove my parents, who were stilling giving me hell after ten years, wrong. No way to prove to myself that I wouldn’t end up another struggling actor living on the streets. I had so many doubts. Then I meet Col and something about him made me happy, still does actually.” He paused here. “He gave me hope.”
The smile of admiration and on other emotion which was, clearly, love that Colin was giving Ryan was right out of a romance novel. Ryan was looking back at him, mirroring his smile. That inspiring moment was interrupted by a barking laughter.
“Are we sure what happened behind that curtain was just a misunderstanding?”
Greg was hunched over in his seat and had removed his glasses to wipe tears from his eyes.
“Behind the curtain?”, Brad asked, his sense of curiosity overriding his urge to tell Greg off.
“I’ll get to that, but first Greg has to shut the fuck up.”
Greg sobered quickly, looking like child who was scolded by his favorite uncle: surprised, embarrassed, and hurt. Instead of Ryan continuing Colin picked up the story.
“Ryan has a magnetic personality, he’s just so...likeable. I feel so comfortable around him. I don’t think I would’ve gotten over stage fright if it wasn’t for him, a lot of frights, actually, but anyway..”
Ryan picked it up again.
“One of our “workshop” assignments was this stupid play that I don’t even remember the name of. It was purposely written badly and we were supposed to over act it, that’s what made it comedy, I guess. Naturally, Col and I were paired up. We had to pick a scene to at random.”
“Our instructor was, how do I put this,.. insane. So she switched the roles around to make it more challenging.”, Colin added.
“I don’t get it.”, Greg said, a sly smirk on his lips. Greg was a fun guy but he could be an incredible asshole, Brad thought.
“Shut up Greg! I get it Keep going.”
“So, yeah. Some of the male roles were female and vice versa, but the, um, uh...”, Colin stammered, looking rather uncomfortable.
“Relationships. The relationships were the same. Col and I got a scene that was uh, kinda uh....”
It was Colin’s turn to save his friend.
“Romantic. There was kiss, which made it really awkward to rehearse”
“This was after a year of knowing each other, but it was still ...weird.”, Ryan added and then Colin continued.
“But we did rehearse it. Well the lines, not the kiss. The one time we did rehearse the kiss it, well, it was the “behind the curtain” to which Greg referred.”
Colin now looked to Ryan, as if for help, who picked up the story again.
“We were back stage, for some privacy. When we got to that part it was like something out of a cliched sit-com. Ya know, should we practice it or not?”
“We decided to give it a shot. It was only supposed to be a little peck, but it was more.”, Colin said in a shaky voice.
“The kiss was still just a peck! I just tripped!”, Ryan exclaimed in an odd squeaky tone, when he saw the look of surprise on Brad’s face.
“You tripped?”, Greg asked. “I didn’t hear this part.”
“There was a chair between us and when I went in for the kiss I stumbled, and he kinda caught me. We kinda were holding each other and that made it seem...”, Ryan trailed off, sounding as if he were trying to defend himself and justify it at the same time.
“Seem what?”, Colin asked, looking into Ryan’s green eyes with his big hope filled hazel ones.
“Yeah, seem what, Ryan?”, Greg said leaning forward, making his eyes wide and pouting his lips, in an imitation of Colin.
Ryan looked at Greg, anger in his eyes, but Brad got to him first. He grabbed him by the jacket collar and pulled him up to meet his own standing position.
“What is your problem?!”, Greg yelled at him, obviously surprised not only by Brad’s sudden outburst, but also by how easily he was lifted and how evenly their eyes meet.
“I should be asking you that question!”, Brad yelled back as he hauled Greg out the door.
“You’re gonna regret that, Sherwood!”, Greg called from the hallway.
“Yeah, sure. Just get out of here.”
Greg looked like he was just socked in the stomach. He was shocked at how dismissive Brad’s tone had been. Then he stormed off, leaving Brad in the doorway. Normally Brad was a mellow guy, but what Greg was doing in there mad him sick. Here Ryan and Colin were rehashing what seemed like a difficult memory and Greg just kept taking shots. No one should have to take that. Brad looked over at Ryan and Colin.
Colin smiled at him in silence thanks. Brad smiled back and was turning to leave when Ryan’s stern expression brook into a smile and he motioned for him to sit down again. From that moment on Brad felt accepted, as if the leader looked at him as part of the gang. He took Ryan’s direction and was about to ask what was left to tell, when Ryan spoke.
“After that...incident, Col and I weren’t on best terms.”
“On the best terms?, Colin asked. “It was the worst, and only, fight we’ve ever had.”
“I know, but “not on the best terms” sounded more story time-ish.”, Ryan said flashing Colin a teeth-baring grin.
They were talking to each other, but Brad didn’t feel left out.
“Anyway we were really weird around each other for awhile. It was like hell, not being able to talk to your best friend and not knowing why.”
They brook the constant eye contact they held trough out that conversation and looked at Brad.
“I think Ryan knew why.” The words slipped from Brad’s mouth without thought, and he quickly explained himself, not wanting to pry.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to...”
He was interrupted by Ryan’s chuckling response.
“You’re right.”
“I am?!”, Brad asked at the same time Colin said, he is.
“Yeah...”
“Then why did you freak out on me?”, Colin interrupted, clearly a little angry that Ryan had with held his wisdom for so long.
Ryan blinked. “I freaked out?”, he asked slowly.
“Uh, yeah! I believe your exact words were “damn it, Colin my sexuality’s not a play thing.”!”
Brad laughed out loud, he couldn’t help it. That was just so imaginable. Luckily the two arguing just glanced at him before continuing.
“Okay so I did freak out, but what’s your excuse for...for..”, Ryan stopped.
“Im sorry Colin. You didn’t do anything, but try to talk to me about it and I pushed you away.”
Colin’s expression softened.
“It’s okay, but why did a kiss, a closed mouthed, tight lipped, stage kiss, freak you out? We’ve kissed before then.”, he said, lightly blushing.
“The kiss in the script was supposed to be awkward and goofy, with no love intended, but ours was different, and that sacred me.”
“I think that maybe you were scared of what it might mean.”, Brad said softly, hoping his advice was welcomed. “May be you both were too young to deal with something that big?”
“Something that big?”, Colin asked shyly.
“Love.”, Brad answered simply.
A playful smile replaced the thoughtful one that had been on Ryan’s face.
“So you think we could handle it now?”
“Well, like the song says, “if you wanna know, if he loves you so, it’s in is kiss.”’
Ryan didn’t get a chance to respond. Colin had pulled Ryan into a deep kiss that quickly went from innocent to passionate as Ryan complied. Brad smiled wildly and stood to leave. Before he reached the door Ryan called out to him.
“Thanks.”
Brad noticed that Ryan and Colin were wrapped in each other. Colin was basically sitting in the younger man’s lap. It was sweet.
“Any time.”
The two began kissing again and Brad strolled leisurely out of the room humming a tune, a closing the door behind him. He was quite pleased with himself. Those two made him believe that there was someone out there for everyone. As Brad turned the corner he bumped into someone. A ruggedly attractive someone.
“Hey Brad! I was just looking for you. You wanna grab some lunch?”
Brad smiled widely as he sling an arm over the other man’s shoulders and followed him out the studio doors.