Strangetown Extras: The Banana Question

[strangetomato]

Okay, this is a short, silly thing, inspired by some talk at cultofrances today about Frances pairings. I thought about the interactions between him and the two guys in his life in my story, who haven't been featured together yet, though I've thought it through quite a bit. It also uses something extracted from Castaway Stories, which gave me an idea. Well, you'll see. ;)







"Oh... hi," Tank said, as he turned the corner into the kitchen.




"I thought it was just you." He meant Frances, but Beau paid this no mind.

"Yup, just us, T-man."

"Tank."

"Yeah, yeah..."

"Beau," Frances warned.

"Okay, I'm sorry... want a banana, Tank?"

"Excuse me?!"






"Yeah, you know... a banana? Delicious fruit... an excellent source of potassium? "

Beau proceeded to suggestively eat the banana, while Tank stood there awkwardly.




"Mmmm... sweet, sweet bananas."




Tank was aghast.

Beau was amused.




Frances was at a loss for words.

Oh dear god, what have I gotten myself into?

"You're sure you don't want any, Tank?" Beau asked, "They're pretty good."

"Umm... No thanks."




"You know, I really like your hair like that, Tank." Beau said, when he finished eating.

"Oh?"

"Yeah, you two sort of look alike now. Like one of those couples that starts to turn into each other after living together for so long."

"We're not a couple."

"Well, you know what I mean."

"Umm, sure. I'm... just going to get myself some mac and cheese here..." He walked over to the cupboard to find a box.

"Nice! Can we have some too?" Beau asked. Frances held his breath, thinking that this was maybe pushing it.




"Uhhh..." Tank paused. "Yeah, sure. Why not?"

Frances let out a sigh of relief.







 

Comments

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exactly. He's only heard about it from Frances, and he doesn't take it too seriously. Like, he wants to show Frances that he really could just carry on with Tank like that. He's good for it.

Yeah, that's interesting. I think they'll stick together through many ups and downs, and they do have this odd chemistry. Frances does still feel for Tank, and he is protective and sort of jealous about him too (like, the Ripp thing did make him jealous, even if he didn't really want to be with Frances). It's growing into something really interesting for me, and sometimes you need an outsider to barge in and mix things up that way.

Heheh. This is my favourite symobolic-device, even in real life. I have so many hair-related moments in my life. I notice that people do it a lot around breakups and fights, or when starting new phases of their life. It's interesting.

I agree. He's an attractive guy, and he looks good with different, trendier looks, but he loses some of his Tank-ness for me.