[10 out of 20] Historical RPF: Gen
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sweetandshortTitle: Whatever Floats
Prompt: team
Rating: Gen
Length: 300
Fandom: Historical RPF
Pairing: John Jefferies/Jean-Pierre Blanchard
Notes: Based on the first crossing of the English Channel in a hot air balloon in January 1785
For:dr_zook
Doctor John Jefferies could no longer contain his wrath.
“You, monsieur, are no gentleman!” he spat when the balloon was finally in the air.
“That is the most English thing you have ever said,” responded Jean-Pierre Blanchard dryly. “As captain, I am busy. Would the passenger kindly refrain from speech, s’vous plait?”
“I don’t know what I was thinking, teaming up with such a show-off and a trickster!”
“And to listen to you, Doctor, you’d think there was nothing you didn’t know! I do not apologise for preventing your little speech. The wind was in our favour, we had to depart! If you had any technical knowledge, you would understand…”
Jefferies harrumphed, cuddled his very English bulldog Henry, and gazed upon the very English Channel.
“La Manche,” breathed Blanchard. “We will be the first!”
---
Later, Henry and Henri, Blanchard’s very French bulldog, were dozing with Jefferies in the basket of the balloon.
At rest, Jefferies was not an unpleasant looking fellow. Blanchard briefly wondered if another part of the Englishman were as fat as his purse, but soon the captain had more urgent matters to attend to.
Namely, the balloon was sinking!
---
Sandbags, provisions, all was in the water, and it looked like the men and their pups would follow.
“Merde!” swore Blanchard as he stripped down to his breeches, then, shivering, proceeded to empty his bladder over the side.
Jefferies made a noise.
“Every bit will help, no?” snapped Blanchard, but when he looked, he found Jefferies staring with something other than disapprobation.
“Jean-Pierre.”
“Oui.”
The Englishman stripped, too.
“Mon Dieu! Your golden rod, it is impressive.”
“Little do you know, but not in front of the pups.”
Thus, Henry and Henri were sent by parachutes to dry land, and their masters were sent to ecstasies—and history books.
Prompt: team
Rating: Gen
Length: 300
Fandom: Historical RPF
Pairing: John Jefferies/Jean-Pierre Blanchard
Notes: Based on the first crossing of the English Channel in a hot air balloon in January 1785
For:
dr_zookDoctor John Jefferies could no longer contain his wrath.
“You, monsieur, are no gentleman!” he spat when the balloon was finally in the air.
“That is the most English thing you have ever said,” responded Jean-Pierre Blanchard dryly. “As captain, I am busy. Would the passenger kindly refrain from speech, s’vous plait?”
“I don’t know what I was thinking, teaming up with such a show-off and a trickster!”
“And to listen to you, Doctor, you’d think there was nothing you didn’t know! I do not apologise for preventing your little speech. The wind was in our favour, we had to depart! If you had any technical knowledge, you would understand…”
Jefferies harrumphed, cuddled his very English bulldog Henry, and gazed upon the very English Channel.
“La Manche,” breathed Blanchard. “We will be the first!”
---
Later, Henry and Henri, Blanchard’s very French bulldog, were dozing with Jefferies in the basket of the balloon.
At rest, Jefferies was not an unpleasant looking fellow. Blanchard briefly wondered if another part of the Englishman were as fat as his purse, but soon the captain had more urgent matters to attend to.
Namely, the balloon was sinking!
---
Sandbags, provisions, all was in the water, and it looked like the men and their pups would follow.
“Merde!” swore Blanchard as he stripped down to his breeches, then, shivering, proceeded to empty his bladder over the side.
Jefferies made a noise.
“Every bit will help, no?” snapped Blanchard, but when he looked, he found Jefferies staring with something other than disapprobation.
“Jean-Pierre.”
“Oui.”
The Englishman stripped, too.
“Mon Dieu! Your golden rod, it is impressive.”
“Little do you know, but not in front of the pups.”
Thus, Henry and Henri were sent by parachutes to dry land, and their masters were sent to ecstasies—and history books.
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Date: 2023-07-23 05:46 pm (UTC)I love Henry and Henri, the tone throughout the piece, their banter, their silly bickering AND of course the inevitable attraction!! XD
Blanchard briefly wondered if another part of the Englishman were as fat as his purse, but soon the captain had more urgent matters to attend to.
Namely, the balloon was sinking!
My God, I'm rolling here on the floor, squealing-- this is so good!!
And that last paragraph?? Nobody can tell me it went differently!! This is the legend I was hoping for!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
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Date: 2023-07-23 09:12 pm (UTC)