Okay, just one quick fic question...

[trinityofone]

...and then I am showering going to the library, I swear.

On the left you have: ages where you make up elaborate fantasy stories in your head and play pretend and run around thwacking your friends with sticks.

On the right you have: ages where you're starting to feel the first stirrings of sexual awakening, (mostly) innocent and vague, yes, but there.

In the wacky Venn diagram that is this story, where do those two circles intersect? How old are you?

Remember: also, you are a boy.

I was going to say 12, because at 12 I think I was still semi-convinced that I could still find the wardrobe to Narnia, but also I was crushing on Harrison Ford like mad and cutting his picture out of magazines and stuff.

Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts.

(And sticks are still TOTALLY the best toys ever, OMG.)

Comments

[wychwood]

12 is probably good. I was still playing complex imaginary fantasy dungeon games in the playground when I was about ten, I know that :)

The downside with twelve (at least here) is that it's secondary school age, and you tend to deliberately move away from that sort of thing. Certainly at school, although less so outside of it.

(also, Harrison Ford! Have you ever noticed the freaky resemblance Joe Flanigan sometimes has to him?)

(also also, sticks are AWESOME!)

(also also also, go and shower! Go to the library! We'll be here when you get back! :))

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Twelve is the last year of elementary school here (and by "here" I mean "America," even though I of course am not in America and Rodney's Canadian, but whatever, John has totally hijacked this story anyway, he does that, the evil little minx). So I guess that kind of works--it's right on the edge, right before the switchover.

Although maybe I should cut the difference and make them 11? It has a nice Harry Potter-esq quality. But then for some reason, sexual activity (and by sexual activity I mean one! frickin'! kiss!) at 11 squicks me in a way that sexual activity at 12 does not. WTF?

Harrison Ford! Have you ever noticed the freaky resemblance Joe Flanigan sometimes has to him?

Well, Steve McQueen and Harrison Ford and Joe Flanigan all have that "I am so hot that I can be a total dork and do dorky things with a dorky grin on my dorky, beautiful face and it'll be even HOTTER because I am such a dork" thing goin' on. (What? That's a THING!) Is that what you mean?

And look at me, all accomplished: I showered! My hair is totally wet!

Sticks rock.

[wychwood]

Last year of elementary sounds even better. 12 would be fine, I think.

Um. *attempts to convince you with lame photographic evidence*


I'll have to see if I can find better images later.

Well done for showering! Now: library time! :)

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Well, their faces have totally different shapes, and their hair is not remotely the same (I know it's cliché, but JF's hair is really a breed apart), but there's definitely a similarity in the mouth-chin area. Not to mention: I am so very hot for both of them.

Annnnnd: just so you know, I DID go to the library, and I got a bunch of books, and I really am going to read them now. Or at least leaf through them. Or have a sandwich.

I totally suck at research.

[wychwood]

Oh, yes, totally different face-shape. JF is so much pointier ;) And the hair. It's more expression, I think. Because I kept seeing this particular "look" on JF and being massively annoyed because I couldn't work out why it was so familiar, until I finally realised it was Han Solo :) Just to add fuel to all those "John = Han" arguments, you know?

Also, I AM ASHAMED that I still think Harrison Ford is hot even now he's sleazy and runs away with younger women. Although he's aged a lot in the last few years.
*uses Harrison Ford icon JUST FOR YOU*

Go you! I would encourage you to work now, but my hypocrisy only goes so far *g*. Although I really am working! Sort of!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

"We call them darts 'cause they're pointy." HEE.

Yeah, I think the similarity is definitely a "look" thing. And I really do think it goes back to Steve McQueen. I mean, all three are just such COOL DUDES, so they can do dork real well, or INTENSE PILOT (or motorcycle) FACE, and it's just...just so COOL. And hot.

Harrison Ford is totally still hot. It's the smile. That smile KILLS ME.

*uses Harrison Ford icon JUST FOR YOU*

*squeals* I am HONORED! And yeah, I would totally go find my Han icon for you, but I am too lazy, so just PRETEND I am using it, okay?

And yes, we both really need to work, and I need to lay off the capslock key.