J,GoB | Thursday Afternoon

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So, Topher was bored at work again, which meant that he - with a lab coat over his arm - was back in town again, at least for long enough to stock up on pastries for his office and feel smug when his co-workers texted him asking where on the shared server they could find his files.

"Okay, so I want a large doughnut box," he said, leaning obnoxiously over the counter as all his hair flopped in his face. "Let's go with one chocolate cruller, two Boston cremes, a jelly... no, make that two jellies... wait, hang on, put the cruller back..."

This might take a while.

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[boocontinuity.livejournal.com]

"Oh. My god," Megan announced as she entered the shop. "Can I punch you?"

MEGAN.

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Topher turned slowly. "Uh, who's asking?"

...Was that the proper way to respond to that?

[boocontinuity.livejournal.com]

"I'm Megan, and I am such a big fan," she said. "So can I?"

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"Well, you have good taste." Charming. "Wait, why do you want to punch me if you're a fan?"

[boocontinuity.livejournal.com]

"Because there was that whole stretch where like everyone was punching you, and it's kind of your thing, and also you are like, the best actor. It looked like you were really getting punched." Well. "It's just... It's just a Fandom thing I want to do, you know?"

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"...Yeah, but getting punched hurts," Topher informed her, scrunching up his face. "Wait, is that really my 'thing'? Not, like, science?"

[boocontinuity.livejournal.com]

"Science is like a facet of your personality," Megan explained. "But mostly the fans like seeing you do things that offend people and then they hit you. There is so much hurt/comfort fic coming out of it, you have no idea. That's why I was Topher/Ramona all the way."

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"Ram... oh, that girl with the hair?" Topher asked, gesturing vaguely. He was also squinting at Megan quite suspiciously. "You know I didn't like her, right?"

He was dealing with the fact that Megan was a fan of his and knew things about his life surprisingly well.

[boocontinuity.livejournal.com]

"Well, yeah. When you get along with somebody it gets boring. So it's good to have someone who pushes your buttons and makes you mad and then it ends with hatesex on top of a running dryer."

Ahem.

[dollpocalypse]

Topher was mostly over his fear of girls, but in this particular circumstance, he did have to give a full-body shudder at that mental image.

"You're a very creative shipper," he decided at last. "I guess you can punch me lightly if you want."

What?

[boocontinuity.livejournal.com]

"Oh my god, seriously?" she asked with a little bounce.

And because she was overexcited, she went to punch him in the jaw. Of course she had never thrown a punch ever in her life, so if it hurt, it was purely by chance.

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Was that all? Topher had taken way worse punches than that. Thank you for your wimpiness, Megan.

"Yeah, uh, glad to entertain you," he said, rubbing at his jaw. "That wasn't bad. I'd say somewhere between a Bod and a Kate. Punch-wise."

[boocontinuity.livejournal.com]

"Oh my god, really? That is way better than I expected," Megan admitted, smiling and way too happy about this.

[selfhelphero]

Billy practically bounced into the bakery when he saw Topher, and couldn't resist trying to sneak in a hug. "Hey! Taking a break from doing all the science?"

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"Oh good, it's you," Topher said, turning to hug Billy back and deliver a quick kiss. "Yeah, my office was out of food, and somehow I didn't know the island was full of crazy new people. Oops."

[selfhelphero]

"Crazy new people?" Billy asked. "I've been in a video game haze all day, what's going on? Does this involve the shrieking?"

Seriously, those were some loud girls.

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"Yeah, some girl asked if she could punch me because she's a big fan," Topher explained. "Also said she shipped me with Ramona, which... what?"

[selfhelphero]

"Heeeey, no shipping you with anyone but me," Billy said, before that really sank in. "Wait, why are people shipping you?"

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"Yeah, that's the mystery," Topher admitted. "I thought maybe she was just a fan of my work or something at first--" what work? -- "but then she was like, 'getting punched is your Thing!' and 'I wish you and Ramona had had hatesex in the laundry room.'"

He made a grossed-out face. "Ew."

[selfhelphero]

"Getting punched is not your thing anymore. You've gotten so much better," Billy said, putting his hand on Topher's cheek like that would block anyone that wanted to make with the punching. "And hatesex is a terrible idea in general and anyone who likes that is weird."

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"For real," Topher agreed vehemently. "It seems like it'd be kind of awkward and not fun. I like what we have going."

Well. You know. There were pros and cons.

[selfhelphero]

"I like what we have going too. And I'm glad you're here. How long are you planning on sticking around?" Billy asked.