FIC: 26 Short Drabbles about Simon and Ryan (AI: PG-NC17)

Author: Clio
Title: 26 Short Drabbles about Simon and Ryan
Pairing: American Idol: Simon Cowell/Ryan Seacrest
Rating: 01-11, 14-25, PG; 12-13, R; 26, NC-17.
Summary: A series of post-show backstage conversations between Simon and Ryan, plus one bonus phone call.
Length: 2600
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction. Attributions for the quotes used for the titles in the end notes.
Notes: Inspired by other fandoms, as well as 26_drabbles, I wrote a dialog drabble for each Season 6 performance show from the semifinals through the final two, with results shows where appropriate. Includes references not only to goings-on on Idol, but also the Rymon stories I've written, because I always seem to think in continuing stories. 11 incorporates a conversation I had with dana_kujan. 01-20 and 26 looked over by evil_erato. 21-25 looked over by ali_wildgoose who gave crucial suggestions on 25.

Huge thanks to everyone who read and enjoyed these as the season went along, especially my fellow Rymon fans. Your conversations about each episode often inspired these drabbles, and your enjoyment of them added to the fun I had this season.

01 ( The Case of the Homosexual Panic )

02 ( Boys Will Be Boys, and So Will a Lot of Middle-Aged Men )

03 ( From the Ranks of the Freaks Who Suspect They Could Never Love Anyone )

04 ( That's Not Purple, Mary; That Color Out There Is Mauve )

05 ( I'm Still Not to Be Had for the Price of a Cocktail, Like a Salted Peanut )

06 ( Her Voice Was Ever Soft, Gentle and Low—an Excellent Thing in a Woman )

07 ( He Turned to Me as If to Say: Hurry Boy, It's Waiting There for You )

08 ( Only Me Beside You, Still You're Not Alone )

09 ( Tell Me, Do You Want to See Me Do the Shimmy Again? )

10 ( Sometimes You Make Me Want to Build a Model of the Eiffel Tower out of Belgian Waffles )

11 ( No Use Permitting Some Prophet of Doom to Wipe Every Smile Away )

12 ( I Don't Want to Forget How Your Voice Sounds )

13 ( Charm to Sooth a Savage Breast )

14 ( The Sweetheart Rides the Rodeo Again )

15 ( Bitter Turns to Sugar )

16 ( Just Slip Me On, I’ll Be Your Blanket )

17 ( There Is a Light Through That Window )

18 ( Never Wash You Off My Face )

19 ( Well You’re Already in That Cage, Baby; You Built It Yourself )

20 ( Your Voice Across the Line Gives Me a Strange Sensation )

21 ( Show Me a Smile Then )

22 ( I Can’t Believe They Let You Run Around Free )

23 ( Green Can Be Cool and Friendly-Like  )

24 ( The Fundamental Things Apply  )

25 ( For Once I Can Say This Is Mine You Can’t Take It )

26 ( I Need You So Much Closer )

( Title Quotes )