This is the way the world ends.
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clo_againSo the Mock the Week marathon on Dave made me want Ed Byrne slash so I was just wandering innocently around looking and while meandering around ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
comedian_slash I came across this fic which kind of blew me away. Out of nowhere, because Russell Brand and Noel Fielding being the last people left after the apocalypse sounds more like crackfic than heartbreak but... oh my god. It's stunning.
Scenes from the End of the World, or The Last Kid on Earth (But One) by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sheldrake, Noel Fielding/Russell Brand and the end of the world.
I'd like to quote the whole thing because it's amazing but I can't (just go read it) so:
Trudging tiredly back to the village, he sees a rabbit. It stands still as anything, staring at him, nose twitching -- then disappears with a flash of white down a hole in the sandy bank. Fucking typical. Russell sticks two fingers up at the place it recently vacated. He's in no mood to celebrate the Survival of the Bunnies. It's not like an apocalypse makes much difference to them, after all -- they just go on doing their own thing, the rabbits and squirrels, the birds and the fish. The mould. The flies. People or no people, they just carry on the same.
"You don't know how lucky you are, anyway," he mutters to the vanished rabbit. "Could have been Ray Mears and Hugh Fearnley Fucking Whittingstall were the last two people left on earth. Instead you've got a couple of pathetic mincing wankers from Camden, one of which is a vegetarian, and the other one's taken to his bed indefinitely. God, yeah, you must be really scared..."
He stops speaking then, because his voice sounds wrong in the empty world. In a flash of temper, he chucks the net into a patch of prickly gorse, then worries about animals getting caught up in it and goes to get it back. That one might almost have made him laugh, but his teeth are chattering too much, and the gorse has left scratches all up his arms.
and my favourite:
Russell pillows his head on his hands and stares into the darkness. It's kind of like camping, this. It feels a bit like being a kid again. The last kid on Earth (but one).
"I sort of keep wondering," he says, keeping his voice low, the way you do when you spill confessions into the dark. "I keep wondering what happened to Morrissey."
"Same as everyone else, I suppose. Whatever that is."
"No, I meant my cat."
"Oh."
"I went back," Russell goes on. "I called him for ages. Put food out. I had his favourite biscuits, kept on shaking the packet, but he never came. I just keep thinking... what if..."
He doesn't finish the sentence. Noel says nothing.
"Nah, never mind," Russell says eventually. It was a bit too close, that one. They don't talk about people. Morrissey is people.
~
It's wonderful. Heartbreaking and beautiful and desperately wanting to be optimistic in the face of it all. Seriously, you should read this. It's worth it.
comedian_slash I came across this fic which kind of blew me away. Out of nowhere, because Russell Brand and Noel Fielding being the last people left after the apocalypse sounds more like crackfic than heartbreak but... oh my god. It's stunning.Scenes from the End of the World, or The Last Kid on Earth (But One) by
sheldrake, Noel Fielding/Russell Brand and the end of the world.I'd like to quote the whole thing because it's amazing but I can't (just go read it) so:
Trudging tiredly back to the village, he sees a rabbit. It stands still as anything, staring at him, nose twitching -- then disappears with a flash of white down a hole in the sandy bank. Fucking typical. Russell sticks two fingers up at the place it recently vacated. He's in no mood to celebrate the Survival of the Bunnies. It's not like an apocalypse makes much difference to them, after all -- they just go on doing their own thing, the rabbits and squirrels, the birds and the fish. The mould. The flies. People or no people, they just carry on the same.
"You don't know how lucky you are, anyway," he mutters to the vanished rabbit. "Could have been Ray Mears and Hugh Fearnley Fucking Whittingstall were the last two people left on earth. Instead you've got a couple of pathetic mincing wankers from Camden, one of which is a vegetarian, and the other one's taken to his bed indefinitely. God, yeah, you must be really scared..."
He stops speaking then, because his voice sounds wrong in the empty world. In a flash of temper, he chucks the net into a patch of prickly gorse, then worries about animals getting caught up in it and goes to get it back. That one might almost have made him laugh, but his teeth are chattering too much, and the gorse has left scratches all up his arms.
and my favourite:
Russell pillows his head on his hands and stares into the darkness. It's kind of like camping, this. It feels a bit like being a kid again. The last kid on Earth (but one).
"I sort of keep wondering," he says, keeping his voice low, the way you do when you spill confessions into the dark. "I keep wondering what happened to Morrissey."
"Same as everyone else, I suppose. Whatever that is."
"No, I meant my cat."
"Oh."
"I went back," Russell goes on. "I called him for ages. Put food out. I had his favourite biscuits, kept on shaking the packet, but he never came. I just keep thinking... what if..."
He doesn't finish the sentence. Noel says nothing.
"Nah, never mind," Russell says eventually. It was a bit too close, that one. They don't talk about people. Morrissey is people.
~
It's wonderful. Heartbreaking and beautiful and desperately wanting to be optimistic in the face of it all. Seriously, you should read this. It's worth it.
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Date: 2009-10-29 02:48 am (UTC)Also, I so totally bought Tim Minchin's DVD and you'll be glad to know that there is no longer a student discount in HMV so you didn't miss out on using mine!
Also also! What's your email address so I can send you your birthday word document before it is too belated?? :D
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Date: 2009-11-01 12:06 am (UTC)YAY FOR THE MINCHIN! Have you watched it yet? I watched mine last night and it's got quite a bit of new stuff that they didn't include in the E4 broadcast version so it's totally worth the money. Haven't even tried the bonus disc yet. :DDD And you know, I'm sure I've been told about the lack of student discount multiple times but I've forgotten every time. Oh well, it helps a little bit with my not-student woe.
Ooo! I mostly use cloudymagicjh at googlemail dot com these days (though the same at hotmail.com and hotmail.co.uk are mine too). Belated is good; it means I still have things to look forward to! :D
P.S. STILL LAUGHING AT YOUR ICON.)
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Date: 2009-11-02 03:02 am (UTC)YAY FOR MINCHIN INDEED! I haven't watched it yet - I spent my time in Lancs finishing off the first series of Psych, but have big plans to watch it next weekend yay! And I'm glad I could help you with your non-student woe :D
It has been sent, so let me know you get it and everything!! And again, sorry it's so late!!
THATS BECAUSE THE ICON IS FABBBBB :DDDDD
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Date: 2009-11-06 12:28 am (UTC)ENJOY THE MINCHIN. :D I loved all the new stuff that I hadn't seen before. I don't know how it's possible for him to be so awesome. IT'S NOT LOGICAL. BUT HE IS.
I haven't had it yet, so maybe send it again? Did you use googlemail or the hotmails? Late is good! Extend the birthday awesome!
YOU SHOULD GET IT ON A T-SHIRT AND WATCH PEOPLE DOUBLE-TAKE AS THEY WALK PAST YOU IN THE STREET. IT'D BE HILARIOUS. :DDDD
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Date: 2009-11-06 10:27 am (UTC)I FULLY INTEND TO ENJOY THE MINCHIN!! I'm watching it this weekend, and have watched the first couple of songs and OMG HE IS SO AWESOME, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW EITHER!!
Hmmmm, interesting. Well, I've just sent it again, to all three of your possible email addresses! So if you still don't get it, let me know your address again - I refuse to give up! You will get your (increasingly belated) birthday document!
OMG THAT WOULD BE AMAZING! I COULD ALSO TRY AND GET THAT PART OF THE GAG REEL AS MY RING TONE? CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT RINGING ON THE TRAIN OR SOMETHING?? HILARIOUS!! :DDDDDDD