[fic] tbbt - but what are your thoughts on ho yay

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TITLE: But What Are Your Thoughts on Ho Yay
CHARACTERS: Sheldon/Penny, ensemble
NOTES: Set in the Lifeverse sometime before "The Universe and You," so Penny and Sheldon are living together but not yet involved. I should probably just throw in the towel and write a series called "Sheldon and Penny Talk About Awesome Things." (Next up, Neil Gaiman!) Also, I'm pretty sure I stole the "There was a moment of..." line from Douglas Adams.
SUMMARY: Short. Spoilers for Star Trek XI. Utter, utter crack. "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that you're more concerned with the characters' sexual entanglements than with that frankly masterful performance by Leonard Nimoy — "

Outtake | The Universe and You | A Day in the Life | Life, in a Nutshell (Pt 2) (Pt 3) | Interlude | Life after Causal Relations | The Role of a Lifetime


BUT WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HO YAY

"Consider the ramifications of Vulcan's destruction for the rest of the Federation," Sheldon said.

"Dude," Raj said. "Forget that. Consider the ramifications of giving Spock a girlfriend." He made a look of sour distaste and tossed his empty beer bottle into the trash can. "Uhura? Whose idea was that?"

Howard shrugged. "I always thought they kind of had a thing going in classic Trek. You know, there was the whole let-me-loan-you-my-Vulcan-lyre thing, and she definitely hit on him in 'The Man Trap.' At least it wasn't Nurse Chapel."

"Hey!" Leonard said. "I liked Nurse Chapel."

Sheldon scowled. "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that you're more concerned with the characters' sexual entanglements than with that frankly masterful performance by Leonard Nimoy — "

"Admit it, Sheldon," Leonard said, "you're just upset that Spock kissed a girl while not under the influence of mind-altering spores. What'd you think, Penny?"

Penny sucked in a breath, looked down at her ticket stub, and tucked it in her back pocket. "Oh, I don't know," she said.

"You must have an opinion," Sheldon said. "You were quite vocal during our viewings of the first six movies."

She shot him a dirty look. "Maybe that's an opinion I don't want to share, Sheldon."

"Now you have aroused my interest," Raj said, and Howard snickered.

"Well..."

"Come on, Penny." Leonard nudged her with his elbow. "I've been dying to know what you think since I heard Sheldon made you sit through The Final Frontier. I didn't know that he'd even acknowledged Final Frontier's existence."

"William Shatner's foray into directing was unfortunate," said Sheldon with asperity. "However, skipping an entire film when re-watching the original series canon is completely unacceptable. I would expect you to realize that, Leonard."

"Whatever, Sheldon," Howard said. "Come on, Penny, let's hear it."

"Fine," Penny said, and stopped.

"...We're waiting," Leonard said.

Penny took another deep breath, crossed her arms, and finally blurted, "He should have ended up with Kirk!"

There was a moment of resounding silence.

There was a moment of resounding awkwardness.

There was a moment of resounding silence.

"Penny is referring, of course, to the genre of fanfiction known as 'slash,' which involves two men or two women in a — "

"Thank you, Sheldon, I think we all know what slash is," Leonard said. "But...you, Penny? Really?"

"Well, gee," she said, and dodged a group of lounging pre-teens. "It's only glaringly obvious that they had feelings for each other. All that 'always shall be your friend' stuff wasn't fooling anybody — "

"Oh my God," Howard said, his expression one part shock and nine parts awe. "You probably read all kinds of kinky stories about pon farr, don't you?"

Penny flushed. "I'm just saying that if they were going to show Spock in a romantic relationship with anyone..." She lifted a shoulder. "You know."

"Huh," said Leonard.

Raj frowned. "I always thought Spock had more chemistry with Doctor McCoy," he said.

There was a moment of resounding silence.

Comments

[deansgirl4eva.livejournal.com]

woohoo! Just got an email that you updated! *off to read*

[deansgirl4eva.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA....Spock and Kirk, gay for each other...I see it! ^_^

[damalur]

They are the original slash ship! :)

[popkin16]

I'm afraid if I watch the movie, I'll come to the same conclusion. Which would be fine, except I haven't seen nearly enough Star Trek to call myself a Trekkie, so.

[iambickilometer.livejournal.com]

Doesn't matter. Watch the movie, enjoy the ship. Besides, I think the hardcore fans are calling themselves Trekkers now, so Trekkie is safe. :)

[popkin16]

Oh, I'd love to watch the movie! And I'd probably end up shipping the same thing Penny does. I'm just afraid to go look for fanfiction -- Star Trek is a long series, isn't it? There's bond to be inside jokes and situations referred to in fanfiction. *is nervous*

[imthelonely-one.livejournal.com]

I'm a big ole Spock/Uhura shipper, so yeah. Not ALL of us come to that conclusion!

[fujiidom.livejournal.com]

LOLOL I love it. :P

[angelic-ink.livejournal.com]

OMG, PENNY YOU ARE A SLASHER TOO?! *_*

This fic made my day. They call it ho yay because...well...YAY!

[iambickilometer.livejournal.com]

I have not actually watched The Big Bang Theory yet, but anything involving cool characters discussing Star Trek and/or Ho Yay is worth a read in my books. :D

[sinstralpride.livejournal.com]

THIS IS NOW MY OWN PERSONAL CANON FOR HOW PENNY AND THE GUYS' DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEW MOVIE WENT. THERE IS NO WAY IT DIDN'T GO DOWN EXACTLY LIKE THIS.

YOU WIN THE INTERNET!!

[irrel.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, Penny would so be a slasher. I wonder what she thinks of Leonard and Sheldon in secret? Heh. Loved the wacky take in the ship's new prompt.

[ruby-caspar.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA this was brilliant. I loved it to bits, thanks for sharing!!

[darkmoon711.livejournal.com]

OMG! I TOTALLY AGREE WITH PENNY!!!! I totally wanted Kirk and Spock to end up together. All that UST! All that Friendship stuff... You know Spock was just saying, So we made out when no one was looking... alot. LOL! I totally loved this fic!!! You made my morning with it!!!!

[kitsuneneko.livejournal.com]

*DIES AND IS DEAD*

OH MY GOD that was just great. :D wonderful as usual darling!

[ifraaan.livejournal.com]

lol! Spock and Doctor McCoy?? hmm ew no, better off with Kirk

[mrsvc.livejournal.com]

LOL TO THE MAX.

Oh, Penny, she totally is a slasher and probably an awesome fangirl. She was probably squeeing on the inside and being an epic fangirl while Sheldon was sitting there in shock over the whole Spock/Uhura thing.

I <3 it.

[cyranothe2nd.livejournal.com]

YES!!!! They talk about the original slash couple!!!
And Raj's comment is priceless (being a Spiced Peaches fan myself!)

[laugiana.livejournal.com]

I just read through this whole 'verse and I really enjoyed it :)
Thanks for writing.

[lessrest.livejournal.com]

OMG I NEVER COMMENTED?!?!
Ah... ooops.

Heh. Well, I've read it twice now (I had to come back and reread. Had to.), and it is aaaaaawesome.

I love Penny shipping Spock/Kirk. It's just too perfect. :D

[damalur]

Haha, thanks! I love the idea of Penny secretly being a slasher, too - there needs to be more fic about her being a geek in a female-fan-with-a-LJ way, if that makes sense.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

"Thank you, Sheldon, I think we all know what slash is," Leonard said.

I LOLed.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I can imagine Leonard saying it that way, with a dismissal or maybe a groan.

Sheldon would probably sneer, but he'd sneer for het fanfic too. Howard probably reads fanfic. Raj probably has an LJ account and writes it.

[angelofcaffeine.livejournal.com]

THIS IS GENIUS.

Penny ships Kirk/Spock. I love it. XD

Seriously, I laughed all the way through this.

[merrilily.livejournal.com]

Saw your title on my delicious network and started laughing like a loon. Jeez, that needs to be on a t-shirt. It's like the secret fangirl codeword! "How do you like your ho yay?"

(Also, this story was adorable, and made me happy, even though I've seen perhaps four eps of Big Bang Theory.)