FIC: Speculations (Mark Strong/Hans Matheson)

[linndechir]

Title: Speculations
Author: linndechir 
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes RPS
Pairing: Mark Strong/Hans Matheson
Rating: PG
Words: 857
Summary: Mark is surprised by Hans’ speculations about their characters’ relationship.
Author’s note: Sorry for not writing anything in such a long time, I’ve been highly uncreative. This is just a bit of shameless fluff to get me back to work. But I’m currently trying to finish several half-written Blackwood/Coward and Mark/Hans fics, so with a bit of luck and discipline I’ll be able to post more soon. ^^ Thanks to sentbyfools for the feedback. :)


“I think Blackwood and Coward are sleeping with each other.”

Mark almost spat out his orange juice, and was glad he didn’t because costume department would have killed him for ruining Hans’ white shirt. This was not the kind of thing he’d expect a co-actor to say during a harmless little chat in a shooting break. All right, he might have expected it from Robert or Jude, but certainly not from someone as nice, as sweet, as apparently innocent as Hans. Of course he knew that Hans was a grown-up man and by no means as harmless as he looked - no man could be naïve and such a consummate actor - but this was still unlike anything he had come to expect from the shy young man.

“What?” Mark said rather stupidly after quelling a coughing fit.

“Don’t tell me you haven’t thought of that.” Hans sounded surprised, but there was also a hint of impish amusement in his voice. “They don’t care about these restrictive Victorian morals, or about any morals at all. If they wanted to, they wouldn’t let any laws or taboos stop them.”

When they had last discussed their characters’ interaction, they had agreed that Blackwood and Coward had a relatively close relationship and that Blackwood trusted his co-conspirator, but this had not been what Mark had had in mind.

“What makes you think they want to?” he asked, recovering, but still astonished.

“I don’t know, but I have trouble imagining either of them with anyone else. Coward is too obsessed with Blackwood to look at anyone but him, he probably doesn’t even notice women.”

Mark nodded in agreement, but he realised that so far he had thought of Blackwood as a fairly asexual person. He told Hans so, and the thoughtful, but amused look on Hans’ face made him smile a little. Somehow Hans had a special talent of making people feel at ease around him, and Mark knew that their character discussions had, at least on his part, long become a feeble excuse to spend more time with Hans.

“Asexual? Come on, there’s something very sensual about all these rituals, about Blackwood’s mysterious in-league-with-the-devil persona. It’s a bit like witches, or vampires. You said yourself that Blackwood has a touch of Dracula about him. This seductive kind of evil that fascinates people even when they know it shouldn’t … there’s always something erotic about that. And I’m sure Coward was attracted to it.”

Hans’ eyes were gleaming - he always looked so enthusiastic when he talked about acting. He smiled apologetically when he realised that he had just given Mark quite a speech, and about his own character no less. But Mark had to admit that what Hans said actually made a lot of sense, especially when he considered Blackwood’s scene with Holmes in the prison cell.

“You seem to have given this some thought,” he remarked, smiling, and a faint blush crept over Hans’ cheeks.

“I was just trying to figure out why Coward is so fascinated by Blackwood,” Hans replied, hesitating a little. “And there are many very different reasons, of course, but I’m fairly sure that some sort of sexual attraction plays a part in it. And Blackwood would notice that sooner or later …” Hans’ face was all flushed now, he was fighting hard not to stammer. “… and I think he would act on it, if only to tie Coward even more to himself.”

He fell silent and gave Mark a wide-eyed look, then stared down at the untouched coffee cup in his hands. In that moment Mark understood that this had become about much more than just their characters. He found himself looking at Hans’ quivering bottom lip, and the way loose strands kept falling into those blue eyes; he found himself reminded of thoughts he had forced himself to suppress ever since they had first occurred to him.

“I don’t think Blackwood himself would have considered that right away,” Mark said tentatively, and the sudden disappointment on Hans’ face confirmed his suspicions. Mark smiled. “Sometimes it takes a nudge for a man to realise what he really wants.”

Hans looked up again, confused, but also hopeful. Mark wondered how he could not have seen the sweet longing in those eyes before, wondered how he could have ignored his own wishes all this time. He smiled at Hans, and was surprised himself at the surge of joy he felt when Hans smiled back.

“Okay, everyone, break is over!” Guy’s voice tore through the room, and they both looked up as if they had been caught doing something very forbidden - although no one was even paying much attention to them in the general hustle and bustle of the crew.

Hans put down his coffee and straightened his jacket, venturing another shy smile. Mark could see that he was trying to find the right words, and spared him the embarrassment.

“I think we should have another coffee later, when we’re done for today.”

If Hans’ smile was any indication, he would have no trouble playing Coward’s admiration and affection for Blackwood in their next scene.



Comments

[ultra-maniac.livejournal.com]

Soooooooooo cute~ I really liked this and I'm in total agreement with Hans over Blackwood and Coward's relationship!

Lovely little piece, wouldn't mind seeing more with these two either~

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D I'm a big Blackwood/Coward-shipper, so I had to have one of them say it. ;)

I've already written a few drabbles about them here (http://linndechir.livejournal.com/24225.html), and I'm currently working on another fic. So there will be more. ^^

[snowblood7.livejournal.com]

That was actually the first story I've ever read with that pairing and it was incredibly cute.^^ Really good job! Sequel please?:)

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I'm always happy to convert people to this pairing. ^^

I will definitely write more about these two, although I'm not sure if it will be a direct sequel to this one. But, who knows, it might just happen. ^^

[serpentsign.livejournal.com]

*squeal* (I do that a lot around you I've noticed) This, this is soooo cute and funny and..totally unexpected! <3

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I could make you squeal. ;D Thank you!

But why unexpected? ^^

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't read the description *shrugs*I just had this vague idea of what I was actually going to read and then Hans goes " I think the're nailing eachother* also, I did happen to be drinking juice at the time, so Mark an I had the same response (minus one victorian shirt and add a keyboard of course;)

Wonderfull nontheless! <3

also I read the drabble you wrote a while ago and I luuuurved it! *flails*. The fic was very emotional but still had a subdued tone to it, I melted into goo <3

[serpentsign.livejournal.com]

-Head, meet keyboard. Keyboard, meet head!

akjshdkjahsflklköj I forgot to log in =___=

[anneka-neko.livejournal.com]

God, ILUILUILU so muuuuuuuch. You, you... you get special props for forever, 'cause you're one of the reasons RPS stopped squicking me, and now I love it.

And... the fluff! This piece is just... gaaah, so frikkin' cute!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! It's a good thing you love RPS now, because how could ANYONE resist the cuteness that is Mark/Hans? I'm so much in love with them. ^^

Anyway, glad you liked the fluff. :D

[britangelwings.livejournal.com]

This is so wonderful. So much feeling!
Wish there were more Mark/Hans fics. XD

<3

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! ^^ I'm working on more Hans/Mark-fics, because you're right, there's not nearly enough about these two. :(

[deborahkla.livejournal.com]

Fluffety-fluff-fluff. But we all know what's really going on in that wicked little head of yours. ;-)

Seriously, when they make the inevitable sequel, they should simply say "the hell with it," and pair up the villains as well as the heroes. We all know there's probably a terrible gay porn film out there that does just that, and likely ends with an orgy involving all four.

Filmmakers simply should not tease us with slash if they're not going to eventually deliver. As Amon Goeth said to Oskar Schindler, "now THAT'S cruel."

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Your icon broke my brain. That is cruel ... not even my shameless self-advertisement deserves that punishment. And I like my fluffety-fluff-fluff. :P

Blackwood and Coward already were as gay as possible, considering their limited screen time ... but, yeah, they sould have made it explicit. Making out before they take over the world or something. ^^

Heh, that reminds me of Mark Strong's character in Syriana - pulling out a guy's fingernails and then saying, "This is disgusting!" ^^

[deborahkla.livejournal.com]

The icon was my feeble attempt to find something both gay and nazi. Judging from your icon response, it was a miserable failure. ;-P

The whole film is as gay as a Sunday Brunch in Springtime. I think the filmmakers were just cunt-teasing us.

[secret-smile19.livejournal.com]

AWWWWWWW. I flail at you in incoherence for this.

Because AWWWWWW.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I should stop writing fluff, people always flail incoherently and say nothing but AAAWW. ^^ Nah, I'm joking, thank you so much! :D

[unsettledink.livejournal.com]

costume department would have killed him for ruining Hans’ white shirt. and you had me spitting out juice with almost the first line...love. esp. as a costume dept nerd.

If they wanted to, they wouldn’t let any laws or taboos stop them.” Well...yeah, actually. Somehow my brain never really thought of it that way. Brain canon!

He fell silent and gave Mark a wide-eyed look, then stared down at the untouched coffee cup in his hands. oh. this little moment, just how well it conjures up that awkward moment of 'my mouth just ran on without brain input, oh noes I hope I didn't ruin everything gah gah gah' Sigh. My kinda thing.

In summary: AWWWWWWWW!!!! These two! AWWWWWWW!!!! (OMG they are adorable. Sigh. More?)

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Haha, yeah, i just had to imagine Mark doing a spit-take ... and then I realised they were on set, and that spit-takes would be a bad idea. ;)

I never thought of it quite that simply either, but I think Hans provided me with a good idea there. Not that I wouldn't mind some more prudish!Blackwood or shy!Coward, but I love them being all naughty and dirty-minded too.

I'm so glad you liked this! They're more adorable than my brain can handle, I think they're my utter fluff-pairing of all times. More will come soon.

[tattiosala.livejournal.com]

Wooooh I loved this so much <3
Mark/Hans is always so cute and I love your style of writing :D

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D They are incredible adorable, aren't they? ^^

[suspirando.livejournal.com]

AWW! I think my favorite was your Hans because HANS. He already looks so freaking cute and boyish! And just imagining him, crushing on big, bad Mark, it's so adorable and djgalgjlkasjg-- so so cute! <3 loved this!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thanks for commenting! :D I just adore Mark and Hans together, the contrast is just beautiful.

[black-nata.livejournal.com]

awww, this is too cute to describe. :D
another excellent fic, my dear.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D These two can give you an overdose of cuteness. ^^