Semi-Open

[john_ofdarkness]

*John's life has been very quietly spectacular for the last few weeks. he's had a sense of purpose, between cooking and writing music and the odd sojourn to Australia for entertainment and meds; on top of that, he has a serious boyfriend (and so what if he's a fictional 19th-century Russian? John doesn't judge).

therefore, he is lying out on a lawn chair, his reading glasses on the ground beside him, a book propped open on his stomach, his eyes closed against the sunlight. the lines of his face are gentler, for how truly content he is; indeed, he looks startlingly like James at the moment. he's not quite asleep, but only resting his eyes, and he might crack one open if he hears anyone moving about nearby. old friends and unfinished business are both welcome to bother him*

Mainly for L!V!C! folk, but Melou can pop by if he wants to be traumatized again apologized at, and Zjendjan can come pester him, too.

Comments

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* Would we really have any more luck out there?

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

You could bring in medicine. That's all I meant to say.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

*smiles* Merlin helped with that, too.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

Upstaging queen.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

Wizard, actually.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

I hope that was intended as a joke.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

You know me so well.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

I probably should, after this many years.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'm just unknowable. A mystery.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

*dry* A very short one.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

I refuse to take offense at that.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

You're an open book, as it were.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

An open libretto, I hope?

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

If you like.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

Wonderful.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

*now, seriously considering it* There really aren't enough mystery musicals.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Baker Street... Kander and Ebb are working on another one...

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

Not really very many, considered against the number of musicals. Not even many bad musical mysteries.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

Are you plotting something?

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

I'm nearly finished with the Houdini one.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

So? When do we get to hear it?

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

What, the piano, the orchestral accompaniment, or the whole thing?

Typist: Off to bed now--sleep well!

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

The whole thing, naturally! And why not a revival of your first show while you're at it?

Typist: You too!

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

Some things should stay dead.

[notsincecarrie.livejournal.com]

You're no fun.