“oh god I’m so tired” yawned Larry “just 5 more minutes” and he put his head down on the table.
“no” Simon tugged at him “they need you in make up man” but Larry had gone to sleep, “Larry” Simon shook his shoulder “LARRY wake up”
“Please just leave me alone, tell them I’m dead or something” Larry whimpered. Honestly he was exhausted! He loved Brighton but the commute to London every day was killing him.
“I’ll get Jim” said Simon hurrying off, Jim would make it better
“Come on Larry” Jim pulled him up as Larry flopped against him “come on, give us a hug”. Mumbling Larry draped his arms around Jim and hugged him as Jim’s arms came round him and hugged him back.
Almost instantly Larry could fell the tiredness leaving his body, his head stopped feeling like it was stuffed with cotton wool and his eyes lost their gritty dryness and brightened up.
“Thanks Jim” he said
“No problem” said Jim leaning back and closing his eyes. Larry left him to rest for a few minutes. They all knew that the magic hugs took it out of him which was why they used them sparingly.
To say they were gobsmacked to discover that one of their fellow cast members could give people magic hugs was an understatement. Apparently it had something to do with Jim’s grandmother being the 7th child of a 7th child or something. Usually the magic hugs passed down the female branch of the family but for some reason it had missed out Jim’s mother and Jim had inherited the ability instead.
Jim had wondered if it was something to do with the fact that he did look born to hug people with his sweet face, blue eyes and cuddly frame. One previous girlfriend had likened him to a human teddy bear, a Jimmybear she’d giggled, all soft and warm and huggable.
“Magic hugs?” Mat had giggled “are you sure you don’t mean magic mushrooms or something?”
Jim had sighed “no I mean magic hugs”
“but what do you mean magic?” asked Ben ever practical “in what way are they magic?”
“Well they make people, I don’t know, feel better. It takes away the bad feelings and thoughts and magnifies people’s best qualities so people feel happy and good about themselves, ” said Jim “I don’t really understand how it works myself, it just does”
“Does it make other things go away other than thoughts or feelings?” asked Larry
“No I can’t cure illnesses or anything” said Jim sadly. He’d learnt that at an early age when his beloved Grandmother was dying of cancer. He’d refused to accept at the age of 10 that his magic hugs didn’t work and had spent hours every day hugging her to make her better. It hadn’t worked of course and he’d been devastated.
“hmm that’s probably a good thing” said Martha “imagine if you could do that? you’d be locked away in some research facility or deified as a god or something”
“Our Jim who art in acting, cuddly be thy name – it could work” said Larry grinning
“So does this mean hugging you is out then?” asked Simon
“No you can but you have to remember that every time I hug someone, I take their bad feelings and thoughts into me and they take my good thoughts and feeling, so basically it makes me weak and tired”
“Oh Jim” said Martha sadly “that sounds awful”
“it’s not, for some reason the bad thoughts don’t affect me, it’s like I kind of store them in a separate part of my brain and then when I go to sleep, I dream them away”
“Even so though” said Ben “theoretically, if someone hugged you and hugged you, you could pass out or something”
“Actually, theoretically, I could die” said Jim laughing except the laughter didn’t quite reach his eyes
The others all looked at him in silence with pity in their eyes
“hey hey lighten up guys” said Jim “Jimothy’s magic hugs are fine in small doses and available to those that need them. Just don’t overdo it and hug me for hours and it’ll be fine ok? Oh and obviously it’s a secret – and that means you Lazza”
Larry had looked hurt “I can keep secrets” he insisted, the others all looked at him with raised eyebrows “I CAN” he said
“now are we all clear? not too many hugs and no telling anyone” said Jim
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Jimothy's Magic Hugs AU 1/?
Date: 2011-11-15 12:08 pm (UTC)“no” Simon tugged at him “they need you in make up man” but Larry had gone to sleep, “Larry” Simon shook his shoulder “LARRY wake up”
“Please just leave me alone, tell them I’m dead or something” Larry whimpered. Honestly he was exhausted! He loved Brighton but the commute to London every day was killing him.
“I’ll get Jim” said Simon hurrying off, Jim would make it better
“Come on Larry” Jim pulled him up as Larry flopped against him “come on, give us a hug”. Mumbling Larry draped his arms around Jim and hugged him as Jim’s arms came round him and hugged him back.
Almost instantly Larry could fell the tiredness leaving his body, his head stopped feeling like it was stuffed with cotton wool and his eyes lost their gritty dryness and brightened up.
“Thanks Jim” he said
“No problem” said Jim leaning back and closing his eyes. Larry left him to rest for a few minutes. They all knew that the magic hugs took it out of him which was why they used them sparingly.
To say they were gobsmacked to discover that one of their fellow cast members could give people magic hugs was an understatement. Apparently it had something to do with Jim’s grandmother being the 7th child of a 7th child or something. Usually the magic hugs passed down the female branch of the family but for some reason it had missed out Jim’s mother and Jim had inherited the ability instead.
Jim had wondered if it was something to do with the fact that he did look born to hug people with his sweet face, blue eyes and cuddly frame. One previous girlfriend had likened him to a human teddy bear, a Jimmybear she’d giggled, all soft and warm and huggable.
“Magic hugs?” Mat had giggled “are you sure you don’t mean magic mushrooms or something?”
Jim had sighed “no I mean magic hugs”
“but what do you mean magic?” asked Ben ever practical “in what way are they magic?”
“Well they make people, I don’t know, feel better. It takes away the bad feelings and thoughts and magnifies people’s best qualities so people feel happy and good about themselves, ” said Jim “I don’t really understand how it works myself, it just does”
“Does it make other things go away other than thoughts or feelings?” asked Larry
“No I can’t cure illnesses or anything” said Jim sadly. He’d learnt that at an early age when his beloved Grandmother was dying of cancer. He’d refused to accept at the age of 10 that his magic hugs didn’t work and had spent hours every day hugging her to make her better. It hadn’t worked of course and he’d been devastated.
“hmm that’s probably a good thing” said Martha “imagine if you could do that? you’d be locked away in some research facility or deified as a god or something”
“Our Jim who art in acting, cuddly be thy name – it could work” said Larry grinning
“So does this mean hugging you is out then?” asked Simon
“No you can but you have to remember that every time I hug someone, I take their bad feelings and thoughts into me and they take my good thoughts and feeling, so basically it makes me weak and tired”
“Oh Jim” said Martha sadly “that sounds awful”
“it’s not, for some reason the bad thoughts don’t affect me, it’s like I kind of store them in a separate part of my brain and then when I go to sleep, I dream them away”
“Even so though” said Ben “theoretically, if someone hugged you and hugged you, you could pass out or something”
“Actually, theoretically, I could die” said Jim laughing except the laughter didn’t quite reach his eyes
The others all looked at him in silence with pity in their eyes
“hey hey lighten up guys” said Jim “Jimothy’s magic hugs are fine in small doses and available to those that need them. Just don’t overdo it and hug me for hours and it’ll be fine ok? Oh and obviously it’s a secret – and that means you Lazza”
Larry had looked hurt “I can keep secrets” he insisted, the others all looked at him with raised eyebrows “I CAN” he said
“now are we all clear? not too many hugs and no telling anyone” said Jim
“yep, we’re clear”