Jane Austen + Bandom = Insanity?
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scribblinlenoreI'm watching Pride and Prejudice tonight (the Colin Firth version, naturally), and of course I'm always thinking about Pete and Patrick, and the two things started mingling together in my head. So now I'm trying to figure out how I could make a Pete/Patrick P&P AU work.
I'd want it to be set in modern times, a loose adaptation, like Clueless of Emma. Patrick would be Elizabeth and Pete would be Mr. Darcy.
I'm thinking that Pete has made it big in Arma, but then the band breaks up, and he comes back to Chicago to regroup. He meets Patrick on the local music scene, and Pete is a bit of a big-headed jerk at first. Mostly because he's just in a really foul mood that his band broke up just as they were getting popular.
Patrick overhears Pete telling someone that he can't believe that Patrick, this nerdy teenager in argyle and dark socks, is the musical wunderkind he's heard so much about. Patrick just rolls his eyes and writes Pete off as a dismissive jerk and goes on doing his thing.
Then Pete hears Patrick play, and he's intrigued. He starts to pay more attention to Patrick, liking what he sees. One day at some get-together at some musician's house, Patrick has enough beer to oblige them when people encourage him to sing. Pete just stares. He's a total goner. Of course, it's crazy that he wants to build his new band around this nerdy teenager, but he can't get over the idea. He really wants Patrick to be his singer. (And hey, he also wants to sleep with him.)
Just as Pete is coming to this realization, Patrick meets someone Wickham-like from Pete's past. I don't know who. But this person should also be in a band. The person tells Patrick some story about some wrong Pete did him (or her) and also charms Patrick, comes on to him. Patrick, of course, already doesn't think too highly of Pete and believes the lie.
Maybe there's some kind of band showcase at a local club or something. This would be the counterpart to the Netherfield Ball. Patrick is really looking forward to seeing his new crush there, but he doesn't end up showing. Patrick feels sure this is because of Pete, and he dislikes Pete even more for it. Pete is kind of oblivious about Patrick's dislike, and he keeps pursuing him, trying to chat him up, insisting that Patrick play a song with him.
I have no idea what to do with the Jane/Bingley plot, so I'm not sure how Pete ends up leaving Chicago. But. Somehow he goes.
Then I'm thinking Patrick goes to summer camp (the counterpart to the trip to Kent). It's a music camp for kids, and Patrick is a counselor. I'm not sure what to do with the Lady Catherine character. She's too much fun not to try to include. Maybe the man/woman who started the camp is...a music company exec? Or agent? Or something like that. Really bossy. Pete shows up, surprising Patrick. Every summer he comes for a few days to hang out with the kids and encourage them to follow their dreams. He's naturally thrilled to find Patrick there, and seeing him again rekindles all the old feelings. Pete makes his move, coming onto Patrick and telling him that he wants Patrick to be his singer. Patrick rebuffs him, bringing up the thing about the Wickham-like character.
Pete sends him a volley of rambling emails explaining what really happened with the Wickham-like character. As Patrick thinks back on it, he can see inconsistencies in what the other guy had to say. Patrick grudgingly believes Pete.
(Hmm. I really do need to figure out something for the Jane/Bingley subplot.)
The visit to Pemberley...I'm thinking maybe a school trip or something (maybe Patrick needs to be in college for this not to be creepy) to Pete's studio. Patrick wasn't really paying attention to where they were going, because school trips are always lame, and then when they end up there, he tries to make up an excuse about why he has to leave, but his teacher/professor won't let him. He asks the receptionist if Pete is there, and she says no, he's out of town. Patrick can breathe again, and actually starts to enjoy himself. The studio is state of the art, and Patrick's opinion of Pete goes up a couple of notches.
Pete shows up while the tour is still going on. Patrick is mortified. But Pete is totally cool. He's really nice to the group. Shows them around personally, answers questions, is totally charming, flashing smiles at Patrick the whole time as if to say, "This is all for you." Pete gets Patrick alone and offers him an internship if he wants it. Patrick can't resist the opportunity to come back to the studio. He and Pete fall into an easy rapport, and Patrick discovers that Pete is actually a pretty cool guy. And, okay, he's hot, too. Eventually, they end up making out in Pete's office.
That's when Patrick gets an emergency text message. Although I have no idea what the counterpart of the Lydia/Wickham storyline is.
This is actually a big problem, since the whole resolution hinges on Pete doing a good deed and showing how much Patrick means to him. Hmm. *ponders*
Anyway, in the end, Pete shows up at Patrick's house, and they have an awkward conversation. And finally, Patrick drags Pete up to his bedroom and kisses him. They make out or maybe have sex. And Pete asks Patrick to be his singer. And Patrick says yes.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER!!!!!
I'd want it to be set in modern times, a loose adaptation, like Clueless of Emma. Patrick would be Elizabeth and Pete would be Mr. Darcy.
I'm thinking that Pete has made it big in Arma, but then the band breaks up, and he comes back to Chicago to regroup. He meets Patrick on the local music scene, and Pete is a bit of a big-headed jerk at first. Mostly because he's just in a really foul mood that his band broke up just as they were getting popular.
Patrick overhears Pete telling someone that he can't believe that Patrick, this nerdy teenager in argyle and dark socks, is the musical wunderkind he's heard so much about. Patrick just rolls his eyes and writes Pete off as a dismissive jerk and goes on doing his thing.
Then Pete hears Patrick play, and he's intrigued. He starts to pay more attention to Patrick, liking what he sees. One day at some get-together at some musician's house, Patrick has enough beer to oblige them when people encourage him to sing. Pete just stares. He's a total goner. Of course, it's crazy that he wants to build his new band around this nerdy teenager, but he can't get over the idea. He really wants Patrick to be his singer. (And hey, he also wants to sleep with him.)
Just as Pete is coming to this realization, Patrick meets someone Wickham-like from Pete's past. I don't know who. But this person should also be in a band. The person tells Patrick some story about some wrong Pete did him (or her) and also charms Patrick, comes on to him. Patrick, of course, already doesn't think too highly of Pete and believes the lie.
Maybe there's some kind of band showcase at a local club or something. This would be the counterpart to the Netherfield Ball. Patrick is really looking forward to seeing his new crush there, but he doesn't end up showing. Patrick feels sure this is because of Pete, and he dislikes Pete even more for it. Pete is kind of oblivious about Patrick's dislike, and he keeps pursuing him, trying to chat him up, insisting that Patrick play a song with him.
I have no idea what to do with the Jane/Bingley plot, so I'm not sure how Pete ends up leaving Chicago. But. Somehow he goes.
Then I'm thinking Patrick goes to summer camp (the counterpart to the trip to Kent). It's a music camp for kids, and Patrick is a counselor. I'm not sure what to do with the Lady Catherine character. She's too much fun not to try to include. Maybe the man/woman who started the camp is...a music company exec? Or agent? Or something like that. Really bossy. Pete shows up, surprising Patrick. Every summer he comes for a few days to hang out with the kids and encourage them to follow their dreams. He's naturally thrilled to find Patrick there, and seeing him again rekindles all the old feelings. Pete makes his move, coming onto Patrick and telling him that he wants Patrick to be his singer. Patrick rebuffs him, bringing up the thing about the Wickham-like character.
Pete sends him a volley of rambling emails explaining what really happened with the Wickham-like character. As Patrick thinks back on it, he can see inconsistencies in what the other guy had to say. Patrick grudgingly believes Pete.
(Hmm. I really do need to figure out something for the Jane/Bingley subplot.)
The visit to Pemberley...I'm thinking maybe a school trip or something (maybe Patrick needs to be in college for this not to be creepy) to Pete's studio. Patrick wasn't really paying attention to where they were going, because school trips are always lame, and then when they end up there, he tries to make up an excuse about why he has to leave, but his teacher/professor won't let him. He asks the receptionist if Pete is there, and she says no, he's out of town. Patrick can breathe again, and actually starts to enjoy himself. The studio is state of the art, and Patrick's opinion of Pete goes up a couple of notches.
Pete shows up while the tour is still going on. Patrick is mortified. But Pete is totally cool. He's really nice to the group. Shows them around personally, answers questions, is totally charming, flashing smiles at Patrick the whole time as if to say, "This is all for you." Pete gets Patrick alone and offers him an internship if he wants it. Patrick can't resist the opportunity to come back to the studio. He and Pete fall into an easy rapport, and Patrick discovers that Pete is actually a pretty cool guy. And, okay, he's hot, too. Eventually, they end up making out in Pete's office.
That's when Patrick gets an emergency text message. Although I have no idea what the counterpart of the Lydia/Wickham storyline is.
This is actually a big problem, since the whole resolution hinges on Pete doing a good deed and showing how much Patrick means to him. Hmm. *ponders*
Anyway, in the end, Pete shows up at Patrick's house, and they have an awkward conversation. And finally, Patrick drags Pete up to his bedroom and kisses him. They make out or maybe have sex. And Pete asks Patrick to be his singer. And Patrick says yes.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER!!!!!
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Date: 2009-04-19 08:46 pm (UTC)So what have you come up with for "Lydia?" How about "Lydia" does something that puts the whole music program in jeopardy? Perhaps she's an aspiring pop princess who steals someone else's material and passes it off as her own? Or, she's hiding some deep dark secret, something hyperdramatic, but I'm not sure how you'd make that a crisis for Patrick.
I'm really invested in this story now - you will be writing it, won't you?
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Date: 2009-04-20 02:31 am (UTC)Anyway...I do really want to write this. Someone else mentioned that there is already a Pete/Patrick P&P AU, so I'm going to try to track that down and make sure the story I want to tell is sufficiently different. But barring some huge coincidence, I'm going to start rereading the book and making notes of quotes I want to bandom-ize. :)
Thanks again for your help!