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DISCLAIMERS, WARNINGS, ETC.: Oz, the series and it’s characters/concepts is the property of Levinson-Fontana Productions, HBO, et al, ditto whoever owns the rights to The Philadelphia Story; I am making no money from this.
Slash - B/K; rated R to NC- 17; don’t expect a lot of the usual Oz-type language.
Summary: So I was over at the Twisted Sisterhood list, wondering if anyone would be interested in seeing a romantic comedy-type story featuring Chris & Toby (Highlander fans familiar with my fic will know of my weakness for this kind of tale), and the response was not only very favorable, but when I further mentioned having something in mind along the lines of those old Cary Grant movies from the 1930s - like The Philadelphia Story - well, one thing led to another, and here’s the result. Somehow or other it’s wound up being part of the TS’s "B/K Through The Ages" challenge as well.So expect AU to the max, here.
Expect sap and romance, a sprinkling of angst here and there, and with any luck a laugh or two.
It’s not absolutely essential to have ever seen The Philadelphia Story to get anything out of this as it’s not a direct take off on the film; it’s just that certain similarities in plot are not, y’know, coincidental. I’m striving for a little originality here. <g> If you’re wondering how the character match ups breakdown, though, here’s a handy-dandy scorecard for you:
C.K. Dexter Haven - Tobias Beecher
Macauley Connor - Christopher Keller
Tracy Lord Haven - Genevieve Beecher
George Kitteridge - Vernon Schillinger
Liz Imbry - Marie Peter Reimundo
James Kidd - James Devlin
Many other denizens of OZ are scheduled to appear, however, as things progress - possibly even some I haven’t thought of yet.
Oh - the title of this story...In case you don’t know, The Philadelphia Story was remade in the 1950s, as a musical called High Society, with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Grace Kelly in the roles originally played by Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and Katharine Hepburn.
Songs by Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, and Irving Berlin, possibly others as they occur to me, are quoted throughout, and used without permission.
I’d like to dedicate this to all the wonderful folk over at the Twisted Sisterhood, and specifically to "Here - Have A Plot Bunny" Renee for suggesting a myriad of ways to get Chris Keller out of his shirt. <g>Credit also goes to Dargie & Rachael for ideas about Chris’ tat, and Lisa for planting the idea of Toby getting into a brawl.And a general thank you to all the folk at the TS whose incredible feedback on the first chapter of this monster completely knocked me for a loop.
And these intros are getting really long for some reason. So, enough nattering from me, here’s the story...
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