The
princess and the squeeze
Author: wanderingsmith
Oct 2008
Summary: Sheldon objects to inequality. No ship
Spoilers: everything up to 2x04: The Griffin Equivalency
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: I ain't got no money, and nobody'd be daft enough to pay me
for this. As it is thought, so let it be said; you make the toys, I
play with 'em.
AN: no, I haven't switched 'dom. the end scene of the ep just..
begged
for something
Sheldon watched Leonard turn silently and walk down the stairs with
slumped shoulders. Once his short, sad friend had turned the corner,
Sheldon turned back to the still foolishly-grinning Indian still
standing in front of Penny's apartment.
He frowned and tilted his head, feeling rising annoyance at the further
weeks of kitten-threats and horrible singing to come and deciding that
Leonard was no longer going to require him to be socially polite to
their friend. Not by the evidence of that wounded-puppy look, "Raj?"
The other man answered casually, "Yes?"
"Does your behaviour here not fall under the same category as my
walking out of the restaurant with Princess Panchali?"
The other man frowned reflectively, "Her *name* is Lalita! And you
*stole* her away from me."
Sheldon shrugged, "As you wish. It still seems a rather related case to
your spending the night with the woman Leonard imagines is his
girlfriend. And since *I* was lectured for *my* supposed infraction,
then *you*, sir, earnestly deserve grave punishment for your blatant
flaunting of your coital success."
Raj blinked, "*What* success?? She refused to kiss me and told my
parents she wasn't my squeeze." he scuffed his feet, looking down as he
mumbled, "Even if it was true, she *could* have lied. Now they will be
on about it for *days*!"
Sheldon frowned in confusion, "Oh. But then how is it that you are
standing in front of Penny's door so early?"
Raj shrugged uncomfortably, the hangover making him see his foolishness
of the last couple of days, "I was attempting to slip an apology letter
under her door when she caught me and forced me to speak."
Sheldon's eyes brightened with curiosity, momentarily forgetting the
previous subject, "Really? You can be forced?" But then kittens came
back to mind and he straightened with a glare, "Never mind that. If you
were unsuccessful at wooing Penny, then you must tell Leonard so
immediately. *Before* he gets set in the angsting rut."
Raj made a moue of annoyance, "Oh very well. See? I am texting.
Anything to avoid listening to him try to sing keeeep me awaaaaaaake,"
he and Sheldon both shuddered at both the memory and Raj's own terrible
voice, "Again. You would think a man who can earn a Ph.D. could learn
to sing properly."
Sheldon nodded, looking at the Ph.D. before him, "Yes, you would think
that, wouldn't you?" Interaction completed and his roommate hopefully
kicked off his path to kittenish Hell, Sheldon turned and got back to
his interrupted work, listening to the door close with passing
gratitude at the lack of people. For however long *that* lasted.
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