Autograph (NUMB3RS/Star Trek XI Crossover Drabble, PG)

[browngirl]

Title: Autograph
Fandom: Numb3rs / Star Trek XI
Rating: PG
Characters: Professor Eppes & Ensign Chekov
Warnings/Spoilers: General 4th season developments.
All Thanks To: lomedet, of course. :)
Disclaimer: None of these characters or their settings belong to me.



"Professor Ep-pes?" Charlie hears behind him, in a light tenor voice with a Russian accent. He turns to see a lanky teenage boy who's vibrating with excitement and extremely adorable. Curly hair, big eager eyes, forehead earnestly furrowed -- Charlie wonders if he ever looked that damn cute back when he was a child prodigy. Probably, he thinks with equal parts sympathy and envy, and nods in greeting.

"Please sir, sign this? I would be honored." Anticipating another copy of The Attraction Equation, Charlie grits his teeth in a frozen smile until he actually sees what the boy is brandishing -- a copy of the American Journal of Mathematics. He recognizes that cover, too. It's the issue with his first paper.

As the boy watches Charlie's expression thaw, his smile goes from eager to floodlight-bright. "Chekov," he says, pressing pen and journal into Charlie's hands. "Pavel Andreievich Chekov. I would be truly honored."

"A fellow mathematician?" The boy nods vigorously, so Charlie begins with that dedication. "Here you go, Mr. Chekov."

Chekov keeps nodding, big eyes shining. "Thank you, Professor! I have read all your work I can find. Truly revolutionary. Your monograph on Emergence of Cognition was most impressive."

Cognitive Emergence? Charlie hasn't completed anything publishable on that, at least not yet... He feels his eyes go round even before young Chekov's widen further to match, huge circles in his suddenly bloodless face.

Chekov spins away, grabbing pen and journal from Charlie's nerveless fingers. Charlie shouts, "Hey, wait!" but the long-legged boy is already gone.

Comments

[emmademarais.livejournal.com]

OMG! Just when I think I couldn't adore you more!

You know I have a huge soft spot for Anton Yelchin, right? I've had my eye on him as an actor since he was on ER as a little kid.

I do wonder if he and DK ever met on the set since that was DK's first two episode appearance on ER as well - and so memorable. Eep! They both did an awesome job.

There needs to be more Charlie and Chekov fic. Srsly. Bribery may need to occur.

Besides, Pavel makes the CUTEST fanboy EVAR!

/tries very hard not to slash them/

Thank you for this my dear. I was waiting for someone to Reboot N100. ;-)

P.S. Yes, it is 6 something in the morning here. Damn insomnia...

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*cheers* Hurray! I didn't know you've had your eye on him -- now I'm trying to remember that ER sequence (it was the last I watched, because I used to be a unit coordinator in an ER so I spent the episodes yelling at the TV) and see if I remember him.

Oh, man, slashing them would be/have been something. I would really have to brush up on my math, since they would totally talk math in bed. *nurtures the tiny nascent plotbunny*

I hope you got some sleep since. *sends you anti-insomnia vibes and many hugs*

[emmademarais.livejournal.com]

I only got an hour and a half after I posted my comment to you so only like two and a half hours for the night divided up by about six hours, so not good. /frowns/ I slept better last night at least - unsurprising since I was so wiped out. Ugh.

But yes, Anton was in the episode where DK was a VERY bad man and did something VERY bad to two regulars causing one to no longer be a regular. (How's that for spoiler safety? LOL) Anyway, in that episode there were two kids - a boy and a girl - whose parents had been brought in following a car wreck. Both parents couldn't be saved so suddenly the kids are orphans. The little girl didn't do anything exceptional, but wee!Anton broke my heart! I knew if he could act like that as a kid he'd be amazing as an adult. He did a guest star turn on Criminal Minds that I almost want you to watch as a one shot since he did a great job playing a disturbed teenager who reaches out to Reid, the resident boy genius of the team. Just fabulous. He rather made the woman playing his mother look bad because her performance seemed so one dimensional compared to his lovely nuanced portrayal.

I'm not sure how I'd slash them, but part of me wants to fuse Pavel into Princeton as a peer to Charlie and Marshall so he's like an escape for Charlie - someone to bond with for strength against the ass that is Marshall Penfield. They'd have a wonderfully sweet first romance relationship as teens, discovering themselves, fumbling their way through with uncertainty and affection. /sigh/ But Charlie in Star Fleet would be good too.

Regardless, this was just so lovely Magister and I were off talking about it on *her* LJ, so kudos to you for a memorable piece. /smishes/

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

part of me wants to fuse Pavel into Princeton as a peer to Charlie and Marshall so he's like an escape for Charlie

OMG EMMA. This is so cute I could just DIE.

[gingicat]

This is SOOOOOO adorable. And here I thought you hated time travel stories. :p


*runs away very, very, VERY fast*

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*laughs and laughs*

Time travel usually gives me a headache, this time Charlie has the headache, not me. :D

[magisterequitum.livejournal.com]

This is beyond awesome!

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*curtseys* Thank you. :)

[dsudis.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha HEARTS! Chekov and his time travel mixup! And his autograph-hounding! Charlie wondering if he was ever that cute! OMG ADORABLE. ♥

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Eee, I am extra specially glad you liked this.

[1trackmind.livejournal.com]

He feels his eyes go round even before young Chekov's widen further to match, huge circles in his suddenly bloodless face.

LOL, awesome!

Curly hair, big eager eyes, forehead earnestly furrowed -- Charlie wonders if he ever looked that damn cute back when he was a child prodigy. Probably, he thinks with equal parts sympathy and envy, and nods in greeting.

Aw, of course he was that cute.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

He totally utterly was that cute. :D

I'm really glad you liked this.

[lazar-grrl.livejournal.com]

Haha! Chekov's shameless fanboying let the cat out of the bag. I can see this driving Charlie completely insane as he second-guesses himself into mental immobility while Larry drives himself nuts trying to figure out how Chekov did it, leaving Amita to forcibly reboot the both of them.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

OMG, her forcible reboot. I want to see that.

[knotted-rose.livejournal.com]

Awwww. So cute! And Chekov would be such a fan boy. Thanks so much for sharing!

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for reading my little story and telling me you enjoyed it!

[owl]

Aaaw! Aaaawww! I am now DED OF CUTE. Two curly-haired adorkable geniuses in one fic! I loved Charlie gritting his teeth for The Attraction Equation (he's only going to find that it gets more embarrassing as time goes on), and his relief when it turns out not to be that, and his moment of fellow-feeling for another adorable baby genius (and, yes, Charlie, you were that cute), and Chekov blowing the gaff in his fanboying.

Poor Charlie's going to have another spell in the garage trying to work this one out, isn't he?

*loves this fic some more*

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Two curly-haired adorkable geniuses in one fic!

I couldn't resist. I utterly couldn't resist. :D

[jumpuphigh.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I love this. :D

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Thank you, very much. :D

[lark_ascends]

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Brilliant.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*curtseys* Thank you.

[starlettmalfoy.livejournal.com]

OMG YES.

::hyperventilates::

I love you. So much.

More? Please? ::wide, watery eyes:: Oh Star Trek... how I love you so...

:D

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I've always loved Star Trek, but the new movie has ravished my heart.

The thing is, I am so unequal to writing a conversation where Chekov explains, it isn't even funny. *blushes a lot*

[panda-pooka.livejournal.com]

*SPORFLE!*
Chekov = "D'oh!"

This was excellent!

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*beam* Thank you. :D

[only-spiders.livejournal.com]

*sputter* This. This. Words, where are you? *flail*

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Your icon has overwhelmed me with rainbow glee. WOW.

And I'm so glad you liked this little story! I couldn't resist. :)

[flwrpwr-vampyre.livejournal.com]

THIS IS SO CUTE!! *flails at all the adorable contained here*

Seriously, I would DIE for some Chekov/Charlie. With the math talk and the curls and all the pretty... Mmm...

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

If I were equal to the math, I would SO write Charlie/Chekov.

[flwrpwr-vampyre.livejournal.com]

Clearly you don't have to include the math. Just mention them talking about it.