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The video opens, blurry and low-quality. A thumb covers half of the camera as its filmer complains.
"This is idiotic. Why are we doing this?"
A man in a white hoodie turns to the camera. The low quality makes his voice tinny.
"What else am I supposed to do with my newfound skills? When life gives you lemons, y'know."
The filmer huffs.
The man spreads his arms out. Most of his face is blocked by the thumb, but it's still possible to tell he's grinning widely.
"Welcome to Parkour 101!"
"Seriously?" the filmer asks.
The man laughs.
The camera shifts backwards, enough to show his whole body. He's standing on a roof, a city spreading indistinctly behind him. The sky is a clear, bright blue.
"Check this out."
The man pulls up his hood and turns around. He crouches at the edge of the roof and jumps over the gap to the next one over, transitioning smoothly into a run. The camera shakily follows him, the filmer's finger sometimes covering him entirely.
He does a front flip over the gap between two buildings, whooping loudly. The filmer sucks in a staticky breath.
The man gets far enough away he becomes an indistinct figure before turning back. As he gets closer to the rooftop he started on, the camera lowers, until it's just catching his legs.
"What'd you think of that?" the man asks.
"I still think it's idiotic," the filmer says. "Not to mention calling it 'Parkour 101' of all things. Do you seriously believe any of this is basic?"
"What would you call it, then, oh mentor of the brotherhood of parkour?"
"'I Forced an Historian to Film Me Risking My Neck for No Bloody Reason' sounds good to me."
"C'mon, Shaun. Let's have some fun before we all die."
"Don't say my name!"
The camera shakes, now blurrily capturing just the roof. The man sighs dramatically.
"Do you seriously think the world's most evil corporation has a bug in your phone or something?"
"I am going to end this video. Now."
A hand covers the camera entirely, muffling the microphone. The men exchange terse, indecipherable words. Finally, the hand moves away.
The camera is raised with obvious reluctance. It captures the man's whole body. His hood is still up, hiding most of his face in pixelated shadow.
"One more trick!" the man says, holding up a finger in emphasis.
He turns and crouches again, this time looking over the edge of the roof.
"Don't you dare," Shaun says as the man raises his arms above his head.
With a laugh, the man dives straight down, disappearing over the edge. He falls gracefully, like he's done this a thousand times.
The camera violently shakes as Shaun races to the place the man was just standing in.
"If you seriously made me film you commit suicide, Desmond, I am going to fucking kill you —"
The camera comes to an abrupt stop. Shaun lets out a deep, frustrated breath.
The camera is raised and, for once, held steadily. The man — Desmond — waves from the ground far below.
"You wanker," Shaun mutters under his breath.
2 Comments
@UltimateGamer07 13 years ago
lol nice prank bro
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