FAKE Fic: Stunt Double
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badly_knittedTitle: Stunt Double
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Ryo, Dee, OCs.
Rating: PG
Setting: Stuntman AU.
Summary: Once again, stuntman Randy ‘Ryo’ Maclean is doubling for big Hollywood action star Devon Hall on his latest blockbuster movie.
Word Count: 1425
Written For: Theme Prompt: 118 – Mistaken Identity at
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fandomweekly.Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
Filming on the latest Devon Hall movie was in full swing, with most of the straightforward scenes already in the can. Now the focus was on the action scenes and the big stunts, which, since the Hollywood star’s movies were always action-packed thrillers, accounted for most of the filming schedule.
Hall was a major star these days, so doing his own stunts was out of the question. Not that he would have wanted to anyway; he had the greatest respect for the stuntmen and women who worked on his movies, treating those he worked with regularly as close friends, practically family, often hanging out with them between takes, discussing what he needed to do in scenes to make their jobs easier. That was especially true for his and the main villain’s stunt doubles.
The next stunt to be shot would require Hall’s character to hang from the skids of a helicopter as it took off from the roof of a building, then climb inside and battle with the movie’s villain. There would be safety lines involved, and an expert stunt pilot doing the actual flying, so no chance of anyone falling, but it was going to look suitably dramatic.
Devon had already filmed his part of the scene, the director getting close-ups of him as he pulled himself into the craft’s rear compartment against a green screen, while the ‘copter was stationary on the ground. The rest would be handled by stuntman Randy ‘Ryo’ Maclean, who’d doubled for Hall on the climax to his previous movie and done such an impressive job that Hall had immediately offered him the same role on his next movie, schedules permitting.
Doubling for the villain was Dee Laytner, who’d already worked with Hall on several movies. He and Ryo had actually met for the first time on the previous movie and had struck up a close friendship. Having worked several other gigs together since then, by now they trusted each other completely, and over time their friendship had developed into a romantic relationship.
The behind-the-scenes camaraderie between the stars and their doubles was quite remarkable.
Filming of the scene went more smoothly than even the stuntmen had anticipated. Nevertheless, Devon had his heart in his mouth, watching from the roof as Ryo dangled one-handed from one of the helicopter skids before dragging himself up onto it, and then inside, while his opponent repeatedly tried to dislodge him.
Most of the fight scene itself had been filmed earlier, inside a mock-up of the helicopter’s body, mounted on pistons that simulated the bumpy ride as hero and villain fought over the controls. As soon as Ryo was safely inside, the pilot landed the ‘copter back on the roof so the stuntmen could take a break before moving on to the next set-up.
Devon greeted them as they moved clear of the still spinning rotors.
“Great work, guys! Don’t know how you do it! I wouldn’t want to; that looked seriously scary.”
“Safety lines,” Ryo said with a grin. “If I’d lost my grip, I wouldn’t have fallen more than a few feet. They might not look like much, but those lines are strong, and I had three of them on me. They tug on the safety harness though; it’s gotten a bit twisted.” He grimaced, pulling at the back of the pants he was wearing, trying to shift the harness beneath his clothes into a more comfortable, or at least less constricting, position.
Hall winced in sympathy. “Rather you than me.”
“One of those annoyances stuntmen gotta get used to,” Dee Laytner said with a shrug. “We gotta go get changed ready for our next stunt. You comin’ with?”
“Can’t,” Hall gave a regretful grin. “Barry’s decided he wants to get some pick-up shots of me getting out of the ‘copter with Vitelli in cuffs. It’s not in the script, but he thinks it’ll make the sequence flow better.” Barry Stark was the movie’s director. “You couldn’t stick around for a few more minutes could you, Dee? He was saying something about me maybe throwing Vitelli out onto the roof, if you think I can handle that.” Laytner was doubling for the actor playing Vitelli.
“Sure, no problem. We’ll run through a few options, see what works for Barry. He’s the one with the vision.”
“I can wait for you guys,” Ryo offered, squirming a little as he made another fruitless attempt to adjust the twisted safety harness.
Dee snorted. “You’ll distract everyone, wrigglin’ like that,” he teased. “Go get yourself untangled; this shouldn’t take long, and then we’ve got one more scene before lunch, the one where you’re chasin’ me through rush-hour traffic.” That scene was from earlier in the movie, meaning both stuntmen would need to change clothes to match what the actors had been wearing.
“Fine, see you in wardrobe. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t.” Ryo turned and left the roof, heading down in the elevator by himself, already running through the chase scene in his head. Rudy Lawrence, the movie’s stunt coordinator, had choreographed the scene and gone over it with both stuntmen earlier, but there’d be time for a run-through before shooting, while the cameras, lighting, and sound equipment were checked and positioned.
Ryo was still deep in thought as he came out of the elevator and made for the building’s main doors. At present they were filming on location in downtown L.A., which was standing in for New York. The wardrobe and makeup trailers were set up in a parking lot just down the street, out of sight of the cameras.
“Devon! Devon, wait up!”
Since it wasn’t his name being called, Ryo didn’t register the voice shouting, too distracted by the chafing of his safety harness and the intricacies of the chase scene, so he was more than a little startled when someone suddenly grabbed him, linking their arm with his and chattering away.
“Devon, honey, why didn’t you stop when I shouted? I had to chase after you, and that’s not easy in these heels! I thought I’d never catch you, and that would have been just awful! I need to talk to you about some wonderful ideas I’ve had for the scene where you save me from Alejandro. I’m sure they’re so much better than what’s in the script. After all, I know my character better than anyone else does, she just wouldn’t behave like that! But I need you to help me explain that to the director. You will, won’t you, darling?” Jessica Wilde, the up-and-coming young actress who’d been cast as Devon Hall’s love interest in the movie, clung to Ryo’s arm and snuggled close.
“Ms Wilde…” Ryo started, as soon as the actress paused long enough for him to get a word in.
Jessica gasped, pulling away to stare up at him. “Wait, you’re not Devon…”
“No, I’m his stunt double, Ryo Maclean. Devon’s still filming up on the roof, a couple of last-minute scenes for continuity, but he should be done soon.”
“Oh. Oops!” Jessica giggled. “Silly me. You looked just like Devon from behind.”
“That’s the general idea,” Ryo agreed.
“Really?” Jessica blinked big blue eyes up at him.
“I wouldn’t be much of a double otherwise, would I?”
“Well, it’s very confusing. How am I supposed to know which of you is which? I’d better go and find Devon.”
“Yes, you do that.”
Jessica turned and headed back towards the office building to find the movie’s star.
“What was that about?” Dee asked, jogging over to his lover.
“A case of mistaken identity; she thought I was Devon, I think she has a bit of a crush on him.” Ryo smiled wryly. “I would’ve corrected her sooner, but she wouldn’t shut up long enough to listen. Suddenly I feel really sorry for our friend.”
Dee snorted. “Ah, Devon can handle it. He’s used to havin’ girls throwin’ themselves at him.” Looping his arm around Ryo’s waist, Dee started walking again. “C’mon, let’s get ya untangled, and check for damage.” He winked.
Ryo blushed. “Dee! We don’t have time for… whatever you’re suggesting!”
“Hey, I only meant we should dab some cream on any sore spots, make sure nothing’s gonna chafe. We still got a bunch more stunts to do today. Gotta keep ya in tip-top condition, don’t we?”
“You are incorrigible.”
“You already knew that.” Dee’s grin was unrepentant.
Shaking his head, Ryo grinned back. “Fine. Lead the way.”
The life of a stuntman wouldn’t suit everybody, but Ryo and Dee couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
The End
Hall was a major star these days, so doing his own stunts was out of the question. Not that he would have wanted to anyway; he had the greatest respect for the stuntmen and women who worked on his movies, treating those he worked with regularly as close friends, practically family, often hanging out with them between takes, discussing what he needed to do in scenes to make their jobs easier. That was especially true for his and the main villain’s stunt doubles.
The next stunt to be shot would require Hall’s character to hang from the skids of a helicopter as it took off from the roof of a building, then climb inside and battle with the movie’s villain. There would be safety lines involved, and an expert stunt pilot doing the actual flying, so no chance of anyone falling, but it was going to look suitably dramatic.
Devon had already filmed his part of the scene, the director getting close-ups of him as he pulled himself into the craft’s rear compartment against a green screen, while the ‘copter was stationary on the ground. The rest would be handled by stuntman Randy ‘Ryo’ Maclean, who’d doubled for Hall on the climax to his previous movie and done such an impressive job that Hall had immediately offered him the same role on his next movie, schedules permitting.
Doubling for the villain was Dee Laytner, who’d already worked with Hall on several movies. He and Ryo had actually met for the first time on the previous movie and had struck up a close friendship. Having worked several other gigs together since then, by now they trusted each other completely, and over time their friendship had developed into a romantic relationship.
The behind-the-scenes camaraderie between the stars and their doubles was quite remarkable.
Filming of the scene went more smoothly than even the stuntmen had anticipated. Nevertheless, Devon had his heart in his mouth, watching from the roof as Ryo dangled one-handed from one of the helicopter skids before dragging himself up onto it, and then inside, while his opponent repeatedly tried to dislodge him.
Most of the fight scene itself had been filmed earlier, inside a mock-up of the helicopter’s body, mounted on pistons that simulated the bumpy ride as hero and villain fought over the controls. As soon as Ryo was safely inside, the pilot landed the ‘copter back on the roof so the stuntmen could take a break before moving on to the next set-up.
Devon greeted them as they moved clear of the still spinning rotors.
“Great work, guys! Don’t know how you do it! I wouldn’t want to; that looked seriously scary.”
“Safety lines,” Ryo said with a grin. “If I’d lost my grip, I wouldn’t have fallen more than a few feet. They might not look like much, but those lines are strong, and I had three of them on me. They tug on the safety harness though; it’s gotten a bit twisted.” He grimaced, pulling at the back of the pants he was wearing, trying to shift the harness beneath his clothes into a more comfortable, or at least less constricting, position.
Hall winced in sympathy. “Rather you than me.”
“One of those annoyances stuntmen gotta get used to,” Dee Laytner said with a shrug. “We gotta go get changed ready for our next stunt. You comin’ with?”
“Can’t,” Hall gave a regretful grin. “Barry’s decided he wants to get some pick-up shots of me getting out of the ‘copter with Vitelli in cuffs. It’s not in the script, but he thinks it’ll make the sequence flow better.” Barry Stark was the movie’s director. “You couldn’t stick around for a few more minutes could you, Dee? He was saying something about me maybe throwing Vitelli out onto the roof, if you think I can handle that.” Laytner was doubling for the actor playing Vitelli.
“Sure, no problem. We’ll run through a few options, see what works for Barry. He’s the one with the vision.”
“I can wait for you guys,” Ryo offered, squirming a little as he made another fruitless attempt to adjust the twisted safety harness.
Dee snorted. “You’ll distract everyone, wrigglin’ like that,” he teased. “Go get yourself untangled; this shouldn’t take long, and then we’ve got one more scene before lunch, the one where you’re chasin’ me through rush-hour traffic.” That scene was from earlier in the movie, meaning both stuntmen would need to change clothes to match what the actors had been wearing.
“Fine, see you in wardrobe. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t.” Ryo turned and left the roof, heading down in the elevator by himself, already running through the chase scene in his head. Rudy Lawrence, the movie’s stunt coordinator, had choreographed the scene and gone over it with both stuntmen earlier, but there’d be time for a run-through before shooting, while the cameras, lighting, and sound equipment were checked and positioned.
Ryo was still deep in thought as he came out of the elevator and made for the building’s main doors. At present they were filming on location in downtown L.A., which was standing in for New York. The wardrobe and makeup trailers were set up in a parking lot just down the street, out of sight of the cameras.
“Devon! Devon, wait up!”
Since it wasn’t his name being called, Ryo didn’t register the voice shouting, too distracted by the chafing of his safety harness and the intricacies of the chase scene, so he was more than a little startled when someone suddenly grabbed him, linking their arm with his and chattering away.
“Devon, honey, why didn’t you stop when I shouted? I had to chase after you, and that’s not easy in these heels! I thought I’d never catch you, and that would have been just awful! I need to talk to you about some wonderful ideas I’ve had for the scene where you save me from Alejandro. I’m sure they’re so much better than what’s in the script. After all, I know my character better than anyone else does, she just wouldn’t behave like that! But I need you to help me explain that to the director. You will, won’t you, darling?” Jessica Wilde, the up-and-coming young actress who’d been cast as Devon Hall’s love interest in the movie, clung to Ryo’s arm and snuggled close.
“Ms Wilde…” Ryo started, as soon as the actress paused long enough for him to get a word in.
Jessica gasped, pulling away to stare up at him. “Wait, you’re not Devon…”
“No, I’m his stunt double, Ryo Maclean. Devon’s still filming up on the roof, a couple of last-minute scenes for continuity, but he should be done soon.”
“Oh. Oops!” Jessica giggled. “Silly me. You looked just like Devon from behind.”
“That’s the general idea,” Ryo agreed.
“Really?” Jessica blinked big blue eyes up at him.
“I wouldn’t be much of a double otherwise, would I?”
“Well, it’s very confusing. How am I supposed to know which of you is which? I’d better go and find Devon.”
“Yes, you do that.”
Jessica turned and headed back towards the office building to find the movie’s star.
“What was that about?” Dee asked, jogging over to his lover.
“A case of mistaken identity; she thought I was Devon, I think she has a bit of a crush on him.” Ryo smiled wryly. “I would’ve corrected her sooner, but she wouldn’t shut up long enough to listen. Suddenly I feel really sorry for our friend.”
Dee snorted. “Ah, Devon can handle it. He’s used to havin’ girls throwin’ themselves at him.” Looping his arm around Ryo’s waist, Dee started walking again. “C’mon, let’s get ya untangled, and check for damage.” He winked.
Ryo blushed. “Dee! We don’t have time for… whatever you’re suggesting!”
“Hey, I only meant we should dab some cream on any sore spots, make sure nothing’s gonna chafe. We still got a bunch more stunts to do today. Gotta keep ya in tip-top condition, don’t we?”
“You are incorrigible.”
“You already knew that.” Dee’s grin was unrepentant.
Shaking his head, Ryo grinned back. “Fine. Lead the way.”
The life of a stuntman wouldn’t suit everybody, but Ryo and Dee couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
The End
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Date: 2026-05-29 10:52 pm (UTC)