Hey everyone! I'm sorry that this was not posted earlier, but a bunch of things came up and there was a period of time really recently when I didn't have the computer that this was on. Now I have the computer, minus the internet connection, and my school's network bans the site, so I'm borrowing my friends laptop. I hope you enjoy it!

EDIT: Hey! I just realized that all of the various transfers -from computer to email to computer to website, etc- had completely screwed with the format and even got rid of a word here and there... Oops. So here's the actual version for your enjoyment!

Penny sighed as she slumped into the chair- it had been a long day. She looked around cautiously, taking note of the students at the other computer stations, before reaching into her bag and pulling out her mp3 player. She took her headphones off and slipped the player back into the bag, plugging the cord into the computer in front of her and placing the buds in her ears. It wouldn't do to play it over the speakers; this was after all a public library.

She typed in the URL and watched as the page loaded, taking a deep breath and adjusting the volume almost unconsciously before pressing play. The window came to life, revealing a skinny blonde man blinking nervously at the camera. Penny didn't even try to fight the smile that overtook her face at the sight- she knew from past experience that it was pointless. The smile grew as she listened to him laugh, and talked a tad awkwardly about seeing a vocal coach.

She knew that he was a villain, and that as a responsible citizen she really shouldn't, but every week without fail she went to the library and watched all of his new webcasts. She had stumbled upon his blog completely by accident, and she had immediately become hooked. Everything he said made sense, even though she didn't always approve of the means he used to achieve his goals, and she couldn't help but watch.

She smiled when he talked about standards- no cutting corners for him. She sighed when he said that there had been no response from the ELE, though from disappointment or relief she wouldn't be able to tell you. At the mention of the letter of condemnation from the deputy mayor, her smile faltered. She was sad that he felt the world was so messed up that he had to be a villain to fix it, however, she also sympathized, and was as disappointed as he was with the current hierarchy, which placed heroes on pedestals and villains at the bottom of the pile, with absolutely no regard for motives or reasoning or skill.

She held her breath as he pulled out the e-mails. The first one was derisive in its message, it's writer obviously watching the blog only to see the results of Captain Hammer's beatings. She smiled as he snarked at the writer, giggling quietly as he used sarcasm to put down the clumsily written letter. Watching as he pulled out the gold bars, she had to put a hand over her mouth to prevent herself from laughing out loud at his explanation. Then he mentioned how it smelled like cumin, and she had to pause the video until she regained control of herself.

She was still smiling widely a minute later when she pressed play. She thought the freeze ray sounded like a good idea- after all, who couldn't use a few extra hours a day? The next email was from Johnny Snow. She laughed quietly- she had seen him in the paper a couple of times, but he was clearly no match for her Dr. Horrible. Then she pressed pause again, and stared at the blonde man at the screen for a couple of moments. Her Dr. Horrible? Where had that come from? She was supposed to hate the guy, for goodness sakes! She had never met him in real life, and the only time she had ever seen him was on a computer screen! And although he did look rather adorable when his goggles were pushing his hair up in the front like that, that was no reason to get all possessive over him… Right?

She sighed and pressed play yet again. He told Johnny Snow, yet again, that they were not nemeses, and that his nemesis was Captain Hammer. Then he said a couple of lame excuses as to why he hadn't shown up, making Penny smile even wider. And then he said something about there being kids in the park where Johnny had wanted to meet, and Penny could have sworn her heart melted a tiny bit.

And then he read her email. She had written it the previous week, right after multiple night shifts, and she had been feeling like crap. So she had written him an email- something she wouldn't have dared to do if she had been functioning on a good nights sleep- and had asked a question that had been in the back of her mind since day one. Who was 'her'? Penny refused to admit that there might have been even hint of jealousy in the prompting of that question, for her own peace of mind.

And then he broke into song. Penny laughed through the whole thing. He really was cute.

And sweet.

And awkward, and funny, and- God, she was letting her thoughts run away with her.

But then, in the middle of the song, someone had walked though the door to the room he was in, and he abruptly turned of the webcam. She stared at the screen for a moment in incomprehension before sighing and logging off of the computer. She removed her headphones and stuffed them in her bag as she walked out of the library. She was sad, because that had been the only new entry, but she still had a smile on her face as she walked out into the sunny afternoon. She had sort of gotten the answer to her question, which she considered a job well done, especially considering how scatterbrained he could be.

Soooo... Whadda ya think? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!