Liveblogging As the World Turns: Dr. Feelgood Edition

While I was half-tempted to post a picture of Luke's strapping new physical therapist Bert under that headline, "Dr. Feelgood" of course refers to the fact that Noah has finally come to Luke's bedside and that his love and his love alone have been able to bring a smile to Oakdale's Alpha Gay Teen's face. And seriously, if this guy wasn't enough to cheer up our addled pal, then he really must be holding out for something special:

Today we've got reason to believe that Noah will make a decisive move and bring the Nuke story to a calm and happy - if admittedly Temporarylized ® - place ... which is soap terms of course means that it might very well drop off of the RADAR for a little while. But that's what slashfic is for, right?

INT. HOSPITAL, NIGHT - LUKE lies half-drugged in his hospital bed, the remains of a Jello cup stuck to his chin.

Suddenly, BERT bursts through the door wearing a wrestling singlet and bearing a single red rose.

Luke: Noah ... Noah, is that you?

Bert: Yes, Luke. And I've got the Tiger Balm.

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Get me 10 cc's of TLC, stat!

2:56PM EDT: Okay, it's the commercial break and I'm having a brilliant idea: What if all of these hospital plots were to become connected? What if, say, the blonde Haley Joel Osment girl were implanted with her friend's egg but it was fertilized by Luke instead of her husband? Then Luke and Noah could be dealing with fatherhood issues before they're even boyfriends! 

Or what if Luke was given QOL's brain in a transplant mixup? Heck, if Marlena can be possessed by a demon on NBC, I don't see that anything's off-limits... 

Luke wants to be Noah's boyfriend badly but he's not asking for any promises and he's not making any in his current condition. Noah asks Luke to promise to try. Luke smiles through his tears and agrees to try.  

Holden basically says he can't do this anymore and Lily leaves, heartbroken. 

Preview Time! The QOL/MP2.0 drama is really heating up and the baby factory stuff is off and running, so it's no surprise that Nuke isn't featured at all in the previews. What could be the next arc for our favorite gay teens?

2:45PM EDT: in an argument with QOL, Austin From Days just said, "Please, do not say Kismet!" Alright... how about Brigadoon?

Back at the straight baby factory, the expectant couple is walking down the hospital hallway joking about how the fella just contributed his part of the equation. The most disturbing thing is that they're both carrying coffee cups, giving the impression that not only are they carrying the contribution, but that it fills 2 venti cups. Yowzah!

Noah says that Luke's silence is worrying him. Luke points out that he can't feel ANYTHING below his waist and that this might never change. Noah does a great job of pretending this doesn't bother him and says that's not the question, the question is, what does Luke want?

"Do you want to be my boyfriend?"

2:34PM EDT: Lily and Holden continue their conversation ... at the farm! What, no room at the junkyard?

Noah sits down when he realizes that Luke's injuries may be permanent. Luke makes a crack that it would suck to have a boyfriend in a wheelchair and Noah says, "is that what I am? Your boyfriend?"

Luke gets all "hummanahummana" and tells Noah he can leave if he wants. Noah presses the question: "Is that what you want? Do you want me to be your boyfriend?"

The look in Luke's eyes clearly says "Yes ... but let's see if we can spank some feeling back into my legs first."

2:24 PM EDT: Luke says that knowing that Noah cares about him makes being in that bed "almost bearable." Noah says that he's sorry his coming out has been such a hassle and that he hopes they can pick things up. Luke tells Noah that he doesn't know that they can have a future together when he gets better ... because he doesn't know that he'll get better.

The look on his face is just heartbreaking.

I need a hug. Or chocolate. Oh, damn you, As the World Turns! You've turned me into my mother!!

2:16PM EDT: Erg. I really can't get into all this babymama drama. Blah blah blah baby blah blah rights blah surrogate blah...

Lily and Holden continue their argument outside of Al's Diner. Thank God! Let the poor kids have some quiet time. Holden brings up Dusty and Lily asks him what this is really about...

Noah asks Luke how he can look at him and not see that his father put him there. Luke says he knows he must remind Noah of his father. Noah admits that it hurts to be reminded that his father is not the man he thought he was. Noah says seeing Luke also reminds him how much he cares about him.

Luke: I don't want to remind you of your father!

Noah: I don't want to be reminded of my father!

Luke: Remind me of how things used to be!

Noah: I'm reminded of you when I'm in the same room as you!

Luke: You're cuter!

Noah: No, YOU'RE cuter!

Lily tells Holden that his jealousy has rendered him unrecognizable. He bolts again. How many times can you walk out of the same conversation before it becomes another conversation? I expect that we'll cut back to them continuing this chat at ... what other sets are left, at this point? The television studio? The oatmeal pit?

2:06PM EDT: Quaker Oats Lady is caught between Matthew Perry 2.0 and his new wife, and Austin From Days gets the good word from Dr. Dashing that QOL isn't dying after all.

Holden and Lily are barking at one another yet again less than a foot from Luke's room. Inside, there's a minor rewind and Noah is back across the room and he and Luke are patching things up but no longer thumb wrestling. Luke admits to Noah that he can't stop thinking about him and Holden busts in, and Luke asks him to stop blockin' and give him and Noah some alone-time.

Lily gives Holden a "told you so!" and he huffs off. Touchy!