Title: 53 Lines About 50 Subjects (Or, Why Run-On Sentences are Your Friend)
Author: AL.THE.UH
Rating: Let’s call it PG13
Genre: Lots
Fandom: Real People (blink-182)
Paring: Mark/Tom
Word Count: 1043
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Notes: For the 1sentence challenge, set Gamma
#01 - Ring #02 - Hero #03 - Memory #04 - Box #05 - Run
#06 - Hurricane #07 - Wings #08 - Cold #09 - Red #10 - Drink
#11 - Midnight #12 - Temptation #13 - View #14 - Music #15 - Silk
#16 - Cover #17 - Promise #18 - Dream #19 - Candle #20 - Talent
#21 - Silence #22 - Journey #23 - Fire #24 - Strength #25 - Mask
#26 - Ice #27 - Fall #28 - Forgotten #29 - Dance #30 - Body
#31 - Sacred #32 - Farewells #33 - World #34 - Formal #35 - Fever
#36 - Laugh #37 - Lies #38 - Forever #39 - Overwhelmed #40 - Whisper
#41 - Wait #42 - Talk #43 - Search #44 - Hope #45 - Eclipse
#46 - Gravity #47 - Highway #48 - Unknown #49 - Lock #50 - Breathe
#01 - Ring
Tom should have known the ring was just an object, just a material possession; but Tom was far too convinced Mark loved him, for he had mistaken it as a proposal.
#02 - Hero
“You’re my hero,” Tom whispered into the ear of his sleeping lover “no one else can do those things to me, Mark.”
#03 - Memory
“FUCK YOU TOM,” Mark fell unto his knees at the foot of a fresh grave, “fuck you for only leaving me with your memory.”
#04 - Box
Mark loved the little kid in Tom, the one who would be amused for hours by just a simple empty box.
#05 - Run
Tom was not exactly in shape; this could be proven rather easily when chasing after his daughter (too bad she was running towards her daddy’s ex)
#06 - Hurricane
Tom simply could not tolerate the hurricane in his head any longer; a bullet was his great escape.
#07 - Wings
For the record, Mark felt stupid in faerie wings, but Tom thought it was hot, so… yeah.
#08 - Cold
And just then, Tom realized that even though it was January and he was in nothing but his boxers, he wasn’t cold with Mark around.
#09 - Red
Tom only ever hit Mark to see the crimson fluid flow down his face.
#10 - Drink
Mark admitted he drowned his troubles in alcohol; the trouble with that was his major trouble was his lover.
#11 - Midnight
In desperation, Mark called Tom for the first time in months; another midnight alone was just too much to bear.
#12 - Temptation
There were always temptations on tour; Tom was just pissed Mark had given in to one named Billie Joe.
#13 - View
“Jesus, the view from up here is amazing,” Tom said as Mark wrapped his arms around him, peering off the top of the building, “almost as amazing as you.”
#14 - Music
When they couldn’t even concentrate on the music anymore, they both knew it was over.
#15 - Silk
For the record, Tom felt ridiculous in those silk panties, but it made Mark really fucking hot so… yeah.
#16 - Cover
Tom knew he was in love the second he saw Mark in his boxers on the photo shoot for the Enema Of The State cover.
#17 - Promise
“YOU CAN’T BE DOING THIS… YOU PROMISED YOU’D NEVER LEAVE ME!”
#18 - Dream
When Mark woke up with a hand full of goo and no Tom next to him, he knew his dream was too good to be true.
#19 - Candle
Mark is the first to admit, the candle wax in the What’s My Age Again? video was fucking painful, and there was nothing sexy about it at all; Tom is the first to argue.
#20 - Talent
You know, Mark didn’t think Tom had much talent at all until that first blowjob.
#21 - Silence
Toward the end, the silences were anything but comfortable.
#22 - Journey
Tom thought of Boxcar Racer as a journey, not an escape.
#23 - Fire
“I told you playing with matches was dumb,” Mark reprimanded while tending to Tom’s burn.
#24 - Strength
Mark was strong, but he wasn’t strong enough to see his love happy with someone else.
#25 - Mask
Tom used to think Mark was such a nice guy; now he knows the ‘nice guy’ thing is nothing but a hideous mask.
#26 - Ice
Tom’s fist connected with Mark’s jaw, and as Mark stumbled back, he screamed, “I TOLD YOU TO GET SOME FUCKING ICE, HOW FUCKING HARD IS THAT!”
#27 - Fall
Autumn was Tom’s least favorite season, for everything was dying, and that just brought thoughts of Mark to mind.
#28 - Forgotten
Mark is an old man now, and has nearly forgotten all about Tom.
#29 - Dance
Mark couldn’t dance, but for Tom, he’d sure as hell try.
#30 - Body
Tom hated the fact Mark hated his own body, especially when Tom couldn’t get enough of it.
#31 - Sacred
“You want to get fucked in a record store… what the fuck is wrong with you; is nothing SACRED?”
#32 - Farewells
Mark really didn’t want to say goodbye, but his son meant more to him than Tom, so he had to bid his lover farewell for the final time.
#33 - World
“You know, I’d give the world to hold you tonight.”
#34 - Formal
Tom hated to dress formal, but Mark wouldn’t accept anything less at their wedding.
#35 - Fever
Mark couldn’t be sure if the lips on his neck were really Tom’s, or if it was a fever delusion.
#36 - Laugh
Mark hasn’t been able to blow Tom with a straight face since he found out Tom’s balls were named Salt and Pepper.
#37 - Lies
“I LIED WHEN I SAID I DIDN’T LOVE YOU!”
#38 - Forever
Tom assumed “Forever” really meant forever, and not until something new came along.
#39 - Overwhelmed
Tom was overwhelmed when he found out his shitty little band won a moon man; he was even more overwhelmed when Mark kissed him to celebrate.
#40 - Whisper
Whisper-light kisses graced over his body, and Mark lost control.
#41 - Wait
Neither wanted to wait, but they needed their first sexual experience together to be more than just a fling.
#42 - Talk
When Ava and Rocket first started calling Mark “daddy,” Tom had to relearn to talk.
#43 - Search
Although Mark searched and searched in his heart for the ability, he simply could not forgive Tom this time.
#44 - Hope
No, It Isn’t was the song that made Tom lose all hope.
#45 - Eclipse
“Once upon a time I was falling in love, now I’m only falling apart, nothing I can do, but total eclipse of the heart,” Mark hadn’t understood how right LADY SINGER was until now.
#46 - Gravity
The morning after Tom left him, Mark looked at himself in the mirror, and realized gravity really does play favorites.
#47 - Highway
Tom had no idea where Mark was taking him; he figured they’d drive until they ran out of highway.
#48 - Unknown
“I know you fear the unknown, but just remember, the past is only the future with the lights on.”
#49 - Lock
As the lock on the handcuffs clicked, Mark knew he was in for an interesting night.
#50 - Breathe
Mark started laughing when Tom reminded him to breathe.