A Matter of Trust
“A Matter of Trust”
A drabble of 100 words
By December21st
Fandom: Castle
Rating: G
Pairing: Castle/Beckett
Warnings: Spoilers for "Rise"
Summary: Trust is not absolute. Response to castleland challenge trust. I got first place for this challenge.
“Do you trust him?” Dr. Burke inquires, his deep voice reassuring.
“It depends,” Beckett waffles. “To be kind to a grief-stricken relative, to not submarine a case? Absolutely. To buckle down to work, to behave himself? Absolutely not.”
“Do you trust him with your heart?” Burke probes.
“He tried to knock me out of the way. When I got shot.” Beckett clutches at her shirt, not answering.
“Listen to your words. You admit that he is kind, and puts your needs above his.”
“What if I trust him with my heart and he breaks it?”
“What if he doesn’t?”
A drabble of 100 words
By December21st
Fandom: Castle
Rating: G
Pairing: Castle/Beckett
Warnings: Spoilers for "Rise"
Summary: Trust is not absolute. Response to castleland challenge trust. I got first place for this challenge.
“Do you trust him?” Dr. Burke inquires, his deep voice reassuring.
“It depends,” Beckett waffles. “To be kind to a grief-stricken relative, to not submarine a case? Absolutely. To buckle down to work, to behave himself? Absolutely not.”
“Do you trust him with your heart?” Burke probes.
“He tried to knock me out of the way. When I got shot.” Beckett clutches at her shirt, not answering.
“Listen to your words. You admit that he is kind, and puts your needs above his.”
“What if I trust him with my heart and he breaks it?”
“What if he doesn’t?”