Scent of a Woman
“Scent of a Woman”
A drabble of 100 words
By December21st
Fandom: Castle
Rating: PG
Pairing: Castle/Beckett
Warnings: Spoilers for "Vampire Weekend"
Summary: The sense of smell conveys information not communicated by the other senses. Response to castle100 challenge bath.
The body is found on a garbage scow. It takes them all morning to gather evidence, talk to the crew, and return to the precinct.
Montgomery gets one whiff and orders the foursome to go home and shower.
They reconvene after lunch, all freshly scrubbed, in clean clothes. Beckett’s in a surprisingly good mood under the circumstances.
It’s not more than ten minutes before Ryan and Esposito are exchanging knowing grins.
“You told them.” Beckett hisses at Castle.
“I didn’t.” He objects.
“What did you say?”
“No-thing. I swear.”
She inhales deeply, realization lighting her eyes. “You smell like cherries.”
A drabble of 100 words
By December21st
Fandom: Castle
Rating: PG
Pairing: Castle/Beckett
Warnings: Spoilers for "Vampire Weekend"
Summary: The sense of smell conveys information not communicated by the other senses. Response to castle100 challenge bath.
The body is found on a garbage scow. It takes them all morning to gather evidence, talk to the crew, and return to the precinct.
Montgomery gets one whiff and orders the foursome to go home and shower.
They reconvene after lunch, all freshly scrubbed, in clean clothes. Beckett’s in a surprisingly good mood under the circumstances.
It’s not more than ten minutes before Ryan and Esposito are exchanging knowing grins.
“You told them.” Beckett hisses at Castle.
“I didn’t.” He objects.
“What did you say?”
“No-thing. I swear.”
She inhales deeply, realization lighting her eyes. “You smell like cherries.”