Dead Little Brothers
Title: Dead Little Brothers
Universe: That Damn Mpreg
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Eric’s finally acting on an impulse.
Eric Ford slipped into the room behind Raia and closed the door behind him. The woman reached over and flipped on the light, which reflected off Eric’s silvery skin. “When are you going back to Alpha Flight?” he asked. “Not that having you back around isn’t great, I mean, but...”
“Couple’a days,” Raia replied, reaching up and unpinning her veil. “Wanna stick around for the clean up, y’know? Lucian’s gonna go on home and make sure Lily’s okay with Jean-Paul before coming back. You know how he is with emotional stuff.
“Yeah.” He gestured to a chair as Raia sat on the bed and shook out her hair. She nodded, and he pulled the chair over and sat down. “You slept lately?” he asked, noting the dark circles under her eyes. His hand twitched as he aborted an attempt to touch her face. She’d taken out most of the jewelry, and her face was devoid of her usual make-up. He’d almost gotten used to seeing what she looked like, as he had somehow gotten categorized as ‘one of the family’.
Eric still thought she was one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen.
“Little bit,” she said. “Here and there. Had the family thing, ya know. Keith and... everything.” She laughed mirthlessly. “This is the first time my parents have talked with Lucy since she came out, so I should be happy. And all it took-” She hiccupped, blinking rapidly as tears filled her eyes.
Eric flowed across the space between them, holding Raia tightly.
“Every time I close my eyes,” he whispered, “I see Sean.”
“Ah keep tellin’ myself that it’s all gonna be okay eventually,” she whispered back. “It’s gonna stop hurtin’. It’s gotta stop hurtin’.”
“Yeah.” Eric squeezed her tightly, feeling warm tears sliding down his neck. He knew the tears weren’t his, since he hadn’t physically been able to cry since his powers had manifested.
Eric could see Raia’s wings trembling under her abaya. He reached a hand around and stroked them gently, feeling the woman shiver. “Is... is this okay?”
Raia sniffled, and Eric pressed his lips against her temple. “Raia...” He cupped her chin and tilted her head up, kissing her slowly.
Her lips were slightly chapped.
And then it was over. Eric found himself flung across the room by a sudden wave of sound that made his whole body vibrate like a bottle of water in an earthquake. Raia stood up, reaching for her veil.
“Ah’m gonna chalk that up to a very stupid mistake made cause yer upset,” she said coldly, her voice resonating within him.
“Raia, I-”
“Git. Out.”
Universe: That Damn Mpreg
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Eric’s finally acting on an impulse.
Eric Ford slipped into the room behind Raia and closed the door behind him. The woman reached over and flipped on the light, which reflected off Eric’s silvery skin. “When are you going back to Alpha Flight?” he asked. “Not that having you back around isn’t great, I mean, but...”
“Couple’a days,” Raia replied, reaching up and unpinning her veil. “Wanna stick around for the clean up, y’know? Lucian’s gonna go on home and make sure Lily’s okay with Jean-Paul before coming back. You know how he is with emotional stuff.
“Yeah.” He gestured to a chair as Raia sat on the bed and shook out her hair. She nodded, and he pulled the chair over and sat down. “You slept lately?” he asked, noting the dark circles under her eyes. His hand twitched as he aborted an attempt to touch her face. She’d taken out most of the jewelry, and her face was devoid of her usual make-up. He’d almost gotten used to seeing what she looked like, as he had somehow gotten categorized as ‘one of the family’.
Eric still thought she was one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen.
“Little bit,” she said. “Here and there. Had the family thing, ya know. Keith and... everything.” She laughed mirthlessly. “This is the first time my parents have talked with Lucy since she came out, so I should be happy. And all it took-” She hiccupped, blinking rapidly as tears filled her eyes.
Eric flowed across the space between them, holding Raia tightly.
“Every time I close my eyes,” he whispered, “I see Sean.”
“Ah keep tellin’ myself that it’s all gonna be okay eventually,” she whispered back. “It’s gonna stop hurtin’. It’s gotta stop hurtin’.”
“Yeah.” Eric squeezed her tightly, feeling warm tears sliding down his neck. He knew the tears weren’t his, since he hadn’t physically been able to cry since his powers had manifested.
Eric could see Raia’s wings trembling under her abaya. He reached a hand around and stroked them gently, feeling the woman shiver. “Is... is this okay?”
Raia sniffled, and Eric pressed his lips against her temple. “Raia...” He cupped her chin and tilted her head up, kissing her slowly.
Her lips were slightly chapped.
And then it was over. Eric found himself flung across the room by a sudden wave of sound that made his whole body vibrate like a bottle of water in an earthquake. Raia stood up, reaching for her veil.
“Ah’m gonna chalk that up to a very stupid mistake made cause yer upset,” she said coldly, her voice resonating within him.
“Raia, I-”
“Git. Out.”