Kradam Big Bang - Very Short Snippet
Just a quick snippet, totally out of context of everything, of how Adam meets Kris.
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He walked down the hallway and saw one of the doors slightly ajar. He paused and peeked in, looking into the room. It looked like some kind of memorabilia room. Adam peered around the edge of the door to see a young man looking up at something on the wall. There wasn’t anything in particular that made the man stand out - he wasn’t very tall, had a mop of unruly dark brown hair, brown eyes, a cute button nose - but Adam couldn’t stop looking at him. There was something innocent about the young man; like he didn’t quite belong in LA. He let his eyes move down the slim build, grimacing at the ugly turquoise and red plaid shirt - Christ, was he colorblind or something? - jeans that were well fitting, the hint of a curve of what was probably a perfectly pert ass, to the battered black sneakers.
Okay, so the young man was totally Adam’s type. He quirked his lips into a half smile as he took his time looking over the unknown young man-
The unknown young man who was now staring at Adam.
“Oh,” Adam said, standing back, caught. He blushed slightly as the young man opened the door, gazing up at him. “Hi.”
“Hi,” he said, his voice low and soft with a bit of a southern twang. It was obvious that living in LA had softened the accent but Adam was pleased to still hear it. “Were you…”
“I was just giving myself a tour and got turned around,” Adam said, smiling. He gestured the hallway with his champagne glass. “And I saw that the door was opened and…”
“And you were checking me out?” He said, his crooked smile and wide brown eyes showing his amusement. Adam wanted to hug him. “Come on in. This is one of my favorite rooms in the house.”
“Thanks,” he said, following the other man into the room. “I’m Adam.”
The man grinned, shaking his hand. “Kris.”
“Kris,” Adam murmured, feeling the firm grip of Kris’s smaller hand. “It’s nice to meet you.”
“Likewise,” he drawled, raising his eyebrows slightly.
“So what is this room?”
“I call it Simon’s trophy room,” Kris said, spreading his arms wide, gesturing to the room that was the size of a small ballroom. Every corner, every bit of wall space was filled with something…amazing. “Go ahead, look around. It’s like Simon’s holding a piece of human history in just this one room.”
“You…you’ve been here before?” He said, casually, looking at the photograph of a younger Simon with Jackie Kennedy, their arms around each other, laughing at something off to the side.
“Enough times to know about this room,” Kris said, just as casually.
That made Adam grin and he turned to look at Kris. From meeting all the people at the house tonight, Adam figured out that Simon was a collector. Adam understood why he was invited. He couldn’t figure out why Simon would be interested in Kris. Sure, he was…handsome and boyish, but beyond that, he was utterly non-descript. Adam could admit that if he saw Kris in a Starbucks, he’d think Kris was cute, but he wouldn’t notice much more than that.
He chided himself for being shallow. Of course there was more to Kris; he was in Simon’s house, on the night of his annual party, and obviously had been invited more than once. That alone should’ve made Kris interesting.
Kris snickered, rolling his eyes. “Still trying to figure out why I’m here, huh?”
“Do you read minds?” Adam said, laughing to hide his astonishment. He looked at the Platinum album for the Beatles, smiling at the signatures on the album cover insert, and a picture of Simon with them.
He watched as Kris gave a crooked grin, shrugging a shoulder. “Nah, just know from prior experience, is all.”
“I don’t even know what that means,” he said, grinning. “But I want to. If that makes a difference.”
Kris gave a soft chuckle, giving him a sideways look. “Maybe.”
Adam slid his hand across Kris’s back, moving closer to him. “Tell me everything about you.”
It really was a gorgeous thing to see Kris laugh. He tossed back his head, eyes shut, mouth open, laugh lines everywhere. It made him look so open and approachable. Real. Someone that Adam could really like.
“Well, I suppose you get points for trying,” Kris said, his voice full of amusement. Adam noticed that Kris didn’t move away.
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Posting of Kradam Big Bang begins July 15th!
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He walked down the hallway and saw one of the doors slightly ajar. He paused and peeked in, looking into the room. It looked like some kind of memorabilia room. Adam peered around the edge of the door to see a young man looking up at something on the wall. There wasn’t anything in particular that made the man stand out - he wasn’t very tall, had a mop of unruly dark brown hair, brown eyes, a cute button nose - but Adam couldn’t stop looking at him. There was something innocent about the young man; like he didn’t quite belong in LA. He let his eyes move down the slim build, grimacing at the ugly turquoise and red plaid shirt - Christ, was he colorblind or something? - jeans that were well fitting, the hint of a curve of what was probably a perfectly pert ass, to the battered black sneakers.
Okay, so the young man was totally Adam’s type. He quirked his lips into a half smile as he took his time looking over the unknown young man-
The unknown young man who was now staring at Adam.
“Oh,” Adam said, standing back, caught. He blushed slightly as the young man opened the door, gazing up at him. “Hi.”
“Hi,” he said, his voice low and soft with a bit of a southern twang. It was obvious that living in LA had softened the accent but Adam was pleased to still hear it. “Were you…”
“I was just giving myself a tour and got turned around,” Adam said, smiling. He gestured the hallway with his champagne glass. “And I saw that the door was opened and…”
“And you were checking me out?” He said, his crooked smile and wide brown eyes showing his amusement. Adam wanted to hug him. “Come on in. This is one of my favorite rooms in the house.”
“Thanks,” he said, following the other man into the room. “I’m Adam.”
The man grinned, shaking his hand. “Kris.”
“Kris,” Adam murmured, feeling the firm grip of Kris’s smaller hand. “It’s nice to meet you.”
“Likewise,” he drawled, raising his eyebrows slightly.
“So what is this room?”
“I call it Simon’s trophy room,” Kris said, spreading his arms wide, gesturing to the room that was the size of a small ballroom. Every corner, every bit of wall space was filled with something…amazing. “Go ahead, look around. It’s like Simon’s holding a piece of human history in just this one room.”
“You…you’ve been here before?” He said, casually, looking at the photograph of a younger Simon with Jackie Kennedy, their arms around each other, laughing at something off to the side.
“Enough times to know about this room,” Kris said, just as casually.
That made Adam grin and he turned to look at Kris. From meeting all the people at the house tonight, Adam figured out that Simon was a collector. Adam understood why he was invited. He couldn’t figure out why Simon would be interested in Kris. Sure, he was…handsome and boyish, but beyond that, he was utterly non-descript. Adam could admit that if he saw Kris in a Starbucks, he’d think Kris was cute, but he wouldn’t notice much more than that.
He chided himself for being shallow. Of course there was more to Kris; he was in Simon’s house, on the night of his annual party, and obviously had been invited more than once. That alone should’ve made Kris interesting.
Kris snickered, rolling his eyes. “Still trying to figure out why I’m here, huh?”
“Do you read minds?” Adam said, laughing to hide his astonishment. He looked at the Platinum album for the Beatles, smiling at the signatures on the album cover insert, and a picture of Simon with them.
He watched as Kris gave a crooked grin, shrugging a shoulder. “Nah, just know from prior experience, is all.”
“I don’t even know what that means,” he said, grinning. “But I want to. If that makes a difference.”
Kris gave a soft chuckle, giving him a sideways look. “Maybe.”
Adam slid his hand across Kris’s back, moving closer to him. “Tell me everything about you.”
It really was a gorgeous thing to see Kris laugh. He tossed back his head, eyes shut, mouth open, laugh lines everywhere. It made him look so open and approachable. Real. Someone that Adam could really like.
“Well, I suppose you get points for trying,” Kris said, his voice full of amusement. Adam noticed that Kris didn’t move away.
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Posting of Kradam Big Bang begins July 15th!