drabbles, yay!
So, I wrote some Fred/George Weasley drabbles and posted them over at my RL journal because I am made of fail when it comes to posting in the right place.
But here! Have some bandom drabbles!
why_me_why_not suggested flowers, doodle, mix. She gets bandom/QaF crossover.
Michael tipped the delivery girl and took the flowers, setting them on the shelf behind the counter. He knew who sent them before he opened the card, but seeing the inked doodle of entwined initials above a scribbled "I'm sorry" still made his chest flood with a mix of affection and annoyance.
Mikey would always be Gee's priority, Michael knew. He couldn't fault Gee for protective instincts; he was worried about Mikey and Justin now that Brian was back. But what Michael and Gee had was so fragile that he wasn't sure it could survive the turmoil of Brian's return.
*
wearethestars suggested train, key, window.
Ryan is slouched in his seat, his head leaning against the window, when he hears the compartment door open. Spencer. He tosses his backpack on the seat across from Ryan.
"Train'll depart soon. It's getting full. Good thing we got here early."
Ryan nods.
"Got your ticket?"
Another nod.
"My parents promised not to say anything to your dad." Spencer's voice is steady, obviously meant to be calming. Ryan's not sure who he's aiming to relax, Ryan or himself.
When he feels the shudder of the engine pulling away from the platform, Ryan hits the "send" key on his cell phone.
Even if his dad's angry, Ryan will be unreachable by the time he gets the goodbye message.
*
inkandchaos suggested pomegranate, indignant, squeeze.
Frank's immune system is a wreck. Mikey resigned himself to being Frank's sick-bed attendant years ago; Frank's worth it. Still, he wishes sometimes, for both their sakes, that Frank didn't need to be nursed quite so frequently. Mikey tries to be proactive - he feeds Frank vitamins when he remembers, and he tries to make him drink orange juice instead of coffee (he's not very good at that, because Mikey is a self-confessed caffeine fiend), and he's tried god knows how many times to get Frank to quit smoking. But his efforts are often for naught, and Frank ends up with swollen lymph nodes, snotty nose, and a hacking cough.
Mikey's been reading, though, and apparently antioxidants are good for combating illness. And it just so happens that pomegranates, which are in season - there's a huge pile of them stacked right inside the door at the grocery market - contain lots of said germ-fighters. Mikey buys a few, thinking he'll make Frank some juice from the fruit, but it turns out they're a pain in the ass - all those seeds! Why can't he just cut the stupid things in two and squeeze the halves in the juicer?
He's wrestling with the rind, trying to pry a few of the blood-red seeds loose, when Frank asks from, like, two inches away from his ear, "Mikeyway, do we have any ginger ale?"
Surprised - Mikey isn't sure how Frank managed to make it into the kitchen without Mikey realizing it - Mikey jumps, crushing the seeds under his fingers and squirting the juice all over his white shirt and his glasses.
Indignant, he sputters for a moment, then drops the fruit into the bowl, giving up.
"Yeah, hang on a second."
*
ciel_vert suggested star, battery, pajamas.
Gerard is determined not to be depressed about being alone for Christmas. He hangs holly on the mantle of his fake fireplace and sets up a miniature tree, complete with zombie reindeer and gingerbread men and the glittery star - sadly denuded of glitter, at this point - that he made for his mom in first grade. The gifts Mikey and his parents had dropped off before leaving (Mikey for Alicia's parents' place, his parents on the cruise that had been his and Mikey's gift to them) barely fit under the lowest branch of the tiny pine.
It wouldn't be Christmas without his dad's train set bustling around the tree, so Gee sets that up as well, but when he flips the switch it doesn't run. He finally figures out that the battery is corroded, but he has no idea where any extras would be. If he ever bought any to begin with. It's 11pm on Christmas Eve, and Gee knows he could probably find a store open and buy new batteries, but he can't bring himself to go out in the cold, lonely night.
In the end, he curls up in his pajamas to watch It's A Wonderful Life. He's just debating whether he should make cocoa or go with coffee - he doesn't have to be anywhere in the morning, so it shouldn't matter if he has caffeine this late - when the doorbell sounds.
He opens the door to Frank, who thrusts a thermos at Gerard. He's also got a Tupperware container filled with what look like his mom's sugar cookies and a gaily wrapped package.
"Merry Christmas, Gee."
But here! Have some bandom drabbles!
why_me_why_not suggested flowers, doodle, mix. She gets bandom/QaF crossover.
Michael tipped the delivery girl and took the flowers, setting them on the shelf behind the counter. He knew who sent them before he opened the card, but seeing the inked doodle of entwined initials above a scribbled "I'm sorry" still made his chest flood with a mix of affection and annoyance.
Mikey would always be Gee's priority, Michael knew. He couldn't fault Gee for protective instincts; he was worried about Mikey and Justin now that Brian was back. But what Michael and Gee had was so fragile that he wasn't sure it could survive the turmoil of Brian's return.
*
wearethestars suggested train, key, window.
Ryan is slouched in his seat, his head leaning against the window, when he hears the compartment door open. Spencer. He tosses his backpack on the seat across from Ryan.
"Train'll depart soon. It's getting full. Good thing we got here early."
Ryan nods.
"Got your ticket?"
Another nod.
"My parents promised not to say anything to your dad." Spencer's voice is steady, obviously meant to be calming. Ryan's not sure who he's aiming to relax, Ryan or himself.
When he feels the shudder of the engine pulling away from the platform, Ryan hits the "send" key on his cell phone.
Even if his dad's angry, Ryan will be unreachable by the time he gets the goodbye message.
*
inkandchaos suggested pomegranate, indignant, squeeze.
Frank's immune system is a wreck. Mikey resigned himself to being Frank's sick-bed attendant years ago; Frank's worth it. Still, he wishes sometimes, for both their sakes, that Frank didn't need to be nursed quite so frequently. Mikey tries to be proactive - he feeds Frank vitamins when he remembers, and he tries to make him drink orange juice instead of coffee (he's not very good at that, because Mikey is a self-confessed caffeine fiend), and he's tried god knows how many times to get Frank to quit smoking. But his efforts are often for naught, and Frank ends up with swollen lymph nodes, snotty nose, and a hacking cough.
Mikey's been reading, though, and apparently antioxidants are good for combating illness. And it just so happens that pomegranates, which are in season - there's a huge pile of them stacked right inside the door at the grocery market - contain lots of said germ-fighters. Mikey buys a few, thinking he'll make Frank some juice from the fruit, but it turns out they're a pain in the ass - all those seeds! Why can't he just cut the stupid things in two and squeeze the halves in the juicer?
He's wrestling with the rind, trying to pry a few of the blood-red seeds loose, when Frank asks from, like, two inches away from his ear, "Mikeyway, do we have any ginger ale?"
Surprised - Mikey isn't sure how Frank managed to make it into the kitchen without Mikey realizing it - Mikey jumps, crushing the seeds under his fingers and squirting the juice all over his white shirt and his glasses.
Indignant, he sputters for a moment, then drops the fruit into the bowl, giving up.
"Yeah, hang on a second."
*
ciel_vert suggested star, battery, pajamas.
Gerard is determined not to be depressed about being alone for Christmas. He hangs holly on the mantle of his fake fireplace and sets up a miniature tree, complete with zombie reindeer and gingerbread men and the glittery star - sadly denuded of glitter, at this point - that he made for his mom in first grade. The gifts Mikey and his parents had dropped off before leaving (Mikey for Alicia's parents' place, his parents on the cruise that had been his and Mikey's gift to them) barely fit under the lowest branch of the tiny pine.
It wouldn't be Christmas without his dad's train set bustling around the tree, so Gee sets that up as well, but when he flips the switch it doesn't run. He finally figures out that the battery is corroded, but he has no idea where any extras would be. If he ever bought any to begin with. It's 11pm on Christmas Eve, and Gee knows he could probably find a store open and buy new batteries, but he can't bring himself to go out in the cold, lonely night.
In the end, he curls up in his pajamas to watch It's A Wonderful Life. He's just debating whether he should make cocoa or go with coffee - he doesn't have to be anywhere in the morning, so it shouldn't matter if he has caffeine this late - when the doorbell sounds.
He opens the door to Frank, who thrusts a thermos at Gerard. He's also got a Tupperware container filled with what look like his mom's sugar cookies and a gaily wrapped package.
"Merry Christmas, Gee."