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danae_b in lifein1973

The Weekly Drabble Challenge 370 - Reflect

Mar 31, 2017 17:32

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Drabble: Regret Me Not talkingtothesky April 1 2017, 11:25:45 UTC

Gene Hunt didn't go in for self-reflection. He did his best work in the moment and afterwards he went home and forgot about it. Mostly.

Policing was one thing. Who he had in his own bed was another.

Hunched over the desk, he turned the whisky glass between finger and thumb. Round, and round, and round.

Close by, the ashtray was overflowing.

Sam's eyes had overflowed, with gratitude and then tears. It made Gene sick to think of it, but think he did.

Why had he done it? He couldn't say.

Worse: he wasn't sure it would never happen again.

RE: Drabble: Regret Me Not danae_b April 1 2017, 12:50:35 UTC

Ohhh. This one packs such a nice punch, I love it.

Drabble: The Proposal templeremus April 1 2017, 14:24:30 UTC

The last time Tyler looked quite so nervous, a blagger was aiming a gun at him.
"If you need a chance to...reflect..."

Gene let him flounder for another few seconds. He'd seen this coming, of course - you'd have had to be blind, or DCI Litton, to have missed it - but that didn't mean he couldn't enjoy the moment.

"I'm not walking you down the aisle, am I?"

Tyler moistened his lips. "No, Guv. And for the best man's speech, we've decided-"

"-to let me sort it? Clever lad. Someone has to make sure Cartwright knows what she's getting into."

RE: Drabble: The Proposal danae_b April 1 2017, 14:45:03 UTC

*delighted cheering* this is so lovely, and so them

RE: Drabble: The Proposal templeremus April 1 2017, 15:01:59 UTC

Thank you. Provided you could keep Gene off the hip-flask for long enough, I'm sure he'd be a splendid best man. Loyal, unflappable and equipped with enough dirty jokes to make the reception go with a swing.

Drabble: If It Were So danae_b April 1 2017, 18:30:14 UTC

'I hate it here, I want to go home.'

Gene, stretched out on his settee, watching with guarded eyes, downs a sip of his scotch. 'Then go.'

'It isn't that simple, Guv - and this place, it won't let me forget.' Drunk, but not enough to care, Sam crashes down next to Gene, leans into him with all his weight.

'Jesus, you've bony hips.'

Sam shifts sideways, bumps back into him, harder. 'You could always make me leave.'

Gene, though, is resolute. 'Your subtlety is lacking.'

Sam, lulled by Gene's body-heat, reflects in the sudden calm. 'You really have no idea.'