When he woke up in the middle of the night the temperature seemed to have dropped significantly and a violent shiver ran through him as he slowly sat up, his brow furrowing as he noticed the windows were wide open: that didn't seem quite right. It certainly didn't feel right. With some trouble he climbed out off bed, closing all the windows, still ( Read more... )

You always thought it was hearing the sound of footsteps nearing your door which frightened you. How they'd pause in front of it, the sound of your own hitching breath as they did. How you'd let out a shuddering breath when the lock wasn't turned. When the footsteps would slowly fade away. Or perhaps what frightened you most was what would happen ( Read more... )

Blood slowly trickles down his face ( Read more... )

Revisiting the past (again). Follows this.It's a shallow cut. Drops of blood trickle down his throat, the collar of his white t-shirt changing color ( Read more... )

Happened a long, long time ago...Friday night at the pub ( Read more... )

A belated (because I suck. No really.) birthday present for the wonderful shadowspin, it's just a little bit of birthday fluff. ;) *hugs*

Because the best way to hold a man is in your arms.He knows Patrick's not too keen on public displays of affection so when the man's hand lands on his arse as they're standing at the bar in the middle of a very crowded ( Read more... )

He hadn't been at the pub an awful lot after what had happened with Roy but this morning he'd come in early, going over his plans with the few people he'd shared them with, and had been up at the office ever since. Once he'd caught up on things, Patrick made sure everything would be all right for at least another week or so before heading ( Read more... )

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What does comfort mean to you?

Curtains drawn, the door slightly ajar.

Not enough blankets to keep him warm during those cold winter nights. Not enough during summer either. Voices of his parents fading away as he pulls the blankets up over his head, his body curling in on itself. And yet he's still shivering.

Doors to the balcony wide open, a ( Read more... )

Describe a chance encounter that changed your life"He's asking for it," Russel says with a quick, almost disinterested, glance at the pub brawl in progress ( Read more... )