He doesn't look up when the door opens and the drawled, "hey," startles him a little. He looks up - absently thinking that it's not proper restroom etiquette to greet people - when he sees a slightly familiar face. ( Read more... )

"He's asking for it," Russel says with a quick, almost disinterested, glance at the pub brawl in progress ( Read more... )

Who was the one that got away?He reckoned that for many people the loud bang of doors slamming shut behind them would have some significance. Would mean the ending of a period in their life and signal the start of an entirely new chapter. A rather ominous one as well ( Read more... )

His arms slid around Brendan's body, holding him close, the only sound that could be heard is the other man's hitched breathing, and his own voice whispering nonsensical words in an attempt to offer some sort of comfort. He moved his hands across Brendan's back, rubbing him gently and he kept talking, the sound of his voice muffled by Brendan's ( Read more... )

"Hey," he muttered absently, lifting his head a little when Brendan shifted underneath him, and he moved his hand to the man's knee in a hint for him to stay still. "I'm trying to get some sleep here ( Read more... )

Close your eyes and think about what you've been missing in your life lately. It could be a person, pet, place, thing, occasion, feeling. Anything at all that you miss dearly.He doesn't need to close his eyes to see the one thing he's missed more than anything else in his life. Lately, he prefers not closing his eyes at all, because when he does it ( Read more... )

It doesn't take him more than a few minutes each day to keep the bar's paperwork in order and when he finishes that afternoon he finally dares to look at his own paperwork: the hospital bills were starting to pile up and he'd be lying if he said that didn't concern him a fair bit ( Read more... )

The game ended ages ago and they're already on their way home when Patrick's still complaining about how on earth the Red Bulls managed to lose three points there. And how on earth Djorkaeff managed not to score at least three times ( Read more... )

Write a ficlette inspired by the word fortune.

The only time in his life when people ever considered him to be fortunate was the night he - as they said - cheated death. When all news media had reported him dead and he was lucky enough to be fighting for his life in a nearby clinic ( Read more... )

( Was there ever any doubt? )