POI fic: Housewarming
TITLE: POI fic - Housewarming
AUTHOR: whomii2
RATING: G
SUMMARY: Post 1.21 Many Happy Returns
Things had been strained between them since the events of John’s birthday. Although as the wronged party John felt justified in his anger, he didn’t like the way Finch was so tentative around him now and the implication that Finch might be even just a little afraid of what John might do. It washed away his anger, leaving John feeling just sad. As Finch was keeping his distance and treating him with kid gloves, John figured he would have to make the first overture to let Finch know he was forgiven. So one day when they had finished early with a number, John invited Finch to come to dinner at his new apartment. Finch had blinked at him for a moment in surprise before hesitantly saying “Ok.”
John called ahead and on the way home swung by a diner he had been to before to pick up dinner for two. He didn’t really have time to shop or cook something, but he wanted this meal to be a bit better than the usual take out they had in the library. He then tidied up a bit, which mostly meant checking that his various weapons were stashed out of sight and plumping a few pillows to make the place seem a bit more homey. Precisely on time he heard a knock indicating Finch’s arrival. When he opened the door he saw Finch awkwardly offering --a plant? No doubt as a housewarming gift. Looking a little closer, John noticed that it wasn’t just a plant, for something seemed to be swimming below the plant’s roots, above a group of colored marbles.
“A fish, Finch?” John asked surprised. The fish, seeming to react to something in the atmosphere, puffed itself up in a glorious display of scarlet color.
“A betta fish, Mr. Reese. A Siamese fighting fish. And a peace lily as a sort of peace offering. I thought you could use…a little friend. You spend too much time alone.”
Looking between Finch and the red fish he was tentatively offering cradled in both hands, John smiled a small smile and said “Thank you, Harold”
fish pics
AUTHOR: whomii2
RATING: G
SUMMARY: Post 1.21 Many Happy Returns
Things had been strained between them since the events of John’s birthday. Although as the wronged party John felt justified in his anger, he didn’t like the way Finch was so tentative around him now and the implication that Finch might be even just a little afraid of what John might do. It washed away his anger, leaving John feeling just sad. As Finch was keeping his distance and treating him with kid gloves, John figured he would have to make the first overture to let Finch know he was forgiven. So one day when they had finished early with a number, John invited Finch to come to dinner at his new apartment. Finch had blinked at him for a moment in surprise before hesitantly saying “Ok.”
John called ahead and on the way home swung by a diner he had been to before to pick up dinner for two. He didn’t really have time to shop or cook something, but he wanted this meal to be a bit better than the usual take out they had in the library. He then tidied up a bit, which mostly meant checking that his various weapons were stashed out of sight and plumping a few pillows to make the place seem a bit more homey. Precisely on time he heard a knock indicating Finch’s arrival. When he opened the door he saw Finch awkwardly offering --a plant? No doubt as a housewarming gift. Looking a little closer, John noticed that it wasn’t just a plant, for something seemed to be swimming below the plant’s roots, above a group of colored marbles.
“A fish, Finch?” John asked surprised. The fish, seeming to react to something in the atmosphere, puffed itself up in a glorious display of scarlet color.
“A betta fish, Mr. Reese. A Siamese fighting fish. And a peace lily as a sort of peace offering. I thought you could use…a little friend. You spend too much time alone.”
Looking between Finch and the red fish he was tentatively offering cradled in both hands, John smiled a small smile and said “Thank you, Harold”
fish pics