Four Pros Drabbles
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discoveredinaljFor the two-day drabble challenge. All exactly 100 words.
Drabble I - It’s time for Bodie to make a decision.
It was time Bodie made some decisions.
It was time for him to choose.
To chose birds or Ray.
Sweet-smelling softness or masculine firmness.
The taste of lipstick or of booze.
Smooth, curved breasts or hairy, firm chest.
Hair stiff with hairspray or soft tangled curls.
Fresh flowery perfume or tired musky aftershave.
Love ‘em and leave ‘em or love him and keep him.
One-night stands or a lifetime commitment.
Yeah. It was time Bodie made some decisions.
But really there was no choice.
There never had been.
It was simple.
It was Ray.
Always had been. Always would be.
Drabble II - Doyle realises where home is. (Sap).
Doyle reached out and touched Bodie’s arm. An electric shock shot through him. Never before had touching someone caused this reaction.
For the first time in his life he knew he’d come home. Home to a place he never wanted to leave. Never intended to leave.
“Bodie?” His voice faltered. He was almost afraid to speak. To risk it. To risk all.
“Yeah, Ray?” Bodie’s tone was warm; reassuring; loving.
Suddenly Ray knew: Bodie had felt it too.
“I love you, Bodie.” Suddenly the words were so simple to say, and to mean.
“Love you, too, sunshine. Forever, eh?”
“Forever.”
Drabble III - Bodie wants answers to his questions. (Pure dialogue, humour-ish).
“Well?”
“Well what?”
“Will you?”
“Will I what?”
“Stop bleeding pissing around, Doyle, and answer me.”
“I would if you asked me a bleeding question I could answer.”
“Shall we?”
“What now?”
“No, next year.”
“There’s no need to be sarcastic.”
“Then stop being a prat.”
“You can talk.”
“Right. Last chance: yes or no?”
“Yes or no what?”
“Yes or no will you come with me to the new Batman film?”
“Course I will, sunshine. All you had to do was ask.”
“Come on, then.”
“One condition.”
“What?”
“You hold me hand during the scary bits.”
“Don’t I always?”
Drabble IV - Doyle’s problem is he cares, too much.
Ray cares.
He cares too much.
He cares too much about everything.
Blames himself for the invention of gunpowder.
Blames himself for all the wrongs.
Tried to tell him not to.
Tried to teach him how not to care. Least not so much.
In the end though, I didn’t try too hard.
Why?
Because if Ray didn’t care like he does, wasn’t the caring man he was, well . . .
Well, he wouldn’t be my Ray, would he?
And he is. Mine.
And I want to keep him that way.
Over-caring; sarcastic; loving; irascible; soft-hearted; temperamental; generous; irritable; altogether dichotomous.
My Ray.
Author: Darby Brennan
Slash or Gen: Slash
Archive at ProsLib/Circuit: No, thank you
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, nor am I making any money from them. I merely borrow them from time to time.
Drabble I - It’s time for Bodie to make a decision.
It was time Bodie made some decisions.
It was time for him to choose.
To chose birds or Ray.
Sweet-smelling softness or masculine firmness.
The taste of lipstick or of booze.
Smooth, curved breasts or hairy, firm chest.
Hair stiff with hairspray or soft tangled curls.
Fresh flowery perfume or tired musky aftershave.
Love ‘em and leave ‘em or love him and keep him.
One-night stands or a lifetime commitment.
Yeah. It was time Bodie made some decisions.
But really there was no choice.
There never had been.
It was simple.
It was Ray.
Always had been. Always would be.
Drabble II - Doyle realises where home is. (Sap).
Doyle reached out and touched Bodie’s arm. An electric shock shot through him. Never before had touching someone caused this reaction.
For the first time in his life he knew he’d come home. Home to a place he never wanted to leave. Never intended to leave.
“Bodie?” His voice faltered. He was almost afraid to speak. To risk it. To risk all.
“Yeah, Ray?” Bodie’s tone was warm; reassuring; loving.
Suddenly Ray knew: Bodie had felt it too.
“I love you, Bodie.” Suddenly the words were so simple to say, and to mean.
“Love you, too, sunshine. Forever, eh?”
“Forever.”
Drabble III - Bodie wants answers to his questions. (Pure dialogue, humour-ish).
“Well?”
“Well what?”
“Will you?”
“Will I what?”
“Stop bleeding pissing around, Doyle, and answer me.”
“I would if you asked me a bleeding question I could answer.”
“Shall we?”
“What now?”
“No, next year.”
“There’s no need to be sarcastic.”
“Then stop being a prat.”
“You can talk.”
“Right. Last chance: yes or no?”
“Yes or no what?”
“Yes or no will you come with me to the new Batman film?”
“Course I will, sunshine. All you had to do was ask.”
“Come on, then.”
“One condition.”
“What?”
“You hold me hand during the scary bits.”
“Don’t I always?”
Drabble IV - Doyle’s problem is he cares, too much.
Ray cares.
He cares too much.
He cares too much about everything.
Blames himself for the invention of gunpowder.
Blames himself for all the wrongs.
Tried to tell him not to.
Tried to teach him how not to care. Least not so much.
In the end though, I didn’t try too hard.
Why?
Because if Ray didn’t care like he does, wasn’t the caring man he was, well . . .
Well, he wouldn’t be my Ray, would he?
And he is. Mine.
And I want to keep him that way.
Over-caring; sarcastic; loving; irascible; soft-hearted; temperamental; generous; irritable; altogether dichotomous.
My Ray.
Author: Darby Brennan
Slash or Gen: Slash
Archive at ProsLib/Circuit: No, thank you
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, nor am I making any money from them. I merely borrow them from time to time.
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Date: 2007-09-21 04:04 pm (UTC)First and second one made me smile, third one made me laugh and the last one... very sweet. *sigh dreamily* Yes, that's HIS Ray, isn't it.
Thank you for posting them!!!
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Date: 2007-09-21 04:25 pm (UTC)I'm delighted that you enjoyed them and that they made you smile, laugh and sigh dreamily - a lovely mix of emotions.
And yes, Ray is indeed Bodie's through and through.
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Date: 2007-09-21 04:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-21 04:58 pm (UTC)I'm glad you enjoyed them.
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Date: 2007-09-21 05:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-21 05:21 pm (UTC)There certainly is.
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Date: 2007-09-21 05:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-21 05:22 pm (UTC)Thank you so much. I have to confess that my favourite is the first too.
Hee. These so-called tough men, eh?
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Date: 2007-09-21 06:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-22 11:11 am (UTC)I'm glad that in particular you liked the contrasts in each line of the first one.
And yes, there is indeed no choice.
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Date: 2007-09-21 08:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-22 11:12 am (UTC)I'm glad you enjoyed these.
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Date: 2007-09-21 10:09 pm (UTC)I loved all of them, but the batman one made me giggle and the first one particularly made me meeelllttt.
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Date: 2007-09-22 11:15 am (UTC)Yep, more drabbles. Seems to be the only things I can write for my non-G/D fandoms at the moment. I'll have you know that I've now written 15 Pros 'stories' this year :-)
Thank you, Zoe. I'm glad you liked them so much and that the Batman one made you giggle.
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Date: 2007-09-22 12:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-22 11:15 am (UTC)Always Ray, indeed.
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Date: 2007-09-22 10:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-22 11:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-22 10:59 am (UTC)Loved the 3rd one. Bodie finding excuses to hold Ray's hand in the dark. :)
But they were all lovely. Thanks for sharing. :)
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Date: 2007-09-22 11:17 am (UTC)Thank you. I'm really glad you enjoyed these.
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Date: 2007-09-24 09:14 pm (UTC)I miss the lovely long fics you used to write for Pros.
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Date: 2007-09-25 10:36 am (UTC)Thank you. I miss writing them, but my non-G/D muse these days only seems to want to give me drabbles, double drabbles, triple drabbles, etc. I've just signed up to do
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Date: 2007-09-22 03:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-22 03:45 pm (UTC)Thank you very much.
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