Six drabbles
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exeterlindenI wrote these six remix drabbles for remixthedrabble. One Due South, one SGA, one LOTR and three Firefly. Warning: implied incest.
remixthedrabble. One Due South, one SGA, one LOTR and three Firefly. Warning: implied incest.In the Dark
Ray Vecchio closed the door to the apartment where Fraser was sleeping naked in the July heat.
In the hallway, he resisted the urge to adjust his clothes - too easy to interpret by curious neighbors; bad enough that he was slinking out at this hour.
Thankfully, the Vecchio house was silent. He walked softly through the dark to the bathroom where he took a lukewarm shower. He scrubbed himself down looking up into the glare of the ceiling lamp, white and blinding through the spray of water.
Cleaned and cooled, he felt better. There was a Mafioso movie on television, good enough to keep his mind occupied before he had to sign in for his night shift. He settled in on the couch, determined not to think.
He woke up with a jolt. Some time had passed. The lights and TV were off. The ever-pervasive sound of their old air conditioner was gone; the air was hot and humid.
Ray was slick with sweat underneath his clothes. He had been dreaming about Fraser. The room was pitch black, and all he could see was Fraser naked, spread out; turned on and tensely waiting. Half dream and half memory.
He pressed his fingers against his closed eyes, willing the images away.
It took him some time to realize that they were having a power outage, and then he was fumbling through the house to get ready for work, still sleep-dazed and shaky.
He was immediately dispatched to the UIMC hospital, where the emergency generator had started up as planned. The clean, brightly lit corridors made it easier to forget his dream.
When Fraser radioed in, asking if he needed assistance, he was able to keep his voice cool and professional.
Remixed fromkeerawa's Outage
Thank you tomalnpudl and isiscolo for beta!
Ray Vecchio closed the door to the apartment where Fraser was sleeping naked in the July heat.
In the hallway, he resisted the urge to adjust his clothes - too easy to interpret by curious neighbors; bad enough that he was slinking out at this hour.
Thankfully, the Vecchio house was silent. He walked softly through the dark to the bathroom where he took a lukewarm shower. He scrubbed himself down looking up into the glare of the ceiling lamp, white and blinding through the spray of water.
Cleaned and cooled, he felt better. There was a Mafioso movie on television, good enough to keep his mind occupied before he had to sign in for his night shift. He settled in on the couch, determined not to think.
He woke up with a jolt. Some time had passed. The lights and TV were off. The ever-pervasive sound of their old air conditioner was gone; the air was hot and humid.
Ray was slick with sweat underneath his clothes. He had been dreaming about Fraser. The room was pitch black, and all he could see was Fraser naked, spread out; turned on and tensely waiting. Half dream and half memory.
He pressed his fingers against his closed eyes, willing the images away.
It took him some time to realize that they were having a power outage, and then he was fumbling through the house to get ready for work, still sleep-dazed and shaky.
He was immediately dispatched to the UIMC hospital, where the emergency generator had started up as planned. The clean, brightly lit corridors made it easier to forget his dream.
When Fraser radioed in, asking if he needed assistance, he was able to keep his voice cool and professional.
Remixed from
keerawa's OutageThank you to
malnpudl and isiscolo for beta!Kate and Andrew had two daddies
... That in itself was nothing. Princess Ayshani, who had come through the Stargate for the birthday party, had three daddies, two mommies and a spirit guide. But Katie's dads were weird. For her party they'd insisted on balloons and lame party hats, and her present from John had been sent in with the Daedalus and was a set of two robots that could be assembled into a space ship. That didn't fly.
"Is that all?" Princess Ayshani asked loudly among the kids sitting around Katie, watching her work, "For my last birthday I got the Darotian crown jewels and a moon named after me."
Her daddies had told Katie not to be rude to Ayshani, because they didn't want war with the Darotians, so Katie kept her mouth shut and kept on working on the robots.
Her daddy Rodney came into the room with Andy on his hip.
"Hey Katie, why won't you let Andrew play with the... "
He trailed off as he saw her sitting in the mess of dismantled robot limbs and scraps of electronic devices and wiring that she'd gotten from her tool box.
"I'm fixing it," she explained. "Andy can play with it when I'm done."
"... Fixing it?"
"It's a space ship, but it didn't fly. So I'm making it fly," she explained patiently.
Katie knew that half smile meant that her dad was proud of her, even though he knew he wasn't supposed to be.
"Fair enough," Rodney said and took Andy with him back into the kitchen, where John was preparing her birthday cake.
(Kate's birthday present)
Remixed from:velocitygrass' drabble # 18
Thank you tomalnpudl for beta!
... That in itself was nothing. Princess Ayshani, who had come through the Stargate for the birthday party, had three daddies, two mommies and a spirit guide. But Katie's dads were weird. For her party they'd insisted on balloons and lame party hats, and her present from John had been sent in with the Daedalus and was a set of two robots that could be assembled into a space ship. That didn't fly.
"Is that all?" Princess Ayshani asked loudly among the kids sitting around Katie, watching her work, "For my last birthday I got the Darotian crown jewels and a moon named after me."
Her daddies had told Katie not to be rude to Ayshani, because they didn't want war with the Darotians, so Katie kept her mouth shut and kept on working on the robots.
Her daddy Rodney came into the room with Andy on his hip.
"Hey Katie, why won't you let Andrew play with the... "
He trailed off as he saw her sitting in the mess of dismantled robot limbs and scraps of electronic devices and wiring that she'd gotten from her tool box.
"I'm fixing it," she explained. "Andy can play with it when I'm done."
"... Fixing it?"
"It's a space ship, but it didn't fly. So I'm making it fly," she explained patiently.
Katie knew that half smile meant that her dad was proud of her, even though he knew he wasn't supposed to be.
"Fair enough," Rodney said and took Andy with him back into the kitchen, where John was preparing her birthday cake.
(Kate's birthday present)
Remixed from:
velocitygrass' drabble # 18Thank you to
malnpudl for beta!Spring
Merry slept by the brook and woke to hatchlings chirping in the willows. He breakfeasted on mushrooms, dried apples, smoked pork and spring water.
Having set out late, he didn't reach Bag End until late afternoon. Frodo was waiting at the door. Thin, a little tired, but smiling.
With a year gone by, it was still a thrill to see him free of the Ring. Merry couldn't help it; he kissed him full on the mouth.
Frodo startled, then returned the kiss. Tea, rose soap, Toby leaf and bakery. Lips warm and dry against his.
"Thank you for coming, Merry."
Remixed fromsophinisba's Family and friends
Merry slept by the brook and woke to hatchlings chirping in the willows. He breakfeasted on mushrooms, dried apples, smoked pork and spring water.
Having set out late, he didn't reach Bag End until late afternoon. Frodo was waiting at the door. Thin, a little tired, but smiling.
With a year gone by, it was still a thrill to see him free of the Ring. Merry couldn't help it; he kissed him full on the mouth.
Frodo startled, then returned the kiss. Tea, rose soap, Toby leaf and bakery. Lips warm and dry against his.
"Thank you for coming, Merry."
Remixed from
sophinisba's Family and friendsThe way to the beginning
Up,
1. Exasperation
She didn't have the heart to beat the child, even though she realized that it would probably be kinder, so every third or fourth time Lee Frye found metal bolts in the stew or oily handprints on a new dress, she'd ban her daughter Kaylee from the garage.
2. Annoyance
Eighty-nine barrels of quality baijiu to deliver, and stuck on some backwater planet for repairs. Captain Jennel was not happy to see a skinny kid tinkering with his machinery. "Where'd you learn your trade, kid?" It was the father who answered, defensively. Behind him, the girl - who was no longer paying attention to them - nimbly slid the gas cell back into the ICE-canister, smiling to herself at the soft whirring of the now functioning motor.
3. Ignorance
Cute little thing, sun-tanned and smiley; didn't know a first thing about engines and wanted to learn how a grav boot worked. Her smell was a curious mix of rooibos leaf, soap and motor oil. She pressed up against his side, soft and warm as they leaned over the engine, and Kero Haen completely forgot that she was the boss's daughter and therefore a very bad idea.
Up,
4. Suspicion
She was into it, alright, but there was something about the way the girl fondled the wire pipes and kept casting longing glances at the hydraulic pumps that made Bester keep trying harder.
5. Interest
It was the loving look she gave the reg couple that first made Malcolm Reynolds think possible new mechanic rather than Bester hussy # 23.
And Away
6. Recognition
During her first take-off, Kaylee was much too busy looking at the stars, open-mouthed like a child, to catch the fondly amused smiles exchanged among the other members of the Serenity crew.
remixed frommelodyunity's Beginnings
Thank you toraynedanser for beta!
Up,
1. Exasperation
She didn't have the heart to beat the child, even though she realized that it would probably be kinder, so every third or fourth time Lee Frye found metal bolts in the stew or oily handprints on a new dress, she'd ban her daughter Kaylee from the garage.
2. Annoyance
Eighty-nine barrels of quality baijiu to deliver, and stuck on some backwater planet for repairs. Captain Jennel was not happy to see a skinny kid tinkering with his machinery. "Where'd you learn your trade, kid?" It was the father who answered, defensively. Behind him, the girl - who was no longer paying attention to them - nimbly slid the gas cell back into the ICE-canister, smiling to herself at the soft whirring of the now functioning motor.
3. Ignorance
Cute little thing, sun-tanned and smiley; didn't know a first thing about engines and wanted to learn how a grav boot worked. Her smell was a curious mix of rooibos leaf, soap and motor oil. She pressed up against his side, soft and warm as they leaned over the engine, and Kero Haen completely forgot that she was the boss's daughter and therefore a very bad idea.
Up,
4. Suspicion
She was into it, alright, but there was something about the way the girl fondled the wire pipes and kept casting longing glances at the hydraulic pumps that made Bester keep trying harder.
5. Interest
It was the loving look she gave the reg couple that first made Malcolm Reynolds think possible new mechanic rather than Bester hussy # 23.
And Away
6. Recognition
During her first take-off, Kaylee was much too busy looking at the stars, open-mouthed like a child, to catch the fondly amused smiles exchanged among the other members of the Serenity crew.
remixed from
melodyunity's BeginningsThank you to
raynedanser for beta!Five secrets about River
Inara knows about River and her brother. She has been professionally trained to detect repressed desire.
Book is the only one on Serenity who knows what they did to the girl. He was never part of it, but he knew of it and he let it happen. He believes that higher powers put him on Serenity to show him the evil in denial.
Simon knows that River would do it if he were willing to cross that line; he knows how much she loves him, and exactly how little she cares about wrong and right.
Jayne knows that fighters without scars are either fresh and easy, or too deadly to touch. He sees River move, sees her handle kitchen knives and cutlery - and he knows what category she falls under.
Zoe's aware that River spies on them. She pretends not to notice because she knows that it's the normal young girl inside River who is watching them laugh, bicker, cry, or make love - memorizing and mimicking, trying to remember how.
Remixed fromsophinisba's Five Things River Tam Secretly Knows about the Serenity Crew
Thank you toraynedanser for beta!
Inara knows about River and her brother. She has been professionally trained to detect repressed desire.
Book is the only one on Serenity who knows what they did to the girl. He was never part of it, but he knew of it and he let it happen. He believes that higher powers put him on Serenity to show him the evil in denial.
Simon knows that River would do it if he were willing to cross that line; he knows how much she loves him, and exactly how little she cares about wrong and right.
Jayne knows that fighters without scars are either fresh and easy, or too deadly to touch. He sees River move, sees her handle kitchen knives and cutlery - and he knows what category she falls under.
Zoe's aware that River spies on them. She pretends not to notice because she knows that it's the normal young girl inside River who is watching them laugh, bicker, cry, or make love - memorizing and mimicking, trying to remember how.
Remixed from
sophinisba's Five Things River Tam Secretly Knows about the Serenity CrewThank you to
raynedanser for beta!Visual Binaries
Feet against feet. Watching brother dream.
Dreaming loudly, woke her up. All of them on the ship, they're loud in the quiet; singing out into the cold and dark, like stars.
Before, she was alone. A lone star. Reducing and controlling stimuli, be careful what you think around her. Punch, kick, punch, swirling and sweating in an empty room. Tinny voice, keep going River, it's just like dancing. Remember how you love to dance?
Brother wakes up, flushed and warm. Never careful about what he thinks or what he feels. Mei-mei. Emotion blazing out every time he sees her. Sister, I found you, what do I do now, love to see you smile. Love her more than anything.
Two by two, they should be, like Zoe and Wash. Like lovers. Leaning in, hush, it's alright.
Lips against lips. Hearing brother sigh.
Remixed frommelodyunity's Lost and found
Thank you toraynedanser for beta!
Feet against feet. Watching brother dream.
Dreaming loudly, woke her up. All of them on the ship, they're loud in the quiet; singing out into the cold and dark, like stars.
Before, she was alone. A lone star. Reducing and controlling stimuli, be careful what you think around her. Punch, kick, punch, swirling and sweating in an empty room. Tinny voice, keep going River, it's just like dancing. Remember how you love to dance?
Brother wakes up, flushed and warm. Never careful about what he thinks or what he feels. Mei-mei. Emotion blazing out every time he sees her. Sister, I found you, what do I do now, love to see you smile. Love her more than anything.
Two by two, they should be, like Zoe and Wash. Like lovers. Leaning in, hush, it's alright.
Lips against lips. Hearing brother sigh.
Remixed from
melodyunity's Lost and foundThank you to
raynedanser for beta!