Pins [Romantik/Intimität - "Aber du kannst mich nicht einmal leiden... - fürs Team]
Team: Schneewittchen
Challenge: Romantik/Intimität - "Aber du kannst mich nicht einmal leiden..." - fürs Team
Titel: Pins
Fandom: Haven
Charaktere: Nathan Wuornos, Duke Crocker
Wörter: 635
Sprache: Englisch
Nathan swung around when he heard the door squeak. When he saw that it was Duke he only wrinkled his nose and turned his attention back to the mirror. At an impossible angle he tried to get the pins out of his back but some of them he just couldn’t reach.
“Can I help you?”
Nathan shot Duke a dark look. “Get the hell out of here, Crocker. Don’t need your help.”
But Duke stayed where he was, crossing his arms and tilting his head. “It looks like you do. I could help you get them out.”
Nathan stopped his efforts and turned around to Duke. “Why would you do that? You were the one who put them there in the first place, weren’t you?” Nathan didn’t see it properly but he was sure that Duke was behind all of this.
Everything bad that happened in this school was Duke’s fault. He really made sure that Nathan’s school life was a living hell. No surprise actually, his father always warned him about the Crockers.
“Don’t get too close to this kid,” his father had told him over and over again. And Nathan didn’t plan to. He only got pranked when he did. Duke couldn’t communicate normally. He had to make fun out of everything. Today Nathan had been the target. He was sure that Duke didn’t do this all on his own, he hadn’t been close to him long enough for these many pins in his back but surely Duke had put the other kids up to it. Nathan was an easy target and kids loved this.
“I had nothing to do with this, promise!”
“I saw you put at least one of them there.” Still, Nathan wasn’t entirely sure but Duke had been really close.
“Actually, I tried to get those off of you before you noticed them.” Duke acted differently than usual. His normal loud and arrogant behaviour had vanished. It put Nathan completely off and he wasn’t sure what to think.
“And now you only want to help me too? I shall believe that?”
Duke nodded frantically. “Listen, I know I did some bad stuff but this prank was just cruel. Let me help you get them out of your back.”
Nathan watched him closely, trying to determine if Duke was sincere or just messing with him. Maybe this was just the beginning of an even bigger prank. Nathan didn’t want to be the center of attention again, didn’t want the whole school laughing at him. He should probably just deal with this situation alone, take no risks.
So Nathan shook his head. “Thanks, but I’ll be fine.”
Cautiously Duke stepped forward. “I know you don’t want to trust me, I get it, but just let me help you. I don’t want anything in return.”
The sincerity in Duke’s voice confused Nathan completely. “But you don’t even like me…”
Duke shrugged. “Maybe not, and you don’t have to like me either. I can still help you though. You don’t need to like someone to help him. You don’t even have to trust him. But you can still help him.”
For several seconds Nathan just stared at him, until he finally nodded. “Okay.” Nathan turned around, showed his back to Duke and leaned on the sink in front of him, watching Duke closely through the mirror.
Duke worked in total silence and Nathan kept quiet as well. Only when Duke was finished he smiled at Nathan. “All out.”
“Thanks,” he whispered and looked at Duke. This was weird. They had barely talked on a friendly basis before. Nathan had no idea how he should deal with it.
“Don’t worry,” Duke said with a wicked grin. “We can still hate each other tomorrow.”
Nathan smiled and nodded. “You can bet on it.”
Challenge: Romantik/Intimität - "Aber du kannst mich nicht einmal leiden..." - fürs Team
Titel: Pins
Fandom: Haven
Charaktere: Nathan Wuornos, Duke Crocker
Wörter: 635
Sprache: Englisch
Nathan swung around when he heard the door squeak. When he saw that it was Duke he only wrinkled his nose and turned his attention back to the mirror. At an impossible angle he tried to get the pins out of his back but some of them he just couldn’t reach.
“Can I help you?”
Nathan shot Duke a dark look. “Get the hell out of here, Crocker. Don’t need your help.”
But Duke stayed where he was, crossing his arms and tilting his head. “It looks like you do. I could help you get them out.”
Nathan stopped his efforts and turned around to Duke. “Why would you do that? You were the one who put them there in the first place, weren’t you?” Nathan didn’t see it properly but he was sure that Duke was behind all of this.
Everything bad that happened in this school was Duke’s fault. He really made sure that Nathan’s school life was a living hell. No surprise actually, his father always warned him about the Crockers.
“Don’t get too close to this kid,” his father had told him over and over again. And Nathan didn’t plan to. He only got pranked when he did. Duke couldn’t communicate normally. He had to make fun out of everything. Today Nathan had been the target. He was sure that Duke didn’t do this all on his own, he hadn’t been close to him long enough for these many pins in his back but surely Duke had put the other kids up to it. Nathan was an easy target and kids loved this.
“I had nothing to do with this, promise!”
“I saw you put at least one of them there.” Still, Nathan wasn’t entirely sure but Duke had been really close.
“Actually, I tried to get those off of you before you noticed them.” Duke acted differently than usual. His normal loud and arrogant behaviour had vanished. It put Nathan completely off and he wasn’t sure what to think.
“And now you only want to help me too? I shall believe that?”
Duke nodded frantically. “Listen, I know I did some bad stuff but this prank was just cruel. Let me help you get them out of your back.”
Nathan watched him closely, trying to determine if Duke was sincere or just messing with him. Maybe this was just the beginning of an even bigger prank. Nathan didn’t want to be the center of attention again, didn’t want the whole school laughing at him. He should probably just deal with this situation alone, take no risks.
So Nathan shook his head. “Thanks, but I’ll be fine.”
Cautiously Duke stepped forward. “I know you don’t want to trust me, I get it, but just let me help you. I don’t want anything in return.”
The sincerity in Duke’s voice confused Nathan completely. “But you don’t even like me…”
Duke shrugged. “Maybe not, and you don’t have to like me either. I can still help you though. You don’t need to like someone to help him. You don’t even have to trust him. But you can still help him.”
For several seconds Nathan just stared at him, until he finally nodded. “Okay.” Nathan turned around, showed his back to Duke and leaned on the sink in front of him, watching Duke closely through the mirror.
Duke worked in total silence and Nathan kept quiet as well. Only when Duke was finished he smiled at Nathan. “All out.”
“Thanks,” he whispered and looked at Duke. This was weird. They had barely talked on a friendly basis before. Nathan had no idea how he should deal with it.
“Don’t worry,” Duke said with a wicked grin. “We can still hate each other tomorrow.”
Nathan smiled and nodded. “You can bet on it.”