Fandom 18 - Torchwood
[Title] Drained
[Fandom] Torchwood
[Rating] PG
[Notes/Summary] Ficlet about Gwen's reaction to the events of They Keep Killing Suzie. Thanks to rushikayu13 for the inspiration.
The bathroom was full of steam and smelt of lavender. Gwen lay back in the hot water, but she didn't close her eyes.
God, she was so tired.
don't
Her hair was damp and sticking to her skull. She sat up, suddenly, stared down at herself, at her body looking oddly little and pale under the water. Wriggled her toes.
Outside, the darkness pressed against the damp window.
don't think about it.
She stood up, stepped out of the bath, reached for a towel. So tired. Pulled the plug, and the water began to rush away.
She was hot and tired and damp and she could feel the warm air as she drew every breath into her lungs, but underneath it all, there was just cold. And the darkness, and what was in it.
[Fandom] Torchwood
[Rating] PG
[Notes/Summary] Ficlet about Gwen's reaction to the events of They Keep Killing Suzie. Thanks to rushikayu13 for the inspiration.
The bathroom was full of steam and smelt of lavender. Gwen lay back in the hot water, but she didn't close her eyes.
God, she was so tired.
don't
Her hair was damp and sticking to her skull. She sat up, suddenly, stared down at herself, at her body looking oddly little and pale under the water. Wriggled her toes.
Outside, the darkness pressed against the damp window.
don't think about it.
She stood up, stepped out of the bath, reached for a towel. So tired. Pulled the plug, and the water began to rush away.
She was hot and tired and damp and she could feel the warm air as she drew every breath into her lungs, but underneath it all, there was just cold. And the darkness, and what was in it.