"Hey, this is Mike. If you want me, leave a message."

[For mun contact also]

LINK: Mike had to fight to resist the urge to sit on the side of the road and whistle 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' while his best mate cursed and swore colourfully, kicking the tyres of his car after they ran out of gas mid-road trip.

[Follows THIS]For as long as he could remember, Rob had been a light sleeper. A lot of it was probably born of being a soldier, but it never took much to wake him up. It had been a pain in the ass when he had been recuperating from the whole getting blown up thing. He had been a cranky bastard more often than not both from pain and lack of sleep, ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS, simultaneous to THIS]Charlie had been fortunate that Rob and Leila were willing to distract Mike for a bit longer while she had a shower. His mom had naturally been shocked to see Charlie come in the door with the married couple, and it had taken a lot to get Mrs Austin to keep quiet so she didn't give the game away. Charlie hadn't ( Read more... )

LINK: Might be goin' home sooner than I thought...

LINK: There needs to be a more extreme form of the feeling 'bittersweet'.

6.26. 'Cause you give me something
That makes me scared, alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
'Cause someday I might know my heart
Give Me Something - James Morrison

Co-written with nevergonnamiss
[Follows THIS and THIS]It was a meeting with his superior officer that was what finally gave Mike a boot up the ass ( Read more... )

LINK: Starting to get chafing... pathetic.

LINK: Can't stop thinking about her... can't leave it hanging like this... can't even decide what to do about it.

LINK: Mike was suddenly and pleasantly aware of how much people from your past could really leave a mark on your heart.