Drabble Challenge #80 Jason
Title: The price of power
Word count: 200
Characters/pairings: Jason
Challenge: #80 Jason
Cross-posted to: sabriel_0405
Jason stared down at Anita. She was curled into a tight, little ball and didn’t stir when he stroked her. Her body was already cool to the touch. It wasn’t a good sign. He was beginning to forget a time before metaphysical emergencies. He slid into bed next to her and pulled the covers up around them, trapping them both in his warmth. It was only a few days before the full moon so he was running hot. It would help. He used to be so excited about “taking one for the team.” But the cost to her was so high, now he wished she could just cut a break. She was more powerful than anyone could have foreseen, but uncontrolled power was dangerous. She was constantly on guard. The shadows beneath her eyes were as dark as bruises. When he first met her, he wanted to eat her. Once that had passed, he had wanted to fuck her. Heck, he had been twenty. That’s what you did when you were twenty. In the end, he had had it all, well, not the food part, unless being food counted. But sex and friendship. Most days, the friendship was worth everything.
Word count: 200
Characters/pairings: Jason
Challenge: #80 Jason
Cross-posted to: sabriel_0405
Jason stared down at Anita. She was curled into a tight, little ball and didn’t stir when he stroked her. Her body was already cool to the touch. It wasn’t a good sign. He was beginning to forget a time before metaphysical emergencies. He slid into bed next to her and pulled the covers up around them, trapping them both in his warmth. It was only a few days before the full moon so he was running hot. It would help. He used to be so excited about “taking one for the team.” But the cost to her was so high, now he wished she could just cut a break. She was more powerful than anyone could have foreseen, but uncontrolled power was dangerous. She was constantly on guard. The shadows beneath her eyes were as dark as bruises. When he first met her, he wanted to eat her. Once that had passed, he had wanted to fuck her. Heck, he had been twenty. That’s what you did when you were twenty. In the end, he had had it all, well, not the food part, unless being food counted. But sex and friendship. Most days, the friendship was worth everything.