Challenge 112 - Behind the Mask
Title: Damage Control
Author: nixmom
Rating: T
Word Count: 100
A/N: afrakaday is uber awesome and has a surfeit of beta ability.
Bill watched Laura’s brief retreat before ordering Tigh to interrogate the Six.
It had only taken a moment, mere seconds during which she’d let the mask slip, and he knew.
She wanted him to follow her. If she hadn’t, she’d have left the CIC altogether, instead of seeking out the relative privacy of Damage Control. She wanted to be seen. Her armor was chinked, and only the pressure of the public eye pushing in on her kept it from falling away. She needed the pressure to maintain control.
“Bill... It’s back.”
He slowly closed his eyes. He needed it too.
Author: nixmom
Rating: T
Word Count: 100
A/N: afrakaday is uber awesome and has a surfeit of beta ability.
Bill watched Laura’s brief retreat before ordering Tigh to interrogate the Six.
It had only taken a moment, mere seconds during which she’d let the mask slip, and he knew.
She wanted him to follow her. If she hadn’t, she’d have left the CIC altogether, instead of seeking out the relative privacy of Damage Control. She wanted to be seen. Her armor was chinked, and only the pressure of the public eye pushing in on her kept it from falling away. She needed the pressure to maintain control.
“Bill... It’s back.”
He slowly closed his eyes. He needed it too.