4.5. Get caught in a compromising position

Co-written with doctortara (+ pullmysteth)It was a warm night, luckily. That meant being outside in a kilt and a sheer evening gown was tolerable. Of course, there were always ways to create heat, and even though it wasn't cold, Tara and Lachlan were certainly getting right to the heat. It wasn't like the wedding reception ( Read more... )

1.3. "Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it."
- Albert Smith

Co-written with pullmysteth

[Follows THIS]Lachlan already had the phone in his hand and it barely got through one ring before he snapped it open. “Riley, what the fuck?” he said, frowning. “What the hell is going on ( Read more... )

16.1.5. “Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.” - Rosa Parks

Co-written with pullmysteth

[Follows THIS]It was an unusually cold evening for March in Princeton that night. It almost felt like it was still winter when they were well on their way into spring. Lachlan couldn’t ( Read more... )

22.7. Early

Co-written with pullmysteth & sexyinscrubs

[Follows THIS]When Lachlan arrived in his son's room early that morning, the last thing he really expected to see was both Riley and Pat there. Of course he didn't have a problem with it, and it was actually a relief, but he just really wasn't in the mood for talking to anyone. He was sort of teetering between ( Read more... )

11.10. "What do normal people do when they can't sleep?"
| CSI: New York

Co-written with pullmysteth

[Follows THIS and THIS]Riley shrugged out of his lab coat as he quietly made his way into his godson’s private room in the Special Care Nursery of the Paeds ward. There was an infant crib with all the standard medical machines and equipment surrounding it ( Read more... )

20.1. Admission

[Co-written with pullmysteth]

[Follows THIS but happened the day before THIS]Riley had been quiet all day. He was generally a quiet sort of person, but this was different. Lachlan stole a glance up at his friend from where he was kneeling on the floor tickling his baby son’s bare tummy, revelling in the soft cooing and smiles he was getting ( Read more... )

10.9.4. Parenthood

Co-written with doctortara, sexyinscrubs & pullmysteth

[Follows THIS, THIS, THIS & THIS]The young night Maternity nurse couldn’t help but smile in amusement at the crowd squished into the waiting room for Baby Campbell. Barely even two hours old and he was already a star around the hospital with a large personal cheer squad to boot. “I’m looking for a Riley ( Read more... )

Track 05. Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor // And cry your guts out 'til you got no more // Hey man now you're really living
(The Eels - ‘Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)’)

Co-written with pullmysteth

[Follows THIS and THIS]Lachlan looked like shit, and that was being kind. Riley had expected his friend to make an abrupt exit as soon as the ( Read more... )

5.1.6. “There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.” - Muhammad Ali

Co-written with pullmysteth

[Follows THIS]Riley reached over and gently took the teaspoon from Lachlan’s fingers after he’d let his Scottish pal stir the milk into his tea over and over again for close to a minute. “I think it’s mixed, mate,” he said and met Lachlan’s eyes ( Read more... )