Challenge 25: Seven Deadly Sins
7 Drabbles that range from 100-200 words (about). The theme for them is the 7 Deadly Sins. I had to use one fandom/series for all of them, and I picked Hideaway. Because we're talking about "sinning" I used Brandon more than I usually do. haha. :D
You can read Hideaway in its entirety here: http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2845104/1/Hideaway
Lust:
Title: He Would Never Admit It
Sin(s) used: Lust
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Brandon & Carly
Rating: PG-13
Words: 179
Warnings: Ew, Brandon is creepy D:
Story:
He knew she would be there, and he showed up anyway. He wore dark clothes and put a hat on his head, hoping that she wouldn't see him, and he hung out in the corner of the club, just watching her.
He would never admit it to anyone, and he could barely admit it to himself, but he knew he had made a mistake. He knew how big his mistake was every time he looked at the curve of her body, and the swell of her lips. Everything about her was perfect.
Well... Brandon leaned back against the club wall... almost everything. Her smart ass mouth, he could do without. He just wished there had been a way to to keep her... but after she had gone to Minnesota, it had all been down hill from there.
No, it was after she had met him.
A cute girl in a barely there top stepped in front of him and blinked up at him with big blue eyes. "Are you Brandon Sloan?" she asked. "What are you doing hiding all the way over here?"
Gluttony:
Title: The Wrong Room?
Sin(s) used: Gluttony
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original: Hideaway: Arthur and Paul
Rating: PG
Words: 157
Warnings: None
Story:
"Oh, my God!" Paul said when the doors to the lounge opened, and he and Arthur were admitted. "I've never seen so much food in my life! Are you sure this is all for you?"
There were sandwiches, little hors d'oeuvres, spreads of every kind, and things that Arthur couldn't even name. He wasn't even hungry. The man standing at the door gave him an odd look before he exited the room and closed the door on the two friends.
"Probably not..." Arthur sat down on a couch alongside the table and stretched out his legs. "But help yourself. I don't know who else is going to eat it."
Paul looked back at him from his perch at the table with wide eyes. "Maybe they let us into the wrong room."
"Well, then it's their fault, isn't it?" Arthur said with a shrug.
Paul grinned at him before he turned back to the table and began loading up a plate.
Greed:
Title: Can't Get Rid of Him
Sin(s) used: Greed
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original: Hideaway: Arthur, Seth, & Brandon
Rating: PG
Words: 204
Warnings: None
Story:
"I thought you said it was a done deal?" Arthur said to Seth over the phone from his spot out on the patio at the small cafe down the street from his apartment complex.
"Well, yes, I did say that," Seth said. "But my hand was... well, let's just say forced."
"Forced?" Arthur said. "By whom?"
"Another client..."
Arthur put his head in his hand and tried to suppress a groan. He knew exactly which client Seth was talking about.
"Don't be upset, Arthur," Seth said. "I didn't really have a choice. He brought in his contract and pointed some things out. I guess I've been neglecting him a little lately... so I had to give him the show. I'm really sorry."
"No, don't worry about it. I'm not mad," Arthur put down his hand and looked at his coffee which was quickly getting cold. He quickly said goodbye to Seth and put phone into his pocket. When he looked up, he saw none other than Brandon Sloan walking by the patio with a stupid grin plastered across his face. Their eyes met, and Arthur couldn't help but frown.
"It's just that I can't seem to get rid of him," Arthur muttered to himself once Brandon had walked away.
Sloth:
Title: Maybe Tomorrow?
Sin(s) used: Sloth
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Hideaway: Carly, Arthur, & Paul
Rating: PG
Words: 127
Warnings: None. (a little OOC for Paul... LOL)
Story:
Carly stood between the kitchen and the living room and stared at the two grown men who were currently lounging around, eating pizza and drinking soda. She tapped her foot on the floor. "I thought when you said Paul visiting, you might want to take him around town and show him the sights."
Arthur looked up at her from his slice of pepperoni pizza.
"But so far," Carly went on. "All you've done is sit around, play video games, and watch TV."
"Give me a break, Carly." Arthur put the remainder of his slide down on his plate. "I've been running around the country like mad for several weeks, and I'm tired."
Carly turned her attention to Paul. "Don't you want to go out, Paul?"
Paul grinned at her. "Maybe tomorrow?"
Wrath:
Title: Paul Was In Deep
Sin(s) used: Wrath
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original: Hideaway: Arthur
Rating: PG
Words: 159
Warnings: None
Story:
"...So the next song I'm working on is--"
There was a ringing from Arthur's pocket.
"Is that your phone?" The interviewer leaned forward a little.
"Um." Arthur felt the blood rush to his face and he reached into his pocket to silence the ringer. Before he hit the button, he saw who was calling. Of course... it was Paul. He had told Paul just yesterday that he would be busy all day in interviews and wouldn't be able to talk. And what did Paul do?
He called.
"Sorry about that," Arthur said and shoved the phone back into his pocket.
"It's okay." The interviewer leaned back. "What was it you were saying?"
Arthur opened his mouth, but before he could get a word out, his phone went off again. "I'm really sorry," he said and reached for it again. "I'll turn it off."
Once he had the phone safely turned off and back in his pocket, he took a deep breath. Paul was in deep.
Envy:
Title: Let Me Guess
Sin(s) used: Envy
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original: Hideaway: Brandon and Seth
Rating: PG
Words: 194
Warnings: None. Just a pissy Brandon. LOL
Story:
Brandon Sloan did his best to drag his eyes away from the cover of the magazine that lay on Seth's desk, but found it incredibly difficult. Carly Callahan, with her pretty brown eyes and sparkling smiling... and her hands all over what's-his-face. How in the hell did they get on the cover of People when hadn't been asked to be on it once? If he remembered correctly, he had been a star long before Carly had even come onto the scene... and now it was all about what? Carly and Arthur? It made him sick.
"I can see you're upset," Seth said from behind his desk.
"Of course I'm upset." Brandon narrowed his eyes at him. "I told you I wanted that gig!"
Seth looked away from him and to a sheet of paper he held in his hands. "I'm sorry, Brandon, what can I say... I tried... but..."
Brandon felt his heart fall in his chest. "But what?"
"The organizers were a little picky about who they wanted..." He chanced a glance up at his client.
"Let me guess." Brandon didn't say who. He just stood up from his chair and exited the room. His business there was done.
Pride:
Title: You Were Amazing!
Sin(s) used: Pride
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original: Hideaway: Brandon Sloan
Rating: PG
Words: 106
Warnings: None.
Story:
Brandon finished the number and walked off the stage with a smile on his face. The band had played everything just right, and he felt like he had hit every note perfectly. He only wished he could have seen the looks on Carly and Arthur's faces when they heard how awesome he was.
His assistant, Roberto, met him backstage with a cold water bottle and a smile. "Fantastic, Brandon, you sounded amazing!"
Brandon smiled back at him. "I know," he said. "I feel sorry for whatever sucker is up next. Who is it by the way?"
Roberto laughed nervously. "Who cares? The crowd will think they're nothing compared to you!"
You can read Hideaway in its entirety here: http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2845104/1/Hideaway
Lust:
Title: He Would Never Admit It
Sin(s) used: Lust
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Brandon & Carly
Rating: PG-13
Words: 179
Warnings: Ew, Brandon is creepy D:
Story:
He knew she would be there, and he showed up anyway. He wore dark clothes and put a hat on his head, hoping that she wouldn't see him, and he hung out in the corner of the club, just watching her.
He would never admit it to anyone, and he could barely admit it to himself, but he knew he had made a mistake. He knew how big his mistake was every time he looked at the curve of her body, and the swell of her lips. Everything about her was perfect.
Well... Brandon leaned back against the club wall... almost everything. Her smart ass mouth, he could do without. He just wished there had been a way to to keep her... but after she had gone to Minnesota, it had all been down hill from there.
No, it was after she had met him.
A cute girl in a barely there top stepped in front of him and blinked up at him with big blue eyes. "Are you Brandon Sloan?" she asked. "What are you doing hiding all the way over here?"
Gluttony:
Title: The Wrong Room?
Sin(s) used: Gluttony
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original: Hideaway: Arthur and Paul
Rating: PG
Words: 157
Warnings: None
Story:
"Oh, my God!" Paul said when the doors to the lounge opened, and he and Arthur were admitted. "I've never seen so much food in my life! Are you sure this is all for you?"
There were sandwiches, little hors d'oeuvres, spreads of every kind, and things that Arthur couldn't even name. He wasn't even hungry. The man standing at the door gave him an odd look before he exited the room and closed the door on the two friends.
"Probably not..." Arthur sat down on a couch alongside the table and stretched out his legs. "But help yourself. I don't know who else is going to eat it."
Paul looked back at him from his perch at the table with wide eyes. "Maybe they let us into the wrong room."
"Well, then it's their fault, isn't it?" Arthur said with a shrug.
Paul grinned at him before he turned back to the table and began loading up a plate.
Greed:
Title: Can't Get Rid of Him
Sin(s) used: Greed
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original: Hideaway: Arthur, Seth, & Brandon
Rating: PG
Words: 204
Warnings: None
Story:
"I thought you said it was a done deal?" Arthur said to Seth over the phone from his spot out on the patio at the small cafe down the street from his apartment complex.
"Well, yes, I did say that," Seth said. "But my hand was... well, let's just say forced."
"Forced?" Arthur said. "By whom?"
"Another client..."
Arthur put his head in his hand and tried to suppress a groan. He knew exactly which client Seth was talking about.
"Don't be upset, Arthur," Seth said. "I didn't really have a choice. He brought in his contract and pointed some things out. I guess I've been neglecting him a little lately... so I had to give him the show. I'm really sorry."
"No, don't worry about it. I'm not mad," Arthur put down his hand and looked at his coffee which was quickly getting cold. He quickly said goodbye to Seth and put phone into his pocket. When he looked up, he saw none other than Brandon Sloan walking by the patio with a stupid grin plastered across his face. Their eyes met, and Arthur couldn't help but frown.
"It's just that I can't seem to get rid of him," Arthur muttered to himself once Brandon had walked away.
Sloth:
Title: Maybe Tomorrow?
Sin(s) used: Sloth
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Hideaway: Carly, Arthur, & Paul
Rating: PG
Words: 127
Warnings: None. (a little OOC for Paul... LOL)
Story:
Carly stood between the kitchen and the living room and stared at the two grown men who were currently lounging around, eating pizza and drinking soda. She tapped her foot on the floor. "I thought when you said Paul visiting, you might want to take him around town and show him the sights."
Arthur looked up at her from his slice of pepperoni pizza.
"But so far," Carly went on. "All you've done is sit around, play video games, and watch TV."
"Give me a break, Carly." Arthur put the remainder of his slide down on his plate. "I've been running around the country like mad for several weeks, and I'm tired."
Carly turned her attention to Paul. "Don't you want to go out, Paul?"
Paul grinned at her. "Maybe tomorrow?"
Wrath:
Title: Paul Was In Deep
Sin(s) used: Wrath
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original: Hideaway: Arthur
Rating: PG
Words: 159
Warnings: None
Story:
"...So the next song I'm working on is--"
There was a ringing from Arthur's pocket.
"Is that your phone?" The interviewer leaned forward a little.
"Um." Arthur felt the blood rush to his face and he reached into his pocket to silence the ringer. Before he hit the button, he saw who was calling. Of course... it was Paul. He had told Paul just yesterday that he would be busy all day in interviews and wouldn't be able to talk. And what did Paul do?
He called.
"Sorry about that," Arthur said and shoved the phone back into his pocket.
"It's okay." The interviewer leaned back. "What was it you were saying?"
Arthur opened his mouth, but before he could get a word out, his phone went off again. "I'm really sorry," he said and reached for it again. "I'll turn it off."
Once he had the phone safely turned off and back in his pocket, he took a deep breath. Paul was in deep.
Envy:
Title: Let Me Guess
Sin(s) used: Envy
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original: Hideaway: Brandon and Seth
Rating: PG
Words: 194
Warnings: None. Just a pissy Brandon. LOL
Story:
Brandon Sloan did his best to drag his eyes away from the cover of the magazine that lay on Seth's desk, but found it incredibly difficult. Carly Callahan, with her pretty brown eyes and sparkling smiling... and her hands all over what's-his-face. How in the hell did they get on the cover of People when hadn't been asked to be on it once? If he remembered correctly, he had been a star long before Carly had even come onto the scene... and now it was all about what? Carly and Arthur? It made him sick.
"I can see you're upset," Seth said from behind his desk.
"Of course I'm upset." Brandon narrowed his eyes at him. "I told you I wanted that gig!"
Seth looked away from him and to a sheet of paper he held in his hands. "I'm sorry, Brandon, what can I say... I tried... but..."
Brandon felt his heart fall in his chest. "But what?"
"The organizers were a little picky about who they wanted..." He chanced a glance up at his client.
"Let me guess." Brandon didn't say who. He just stood up from his chair and exited the room. His business there was done.
Pride:
Title: You Were Amazing!
Sin(s) used: Pride
Fandom/Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original: Hideaway: Brandon Sloan
Rating: PG
Words: 106
Warnings: None.
Story:
Brandon finished the number and walked off the stage with a smile on his face. The band had played everything just right, and he felt like he had hit every note perfectly. He only wished he could have seen the looks on Carly and Arthur's faces when they heard how awesome he was.
His assistant, Roberto, met him backstage with a cold water bottle and a smile. "Fantastic, Brandon, you sounded amazing!"
Brandon smiled back at him. "I know," he said. "I feel sorry for whatever sucker is up next. Who is it by the way?"
Roberto laughed nervously. "Who cares? The crowd will think they're nothing compared to you!"