MASH = F-J
Author: Sage Harper
Fandom: M*A*S*H
Characters: Hawkeye & Radar
Prompt: fealty
Rating: U
Author's Notes: I have a special fondness for Radar, he reminds me of my brother.
It had been a humdinger of a bad day
Nobody died though, he supposed that was something
Guess he wouldn’t have objected too much if his number had been up
So there he sat, in Rosie’s, brooding, as life carried on around him
Happiness, companionship, what passed for romance round here
All the things he’d thrown away because of some stupid fight, and snapping at that cute new nurse in OR
“Hawk?”
He glanced up, defensive, at that embodiment of wholesome selfless Iowa goodness
“Shall I get you another beer, sir?”
His first smile of the day
“Yeah, thanks Radar”
Author: Sage Harper
Fandom: M*A*S*H
Characters: the whole camp, Frank and Klinger in particual
Prompt: gravitas
Rating: U
Author's Notes: I kind of subverted the concept a little here, Frank isn't really conducive to serious, but I like him that way :)
Six am … everyone hung over
Blasted awake … amid much protesting
By Radar playing the trombone … with only passing resemblance to a tune
Staggering from their tents … or the nurses
Tripping over guy ropes, blinking irritably at the sun
The flag hoisted … to hang lopsided
Tattered and stained in places, best not to ask how
“Parade, attention!” … or at least stay upright
Dress inspection … of bathrobes and a summer dress
“Klinger, why are you wearing those earrings?” … “They match my outfit”
Everything Ferret face turned his hand to … descended into a farce
Author: Sage Harper
Fandom: M*A*S*H
Characters: no one in particular
Prompt: halcyon
Rating: U
Author's Notes:
No wounded, none at all.
At first it was too good to be true, so we waited, still on tenterhooks
Then we started to unwind, let our guard edge down day by day
It was like awakening from a dream, to a surprisingly pleasant reality
For the first time we noticed the flowers had bloomed, the warmth of the sun
We went for picnics, played ball, sat around and really talked, all the stuff we’d been meaning to do
Things were pretty good, for a while
After a week though we hit the inevitable problem
“I’m bored”
“Yeah, me too.”
Author: Sage Harper
Fandom: M*A*S*H
Characters: Hawkeye/Trapper (after a fashion)
Prompt: iota
Rating: PG
Author's Notes:
Don’t get me wrong, I never expected us to skip off into the sunset
Like the glorious end of a really bad movie
He has his wife, kids, practise, a whole life so far away
Wouldn’t blame him for wanting to just forget ‘us’
To have no reminders, no regrets, no looking back
Even so, we’d been through so much
The laughs, the tears, the uhh other stuff
Yet here I am, alone
He just tore out of here, without leaving a note, not even a lousy goodbye
We weren’t soul mates, but
I just … thought we had ... more.
Author: Sage Harper
Fandom: M*A*S*H
Characters: Frank & Hawkeye
Prompt: Jejune
Rating: U
Author's Notes:
“Pierce, what are you wearing!”
“I believe they’re called clothes, Frank.”
“Well, yeah, do you think I’m totally stupid?”
“Now that you mention it…”
“Your attire is an utter insult to America, the army, your profession, and to yourself.”
“Ah come on Frankie, lighten up, we’re off duty in an interesting exotic sunny clime. If you squint and hold your nose it’s like being on vacation.”
“Do you take anything seriously?”
“I tried that once, being serious, worst twenty minutes of my life.”
Unable to find a new retort Ferret Face resorted to an old favourite.
“Oh, nerts to you.”
Fandom: M*A*S*H
Characters: Hawkeye & Radar
Prompt: fealty
Rating: U
Author's Notes: I have a special fondness for Radar, he reminds me of my brother.
It had been a humdinger of a bad day
Nobody died though, he supposed that was something
Guess he wouldn’t have objected too much if his number had been up
So there he sat, in Rosie’s, brooding, as life carried on around him
Happiness, companionship, what passed for romance round here
All the things he’d thrown away because of some stupid fight, and snapping at that cute new nurse in OR
“Hawk?”
He glanced up, defensive, at that embodiment of wholesome selfless Iowa goodness
“Shall I get you another beer, sir?”
His first smile of the day
“Yeah, thanks Radar”
Author: Sage Harper
Fandom: M*A*S*H
Characters: the whole camp, Frank and Klinger in particual
Prompt: gravitas
Rating: U
Author's Notes: I kind of subverted the concept a little here, Frank isn't really conducive to serious, but I like him that way :)
Six am … everyone hung over
Blasted awake … amid much protesting
By Radar playing the trombone … with only passing resemblance to a tune
Staggering from their tents … or the nurses
Tripping over guy ropes, blinking irritably at the sun
The flag hoisted … to hang lopsided
Tattered and stained in places, best not to ask how
“Parade, attention!” … or at least stay upright
Dress inspection … of bathrobes and a summer dress
“Klinger, why are you wearing those earrings?” … “They match my outfit”
Everything Ferret face turned his hand to … descended into a farce
Author: Sage Harper
Fandom: M*A*S*H
Characters: no one in particular
Prompt: halcyon
Rating: U
Author's Notes:
No wounded, none at all.
At first it was too good to be true, so we waited, still on tenterhooks
Then we started to unwind, let our guard edge down day by day
It was like awakening from a dream, to a surprisingly pleasant reality
For the first time we noticed the flowers had bloomed, the warmth of the sun
We went for picnics, played ball, sat around and really talked, all the stuff we’d been meaning to do
Things were pretty good, for a while
After a week though we hit the inevitable problem
“I’m bored”
“Yeah, me too.”
Author: Sage Harper
Fandom: M*A*S*H
Characters: Hawkeye/Trapper (after a fashion)
Prompt: iota
Rating: PG
Author's Notes:
Don’t get me wrong, I never expected us to skip off into the sunset
Like the glorious end of a really bad movie
He has his wife, kids, practise, a whole life so far away
Wouldn’t blame him for wanting to just forget ‘us’
To have no reminders, no regrets, no looking back
Even so, we’d been through so much
The laughs, the tears, the uhh other stuff
Yet here I am, alone
He just tore out of here, without leaving a note, not even a lousy goodbye
We weren’t soul mates, but
I just … thought we had ... more.
Author: Sage Harper
Fandom: M*A*S*H
Characters: Frank & Hawkeye
Prompt: Jejune
Rating: U
Author's Notes:
“Pierce, what are you wearing!”
“I believe they’re called clothes, Frank.”
“Well, yeah, do you think I’m totally stupid?”
“Now that you mention it…”
“Your attire is an utter insult to America, the army, your profession, and to yourself.”
“Ah come on Frankie, lighten up, we’re off duty in an interesting exotic sunny clime. If you squint and hold your nose it’s like being on vacation.”
“Do you take anything seriously?”
“I tried that once, being serious, worst twenty minutes of my life.”
Unable to find a new retort Ferret Face resorted to an old favourite.
“Oh, nerts to you.”