Conflagration
Title: Conflagration
Author: thistlerose
Rating: teen/pg-13
Characters/Pairing: Alex
Warnings: swearing
Challenge: heat
Alex feels the heat from the burning garage all along his back, sees the flicker of flames in his foster father’s terrified eyes as he scrambles quickly backward, mouthing wordlessly.
“Say it!” Alex shouts. “Say that word again!”
“Fucking freak!” his foster father chokes. Then he dashes into the house, slamming the door behind him.
Ash singes Alex’s hair. Still, he stands there until the firemen arrive to douse the flames. He watches, waiting.
When he realizes that his foster father hasn’t called the police - apparently he’s so done he won’t even press charges - Alex goes and turns himself in.
Author: thistlerose
Rating: teen/pg-13
Characters/Pairing: Alex
Warnings: swearing
Challenge: heat
Alex feels the heat from the burning garage all along his back, sees the flicker of flames in his foster father’s terrified eyes as he scrambles quickly backward, mouthing wordlessly.
“Say it!” Alex shouts. “Say that word again!”
“Fucking freak!” his foster father chokes. Then he dashes into the house, slamming the door behind him.
Ash singes Alex’s hair. Still, he stands there until the firemen arrive to douse the flames. He watches, waiting.
When he realizes that his foster father hasn’t called the police - apparently he’s so done he won’t even press charges - Alex goes and turns himself in.