Fill Two | post hoc ergo propter hoc | 6/6shipmateeeJanuary 11 2012, 03:06:13 UTC
okay it's done now. thank you so much for all the comments, they've been wonderful. if anyone catches the hawaii five-o reference in here, well. good job. i'll be posting this in full on my journal and on ao3, if anyone wants to read it there, too.
+ 1.
It's been awkward.
No, that's an understatement. Since he got checked out of the hospital, it's been horrifically agonising. The kind of awkward where you want to rip your own face off. Even Benji sort of hunkers off in the corner now, laptop screen a mini shield from the tension suffocating the air.
He wishes he didn't remember any of what happened in the hospital room, wishes the drugs had erased it all from memory, and that the whole experience could just drift off into the ether.
But no. Even if he wanted to fake it, Ethan could see it in his eyes the moment he walked into the room, and now-
And now.
Here they are.
God damn it.
Jane's eyeing him across the table where she's sifting through some files. He expects her to look accusatory, but she doesn't. Just a little sad.
Ethan's leaving in a moment, going to track their target in preparation for phase two of their plan.
It'll probably be dangerous. He'll probably come back a little battered. He'll probably keep ignoring Brandt until hell freezes over and okay, fuck this, this is stopping right now.
Ethan's already halfway down the hotel corridor when Brandt decides to go after him.
"Wait!" His voice sounds nervous, a little panicked. Like this is his last chance.
Ethan stops, but he doesn't turn. "What?"
A pause.
He swallows his pride and fear and everything else that's been holding him back until now, and quickly strides toward Ethan.
It's only when he hears footsteps that Ethan turns, and by then Brandt's already in front of him, one hand sliding into his hair and the other tugging him forward by his shirt, and Ethan could stop him but he lets it happen, lets Brandt lean in and kiss him.
It's not perfect, but it's what he wants, it's what he wants more than anything, and he's smiling when he realizes, whispering against Ethan's lips,
"I don't want it to be over."
And then Ethan's kissing back, hard and desperate, pressing him up against the wall, and he doesn't want to stop, he really doesn't, but the mission and-
"Wish me luck?"
Ethan's grinning, thumb running over Brandt's lower lip almost reverently. He looks happy. He looks really fucking happy and Brandt realises it's because of him, and he doesn't know what to think about that so he just kisses him again and again, tilts his head to whisper in his ear.
+ 1.
It's been awkward.
No, that's an understatement. Since he got checked out of the hospital, it's been horrifically agonising. The kind of awkward where you want to rip your own face off. Even Benji sort of hunkers off in the corner now, laptop screen a mini shield from the tension suffocating the air.
He wishes he didn't remember any of what happened in the hospital room, wishes the drugs had erased it all from memory, and that the whole experience could just drift off into the ether.
But no. Even if he wanted to fake it, Ethan could see it in his eyes the moment he walked into the room, and now-
And now.
Here they are.
God damn it.
Jane's eyeing him across the table where she's sifting through some files. He expects her to look accusatory, but she doesn't. Just a little sad.
Ethan's leaving in a moment, going to track their target in preparation for phase two of their plan.
It'll probably be dangerous. He'll probably come back a little battered. He'll probably keep ignoring Brandt until hell freezes over and okay, fuck this, this is stopping right now.
Ethan's already halfway down the hotel corridor when Brandt decides to go after him.
"Wait!" His voice sounds nervous, a little panicked. Like this is his last chance.
Ethan stops, but he doesn't turn. "What?"
A pause.
He swallows his pride and fear and everything else that's been holding him back until now, and quickly strides toward Ethan.
It's only when he hears footsteps that Ethan turns, and by then Brandt's already in front of him, one hand sliding into his hair and the other tugging him forward by his shirt, and Ethan could stop him but he lets it happen, lets Brandt lean in and kiss him.
It's not perfect, but it's what he wants, it's what he wants more than anything, and he's smiling when he realizes, whispering against Ethan's lips,
"I don't want it to be over."
And then Ethan's kissing back, hard and desperate, pressing him up against the wall, and he doesn't want to stop, he really doesn't, but the mission and-
"Wish me luck?"
Ethan's grinning, thumb running over Brandt's lower lip almost reverently. He looks happy. He looks really fucking happy and Brandt realises it's because of him, and he doesn't know what to think about that so he just kisses him again and again, tilts his head to whisper in his ear.
"Like you've ever needed luck."
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Would you mind if I translate this fic into chinese and share it with other IM fans?I'm sure they will love it.
It would be great if you can give me the permission.
THX a lot.
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I just watched the movie...
HELL YES.
Thank you.
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