Song Drabble Meme - Due South F/K
Well, I'm dipping my toe into the pond. I thought this would be a good way to do it. Short time span means I can't be held responsible for anything terrible. ;)
Instructions:
1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame
of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when
it's over. No lingering afterwards!
4. Do ten of these, then post them.
Warning: The first two are break up angst and "Blame Me" is a bit angsty as well.
Numb - Linkin Park
He tried. He really did. He hung up his jacket and said “thank you, kindly,” but it never seemed to be enough. He was still the uncouth American in polite, orderly Canada. He just didn’t fit in, couldn’t figure out how things were supposed to work here. Fraser’s constant corrections had worn thin and put a strain on their relationship and now it was too much. He just couldn’t be who Fraser wanted him to be.
The Last Laugh - Iced Earth
They tried to part on good terms, but the hollowness inside both of them was tangible. Benton offered wishes for safe travels. Ray tried to make a joke. It was lame, but Fraser laughed anyway, one last time.
Oceano - Josh Groban
Ray thought of his ancestors traveling over the ocean from Poland to America. He thought he might know how they felt now, as he began his own journey, albeit by air, to Canada. It was a bit scary and a lot exciting. There would be times of trouble, there always were, but Canada held promise--the promise of a new start, an adventure greater than that he took three months ago across the Arctic, an adventure of starting a life with Benton Fraser.
There Goes the Neighborhood - Sheryl Crow
It was a night on the town for Ray and Fraser. The two were undercover in club district. Ray had thought Fraser would be shocked by what he saw there, but he was surprised to learn that his straight-and-narrow partner had, in fact, been arrested at one of the wildest clubs around. They were in a club just down the street from it, people dropping acid and X left and right, but that wasn’t what they were there for; they were there for Johnny Ferris.
Man On A Mission - Van Halen
One minute, they were setting down groceries, talking about hockey, the next, Benton Fraser was kissing Ray with everything he had. Ray was about 20 pages behind wherever Fraser was, but it didn’t take long for him to catch up. He had an open mind, after all, and Fraser was obviously a man on a mission. Who was he to deny him whatever his goal was for the evening? Anyway, it wasn’t like this hadn’t crossed Ray’s mind before, but the time for analyzing this had passed--Fraser had him pressed against the wall, his full length pressed against him.
Blame Me - Adema
Screaming. They were always screaming, and Ray wasn’t going to take it anymore. He had to get out. They lost their trust in each other, and without trust, partners was out. The fault couldn’t always be his. It wasn’t his fault that Fraser couldn’t let go of his logic for two seconds.
Liar - Queen
Fraser lied. He lied all the time. To everyone. His manners said he was friends with everyone, liked everyone, but his body said different. Ray could read it in the way he stood, the way he spoke. He tried to be nonjudgmental, sure, but he disapproved of a large number of people’s actions. He lied through the uniform too. Poster boy for Canada. Maintain the Right. You can always trust a Mountie. But he was a manipulative sumbitch when he wanted to be and bent the rules as he needed. But those weren’t the only ways he lied. There was one more important lie. Women. He wasn’t interested in 95% of them, but he used his polite charm to get what he wanted out of them. Not that what he wanted was anything untoward; it was just information usually, but still, he lied. Tied in with the “women lie” was the “men lie” because yeah, he’d seen him looking.
Dog With A Bone (1988 Fan Club Song) - Queen
Nothing gave Ray a high like being around Fraser--not drinking, not adrenalin rushes, not catching the bad guy--nothing. When they were working together, everything clicked. Fraser’d set ‘em up, Ray’d knock ‘em down. When they were hanging out, time flowed. Hockey, pizza, and Dief and everything was groovy. And at night, well, let’s just say Ray felt like a dog with a bone.
In the Devil’s Snare and The Flying Keys - John Williams (Harry Potter soundtrack)
Ray was tangled, tangled up in some man-eating plant thing. Its stalks were thick and heavy and suffocating him. There was a flutter of wind against his face and all of a sudden there were keys flying by him. Ray woke with a start, trapped beneath Fraser’s arm and leg, his breath puffing against his face.
He’s A Pirate (DJ Tiesto Remix) - DJ Tiesto
Ray’s looks are roguish, his manners sometimes ill. He drinks too much sometimes and has been known to sneak a cigarette. He doesn’t always take kindly to those in authority. If Fraser were to cast him in a fairytale, he thinks he would perhaps make him a pirate, on the side of Justice of course. Maybe a Robin Hood of pirates. Then again, Robin Hood still stole. Perhaps, Ray was more like--well, no. That wouldn’t work either. It was like his father said: “One who never….” No. “One who always…” Well, actually, it isn’t much like that at all.
Author's Notes:
There Goes The Neighborhood: Had I had enough time, I would have 1. given them a reason to be in the club and 2. described them dancing (it would have been hot, trust me).
Man On A Mission: This would haves been hot too, but I ran out of time. Also, I used the word "pressed" twice in one sentence. /o\
Blame Me: Was going to tie in to MotB.
Liar: Concept shamefully stolen from a fic whose title I embarrassingly cannot recall.
Dog With A Bone: Lame pun is lame.
Instructions:
1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame
of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when
it's over. No lingering afterwards!
4. Do ten of these, then post them.
Warning: The first two are break up angst and "Blame Me" is a bit angsty as well.
Numb - Linkin Park
He tried. He really did. He hung up his jacket and said “thank you, kindly,” but it never seemed to be enough. He was still the uncouth American in polite, orderly Canada. He just didn’t fit in, couldn’t figure out how things were supposed to work here. Fraser’s constant corrections had worn thin and put a strain on their relationship and now it was too much. He just couldn’t be who Fraser wanted him to be.
The Last Laugh - Iced Earth
They tried to part on good terms, but the hollowness inside both of them was tangible. Benton offered wishes for safe travels. Ray tried to make a joke. It was lame, but Fraser laughed anyway, one last time.
Oceano - Josh Groban
Ray thought of his ancestors traveling over the ocean from Poland to America. He thought he might know how they felt now, as he began his own journey, albeit by air, to Canada. It was a bit scary and a lot exciting. There would be times of trouble, there always were, but Canada held promise--the promise of a new start, an adventure greater than that he took three months ago across the Arctic, an adventure of starting a life with Benton Fraser.
There Goes the Neighborhood - Sheryl Crow
It was a night on the town for Ray and Fraser. The two were undercover in club district. Ray had thought Fraser would be shocked by what he saw there, but he was surprised to learn that his straight-and-narrow partner had, in fact, been arrested at one of the wildest clubs around. They were in a club just down the street from it, people dropping acid and X left and right, but that wasn’t what they were there for; they were there for Johnny Ferris.
Man On A Mission - Van Halen
One minute, they were setting down groceries, talking about hockey, the next, Benton Fraser was kissing Ray with everything he had. Ray was about 20 pages behind wherever Fraser was, but it didn’t take long for him to catch up. He had an open mind, after all, and Fraser was obviously a man on a mission. Who was he to deny him whatever his goal was for the evening? Anyway, it wasn’t like this hadn’t crossed Ray’s mind before, but the time for analyzing this had passed--Fraser had him pressed against the wall, his full length pressed against him.
Blame Me - Adema
Screaming. They were always screaming, and Ray wasn’t going to take it anymore. He had to get out. They lost their trust in each other, and without trust, partners was out. The fault couldn’t always be his. It wasn’t his fault that Fraser couldn’t let go of his logic for two seconds.
Liar - Queen
Fraser lied. He lied all the time. To everyone. His manners said he was friends with everyone, liked everyone, but his body said different. Ray could read it in the way he stood, the way he spoke. He tried to be nonjudgmental, sure, but he disapproved of a large number of people’s actions. He lied through the uniform too. Poster boy for Canada. Maintain the Right. You can always trust a Mountie. But he was a manipulative sumbitch when he wanted to be and bent the rules as he needed. But those weren’t the only ways he lied. There was one more important lie. Women. He wasn’t interested in 95% of them, but he used his polite charm to get what he wanted out of them. Not that what he wanted was anything untoward; it was just information usually, but still, he lied. Tied in with the “women lie” was the “men lie” because yeah, he’d seen him looking.
Dog With A Bone (1988 Fan Club Song) - Queen
Nothing gave Ray a high like being around Fraser--not drinking, not adrenalin rushes, not catching the bad guy--nothing. When they were working together, everything clicked. Fraser’d set ‘em up, Ray’d knock ‘em down. When they were hanging out, time flowed. Hockey, pizza, and Dief and everything was groovy. And at night, well, let’s just say Ray felt like a dog with a bone.
In the Devil’s Snare and The Flying Keys - John Williams (Harry Potter soundtrack)
Ray was tangled, tangled up in some man-eating plant thing. Its stalks were thick and heavy and suffocating him. There was a flutter of wind against his face and all of a sudden there were keys flying by him. Ray woke with a start, trapped beneath Fraser’s arm and leg, his breath puffing against his face.
He’s A Pirate (DJ Tiesto Remix) - DJ Tiesto
Ray’s looks are roguish, his manners sometimes ill. He drinks too much sometimes and has been known to sneak a cigarette. He doesn’t always take kindly to those in authority. If Fraser were to cast him in a fairytale, he thinks he would perhaps make him a pirate, on the side of Justice of course. Maybe a Robin Hood of pirates. Then again, Robin Hood still stole. Perhaps, Ray was more like--well, no. That wouldn’t work either. It was like his father said: “One who never….” No. “One who always…” Well, actually, it isn’t much like that at all.
Author's Notes:
There Goes The Neighborhood: Had I had enough time, I would have 1. given them a reason to be in the club and 2. described them dancing (it would have been hot, trust me).
Man On A Mission: This would haves been hot too, but I ran out of time. Also, I used the word "pressed" twice in one sentence. /o\
Blame Me: Was going to tie in to MotB.
Liar: Concept shamefully stolen from a fic whose title I embarrassingly cannot recall.
Dog With A Bone: Lame pun is lame.