Darkship Prompt Meme: You're bleeding [Tommy, Nick]
Darkship Prompt Meme
Fandom: The Stand (Stephen King) [Miniseries]
Pairing: sort of Tommy/Nick
You're bleeding
He's not scared, when he sees him. He's not, because it's Nick we're talking about, and Nick's good -Nick's a friend-, and Tommy likes him. A lot. Maybe more than he should, too, but he can't help that, because his body - well, his body just reacts, without him telling it to. And it's okay, as long as no one realizes what's happening - as long as Nick doesn't realize what's happening, because maybe he wouldn't like it, maybe he wouldn't want to be his friend anymore, and Tommy doesn't want that. Not at all.
No, he's not scared; he's kind of happy, instead. That's until he sees the blood, of course. You're bleeding, he says, trying to vocalize, to make Nick understand.
Yes, he says, and that's the moment Tommy knows there's something wrong. Nick doesn't talk. Nick can't talk, can't listen, Nick is deaf and mute.
What's happened, Nick?, he asks.
Nothing, Tommy. Nothing important, but you have to listen. And there's sadness in his voice, and that hurts, because it's Nick -M O O N, that is, Nick- and he shouldn't be sad. That's bad.
So, Tommy listens. He has to rescue Stu, Nick tells him. He's back on the way, but you'll find him; it should be easy. You'll do it okay, he says, with another little smile on his face -and he's still bleeding, and it looks painful and awful and maybe too serious. He's pale, too, and Tommy's starting to be scared, because he doesn't want Nick to be hurt. That's not good.
I'll do it, Nick, he says, and tries to smile. Maybe, if he rescues Stu, things will be okay. Good, you know, because Stu's smart -not as much as Nick, but nearly- and he'll know what to do. To help Nick. His friend. To -
Hey, Tommy, says his friend. Don't worry about me. I'm fine.
Tom Cullen has never been smart. Never knew what to say, what to do, never needed it. There were people around him, and perhaps not everyone was willing to help -not before the flu, at least, because people then was mean and bad-, but he had managed. He never learnt to do certain things -reading, writing-, and he hates it, but it's been fine. Now it's not, because there's something Nick isn't telling him, and damn, he should know it. He wants to know it, because -he's sure- it's important. M O O N, that is. Important.
Okay, he says. I'll go. And motions to get up in his bike again, ready to ride back where Stu is.
Tommy, says Nick's voice behind him. Tommy, I'm glad I met you. I -
And then Tom Cullen looks back to where he's supposed to be, but he already knows he won't be there. And he's right; there's nothing. There's no one with him, and suddenly he's sure of what has happened -it's so easy to guess, it's so easy to say M O O N, that is, death-, and suddenly Tommy wishes he didn't know. He'd give almost anything, he thinks, to be even dumber, to be stupid and ignorant. Not to miss. Not to hurt.
Fandom: The Stand (Stephen King) [Miniseries]
Pairing: sort of Tommy/Nick
You're bleeding
He's not scared, when he sees him. He's not, because it's Nick we're talking about, and Nick's good -Nick's a friend-, and Tommy likes him. A lot. Maybe more than he should, too, but he can't help that, because his body - well, his body just reacts, without him telling it to. And it's okay, as long as no one realizes what's happening - as long as Nick doesn't realize what's happening, because maybe he wouldn't like it, maybe he wouldn't want to be his friend anymore, and Tommy doesn't want that. Not at all.
No, he's not scared; he's kind of happy, instead. That's until he sees the blood, of course. You're bleeding, he says, trying to vocalize, to make Nick understand.
Yes, he says, and that's the moment Tommy knows there's something wrong. Nick doesn't talk. Nick can't talk, can't listen, Nick is deaf and mute.
What's happened, Nick?, he asks.
Nothing, Tommy. Nothing important, but you have to listen. And there's sadness in his voice, and that hurts, because it's Nick -M O O N, that is, Nick- and he shouldn't be sad. That's bad.
So, Tommy listens. He has to rescue Stu, Nick tells him. He's back on the way, but you'll find him; it should be easy. You'll do it okay, he says, with another little smile on his face -and he's still bleeding, and it looks painful and awful and maybe too serious. He's pale, too, and Tommy's starting to be scared, because he doesn't want Nick to be hurt. That's not good.
I'll do it, Nick, he says, and tries to smile. Maybe, if he rescues Stu, things will be okay. Good, you know, because Stu's smart -not as much as Nick, but nearly- and he'll know what to do. To help Nick. His friend. To -
Hey, Tommy, says his friend. Don't worry about me. I'm fine.
Tom Cullen has never been smart. Never knew what to say, what to do, never needed it. There were people around him, and perhaps not everyone was willing to help -not before the flu, at least, because people then was mean and bad-, but he had managed. He never learnt to do certain things -reading, writing-, and he hates it, but it's been fine. Now it's not, because there's something Nick isn't telling him, and damn, he should know it. He wants to know it, because -he's sure- it's important. M O O N, that is. Important.
Okay, he says. I'll go. And motions to get up in his bike again, ready to ride back where Stu is.
Tommy, says Nick's voice behind him. Tommy, I'm glad I met you. I -
And then Tom Cullen looks back to where he's supposed to be, but he already knows he won't be there. And he's right; there's nothing. There's no one with him, and suddenly he's sure of what has happened -it's so easy to guess, it's so easy to say M O O N, that is, death-, and suddenly Tommy wishes he didn't know. He'd give almost anything, he thinks, to be even dumber, to be stupid and ignorant. Not to miss. Not to hurt.