Fic for fr_gal

[formation_akame]

Title: Handle With Care
By: becroberts
Pairing: Kame/Jin
Rating: R
Genre/Warnings: AU, Romance, bit of Angst
Notes: This is for fr_gal, who didn't want any cheating, but I'm hoping that if it's all in the past it doesn't count. If not, please forgive me.

Summary: Behind every successful telepath there's a handler with a clipboard.

Comments

[fr_gal]

;_; i luv you.
I love everything about this. Even teenage Jin and his stupidity.
Seriously, this is like my favorite part for some strange reason.
"You've avoided me for six years - what's one more?"

Bright light flooded the room. Jin peeked through his fingers to find an infuriated Kame glaring at him, one hand on the light switch, the other clenched into a fist.

The need to whisper barely diluted Kame's anger at all. "I avoided you since your graduation, if you've forgotten, because you had a sudden masculinity crisis when you read the thoughts of some of your so-called friends and discovered they were jokingly referring to you as my "girlfriend", then set out to sleep with every girl in sight just to prove to yourself you still could!"

Jin blinked until the light became bearable and he could stop covering his eyes. Kame's rage shone brighter than any light bulb, anyway. "It wasn't exactly like that... Haven't you ever done something you regretted?"

"Plenty of things, but nothing that involved cheating on someone I'd been dating for two years. Do you have any idea how much it hurt, watching you pick up girls left, right and centre while you were barely even speaking to me?" Kame unclenched his fist, stared at the palm of his hand, speaking calmly now. "Would a real man deliberately hurt someone he cared about? Is that the kind of person you thought your friends would like?"

"I didn't..." Jin fidgeted with the hem of his T-shirt under the duvet and wished he'd never brought up the subject in the first place. "I didn't think..."

"You're right, I'm pretty sure you didn't think. Your natural instincts are good, Jin, but sometimes they lead you in the wrong direction. Goodnight."

I really like how light they are even in the face of something heavy, and how there wasn't any crazy melodrama or confrontations. Just enough relatable real life drama that it kept me emotionally invested. And the end was so sweet and natural.
"I owe you a lot more than that," Jin said. "And I'm not talking about all the sex you didn't get over the last six years."

"Oh, I got some - just not with you." Kame propped himself up on one elbow, gave Jin a tired smile. "But you're making a good start on paying me back."

"I'll have to pay in instalments."

Thanks so much for a great fic.

[becroberts]

I'm so relieved you like it! This was my first time participating in a fic exchange and I can't tell you how nervous I was about it.

I really like how light they are even in the face of something heavy

Had it been a few years ago, I suspect it would've been a bit more dramatic, but I reckon after six years apart, and with Kame still secretly hoping they could work things out somehow, that adds a layer of civility to the whole affair. (That, and I suck at adding massive confrontations into anything with a semi-cracky premise unless they happen to be fights to the death over who ate the last piece of cake or something...)

And the end was so sweet and natural.

Cheers! I do like a nice, happy ending, and the two of them somehow usually manage to work themselves towards one. ^_^

Anyway, thank you for the lovely comment and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[fr_gal]

lol, i would've never thought it was you that got me. XD though I seem to have this trend of getting the person that gets me during exchanges.

I do really love this fic. :/ Though teenage Jin cheating was still stupid and thoughtless, but it's okay since there was no crazy melodrama.

Thanks again for a great fic. ^o^