Fic: And Johnny Makes Three
Hi! You may know me as the Harry to newtypeshadow's Perry in our KKBB roleplays, which we'll be posting more of soon. newtypeshadow was like, "Dude, drabble Harry bringing a cat home," and I must, because I am a Cat Person. :O Then she threatened me at gunpoint to post, so I am. Here?
title: And Johnny Makes Three
author: rosalyn_angel
characters: Harry, Perry, and a cat
word count: 312
summary: Harry brings home a stray. Pointless cute!
“What is that,” Perry deadpanned.
Harry looked down at the bundle tucked inside his hoodie. He held it up in his arms, and a fuzzy head peeked above his collar, ears flicking: a gray kitten with scraggly whiskers.
“I’m gonna go with a cat,” he said.
“No shit, idiot,” Perry said, and stood taller in his doorway, his arms crossed, barring Harry’s way. “I meant why are you bringing it home? Into my home?”
“Oh, come on,” Harry said and bounced the kitten in his arms like a peculiarly-shaped breast. “Just for tonight, and tomorrow we can find him a permanent home. He won’t be a bother, I promise.”
“Oh, why didn’t you say so?” Perry said and put on a smile. “And why stop there? We could give it milk warmed in the microwave on my fine china plate, read it a bedtime story, preferably a Grimm fairytale with gratuitous violence, and then all cuddle on the couch to keep out the cold winter air.”
Harry blinked long and hard. The kitten rubbed its head underneath his jaw. “You’d think after knowing you for a while I’d figure out what’s a joke and what’s not.”
“No,” Perry said, and almost closed the door before Harry stuck his boot in it.
Harry tried to squirm in through the crack he managed to keep open. “We both know you’re gonna break eventually, so let’s just skip all this, what do you say?”
Perry sighed. “I say you haven’t learned to keep your limbs away from closing doors.”
“Thick boots,” Harry explained while Perry stalked away, and then slipped inside, taking care of his bundle. He knelt down and unzipped his hoodie; the kitten jumped out, stumbled, and then began sniffing everything. It walked with a waddle. Harry smiled and said, “You look like a Johnny,” before standing up to make Johnny a bed.
title: And Johnny Makes Three
author: rosalyn_angel
characters: Harry, Perry, and a cat
word count: 312
summary: Harry brings home a stray. Pointless cute!
“What is that,” Perry deadpanned.
Harry looked down at the bundle tucked inside his hoodie. He held it up in his arms, and a fuzzy head peeked above his collar, ears flicking: a gray kitten with scraggly whiskers.
“I’m gonna go with a cat,” he said.
“No shit, idiot,” Perry said, and stood taller in his doorway, his arms crossed, barring Harry’s way. “I meant why are you bringing it home? Into my home?”
“Oh, come on,” Harry said and bounced the kitten in his arms like a peculiarly-shaped breast. “Just for tonight, and tomorrow we can find him a permanent home. He won’t be a bother, I promise.”
“Oh, why didn’t you say so?” Perry said and put on a smile. “And why stop there? We could give it milk warmed in the microwave on my fine china plate, read it a bedtime story, preferably a Grimm fairytale with gratuitous violence, and then all cuddle on the couch to keep out the cold winter air.”
Harry blinked long and hard. The kitten rubbed its head underneath his jaw. “You’d think after knowing you for a while I’d figure out what’s a joke and what’s not.”
“No,” Perry said, and almost closed the door before Harry stuck his boot in it.
Harry tried to squirm in through the crack he managed to keep open. “We both know you’re gonna break eventually, so let’s just skip all this, what do you say?”
Perry sighed. “I say you haven’t learned to keep your limbs away from closing doors.”
“Thick boots,” Harry explained while Perry stalked away, and then slipped inside, taking care of his bundle. He knelt down and unzipped his hoodie; the kitten jumped out, stumbled, and then began sniffing everything. It walked with a waddle. Harry smiled and said, “You look like a Johnny,” before standing up to make Johnny a bed.