Friday Drabble Challenge

[draycevixen]

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Your choice of prompts:

Why does everyone want to sleep with Chris?

Gene's mother tells all.

Sam and Ray discover a mutual obsession/interest/hobby.

Oswald has a crush.

It's surprising who you bump in to on Canal Street

PLEASE try to remember to make each drabble a comment in response to the original post. That way, if the comments

Comments

Where your true loyalties lie.

[kizzykat]

It had started out so innocently. Standing by the Cortina and seeing Ray walk by in his Manchester United scarf. The Guv seemed so City rabid, that Sam had assumed the rest of CID was too.

As much as Sam hated Ray, he couldn’t deny his loyalty to Manchester, which was what led him to buying two tickets to the next match and offering one to Ray around beer o’clock.

Mind you, once Ray had gotten past his suspicions that it was a trick, he was pleased with the offer.

Who knew loyalty could be started by a football match?

Re: Where your true loyalties lie.

[lozenger8]

♥ Yes! I always thought this, too.

Re: Where your true loyalties lie.

[draycevixen]

I was hoping someone would pick up on this idea. Thanks!

Re: Where your true loyalties lie.

[dorsetgirl]

Yes, Ray would be suspicious, wouldn't he! A very sensible move by Sam "Once a red, always a red". Nice fic!

[tehringmaster]

“Fancy meeting you here Inspector.”

Sam froze while he was walking. The only reason he was here was the rest of the team refused to actually walk down Canal Street given what the area was known for. Gene made some snarky comment that his gay-boy science would fit in well here and assigned him the job.

He didn’t think he’d really run into anyone but this, this caught him completely off guard. He turned and when he saw the woman standing in front of him his jaw dropped and he simply couldn’t help what came out of his mouth.

“Mum?”

[clonesgirl]

Meeting your mum down Canal Street would be a bit of a shock all right. Good one!

[dorsetgirl]

OMG - now she knows for sure he's a pervert. And poor Sam - now he knows why he was left at home with Auntie Heather so often! Great idea.

[dorsetgirl]

Sam had always wondered why their evening stroll went so often through Canal Street. He knew Gene wasn’t tempted by the goods on offer: a grim smile or a brief understanding twitch of the lips was all he gave to the weary tarts and the grinning boys, the brief heady power of their succulent years too soon waning.

But now he watched, heart breaking for Gene as he placed his coat carefully round the fragile bones of the man in the piss-stained doorway.

Gene stood, head bowed, then gently touched the face of the man who looked just like him.

[lozenger8]

You. rock. so. much. YES!

Brilliantly powerful, and lyrical (major props for "succulent years too soon waning", seriously.)

I love what you did with the prompt. \o/

[dorsetgirl]

Thank you! I was worried that "succulent years too soon waning" was a bit pretentious, so I'm very glad you liked it.

[lozenger8]

If the entire drabble had been full of similar phrases, then I can see that it could have been, but it was one cleverly placed piece of elegant description and I thought it really worked.

Drabble: Funny Notions

[clonesgirl]

"Nora! I heard your Gene's gettin' a divorce."

"Oh, you heard that, did you?"

"So it's true?"

"Yeah, it's true. Doris is gone and Sam's moved in."

"'Sam'? Your Gene is living with a bloke?"

"Don't you go gettin' any funny notions. They're just sharing but he can cook. Wants to borrow me recipe books, he does. Wants to know Gene's favourite dishes."

"A word to the wise, Nora. A bloke who can cook is worth his weight in gold. Are you sure they're 'just sharing'?"

"I told you, Liz, don't you go gettin' any funny notions."

"Who me? Never!"

Re: Drabble: Funny Notions

[draycevixen]

Ah Mothers, so often in deep denial as long as they're not informed *directly*

Very nice conversational tone. Thanks! :D

Re: Drabble: Funny Notions

[clonesgirl]

Yep, just because Sam can cook doesn't mean he's one of them poofs, does it? And of course Liz will never tell that Nora's son is shacked up with another bloke, will she.... ;)

Re: Drabble: Funny Notions

[dorsetgirl]

They're just sharing but he can cook.

That line is so funny! What Gene will do for a decent meal. And what Sam will do for a shag.

Nice drabble!

[dorsetgirl]

He were always a good lad. Strong, mind, could handle himself against... in a fight. Looked after his brother when he could.

But he’s got his dark side, our Gene. Keeps it hidden, but I know, I hear stories. That Ray comes round sometimes, he tells me what goes on. Down in them cells.

Still, it’s what he’s paid for, in’t it, cleaning up scum, and he does it, no thought for himself. A son to be proud of, not like... Takes its toll, though. A mother always knows, I can see it in his eyes.

Our Gene’s in trouble.

[draycevixen]

Again really nicely done and this A son to be proud of, not like... Takes its toll, though, having just read the other drabble above is just a little heartbreaking.

[dorsetgirl]

It wasn't until I read your comment that I realised just what the look in Gene's eyes might be about *facepalm*. I didn't write these to be linked, but it works rather well, doesn't it. Thank you!

[clonesgirl]

Ray confiding in Gene's mum? And I bet she gives him a nice cuppa too. Yep, a mum always knows.