grow up and out of it
Title: grow up and out of it
Fandom: Life on Mars
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 5120 words.
Notes: Sam/Gene, set 1988/1989. Title from ‘Changes’ by David Bowie. Part nine in the Changes Series (link takes you to the previous parts.)
Warning: Prior character death. There are issues of race in this story.
Summary: As with everything in their ( Read more... )
Fandom: Life on Mars
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 5120 words.
Notes: Sam/Gene, set 1988/1989. Title from ‘Changes’ by David Bowie. Part nine in the Changes Series (link takes you to the previous parts.)
Warning: Prior character death. There are issues of race in this story.
Summary: As with everything in their ( Read more... )
“You’re a smurf.”
His next words are muffled because Gene wraps him up in a hug he doesn’t care about anyone seeing.
It’s like he grows twenty years older with a click of his fingers. Compared to the other Bobby, who spends his entire time twitching nervously, Sam’s a master. It’s hard to think that he has his own problems and flaws when he’s explaining to Trisha in modulated tones what’s going on with Jackson and giving advice to Tyrone on how best to soothe Trisha further.
There’s nothing Gene hates more than feeling like he’s disappointed or failed Sam just by the simple act of being himself.
“I take offence. I am not a teddy bear,”
“That’s dangerous, that is. You should never want to be with a man simply for the potential in changing him.”
It dawns on Gene who Sam’s talking about as soon as he gets to ‘hugging’. It dawns on Gene and it takes all of his willpower not to burst out in hysterical tears of mirth.
“Jesus, Sam. I thought you’d got over all that, I thought I’d knocked it out of you. I’m not anything special, not a myth, not a legend. I’m just me; frequently a dick and not at all repentant.
“You were going for familiarity breeds contempt?” he asks. “You did a terrible job.”
FLUFFY HEARTS, I TELL YOU.
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