Glee | Sleight of Hand & Twist of Fate | Puck(/Quinn) (One Shot)
Started my daily ficlets to make the hiatus pass, then decided to keep going with a 2nd cycle, and then a 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th cycle. Now cycle 13!
Yes, another hiatus is upon us! I'm working to plan out those summer cycles, so if you have things you would like to see get written, pleeease drop by the suggestion box. The link is further down!
"SLEIGHT OF HAND & TWIST OF FATE"
Puck(/Quinn)
(Song as requested!)
His mother and father may not have lasted, but once upon a time they had been in love, and his mother would always say how love was a moment of revelation that could encompass you, seconds could hold so much… He never understood what that was supposed to mean… and then it came, with one question.
The two of them, him and Quinn, were standing there, side by side, staring through the window to their newborn daughter… The moment was already emotionally charged without Quinn speaking those four words: “Did you love me?”
It was no more than a few seconds, in reality, but those seconds came to a still, granting him the time to pool together… everything. Suddenly the hallway was empty, save for them, and they were standing face to face, so he could look down into her eyes, windows to all.
Even before he really understood what it was that he was experiencing, he had fallen for her. She wasn’t like the others; he’d noticed it very early on, which had only drawn him to her even more. She was with Finn, sure… but he couldn’t help himself.
In those seconds, stretched impossibly as he considered her question, he felt as though there was a song in him. Now she was looking back through the window. He’d moved, with his back against the wall, looking back at her.
[P] "See the stone set in your eyes / See the thorn twist in your side. / I'll wait for you. / Sleight of hand and twist of fate / On a bed of nails she makes me wait / And I'll wait without you
With or without you / With or without you."
Now that he’d gone and thought about it, in that instant he knew the answer to her question was… yes, he had loved her. It was a whole lot more than that, because he knew as much as he’d loved her then, that had gone on and carried through, grown… but it was as though this growth had been building up, under the surface, only he couldn’t access it.
[P] "Through the storm, we reach the shore / You gave it all but I want more / And I'm waiting for you
With or without you / With or without you. / I can't live with or without you."
Standing there in that room, watching his daughter being born, it was as though the seal was lifted and it all came pouring out. Already the birth was enough to grab at all his emotions, but this… As he stood with her now, awakened in lengthy seconds to a reality he hadn’t known, he came to see what the day had awakened in him.
[P] "And you give yourself away / And you give yourself away / And you give, and you give / And you give yourself away.
My hands are tied, my body bruised / She got me with nothing to win / And nothing left to lose."
Up until then, he guessed he’d been too… scared, or stupid… definitely a mix of the two. But what else could anyone expect from him? He’d never known anyone he’d had these feelings for in the past, and he’d always known who he was, which was hardly someone accustomed to any sort of proper response to it all. So it just took more time for him to get there…
[P] "And you give yourself away / And you give yourself away / And you give, and you give / And you give yourself away.
With or without you / With or without you / I can't live / With or without you.
With or without you / With or without you / I can't live / With or without you / With or without you."
He knew his answer now… the seconds sped back up to what they were supposed to be, and he was back at her side, ready to say…
“Yes. Especially now…”
Looking back at her, seeing that smile, he felt hope regain him. He didn’t know how it would turn out, but he wanted to trust that they’d made a turn, the two of them.
THE END
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04]
[Cycle 05] [Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08]
[Cycle 09] [Cycle 10] [Cycle 11] [Cycle 12]
[Cycle 13]
[253] [254] [255] [256] [257]
[258] [259] [260] [261] [262]
[263] [264] [265] [266] [267]
[268] [269] [270] [271] [272]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Sleight of Hand & Twist of Fate"
Pairing: Puck(/Quinn)
Rating: G
Summary: Quinn asks Puck a question, and time comes to stand still.
Spoilers: 122 Journey
Yes, another hiatus is upon us! I'm working to plan out those summer cycles, so if you have things you would like to see get written, pleeease drop by the suggestion box. The link is further down!
"SLEIGHT OF HAND & TWIST OF FATE"
Puck(/Quinn)
(Song as requested!)
His mother and father may not have lasted, but once upon a time they had been in love, and his mother would always say how love was a moment of revelation that could encompass you, seconds could hold so much… He never understood what that was supposed to mean… and then it came, with one question.
The two of them, him and Quinn, were standing there, side by side, staring through the window to their newborn daughter… The moment was already emotionally charged without Quinn speaking those four words: “Did you love me?”
It was no more than a few seconds, in reality, but those seconds came to a still, granting him the time to pool together… everything. Suddenly the hallway was empty, save for them, and they were standing face to face, so he could look down into her eyes, windows to all.
Even before he really understood what it was that he was experiencing, he had fallen for her. She wasn’t like the others; he’d noticed it very early on, which had only drawn him to her even more. She was with Finn, sure… but he couldn’t help himself.
In those seconds, stretched impossibly as he considered her question, he felt as though there was a song in him. Now she was looking back through the window. He’d moved, with his back against the wall, looking back at her.
[P] "See the stone set in your eyes / See the thorn twist in your side. / I'll wait for you. / Sleight of hand and twist of fate / On a bed of nails she makes me wait / And I'll wait without you
With or without you / With or without you."
Now that he’d gone and thought about it, in that instant he knew the answer to her question was… yes, he had loved her. It was a whole lot more than that, because he knew as much as he’d loved her then, that had gone on and carried through, grown… but it was as though this growth had been building up, under the surface, only he couldn’t access it.
[P] "Through the storm, we reach the shore / You gave it all but I want more / And I'm waiting for you
With or without you / With or without you. / I can't live with or without you."
Standing there in that room, watching his daughter being born, it was as though the seal was lifted and it all came pouring out. Already the birth was enough to grab at all his emotions, but this… As he stood with her now, awakened in lengthy seconds to a reality he hadn’t known, he came to see what the day had awakened in him.
[P] "And you give yourself away / And you give yourself away / And you give, and you give / And you give yourself away.
My hands are tied, my body bruised / She got me with nothing to win / And nothing left to lose."
Up until then, he guessed he’d been too… scared, or stupid… definitely a mix of the two. But what else could anyone expect from him? He’d never known anyone he’d had these feelings for in the past, and he’d always known who he was, which was hardly someone accustomed to any sort of proper response to it all. So it just took more time for him to get there…
[P] "And you give yourself away / And you give yourself away / And you give, and you give / And you give yourself away.
With or without you / With or without you / I can't live / With or without you.
With or without you / With or without you / I can't live / With or without you / With or without you."
He knew his answer now… the seconds sped back up to what they were supposed to be, and he was back at her side, ready to say…
“Yes. Especially now…”
Looking back at her, seeing that smile, he felt hope regain him. He didn’t know how it would turn out, but he wanted to trust that they’d made a turn, the two of them.
THE END
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04]
[Cycle 05] [Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08]
[Cycle 09] [Cycle 10] [Cycle 11] [Cycle 12]
[Cycle 13]
[253] [254] [255] [256] [257]
[258] [259] [260] [261] [262]
[263] [264] [265] [266] [267]
[268] [269] [270] [271] [272]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Sleight of Hand & Twist of Fate"
Pairing: Puck(/Quinn)
Rating: G
Summary: Quinn asks Puck a question, and time comes to stand still.
Spoilers: 122 Journey