27.9. Marriage

Co-written with asinthecity
[Follows THIS]It was over. It was all said and done. After being torn what felt like eight new arseholes by Riley, Luke managed to absorb what Tab's brother was saying behind his words and realised what a totaldickwad he was being. He still couldn't explain the panic attack and before he returned to the guest house ( Read more... )

2.4. "They say that blood is thicker than water. Maybe that's why we battle our own with more energy and gusto than we would ever expend on strangers."
- David Assael

Co-written with pullmysteth
[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Josh knew enough to know Riley was serious in his distracted but pointed dismissal and he didn't stick around to wait for the fireworks ( Read more... )

12.5. “Yeah? Well, that's a crock. It doesn't work that way. Look, do you realize how happy you were with her? That is, of course, when you weren't driving yourself crazy. Every day? Come on. Some people will never BE that happy. I'LL never be that happy. What am I talking to you for? You don't know anything.”
| Splash

Co-written with touchkitndie
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27.8. Leave

Co-written with paramedically
[Linked to THIS]Luke gripped his hand around his shirt collar and tie, trying to tug it away from his throat. They were too tight and it didn't help that the back of his neck was so sweaty, the fabric was plastered uncomfortably to his skin. He leaned over the sink in the bathroom, avoiding looking at his reflection in ( Read more... )

Track 20. The great big city's a wonderous toy // just made for a girl and boy
(Ella Fitzgerald - 'Manhattan')

Co-written with asinthecity | Set early Boxing Day

[Follows THIS]Despite the loud and wide yawn Luke made no attempt to stifle, he realised his body was overtired. Even if he tried to go to bed now, he wouldn't be able to sleep. The excitement of ( Read more... )

7.6 "I have no armour left. You've stripped it from me. Whatever is left of me - whatever is left of me - whatever I am - I'm yours."
| Casino Royale

Co-written with asinthecityTab waited for the porter to leave before she squealed and ran up to the giant bed and jumped up on it. She bounced up and down, her petite frame not exactly threatening to make the ( Read more... )

Track 04. Come as you are, as you were, as I want you to be. (Nirvana - 'Come As You Are')

It was late… or early, depending on how one preferred to look at it. Three-thirty in the morning and Luke was trying not to make any noise in the kitchen of his Upper West Side loft apartment. Or their apartment. He was part of a pair now and it was easier ( Read more... )

5.1.1. “Over the years your bodies become walking autobiographies, telling friends and strangers alike of the minor and major stresses of your lives.” - Marilyn Ferguson

Co-written with asinthecity

[Follows THIS]Luke felt sick. No, really. He did. After Tab all but screamed and sobbed her confessions at him, he stumbled into the nearest seat and proceeded ( Read more... )

4.1.5. “Loving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction.” - Antione de Saint-Exupery

Co-written with asinthecity

[Follows THIS]She'd been waiting since she'd got off the phone with Riley for Luke to come home. She'd ducked out for five minutes to grab the pregnancy test and now it sat on the bathroom sink mocking her. She couldn ( Read more... )