"In the depths of - er, Jail" (Life / Lucifer crossover drabble)
Title: In the Depths of - er, Jail.
pairing: none
crossover: Lucifer / Life
Characters: Charlie Crews, H.A.Crews, Ted Early
Word count: 227
spoilers: just general ones for Charlie being in prison once upon a time…
rating: Mature
disclaimer: None of the characters are mine.
summary: Charlie’s dad visits him in prison. Later, Ted helps Charlie survive.
Author’s note: this is probably as much of a crossover as I can do, without having read the other material - what I put here, I gleaned from online posts about it. Though what I picked up reinforces the idea of the crossover, what with Grimorie’s excellent post about the true meaning of Crews’ family crest: Sequor nec inferior, I follow but am not inferior. That and The_Grynne's post about visual similarities.
Ps: if you can guess why I made his dad’s pseudonym “H.A.”, you get a cookie. ;) (it's a little obscure)
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The first thing you might say, upon seeing his father visiting him, was how strikingly similar the two men were in appearance. The father was more angular, with fewer smoothed edges, and that went for more than just facial expressions.
“Hey dad.”
“Charlie,” his father, H. a. Crews said. “I won’t get you out of this.”
“I figured you’d say something like that. The laws of earth and all that.”
“Your mother and I disagree with the others on many things,” H.a. said, “but this is not one of them. If it helps, I’ve been assured that you won’t die in prison.”
Charlie knew his dad wasn’t referring to the platitudes of any mortal authorities. The norns, maybe. “I’ve heard things, when I was a cop, about what goes on in prisons when the lights go out.”
H.a. Crews said nothing.
“Was this what it was like, dad?” Charlie asked. “When they sent you away, were you where I am now?”
“Reigning in Hell is a Dismal affair.”
“Bad pun, dad.”
“Then know this, my son: I have trust that you will do the right thing.”
“Which is?” Charlie asked.
“We shall see.”
Great.
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“Hey,” someone said.
Charlie flinched, drawing tighter upon himself.
“Not gonna hurt you. I’m Ted.”
The name was vaguely familiar to Charlie’s tired mind in a sore body - no, not vaguely - he’s my new cellmate. “Ted?”
“Yeah. Here,” and in the twilit hours, Charlie could make out the form of a book being offered to him. “Hopefully it’ll do you more good than it’s done me.”
“Thank you.”
“No problem. You look like you could use it.”
The book was about Zen.
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The end
I did consider his dad giving him the book...but wasn't sure if that was in character for him.
pairing: none
crossover: Lucifer / Life
Characters: Charlie Crews, H.A.Crews, Ted Early
Word count: 227
spoilers: just general ones for Charlie being in prison once upon a time…
rating: Mature
disclaimer: None of the characters are mine.
summary: Charlie’s dad visits him in prison. Later, Ted helps Charlie survive.
Author’s note: this is probably as much of a crossover as I can do, without having read the other material - what I put here, I gleaned from online posts about it. Though what I picked up reinforces the idea of the crossover, what with Grimorie’s excellent post about the true meaning of Crews’ family crest: Sequor nec inferior, I follow but am not inferior. That and The_Grynne's post about visual similarities.
Ps: if you can guess why I made his dad’s pseudonym “H.A.”, you get a cookie. ;) (it's a little obscure)
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The first thing you might say, upon seeing his father visiting him, was how strikingly similar the two men were in appearance. The father was more angular, with fewer smoothed edges, and that went for more than just facial expressions.
“Hey dad.”
“Charlie,” his father, H. a. Crews said. “I won’t get you out of this.”
“I figured you’d say something like that. The laws of earth and all that.”
“Your mother and I disagree with the others on many things,” H.a. said, “but this is not one of them. If it helps, I’ve been assured that you won’t die in prison.”
Charlie knew his dad wasn’t referring to the platitudes of any mortal authorities. The norns, maybe. “I’ve heard things, when I was a cop, about what goes on in prisons when the lights go out.”
H.a. Crews said nothing.
“Was this what it was like, dad?” Charlie asked. “When they sent you away, were you where I am now?”
“Reigning in Hell is a Dismal affair.”
“Bad pun, dad.”
“Then know this, my son: I have trust that you will do the right thing.”
“Which is?” Charlie asked.
“We shall see.”
Great.
~~~~~~
“Hey,” someone said.
Charlie flinched, drawing tighter upon himself.
“Not gonna hurt you. I’m Ted.”
The name was vaguely familiar to Charlie’s tired mind in a sore body - no, not vaguely - he’s my new cellmate. “Ted?”
“Yeah. Here,” and in the twilit hours, Charlie could make out the form of a book being offered to him. “Hopefully it’ll do you more good than it’s done me.”
“Thank you.”
“No problem. You look like you could use it.”
The book was about Zen.
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The end
I did consider his dad giving him the book...but wasn't sure if that was in character for him.