First McShep fic in I don't even know how long
Rodney was making his way through the bustling farmer's market. His forehead was shiny with sweat and his hair was wet. He frowned and looked around, searching for something. He sighed in exasperation and raised his hand to the earpiece. But just before he reached it, he said "Ah," and grinned smugly.
Rodney hurried to the stall that caught his attention. As he got closer, he caught the tantalising scent. It was sweet, scrumptious and reminded him of Christmas. However, it felt oddly fitting to the sweltering heat. The stall was not as crowded as others and he spotted John easily.
"Like a kid in a candy store," Rodney said, glancing over the sweets for sale. There were lollipops in all shapes and colours, cocoa, cherries and strawberries covered in chocolate, marshmallows, a number of stargate-shaped chocolates and a giant chocolate mouse.
John turned.
"Oh yeah," he said.
His eyes were sparkling and there was a drop of melted chocolate on his chin, just below his lip.
"Tasting the local delicacies?"
"You should, too. This honey is delicious. But guess what we gotta bring back to Atlantis?"
"Wouldn't be the chocolate, by any chance?" said Rodney, "You have some on your chin."
Rodney pointed his finger at John's face.
John wiped his chin with the back of his hand and somehow managed to miss the spot.
"Gone?" he asked.
"No, let me," said Rodney before he could stop himself.
"Yes, mommy," John quirked an eyebrow at him.
There was no way back. Rodney stepped closer to John and reached for John's face. The soft pad of his index finger lightly brushed John's stubble and he applied some pressure to wipe the chocolate off. The chocolate was now on his finger, leaving only a faint smudge on John's chin. Rodney raised his eyes to John's...
to be continued? idk idk.
this drabble was brought to you by the following word list:
farmer’s market
chocolate
sweltering
mouse
honey
taken from Poise and Pen.
Now, this was written as a super-quick drabble and there are at least one thing here that needs help.
Rodney hurried to the stall that caught his attention. As he got closer, he caught the tantalising scent. It was sweet, scrumptious and reminded him of Christmas. However, it felt oddly fitting to the sweltering heat. The stall was not as crowded as others and he spotted John easily.
"Like a kid in a candy store," Rodney said, glancing over the sweets for sale. There were lollipops in all shapes and colours, cocoa, cherries and strawberries covered in chocolate, marshmallows, a number of stargate-shaped chocolates and a giant chocolate mouse.
John turned.
"Oh yeah," he said.
His eyes were sparkling and there was a drop of melted chocolate on his chin, just below his lip.
"Tasting the local delicacies?"
"You should, too. This honey is delicious. But guess what we gotta bring back to Atlantis?"
"Wouldn't be the chocolate, by any chance?" said Rodney, "You have some on your chin."
Rodney pointed his finger at John's face.
John wiped his chin with the back of his hand and somehow managed to miss the spot.
"Gone?" he asked.
"No, let me," said Rodney before he could stop himself.
"Yes, mommy," John quirked an eyebrow at him.
There was no way back. Rodney stepped closer to John and reached for John's face. The soft pad of his index finger lightly brushed John's stubble and he applied some pressure to wipe the chocolate off. The chocolate was now on his finger, leaving only a faint smudge on John's chin. Rodney raised his eyes to John's...
to be continued? idk idk.
this drabble was brought to you by the following word list:
farmer’s market
chocolate
sweltering
mouse
honey
taken from Poise and Pen.
Now, this was written as a super-quick drabble and there are at least one thing here that needs help.
- he applied some pressure to wipe the chocolate off: can't think of the right word :(