TSCC [Too Few -- 100 Word Drabble]
Title: Too Few
Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Author: Tin Miss
Rating: K
Warnings: N/A
Genre: Angst
Characters: John
Word Count: 100
Author Notes: Season 2, episode... 6. "The Tower is Tall, but the Fall is Short".
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"Some people never give up," he told Derek, his heart hurting from betrayal that only a mother could commit.
Maybe Derek had sensed it. Maybe he knew what was running through John's head. Maybe he was just lost in memories that wouldn't leave him. "Fewer than you think."
He finally understood what Derek meant. It took the barrel of a gun pressed against his head held by his own hand, a hole in the wall and a burn from a ricocheted shell casing, but he understood.
Some people give up.
He just never thought he would be one of them.
Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Author: Tin Miss
Rating: K
Warnings: N/A
Genre: Angst
Characters: John
Word Count: 100
Author Notes: Season 2, episode... 6. "The Tower is Tall, but the Fall is Short".
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"Some people never give up," he told Derek, his heart hurting from betrayal that only a mother could commit.
Maybe Derek had sensed it. Maybe he knew what was running through John's head. Maybe he was just lost in memories that wouldn't leave him. "Fewer than you think."
He finally understood what Derek meant. It took the barrel of a gun pressed against his head held by his own hand, a hole in the wall and a burn from a ricocheted shell casing, but he understood.
Some people give up.
He just never thought he would be one of them.