Fanfic: The 4400, Puzzle Pieces From The Clay.
Puzzle Pieces From The Clay
Fandom: The 4400
Pairing: Jordan/Shawn
Rating: PG-13. Or so.
Spoilers: Last episode for Season 2, "Mommy's Bosses".
Warnings: Slash.
Disclaimer: I don't own The 4400 or Such Great Heights by The Postal Service.
Author's Note: Written for 15minuteficlets (Word #121). This takes place sometime after "Mommy's Bosses".
And I have to speculate that God, himself,
Did make us into corresponding shapes,
Like puzzle pieces from the clay.
- The Postal Service, "Such Great Heights."
Jordan's skin is glistening as he gets out of the water, and he notices now that his skin is tanner than it has ever been, and his hair is longer than it has ever been. It surprises him that Jordan's hair appears brown, because he had only once ever seen it not being black, and that was from a picture.
He smiles at Jordan, because Jordan nods and smiles at him, taking a towel from some place that's obscuring his vision.
Something inside tells him to get up and go to Jordan, but wherever he is now is so relaxing and peaceful that he doesn't even care if he gets up that Jordan will disappear, because right now is perfect, and maybe getting up would upset the moment. And then Jordan would be gone forever.
Jordan moves slowly towards him, and even though he isn't moving, it literally feels like everything is moving through water: slow and calm. But even at the same time it feels like everything is going too quickly, and he knows that even if this is a dream, no matter how slowly Jordan moves, he will be gone when he wakes up.
As soon as Jordan reaches him, time speeds up more so, and Jordan stretches out across from him, smiling once again. His gaze drifts slowly towards the sun, and his hand moves to cover his eyes from the nearly blinding heat of it.
When he takes his hand from his eyes and looks back, Jordan is lying closer to him, and he can see the beads of water coming down from Jordan's brown, but blacker hair from the water.
"It's all right, Shawn, you can relax now."
Jordan's voice startles him, and he scoots away, but stills his actions immediately. If there's anything he's learned from dreams, sudden movements can always abruptly end them.
All Jordan does at that, though, is laugh at him, and much like the rest of the dream, this compares to something else too. While Jordan, before, seemed to be moving through water, now everything seems to take on a honey glow, along with Jordan's laughter.
"Don't worry, Shawn, I didn't mean to startle you."
Jordan's voice brings him back from his thoughts, and he realizes now that perhaps this is not a dream. If only for the fact that he knows this will come crashing down around himself soon enough, much like his actual life.
"It doesn't matter. Jordan, I'm-"
Jordan smiles at him again, the same slow, lazy, honey-like smile as before, and his mind goes back to the thought of that this is a dream. Because right now is far too perfect.
"-Don't say anything, I already know."
And with that the world around him fades darker, and Jordan's smile is the last thing he sees.
Shawn bolted upright, bringing a hand to his eyes before whispering, "Fuck. I knew that had to be a dream."
"It's only a dream if you want it to be one."
Shawn gasps, and jumps up, this time covering his hand with his mouth. So far, this is the weirdest dream he's ever had. Well, there was one- But that didn't really compare to anything currently.
"J-Jordan?"
"I already told you," Jordan smiled, and sat down next to Shawn on the bed, "You don't have to say anything. I already know."
Shawn's stomach tightens, and he has to bite his lip because he knows that if he doesn't, something like a cry-scream-freakout will result.
Jordan smiles at Shawn, and moves closer to him, wrapping his arms around him as he does so, "And just because you need to know, I do too."
At that, Jordan smiles again, and kisses him, and something like a cry-scream-freakout does occur at that.
But, it doesn't really matter, because Jordan basically overrides any thought process in the first place, and he isn't really interested in thinking anything beside JordanJordanJordan right now.
Fandom: The 4400
Pairing: Jordan/Shawn
Rating: PG-13. Or so.
Spoilers: Last episode for Season 2, "Mommy's Bosses".
Warnings: Slash.
Disclaimer: I don't own The 4400 or Such Great Heights by The Postal Service.
Author's Note: Written for 15minuteficlets (Word #121). This takes place sometime after "Mommy's Bosses".
And I have to speculate that God, himself,
Did make us into corresponding shapes,
Like puzzle pieces from the clay.
- The Postal Service, "Such Great Heights."
Jordan's skin is glistening as he gets out of the water, and he notices now that his skin is tanner than it has ever been, and his hair is longer than it has ever been. It surprises him that Jordan's hair appears brown, because he had only once ever seen it not being black, and that was from a picture.
He smiles at Jordan, because Jordan nods and smiles at him, taking a towel from some place that's obscuring his vision.
Something inside tells him to get up and go to Jordan, but wherever he is now is so relaxing and peaceful that he doesn't even care if he gets up that Jordan will disappear, because right now is perfect, and maybe getting up would upset the moment. And then Jordan would be gone forever.
Jordan moves slowly towards him, and even though he isn't moving, it literally feels like everything is moving through water: slow and calm. But even at the same time it feels like everything is going too quickly, and he knows that even if this is a dream, no matter how slowly Jordan moves, he will be gone when he wakes up.
As soon as Jordan reaches him, time speeds up more so, and Jordan stretches out across from him, smiling once again. His gaze drifts slowly towards the sun, and his hand moves to cover his eyes from the nearly blinding heat of it.
When he takes his hand from his eyes and looks back, Jordan is lying closer to him, and he can see the beads of water coming down from Jordan's brown, but blacker hair from the water.
"It's all right, Shawn, you can relax now."
Jordan's voice startles him, and he scoots away, but stills his actions immediately. If there's anything he's learned from dreams, sudden movements can always abruptly end them.
All Jordan does at that, though, is laugh at him, and much like the rest of the dream, this compares to something else too. While Jordan, before, seemed to be moving through water, now everything seems to take on a honey glow, along with Jordan's laughter.
"Don't worry, Shawn, I didn't mean to startle you."
Jordan's voice brings him back from his thoughts, and he realizes now that perhaps this is not a dream. If only for the fact that he knows this will come crashing down around himself soon enough, much like his actual life.
"It doesn't matter. Jordan, I'm-"
Jordan smiles at him again, the same slow, lazy, honey-like smile as before, and his mind goes back to the thought of that this is a dream. Because right now is far too perfect.
"-Don't say anything, I already know."
And with that the world around him fades darker, and Jordan's smile is the last thing he sees.
Shawn bolted upright, bringing a hand to his eyes before whispering, "Fuck. I knew that had to be a dream."
"It's only a dream if you want it to be one."
Shawn gasps, and jumps up, this time covering his hand with his mouth. So far, this is the weirdest dream he's ever had. Well, there was one- But that didn't really compare to anything currently.
"J-Jordan?"
"I already told you," Jordan smiled, and sat down next to Shawn on the bed, "You don't have to say anything. I already know."
Shawn's stomach tightens, and he has to bite his lip because he knows that if he doesn't, something like a cry-scream-freakout will result.
Jordan smiles at Shawn, and moves closer to him, wrapping his arms around him as he does so, "And just because you need to know, I do too."
At that, Jordan smiles again, and kisses him, and something like a cry-scream-freakout does occur at that.
But, it doesn't really matter, because Jordan basically overrides any thought process in the first place, and he isn't really interested in thinking anything beside JordanJordanJordan right now.