Training
Title: Training
Author: taskir
Team: Tin Men
Characters: Adora, Jeb
Rating: G.
Disclaimer: They're so not mine.
Challenge: 07 - Safe
Author's Notes: This is the first thing I've written in over a year. *gulp*
His hand is so small.
The gun clutched in his fingers should be a toy, made of sticks, not metal. He shouldn't be holding a real gun, not her child.
"The most important thing, Jeb, is to always treat a gun as if it's loaded. Do you understand me?"
He nods solemnly, his eyes terribly old. She's forcing him to grow up too fast, and for a moment hates herself.
But she sees the metal glint in his hand, a reminder of what she's lost, and something inside her hardens.
"Good boy. Now let's practice taking the safety off."
Author: taskir
Team: Tin Men
Characters: Adora, Jeb
Rating: G.
Disclaimer: They're so not mine.
Challenge: 07 - Safe
Author's Notes: This is the first thing I've written in over a year. *gulp*
His hand is so small.
The gun clutched in his fingers should be a toy, made of sticks, not metal. He shouldn't be holding a real gun, not her child.
"The most important thing, Jeb, is to always treat a gun as if it's loaded. Do you understand me?"
He nods solemnly, his eyes terribly old. She's forcing him to grow up too fast, and for a moment hates herself.
But she sees the metal glint in his hand, a reminder of what she's lost, and something inside her hardens.
"Good boy. Now let's practice taking the safety off."