FIC: Snapshots (4)
Title: Snapshots
Author: tromana
Rating: Various
Characters: Various; all gen 1 & 3 as it stands right now.
Summary: Breathe in, breathe out. That's a moment in your life. Snapshots of the character's lives at any given moment in time. Drabbles from the skinsbang_vent drabble tag challenge.
Disclaimer: I don't own Skins.
Notes: 5 more drabbles from the skinsbang_vent drabble tag.
Bubblewrapped
Prompt: I feel the need to protect you, because I know you can't protect yourself.
He doesn't love her.
She's not Michelle, with her nice breasts and gorgeous lips and… and…
Well, she's a bit of a head case, isn't she? An absolute nutter. That doesn't mean she isn't sweet, in her own way. Fuck no. How can anyone not like Cassie?
But that's the problem. He just likes her. As a friend.
He wants to look after her, wrap her up in bubble wrap. Stop her from getting hurt.
Stop her from hurting herself.
That's why he agreed to the date. Because if he doesn't, he'll be hurting her and that's just not fair.
Escape (follow up to Bubblewrapped)
Prompt: I don't like the drugs, but the drugs like me
Fuck the world.
Fuck Sid.
She thought he fucking cared, that he actually wanted to go on a date. She'd been so excited. Of course, she knew she was a little weird for him, that he was a bit scared of her. That's why she'd starved herself in preparation. Just so that she could pretend to be just a little less mental for the evening.
That was the problem. She wanted to fuck him. Literally. For him to look at her the way he looked at Michelle.
The drugs felt heavy in her pocket.
There was always a way out.
Jealousy
Prompt: If I could be like that (like that)
I would give anything
Just to live one day
In these shoes
- 3 Doors Down, If I Could Be Like That
Jealousy isn't pretty. That's what my Mum always says whenever me or Maude complain. But it's easier said than done, right?
Especially when your best mate is Mini fucking McGuiness.
I mean, just look at her. She's gorgeous, has a hot boyfriend, has everything.
I know it can't be as goddamn fucking perfect as it looks, but to walk a mile in her shoes. Well, fuck. I'd give a lot for that.
They say there's nothing worse than a green eyed monster, but so long as I can keep it in check, I think I'll be fine.
Well, maybe, anyway.
Pain
Prompt: migraines
Your head feels like it's going to explode, or like someone's shoved a knife in it.
Or, or like it's trapped in a vice and it's only getting tighter.
And no, it's not the drugs.
You know that because you feel like you want to curl up and die. The light's too bright. Michelle and Tony's… ministrations… are way too loud. And you feel sick, despite not having eaten anything for days.
Instead, you just smile weakly at Sid, who is sitting opposite you. Mainly because you want him to like you and this will just make him think worse.
Confliction
Prompt: What you want is right in front of you
She thought he was all she ever wanted. That he loved her and that was why they were together. He told her often enough, even if it required a little coercion on occasion. Sometimes, it was just nice to get the confirmation in one way or another.
But then, then she saw him with Maxxie. Right in front of her. He hadn't even given her a second thought.
And by the time they were on the plane home, he acted as if he had forgotten entirely. As if he were completely guilt free.
Now, she wasn't sure what to think.
Author: tromana
Rating: Various
Characters: Various; all gen 1 & 3 as it stands right now.
Summary: Breathe in, breathe out. That's a moment in your life. Snapshots of the character's lives at any given moment in time. Drabbles from the skinsbang_vent drabble tag challenge.
Disclaimer: I don't own Skins.
Notes: 5 more drabbles from the skinsbang_vent drabble tag.
Bubblewrapped
Prompt: I feel the need to protect you, because I know you can't protect yourself.
He doesn't love her.
She's not Michelle, with her nice breasts and gorgeous lips and… and…
Well, she's a bit of a head case, isn't she? An absolute nutter. That doesn't mean she isn't sweet, in her own way. Fuck no. How can anyone not like Cassie?
But that's the problem. He just likes her. As a friend.
He wants to look after her, wrap her up in bubble wrap. Stop her from getting hurt.
Stop her from hurting herself.
That's why he agreed to the date. Because if he doesn't, he'll be hurting her and that's just not fair.
Escape (follow up to Bubblewrapped)
Prompt: I don't like the drugs, but the drugs like me
Fuck the world.
Fuck Sid.
She thought he fucking cared, that he actually wanted to go on a date. She'd been so excited. Of course, she knew she was a little weird for him, that he was a bit scared of her. That's why she'd starved herself in preparation. Just so that she could pretend to be just a little less mental for the evening.
That was the problem. She wanted to fuck him. Literally. For him to look at her the way he looked at Michelle.
The drugs felt heavy in her pocket.
There was always a way out.
Jealousy
Prompt: If I could be like that (like that)
I would give anything
Just to live one day
In these shoes
- 3 Doors Down, If I Could Be Like That
Jealousy isn't pretty. That's what my Mum always says whenever me or Maude complain. But it's easier said than done, right?
Especially when your best mate is Mini fucking McGuiness.
I mean, just look at her. She's gorgeous, has a hot boyfriend, has everything.
I know it can't be as goddamn fucking perfect as it looks, but to walk a mile in her shoes. Well, fuck. I'd give a lot for that.
They say there's nothing worse than a green eyed monster, but so long as I can keep it in check, I think I'll be fine.
Well, maybe, anyway.
Pain
Prompt: migraines
Your head feels like it's going to explode, or like someone's shoved a knife in it.
Or, or like it's trapped in a vice and it's only getting tighter.
And no, it's not the drugs.
You know that because you feel like you want to curl up and die. The light's too bright. Michelle and Tony's… ministrations… are way too loud. And you feel sick, despite not having eaten anything for days.
Instead, you just smile weakly at Sid, who is sitting opposite you. Mainly because you want him to like you and this will just make him think worse.
Confliction
Prompt: What you want is right in front of you
She thought he was all she ever wanted. That he loved her and that was why they were together. He told her often enough, even if it required a little coercion on occasion. Sometimes, it was just nice to get the confirmation in one way or another.
But then, then she saw him with Maxxie. Right in front of her. He hadn't even given her a second thought.
And by the time they were on the plane home, he acted as if he had forgotten entirely. As if he were completely guilt free.
Now, she wasn't sure what to think.