Picture prompt. Backdated, it takes place after this thread. As always, Don is heyboxershorts and is used without permission, but with complete love and respect!

Long after he’d fallen asleep, Elle lay awake in his arms. There was nothing new about that, especially since she’d gotten pregnant. Between the baby kicking and the nightmares that came almost every ( Read more... )

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Elle had always hated these little social events her father forced her to go to. At least two times a year Primatech Paper would throw a fundraiser to help cement their good standing in the community and to make sure nobody would question any activities that didn’t exactly go along with those of a normal paper company. Bob Bishop’s ( Read more... )

It was just a few short years ago, but the only time she can ever remember it clearly is when she’s asleep. It’s then that she remembers the way the flames felt licking her face. How her pale skin turned a light pink, and then an angry red. Like a sunburn only so much worse. And there was something else. Somebody was screaming. A woman, someone she ( Read more... )

And I couldn't awake from the nightmare
That sucked me in
And pulled me under
Pulled me under
So Real - Jeff Buckley

( Don't fret precious I'm here // Step away from the window // Go back to sleep // Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils )

"I twisted you under and under to break you
I just couldn't breathe with your throne on my chest."
-Furnace Room Lullaby

Elle Bishop was a broken individual. She couldn’t dispute that because she couldn’t hide it. Despite her best efforts, she’d always been the kind of girl who wore her heart on her sleeve, and anybody who looked at her could see ( Read more... )

( Say it once say it twice // Take a chance and roll the dice // Ride with the moon in the dead of night )

"The family is a haven in a heartless world."
( Come to me now and lay your hands over me // Even if it's a lie say it will be alright // And I shall believe )

Even after she got done talking to him, Elle kept trying to sleep. She could get at least four hours in. Maybe she was trying to hard, though, or sleep just wasn't in the cards for her tonight because it never did happen. Instead, she was up all night making sure the apartment looked alright, she wasn't a slob but she wasn't exactly a neat freak ( Read more... )

Sunday was a busy day for Elle. She knew how much Don wanted a night to just relax, and it was no secret where all the drama in their relationship had been coming from lately, so she was eager to make it up to him. That, and his reaction to the idea of pumpkin ravioli had her determined to make him a fan. So after taking Ranger for their daily walk ( Read more... )

Picture Prompt. Takes place after this. Don mentioned is heyboxershortsand is used with permission and tons of love. Molly is humanmapquestand is used without permission, but love. Lots of love. And she was returned unharmed, I promise!
( I found a way to let you in // But I never really had a doubt // Standing in the light of your halo // I got my angel now )