Fic: Killjoy (Adelle&Topher)
Title: Killjoy
Fandom: Dollhouse
Characters: Adelle/Topher
Prompt: K: Killjoy
Word Count: 303
Rating: G
Summary: “Topher. No. I’m sorry but we cannot have a cat crawling about in the Dollhouse.”
Notes: Written for darkmagic_luvr. 19/09/09.
“Don’t you just love her?” Topher says. He holds the cat up so that Adelle can see it better. Its kiwifruit-coloured eyes stare blankly at her, whilst it makes tiny mewing noises that can only just be heard over the humming of the computers and other equipment in Topher’s office.
Adelle, brow furrowed, studies the animal. “The real question is what is it doing here?”
“She’s a stray,” he says, scratching the cat behind its ears. “Aren’t you, girl? Followed me right off the street.”
“She - the cat - can’t stay here.”
“I need to pick a name out,’ he adds, ignoring Adelle’s words. Closing one eye and then opening it and repeating his actions with the other eye, he takes a break from petting the cat. “Maybe kitty cat. Or Kit Cat.”
It is with a frown that Adelle shakes her head. “Topher. No. I’m sorry but we cannot have a cat crawling about in the Dollhouse.”
“Or Dew,” Topher goes on. “Like DeWitt. Without the ‘itt” part, obviously.” The cat stops meowing for a moment to push its head against his hand. When he continues to pet her, she resumes purring. “I think she likes it!” He grins.
Adelle’s frown deepens. She crosses her arms over her chest. “Topher!”
“Hmm?”
“You can’t keep the cat. Not here.”
“Killjoy.”
With one pointed look, she has him cringing.
“Fine, fine! Dew can go home with Ivy. Ivy likes cats. I think.” His face scrunches up slightly as he wonders about that and then he shrugs. “She can take Dew even if she doesn’t like cats. She likes me and she likes her job-“
Adelle rolls her eyes and turns to leave. “Just get rid of it, okay?”
“Sure, sure.” He watches her leave and scratches the cat under its chin. “Goodbye, Dew. I’ll miss you.”
Fandom: Dollhouse
Characters: Adelle/Topher
Prompt: K: Killjoy
Word Count: 303
Rating: G
Summary: “Topher. No. I’m sorry but we cannot have a cat crawling about in the Dollhouse.”
Notes: Written for darkmagic_luvr. 19/09/09.
“Don’t you just love her?” Topher says. He holds the cat up so that Adelle can see it better. Its kiwifruit-coloured eyes stare blankly at her, whilst it makes tiny mewing noises that can only just be heard over the humming of the computers and other equipment in Topher’s office.
Adelle, brow furrowed, studies the animal. “The real question is what is it doing here?”
“She’s a stray,” he says, scratching the cat behind its ears. “Aren’t you, girl? Followed me right off the street.”
“She - the cat - can’t stay here.”
“I need to pick a name out,’ he adds, ignoring Adelle’s words. Closing one eye and then opening it and repeating his actions with the other eye, he takes a break from petting the cat. “Maybe kitty cat. Or Kit Cat.”
It is with a frown that Adelle shakes her head. “Topher. No. I’m sorry but we cannot have a cat crawling about in the Dollhouse.”
“Or Dew,” Topher goes on. “Like DeWitt. Without the ‘itt” part, obviously.” The cat stops meowing for a moment to push its head against his hand. When he continues to pet her, she resumes purring. “I think she likes it!” He grins.
Adelle’s frown deepens. She crosses her arms over her chest. “Topher!”
“Hmm?”
“You can’t keep the cat. Not here.”
“Killjoy.”
With one pointed look, she has him cringing.
“Fine, fine! Dew can go home with Ivy. Ivy likes cats. I think.” His face scrunches up slightly as he wonders about that and then he shrugs. “She can take Dew even if she doesn’t like cats. She likes me and she likes her job-“
Adelle rolls her eyes and turns to leave. “Just get rid of it, okay?”
“Sure, sure.” He watches her leave and scratches the cat under its chin. “Goodbye, Dew. I’ll miss you.”