Peacemakers: Jared Stone and Larimer Finch
Fandom: Peacemakers
Pairing: Jared Stone and Larimer Finch
table: Epsilon
rating: PG
#01 - Motion- There is a motion in the corner of Stone’s field of vision, and he rolls his eyes as Finch once again begins to fidget in search of a more comfortable seat in his saddle.
#02 - Cool- The air sweeping through their campsite is cool but not unpleasant; Finch cooks dinner while Stone tethers the horses.
#03 Young- What Finch lacks in practical knowledge he makes up for with the enthusiasm of the young; on really bad days Stone borrows some to help him keep going.
#04 - Last- Whenever people talked about Stone being one of the “last of the old-fashioned lawmen” Finch would always say he thought the world would be better off if that weren’t true; Stone has never found a way to thank him for that.
#05 Wrong- Stone doesn’t think it was wrong of Finch to jump into the rapids after that women, but that doesn’t mean he’s forgiven him for it yet.
#06 Gentle- Finch admires just how gentle the normally stoic Stone can be when dealing with some of the more bereaved of those who use the services of the law.
#07 One- Stone swallows his fear and presses onward after his guide; at the end of one of the tunnels is Finch with a mad man’s gun pointed to his head.
#08 Thousand- The sunshine coming through the window hits the glass test tubes on the shelf and splits into a thousand tiny beams of light, and Finch is oddly comforted by how it reminds him of the light reflecting off of Stone’s badge.
#09 King - Stone is charge in the station house and Finch is in charge of the laboratory; the empty lot where they play chess is neutral ground.
#10 - Learn- Considering the far away places and prestigious institutions that usually made up such an reply, Stone was surprised when the answer to “Where did you learn to mule kick like that, Finch?” was “From the mule who kicked me when I was 8.”
#11 - Blur- The knife is a blur as it speeds through the air and into the chest of its target, but the shock and guilt on the face of its thrower couldn’t be clearer to Stone.
#12 - Wait- Finch’s explanations used to annoy Stone with their dramatics and use of technical jargon that went way over his head; now he waits patiently with the knowledge that the end will always hold something worth the wait.
#13 - Change- “Good thing you pulled through, Finch.” Stone says quietly while sitting on the side of the bed, “I’d rather not have to break in a new detective.”
#14 - Command- “I would trust Detective Finch with my life,” Stone tells a skeptical bank president, “and that is why I’m trusting him with command of your security detail.”
#15 - Hold- Finch winces as the doctor’s needle makes another stitch in his shoulder, Stone tightens the hold on the other one.
#16 - Need- At first the mayor questioned the need to spend the extra tax money on making Finch an employee of Silver City, but he would always concede in the face of Stone’s faith in the man.
#17 - Vision- There’s forest and mountains around Silver City for as far as the eye can see, and there are days Stone entertains the notion of taking Finch out there and leaving him.
#18 - Attention- Finch knows that Stone never really pays attention to any of his scientific tangents, but it’s nice to have someone who’ll stick around to hear them.
#19 - Soul- There are times Stone notices Finch staring at him from over one of his experiments and is convinced the man can see straight to his soul; he never realizes Finch thinks the same thing about him.
#20 - Picture- If Stone had tried a year ago to picture a scientist he would have come up with a person so into their microscopes and jars of odd colored liquid that they weren’t capable of connecting with the outside world; now when he tries pictures come to mind of the man he calls his best friend.
#21 - Fool- Finch feels like a fool standing there with his wrist handcuffed to the jail cell bars until Stone walks in; the disappointment in the marshal’s voice makes him feel much worse.
#22 - Mad- After he got to know the younger man Stone found he didn’t have it in him to stay mad at Finch for very long, especially when he came barging into Stone’s office with an important clue in his hand and a look of triumph lighting his face.
#23 - Child- The letter announces the death of Finch’s parents in a train derailment, and Stone holds him as the younger man cries like a child into his shoulder.
#24 - Now- Time was when Finch could work for as long as he needed with only small naps while waiting for results; now there was always a marshal around to drag him away every so often.
#25 - Shadow- Shadows dance around the lip of the hole Tipption dug, and Finch leans back into Stone’s hug and closes his eyes.
#26 - Goodbye- In another, darker universe, Finch got on that train.
#27 - Hide- Finch can hear Stone and the mayor talking in-between shots of his rifle, and hurriedly becomes interested in reloading so Stone won’t see how much he values “fishing”.
#28 - Fortune- It only took a few months of living in Silver City for Finch to realize that the best kind of fame was when every one in town knew who you were and that the true meaning of fortune was being able to sit on his own porch talking experiments with Katie while Stone sat by smoking a pipe and shaking his head at the two of them.
#29 - Safe- Stone trusts each of the men (and the woman) who serve under him, but he never feels as safe as when he knows Finch is there to back him up.
#30 - Ghost- No matter what time of the day or night it is, both Finch and Stone know where to find an open door when the ghosts of their pasts become too much to handle.
#31 - Book- “Finch, there is no way in hell there’s only books in this.” Stone grumbles as he carries another box of things into Finch’s new house.
#32 - Eye- Stone couldn’t help but respect that the only two times Finch hadn’t been able to look him in the eye were the first time he realized who he was talking too and the first time he pulled that knife out his collar.
#33 - Never- Women walking down the street in front of the jail pause in their shopping to admire the view of the marshal and the detective leaning against the railing; law enforcement has never looked quite so commanding before.
#34 - Sing- Stone might come to church, but he leaves the hymns to the missionary’s son.
#35 - Sudden- Stone’s decision to offer Finch a job was a sudden impulse born from the look in the other’s man face; Finch decided to stay for the exact same reason.
#37 - Time- Even though they try not to show it, both flinch inwardly every time someone points a weapon at the other.
#38 - Wash- A case isn’t really over until Stone has sat on the back porch of the lab and smoked a pipe while Finch washes everyone of his instruments.
#39 - Torn - Stone feels comfortable teasing Finch about his torn shirt and black eye only because he knows the other guy got it worse.
#40 - History- The two of them have an agreement; Finch never asks Stone about the years during the war and Stone never asks about how the knife originally ended up in Finch’s shirt collar.
#43 - God- As a missionary’s son Finch had always believed in God in the
abstract sense, but it wasn’t until he’d first sat with Stone and Katie on his front porch
and watched the sun set on his town that he really solidly believed.
#44 - Wall- The bullet buries itself harmlessly in the wall as Stone ducks out of the way, and Finch breaths a sigh of relief as he closes in from the shooter’s other side.
#45 - Naked- Stone had always assumed that the reason Finch blushed and stammered when he accidentally walked in on Katie partially undressed but could be cold and professional over a the dead body of a naked female was that he saw a human in the former and a piece of science in the second; eventually he realized that the only difference was that the only way Finch felt he could be respectful to the latter was to use the evidence her body provided to bring her justice.
#47 - Harm- Finch slept soundly in his sleeping bag, for he knew that since Stone had the first watch he was safe from all harm.
#48 - Precious- The people of the railroad were happy because they had their money; Stone watched them count it in anger that they would never know the value of the blood split for its retrieval.
#49 - Hunger- Finch hadn’t realized how hungry he was until Stone came in with a plate of sandwiches and preceded to eat one of them at his desk.
#50 - Believe- Stone watches with a grin as the two visiting Pinkerton agents stare in disbelief at the rowdy town, rough people, rambling landscape, and the rugged version of their former co worker who calls it all home. >
Pairing: Jared Stone and Larimer Finch
table: Epsilon
rating: PG
#01 - Motion- There is a motion in the corner of Stone’s field of vision, and he rolls his eyes as Finch once again begins to fidget in search of a more comfortable seat in his saddle.
#02 - Cool- The air sweeping through their campsite is cool but not unpleasant; Finch cooks dinner while Stone tethers the horses.
#03 Young- What Finch lacks in practical knowledge he makes up for with the enthusiasm of the young; on really bad days Stone borrows some to help him keep going.
#04 - Last- Whenever people talked about Stone being one of the “last of the old-fashioned lawmen” Finch would always say he thought the world would be better off if that weren’t true; Stone has never found a way to thank him for that.
#05 Wrong- Stone doesn’t think it was wrong of Finch to jump into the rapids after that women, but that doesn’t mean he’s forgiven him for it yet.
#06 Gentle- Finch admires just how gentle the normally stoic Stone can be when dealing with some of the more bereaved of those who use the services of the law.
#07 One- Stone swallows his fear and presses onward after his guide; at the end of one of the tunnels is Finch with a mad man’s gun pointed to his head.
#08 Thousand- The sunshine coming through the window hits the glass test tubes on the shelf and splits into a thousand tiny beams of light, and Finch is oddly comforted by how it reminds him of the light reflecting off of Stone’s badge.
#09 King - Stone is charge in the station house and Finch is in charge of the laboratory; the empty lot where they play chess is neutral ground.
#10 - Learn- Considering the far away places and prestigious institutions that usually made up such an reply, Stone was surprised when the answer to “Where did you learn to mule kick like that, Finch?” was “From the mule who kicked me when I was 8.”
#11 - Blur- The knife is a blur as it speeds through the air and into the chest of its target, but the shock and guilt on the face of its thrower couldn’t be clearer to Stone.
#12 - Wait- Finch’s explanations used to annoy Stone with their dramatics and use of technical jargon that went way over his head; now he waits patiently with the knowledge that the end will always hold something worth the wait.
#13 - Change- “Good thing you pulled through, Finch.” Stone says quietly while sitting on the side of the bed, “I’d rather not have to break in a new detective.”
#14 - Command- “I would trust Detective Finch with my life,” Stone tells a skeptical bank president, “and that is why I’m trusting him with command of your security detail.”
#15 - Hold- Finch winces as the doctor’s needle makes another stitch in his shoulder, Stone tightens the hold on the other one.
#16 - Need- At first the mayor questioned the need to spend the extra tax money on making Finch an employee of Silver City, but he would always concede in the face of Stone’s faith in the man.
#17 - Vision- There’s forest and mountains around Silver City for as far as the eye can see, and there are days Stone entertains the notion of taking Finch out there and leaving him.
#18 - Attention- Finch knows that Stone never really pays attention to any of his scientific tangents, but it’s nice to have someone who’ll stick around to hear them.
#19 - Soul- There are times Stone notices Finch staring at him from over one of his experiments and is convinced the man can see straight to his soul; he never realizes Finch thinks the same thing about him.
#20 - Picture- If Stone had tried a year ago to picture a scientist he would have come up with a person so into their microscopes and jars of odd colored liquid that they weren’t capable of connecting with the outside world; now when he tries pictures come to mind of the man he calls his best friend.
#21 - Fool- Finch feels like a fool standing there with his wrist handcuffed to the jail cell bars until Stone walks in; the disappointment in the marshal’s voice makes him feel much worse.
#22 - Mad- After he got to know the younger man Stone found he didn’t have it in him to stay mad at Finch for very long, especially when he came barging into Stone’s office with an important clue in his hand and a look of triumph lighting his face.
#23 - Child- The letter announces the death of Finch’s parents in a train derailment, and Stone holds him as the younger man cries like a child into his shoulder.
#24 - Now- Time was when Finch could work for as long as he needed with only small naps while waiting for results; now there was always a marshal around to drag him away every so often.
#25 - Shadow- Shadows dance around the lip of the hole Tipption dug, and Finch leans back into Stone’s hug and closes his eyes.
#26 - Goodbye- In another, darker universe, Finch got on that train.
#27 - Hide- Finch can hear Stone and the mayor talking in-between shots of his rifle, and hurriedly becomes interested in reloading so Stone won’t see how much he values “fishing”.
#28 - Fortune- It only took a few months of living in Silver City for Finch to realize that the best kind of fame was when every one in town knew who you were and that the true meaning of fortune was being able to sit on his own porch talking experiments with Katie while Stone sat by smoking a pipe and shaking his head at the two of them.
#29 - Safe- Stone trusts each of the men (and the woman) who serve under him, but he never feels as safe as when he knows Finch is there to back him up.
#30 - Ghost- No matter what time of the day or night it is, both Finch and Stone know where to find an open door when the ghosts of their pasts become too much to handle.
#31 - Book- “Finch, there is no way in hell there’s only books in this.” Stone grumbles as he carries another box of things into Finch’s new house.
#32 - Eye- Stone couldn’t help but respect that the only two times Finch hadn’t been able to look him in the eye were the first time he realized who he was talking too and the first time he pulled that knife out his collar.
#33 - Never- Women walking down the street in front of the jail pause in their shopping to admire the view of the marshal and the detective leaning against the railing; law enforcement has never looked quite so commanding before.
#34 - Sing- Stone might come to church, but he leaves the hymns to the missionary’s son.
#35 - Sudden- Stone’s decision to offer Finch a job was a sudden impulse born from the look in the other’s man face; Finch decided to stay for the exact same reason.
#37 - Time- Even though they try not to show it, both flinch inwardly every time someone points a weapon at the other.
#38 - Wash- A case isn’t really over until Stone has sat on the back porch of the lab and smoked a pipe while Finch washes everyone of his instruments.
#39 - Torn - Stone feels comfortable teasing Finch about his torn shirt and black eye only because he knows the other guy got it worse.
#40 - History- The two of them have an agreement; Finch never asks Stone about the years during the war and Stone never asks about how the knife originally ended up in Finch’s shirt collar.
#43 - God- As a missionary’s son Finch had always believed in God in the
abstract sense, but it wasn’t until he’d first sat with Stone and Katie on his front porch
and watched the sun set on his town that he really solidly believed.
#44 - Wall- The bullet buries itself harmlessly in the wall as Stone ducks out of the way, and Finch breaths a sigh of relief as he closes in from the shooter’s other side.
#45 - Naked- Stone had always assumed that the reason Finch blushed and stammered when he accidentally walked in on Katie partially undressed but could be cold and professional over a the dead body of a naked female was that he saw a human in the former and a piece of science in the second; eventually he realized that the only difference was that the only way Finch felt he could be respectful to the latter was to use the evidence her body provided to bring her justice.
#47 - Harm- Finch slept soundly in his sleeping bag, for he knew that since Stone had the first watch he was safe from all harm.
#48 - Precious- The people of the railroad were happy because they had their money; Stone watched them count it in anger that they would never know the value of the blood split for its retrieval.
#49 - Hunger- Finch hadn’t realized how hungry he was until Stone came in with a plate of sandwiches and preceded to eat one of them at his desk.
#50 - Believe- Stone watches with a grin as the two visiting Pinkerton agents stare in disbelief at the rowdy town, rough people, rambling landscape, and the rugged version of their former co worker who calls it all home. >