FAKE Ficlet: Cold Noses
Title: Cold Noses
Fandom: FAKE
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Dee, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 605
Setting: After Vol. 7.
Summary: Dee gets his partner something to help protect him from the cold winter weather.
Written For: The newyearcntdown prompt ‘Red’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
As they got into the car, Ryo frowned at his work partner and lover. “What’re you grinning at?” He couldn’t see any reason for the smile on Dee’s face; most people didn’t find murder amusing, not unless there was something seriously wrong with them. The crime scene they were currently leaving was mercifully free of blood and gore, the victim having been strangled, but somebody was still dead.
“Sorry, just thinkin’ you’re lookin’ very color-coordinated today; your nose matches your sweater.”
If anything, that just deepened Ryo’s frown into a scowl. “What d’you expect? It’s cold out! Anyway, if anyone looks like Rudolph, it’s you!”
“Hey, I never said anything about no red-nosed reindeer. ‘Sides, I’ve had a red nose for the last week.” Dee was just getting over a bad cold. “Wasn’t expectin’ ya to bite my head off over a casual observation. What’s up? Are ya comin’ down with my cold?”
Ryo sighed. “No, I don’t think so. Sorry, it’s just, it’s nearly Christmas and another family’s lost a loved one. It’s not right.”
“No, it’s not, so we’ll find out who’s responsible and make sure they pay the price. It’s what we do.” Dee studied his lover. “Doesn’t change the fact that your nose matches your sweater. How come ya don’t have a scarf today?”
“Bikky couldn’t find his this morning, so I let him take mine.”
“You’re an idiot. Probably deserve a dad of the year award, but still an idiot; the kid’s gonna be indoors most of the day, and here you are, out in the cold for hours, freezin’ your nose off!”
“I’m fine.”
“Your nose says otherwise.”
“We’re in the car now, it’ll soon warm up, along with the rest of me.” Ryo rubbed his nose with a gloved hand.
“Then you’ll get cold again next time we haveta go anywhere!”
“I can myself a new scarf on my way home tonight.”
“That’s not gonna help ya the rest of the day though, is it?”
“I’ll survive. Let’s get back to the precinct; maybe we won’t have to go out again today.”
“What’re the chances of THAT happenin’?” Dee grumbled as he started the engine.
“Slim, but we can hope.”
“Hope’s ’bout all we do in this job. You wanna stop for coffee on the way back?”
“Yeah, that would be good.”
The following morning, Ryo arrived at work early, wearing his new scarf. When Dee arrived a short while later, wrapped up well against the freezing temperatures, he was holding a small parcel, which he dropped on his partner’s desk.
“Here ya go.”
“What’s this?”
“Open it and find out.”
Shrugging, Ryo did as suggested; inside, on an elasticated strap, was a red knitted triangle like a tiny hat, complete with bobble. “What on earth…”
“It’s a nose cosy,” Dee explained. “Got myself one too. Lowering his scarf, he revealed his nose, covered in black wool and tipped with an eye-catching green bobble. “Whaddaya think?”
For a long moment Ryo could only stare; then he burst out laughing. “You can’t wear that for work!”
Dee grinned. “For emergency use only, I swear. I figured we could keep ‘em in our coats, just in case of lost scarves, or for when we need a little extra protection. Try yours on, make sure it fits. If it does, I’ll have my neighbour make ya a few more. Gotta have spares.”
Blushing slightly, Ryo slipped the band over his head and settled the nose cosy in place. It was surprisingly comfortable, not to mention warm.
“How do I look?”
“Perfect.” Dee grinned. “Red’s always been a good color on ya.”
The End
Fandom: FAKE
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Dee, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 605
Setting: After Vol. 7.
Summary: Dee gets his partner something to help protect him from the cold winter weather.
Written For: The newyearcntdown prompt ‘Red’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
As they got into the car, Ryo frowned at his work partner and lover. “What’re you grinning at?” He couldn’t see any reason for the smile on Dee’s face; most people didn’t find murder amusing, not unless there was something seriously wrong with them. The crime scene they were currently leaving was mercifully free of blood and gore, the victim having been strangled, but somebody was still dead.
“Sorry, just thinkin’ you’re lookin’ very color-coordinated today; your nose matches your sweater.”
If anything, that just deepened Ryo’s frown into a scowl. “What d’you expect? It’s cold out! Anyway, if anyone looks like Rudolph, it’s you!”
“Hey, I never said anything about no red-nosed reindeer. ‘Sides, I’ve had a red nose for the last week.” Dee was just getting over a bad cold. “Wasn’t expectin’ ya to bite my head off over a casual observation. What’s up? Are ya comin’ down with my cold?”
Ryo sighed. “No, I don’t think so. Sorry, it’s just, it’s nearly Christmas and another family’s lost a loved one. It’s not right.”
“No, it’s not, so we’ll find out who’s responsible and make sure they pay the price. It’s what we do.” Dee studied his lover. “Doesn’t change the fact that your nose matches your sweater. How come ya don’t have a scarf today?”
“Bikky couldn’t find his this morning, so I let him take mine.”
“You’re an idiot. Probably deserve a dad of the year award, but still an idiot; the kid’s gonna be indoors most of the day, and here you are, out in the cold for hours, freezin’ your nose off!”
“I’m fine.”
“Your nose says otherwise.”
“We’re in the car now, it’ll soon warm up, along with the rest of me.” Ryo rubbed his nose with a gloved hand.
“Then you’ll get cold again next time we haveta go anywhere!”
“I can myself a new scarf on my way home tonight.”
“That’s not gonna help ya the rest of the day though, is it?”
“I’ll survive. Let’s get back to the precinct; maybe we won’t have to go out again today.”
“What’re the chances of THAT happenin’?” Dee grumbled as he started the engine.
“Slim, but we can hope.”
“Hope’s ’bout all we do in this job. You wanna stop for coffee on the way back?”
“Yeah, that would be good.”
The following morning, Ryo arrived at work early, wearing his new scarf. When Dee arrived a short while later, wrapped up well against the freezing temperatures, he was holding a small parcel, which he dropped on his partner’s desk.
“Here ya go.”
“What’s this?”
“Open it and find out.”
Shrugging, Ryo did as suggested; inside, on an elasticated strap, was a red knitted triangle like a tiny hat, complete with bobble. “What on earth…”
“It’s a nose cosy,” Dee explained. “Got myself one too. Lowering his scarf, he revealed his nose, covered in black wool and tipped with an eye-catching green bobble. “Whaddaya think?”
For a long moment Ryo could only stare; then he burst out laughing. “You can’t wear that for work!”
Dee grinned. “For emergency use only, I swear. I figured we could keep ‘em in our coats, just in case of lost scarves, or for when we need a little extra protection. Try yours on, make sure it fits. If it does, I’ll have my neighbour make ya a few more. Gotta have spares.”
Blushing slightly, Ryo slipped the band over his head and settled the nose cosy in place. It was surprisingly comfortable, not to mention warm.
“How do I look?”
“Perfect.” Dee grinned. “Red’s always been a good color on ya.”
The End