Clockwork
Rating: PG
Fandom: Runaways
Characters: Yorkeses
Prompt: Seconds
Notes: For Table 4 of 12_stories
Disclaimer: This is me owning nothing
Summary: They've decided clocks are evil.
01: Seconds
She’s not used to clocks in the 1980s yet. Clocks at home were purely digital. No ticks. No tocks. Just numbers. One at a time.
Here, they make noise. They raise an absolute clamor. She hates them.
Dale casts the monstrosity on the wall a dirty glance, and, when it doesn’t stop its infernal noise-making, he flops his head back to rest on the top of his chair. This era’s going to kill him. He’s sure of it. And judging by Stacey’s face, she won’t be long here, either.
They share a look.
It takes exactly one hour to remove all of the clocks from the house.
Dale sets his watch one last time and puts it on the night stand. No more ticks. No more tocks. Just quiet, wonderfully metronome-free bliss.
This time when he flops his head back, he falls asleep with her on his chest.
Fandom: Runaways
Characters: Yorkeses
Prompt: Seconds
Notes: For Table 4 of 12_stories
Disclaimer: This is me owning nothing
Summary: They've decided clocks are evil.
01: Seconds
She’s not used to clocks in the 1980s yet. Clocks at home were purely digital. No ticks. No tocks. Just numbers. One at a time.
Here, they make noise. They raise an absolute clamor. She hates them.
Dale casts the monstrosity on the wall a dirty glance, and, when it doesn’t stop its infernal noise-making, he flops his head back to rest on the top of his chair. This era’s going to kill him. He’s sure of it. And judging by Stacey’s face, she won’t be long here, either.
They share a look.
It takes exactly one hour to remove all of the clocks from the house.
Dale sets his watch one last time and puts it on the night stand. No more ticks. No more tocks. Just quiet, wonderfully metronome-free bliss.
This time when he flops his head back, he falls asleep with her on his chest.