A Couple of Short Fics: H50 & OFMD
Here are a couple of short fics I wrote yesterday. Thought I'd actually get them in here while I'm on that ride! I'll try to get these and the three drabbles from last year (see previous post) into AO3 sometime soon too...
Anyway, these two were once again inspired by prompts left for me by flisters in my haldoor journal on this post: Prompts.
1. H50: Comfort (Steve/Danny)
From the prompt supplied by kitmerlot1213: Grace leaves Hawaii because she's going to school on the mainland
101 words
"I didn’t know how hard this would be," Danny says as they wave goodbye to Grace before she disappears through the departure gate.
"I know, babe." Steve’s voice is soft with sympathy.
It’s almost more than Danny can bear, but he’s also grateful that Steve is there and trying to give comfort; something he’s not always good at. Danny isn’t sure he can say anything more without breaking up, so he moves back a step, making contact with Steve’s chest behind him.
Steve wraps an arm around him and kisses the back of his head.
Danny closes his eyes. It’s enough.
~//~
2. Our Flag Means Death (OFMD): Bedtime (Crew, pre slash Ed/Stede)
From the prompt supplied by zelda_zee: Bedtime story
375 words
"And then what happened? " Pete says, his eyes wide.
"And then," Stede continued, leaning forward to scan the faces of his eager audience, "Blackbeard took out his gun and pointed it right at the British officer."
"Oh my," Lucius murmured. "Bold move."
"Exactly," Stede confirmed. "And do you know what the officer did next?"
"Tell us!" Roach demanded.
Stede opened his mouth to continue, but was interrupted by Ed stepping into the cabin, making everyone look in his direction.
"What?" Ed asked, eyes flicking between the faces staring at him.
Ed didn't like Stede telling bedtime stories about him. "The officer…" Stede continued loudly, making everyone turn back to him, "turned tail and ran back to his bunny hole, where he promptly curled up and fell asleep. It turned out it was all a fantastical dream he was having!
"Right, now, that's enough of that! Everyone off to bed! Off you go, then." Stede made shooing motions to aid things along as he smiled brightly at Ed.
"Well, that was weird," Lucius murmured, giving Stede and then Ed an odd look as he finally followed the rest of the crew out of the cabin.
Ed offered him a confused look, then smiled back at Stede. "You didn't cut that short on my behalf, did you?"
"No, no, of course not!" Stede assured him. "It's past their bedtime anyway. Are you…?" he twirled a finger, leaving things open.
"Yes," Ed nodded firmly. "I am. Shall we?"
"Of course," Stede didn't have a clue what exactly Ed was confirming, but it wouldn't do to appear unsure, which he absolutely and completely was. A man could hope, but…
"After you," Ed held out a hand towards the door.
"Yes, yes! Ummm… ah, the mess?"
"No," Ed said, with that 'don't be such a dummy' look that so often accompanied the word. "Your cabin, silly."
Stede blushed; he couldn't help himself. Ed so often made him do so, but he couldn't admit to the man why that was. And did he dare dream this invitation meant anything? He quickly led the way, stopping only once he was in front of his secret closet opener. "Here?"
"Obviously."
Stede smiled to himself; perhaps tonight would be 'the night' after all.
~//~
Anyway, these two were once again inspired by prompts left for me by flisters in my haldoor journal on this post: Prompts.
1. H50: Comfort (Steve/Danny)
From the prompt supplied by kitmerlot1213: Grace leaves Hawaii because she's going to school on the mainland
101 words
"I didn’t know how hard this would be," Danny says as they wave goodbye to Grace before she disappears through the departure gate.
"I know, babe." Steve’s voice is soft with sympathy.
It’s almost more than Danny can bear, but he’s also grateful that Steve is there and trying to give comfort; something he’s not always good at. Danny isn’t sure he can say anything more without breaking up, so he moves back a step, making contact with Steve’s chest behind him.
Steve wraps an arm around him and kisses the back of his head.
Danny closes his eyes. It’s enough.
~//~
2. Our Flag Means Death (OFMD): Bedtime (Crew, pre slash Ed/Stede)
From the prompt supplied by zelda_zee: Bedtime story
375 words
"And then what happened? " Pete says, his eyes wide.
"And then," Stede continued, leaning forward to scan the faces of his eager audience, "Blackbeard took out his gun and pointed it right at the British officer."
"Oh my," Lucius murmured. "Bold move."
"Exactly," Stede confirmed. "And do you know what the officer did next?"
"Tell us!" Roach demanded.
Stede opened his mouth to continue, but was interrupted by Ed stepping into the cabin, making everyone look in his direction.
"What?" Ed asked, eyes flicking between the faces staring at him.
Ed didn't like Stede telling bedtime stories about him. "The officer…" Stede continued loudly, making everyone turn back to him, "turned tail and ran back to his bunny hole, where he promptly curled up and fell asleep. It turned out it was all a fantastical dream he was having!
"Right, now, that's enough of that! Everyone off to bed! Off you go, then." Stede made shooing motions to aid things along as he smiled brightly at Ed.
"Well, that was weird," Lucius murmured, giving Stede and then Ed an odd look as he finally followed the rest of the crew out of the cabin.
Ed offered him a confused look, then smiled back at Stede. "You didn't cut that short on my behalf, did you?"
"No, no, of course not!" Stede assured him. "It's past their bedtime anyway. Are you…?" he twirled a finger, leaving things open.
"Yes," Ed nodded firmly. "I am. Shall we?"
"Of course," Stede didn't have a clue what exactly Ed was confirming, but it wouldn't do to appear unsure, which he absolutely and completely was. A man could hope, but…
"After you," Ed held out a hand towards the door.
"Yes, yes! Ummm… ah, the mess?"
"No," Ed said, with that 'don't be such a dummy' look that so often accompanied the word. "Your cabin, silly."
Stede blushed; he couldn't help himself. Ed so often made him do so, but he couldn't admit to the man why that was. And did he dare dream this invitation meant anything? He quickly led the way, stopping only once he was in front of his secret closet opener. "Here?"
"Obviously."
Stede smiled to himself; perhaps tonight would be 'the night' after all.
~//~