Title: Tarnished
Author: kastari
Summary: He didn’t ask for her absolution, but he had it, anyway.
Characters: Adama/Roslin
Rating: T
Word Count: 100
Author’s Note: Written for the 25th
ar_drabbles challenge. Prompt: Silver
Disclaimer: I’m just playing in Universal’s sandbox.
Tarnished
He left the lights dim. A harsh glare wasn’t something he could handle right now.
His best friend was a Cylon.
The woman he loved was dying.
His ship was coming apart at the seams.
His life was unraveling around him.
Bill Adama was no tailor.
He reached into his pocket. The flask was a comfortable fit in his hand.
The glint of silver caught her eye.
“Is that Tigh’s or yours?”
He grunted.
I think you’ve had enough.”
“I have. I’m frakked. You’re frakked. We’re all frakked. So why don’t we just frak?”
"Because I’m tired of faking it.”
~finis~