Prompt: Being Embarrassed
Name: Being Embarrassed
Characters: Puck, Erin, Rhys, Eden
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Puck gets an early morning wake-up.
Notes: Myshuno Prompt #8. This is also further out in the future than I had planned, but there's nothing spoilery here.
Word Count: 968
My Card.
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Puck Summerdream-Devereaux wrinkled his brow at the morning sun that was pouring through his and Erin's bedroom window. He glanced in momentary confusion at the alarm clock, wondering why it hadn't gone off before he remembered that it was a Saturday. A day off of work. A day he didn't need to get up early. He yawned sleepily and looked over at his wife.
Erin had managed to steal most of the covers but hardly any of them were covering her as she laid on her stomach. A small smile crept over his features as he trailed his fingers softly over her nude back. She liked to sleep naked, which was something he had a hard time getting used to at first. Of course, on this morning, he was nude as well.
He leaned over and gave her bare shoulder a kiss. She muttered something incoherently and she buried her head deeper into the pillows. She was a very heavy sleeper and she practically needed to be dragged out of bed every morning. But seeing as there was no need for her to get up, he left her alone. He gently pulled back the blankets (the small bit that Erin hadn't stolen from him) and he got out of bed.
Even though Erin could probably sleep through a parade (if one chose to march through their bedroom), he still was quiet as he gathered up his underwear, pajama bottoms, t-shirt, and socks. He was just a silent as he put them on. He would have preferred to put on a pair of slippers and his bathrobe as well, but the weather was still a bit warm. He gently eased the bedroom door open and silently shut it behind him.
He tread the stairs lightly, taking care not to wake anyone in the house up. A relaxed feeling stole over him as he savored the thought of slowly drinking a cup or two of coffee and reading the newspaper. In fact, as he thought about it, he could smell the coffee wafting through the air. He quietly walked through the dining room and into the kitchen.
And that's when all feelings of peace and relaxation disappeared.
Puck's mind froze as his eyes involuntary took in the sight before him. His mother-in-law was pressed up against the wall by his father-in-law. Eden's filmy nightgown was up around her waist. Rhys' pajama bottoms were not around his. He could hear a soft moan from Eden as Rhys wrapped her legs around his bare torso.
He saw all of this in the split second before he squeaked out the words, "Oh my God!" As soon as he said that, Rhys and Eden broke from their embrace and hastily fumbled with their clothes. Puck managed to catch a glimpse of Eden looking slightly embarrassed, but he ran out of the kitchen before he could see anything more. He blindly ran up the stairs and stumbled into his bedroom, slamming the door shut behind him. The loud noise startled Erin out of her deep sleep and she sat up with a gasp, the blankets falling around her, exposing her own nakedness. Puck's hands slapped against his face as he covered his eyes.
"What is the matter with you?" Erin asked through a yawn. "Why is your face all red?"
"...burned in my retinas..." he replied in a thin voice. He uncovered his eyes and looked at her helplessly. He squeezed his eyes tight a few times in the vain hope that he could wash the image away.
Erin looked at the alarm clock and stretched languidly. "Ah. You must have walked in on my parents' early morning 'work out session,'" she replied casually. "Yeah, they do that. You get used to it."
"No," he gasped.
"Yes. You do." She pulled the covers over herself and held her arms out to him. "Oh come here," she said. As he sat down next to her, she gathered him into her arms and pressed his head against her chest and began stroking his hair. "You have to make noise, you see."
"I didn't want to wake anyone up!"
She nodded. "And that is very considerate of you, honestly it is. But, you see, Quinn and I learned at an early age to announce our presence. Being loud assures you that you're going to walk in on the 'rents doing normal things. Being quiet leads to mentally scarring images. Shut the door with a click. Walk normally down the stairs. Clear your throat before entering a room you think they're alone in. And then there's always the classic, 'I'm home!' announcement when you come home from work. You don't have to make a huge production, but you do have to make them aware that you're coming into the room. And, of course, they will pay us the same consideration. You know, if there happens to be a situation where they themselves could be scarred for life."
"You're so blasé about this!"
She shrugged. "Like I said, we grew up with it."
"Well...now what do I do? Your dad already gives me these looks!"
Erin laughed. "My dad is teasing you. He's also a dirty hypocrite, but he's teasing you. As for what you do? Nothing. Pretend it didn't happen. It just will make everything all awkward and stuff. It was an honest mistake and it won't happen again." She gave him a sunny smile as he looked up at her.
"Now I know where you got it from," he said.
"As De used to say, 'Trufax' and 'nod nod.'" She gave him a kiss. "Now let me get dressed and we'll go downstairs for breakfast. I'm starving!"
Puck could only laugh and shake his head. Yes, there were a lot of things he had to get used to.
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Characters: Puck, Erin, Rhys, Eden
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Puck gets an early morning wake-up.
Notes: Myshuno Prompt #8. This is also further out in the future than I had planned, but there's nothing spoilery here.
Word Count: 968
My Card.
***
Puck Summerdream-Devereaux wrinkled his brow at the morning sun that was pouring through his and Erin's bedroom window. He glanced in momentary confusion at the alarm clock, wondering why it hadn't gone off before he remembered that it was a Saturday. A day off of work. A day he didn't need to get up early. He yawned sleepily and looked over at his wife.
Erin had managed to steal most of the covers but hardly any of them were covering her as she laid on her stomach. A small smile crept over his features as he trailed his fingers softly over her nude back. She liked to sleep naked, which was something he had a hard time getting used to at first. Of course, on this morning, he was nude as well.
He leaned over and gave her bare shoulder a kiss. She muttered something incoherently and she buried her head deeper into the pillows. She was a very heavy sleeper and she practically needed to be dragged out of bed every morning. But seeing as there was no need for her to get up, he left her alone. He gently pulled back the blankets (the small bit that Erin hadn't stolen from him) and he got out of bed.
Even though Erin could probably sleep through a parade (if one chose to march through their bedroom), he still was quiet as he gathered up his underwear, pajama bottoms, t-shirt, and socks. He was just a silent as he put them on. He would have preferred to put on a pair of slippers and his bathrobe as well, but the weather was still a bit warm. He gently eased the bedroom door open and silently shut it behind him.
He tread the stairs lightly, taking care not to wake anyone in the house up. A relaxed feeling stole over him as he savored the thought of slowly drinking a cup or two of coffee and reading the newspaper. In fact, as he thought about it, he could smell the coffee wafting through the air. He quietly walked through the dining room and into the kitchen.
And that's when all feelings of peace and relaxation disappeared.
Puck's mind froze as his eyes involuntary took in the sight before him. His mother-in-law was pressed up against the wall by his father-in-law. Eden's filmy nightgown was up around her waist. Rhys' pajama bottoms were not around his. He could hear a soft moan from Eden as Rhys wrapped her legs around his bare torso.
He saw all of this in the split second before he squeaked out the words, "Oh my God!" As soon as he said that, Rhys and Eden broke from their embrace and hastily fumbled with their clothes. Puck managed to catch a glimpse of Eden looking slightly embarrassed, but he ran out of the kitchen before he could see anything more. He blindly ran up the stairs and stumbled into his bedroom, slamming the door shut behind him. The loud noise startled Erin out of her deep sleep and she sat up with a gasp, the blankets falling around her, exposing her own nakedness. Puck's hands slapped against his face as he covered his eyes.
"What is the matter with you?" Erin asked through a yawn. "Why is your face all red?"
"...burned in my retinas..." he replied in a thin voice. He uncovered his eyes and looked at her helplessly. He squeezed his eyes tight a few times in the vain hope that he could wash the image away.
Erin looked at the alarm clock and stretched languidly. "Ah. You must have walked in on my parents' early morning 'work out session,'" she replied casually. "Yeah, they do that. You get used to it."
"No," he gasped.
"Yes. You do." She pulled the covers over herself and held her arms out to him. "Oh come here," she said. As he sat down next to her, she gathered him into her arms and pressed his head against her chest and began stroking his hair. "You have to make noise, you see."
"I didn't want to wake anyone up!"
She nodded. "And that is very considerate of you, honestly it is. But, you see, Quinn and I learned at an early age to announce our presence. Being loud assures you that you're going to walk in on the 'rents doing normal things. Being quiet leads to mentally scarring images. Shut the door with a click. Walk normally down the stairs. Clear your throat before entering a room you think they're alone in. And then there's always the classic, 'I'm home!' announcement when you come home from work. You don't have to make a huge production, but you do have to make them aware that you're coming into the room. And, of course, they will pay us the same consideration. You know, if there happens to be a situation where they themselves could be scarred for life."
"You're so blasé about this!"
She shrugged. "Like I said, we grew up with it."
"Well...now what do I do? Your dad already gives me these looks!"
Erin laughed. "My dad is teasing you. He's also a dirty hypocrite, but he's teasing you. As for what you do? Nothing. Pretend it didn't happen. It just will make everything all awkward and stuff. It was an honest mistake and it won't happen again." She gave him a sunny smile as he looked up at her.
"Now I know where you got it from," he said.
"As De used to say, 'Trufax' and 'nod nod.'" She gave him a kiss. "Now let me get dressed and we'll go downstairs for breakfast. I'm starving!"
Puck could only laugh and shake his head. Yes, there were a lot of things he had to get used to.
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