'Marry me?' - Sean and Elijah tribble - G -
Title: Marry Me?
Rating: G
Pairing: Sean Astin/Elijah Wood
Prompt: Writer's Choice
Author's notes: With thanks and love to my wonderful beta, abandonada, who always comes up with the best suggestions! Also posted in troubledtribble. Forgive any duplication. And, please support this very worthy community. C'mon! I know some of you have a tribble or two in you!
“Would you marry me?”
Elijah shot Sean a sharp glance, his brows drawing together in a frown. “What kind of question is that? You’re already married.”
“Lij…”
“And furthermore you’re going to stay that way. So why do you ask me things like that?”
Surprised by his reaction, Sean hesitated, then spoke softly. “I didn’t mean to annoy you. I’m sorry, Lij. Forget I asked.”
“You didn’t answer my question,” Elijah snapped. “Why do you ask things like that?”
“Elijah, please. I just wondered... that’s all,” Sean said, touching his arm gently, “Please don’t be mad at me.”
“Fucking annoying doesn’t begin to describe it!” Elijah said curtly. “You know it’ll never happen! So why wave it in front of my face like it’s some kind of… possibility?”
Sean chewed thoughtfully on his lower lip. Clearly he’d strayed into dangerous territory. Elijah rarely ever responded with anger; it simply wasn’t his temperament. Sean wondered if he could ever explain with any real clarity exactly why he had asked his question. He drew in a deep breath, resolved to try at any rate. He had upset his friend. He needed to make amends.
“Because, Elijah, for me it is a possibility! In fact for me, it’s not just possible. It’s probable.” He raised his hand as Elijah opened his mouth to speak. “Wait.” He hesitated for a moment, then took Elijah’s hand in his and gazed into his eyes. “I love you. That’s the plain and simple truth of my heart. If I couldn’t believe that eventually we’d have a life together, I simply couldn’t go on. My heart would just… die.”
Elijah’s slowly eyes filled. “Seanie,” he whispered brokenly.
“I guess I needed to know if you felt the same.”
“Well… I do.”
“Do me a favor? Remember that phrase.”
Rating: G
Pairing: Sean Astin/Elijah Wood
Prompt: Writer's Choice
Author's notes: With thanks and love to my wonderful beta, abandonada, who always comes up with the best suggestions! Also posted in troubledtribble. Forgive any duplication. And, please support this very worthy community. C'mon! I know some of you have a tribble or two in you!
“Would you marry me?”
Elijah shot Sean a sharp glance, his brows drawing together in a frown. “What kind of question is that? You’re already married.”
“Lij…”
“And furthermore you’re going to stay that way. So why do you ask me things like that?”
Surprised by his reaction, Sean hesitated, then spoke softly. “I didn’t mean to annoy you. I’m sorry, Lij. Forget I asked.”
“You didn’t answer my question,” Elijah snapped. “Why do you ask things like that?”
“Elijah, please. I just wondered... that’s all,” Sean said, touching his arm gently, “Please don’t be mad at me.”
“Fucking annoying doesn’t begin to describe it!” Elijah said curtly. “You know it’ll never happen! So why wave it in front of my face like it’s some kind of… possibility?”
Sean chewed thoughtfully on his lower lip. Clearly he’d strayed into dangerous territory. Elijah rarely ever responded with anger; it simply wasn’t his temperament. Sean wondered if he could ever explain with any real clarity exactly why he had asked his question. He drew in a deep breath, resolved to try at any rate. He had upset his friend. He needed to make amends.
“Because, Elijah, for me it is a possibility! In fact for me, it’s not just possible. It’s probable.” He raised his hand as Elijah opened his mouth to speak. “Wait.” He hesitated for a moment, then took Elijah’s hand in his and gazed into his eyes. “I love you. That’s the plain and simple truth of my heart. If I couldn’t believe that eventually we’d have a life together, I simply couldn’t go on. My heart would just… die.”
Elijah’s slowly eyes filled. “Seanie,” he whispered brokenly.
“I guess I needed to know if you felt the same.”
“Well… I do.”
“Do me a favor? Remember that phrase.”