Prompt meme!

[ratherastory]

Shamelessly stolen from de_nugis.

Tell me about a story I haven't written, and I will give you 1-3 sentences (or more) from or about it.

I haven't been writing much (apart from my summergen, which keeps getting longer on me and is giving me terrible trouble and I am worried my recipient will hate it and oh God... anyway), so this feels like a fun way to

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[clarity159]

*peeks in*

It's so nice to see you here, I miss your fic very much--I understand RL, etc.--just wanted you to know you're missed. :-)

I'll try this?

A story you haven't written--something in your Fusion 'verse, which I love so very much.

Something appropriate for our 4th of July. The time Dean and Cas had to help Peri and Sam deal with an overenthusiastic 4th of July celebration of fireworks...

Thank you. If you write for this, I'll just squee myself to death. :-)

[ratherastory]

Dean honestly thought that it would be Sam who'd have trouble today. All the crowds combined with weird smells and getting jostled from all sides, combined with the bright lights and loud noises... it should have been a recipe for disaster.

Except that Sam is coping just fine, sitting cross-legged on the floor playing a game of Go Fish! with Cas and laughingly accusing him of cheating while Cas points out that, as there are no actual fish present, the game is something of a misnomer.

Instead, Dean has found himself with an armful of very distraught dog. Perry is whining and wriggling and licking at his face because, as it turns out, no matter how well you train your service dog, it turns out that nothing you do will prepare you for finding out that your dog is terrified of fireworks.

Next year, Dean vows, they'll go on a trip somewhere there aren't any fireworks at all. It'll be better for his nerves.

[clarity159]

*squees self to death*

That's wonderful, thank you so much! Not the typical route you'd think about Sam and fireworks--very cool choices. Poor Perry. (And my apologies for spelling her name wrong, I was thinking of another companion named Peri (for Doctor Who ;-)

Thanks again!

[ratherastory]

My dog freaks the hell out during thunderstorms and fireworks, so it seemed fitting. Glad you liked it! :D

[de_nugis]

You haven't written the Fusion 'verse fic where they first get the cat!

[ratherastory]

Actually, that one is half written. Oops?

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Of all the things Dean considered Sam might be hiding from him, this hadn't even made it on the list. Cas is sitting on the first step at the top of the cellar stairs, looking smug, damn him, because of course he was the one to tell Dean that Sam being all shifty wasn't anything to worry about. The thing is, Dean is a worrier, always has been, and he wasn't about to take Cas' word for it that everything was fine, not with Sam acting all cagey and skulking around without telling Dean what he was up to.

Sam is looking at him expectantly now, all big blue eyes and trembly lower lip, clutching the tiny grey bundle to his chest as though Dean might just snatch it away and toss it outside into the nearest snow drift. Because of course Dean is just the sort of guy to go around murdering kittens.

[de_nugis]

Eee, thank you! Yes, Sam would be secretive and cagey about a kitten. They will never break that pattern, no matter how furry and harmless the occasion.

[ratherastory]

The boys will never break the pattern of keeping secrets because they're afraid of the other's reaction. That would just be silly! :P

[killabeez]

What about the time Sam overheard someone(s) trash-talking Dean, and couldn't stop himself from setting them straight? I can't recall if this was when they were teenagers, or maybe it was a lot more recent than that-say, out at a bar one night.

[ratherastory]

"You don't know what you're talking about," Sam informs the biggest guy, and he's amazed at how calm he sounds, given that his heart is threatening to come right through his ribcage.

The guy sneers. "Aw, if it isn't baby brother, coming to the rescue. What are you going to do about it?"

"I don't have to do anything." The guy bigger than Sam, but Sam isn't exactly a shrimp anymore, not since last summer. He smiles, enjoying how it unsettles the other guy. "The fact that your girlfriend picked my brother over you speaks for itself. If I were you, I wouldn't go announcing the fact that you've got a small dick all over school."

There's a burst of laughter from their audience, and when the guy takes a swing at him, Sam is ready and waiting.

[killabeez]

♥ ♥ ♥!

I love baby brother coming to the rescue!

[ratherastory]

Don't mess with Sam, is all I'm saying. Or his brother.

[azziria]

The one where Dean suddenly and inexplicably starts to crave licorice...

[ratherastory]

Steve really isn't sure what to make of this. "Danny... don't you think it's a little much?"

Danny glares up at him from a desk piled high with licorice packets of every colour and every brand he could get his hands on. "Look, just because I can't seem to eat anything else doesn't mean I shouldn't be allowed to have a little variety in my life!"

Steve tilts his head in acquiescence. "Point taken."

[azziria]

LOL - I'm obviously inextricably linked in your mind with Steve and Danny.

Love it, it's so Danny :)

[ratherastory]

You really are! Glad you liked it in spite of my prompt-answering fail. :P

[claudiapriscus]

Why the Avengers/SHIELD should be incredibly grateful that Pepper Potts never considered a life of crime.

[ratherastory]

Phil has a cramp in his hand, but Pepper is undeterred and hands him another stack of papers. "Here you will find all the documentation pertaining to what is considered proprietary to Stark Industries, and what Mr. Stark is willing to share with S.H.I.E.L.D on condition that all involved employees and agents sign a standard non-disclosure agreement. If you'd care to sign where it's marked, since you're here as Director Fury's proxy..."

He's beginning to think that Nick knew exactly what he was in for, which is why he sent Phil instead. He tries to count all the Post-It notes and gives up after he hits thirteen.

"I don't have to use my blood to sign any of this, do I? Because that's where I draw the line."

Pepper smiles brightly at him, and he sighs and sets about putting pen to paper.

[claudiapriscus]

:-D Hee!

[ratherastory]

Pepper is the queen of paperwork.