Pistachio #22, #14 and #4, Chopped Nuts. Pockys + Fresh Pineapple and Fresh Peaches.
Author: bassair
Challenge: Pistachio #22: caught off guard
Toppings: Chopped Nuts
Extras: Fresh Peaches (It seems that your sensitivity is in slight conflict with your actions, Libra. You continue to go through the daily motions and do what you planned on doing, but it seems as though your heart is no longer in it. Don't ask why. It's just that you've been working hard and thinking hard lately. You've reached your limit and it's time to rest.) Fresh Pineapple (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Waiting. Lyrics.)
Title: Baby, You’re The Only One
Rating: PG-13
Warning(s): None.
Pairings/Characters: Lisa/Jesse (referenced; Danni/Ben, Ben/Alec, Alec/Devon).
AU/Canon: AU - Domestic!Verse
Beta: skullgirl013
Story: White Scar
Summary: Post- Three Hearts Are One Too Many, Lisa is feeling insecure.
Author’s Note: If we still need a chopped nuts, this counts for Back to School! :D
She leaves work early, having been sent home by her boss because she fell asleep on her desk. She knows what it is; it’s obvious even to her. It’s stress, pure and simple. The stress of the last few months has gotten to her... Alec’s breakup, Danni’s divorce... all of it, mounting up to this.
She drops her bag to the ground, walks through the flat and enters the small kitchen. Plates from last dinner and breakfast are piled up across the sink. She sighs and reaches for the rubber gloves and the washing up liquid.
Five minutes later, she’s crying over the washing up, hot tears rolling down her cheeks and joining the soapy water. She reaches up with wet, glove-clad hands and pulls the pin from her hair, letting the red locks fall around her face.
She needs sleep. She needs sleep and a holiday and so many other things. But mostly, right now, she needs Jesse.
The pile of dishes slowly shrinks, replaced by shiny white plates and dirty water, the hot tap running until it scalds her skin through the rubber, water heating her up, steam clinging to her face and she can’t tell the difference between tears and her own sweat anymore.
Once the plates are clean, she lets it go, taking off her gloves, sinking down onto her knees and dropping to a sitting position, leaning against the cupboard door.
That’s when she starts to sob.
Ten minutes later, Jesse walks into the flat, follows the sounds of Lisa’s heart breaking and steps into the kitchen. “Lees?”
Lisa looks up through wet eyes and damp hair and sniffs, noisily.
“What on Earth?” Jesse drops to her knees in front of her partner. “Are you okay?”
Lisa shakes her head, trying to wipe at her face with the back of her hands.
“What’s wrong? What’s happened?”
“I’m scared,” Lisa whispers.
“What of, baby?” Jesse says, tucking Lisa’s hair behind her ear and trying to get as close as she can in the cramped corner.
“Alec and Devon broke up... then Ben and Danni... we’re the last ones left of the original group... the three couples who triple-dated...” She makes an unhappy noise. “What if we’re next?”
“Do you want to break up?”
Lisa’s eyes widen. “No!” she sobs. “No, god, no. I don’t. I never... Don’t leave me.” She reaches out for her and Jesse catches her hands.
“I’m not leaving you,” Jesse promises, quietly. “I have no plans to ever leave you, you hear me? Baby, you’re the one for me.”
Lisa scrabbles towards her, arms outstretched to wrap around her and Jesse slides her hands around her waist, holding her close even as they both fall backwards onto the floor, Lisa pretty much on top of her, just holding and hugging her tight.
“I love you,” Jesse says, looking up at Lisa above her and stroking her red hair from her face. “Don’t ever doubt that, okay?”
“I won’t,” Lisa whispers. “I love you too.”
“You know the difference between you and me and those four?” Jesse breathes. Lisa shakes her head. “We know we have flaws. Our vision of each other isn’t idealised. But we love each other anyway.”
“Don’t be so smart,” Lisa mumbles in her ear. “It’s scary.”
“I love you too,” Jesse says with a grin.
Author: bassair
Challenge: Pistachio #14: the night before
Toppings: Chopped Nuts
Extras: Pocky.
Title: Virgin
Rating: R
Warning(s): Planned sex, first time.
Pairings/Characters: Alec/Devon
Beta: skullgirl013
AU/Canon: AU - College ‘verse
Story: White Scar
Summary: Devon finally makes the connection.
“Why are you so nervous?” He slides his hands down Alec’s sides and the other man shivers.
“I’m not nervous...” Alec chuckles. Nervously.
“Yes you are.” Devon pecks a kiss against his lips and backs him up towards the bed. “What is it? It’s not like you’re a...” He pauses, eyes widening. “Oh, my god, you are.”
“Shut up.”
“No! You’re a virgin! Dude, that’s rare. Like unicorn rare.”
Alec pouts at him. “The mood is on its death bed.”
Devon pulls him into his arms, places his hands on his face and kisses him. “Let’s take it slow.”
“Okay.”
Author: bassair
Challenge: Pistachio #4: theatre
Toppings: Chopped Nuts
Extras: Pocky.
Title: Trip to the Theatre
Rating: R
Warning(s): Sexuality, slight PDA.
Pairings/Characters: Alec/Devon
Beta: skullgirl013
AU/Canon: AU - College ‘verse
Story: White Scar
Summary: Alec and Devon go to the theatre, but Devon’s not very interested in the show.
“Dude, that’s a really small living room.”
“It’s a set.”
“I know but dude...”
“Shh.”
“This is really boring.”
“Entertain yourself then.”
“Okay.”
...
“Devon.”
“Mmm?”
“Why is your hand there?”
“I’m entertaining myself.”
“Yes, but you’re also disTRACTING ME! DEVON!”
“Heh...your voice gets all squeaky when I do this.”
“Stop that riGHT NOW!”
“I wonder if I do this if it’ll get squeakier...”
“DEVON!”
“Are you boys quite finished?”
“Sorry, ma’am.”
“Sorry.”
“...Devon, your hand... it’s...”
“I know.”
“No, really...”
“How’s this?”
“...Up a bit.”
“This?”
“Ohh...yeah.”
“How about this?”
“How about we go?”
“Best idea ever. Let’s go.”