Numb3rs drabble: Time And Time Again (Don, Terry, Charlie, G)

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Title: Time And Time Again
Characters: Don, Terry, Charlie
Rating: G
Summary: "It's different when it's your brother."
Word Count: 100
Spoilers: none
Notes/Warnings: Unbetaed. Title from Time And Time Again by Counting Crows. There are no names in this story.
Prompt: "Mathematical equations" from the Pairing Generator and "Division" at numb3rs100
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, nor do I profit from their use here. This is only for fun.


"It scares me sometimes," he told her, "the way his brain works." His eyes were focused on the board at the front of the room, rapidly being filled in with dry-erase equations. "I can't keep up."

She watched him for a minute. "Not many people can," she offered, finally. He shook his head, half-frustrated.

"You don't understand," he said. "It's different when it's your brother. Like there's a... a part of yourself you can't access."

"Do you think," she asked, "that maybe sometimes he feels the same way?"

He glanced at her, frowning. "What?"

"About you," she said.