Drabble: What Lies Beneath

[mysteriousaliways]

Title: What Lies Beneath
Author: mysteriousaliwz
Fandom: Primeval
Pairing: Nick/Stephen
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Primeval, Nick or Stephen and am not making any money out of this.
Word Count: 100
Author Notes: Written for the Feb09 Primeval drabbleathon, for flawed_karma. Prompt was Nick/Stephen, Song 'Dinner at Eight' by Rufus Wainwright
Thanks to fredbassett for the encouragement!
Warning: Angstwoekittens.
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I'm not ready to forgive him. Not yet.

Everything we meant to each other had a lie at the centre of it, a sharp chunk of ice embedded in a snowball.

All those years I thought he was my rock - now it seems he’s slippery, dangerous sheet ice hidden beneath clean, soft snow.

He was my comfort. His betrayal hurt worse than Helen’s, made me want to lash out with my fists, to see tears in his eyes.

I want to trust him again, I really do, but …

He'll have to prove he's worth my trust again. Somehow.

Comments

[alyse]

Oooh, nice. I love the imagery you've used here.

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The song in the prompt suggested snow and ice, and it all kind of grew from there :)

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

*Snivels*

Gorgeous angsty drabble. I love the snowy images.

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

*hands you a tissue*

Thank you :) The song mentioned snow and it all kind of grew from there.

[fredbassett]

Very nice indeed! I can always understand why Nick was so hurt, but I just wish they could have talked.

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)
All those years of friendship - if only Nick had been a bit less unyielding ...

[fififolle]

Aaaaahhhh! *flails a bit* Poor Nick. *brrrr* That's a chilly image there. Good stuff. *sniff*

Edit: I just read the warning :) LOL

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

*looks out a scarf and woolly hat for Nick*
*and a tissue for fifi*

Angstwoekittens - somewhere along the same evolutionary branch as plotbunnies, perhaps? *g*

[fififolle]

Aw! Little mites. Are there hawt!dogs too? LMAO

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

*pets the angstwoekittens*

Hawt!dogs (or alternatively porndogs?) sound fun. You could have a whole menagerie.

Kink!aardvarks?

[fififolle]

LMAO!!! fluff!armadillos?

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

*snorfle*

Beware the mpreg!seahorses!

[fififolle]

ROFL!!!! I don't think I can beat that, LOL!!!!

[flawed-karma.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh brilliant. It so.. and.. the.. *happysigh*

That's EXACTLY what I hoped for when i picked that song. Something angsty and hurty and yum.

Thank you! *internet cookies and pie of your choice*

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm pleased you like it. The song certainly gave me plenty to work with - lots of inspiration :)

Ooh! Cookies and pie! I'll have rhubarb pie, plz :)
*gronnfs cookies and pie*

[telperion-15.livejournal.com]

*meeps*

The poor boys just need to talk, dammit!

Nice drabble! :)

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

*pets*

Men, so bad at communication sometimes. And Nick is more stubborn than most *eyeroll*

Thanks :)

[verito295.livejournal.com]

*whimpers* Nick had no idea how far Stephen would go to gain that trust again...
Lovely sad piece hon.

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

If only he'd been a bit less stubborn and unforgiving ...

Thanks, glad you liked it :)

[reggietate.livejournal.com]

Oh, gorgeous!

All those years I thought he was my rock - now it seems he’s slippery, dangerous sheet ice hidden beneath clean, soft snow.

Perfect image. A lovely drabble.

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Thanks - the song in the prompt got me thinking of snow, and the rest just grew from there.

Glad you liked it :)

[sunsetdawn20.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, I love this very much. That image of ice and snow is made of awesome! Gorgeous writing.

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The song in the prompt mentioned snow, and the hidden ice metaphor seemed to grow out of that.

Ice and Stephen - the Denial hive mind strikes again *g* Have you read lukadreaming's 'Iceman' series? (I didn't make the connection until after I'd written the drabble)

[sunsetdawn20.livejournal.com]

Ooh no I haven't I'm so very new to the fandom yet. I have read my very first Primeval fic last Wednesday (yep, I've fallen head over heels as my series of 5 chapters so far shows lol). But I will definitely check it out if you recommend it. :)

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that new, eh? Primeval sort of draws you in, doesn't it? I've written more in the Primeval fandom than in all of my other fandoms put together :) And I've had more fun in this one as well :D

You have to read deinonychus_1's 'Five Days/Three Years series. I love, love, love that series - that's the one that decided my OTP :) She has a fic links list at the top of her LJ, you can find her stuff there.

entangled_now wrote one of the hottest fics I've ever read, called ''Pollination':
http://entangled-now.livejournal.com/31645.html

And of course there's the inimitable fredbassett - check out her Stephen/Ryan series (again, she has a fic masterlist at the top of her LJ). That should keep you occupied for a few weeks :)

[sunsetdawn20.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, I so don't have time for all of this right now. lol But of course I won't be able to resist. :P Thank you! :)

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Lol, I know the feeling - so many fics, so little time ...

You're welcome :)

('Pollination' is short, so you could start with that one *g*)

(Edited for misplaced punctuation.)

[madscribbles.livejournal.com]

*whimpers*

*perks up*

Where you been, huh? Have missed you.

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

*pets*

I don't know where the time goes - I barely seem to have time to skim over the flist these days, there's so much stuff I've been meaning to go back and read.

Fred had persuaded me to do the drabbleathhon, so I thought I'd better oblige :) It was lovely to do some writing again.

Nice to know I've been missed!
*hugs*

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Ouch.

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Thanks (I think!)

*sends the lads round to comfort you*

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Thanks. *VBG*

[cordeliadelayne]

Oh, that's really beautiful imagery. And *sniffle*

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)
I wanted to get snow in there from the song in the prompt, and the hidden ice metaphor came to mind.
*hands you a tissue*

[deinonychus-1.livejournal.com]

oooh! Lovely and angsty.

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's good to have a bit of a wallow in the angst from time to time.

*pets the poor lads*