15minuteficlets: Word #39

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heinous_bitca) wrote in

15minuteficlets,
@ 2004-01-25 15:24:00

Word #39
Please post a link here to your ficlet, but ficlets in comments are fine as well. If you do write the ficlet on your own page, please put the word behind an lj-cut tag (or hidden in some way), so as not to spoil anyone for the word.

Word for today is: Flaky.

In other news, I will be in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 8th, and am looking for someone to do the word for the week. Post in the comments if you're interested.

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	firinel 2004-01-25 12:31 pm UTC (link)
	I wouldn't mind doing it again; I've already got a running list of all the words so I'd be sure not to repeat something. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	heinous_bitca 2004-01-26 06:32 am UTC (link)
	Done. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	owed_ink 2004-01-25 01:43 pm UTC (link)
	http://www.livejournal.com/users/owed_ink/7816.html#cutid1 (Reply to this)

	142978 2004-01-25 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	Orlando/Dom, PG. Over breakfast. (Reply to this)

	alchemine 2004-01-25 05:25 pm UTC (link)
	Four And Twenty Blackbirds Harry Potter, 401 words, 14 minutes. No sex or swearing, but may be disturbing. (Reply to this)

	words_she_knows 2004-01-25 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	http://www.livejournal.com/users/words_she_knows/1396.html (Reply to this)

	edenfalling 2004-01-25 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	Original, discussion of translation, no warnings necessary Connections (Reply to this)

mindglitter
2004-01-25 07:52 pm UTC (link)

Original. m/m content. Written in 15 minutes on the dot.

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"You're such a magpie."

The words were whispered against the elf's shoulder, and although they weren't meant to be heard, the vibration of them woke him anyway. Sebastian smiled and rolled over to meet a pair of pale, surprised eyes. He ran slender fingers lightly along the bare hip of his human lover, and smiled softly.

"Why say you that, Maxwell?"

A flush rose to the man's face, and he muttered, "You're just so bloody flaky sometimes, Bastian."

Bastian. It was a fitting nickname – the name of a child who saved all the stories by naming a princess in a fairy tale. A fairy tale within a fairy tale, if truth was told, and perhaps not too far off, at that. He was fairly certain it would amuse Albert, if he told him; perhaps he would tell him this when next they met, just to see if he was right.

Smiling at the thought, he returned his mind to the conversation he was having with his current lover, "Those words, they leave such wounds, Maxwell. Do they have any basis in fact?"

"They do not," Maxwell protested. "Sometimes I wonder if your head would stay attached if you didn't check it every day. And your attention is what's flaky. Flighty might be more the word, but my point remains."

"Does it now?" he grinned, and the flush began to spread from Maxwell's face downwards. He did so wish to watch it move, and the dim light in the room was not good at all for such observation. Another time, perhaps.

"That's precisely what I mean!"

"Perhaps you do have a point, then," and his smile grew wider, "but what about my magpie nature?"

"You're attracted to the pretty, shiny things, just like they are," and finally the aggravated look faded, finally being replaced with a silly grin. "They're just as flighty as you."

"I should hope they were flighty, being birds as they are."

"Sebastian..."

He traced the fine, high cheekbones, "Can you blame me for being attracted to beautiful, shiny things? If I was not, I might not be here, after all."

The flush did spread then, and Sebastian was able to see better as Max started to turn away from him. He changed his mind, and slid his hand upwards from where it still rested upon the other man's hip towards his waist. Once there, he was able to get a grasp firm enough to pull him closer.

"You might fly away one day, deciding I no longer hold your attention."

"Perhaps," he breathed against Maxwell's lips as he pressed closer. "However, lover, one day is not now, and wouldn't you rather have me here now."

No matter how flaky Maxwell found him, hands still tangled in his hair and held him close. No matter how much the magpie he was thought, his lover had no wish to let him go.

For the moment, Sebastian was inclined to agree.

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	kinjuru 2004-01-26 12:43 am UTC (link)
	Body Language (Reply to this)

	quatorzefics 2004-01-26 04:14 am UTC (link)
	My contribution. 15 minutes to write (okay, perhaps one minute overtime, but I had the end of the chapter in my head and wanted to write it down!) and a couple to check & edit. Original, no warnings. Embarrassment (Reply to this)

	churchbabe16 2004-01-26 12:48 pm UTC (link)
	An original. beams Rated G, Ship: Kyrsstalinne/Asfarel, yeah! That's about all. Dread. (Reply to this)

	unanon 2004-01-26 01:50 pm UTC (link)
	Title: A Regular Snowfall Fandom: Potterverse. Characters: Snape, Trelawney Rating: G (Reply to this)

	swtalmnd 2004-01-27 01:03 am UTC (link)
	i'm a bit late to the game this week, but here's my contribution. it was done in approx. 15 minutes, due to a feline interruption in the middle ;) Flaky, Remus/Sirius, Marauders-era, NC-17, 703 words. (yes, i'm lazy with the titles, why do you ask?) (Reply to this)

	swtalmnd 2004-01-27 01:25 am UTC (link)
	i'm a bit late to the game this week, but here's my contribution. it was done in approx. 15 minutes, due to a feline interruption in the middle ;) Flaky, Remus/Sirius, Marauders-era, NC-17, 703 words. (yes, i'm lazy with the titles, why do you ask?) (Reply to this)

	Landmark redwolfoz 2004-01-27 04:13 am UTC (link)
	( Landmark ) — original fiction (Reply to this)

(Anonymous)
2004-01-27 11:59 am UTC (link)

More 24!

This is a small snipped with Jack and Teri, before season 1, when everything was still peaches and roses for the lovely couple.

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"Just let yourselve breathe in, and let the waves of harmonious energy flow in and around you..."

The music was all quiet panpipes and echoing drums, and an ethereal choral voice aimlessly improvised overtop of the melodious background.

Jack opened one eye and peeked at Teri. She was looking back at him, agonized amusement in her eyes. They both hastily looked away from each other as laughter threatened to bubble out of them and escape.

"As you breathe in, a wave of warming light will flow over your body, and as it moves higher and higher, you will feel all of your muscles relaxing..."

The yoga instructor's voice was peaceful to the point of being comatose. Jack shifted on the little mat and rolled his eyes behind closed lids.

The weekend away had been Teri's idea, and for the most part, it had been a wonderful idea. Hours of time for each other, uninterrupted by children, work, or any commitments. They had strolled on the beach near the bed and breakfast, made love by the fire in their room, and spent hours lounging naked, stroking each other and talking like they used to before they were married.

Teri had suggested that they take advantage of some of the things the bed and breakfast had to offer, and a morning yoga class had been one of them. So, with an open minded attitude, Jack had followed Teri into the softly lit room with a few other couples, and was now trying to imagine his chakra opening to the sun.

Or something like that.

He was getting much more tense trying to hold in his laughter. He snuck another look at Teri, and could see the firm set of her jaw. The edges of her mouth were creeping higher and higher. He couldn't hold it in any longer, and a little snort escaped.

"You may experience many feelings as you reach deep within yourself. You may feel the need to vocalize these. I encourage you to do so. Just let it alllll out...." The yoga teacher's voice, normally smooth and calm, held a slight pause of disapproval.

Jack's sides were shaking now. Oh, it was too much. He heard Teri's strained breathing beside him. She wasn't in a better state.

"Try to concentrate on yourself, on the beauty of your inner soul..." There was definintely strain in the teacher's voice now.

Unable to take it any longer, Jack sat up and got quietly to his feet, mumbling an excuse about not feeling well. The yoga teacher lay on her own mat, and didn't look up as Teri, poorly feigning sympathy and concern, got up to follow Jack.

They barely made it out into the hall and closed the door before they collapsed into giggles and ran back to their room, gasping with tears of hilarity in their eyes.

"I feeeeel my harmonious energy, and it says...Ommmmmm," Jack intoned in a mock-serious monotone voice, posing for his wife. Teri clutched at her stomach and rolled on their bed, guffawing.

"Okay, so yoga's out," she gasped. "We'll have to find another way to get our exercise then..."

Jack wiggled his eyebrows suggestively and leapt onto the bed next to her, and the conversation veered into another direction.

-Chloe
the testing grounds (http://www.dabrota.blogspot.com)

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	edenfalling 2004-01-27 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	Poor yoga instructor! giggle I guess everyone has their own way of relieving stress... (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Re: (Anonymous) 2004-01-29 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	I know :) I had a good giggle over the idea of Jack Bauer trying to sit through a yoga class... -Chloe (Reply to this) (Parent)

florahart
2004-01-27 12:14 pm UTC (link)

All right. The way in which this word applies likely only makes sense if you've been reading my Parselsmut thing, which, if you care to know, can be found here. It's long, very smutty, and oh so NC17, so no clickying if you are not of the age to do so in your neck of the woods.

This bit here, written in 15 even, is Harry/Draco, also NC17, 493 words, and set well after the rest of the series to date, and makes sense as smut even without reading the rest, as long as you ignore why the word makes sense.

Sore

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	zeelee_penguin 2004-01-27 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	http://journalfen.net/users/zeelee/ Strangers in Paradise, Katchoo/Francine, probably round PG-13 unless you actually know what Katchoo's referencing to. (Reply to this)

	white_aster 2004-01-27 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	Orig fic in my Encore series thing. Ashe discusses some of his beliefs and why he holds them. Rated PG-13 just for mention of disturbing nonsexual things. http://www.livejournal.com/users/dandelion_field/10505.html#cutid1 (Reply to this)

	dalhessian 2004-01-28 11:26 am UTC (link)
	Well, this is my first try with one of these... sorry if it sucks. These Things That I am Left With SB/SS PG 888 words 14 minutes http://www.livejournal.com/users/dalhessian/18208.html#cutid1 (Reply to this)

(Anonymous)
2004-01-29 01:04 pm UTC (link)

A very short, not terribly well-thought-out first attempt. I am slow, slow, slow.

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He is scratching his leg absently, ignoring the flaky bits of skin as they drift to the floor. Too careless to take care of himself. Too abstracted to remember small details like shaving or changing his clothes or taking his medicine. He can't be bothered to recall things like the use of a fork, the address of a shop, the faces of his dead friends, the meaning of his name.

He wriggles around on the flagstones, trying to find a way to keep out the cold. He kicked the blanket away in the night, and he doesn't seem to remember that it was ever there. Stupid git. When I prod him with my foot, he curls up reflexively like an insect.

"Lupin", I say into a frosty cloud of my own breath. "Get the fuck up. It's morning."

He closes his eyes, and doesn't answer.

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	lyras 2004-01-29 03:03 pm UTC (link)
	http://www.livejournal.com/users/lyras/956.html#cutid1 A short piece about Ginny. Also my first attempt, and it probably shows. (Reply to this)

	Flaky done HP style arcuiel 2004-01-30 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	A certain Harry Potter character gets flaky. Flaky (Reply to this)

	flaky? dewyeyed 2004-01-31 07:53 am UTC (link)
	http://www.livejournal.com/users/dewyeyed/3878.html#cutid1 ummm my first attempt. meep, i know it stinks. viktor/hermione. something flaky snows.. rather silly. (Reply to this)

	naturalbreath 2004-02-01 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	Untitled Peter Pan short. time: 16 minutes. Well, it's my first try at this, so I guess that's good? (Reply to this)

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