Drabblish RPS

[ladyjanelly]

My first RPS.  Blame goodtwin  for posting this pic.

• Title: The New Belt
• Pairing: SPF/The martial arts instructor (I named him Dave)
• Rated: Light PG
• Warnings: Implied slash, and my first real-person fic
• Feedback: Welcomed as always.

 

 

Dave laughs, and it's a pure and happy sound.

Sean struggles with the knot of the old belt, to make room for the new one. His hands are shaking; he's so thrilled and he knows a goofy grin is plastered across his face. He's earned this and it feels great. He's not an actor in the dojo. His fellow students are pleased for him because he worked hard for this, not because he's a celebrity.

"Here," Dave grins. "You're all twisted." Hands that can break cinder blocks take Sean's gi out of his grasp. Fingers that can stab through wooden planks help him retie the slender inner string.

Their eyes meet, a promise for later flickers between them. Sean feels his face warm as both of them look down at Dave's hands.

"I swear I'm making 'dressing yourself' a requirement for belt promotions from now on." The class laughs, and Sean along with them.

Dave slings the old belt across his shoulders and unfolds the new one.

Hands that have touched every part of him wrap the heavy cotton around Sean's waist--front to back, crossing over his spine and then around to the front again to tie. Dave tugs the ends; the fabric makes a soft snap.

The knot is strong, and it gives him a feeling of security. Blue eyes meet brown again, just for a second.

Sean is himself, and at that moment there is no person he'd rather be.

Comments

[prfctdaze.livejournal.com]

This made me feel warm and fuzzy :)

I love how you describe Dave's strength Hands that can break cinder blocks ... Fingers that can stab through wooden planks and yet there's a gentleness to his interaction with Sean. So sweet.

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

This plot-bunny has me in it's little chisel-like teeth and will not let me go. Damn that Goodtwin and her evil photo.


There will probably be more of these 250-words-ish pieces (they fit on one of my handwritten note pages). Dunno if any of it will actually go anywhere though.

[prfctdaze.livejournal.com]

The lovely goodtwin has a knack for corrupting sweet, innocent girls with pretty men and dirty ideas. *kishes her*

Can't wait to read more :)

[bookofnicodemus.livejournal.com]

Actually, I don't know who that guy is... Sean? But the ficlet was awesome. Very sweet and tender, very mature. I loved it. ><

I saw a smashed toilet outside a three story building today. I thought of you.

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

Sean Patrick Flanery. the actor who played Connor. :)

glad you liked it. It's a little different for me. I don't think I have an angsty thought planned for these two at all...

[bookofnicodemus.livejournal.com]

It's a little different for me. I don't think I have an angsty thought planned for these two at all...

Surely you jest.

I loathe myself now. I cannot even recognise my own sex slaves anymore. I'm getting old. *weep*

[goodtwin.livejournal.com]

~making some happy sounds of my own over here~ :D

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

You! You did this to me!

(Okay, maybe I don't mind that much)

[goodtwin.livejournal.com]

0:)

[yonihamagid.livejournal.com]

I'm just giggling to myself because I'm pretty sure I know the only martial artist named Dave that you know. Whats going through my mind is probably not printable in a family newspaper (of course, it rarely is).

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

Ack! I don't believe you went there. I just wanted a short and common name.

Fic-Dave is nothing like Spar-Dave. Does this guy look like a rabid weasel to you? Personality-wise they're just about polar opposites (yeah, I know Fic-Dave doesnt get enough screen-time in this bit to show that).

Glad I could bring a smile to your face, but no. Just...no.
:)
-J

[yonihamagid.livejournal.com]

I've never considered myself constrained by mere photography. And I'm surprised at your surprise that I "went there." One of the biggest problems I have with naming people when I write is that in doing so, I envision people with the same name, rather than the character I'm actually trying to write about. It can get very distracting. Frankly, I cannot use the name Dave or David at all because it's my brother's.

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can see the difficulty there then. I have no problem using non-unique names like Dave or John or Sarah, where I know several. Odder names like Haven or Lyndon sometimes get me.

If you'd seen the pic and the fic and didnt know the author knew that Dave, would it still have felt like him?

[yonihamagid.livejournal.com]

Probably, because a huge part of how I identify that Dave is his martial arts background. My brother didn't even occur to me because the last time he kicked ass I think he threw something out.