I can't believe nobody's grabbed this one yet...

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

...maybe because it's such a cliché. But hey, I am Princess Cliché! And boy, are these glass slippers killing me...


F/K (what else?), 368 words, PG-13 (at least) for language and sexual situations. And I've been inspired by these fabulous dialogue-only pieces, so here goes:






Afterglow
by lamardeuse



"Ray. Ray. Ray."

"Hunh? Wha?"




"Fraser. What."

"I can't believe you--fell asleep."

"Newsflash, Frase. I'm a guy."

"Thank you; I've deduced that fact for myself by now."

"Ha ha. You're a regular Sherlock Holmes. What I mean is, guys tend to short out, right? Like, afterwards."

"I wouldn't know."

"You telling me you never conked out on somebody?"



"Right. Yeah. That's probably in the Mountie manual, too, right under how to spit shine the boots."

"I'm sorry I even mentioned--"

"No, you're--you're entitled, okay? And I'm sorry, all right?"

"A--All right."

"Truth is, you...wore me out."



"Don't look so shocked. You can't be that innocent."

"I--"

"Or maybe you're fishin'. S'okay, I can dig that. That's a guy thing, too."

"Ray, what are you--"

"Climbing on top of you. Shut up. And open up your ears, 'cause I'm probably only gonna say this once."



"You want to know what you do to me? Fine. But I'm not gonna lie here and talk about my feelings for an hour and a fucking half. Stella expected me to do that sometimes, and it felt like writing a pop quiz where I didn't know a single goddamn answer. And I bet you can deduce what I thought of that.

"Point is, I may not always want to bask in the afterglow. I'm not a glowy kind of guy. But I'll show you what you mean to me, every way I know how. I'll drive a car into the lake they call Michigan. I'll take a bullet for you. I'll blow you til the top of your gorgeous head comes off. I'll die for you if I have to--"

"God, R--"

"--shut up, I said. Get this: I don't do this unless it means something. Unless it means everything. You get me?"

"Yes. God, yes. For me--it's the same for me."

"Good."






"Ray?"

"Hmmm?"

"You can--mmm--go back to sleep if you like."

"Nuh-uh. You got me up, you're just gonna have to--oh, yeah--deal with the consequences."

"I believe I can handle--"

"Christ, Frase--"

"--the responsibility."

"Mmm, yeah, I love it when you get responsible, Mountie-man."




End

Comments

[lynnmonster.livejournal.com]

Oooh, hot AND funny AND sweet!

(And I love it when Fraser gets responsible, too! *g*)

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Glad I could provide all three ingredients.

[tobyfan.livejournal.com]

Hee! Cute! Ray's voice is so perfect!

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I love writing Ray.

[sihayab.livejournal.com]

Oh, what fun!!!!

Love this loads!

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

:) Thank you!

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

Newsflash, Frase...I'm a guy.

--and I was hooked. This is wonderful! Oh, if only it could have been part of the series. I'd even settle for having to watch on HBO.

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Oh, if only it could have been part of the series.

Sure--they wouldn't mind getting nekkid together for our benefit, would they? *g* Thanks for the comment!

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

This was fantastic! So sweet and funny and very Ray and Fraser. I definitely heard them in this. Terrific job!

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! :)

[chickwriter.livejournal.com]

Thank you! This was fun and something I needed today. You totally rock.

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Glad I could brighten your day! :)

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

Killing me, killing me, wiping me out here, because: yes. Cliche, yes, perfect cliche. Such a fucking Ray cliche! Falling asleep, oh yes.

Ray, so eloquent with his way of speaking:

don't do this unless it means something. Unless it means everything. You get me?"

And Fraser, just as damn fucking eloquent with his silence. That's important, is what that is, the stuff that Fraser doesn't say, the stuff that overwhelms him, cuts right to the heart of him.

This is so much, shown with so little. ::witchbaby writhes with envy::

Yes.

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

And Fraser, just as damn fucking eloquent with his silence.

I noticed as I was writing it that Fraser was always the quiet one. :)

This is so much, shown with so little. ::witchbaby writhes with envy::

I never would have thought to do one of these all-dialogue ones, but there have been some wonderful ones on here, so I just had to try. Thanks as always for the lovely comments!

[chesamus.livejournal.com]

:-0 :-) :-0 This is me giggling with glee, can you tell?

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

:) Yes, I can! Thanks for that.

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

A man who's willing to drive a burning car into Lake Michigan and take a bullet for you the first day he meets you is entitled to a little rest now and then*g*

:) I agree! Thanks for your kind comment.

[imkalena.livejournal.com]

I can't believe nobody's grabbed this one yet...

It was waiting for YOU, baby! Man, I am all OVER your sweet, innocent Fraser who really doesn't know whether he'd conk out on somebody after sex or not.

And Ray -- holy moly, what a declaration!! If I didn't love those guys already, I'd have fallen for both of them with a big splat just over this. :)

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

:) Thank you so much! I meant to write you a comment for your challenge as well, but I was too busy sweating and panting. :D Mmm, what is it about public places?

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

Oh -- this is fantastic! Gorgeous work, and in so few words, too!

Hot and sweet and funny, as others have observed -- the trifecta of fanfiction perfection. :-)

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous work, and in so few words, too!

Thank you kindly! I think I like these dialogue-only fics... :)

[pollitt.livejournal.com]

Totally a late response, but... Awwww, hot and funny. And what a RayK kind of romantic declaration ;9

loverly.