"Sighthound," for the Chase challenge, by Brigantine

[brigantine]

Title: Sighthound
Author: Brigantine
Pairing: Vecchio/Kowalski
Length: 285
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Ray Vecchio is thoughtful and kind of smug.


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It was warm and noisy inside DeLuca's Pet Emporium, but Ray still, from years of habit, noticed the sound of running - no, fleeing - footsteps and, turtle-kibble in hand he peered out the front window to count one, two guys sprinting like hell down the half-frozen sidewalk over on the shady side of the street. They were both young and both big, but they cut through the afternoon crowd as though the Devil himself was after them. Bystanders scattered like pigeons, cheeping and flapping, winter coats and shopping bags everywhere.

Automatically checking for pursuit Ray found one Detective Stanley Raymond Kowalski and his partner, Detective Leo Giamatti, and Ray, watching Kowalski steadily close the distance on a punk twice his size and half his age, watching Kowalski's long legs eating up the yardage as he dodged and danced his way through the panicked crowd, those same legs that wrapped tight around Ray's hips as the two of them gasped and wrestled together in their bed, well, Ray couldn't help but feel a surge of pride and a fair amount of lust, and start considering certain possibilities for later in the evening.

Ray opened the shop door and stepped out into the biting March breeze, shivering as he craned around trying to catch how the chase ended, but the fast-moving parade skidded around the corner, and all Ray could pick out was the sound of tires screeching, horns honking and, drifting back to him on the cold, a familiar voice swearing fit to make a sailor blush. Ray grinned in Kowalski's direction, cheering quietly, "Go get 'em, Champ. You show 'em who's still top dog!"



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Comments

[jadelennox]

Hee! I love that they're separate, doing their own thing, but Vecchio's so aware of him. And proud of him. And buying turtle chow!

[brigantine]

Thank you! I was really torn between writing flat-out smut, or sweet domesticity, so I was quite pleased when this turned out a bit of both. :)

[spuffyduds]

Oh, I loooooove this. That flash of pride--so sweet.

[brigantine]

Thank you kindly! That wee moment was pretty much what the snippet-bunny was waving at me when I started. ;D

[china_shop]

Hee! Awesome! (And your summary is a thing of beauty. *g*)

[brigantine]

Heh heh. Thank you! I'm getting really quite fond of writing Raimundo. :)

[neu]

Mmmh, Vecchio buying kibble for Kowalski's turtle! Kowalski's legs! So much packed in so few words- really loved it!

[brigantine]

Thank you kindly! The thought of Vecchio going through a shopping list that has turtle kibble on it - and then maybe Captain Crunch cereal, which Vecchio refuses to buy - amused me far too much to resist. :)

[sionnain]

*beams*

BOYS. <333!

[brigantine]

Hee, thanks! I couldn't resist 'em. ;)

[mergatrude]

EEEE! This is excellent! I love it.

[brigantine]

Thank you kindly! I had fun with it. :)

[snoopypez.livejournal.com]

SO CUTE. boys. <3

[brigantine]

Yay! Thank you! *smishes boys*

[exbex]

Proud, turtle-food buying Vecchio and Kowalski in pursuit=greatness :D

[brigantine]

Hee, thanks! Vecchio is indeed the proud provider for his mate... and, er, their turtle. ;)