[Fic] Suil A Ruin (2/7)

Title: Suil a Ruin
Fandom: The Dresden Files (book)
Characters: Morgan, OC
Word Count: 5,203
Rating: PG
Summary: Morgan is going to take a leave of absence whether he wants to or not.

"Whispering world; A sigh of sighs
The ebb and flow of the ocean tides
One breath, one word may end or may start
A hope in a place of the lover's heart
Hope has a place in the lover's heart."
-- Enya

I woke at dawn and said my meditation, rolling out of bed and stretching before I listened to see if Morgan was up and about yet. Which, upon reflection, was a silly sort of question. Of course he was up and about, he was probably getting up around the same time I was, and out of a similar reflex.

We came out of our bedrooms at the same time. I hoped I didn't look as bleary as I felt. Getting up at the crack of doom I might have been used to, but I wasn't a combat veteran or a soldier, ready within a minute of waking up. And despite that, I didn't want to embarrass myself. Silly impulse.

"Morning," I waved, maybe a little too cheerfully.

"Good morning."

He went for the pitcher of water in the icebox, I went for the shower. I didn't stay awake and dirty longer than I could help it. By the time I got out he was making what looked like pancakes. No, crepes. I revised my estimation of him upwards several notches. And wondered why he was doing this.

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[Fic] Lifeless

Title: Lifeless
Fandom: The Dresden Files (tv)
Characters: Bob/Hrothbert of Bainbridge, Winifred
Word Count: 1,554
Rating: PG. Ish.
Summary: What Bob did to be condemned to his skull for all eternity.
Spoilers: For Soul Beneficiary.

He hadn't meant to.

Afterwards she still wasn't the same but at least she was there, alive, warm, in his arms. She was quieter, and it took some time for the members of the household to recover from the shock of her presence, when she was supposed to be dead. But they only had that through rumors. As distant and withdrawn as she was, it was easy enough for him to convince them that she had simply been injured, and was recovering.

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