Daily Drabble 73

[coffeebuddha]

Title: Bright Copper Kettles And Warm Woolen Mittens.
Author: coffeebuddha
Rating: PG/FRE
Characters/Pairings: Derek Morgan/Spencer Reid, OFC
Word Count: 469
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me.
Prompt: theslashbunny requested Morgan/Reid, Nightmares.
Notes: Set in the same universe as Date Night and Things Beyond Your Ken. Title taken from 'My Favorite Things'.





Derek's out of bed and sprinting down the hallway before he's even awake enough to register that the noise he heard was a scream. A squeak of mattress springs behind him is enough for him to know Spencer's right behind him, and he tucks that away in the back of his mind as he pushes the door at the end of the hall open.

Emma's hunched in the middle of her bed with all her blankets and sheets rucked up protectively around her, and her dark eyes are huge and bright with tears in the soft glow of the night light. 

"Hey, princess," he says quietly as he eases down onto the edge of the bed. She's in his lap almost instant, one hand twisting in the front of his shirt and the other lifted to her face so that she can suck on her thumb. It's a bad habit and he and Spencer have spent the last few months battling to get her to stop, but he can't find it in himself to reprimand her for it right now. "You want to tell me what scared you?"

She shakes her head, bumping her unraveling braids against his chest, and presses even closer against him. If it's possible for a heart to crack wide open, Derek's fairly positive that his just did. He palms the back of her head, which still feels so impossibly small in his hand, and ducks down to kiss her nose.

"If you don't tell me what's wrong, how am I supposed to make it better?" 

Emma shrugs and peeks up at him. Her cheeks are still damp, but the corners of her mouth tip up in a tentative, wobbly smile.

"I think this calls for a midnight snack." Derek looks up at the door, where Spencer is leaning and watching the two of them with a fond, sleepy expression. Derek arches an eyebrow at him, because didn't they just have a long talk with Emma a couple days ago about healthy eating practices, but Spencer just shrugs and adds, "There's still some of the pie we had for dessert left over in the fridge."

"You are such a pushover," Derek says as he stands, careful to balance Emma on his hip. Spencer rolls his eyes; they both know that Spencer isn't the reason they had to explain to Emma that no, she really couldn't have chocolate cake for breakfast, no matter what daddy let her do when papa was out of town. Derek makes a face at Emma and asks, "Isn't papa a pushover?"

Emma's thumb falls out of her mouth when she giggles, and Derek tickles her as he follows Spencer down the hallway to the kitchen, all of her fears left behind in the shape of the shadows on her bedroom wall.

Thank you for reading! Feedback is always appreciated!

So, it's possible I signed up to write Emma's backstory for the Criminal Minds Big Bang. Also, I keep writing fics for the Bones/Criminal Minds AU that rispacooper and I have been noodling with. I regret nothing.

First commenter gets to pick the next prompt! When requesting, please keep in mind that I try to keep these between 100-500 words. For a list of my fandoms and squicks, go here. The list is worth checking out again even if this isn't your first rodeo, because it's just gone through a major overhaul. AUs, crack, genderbending, etc are all welcome in addition to more canon compliant prompts.

IMPORTANT: I'm embarrassingly behind on, well, pretty much everything at this point, so please keep the spoilers for the latest season anything still airing that's on my list AWAY from my journal in your prompts and comments. Thanks!

Comments

[rispacooper.livejournal.com]

Is babies!

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Derek and Spencer need all the babies, and apparently I have to write all the words of it. ;)

You have the prompt. Any idea what you'd like? (Oh gee, I have no idea what you might like...)

[rispacooper.livejournal.com]

Wait I get a prompt? Once again my habit of ignoring the fine print bites me in the ass....oh wait no actually it doesn't.

I'm all giddy off Wotch and pudding. Seriously. It's an addiction now...and I'm not talking about pudding.

But um...dude. I can't pick one prompt. Because obvsly what I want is REALLY obvious. You know, so you can do that, if you want. Or more pimp!Rossi or more adorable Reid/Morgan.

Ooh you know that moment when Reid and Morgan scare themselves in the elevator? Reid and Morgan see a ghost (and somehow this leads to first time kissing?)

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha! Fine print never REALLY means anything, right? It's not like they put important things in it.

Yay pudding! Yay Wotch! I know. I wish there was a fic fairy that could give us all the words. Until then we'll just have to stay crazy obsessed and write them ourselves. ;)

I can figure something out, I'm sure. Worst case scenario, I'll write about Wendell's apron collection. lol Pimp!Rossi rigs up a fake ghost that scares Reid right into Morgan's arms?

[rispacooper.livejournal.com]

Pimp!Rossi has all the answers!

WENDELL'S APRONS!! oh my god! I didn't even think of the aprons!


Yay pudding! Yay Wotch! I know. I wish there was a fic fairy that could give us all the words. Until then we'll just have to stay crazy obsessed and write them ourselves. ;) For a second, I thought you meant like..a fairy. Like Wendell was a fairy IDEKBUTWAN.

Don't laugh at me!

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

His aprons have their own special chest that sits at the foot of his bed. (It looks like pirate chest, which is just cool.)

WENDELL IS THE FAIRY GODMOTHER WHO WAS SENT TO EARTH TO MAKE AARON AND JACK HAPPY AGAIN. JACK WISHED ON A FALLING STAR FOR IT TO HAPPEN AND IT DID.

...okay, forget what I said before. I might go off script and write a snippet of THAT for your prompt.

[rispacooper.livejournal.com]

THAT IS THE GREATEST PROMPT EVER. AND HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH AARON AND HE ISN'T MEANT TO AND IT MAKES HIM SAD BUT HE CAN'T FIGHT THE FEELINGS! DOESN'T ANYONE MAKE WISHES TO MAKE FAIRIES HAPPY???


How many AUs can one AU have??

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

IT CAN HAVE ALL OF THEM! AS MANY AS IT WANTS!

I'm so writing the fairy godmother!Wendell AU. I don't even care, it needs to happen. *claps* *believes in fairies*

[abbynormalitis.livejournal.com]

/scream.

This entire series. Just. Too cute, and cuddles and Spencer being the logical one and Derek being protective and

I feel like I bad fangirl for missing these as you posted them, but this is what I get for leaving the Internet for months.

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The backstory to the series is what I'm going to try to write for the CM big bang this year. So excited! Maybe this time I'll actually finish. lol Derek is a total marshmallow when it comes to Spencer and Emma, and all of them know it. ;)

You have been AWOL for a while. And maybe I'm wrong, but didn't we used to be listed as friends? I could have sworn we were. =/

[abbynormalitis.livejournal.com]

You bet we were! I've been neglecting my lj for a long time, school got wicked crazy. Turns out I'm missing 3 credits, so I have to volunteer with the backstage crew to make up for it. Plus I'm in a play, so with classes and rehearsal, I get to the school at 9am and don't leave until 11pm. Crazy right?

So this week is my downtime. I'm visiting a friend in Toronto, and loving the city.

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Eesh, that's a lot to deal with. *hugs* Good luck with everything and enjoy your vacation! &hearts

[mildly-neurotic.livejournal.com]

Too adorable. :-)

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[celinicious.livejournal.com]

So much love coming out of your words jesus.
Babies....