Prompt Me 5

[coffeebuddha]

Title: Prompt Me
Author: coffeebuddha
Rating: PG/FRT
Characters/Pairings: Derek Morgan/Spencer Reid
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me.
Summary: A few drabbles based on prompts from staringout .

Feedback is always appreciated.

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#456-write about what's left among the ruins

It's just a plain black t-shirt. There's nothing special about it. It's old, faded almost to gray from washing and worn thin and soft from use. There are small, twin holes in the front and back, surrounded by the shadow of a dark stain. It smells faintly of cologne and sunshine, though it's been washed since the last time it's owner wore it.

He keeps it under his pillow, within easy reach. Sometimes he'll go weeks without pulling it out. But on the nights when the dreams or nightmares jolt him awake, he'll hold it in trembling hands, bury his face in the soft fabric, and inhale the musky scent until his pulse slows and the tears dry.

It's just a plain black t-shirt. There's nothing special about it, except that it's all he has left.


#449-write about the reunion

The air at the graveyard feels almost unnaturally still. Spencer stands on the edge of the crowd, fiddling with his tie. After ten years, he hadn't expected to have warranted a call.

Spencer clasps Jack's hands and offers his condolences to the young man and his wife. He's turning to go back to his car when Morgan steps in front of him. There's gray in his hair, his face has acquired a host of new lines, and his jawline is starting to go soft, but the rest of him is still as strong and solid as it was when Spencer met him all those years ago.

He opens his mouth as if he wants to say something, but after a long moment, he closes it and just stands there studying Spencer. The silence stretches long-uncomfortably so. Finally, Spencer nods shortly and moves to step around him. That snaps Derek into action and he reaches out to grab Spencer's arm. "Wait," he says, his eyes fixed on where his hand's holding Spencer's elbow. "Don't go. Not again."
 

#411-write about the unopened journal

Spencer paused just inside the door of Derek's borrowed office, carefully balancing a bag of sandwiches and two mugs of coffee. Derek was bent over the desk, his head resting on one folded arm, fast asleep. He was still holding the unsub's journal open with his free hand. A small stack of read journals were set on the right side of his desk. The unread stack on the left was considerably higher.

It was a task that would have normally been assigned to Spencer, but he'd been out interviewing a possible witness with Rossi when the journals had been found, so the job had fallen to Derek. Stepping softly, so as not to disturb the other man, Spencer crossed to the desk and carefully arranged his load on top of it. Then, he quietly pulled the chair from the corner over to the side of the desk, picked up the journal on the top of the pile, and began to read.

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Part One/Part Two/Part Three/Part Four/Part Six/Part Seven/Part Eight/Part Nine/Part Ten/Part Eleven/Part Twelve/Part Thirteen

Comments

[topetine.livejournal.com]

Ok, 1 made me cry (ok sob a little), but omg so beautiful and vivid.

2. OMG ROMANTIC and sad. (OMG U killed HOTCH lol).

3. awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, so sweet. Almost like if Spence had a blankie, he'd have covered him with it <3

so much love, darling. *hugs*

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! <3

At least I let him live long enough to see Jack grow up.

Spencer takes care of his Derek, yes he does. ^.^

[topetine.livejournal.com]

Very true, true indeed. *siiigh*

:D Yes yay! *purrs happily* So sweet.

[violetfoxeyes.livejournal.com]

You made me sniffles up till the third one. You, madame, can write some good ass angst. the third prompt just made me go awww, sweet Reid.

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

[sophie301.livejournal.com]

Aww, I generally don't ship Morgan /Reid but these are so good I cant stop reading them. Cute and sad and awww...

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! Maybe I'll end up converting you. ;)

[rowena-dawson.livejournal.com]

1. *sniffle*

2. Oh my heart...*clutches chest* So sad!

3. Oh cute little Reid. :)

Amazing as always. :D

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

[wingstarvegeta.livejournal.com]

I sniffled for all of them, and I *SQUEE!*-d over the last one. Wonder! Absolutely wonderful. More please, when you find the time?

Love and cherries,
Wingstar

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I'm going to type up a couple more that I wrote on the plane and try to write a third, provided I don't fall asleep on my keyboard first. :D

[edom56.livejournal.com]

As usual, absolutely amazing job.

I can't believe that you killed off Hotch ;)

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

He had to die someday...

[evilyn-1007.livejournal.com]

#1 That was just so sad. Poor reid, I shed a tear for both of them. #2 I loved it. Made me want to know more, left me with so many questions. I've always thought Hotch would die on the job. #3 Was so adorable.

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I might expand #2 at some point. Don't really know yet.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_nextboldmove_/]

Those were all beautiful. Thanks as always for sharing love!

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[phentalon.livejournal.com]

....... I hope you know that was mean. *wibbles*

But waauugghh I can't get enough of your Morgan/Reid stuff! It's so wonderful <3 they're one of those pairings I can't really enjoy if it's fluffy or OOC and all of that, so your fics are perfect for me, they're so IC and real (in the fanfic sense xDD) and.... yes well, love <3

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

But it's fun to be mean to the boys. And I usually make it up to them later...

Thank you so much! I always feel iffy about characterization, so that means a lot to me. ^.^

[ladykeeran.livejournal.com]

You make me cry too much <3 but unfortunately, I love it.

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

I have a soft spot for angst. Thanks! ^.^