Comment Fics. Again.

[coffeebuddha]

I've been staring at my word processor for the past hour or so and haven't accomplished anything, so I'm opening the floor for comment fics again. I feel like this is starting to become a bit of a thing with me.

ETA: I'll fill the rest of the requests tomorrow when my body (hopefully) isn't hating me as much as it is right now. =P

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[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Kevin slides into the back corner booth, the leather worn and familiar under his fingertips, and smiles carefully at the man sitting across from him.

"Seamus," he says with small nod. Kevin doesn't need to look in a mirror to confirm that his drinking partner for the night looks exactly like him, save for a small scar over his left eyebrow. Being identical twins will do that for you. "Wasn't expecting to see you until da's birthday."

Seamus grins and picks at his fingernails with a small pocketknife. "You know how I like to keep you on your toes. How's that partner of yours doing? Should we expect a happy announcement soon?"

It would be friendly ribbing, except for the sharp gleam in Seamus's eyes. Kevin bites down hard on the inside of his cheek and forces a smile at the pretty waitress when she puts his drink in front of him. He watches her walk away, his eyes lingering on the swing of her hips, but he doesn't feel urge to get up and follow her that he would have once. When he looks back at Seamus, his brother is eyeing him, but now he looks more interested than calculating.

"Shit," he says quietly. "Don't tell me you've actually fallen for the guy. Are you fucking him? Is this something that's gonna make Caitlin lose her mind, because that would be awesome."

Kevin ignores the mention of their sister and frowns at Seamus. "Javier's off limits. As far as anyone's concerned, he doesn't exist."

Seamus leans back, his eyes narrowing. The corners of his lips twitch up. "As far as I'm concerned, Kev, he's family. And you know we take care of family around here."

The glare Kevin levels at him doesn't seem to do any good, and Seamus produces a slim folder out of seemingly nowhere and slides it across the table, tapping it once with the tip of one finger before pulling his hand away. Kevin eyes it warily, then flips it open.

"I need you to fix this for us, Kev. We don't ask much from you-" Kevin snorts there, but Seamus continues on unperturbed. "-but this has gotten out of hand and you're in a position to make it disappear. We let you move out, abandon your duties, change your name. We let you leave, but that doesn't change who you are. Deep down under your vests and badge, your blood is the same as mine, and you can call yourself Ryan until you die, but you're still a Dever."

They sit there just looking at each other for several minutes, near mirror images, so close and yet so far apart. Finally Kevin clears his throat and closes the folder. "Was that all?"

"Yeah," Seamus says as he stands, moving to put a hand on Kevin's shoulder. "That's all, man. I know you'll do the right thing. Like I said, the family looks out for its own, right?"

Kevin looks up at Seamus, his hand a heavy weight dragging him down, and swallows. "Of course."

***

I don't know what his past is either...Clearly. lol

[stangerine88.livejournal.com]

WHEE! LOVE! SO MUCH LOVE. SURPRISE!TWIN WAS AWESOME. :D Mysterious pasts are always the best. You can make them into anything! <3

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it. :) I think Ryan's talked about his past some in his official Castle blog-The Ryan Report?-but since I don't read it, I have no idea what it says. >.>

[starscythe.livejournal.com]

You should read it! It's shippy <3 :D

This was great - I would die if there were two of them I think LOL

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

I started to once, but then I got distracted by life and it just sort of fell to the bottom of the list.

Thank you! :D