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[hockey rps, dan girardi/ryan callahan, pg, 232 words]
because we were watching the game against Columbus and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
antheia said, "is that a hickey on Cally's neck?" This isn't something I was supposed to write, or any of the requests, but you gotta go with what comes to you, right?
It's not until after the game is over, as they're packing up to head straight to the airport, that Dan notices it. Looks like nothing more than shadow at first, but Ryan turns his head and the flourescents hit the mark like a spotlight. High up on his neck, behind the ear, and Dan's gut twists hard, knocking the breath right out of him. He knows that spot well. Knows what the skin there tastes like, knows how it feels to scrape his teeth over it, knows the way Ryan shudders and swears when he's bitten there.
What he doesn't know is who put it there.
Ryan laughs and ducks his head, the movement hiding the mark, but the image is already burned into Dan's brain. He drops his head, tries to take a deep breath. Focuses on the ring on his finger, reminds himself that it had been his decision, his choice. It had been the right choice.
Three months now and Dan is still trying to convince himself of that. He twists the ring and thinks about his marriage, his family, his future. Shores himself up with each thought, brick by brick.
When he finally looks up, Ryan is watching him from across the room, eyes dark and familiar. He licks his lip, touches the mark on his neck, and in an instant, all of Dan's denials come tumbling down.
thank you for reading!
[hockey rps, dan girardi/ryan callahan, pg, 232 words]
because we were watching the game against Columbus and
antheia said, "is that a hickey on Cally's neck?" This isn't something I was supposed to write, or any of the requests, but you gotta go with what comes to you, right?It's not until after the game is over, as they're packing up to head straight to the airport, that Dan notices it. Looks like nothing more than shadow at first, but Ryan turns his head and the flourescents hit the mark like a spotlight. High up on his neck, behind the ear, and Dan's gut twists hard, knocking the breath right out of him. He knows that spot well. Knows what the skin there tastes like, knows how it feels to scrape his teeth over it, knows the way Ryan shudders and swears when he's bitten there.
What he doesn't know is who put it there.
Ryan laughs and ducks his head, the movement hiding the mark, but the image is already burned into Dan's brain. He drops his head, tries to take a deep breath. Focuses on the ring on his finger, reminds himself that it had been his decision, his choice. It had been the right choice.
Three months now and Dan is still trying to convince himself of that. He twists the ring and thinks about his marriage, his family, his future. Shores himself up with each thought, brick by brick.
When he finally looks up, Ryan is watching him from across the room, eyes dark and familiar. He licks his lip, touches the mark on his neck, and in an instant, all of Dan's denials come tumbling down.
thank you for reading!
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Date: 2008-10-27 04:08 am (UTC)I put my money on Dubinsky being the culprit behind the hickey. Dubi really like his teammates.
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Date: 2008-10-27 01:07 pm (UTC)and, yes, Dubi really really does, although I like to think that he's got his hands full
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Date: 2008-10-30 03:22 am (UTC)Dubi's got his hands full of Z AND Voros. Now that is a threesome that has been rolling around my head since opening night at MSG.
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Date: 2008-10-27 04:04 pm (UTC)Also, you totally just inspired me to try and write more of these boys.
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Date: 2008-10-28 03:22 pm (UTC)Love the teeth scraping, the angst of duty and marriage and decisions and somehow this one line gives me extreme aesthetic pleasure --
Shores himself up with each thought, brick by brick.
Especially because of how it all comes tubmling down two sentences later. Just perfect. I can't believe you got so much in 232 words!!
*YAY YOU*
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