Yet more drabbles, this time: State of Play

[filthgoblin]

I am gradually working through my drabble prompts. If you're requested something and you've not seen it yet, I will get to you, I promise.

This batch I decided to take those requests for State of Play, to celebrate the placing of the horse of the same name in the top four after I bet on him yesterday at the Grand National. Well that, and hopefully to generate some others to think about writing fic in this fandom to ease the pain of the godawful Hollywood parody that's due out in a couple of weeks...

Pairing: Stephen Collins/Cal McCaffrey

Rating: R

Prompt: karaokegal asked for this pairing, and gave the prompt "Lost in a Lonely World"

He'd deserved better, Cal knew that. Sitting around, waiting until Stephen condescended to return his calls or deigned to grace him with a hurried snatch of his company. A quick fuck at Cal's flat, usually; urgent, needy, Stephen could never be seen to be visited by a hack, after all.

All Cal's other relationships had turned to shit, making excuses to countless women to explain his erratic behaviour at Stephen's beck and call. It was always on Stephen's terms. Letting Stephen treat him this way had left him alone. Alone and lost, now Cal knew there was no way back.



Pairing: Cal McCaffrey/Dan Foster

Rating: PG 13

Prompt: for this pairing, xanium wanted "persuade me".

“You're married?” Cal asked with a touch of incredulity.

“Yes, I'm married. What makes that such an incomprehensible concept? I mean, I know I'm quite young, but...”

Cal cut Dan off before he could finish. “It's not your age. I just thought you were, y'know, gay.”

A lopsided smirk spread across Dan's lips, and assuming a coquettish tilt of the head looked sidelong at Cal. “And that disappoints you, does it?”

The flirtatious gaze caused a flicker of something strangely exciting in Cal's stomach.”Well” Dan started “I may be married but I'm not beyond persuasion.”



Pairing: Cal McCaffrey/Stephen Collins

Rating: R

Prompt: candesgirl asked for this pairing, using the prompt "dirty little thing".

There were things in Stephen's life of which he wasn't proud. His job kept him away from his family most of the time, and his ambition meant he couldn't ever see that changing. His affair with Sonia was almost inevitable: he knew the life he'd created for himself had led to him to this point and he would gladly admit that.

What he couldn't confess, even to himself, was none of those things really mattered. Only Cal, kneeling willingly before him, groaning as Stephen eased inside him. Their dirty little thing, the only time Stephen felt like himself at all.

Comments

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

These are all excellent, especially mine. :)

You have a great sense of the voices for all the SoP characters.

[filthgoblin.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I'm really pleased you liked it :)

[candesgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, yesyesyes!!! Dirty little thing indeed! And love, the other two are great too, you did an awesome job with these, thank you so much!

[filthgoblin.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome. And thank you! It was a great prompt, and these three were probably the quickest three drabbles I've knocked together in a long time.

[ripley312.livejournal.com]

Wonderful. Simply wonderful. I loved each one of these.

[filthgoblin.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and to tell me so :)

[severinne.livejournal.com]

Oooh, more State of Play, it's been too long. :D

These are all pitch-perfect and smoldering with tension, and I thought you did a really good job capturing Dan's voice, flirty and even a touch insecure. Brilliant stuff, thank you!

[filthgoblin.livejournal.com]

You think so? Thank you so much. I've realised that when writing Dan, I have a very clear picture of him in front of me that's very easy to describe. I'm really pleased that came across for you :)

[dragonlit.livejournal.com]

Really enjoyed all three of these, my favorite being the Cal/Dan one. I could see the cheeky look on Dan's face with his last comment.

So good to see some more State of Play fics!

[filthgoblin.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. I think I might try to write some more fic with Dan in. I can conjure him up very vividly in my mind, and hopefully that comes across in the description.

[xanium.livejournal.com]

Loved em!! Especially my prompt, of course hehe but man I could totally see it in my mind, so much like something the characters would do... liked the other ones too, all dirty and dark. Good stuff!!!

[filthgoblin.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I am somewhat inspired to go off and write more Dan fic. I can see him very clearly in my mind's eye when I'm writing him. And I can definitely see him flattering Dominic's ego to get the info he wants from him, and not just by complementing his sartorial stylings either...

[xanium.livejournal.com]

OOoh I can't wait! If/when you write some, don't be at all afraid to let me know where it can be found ;)

PS did you check out that fic I sent you? I had time to think about it after I linked you and I am so very sorry :P

[filthgoblin.livejournal.com]

I just read it now. Good grief. Jarvis's spunk tastes of Milk Tray and cotton candy? Pur-lease!

[xanium.livejournal.com]

Stick it in a cup and sell it for 50c at school fetes...

[filthgoblin.livejournal.com]

*hollers*

Get yer Jarvis manfat! Two for a dollar!

*giggles*

[xanium.livejournal.com]

YES!