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open_flameCharacter: Liz Sherman
Fandom: Hellboy
Rating: PG
Word Count:528
Prompt:scifi_muses Week 34 The Dark Knight
Harvey Dent: Heh heh heh. Any psychotic ex-boyfriends I should be aware of?
Setting: Hellboy I
AN: Extending the scene where Liz and Meyers have coffee, and Meyers makes a move on Liz.
“No, Never.” I shook my head emphatically at John Meyers question. Why do the new guys always want to know if there was “a thing” between Red and me? There is no thing.
“Really?” John sipped his coffee and gave me a knowing smile. “Because it seems like…”
“Nope.” I cut him off. “Not ever.”
He shrugged and motioned for us to sit down on the bench nearby, which we did. “Well have you ever thought about it, Liz? You and Red…together, like that?” John looked at me innocently, but I could tell he was doing more than just making small talk. Wonder what his angle is.
I sighed and told him the truth. “I have.” I took a sip of my coffee, too weak. They never make it strong enough. I looked over John and smiled again.
“Red is…complicated.” I began. “I don’t really think that it would be a very good idea if Red and I,” I pause and consider the possibility, again. Part of me gets those little tiny stomach butterflies they talk about in those horrible romance movies. That swept off your feet feeling. The other part of me is gripped with anxiety and fear. “Red and I, it’s just not practical.” I shake my head.
“Love isn’t practical, Liz. It just is what it is.” He places a hand on mine, and smiled softly. “But if you’re not interested in Red that way, it’s fine by me.” He shrugged. “Just don’t see why, I mean other than the…way he looks.”
I smacked his arm and laughed out loud. “You really think I’m that shallow?” I grin at him. “Do I come off that way? I don’t mean to.” I shake my head and take another sip of the poor excuse for coffee in my cup.
“No, I was just teasing you.” John flashed me a half smile as he shivered in the fall air.
“Well, it’s not about that. Not at all.” I frowned as I continued to explain. “Red is too emotional for me.”
“Emotional!?” John’s mouth gapped at my words. “I can’t imagine Red being emotional.”
“Well, he is. He gets angry, and then he gets depressed. He gets chatty, and then he gets closed off. He’s sweet on minute and a total jerk the next.” I shake my head. “I can’t deal with all that, not now. Not when I’m so close to having control over this.” I open and close my hand to show John I mean my fire. “I need stability. I need to know how a man’s going to react to simple things like the kitchen being out of chili.” I laugh. It had happened twice. The first time, Red laughed. The other time he punched the cook right in the face. Poor guy still has a crooked nose from it.
“That makes perfect sense, Liz.” John smiled at me and scratched his head. I looked over to see him try to be sneaky with the old yawning then putting his arm around me trick. Red did that one all the time. I smiled in spite of my self.
New guys, they can be so cute sometimes.
Fandom: Hellboy
Rating: PG
Word Count:528
Prompt:
scifi_muses Week 34 The Dark Knight Harvey Dent: Heh heh heh. Any psychotic ex-boyfriends I should be aware of?
Setting: Hellboy I
AN: Extending the scene where Liz and Meyers have coffee, and Meyers makes a move on Liz.
“No, Never.” I shook my head emphatically at John Meyers question. Why do the new guys always want to know if there was “a thing” between Red and me? There is no thing.
“Really?” John sipped his coffee and gave me a knowing smile. “Because it seems like…”
“Nope.” I cut him off. “Not ever.”
He shrugged and motioned for us to sit down on the bench nearby, which we did. “Well have you ever thought about it, Liz? You and Red…together, like that?” John looked at me innocently, but I could tell he was doing more than just making small talk. Wonder what his angle is.
I sighed and told him the truth. “I have.” I took a sip of my coffee, too weak. They never make it strong enough. I looked over John and smiled again.
“Red is…complicated.” I began. “I don’t really think that it would be a very good idea if Red and I,” I pause and consider the possibility, again. Part of me gets those little tiny stomach butterflies they talk about in those horrible romance movies. That swept off your feet feeling. The other part of me is gripped with anxiety and fear. “Red and I, it’s just not practical.” I shake my head.
“Love isn’t practical, Liz. It just is what it is.” He places a hand on mine, and smiled softly. “But if you’re not interested in Red that way, it’s fine by me.” He shrugged. “Just don’t see why, I mean other than the…way he looks.”
I smacked his arm and laughed out loud. “You really think I’m that shallow?” I grin at him. “Do I come off that way? I don’t mean to.” I shake my head and take another sip of the poor excuse for coffee in my cup.
“No, I was just teasing you.” John flashed me a half smile as he shivered in the fall air.
“Well, it’s not about that. Not at all.” I frowned as I continued to explain. “Red is too emotional for me.”
“Emotional!?” John’s mouth gapped at my words. “I can’t imagine Red being emotional.”
“Well, he is. He gets angry, and then he gets depressed. He gets chatty, and then he gets closed off. He’s sweet on minute and a total jerk the next.” I shake my head. “I can’t deal with all that, not now. Not when I’m so close to having control over this.” I open and close my hand to show John I mean my fire. “I need stability. I need to know how a man’s going to react to simple things like the kitchen being out of chili.” I laugh. It had happened twice. The first time, Red laughed. The other time he punched the cook right in the face. Poor guy still has a crooked nose from it.
“That makes perfect sense, Liz.” John smiled at me and scratched his head. I looked over to see him try to be sneaky with the old yawning then putting his arm around me trick. Red did that one all the time. I smiled in spite of my self.
New guys, they can be so cute sometimes.
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