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bk_forever posting in slashthedrabble Jul. 14th, 2017 06:48 pm)Title: Undone
Fandom: FAKE
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badly_knitted
Characters: Dee, Ryo
Rating: PG
Setting: After Vol. 7.
Summary: Dee and Ryo’s date was going so well until…
Word Count: 500
Written For: Prompt # 454: Broken Zipper.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: I had to cut a couple of scenes and seriously shorten several others to get this down to the required word count. The full-length version, which is more than twice as long, can be found on my journal HERE.
“You okay in there?”
They were out on a date, and Ryo had gone to the bathroom before leaving the restaurant.
“Um, I think I might have a problem; the zip on my pants seems to be broken.” Even through the closed door, Ryo sounded flustered.
“Want me to come in there and un-jam it for ya?” Dee was only half joking.
“I didn’t say it was jammed, I said it was broken. Big difference, Dee. The slidy bit’s come off the teeth on one side!”
“Slidy bit?” Dee snorted.
“I’m not a zip expert, Dee, I don’t know the technical name for it! Not that it matters right now. Point is, my fly won’t close, I’m not wearing a jacket because it’s so hot out I didn’t think I’d need one, and I can’t walk through the restaurant like this! Everybody would be staring!”
Dee couldn’t see his lover, but he didn’t need to; it was obvious from Ryo’s tone that he was blushing furiously.
“Okay, yeah, I can see how that might be a problem. Right, d’you think you can fix it?”
“That’s what I’m trying to… Oh no!”
“What?”
“The slidy bit’s come right off now. There’s no way I can fix that. What am I going to do now?”
“Don’t panic for starters. Look, stay there; I’ll think of something.”
“Like what?”
“I don’t know yet. Just… hang in there.”
“I wasn’t planning on going anywhere,” Ryo muttered.
Stepping back out into the restaurant, Dee stopped, frowning. What now? Looking around for inspiration, he happened to glance out the restaurant window and spotted a shop across the street. The lights were still on. Great! Dashing outside, he dodged traffic and pushed his way through the door.
A short while later, striding back through the restaurant, Dee rapped on the bathroom door. “You still in there, babe?”
“Where else would I be?” Ryo sounded testy.
“Open up.”
The door cracked open and Ryo’s head appeared. “Did you…?”
“Yep! Didn’t I say I’d think of somethin’? Here.” He shoved a bag through the narrow gap. “Try these for size; got ‘em at the discount clothing place across the street, so they’re nothin’ special, but at least the zipper works. I checked.”
“Thanks, Dee.” The bag vanished and the door closed. Dee leant against the wall, waiting, until Ryo finally emerged, dressed in the jeans, which fitted pretty well, and with his other pants now in the bag.
Dee grinned. “Lookin’ good!”
“I’ll pay you back.”
“No need, call ‘em a gift. I’m just glad the shop hadn’t closed yet, otherwise you might’ve been stuck in there for hours!”
“Don’t even joke about it!”
Ryo suddenly chuckled.
“What’s funny?” Dee glanced at his partner.
“Just thinking; this is one date neither of us will forget in a hurry, for all the wrong reasons.”
“Yeah. Just be thankful your zipper didn’t give up the ghost in public. From now on, I’m gonna start carryin’ safety pins everywhere, just in case.”
The End
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
badly_knittedCharacters: Dee, Ryo
Rating: PG
Setting: After Vol. 7.
Summary: Dee and Ryo’s date was going so well until…
Word Count: 500
Written For: Prompt # 454: Broken Zipper.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: I had to cut a couple of scenes and seriously shorten several others to get this down to the required word count. The full-length version, which is more than twice as long, can be found on my journal HERE.
“You okay in there?”
They were out on a date, and Ryo had gone to the bathroom before leaving the restaurant.
“Um, I think I might have a problem; the zip on my pants seems to be broken.” Even through the closed door, Ryo sounded flustered.
“Want me to come in there and un-jam it for ya?” Dee was only half joking.
“I didn’t say it was jammed, I said it was broken. Big difference, Dee. The slidy bit’s come off the teeth on one side!”
“Slidy bit?” Dee snorted.
“I’m not a zip expert, Dee, I don’t know the technical name for it! Not that it matters right now. Point is, my fly won’t close, I’m not wearing a jacket because it’s so hot out I didn’t think I’d need one, and I can’t walk through the restaurant like this! Everybody would be staring!”
Dee couldn’t see his lover, but he didn’t need to; it was obvious from Ryo’s tone that he was blushing furiously.
“Okay, yeah, I can see how that might be a problem. Right, d’you think you can fix it?”
“That’s what I’m trying to… Oh no!”
“What?”
“The slidy bit’s come right off now. There’s no way I can fix that. What am I going to do now?”
“Don’t panic for starters. Look, stay there; I’ll think of something.”
“Like what?”
“I don’t know yet. Just… hang in there.”
“I wasn’t planning on going anywhere,” Ryo muttered.
Stepping back out into the restaurant, Dee stopped, frowning. What now? Looking around for inspiration, he happened to glance out the restaurant window and spotted a shop across the street. The lights were still on. Great! Dashing outside, he dodged traffic and pushed his way through the door.
A short while later, striding back through the restaurant, Dee rapped on the bathroom door. “You still in there, babe?”
“Where else would I be?” Ryo sounded testy.
“Open up.”
The door cracked open and Ryo’s head appeared. “Did you…?”
“Yep! Didn’t I say I’d think of somethin’? Here.” He shoved a bag through the narrow gap. “Try these for size; got ‘em at the discount clothing place across the street, so they’re nothin’ special, but at least the zipper works. I checked.”
“Thanks, Dee.” The bag vanished and the door closed. Dee leant against the wall, waiting, until Ryo finally emerged, dressed in the jeans, which fitted pretty well, and with his other pants now in the bag.
Dee grinned. “Lookin’ good!”
“I’ll pay you back.”
“No need, call ‘em a gift. I’m just glad the shop hadn’t closed yet, otherwise you might’ve been stuck in there for hours!”
“Don’t even joke about it!”
Ryo suddenly chuckled.
“What’s funny?” Dee glanced at his partner.
“Just thinking; this is one date neither of us will forget in a hurry, for all the wrong reasons.”
“Yeah. Just be thankful your zipper didn’t give up the ghost in public. From now on, I’m gonna start carryin’ safety pins everywhere, just in case.”
The End
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This is the vastly edited version, and a poor substitute to the full version though. I had to cut two major scenes and a lot of other dialogue to get down to the 500 word limit. The whole thing is more than twice as long, and a better fic. This is disappointingly choppy and loses most of the humor. That's why the I always post the full fic on my journal when I have to edit it down.
Thank you!