Challenge #139: Anger

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Author: Bitterfig

Title: The Driver

Fandom: Eastern Promises

Pairing: Nikolai/Kirill

Beta-Reader: Fedink

Word Count: 100

Challenge #139: Anger

Warnings: None

The Driver

 

 

Kirill overflowed with anger.  Even in his most hedonistic moments of vodka-fueled high spirits, the rage was always there.  Rage at his father, rumors, his own failures.

 

            Nikolai met this fury with calm.  His hand resting tenderly on Kirill’s neck, his forehead pressed to Kirill’s, Nikolai called him brother, soothed his rage with gentle words and caresses.   

 

When Kirill pressed a drunken kiss to his lips, Nikolai accepted it.   

 

            “What are you, a queer?”  Kirill asked.

 

            A shrug, a smirk from Nikolai.

 

            “If you say so,” he answered. 

 

He was the driver. 

 

He did what was expected of him. 

 

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Comments

[gibozzo.livejournal.com]

I finally saw the movie last night and remembered your drabble so thought I would come back and reread it.

I like it even more now!

I really enjoyed the movie. I had to turn away at some of the graphic violent scenes, though.

I liked the complexity of the characters. Especially Kirill and his father.

And Viggo Mortenson.....*swoons*

[bitterfic.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm glad you got a chance to see the film, it's so good (though the scene in the bath house is probably one of the most convincing bits of violence I've ever seen on film). I've written several other things in the Eastern Promises fandom since this drabble, if you're interested in looking at them here's a link:
http://bitterfic.livejournal.com/tag/fandom:+eastern+promises