CSI Drabble

[alyse]

Cross posted to csi100

Title: Dead Man Stalking
Rating: PG
Spoilers: The Stalker
Theme: Cath, Nick friendship.
Summary: Nick fails and falls in his stalker's wake.

~*~

She watches as Grissom shakes his hand. "It's been a pleasure, Nick."

From the twist of Nick's mouth she knows he doesn't buy it but he summons up a smile, which doesn't reach his eyes. His eyes say he thinks he's a failure, driven from his job by a psycho stalker.

When it's her turn, she pulls him into her arms for the hug she knows the others want to give and tells him fiercely, "You take care, hear me?"

He pulls back, his eyes damp. She's close to tears herself as he walks away.

He didn't fail. They did.

Comments

[alyse]

Hey, I've written gen before! At least 1.37% of my fic is gen. That's, like, statistically significant or something.

I need more sleep obviously before I go completely teenie.

And just to prove my slash love has not receded. Iconage!

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Well it still seems unnatural to *me*, but maybe that's just me.

I am, however, greatly relieved by your icon. Order has been restored to my little corner of the universe. Will reserve the intervention for a later date if it becomes necessary. ;-)