Monday: Overused/Underused Words

[cascadewaters.livejournal.com]

Hey, y'all, I'm cascadewaters, it's Monday, and thus begins my host week. Today's theme is 'overused/underused words.' Responses should in some way touch on this theme.

To review the rules:

No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and fandom's full name for ease adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
If your prompt or fill contains anything that can be a trigger for the reader, please add a warning for that to give the reader the chance to decide if they want to read or not.
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing. Use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the above mentioned spoiler cut.

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Examples:

Supernatural, Dean Winchester, "If I hear one more person say 'amazing...'"

Once Upon a Time, Hook (Killian Jones), dragoon

Any crossover, two youngest characters, 'well, this is super annoying...'

Any fandom *other than* The Princess Bride, any, 'I don't think that word means what you think it means'

Glee, Blaine Anderson, disagreement, disapproval, fear and hate are not the same thing


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While the Lonely Prompts Spreadsheet and LJ's advanced search options are available, bookmarking the links of prompts you like might work better for searching for in the future.

Comments

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

How to get away with murder , Connor walsh , So are you mad at me or upset with me, is there a difference ?

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

Harry potter , Luna lovegood /draco Malfoy , if you say wicked one more time ,

[doreyg.livejournal.com]

Green Lantern (comics), Hal Jordan/Thaal Sinestro, hate

filled

[oh-mcgee.livejournal.com]

"You say that word quite often," Sinestro says. "I'm beginning to think you don't know what it means."

Hal grits his teeth, doesn't say anything, just rolls onto his side.

"I think this because generally right before you tell me how much you loathe me," Sinestro says, dragging one long finger down the column of Hal's spine. "You are literally begging me to fuck you."

"Could you not gloat?" Hal asks, jaw clenched tight. "Just one time in your life could you not fucking gloat?"

"I'm curious," Sinestro ignores him. "Is hate something all humans need to feel to have sex? Or are you, Hal Jordan, just so broken inside that it's the only way you can really enjoy it?"

Hal swings his legs over the side of the bed, slides his ring on and slams a green fist into Sinestro's mouth.

"Maybe I don't hate you," Hal sneers. "Maybe I tell you that because it's what I know you want to hear. Maybe that's what I keep telling you because you couldn't fucking handle what I actually want to say."

Sinestro turns his nose up, wipes the blood from his mouth. "Don't be ridiculous, Jordan," he says. "You don't actually --" Sinestro shakes his head. "You hate me. You loathe me."

"Yeah," Hal says. "Keep telling yourself that."

[doreyg.livejournal.com]

Agents of SHIELD, Mac/Fitz, petrichor

filled

[oh-mcgee.livejournal.com]

"Ah," Coulson says after they step off the boat somewhere in Brazil. "I do love the smell of petrichor."

Daisy gives him a funny look, wrinkles her nose up. "Petri-what now?"

"Petrichor," Coulson says and before he can finish explaining Mac and Fitz jump in.

"The smell of dust after rain," they says together, turning to give each other a sly grin.

"Weirdos," Daisy mutters and walks ahead of them.


: : :


It was after Gemma was taken from him again, after the monolith swallowed her up like nothing he'd ever seen before.

Mac had come to his room, turned on the lights, and popped a flash drive into the side of Fitz's tv, shoved Fitz over on the bed so he could have room and started playing Doctor Who without a word.

It shouldn't have worked -- and for the most part it didn't, it was still always there in the back of his mind, but for that hour that he was following the Doctor around through time and space, Mac a strong, solid presence at his side, he could almost pretend like everything was going to be okay.


: : :


The other thing didn't happen until weeks later, after their little Doctor Who therapy session turned into waiting impatiently each week for the new episode, crowding together on Fitz's bed, Mac pointing out mechanical mishaps in the story, Fitz pointing out the scientific errors.

The other thing didn't happen until the night after they got Gemma back, Fitz pacing the floor of the lab, chewing on his bottom lip until Mac grabbed him by the arms to anchor him and Fitz just -- he kissed him.

He kissed Mac because Gemma was back and he thought, he thought that'd be the most wonderful thing he could imagine, but now his brain was going in eleven different directions and he felt unsteady again, felt like everything was jumbled up and slipping away from him again, just like before. He felt like that until he kissed Mac and then --

Then everything just sort of fell into place.

[doreyg.livejournal.com]

DCU, Hal Jordan/Bruce Wayne, saturnine

[doreyg.livejournal.com]

Justice League Cartoon, Wally West/Bruce Wayne, meliorism

[doreyg.livejournal.com]

Atomic Robo (comics), Robo/Jenkins, apricity

[dresmeinscarlet.livejournal.com]

12 Monkeys (tv), James Cole / Jennifer Goines, I'm fine.

[oh-mcgee.livejournal.com]

DCU, Bruce Wayne/Hal Jordan, "I don't think I've ever heard you say that word before."

[oh-mcgee.livejournal.com]

DCU, Hal Jordan/Bruce Wayne, capernoited

[oh-mcgee.livejournal.com]

DCU, Hal Jordan/Bruce Wayne, gadarene

FILL: Blame it on the Boogie [DC, Hal/Bruce, PG-13]

[doreyg.livejournal.com]

Wayne Charity Balls, as it turns out, are boring. He accepted the invitation on a laugh, sure that he'd at least have the opportunity to bug Bruce endlessly, but now he's starting to regret it. It's just all so dull. Dull people, dull conversations, dull food, dull dullness. About the only thing that has any value is the wine.

...Which may, on reflection, be a bit of a problem.

"Mr Jordan," Bruce finally deigns to speak to him two hours into the party, striding over with an insincere playboy smile and an entirely sincere Batman look in his eyes, "I see that you made it."

"That's what she said," he jeers, and has the truly awesome sight of Bruce blinking at him before forcing an ever so casual laugh, "seriously, though, I've been here two hours. Thought you were a detective, or something."

"Only an amateur one," Bruce says jovially, and gives him the subtlest death glare that he's ever seen. God, somewhere in the universe Sinestro is sobbing in envy, "and I've been busy. Lots of arrivals, lots of people that I haven't seen for years. You know how it is."

"Nope."

"Well, you can imagine," Bruce smiles, and it's possibly the nicest order that he's ever received from big bad Bats. Perhaps he really should go to more of these parties, "tell me, Mr Jordan, are you having fun?"

And, God, if he's thinking shit like that perhaps he really is a bit drunk. He beams a little brighter, just to cover it, "not really."

"A great-"

"The people are boring," he declares loudly, but decides that since he's still grinning everything is fine and the scandalized glances around them are for Bruce instead, "their conversations are dull, the music is awful, the canapes leave a lot to be desired and there don't seem to be any closets set aside for the good old pastime of making out. All in all the only actually enjoyable thing is the eye candy."

"Jordan-" Bruce starts warningly, then seems to remember that other people are watching and judging and forces a smile instead, "but Mr Jordan, surely that's a contradiction! You just accused all my guests of being boring."

"I did," he nods grandly, and lowers his voice to a whisper for the grand denouement, "but they're not the eye candy."

"...Oh?"

"You're the eye candy," he declares, and wobbles back a little. Catches himself at the last second, because he's still grinning and so he's fine, "I mean, god, have you seen your ass in that suit? Fucking hell how is anybody supposed to focus on anything else?"

"Hal..." Bruce stares at him for a second, almost thoughtfully, then gives a resigned sigh, "Mr Jordan, how much have you had to drink tonight?"

"Only a few glasses," he huffs, and watches Bruce's eyebrows go up. Which is just insulting, really, because he is not anywhere near drunk and there's no reason to act like he is, "one or two. Or three, maybe four. Can you really blame me?"

"I can't, no," Bruce says very deliberately, in that certain tone that means that he'll be catching hell for this the next time he sees Batman, "wouldn't you rather sit down, though? Or lie down somewhere more comfortable? Before you... Ah, fail to indulge further."

He blinks for a second, sways for a second. Bruce watches him, patiently and carefully and with an odd smirk quirking the corner of his lips.

"...So you do have make out closets!"

"Later, Mr Jordan," Bruce says a touch wearily, almost fond as he shakes his head, "we can talk about that later."

[marlex.livejournal.com]

any, any, "You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means."

[marlex.livejournal.com]

MCU, Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers, Darcy is fed up with Tony saying Capsicle

[marlex.livejournal.com]

MCU, Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers, he's acclimated to the present, but he still uses words that surprise her

[marlex.livejournal.com]

any, any, defenestration

Fill: (Drabble) Pooh Bear and Rabbit

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

“Really Pooh Bear, you must understand you are a complete imbecile,” Rabbit declared.

“What do you mean?” Pooh asked.

“I mean you are a fool. Your only thought is for the satisfaction of your own physical desires. You have no appreciation of the ascetics of life.”

“Pardon?”

“You eat too much! You have no erudition and your vocabulary is unfortunately limited to words of one syllable.”

Winnie-the-Pooh looked crossly at Rabbit. “You may think I am a bear of very little brain, but I do understand what defenestration means.”

And he promptly demonstrated by throwing Rabbit out of the window.

[marlex.livejournal.com]

any, any, Bailiwick

[lastinthebox.livejournal.com]

The Martian, any, literally.

[creepy_shetan]

author's choice, any (pre-)slash pair, "Are you okay?"

[creepy_shetan]

author's choice, any UST pair, be careful

Fullmetal Alchemist, Roy Mustang/Riza Hawkeye, "Words"

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

They didn't say the words 'be careful'. Riza watched his back. Roy took the lead. There might be others around them, keeping them safe, or there might not be. It depended on the mission.

It depended on how dangerous it was.

One of the others might say 'be careful'. Fuery, most likely. Even though he knew better.

Roy didn't need the reminder. Riza didn't need to say the words outloud. There were other ways to communicate - a glance, a nod, the softest of hums. The way Riza took him down in the street to keep Scar from killing him (to keep his secrets from so many possible opponents later).

Saying things didn't always make them true. Words could be twisted (Roy was a master at it) into so many different meanings. "Be careful" could only be used in the least dangerous situations. Much like words of love which couldn't be used at all.

[creepy_shetan]

author's choice, any gen pair or ensemble, please

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Fullmetal Alchemist, Any minor or secondary character, superfluous

[creepy_shetan]

any older* fandom, any, "I('ve) miss(ed) you."


(* Let's say... from the year 2000 or earlier.)

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rupert Giles + Any, Lexicon

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

The X-Files, Fox Mulder+/Dana Scully, Cryptozoology

[tigriswolf]

author's choice, author's choice, love

FILL: SPN< Sam/Dean (G)

[cozy-coffee.livejournal.com]

Sammy, what are we becoming? It feels just like we're always running, rolling through the motions every day. I could lean in to hold you, please, baby, please let me hold you, or act like I don't even know you; seems like you could care less either way. What happened to that boy I used to know? I just want us back to the way we were before.

Do I turn you on at all when I kiss you, Sammy? Does the sight of me wanting you drive you crazy? Do I have your love, am I still enough? Tell me don't I, or tell me do I, Sammy, give you everything that you ever wanted. Would you rather just turn away and leave me lonely?

Do I just need to give up and get on with my life?

Sammy, do I?

Remember when we didn't have nothing, but a perfect simple kind of loving. Sammy, those sure were the days. There was a time our love ran wild and free...now I'm second guessing everything thing I see.

Do I turn you on at all when I kiss you, Sammy? Does the sight of me wanting you drive you crazy? Do I have your love, am I still enough? Tell me don't I, or tell me do I, Sammy, give you everything that you ever wanted. Would you rather just turn away and leave me lonely? Do I just need to give up and get on with my life?

Sammy, do I still give you what you need? Still take your breath away? Light up the spark way down deep, Sammy do I?

Do I turn you on at all when I kiss you Sammy? Does the sight of me wanting you drive you crazy? Do I have your love, am I still enough? Tell me don't I, or tell me do I Sammy, give you everything that you ever wanted? Would you rather just turn away and leave me lonely? Do I just need to give up and get on with my life?

Tell me, Sammy, do I get one more try?

Sammy, do I?

♥ END ♥