Tuesday is for Taking A Day Off!

[squidgiepdx]

Hello, everyone. I’m squidgiepdx and today's theme is "taking a day off". Yes, it's only Tuesday, but yet I'm already thinking about skipping out on work, and all the things characters can get up to when work isn't on the horizon for that day. Prompts can be anything having to do with avoiding work, or just having a lazy day. Maybe Danno from the Five-0 task force loves sleeping in. Or maybe Evan Lorne wants to treat that special someone to a picnic. Whatever it may be, if it's about taking a day off, let's get into it!

Just a few 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.
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the spoiler cut.
If there are possible triggers in your story, please warn for them in the subject line!

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

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, For once John Sheppard is going to sleep in, if Rodney has to tie him up to do it.
+ Schitt's Creek, David Rose/Patrick, Calling up Alexis to see if she can mind the store
+ Hawaii Five-0, Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams, Steve has their whole day off planned, but Danny has other ideas

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[katleept.livejournal.com]

Batman, Batman/Catwoman, Will she ever convince him to take a day off?

[katleept.livejournal.com]

X-Men, Any/Any, Taking one day off doesn't mean the world will end . . . does it?

[katleept.livejournal.com]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy+/Giles (+/Any), "But, Giiiiiles, it's just one daaaaay!" she whined.

[katleept.livejournal.com]

X-Men, Charles Xavier/Erik Lehnsherr, playing chess in the nude

[katleept.livejournal.com]

Disney, Mickey+/Any, He'd forgotten how fun the park could be.

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

BBC Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes +/ John Watson, "Teaching you how to dance isn't exactly what I'd call a day off, John."

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, planning an elaborate day off so Tony will actually stop working for two seconds

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, Evan Lorne/Rodney McKay, Evan telling Rodney they are going on a science mission offworld but it's really just a date

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Any, any f/f, having a self-care/spa day at home

[sherlockian-syn.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, ensemble, planning a social/dance party so everyone can relax and have a good time together

[nagi-schwarz.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, Rodney McKay + John Sheppard + Evan Lorne, on their next designated Sunday, they go fishing in memory of an old friend

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, Team Sheppard, camping for fun instead of for a mission

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Trixie Belden Mysteries/The Three Investigators, Trixie Belden +/ Jupiter Jones, they're both so busy it's hard to take time off

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers +/ Sam Wilson, planning a day of relaxation for Bucky

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Any, Any, even during the apocalypse you need to take a break from survival mode for a little while

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Stargate Multiverse, Any,

This is a place where your mind can escape
All the problems today and go far, far away
(Plain White T’s)

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

Psych, Carlton Lassiter/Shawn Spencer, Shawn convinces Carlton to play hooky

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

any, any, being sick on your day off is no fun

Fill : NCIS , Bishop/Torres

[helsinkibaby.livejournal.com]

(I may have meandered off prompt. Let me know if you want me to delete!)

The sound of uncontrollable retching wakes him up and Nick hesitates for barely a second before getting out of bed and making his way to the bathroom. He sees there exactly what he knew he would and slowly, carefully, because he’s learned how to make these things go smoothly, he comes up beside Ellie, kneels down beside her and gathers her hair back from out of her face, holds it there with one hand. The other he lays on her back and he winces as he feels the muscles there contorting again, wincing again at the sound that Ellie makes.

He doesn’t know how much longer it is before she straightens up and he takes the hint, puts down the toilet set and pulls the lever. She lays her head back down on the seat, not ready to move yet, looks across at him with the saddest eyes he’s ever seen. “I thought I was through with this,” she tells him and he feels brave enough to reach out, run his fingers through her hair.

“I know, baby.” Her eyes close at his touch so he repeats the movement, keeps on doing it. “Me too.”

Because for pretty much the last month and a half, this had been how he’d woken up every morning. Except for the last two days and he’d begun to hope that, as they reached the magic three month mark, morning sickness might be a thing of the past. Apparently not.

“It’s our day off.” He knows exactly how miserable Ellie feels when she goes into full whining mode. She never whines, doesn’t have it in her. Usually. “We had plans... drive out of the city, follow the blue skies... no Gibbs, no suspects, no dead bodies... oh God...” As if the mere thought of them has conjured up another bout of nausea, she sits up staight, her hand over her mouth as her throat works furiously and Nick moves quickly, flipping the lid up just in case. Ellie swallows again, takes a deep breath, then another one. “No, I’m ok,” she says. “False alarm.”

False it might be but Nick’s still looking at her warily - they’ve been fooled before, which was how the team had come to know their secret before they’d been supposed to tell anyone. “You think you’re ready to get back into bed?” he asks. “I’ll bring you in some ginger ale... help settle your stomach.”

He knows better than to offer her food until she asks for it but from the wan smile that lights her face, she’s grateful for the offer. “You’re so good to me.”

“Least I can do,” he says as he helps her up, keeping his arm around her waist until he’s sure she’s steady on her feet. He’s alarmed when she leans into him, for a moment thinking she’s fainted, but then her head lands on his shoulder and her arms go around her waist and he feels her breath tickle his neck when she speaks.

“What would I do without you?”

He chuckles without humour. “Not be in this predicament for a start?” Her head tilts up and her eyes meet his, dancing with amusement. “We can still have our romantic day off together, just in the city,” he decides. “Once you’re feeling better, we’ll make a plan.”

She groans as they shuffle back to the bedroom. “And if this is one of the days where I’m sick all day?”

He doesn’t blink. “Then we stay in bed and I wait on you hand and foot.” He narrows his eyes theatrically. “Wait, isn’t that how we got in this predicament in the first place?”

Ellie giggles at that, reaches up to kiss his cheek. “Even with this...” She gestures in the vague direction of the bathroom. “I wouldn’t change it, you know.”

“No.” His hand goes to her stomach, still flat for now, and he thinks about the next few months, the next few years, all the changes that are going to take place and he thinks changing plans on a day off is a small price to pay. “Me either.”

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

any superhero fandom, any, being kidnapped by a villain on their day off

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

The Magicians (tv), Eliot Waugh (/Quentin Coldwater), you don't get days off when you're high king

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

Buzzfeed: Worth It RPF, any/any, their day off still includes a lot of food

[templefugate.livejournal.com]

DC, Birds of Prey, "Babs, we're going to make you have fun even if it kills you."

[templefugate.livejournal.com]

Coco, Miguel Rivera, a true musician never takes a day off from playing

[squidgiepdx]

Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, For once John Sheppard is going to sleep in, if Rodney has to tie him up to do it.

[squidgiepdx]

Schitt's Creek, David Rose/Patrick, Calling up Alexis to see if she can mind the store