sidonie
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Post by sidonie on Mar 8, 2011 9:04:43 GMT 10
Title: Sunshine Rating: G Word Count: 204 Pairing: Jon/Zahir - Team Bend-a-lot Round/Fight: 1/A Summary: Zahir gets a bit homesick.
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The afternoon light slanted in through a window, pale gold, warmer than the crisp air outside. Zahir watched as shadows deepened and the sunshine picked out the delicate patterns in the wood of his dresser. He reached out, letting it play over his hand, slowly moving his fingers as his brown skin glowed, feeling the slight heat it imparted.
“May I ask what you're doing?” King Jonathan asked, his mellow voice quiet. He was seated at his desk, quill in hand, with a mess of official papers spread out before him.
Zahir drew back, shrugging slightly. “Even the light is different here,” he murmured. “It's yellow and . . . mild. In the desert, sunshine is white and sharp and hard. It's dangerous.” He dropped his eyes to the floor. “I never thought I'd miss that.”
Jon gave a small smile. “I remember. It was awe-inspiring.” He considered his squire, his gaze calculating. “If we ever dig out from under this mountain of bureaucracy, I'll take you back. We can visit the Bloody Hawk together.”
As his knight-master went back to signing documents, Zahir struggled to conceal his look of surprise. He was always caught off-guard by Jon's kindness.
QC by: wordy
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Post by Fenella on Mar 8, 2011 9:08:57 GMT 10
Oh, Jon! I love when you try to convince people you are concerned about them. There's a reason why people are surprised when you're nice!
Hee, I enjoyed this! Will there be another, with scorching desert sexin'?
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Post by journeycat on Mar 8, 2011 9:15:59 GMT 10
Oooh, I like how Zahir is caught off guard - and the idea of Jon taking Zahir to the Bloody Hawk tribe is lovely. Well, now that Fenella mentioned it, there BETTER be some scorching desert sexin'. And it better have that as the title, too.
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sidonie
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Post by sidonie on Mar 8, 2011 9:18:11 GMT 10
Thanks guys! There will be others, though whether I'll get to them in the desert is uncertain (though I am dying to write it). I'm sure scorching sexin' will come up at some point, though. P.S. Fenella, I LOVE YOUR ICON. That show, that Doctor, that episode . . . all of it.
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Post by Fenella on Mar 8, 2011 9:52:50 GMT 10
Creepy clock robots in French history for the win! And now I am totally waiting for a fic about desert sexin' Other recommended titles: The Problem with Sand.
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luinae
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Post by luinae on Mar 8, 2011 10:30:58 GMT 10
Ahhh, I love nice!Jon, when so many fics make him a bit of a monster (myself included)
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Post by ubiquitous on Mar 8, 2011 13:59:52 GMT 10
Aww, sweet!Jon is adorable. And I love that it catches Zahir off-guard.
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Kris11
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Post by Kris11 on Mar 10, 2011 13:41:09 GMT 10
Adorable! A really nice snippet of their life together as squire and knightmaster. I loved the description of the sun!
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sidonie
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Post by sidonie on Mar 10, 2011 22:42:33 GMT 10
Thank you so much, everyone!
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