In the Stillness by eightiswild (challenge 84: Silence)

[eightiswild.livejournal.com]

Title: In the Stillness
Characters: Colby, Charlie, Don
Pairings: None
genre: angst, fluff
Word Count: 252
Spoilers: 3x24 Janus List, 4x01 Trust Metric
Summary: Charlie visits Colby in the hospital
Warnings: None
Notes: This is my first story here, but this community looks fun! It definitely shouldn't be my last.

            Larry said it was impossible to find true silence, Charlie knew this better than most people. With the constant onslaught of numbers into his head it was easy to lose himself in the noise, but at that moment it was still. Still and quiet but for the soft, steady rhythm from the EKG.

            “I always knew you were ok Colby…” Charlie said, shifting carefully into a cross-legged position on the end of the hospital bed. “I mean there were doubts but…my first thought was, no not Colby. Not the guy I would trust my life too. Not my friend.” He sighed, rubbing a hand across his forehead. “It’s weird…I missed you. I mean…even when everyone was so sure…I just kept thinking…” He shrugged, “It would all just work out if I ignored it.” The mathematician leaned on his hands, watching Colby’s chest rise and fall. Assisted breathing.

            “When I worked with the NSA,” Charlie started, “It was so hard. Not being able to tell anyone what I was doing…and I suck at keeping secrets. And lying. I hated the lying. I can only imagine what you’ve been going through…” Charlie glanced at the separating glass, tensed. He huffed at himself. “Guess I’m still on edge…the last time I visited someone in the hospital was kind of…eventful,” he said to Colby. Somehow speaking his thoughts was easier than retreating to the silence of them.

 

            Don stepped back from the glass as his brother’s eyes looked that way, silently he started down the hall.  

Comments

[greenleofiend.livejournal.com]

Very nice! Ha, you beat me! ;-) Great use of the prompt though and I had a feeling that you would enjoy the episode, though part of me knows how you hate evil cliffhangers. Then again you didn't need to wait the 2+ months I had to wait ha ha.

[eightiswild.livejournal.com]

haha I did didn't I?
ooooooo I LOVED it. I knew Colby couldn't be bad, I love the guy sooo much -glomps him- Though I nearly cried at the end of Janus...so sad.
Anyways, thank you!

[mia-dcwut-09.livejournal.com]

aww i just wanna hug charlie so much

[eightiswild.livejournal.com]

haha me too Mia...me too!

[mia-dcwut-09.livejournal.com]

glad im not the only

[eightiswild.livejournal.com]

haha not hardly

[mia-dcwut-09.livejournal.com]

^_^

[cold-ember-32.livejournal.com]

Aw, I love this. Beautiful. A great episode tag!

[eightiswild.livejournal.com]

thanks cold E! Glad you enjoyed!

[devon99.livejournal.com]

Very nicely done indeed:)

[eightiswild.livejournal.com]

Why thank you!

[spikedluv]

Love Charlie comparing his time with the NSA with what Colby had to do, and understanding, and the import of Don walking away.

And welcome to the comm; I'm happy to hear that you want to play with us here. *g*

[eightiswild.livejournal.com]

Thanks spike! ^_^ Glad you enjoyed

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

This is a lovely expansion of a moment that's often been imagined but which we didn't get to see.

[eightiswild.livejournal.com]

thank you Ruby!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!