[fanfic] this weather won't last forever: haven, dwight/jordan; pg; 178

[krickets]

title; rating: this weather won't last forever; pg
fandom, pairing; count: haven, dwight/jordan; ~178
notes: pre-series, for slybrunette

Dwight's hand on her thigh.

That's what she remembers.

It's early summer at a Guard meeting, and they're all bracing for what they know is coming. Some people forget, some choose not to remember, but being brought up in the guard, you don't have that luxury.

He's sitting with her on the basement couch, after, and there's this darkness in him that she understands more than she's willing to admit.

She used to smile more, back then. But there was always something brimming, just under the surface.

He never talks about his daughter, or being triggered early. But in a way he's also always talking about those things. He carries them with him, a mark he can never shake. But for some reason, somewhere in the middle of their conversation, when he laughs, the sadness behind his eyes is gone. And Jordan doesn't know how she can tell, but she can.

He slides his hand over her knee and it's just the most casual thing she could ever imagine.

She thinks... next time, maybe she'll kiss him.

Next time.

Comments

[ozmissage.livejournal.com]

This pairing just works. Especially the way you write them here, with Jordan recognizing the darkness in Dwight and she used to smile more. That bit just hit me hard in the chestal region.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Thank you sweetie! I really want to write them again and I'm sad they didn't happen on the show before she died. I really thought they would.