Short shorts

[quill-shadow.livejournal.com]

I am new, and come bearing gifts of fics. Tiny fics, but...

Title: Divorce
Author: Quill
Rating: PG at most
Pairing: Implied
Summary: Angsty.



"Divorce?"

The word hangs in the air, full of pain and surprise.

As the small girl watches from behind the doorway, her father slowly bends his head. "I'm sorry," he tells her mother. "But I love him."

"Forget him!"

"I've tried! I can't!"

"He's forgotten you!"

Her father staggers back, as if the words are a physical blow. He looks at her mother in silence for a moment, then turns away.

"I'd better start packing."

Both of them are crying silently. The girl wants them to stop -- wants them to kiss and make up, and be happy again.

They don't.

Nothing obvious here; I was thinking of BJ when I wrote it, but it might work for Trapper as well. Let me know about that.

Title: BJ
Author: Quill
Rating: PG
Summary: Hawkeye's point of view. A fragment of a conversation.



"What does BJ stand for, anyway?"

"Whatever you want." He looks amused by the question. Wonder if he'd be so amused if he knew what that is...

"C'mon, Beej, tell me!"

"I just did!"

And as I look into his mischevious eyes, I'm suddenly not so sure that he doesn't.

Bonus points for naming the episode it's based on.

Comments

[pomkeygeekange.livejournal.com]

Is the episode your refairing to called Lil?


I liked these drabbles, nice prose and in character and your right it works well for either Trapper and BJ.

[quill-shadow.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's good to hear that I managed to get it right for either character -- that's difficult, because Trapper and BJ are very different.

And -- erm -- hate to admit this, but I don't remember the name of the episode. We'd better both ask someone else to tell us for sure... ::blushes::

[edna-blackadder.livejournal.com]

These are both excellent. Perfectly in character. And the 'What does BJ stand for?' episode is one of my favourites. It's so slashy. I'm glad someone's finally written that missing scene. As for the first fic, the angst is poignant and well done.

May I friend you? If you write any more of these, I'd love to read them ;)

[quill-shadow.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'd like to be friended. I haven't written very much M*A*S*H slash at all, yet. There's an AU which I've started, and which is... weird, so I'm not sure if I'll post it. Drabbles are easier -- there's so much less room to get the characters wrong.

[boomc98.livejournal.com]

Just so you know, it IS "Lil." She comes into Colonel Potter's office and says "Who'm I drinking with?" Introductions all around. "What's the BJ stand for?" "Anything you want." Then Potter and Lil start chatting, but in the background is an entire little rant between Hawkeye and BJ as to what it DOES stand for.
(I know this by heart. You could say I'm a MASH fan.)

[quill-shadow.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for telling me :) [I want to know the episodes by heart!]