2012-05-22

clare_dragonfly: woman with green feathery wings, text: stories last longer: but only by becoming only stories (Alphas: Gary: respect the badge)
2012-05-22 03:51 pm

Fiction: Perfect Lover

Title: Perfect Lover
Word count: 640
Rating: PG-13 for language
Prompt: [community profile] inkstains contest 50:
Notes: Woot, I wrote a story about Paul! Now I just need to write one about Lynn, and there will be a story about each of the main Extranormal Crimes characters (counting "Bigfoot Hunting" as a Darlene story). Lynn might be tricky, though...


Without taking his eyes off the television, Paul picked up the wine bottle and tipped it into his glass. When there was no noise of wine splashing, he turned his head, surprised. He’d finished the entire bottle. For a moment he considered opening another one, then sighed and let his better judgment take over. If nothing else, if he turned himself into an alcoholic, he'd lose his job.Read more... )