| On the 36th Day of Gusmas... a reminder! |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|11:38 am] |
Don't forget -- all drabbles are due tomorrow, Jan. 1! Some extra encouragement, and more details, here!
Happy New Year, everyone!
Love,
Xie |
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| Gusmas 2010 |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|04:36 pm] |
Title: Home for the Holidays 30: Have Yourself a Kinky Little Christmas
Author: ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) frantic_quest
Prompt: December 25: Christmas Day
Notes: Season 1 Drabble Series for drabylon dollars!
Justin woke up on Christmas morning in Brian’s bed, stretching happily as he realized where he was.
Vic had told him Christmas was a time for miracles, and it seemed like he was right about that after all.
Brian had been unusually playful at Deb’s the night before, threatening to introduce Justin personally to all of the kinky toys being used by Deb’s Christmas bondage elves.
Everyone had laughed like little kids when Deb had shrieked at Brian to “Keep your dildos and butt plugs away from Sunshine’s ass,” covering her ears and humming when Justin had announced, “Too late!” |
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| Gusmas 2010 |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|04:46 pm] |
Title: Home for the Holidays 31: Priorities
Author: frantic_quest
Prompt: December 26: Kwanzaa
Notes: Season 1 Drabble Series for drabylon dollars!
Brian stalked into the loft, tossing his briefcase on the floor, fingers already loosening his tie as he glanced first at the television, then at Justin, who was sprawled on the couch, apparently too engrossed in a program to even bother to say hello.
Brian’s bad day started to get worse. “What the fuck are you watching on my new 60” Plasma TV, couch potato?”
“Brian!” Justin jumped up and mollified Brian by fawning over him nicely. “I’m glad you’re home. Come watch this special on Kwanzaa with me.”
“Christ! Enough with the fucking holidays already! Come blow me instead.” |
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| Gusmas 2010 |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|04:50 pm] |
Title: Home for the Holidays 32: Practice What You Preach
Author: frantic_quest
Prompt: December 27: Words Are Cheap
Notes: Season 1 Drabble Series for drabylon dollars!
“Brian.” Justin whispered into the darkness, reluctant to break the mellow spell that sometimes surrounded Brian after he’d fucked some of his demons away.
“My mom told me that my dad admitted he missed seeing me for Christmas. Do you think I should call him?” Justin felt Brian stiffen slightly before roughly dragging Justin to spoon snugly against him.
“Words are cheap, Justin.” Brian’s voice was muffled as he spoke into the nape of Justin’s neck. “It’s a man’s actions that reveal the truth.”
Justin sighed, clutching Brian’s arm closer to his chest wondering if Brian practiced what he preached. |
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| Gusmas 2010 |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|04:54 pm] |
Title: Home for the Holidays 33: Inspiration
Author: frantic_quest
Prompt: December 28: Picture of Pittsburgh in Winter
Notes: Season 1 Drabble Series for drabylon dollars!
Justin had borrowed his mom’s car and driven to a park that had an intriguing view of the river with the city in the background.
It was a somewhat dismal scene given the bleakness of the Pittsburgh winter, but Justin was inspired by the gritty landscape, and sat in the car busily sketching.
He was working on his portfolio, having recently decided that since his dad had missed him at Christmas, maybe he’d be willing to pay his tuition to PIFA if Justin could manage to get a partial scholarship.
Maybe then his dad would be proud of him again. |
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| Gusmas 2010 |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|04:57 pm] |
Title: Home for the Holidays 34: Anxieties
Author: frantic_quest
Prompt: December 29: Fortune Cookies
Notes: Season 1 Drabble Series for drabylon dollars!
Brian pinched his nose as he listened to Justin queen out over the lack of fortune cookies in their take-out.
“How could they forget the fortune cookies?” He fumed, stomping around like the teenager he was. “Isn’t that like immediate bad luck or something?”
Brian pulled him over to the couch and pushed him down. “Yeah, it’s like an ancient Chinese curse that only works on bitchy drama queens. Pipe down, princess, you’re giving me a fucking headache.”
“Sorry.” He immediately straddled Brian’s lap, brushing his hair off his forehead gently. “I’m just a little anxious waiting for college letters.” |
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| Gusmas Challenge |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|06:04 pm] |
Title: All he wants for Christmas
Author:  bidyke73
Prompts: Multi drabble for 6 prompts
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| Incredible challenge update... |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|08:10 pm] |
OMG! wren_kt7oz is meeting my challenge of a dollar for every drabble submitted! Thank you for your amazing generosity!
DRABBLE, folks! The stakes just doubled and there's more than 24 hours to go! |
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| Gusmas Challenge |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|08:29 pm] |
Title: Distant Dawn
Author: jule1122
Prompt: Solstice
“You’re quiet tonight.” Ted said as he came to stand behind Blake.
Blake leaned back against Ted but didn’t turn away from the window. “It’s the longest night of the year. All the darkness, the cold, it brings back memories.
Feeling Blake shiver, Ted wrapped his arms around him. “I’ve been told Solstice is also a time of renewal, a new beginning. So let’s light a fire and make some new memories.”
Blake laughed and turned around to kiss Ted. “I love you even when you’re corny. You start the fire, and I’ll make hot chocolate.”
“Don’t forget the marshmallows!” |
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| Gusmas Challenge |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|08:45 pm] |
Title: First of Many
Author: jule1122
Prompt: A moment of truth
“Well? What do you think?” Melanie asked.
“I’m not sure.” Lindsay cocked her head to the left. “Step closer to the light.”
Melanie sighed, but did as Lindsay asked.
“Oh, yeah,” Lindsay said with a chuckle. “It’s definitely grey.”
“God damn it.” Melanie yanked out the offending strand of hair. “Fuck, that hurt. The worst part is I can’t even blame Brian.”
“If it makes you feel any better, Justin told me Brian found his first six months ago.”
“Serves him right,” Melanie grumbled. “I wonder if it was on his head.”
“Mel!” Lindsay gasped before dissolving into uncontrollable laughter. |
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| Gusmas Challenge |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|08:58 pm] |
Title: Not Exactly a Secret
Author: jule1122
Prompt: Unexpected guests
“Mother Taylor! What a surprise,” Brian’s voice dripped with sarcasm.
“Brian, I heard Justin was in town so I thought. . .”
“Jennifer,” Debbie waved from the couch where she and Daphne had Justin cornered. “Justin was just telling us about all the celebrities he’s seen.”
“Would you like a drink?”
Jennifer shook her head, but Brian continued to the bar. “More for me.”
Later, Justin snuck away to join Brian and made a desperate grab for his drink.
Brian snatched it away. “You’re on your own. The next time you’re here for a weekend visit, don’t stop at the fucking diner.” |
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| Gusmas Challenge |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|09:46 pm] |
Title: The Adult Version
Author: jule1122
Prompt: Christmas Eve
“Debbie wants to know if we’re stopping by on Christmas Eve,” Justin yelled over the shower.
“Are you kidding?” Brian turned off the water and stepped out. “We have Christmas morning at Mikey’s with the munchers, the kids and Debbie, then lunch at your mother’s, followed by dinner at Debbie’s with every fag she can fit in her house. If I’m going to survive that, we’re spending every minute of Christmas Eve fucking and getting drunk.”
“So we’re not going to Midnight Mass?” Justin smirked.
“The only worship I plan to take part in involves my cock and your ass.” |
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| Gusmas Challenge |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|10:01 pm] |
Title: Sleeping In
Author: jule1122
Prompt: Christmas Day
“Mel, wake up,” Lindsay shook her wife.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s Christmas.”
“Oh, fuck,” Melanie sat up. “Did we forget the stockings or to eat Santa’s cookies?”
When Lindsay didn’t say anything, Melanie rubbed her eyes and realized it was light out. “Where the fuck are the kids? They didn’t sneak down and open their gifts, did they?”
“No.” Lindsay stopped Melanie before she could get up. “I checked; they’re still sleeping.”
“Oh, good.” Melanie snuggled under the blankets and reached for Lindsay. “Go back to sleep.”
Lindsay rested her head on Melanie’s chest and sighed, “They’re not babies any more.” |
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| Gusmas Challenge |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|10:18 pm] |
Title: There's Big Money in Greeting Cards
Author: jule1122
Prompt: Kwanzaa
Notes: No offense intended toward the actual celebration of Kwanzaa or those who observe it.
“How come they didn’t have Kwanzaa when we were kids?” Michael asked when a commercial filled with several celebrities offering a variety of holiday wishes came on.
“They did.”
“No, they didn’t,” Michael insisted. “Someone invented it a few years ago.”
“Mikey,” Brian looked at him like he was crazy. “No one ‘invented’ Kwanzaa.”
“So how come I never heard of it.”
“Because it was just another obscure holiday taking up space on your calendar until some fucking brilliant ad executive realized it was a goldmine of untapped marketing potential.”
“You mean like Sweetest Day?”
“Never underestimate the niche markets.” |
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| Gusmas Challenge |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|10:48 pm] |
Title: It Never Gets Easier
Author: jule1122
Prompt: Words are cheap
“Three fucking years,” Debbie stared at the marker and blinked back tears.
“Every day, Vic, every day I miss you and love you, and I’ll never stop being sorry for the things I said.”
Debbie wiped her eyes. “You to know I’m taking care of Rodney and the guys at Grassi House, don’t you? And because you were right about what I needed, I’m loving Carl like I was so afraid to before and trying to let Michael have his own life. I do it for both of us because all the ‘I’m sorry’s in the world don’t matter now.” |
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| Gusmas Challenge |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|11:03 pm] |
Title: Just One Stop
Author: jule1122
Prompt: Photo of Pittsburgh
Brian pressed his forehead against the window as the plane began its descent. He never thought he’d be so happy to see fucking Pittsburgh.
After days of personal indignities and medical procedures, he’d wanted to run from John Hopkins, but all he could manage was a slow walk. It had taken every bit of his pride just to keep from limping.
Finally, he was home. He wished he’d taken a cab to the airport because he didn’t have the energy to drive. All he wanted was a drink and his bed.
But first there was someone he needed to see. |
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| Gusmas Challenge |
[Dec. 31st, 2010|11:27 pm] |
Title: Wisdom Comes Cheap
Author: jule1122
Prompt: Fortune Cookies
“Come on Emmet, read it,” Michael urged.
“And don’t forget ‘in bed,’” Ted added.
“That’s a stupid tradition,” Emmett made a face. “What happens when you get ‘Before success comes many failures,’ or ‘If at first you don’t succeed?’”
“If the fortune cookie fits,” Brian smirked.
Emmett threw his cookie at him, but then smiled. “Ohhh, maybe there is something to this. ‘Your talents are great and varied,’” he read.
“Hand it over, Honeycutt. That one’s mine.”
“Sorry, Brian, looks like you stuck with,” Emmett grabbed Brian’s fortune and read it. “‘You walk your path alone.’”
“In bed,” everyone chorused. |
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