Late writer for SVU means I missed out on a lot of those drabble things but I want to do them so dumping ground. Also, a dumping ground for anything I think of. Feel free to shoot me an idea, if you wish.
Title is from Get Free by Lana Del Rey
Prompt for this one is storm & it's post The Undiscovered Country~
As a kid the spring storms that rolled through the city were one of the few things that could calm Rafael from the nerves brought upon by just being in the same space as his father.
As an adult they only seem to remind him all of his failings.
He stares out the window, thinking of things he shouldn't, needing to act on things he perhaps shouldn't.
He misses her.
He needs her.
It's not any more complicated than that, is it?
He hasn't seen Liv in a month and it aches at him every passing day, every passing minute.
So many times he's picked up his phone only to set it back down next to the bottle of scotch that he's been slowly, or not so slowly, polishing off. As if drinking will give him answers.
He grabs his coat by the front door, barely remembering to put it on before he's in the heavy rainfall, the thunder booming loudly above him, lightning flashing in the distance, beautiful and dangerous.
He loves it.
Rafael knows he can go in to the precinct. He doesn't. Rather he stands there like a foolish idiot and allows the storm swallow him whole.
A soft flutter of nervousness comes over him as he finally sees her. The questioning look on her face only making him wonder why he hadn't at least called.
"Rafa, what are you doing here?" The cold edge her voice isn't lost on anyone.
"I.." He pauses, taking a step forward, feeling so uncertain, "I need you. I've always needed you. I think I'll always need you."
After a too long bout of silence, Liv opens her mouth, only to find herself smiling, barely, her umbrella covering them both instantly. "Not as romantic as they make it seem in the movies, is it?"