Character: Meredith; Pairing: Meredith/Derek; Rating K; Prompt: Swim
Summary: Meredith resolves a fight with Derek. Set sometime post Season 5.
The fight starts after breakfast, in the hallway, lit by dusty sunshine.
She called Post-it one too many times, she guesses, and suddenly they're back to
You didn't swim.
He stares her out, challenging, the whole I can't breathe for you cloud of resentment hanging over him, breath tightened to underline the point.
For a second, she's back there, hurt.
Her eyes flicker first, though. Away then back. Giving in, not up. She could hold his gaze easily, but fighting shaves fragments from their faith and one of them needs to remember who they are.
"I'm swimming now," she says.