The Switchfoot Chronicles
A series of drabble-shots formatted only by album. Switchfoot influenced a lot of my early fanfic, so I decided to write song-long drabble-shots, in no genre order. Title is listed first so you know what song is playing. Show and character are listed, with appropriate spoilers, or noting which episode or story-arc they follow. I didn't limit my genre jumping so you might not be familiar with a show; however, if you've read most of my work, you'll do just fine.
Chapter One: The Legend of Chin
BOMB (SG-A; John Sheppard; no spoilers)
He lounged on the utilitarian bed, picking at his guitar. Relaxation had been orderd, but was nowhere to be seen. All his shows viewed, all his papers done. Not even laundry called his name.
Placing the guitar side, he stood, slowly stretching, and left.
CHEM 6A (SG-A; Rodney McKay; season one: eps. 1 and 2)
Grabbing his laptop, Rodney tried not to run down the hall. It was all new and somewhat frightening. Sumner was scary and yelled a lot. That Sheppard guy was military as well, but...no...this was too much to think about.
He keeps moving down the seemingly endless corridors, knowing he'll have to get his head in the game eventually.
Sudden creaking has him scrambling for purchase--just to stay upright. He might have to play sooner than expected.
UNDERWATER (STFBEye; Sue Thomas; no spoilers)
It's always the same: get up, go to work, come home--loneliness a constant. There were friends, of course, a few who might like to be more, but they didn't commit to finding the her that she is. No one wanted to enter her world as much as she dared to broach theirs. Some had learned a little, some more than most, but they still expected her to rise to their outside challenges and to do it all of the time.
She was tired of it.
THE EDGE OF MY SEAT (STFBEye; Bobby Manning; post Things Change)
He ran along the track, determined to work out everything that had occurred. It was nothing he'd ever expected. She blew him away at how much she'd changed--grew--and it scared him.
He'd grown, too, and was ready to surprise her. His time was up---coming back looked good. And he wanted to hold up his promise to be there. He knew now that he would, that he could.
HOME (STFBEye; Bobby Manning; post Things Change)
He wondered if she truly knew how she affected his life. She had to know, didn't she? After all, Sue touched everyone in some way.
But she'd taken his heart and he wondered if she knew. Did she want it? Would she keep it? Keep it safe?
He drove, windows down, stars shining. It wouldn't be long until he saw her smile again. Then he'd know. He'd know if she knew, if she cared. It would be a simple question, but he'd know if he was home.
Home for good.
MIGHT HAVE BEN HUR (STFBEye;Bobby Manning; post Darcy leaving, post Things Change)
It had been so good, go right...or so he thought. But when it come to brass tacks, neither had yielded, and she chose her words more carefully than he. In fact, she chose words over him. And for the longest time, he thought that it might've been her.
Many trials later, he's glad to be wrong.
CONCRETE GIRL (STFBEye;Bobby Manning; post Things Change)
He arrives in time to see her heart break again for the last time. So many times pushed to hold on to a world that forces her to be like them.
He doesn't understand everything, but he understands her hurt, and once more takes her tears on his shirt, on his heart, holding her tightly, keeping their heads above water.
She's always been strong. It wounds him when she's hurt, but he is honored to be strong for her, to hold her fast when the world threatens to break her once more.
It's his pleasure and his pain. And his choice to remain.
LIFE AND LOVE AND WHY (STFBEye; Bobby Manning; post Things Change)
Faith. Somehow her faith had become his. She believed in Him, He believed in him, and now? He believed. It was heady to think about, and often, he simply grinned, thinking, "Heck, yeah."
It was freedom with boundaries, hope, life, and it promised that she'd be there...waiting...once he found his way. Once he found His way to her.
YOU (STFBEye; Sue Thomas; post Things Change)
She knelt by her bed, face buried in the covers. Tears fell as she gave up her heart once again. It was a nightly occurrence and the only way to find peace.
There was nothing else to do, no one to turn to except Him. He always held her tight, even when she let go. He kept her safe even as she fell, broken.
She dried her eyes, knowing He was still there, like always. He'd hold her heart 'til she could give it away again.
ODE TO CHIN (STFBEye; Bobby Manning; post Things Change)
It had taken him a long time to be ready for this. Many girls--women--had distracted him. The job had pushed him. But she had challenged him.
And he responded to the challenge. Slowly. He'd grown, learning about himself and her and her God.
It startled him, but in the end, it worked.
DON'T BE THERE (STFBEye; Jack Hudson; post Things Change)
The walls were gray. Gray and dull. No life, not like her. She was full of life and he missed it. He missed protecting that spark she carried. And it hurt him that she'd denied him the privilege of doing so. So what if he knew better than she? He could keep her safe, no matter the cost.
And it cost him dearly. He was bound by these gray walls that were now his life.