A/N: Hello! This is just a short drabble that I wrote today to try to get my creative juices flowing again. A Separate Peace was pretty much my first experience with slash and I thought that I'd write some fluff for it. I guess this would be an alternate version of the beach scene. I haven't read the book in well over a year, so it's not perfect. I know it's not my best, but I hope you enjoy it anyway!

Don't forget to R&R!


Because He Wants Me To

Here we lie on the beach, Finny and I, he sound asleep. I love the way he looks now, hair falling gently into his perfectly sculpted face, still in its blissful repose. He could be Endymion, sleeping forever while the pining moon looks on, but instead he awakes, his half-dreaming eyes turning to me, in them a smile. And then he's kissing me softly, his lips gently caressing mine. I feel his tongue slide across my lips, begging for entrance, and I grant it. Our tongues languidly dance together as I tangle my hand in his hair. We finally part, our breathing labored as he strokes my cheek.

"Gene," he breathes my name, a whisper, a prayer. "You don't know how long I've wanted this…"

His words are an echo of my thoughts.

"Gene, Gene…" he chants, his image seeming to shift in front of me.

The chant grows louder.

"Gene! Gene!"

The light is harsher now, no longer the soft glow of before. Finny's smile is different, too, the tenderness of before significantly diminished, unlike his mirth.

"Get up, lazy! Don't you want to take one last swim?"

And I do, because Finny wants me to.


A/N: Hope you enjoyed this! Don't forget to review! I really appreciate constructive criticism.

Also, if you're following Homecoming I apologize for the delay. I have massive writer's block, not to mention a lot going on in real life. Hope you enjoyed this anyway!