100 Drabbles

by procol harum

Challenged myself to write 100 drabbles, not for anything specific -- better explanation inside... mostly angst, Tom and/or Doug, with the other characters at one point or another. Rated T to be safe, rating may change. Also will have a lot of slash.

1. Scars

Explanation: I made a list of 100 different words to set a challenge for myself, which was to write a drabble for each word. A drabble is 100 words for those who are not sure. Most of these will probably be angst, and involve Tom and/or Doug, either as friends or a couple, because that's who I love writing about the most. I will add the other characters, though, because they are a part of the show as well. I set the rating at T to be safe, because the rating may change, and could reach that high. This first is actually rated T, although I think a lot won't go higher than K . I usually set them at K if it involves a lot of swearing or violence, and usually slash, because I'm not entirely sure how the ratings work with that topic. Just a precaution, I guess. I will put slash under warnings as well, so if you don't want to read it, just skip the ones with slash in the warnings area. The titles of each drabble are the word I chose, and under that I've put in the definition, which I get from www(dot)dictionary(dot)com. That's about it so read on if you are still interested.

Title: Scars

Definition: 1) A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed.

2) A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical

Characters/Pairing: Doug Penhall, Tom Hanson

Rating: T

Warnings: mentions of attempted suicide/self-harm

Disclaimer: I own nothing

Summary: Tom notices some scars and asks Doug about them.

A/N: No, never did see those scars, just an idea... coulda happened, though.. also, in case you're wondering, in the last line, Doug is looking fearfully just because he is afraid of what Tom will think after he answers...

100DRABBLESSCARS

"Did you -- did you do that to yourself?"

Doug looked towards the ground at Tom's words, ashamed and guilty of what he was pointing out: two vanishing lines, nearly an inch long each, forever pressed into his skin like an unwanted tattoo. And yes, he had done it. He had been confused and had thought that dying would be the best way out. He hadn't succeeded, though, but he still had the scars to remind him of that one close call only five years ago. He muttered softly, then, gazing fearfully into Tom's questioning gaze: "Yeah, I guess I did."