Title: Supports
Fandom: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Summary: For a moment, he almost felt like he was supporting her as much as she was supporting him.
Rating: G
Pairings/Characters: Goren/Eames... can be ship or close friendship
Length: a drizzly 160 words
Genres: hurt/comfort, romance/friendship
A/N: I wrote this late Sunday night (2AM anyone?) after watching the Season 7 finale. There's no spoilers, as it's vague and could be taken as any even remotely similar situation for Goren and Eames, but I guess I kind of wrote it with that episode in mind. I was half-asleep... I'm not entirely sure what I was thinking. In fact, I'm not even sure it makes sense. lol. Here it goes anyway.
Supports
(L&O:CI, Goren/Eames)
He looked down and he could read it in her eyes as clearly as if it had been literally spelled out there, the same as always: "I've got your back. I will always have your back."
Later, when they were at least momentarily alone, she wrapped her arms tightly around him, splayed her hands supportively on across his back. After a moment in that position, she laid her head against his chest too. For a moment, he almost felt like he was supporting her as much as she was supporting him. Almost.
His arms wrapped around her too, further binding them together. She felt so small, so tiny, so fragile in his big arms; he felt like he could break her so easily. He knew that was an illusion too. She was strong, she was hard. And he... he was weak. Even had he possessed the strength, he couldn't have broken her, torn his supports out. It would have been like breaking himself.
End