Title: Foreboding
Characters/pairing: Mark/Roger friendship
Prompt: Death
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Mark isn't ready for the future

Mark watched Roger hold Mimi in his arms. He was happy they had found her, but he could see that death was close. It was the way her skin was too tight, her eyes shrunk into her head.

It scared him, a lot. What would Mimi's death do to Roger? Mark was afraid he would give up living.

But what scared the shit out of him was that he could see Mimi's features over Roger's. Roger's eyes becoming dull and shrunken. Roger's frame turning into a living skeleton. Roger on the edge of death. And Mark wasn't ready for that.

Title: Bitterness
Characters/pairing: Mark/Roger friendship
Prompt: Shade
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Mark feels neglected, but can't complain

Mark watched Roger pluck a chord on his guitar before scowling and giving up. He knew that he'd hear about it that night when they all met for dinner. He knew everyone would tease and console Roger. Fucking Roger and his fucking blaze of glory.

Mark glared at his film. All Roger had to do was have one frustrating day, and all of Mark's struggles were put in the shade. Mark wanted to scream, but he never did. He knew that his film problems weren't as important as Roger's songs. After all, he had all the time in the world…

Title: Plaid Pants...
Characters/pairing: Mark/Roger friendship
Prompt: Found
Rating: PG
Summary: Mark is eyeing Roger's pants.

Mark eyed the pants lying across the couch. Roger must be wearing his jeans today. He rarely did, much preferring his plaid. Mark wasn't sure how, but he made them look good. Lying there alone, though, they looked tacky.

They're bright red plaid pants, Mark thought to himself, of course they look tacky. They are tacky. But he frowned at them consideringly. He just wondered…

Mark nearly jumped a foot when Roger stuck his head in his door. "Uh, Mark," his roommate said, bewildered, "Why are you wearing my pants?"

Mark blushed furiously. "Just trying them on, Rog," he mumbled.

Title: Denial
Characters/pairing: Mark/Roger SLASH
Prompt: Lovers
Rating: R
Summary: Mark doesn't want to tell Maureen the truth...

"Mark and Roger are looovers," Maureen taunted.

"Maureen, shut up!" Mark said, clenching his hands into fists. He didn't want to admit that she was right, at least not for a while yet. If she knew it was true, she would tease worse than this. He shuddered internally at the thought of the lewd comments Maureen would make if she knew they were lovers. "Where would you get that idea?"

Maureen smiled slyly. "Oh, I don't know," she said innocently, "Maybe because he just walked out of your room…" She leaned forward and lowered her voice dramatically, "Naked."

Mark sighed.

Title: Caught
Characters/pairing: Mark/Roger SLASH
Prompt: Caught
Rating: R
Summary: Roger wants to talk to Mark...

"Hey Roger," Maureen said, "Mark here was just denying sleeping with you."

"Oh, was he?" Roger's voice asked from behind Mark. An arm snaked around Mark's waist, pulling him back against Roger's chest.

Mark flushed, both with guilt at being caught by Roger, and because of Maureen's expression. He'd never hear the end of this. "Well I…I mean I…"

He trailed off as he was dragged backwards the few steps into his room. "If you'll excuse us, Maureen, Mark and I have to discuss a few things," Roger said.

Mark could hear Maureen laughing hysterically as Roger slammed the door.