No Tomorrows (A/R;
R,S) [G]
Title: No Tomorrows
Author: Mareel
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Category: Slash (m/m)
Rating: G
Pairing: Archer/Reed and Reed; Sato (friendship)
Series: No Tomorrows (1/?)
Spoilers: Twilight
Disclaimer: They aren't mine -- they belong to Paramount or to
themselves.
Summary: Hoshi's perspective on the loss of both the captain and the
man.
Author's Notes: A double drabble--one part general, one
personal--both from Hoshi's viewpoint. This series is in canon with
my other Twilight based series, Just Yesterday.
No Tomorrows
Things have changed on Enterprise over the years. Greeting Captain
Archer...I still think of him as Captain...when he came aboard today
was difficult.
I'm sure he noticed. I know we all look tired...older...and we've
worn our grief for long enough for it to fit comfortably. I could see
that his was new and chafing, and he couldn't understand that what
passes for acceptance is merely resignation.
We'll follow Captain Tucker wherever he takes us--as our sworn duty.
We followed Jonathan Archer because we loved him. And would again
tomorrow
Were he ever to have one.
Then there's Malcolm. For him there's no veneer of acceptance, no
resignation. His grief is fresh each morning when he wakes
alone.
He talks to me, and when unbearable loneliness wells up, I hold him
close. It's no substitute for Jonathan's arms, but mine's a safe
shoulder to lean on, and all he'll accept from anyone. He knows I
won't press him for more.
One night he fell asleep, his head against my arm. Nestling closer in
sleep, he breathed Jon's name as a sigh. The smile on his lips broke
my heart.
There's never a tomorrow for him either.
Finis