Royal Flush

by dxoverdt

Response to Evilevergreen’s drabble challenge. Jake learns that in the game of life, someone is always trying to manipulate their way to the top. Confidence is King. [some pairings]

3. Spade

Spade

Gone. She was gone.

Like smoke fading from the wreckage of a terrible disaster.

And she hated him. Despised him, loathed him, detested every fiber of his being. That's what she told him.

Her words stung him, like an invisible blade piercing through his soul.

He couldn't even find a glimmer of warmth in her cold, dark eyes. Rose was . . . no. There never was a Rose, only Thorn.

Uprooted. Torn away from his false sense of reality. The shroud of grief hangs over him, unyielding.

Jake turns to Trixie, and sees only she can share his pain.

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Uh oh. O.o Here is where things turn south for Jake and friends. (queue dramatic music) To my lovely betas and muses: Thank you, I'm glad you are enjoying so far. To Evilevergreen: I like to hit the ground running and do nothing but accelerate. BTW, these drabbles are all thanks to your awesome keywords.