Title: Decent
Episode: 3x09 ("From a Whisper to a Scream")
Word Count: 212
Rating: T (for language)
Note: I had a hard time picking the second ficlet to present, so if there's a particular moment you'd like to read in the near future, let me now (alright, but the kiss and vanilla latte moments are off limits for now--sorry!).
He met her eyes, and he was taken aback by the light she projected. Did he know what this moment meant? Yes. But this meant that he knew now to ignore the feelings that had been building up in him.
It wasn't safe, not for him, and especially not a woman like her. She was just getting herself back together, this woman who (as far as he could tell) deserved none of the bad shit she'd been dealt. Now here he was, feeling things for her, and if her eyes had been any indication, she was feelings things too.
But he figured that neither was anywhere near being too deep in, so all he would have to do is keep his distance, and pretend that they really hated each other. Yeah, simple.
"You're a decent guy Alex. I'd hate to see Sloan beat that out of you."
But he's going to remember those words forever--unlike those who were already comparing him to Sloan, she came right out and said that they weren't alike. That he was a decent guy.
'If only she knew,' he mused to himself. Hopefully, he thought, it won't get to the point where I have to show her that I'm not decent in order to keep her away.
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