Here's the idea: Take 3 completely unconnected words (the more incongruous the better) submitted by someone else and make a maximum 1,000 word story based on them.

Three Story Words: Paint, Emblazon, Rerun

Words Submitted by: DeadPigeon

Chapter Rating: K

Word Count: 228

Story Completion Time: 20 minutes


"What are you doing?"

"I'm painting. What does it look like I'm doing?"

"It looks like you're playing."

"This is all just part of the process. You have your way, I have mine."

Words emblazon her once pretty blue walls in dull, classic khaki. It's the last step of moving out, moving in with him, that will hopefully insure she gets her deposit back. She should this time. Not like the last time.

Kate Beckett's Room - on one side of the wall - Rick Castle Was Here - on the other.

"Why are you bothering, Castle? We're just about to cover all that up as soon as I get the roller out."

"Yeah but we'll know it's here. Even once it's covered up. We know what's been written in this room."

Does he mean that to have such deep meaning? Because yeah, she does know what was written in this room. The time spent here moving them from what they were to what they are now. It's written, etched, in her mind. It runs and reruns there, all their nights and mornings together.

He pouts when she takes the brush out of his hand. She dips it in the can wiping the excess of the sides. Pout turns to interest.

Kate sweeps a large, slightly lopsided heart on the wall and fills it.

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