Title: Whining
Day: 30 Days of Drabbles, Day 24
Prompt: Whining
Fandom: TMNT 2003
Word Count: 296
Author: aquietwritingcorner/realitybreakgirl
Rating: K/G
Characters: April O'Neil, Casey Jones
Warning: NA
Summary: April can't stand whining. Its refreshing to find someone who doesn't.
Notes: I love these two.
Whining
If there was one thing April couldn't stand, it was whining.
It was one thing to vent. It was one thing to teasingly whine, but not really mean it. She even tolerated it some from kids and teenagers to an extent. But just unmitigated whining? It got under her skin. Especially when it came from men she was dating.
She had dated one guy who whined every time she went out to eat without him. He seemed to think that they should have every meal out together. He didn't last long. Another one whined when she got higher scores than he did, saying it wasn't fair, that he had studied so much. He was also quickly dropped. Another one seemed fine at first, but the way he would whine and wheedle about getting some of her food whenever she had a treat in her house just got under her skin and she had to drop him.
Maybe that's why Casey Jones was refreshing. He didn't whine. He'd argue, he'd convince, he'd even reason, but he didn't whine. The closest he got was a "Oh, come on, babe!" but even then it wasn't whining, just more of a lead into something else or a complaint.
And she liked that.
Yeah, it meant they argued a lot at first, but the fact that he stood his ground without whining? It was appealing. The way he was firm when he knew something? It was attractive. The way he didn't back down to her, but met her, match for match? It was alluring. And while he was a big bone head at times, he was also confident in himself.
And April liked that. Maybe she'd learn a bit more about Casey Jones. Who knows? Maybe it would lead somewhere.