Recurring Reality

Title: "Recurring Reality" (200 words)
Author: Jimbo
Fandom: 'S.W.A.T.'
Pairing: Gamble/Street (Jeremy Renner, Colin Farrell)
Date: September 2, 2005
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters -- just borrowing them for the fun of it.
Warnings: Slash, angst.
Notes: Written for Challenge #41 "Again" at slashthedrabble.

See: Infinite Loop

He tasted blood. Confused, he turned slowly, already flinching, expecting pain.

Even in the dark, Jim Street could clearly make out the handsome face of his former partner, Brian Gamble. Had they been fighting? He was panting, and his tired arms shook from effort.

"Kiss me again, Jimmy. Just as hard as before."

No, not fighting. Fucking.

Finally.

They came together with force, noses, foreheads and chins colliding with damp expanses of skin. The salt on his lips was sweat, not blood; the sticky residue on his fingers was come, not grease.

As he reached for Gamble, he heard a strange high-pitched whimpering. "Wait," he said, holding Gamble at arm's length as the night swirled around them. His brain focused on the sound.

A disoriented Street sat up slowly, blinking back sleep. Fingering his swollen mouth, he realized he must have bitten his lip.

He groaned aloud, suddenly aware of the dog whining across the room. It had been a dream, nothing more than his head playing out a desperate scenario, rearranging the unacceptable events of that night. With realization came the expected pain, a wrenching ache deep in his gut.

He spoke aloud in the lonely room.

"Not again."

The End