H50 drabble

[azziria]

Drabble written for the 1_million_words word of the day prompt: Capitulate.

The last straw

Kono lays a sympathetic hand on his arm.

"It's going to have to be you, brah," she says. "You know that his pride won't let him back down. You're going to have to be the one to capitulate, or..."

She lets it go unspoken, but Danny understands. If he doesn't make peace with his stubborn, pig-headed partner then their relationship is doomed, wrecked on the rocks of Steve's emotional illiteracy.

It's always the same, though. However sorry Steve is afterwards, it's always Danny who has to make the first move.

Danny wonders if it's really worth the effort any more.

Comments

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

Brutal, and wonderfully done!

[tkeylasunset.livejournal.com]

Oh Danno. Steve loves you! Don't give up on him. He's teachable, I promise.

Love it! Even if it does make me want to cry.

[ignemferam.livejournal.com]

sometimes, something can only be taught through loss.

[stellarmeadow.livejournal.com]

Ow, my heart. :(

[azziria.livejournal.com]

Thank you. There I go with the angst again...

[azziria.livejournal.com]

Sometimes Danny just gets so tired, is all... :(

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

this hurt...and sometimes the truth hurts.

wonderfully done

[azziria.livejournal.com]

The thing is, Steve is always sorry afterwards, he just doesn't know how to go first...

[azziria.livejournal.com]

Sorry! Can't resist that angst...

[azziria.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Danny needs to be patient with Steve. Very, very patient. Lovely drabble.

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

That's why we love you!

[azziria.livejournal.com]

In his less world-weary moments Danny knows that, it's just that sometimes he gets so very tired of always having to be the reasonable one :(

[stellarmeadow.livejournal.com]

I didn't say it was a bad thing... :)

[mcdanno-isa.livejournal.com]

really worth Danny, you know him, you love him, and most of all: he loves you!! mammal-mammal remember??

[lj_stowaway]

Ow. Poor exhausted Danny.

[azziria.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think Danny knows it, it's just that he gets so tired sometimes...

[azziria.livejournal.com]

It can be hard having to be the emotionally competent one all the time.

[fatorangekat.livejournal.com]

Excellent, as always!

[azziria.livejournal.com]

Thanks, m'dear :)

[kitmerlot1213.livejournal.com]

This is gorgeous! I like how you're showing just how emotionally drained Danny is in having to deal with Steve and all of his issues.

I could see Steve being this high maintenance. Poor Danny.

[azziria.livejournal.com]

Danny has always struck me as the more emotionally competent of the two of them :)

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Ouch; I do feel for Danny, even if Steve is worth it.

Nicely done. ;-)

[azziria.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[j-r-hartley.livejournal.com]

Gah, so much angst in so few words! \o/ Damn you, woman! lol

Steve is totally pigheaded (but I kinda love that!) and yeah, Danny will always be the one to make the first move, but then he's his own worst enemy because he just can't let things go!

Make them better, yeah? *sniff*